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.
After this, David enquired 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 with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, 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.
David brought up his men who were with him, every man with his household. They lived in the cities of 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.
The men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. They told David, “The men of Jabesh Gilead were those who 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.
David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead, and said to them, “Blessed are you by the LORD, that you have shown this kindness to your lord, even to 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 have 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 Ishbosheth 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.
He made him king over Gilead, over the Ashurites, over Jezreel, over Ephraim, 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.
Ishbosheth, 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.
The time that David was king 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 Ishbosheth 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 David’s servants 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, “Please let the young men 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 for Benjamin and for Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of David’s servants.
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 in Gibeon was called Helkath Hazzurim.
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 was beaten, and the men of Israel, before David’s servants.
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, Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel was as light of foot 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 Abner. He didn’t turn to the right hand or 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 that you, Asahel?” He answered, “It is.”
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 away to your right hand or to your left, and grab one of the young men, and take his armour.” But Asahel would not turn away from following 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, “Turn away from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then could I look Joab your brother in the face?”
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.
However, he refused to turn away. 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. As many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.
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 Abner. 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 children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner and became one band, 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? Don’t you know that it will be bitterness in the latter end? How long will it be then, before you ask the people to return from following 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 God lives, if you had not spoken, surely then in the morning the people would have gone away, and not each followed his brother.”
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 stood still and pursued Israel no more, and they fought no more.
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 went through all Bithron, 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 following Abner; and when he had gathered all the people together, nineteen men of David’s and Asahel were missing.
31 Men Davids Tjenere havde slaget af Benjamin og af Abners Mænd, saa at der vare tre Hundrede og tresindstyve Mand døde.
But David’s servants had struck Benjamin Abner’s men so that three hundred and sixty men 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.
