2 Samuel 2
1 Og det skete derefter, at David spurgte Herren ad og sagde: Skal jeg drage op i en af Judas Stæder? og Herren sagde til ham: Drag op! og David sagde: Hvorhen skal jeg drage op? og han sagde: Til Hebron.
It happened after this, that David inquired of the LORD, saying, "Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?" The LORD said to him, "Go up." David said, "Where shall I go up?" He said, "To Hebron."
2 Saa drog David op derhen, saa og hans to Hustruer, Ahinoam, den jisreelitiske, og Abigail, Karmeliteren Nabals Hustru.
So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite,
3 Derhen førte David sine Mænd op, som vare hos ham, hver med sit Hus, og de boede i Hebrons Stæder.
and the men who were with him, everyone with his household. And they lived in Hebron.
4 Og Judas Mænd kom og salvede der David til Konge over Judas Hus; og de gave David til Kende og sagde: Mændene af Jabes i Gilead ere de, som have begravet Saul.
Then the men of Judah came, and they anointed David king over the house of Judah. When David was told that the men of Jabesh Gilead buried Saul,
5 Da sendte David Bud til Mændene af Jabes i Gilead og lod dem sige: Velsignede være I for Herren, at I gjorde denne Miskundhed imod eders Herre, imod Saul, at I begrove ham.
then he sent messengers to the lords of Jabesh Gilead, and said to them, "May you be blessed by the LORD, since you showed loyalty towards your lord, Saul, and have buried him.
6 Og nu vise Herren Miskundhed og Trofasthed imod eder, og jeg vil ogsaa vise imod eder denne Godhed, fordi I gjorde denne Gerning.
Now may the LORD show loving kindness and truth to you. I also will reward you for this kindness, because you have done this thing.
7 Saa være nu eders Hænder stærke, og værer tapre Mænd, skønt eders Herre Saul er død; thi ogsaa Judas Hus har salvet mig til Konge over sig.
Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and also the house of Judah has anointed me king over them."
8 Men Abner, Ners Søn, Stridshøvedsmanden, som Saul havde havt, tog Isboseth, Sauls Søn, og førte ham over til Mahanaim.
Now Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's army, had taken Ishbaal the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
9 Og han gjorde ham til Konge over Gilead og over Assuri og over Jisreel og over Efraim og over Benjamin, ja, over al Israel.
and he made him king over Gilead, and over the Geshurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
10 Isboseth, Sauls Søn, var fyrretyve Aar gammel, der han blev Konge over Israel, og han havde regeret to Aar; Judas Hus alene var efter David.
Ishbaal, Saul's son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.
11 Men Tallet paa de Dage, David var Konge i Hebron over Judas Hus, var syv Aar og seks Maaneder.
And the time that David ruled in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
12 Og Abner, Ners Søn, drog ud med Isboseths, Sauls Søns, Tjenere fra Mahanaim til Gibeon.
Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbaal the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
13 Og Joab, Zerujas Søn, og Davids Tjenere droge ogsaa ud, og de stødte sammen ved Gibeons Dam; og de bleve, disse paa denne Side af Dammen, og de andre paa den anden Side af Dammen.
Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met them by the pool of Gibeon; and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.
14 Og Abner sagde til Joab: Lad dog de unge Karle gøre sig rede og holde Kampleg for vort Ansigt; Joab sagde: Lad dem gøre sig rede.
Abner said to Joab, "Let the young men now arise and compete before us." Joab said, "Let them arise."
15 Saa gjorde de sig rede og gik over efter Tallet; tolv for Benjamin, det er for Isboseth, Sauls Søn, og tolv af Davids Tjenere.
Then they arose and went over by number: twelve of the sons of Benjamin of Ishbaal the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
16 Og den ene tog den anden fat ved Hovedet og stødte sit Sværd i den andens Side, og de faldt til Hobe, og man kaldte det Sted Helkat-Zurim, som er ved Gibeon.
They each caught his opponent by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow's side; so they fell down together. Therefore that place was called Field of Blades, which is in Gibeon.
17 Og Striden blev samme Dag saare haard; men Abner og Israels Mænd bleve slagne for Davids Tjeneres Ansigt.
The battle was very severe that day, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated before the servants of David.
18 Men der var tre Zerujas Sønner, Joab og Abisaj og Asael; men Asael var let paa sine Fødder, som en af Raaerne, der ere paa Marken.
The three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel. And Asahel was as quick on his feet as a wild gazelle.
19 Og Asael forfulgte Abner, og han bøjede ikke af til at gaa til den højre eller venstre Side fra Abner.
Asahel pursued after Abner, and as he went he did not turn to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
20 Da saa Abner sig tilbage og sagde: Er det dig, Asael? og han sagde: Ja det er.
Then Abner looked behind him, and said, "Is it you, Asahel?" He answered, "It is I."
21 Og Abner sagde til ham: Bøj dig til din højre eller til din venstre Side, og grib dig en af de unge Karle og tag dig hans Rustning; men Asael vilde ikke vige fra ham.
Abner said to him, "Turn aside to your right hand or to your left, and grab one of the young men, and take his armor." But Asahel would not stop from pursuing him.
22 Da blev Abner ydermere ved og sagde til Asael: Vig du fra mig; hvorfor skulde jeg slaa dig til Jorden? og hvorledes skulde jeg da opløfte mit Ansigt for din Broder Joab?
Abner said again to Asahel, "Stop pursuing me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then should I hold up my face to Joab your brother?"
23 Men han vægrede sig ved at vige; da stak Abner ham med Bagenden af Spydet i Underlivet, og Spydet gik bag ud af ham, og han faldt der og døde paa Stedet; og det skete, hver den, som kom til det Sted, hvor Asael var falden og var død, de stode stille.
But he refused to stop. Therefore Abner with the back end of the spear struck him in the body, so that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place. And it came about that all who came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died, stopped there.
24 Men Joab og Abisaj forfulgte Abner, og Solen gik ned, da de kom paa Ammas Høj, som er lige for Gia paa Vejen til Gibeons Ørk.
But Joab and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they had come to the hill of Ammah, that lies before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
25 Og Benjamins Børn samlede sig om Abner og bleve en Klynge, og de stode paa Toppen af en Høj.
The sons of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and formed a single group, and stood on the top of a hill.
26 Da raabte Abner til Joab og sagde: Skal Sværdet fortære evindeligt? ved du ikke, at det vil vorde bittert paa det sidste? og hvor længe varer det, inden du siger til Folket, at de skulle vende om fra at forfølge deres Brødre?
Then Abner called to Joab, and said, "Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that it will be bitterness in the latter end? How long shall it be then, before you ask the people to stop pursuing their brothers?"
27 Og Joab svarede: Saa vist som Gud lever, dersom du ikke havde talt, da var Folket draget herfra i Morges, uden at forfølge hver sin Broder.
Joab said, "As the LORD lives, if you had not spoken, surely the people would not have given up the pursuit of their brothers until the morning."
28 Saa blæste Joab i Trompeten, og alt Folket standsede og forfulgte ikke ydermere Israel, og de bleve ej heller ydermere ved at stride.
So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stopped, and no longer chased after Israel, and they no longer fought.
29 Men Abner og hans Mænd gik hele denne Nat over den slette Mark, og de gik over Jordanen og vandrede igennem hele Bithron og kom til Mahanaim.
Abner and his men went all that night through the Arabah; and they passed over the Jordan, and marched the whole morning, and came to Mahanaim.
30 Og Joab vendte tilbage fra at forfølge Abner og samlede alt Folket, og der savnedes nitten Mænd af Davids Tjenere og Asael.
Joab returned from pursuing Abner. And when he had gathered all the people together, there were missing from David's servants nineteen men and Asahel.
31 Men Davids Tjenere havde slaget af Benjamin og af Abners Mænd, saa at der vare tre Hundrede og tresindstyve Mand døde.
But the servants of David had struck of the people of Benjamin, from the men of Abner, three hundred and sixty men who died.
32 Og de toge Asael op og begrove ham i hans Faders Grav, som var i Bethlehem, og Joab og hans Mænd gik den ganske Nat, saa at de i Dagbrækningen vare i Hebron.
They took up Asahel, and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was in Bethlehem. Joab and his men went all night, and the day broke on them at Hebron.
