2 Samuel 20

1 Og der var tilfældigvis en Belials Mand, hvis Navn var Seba, Bikris Søn, en Mand af Benjamin, og han blæste i Trompeten og sagde: Vi have ingen Del i David, ej heller have vi Arv i Isais Søn; hver til sit Telt, o Israel!

And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Seba, the son of Bochri, a man of Jemini: and he sounded the trumpet, and said: We have no part in David, nor inheritance in the son of Isai: return to thy dwellings, O Israel.

2 Da drog hver Mand i Israel op fra David efter Seba, Bikris Søn; men Judas Mænd fulgte med deres Konge fra Jordanen og indtil Jerusalem.

And all Israel departed from David, and followed Seba the son of Bochri: but the men of Juda stuck to their king from the Jordan unto Jerusalem.

3 Og David kom til sit Hus til Jerusalem, og Kongen tog de ti Kvinder, de Medhustruer, som han lod blive til at bevare Huset, og satte dem hen i et Hus i Forvaring og forsørgede dem, og han gik ikke ind til dem; og de vare indelukkede indtil deres Dødsdag, levende i Enkestand.

And when the king was come into his house at Jerusalem, he took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, allowing them provisions: and he went not in unto them, but they were shut up unto the day of their death living in widowhood.

4 Og Kongen sagde til Amasa: Kald mig Mændene af Juda sammen til den tredje Dag, og vær saa her igen!

And the king said to Amasa: Assemble to me all the men of Juda against the third day, and be thou here present.

5 Og Amasa gik bort for at kalde Judas Mænd sammen; men han tøvede over den bestemte Tid, som var ham bestemt.

So Amasa went to assemble the men of Juda, but he tarried beyond the set time which the king had appointed him.

6 Da sagde David til Abisaj: Nu vil Seba, Bikris Søn, gøre os mere ondt end Absalom; tag du din Herres Tjener og forfølg ham, at han ikke rinder faste Stæder for sig og undkommer fra vore Øjne.

And David said to Abisai: Now will Seba the son of Bochri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou therefore the servants of thy lord, and pursue after him, lest he find fenced cities, and escape us.

7 Da droge Joabs Mænd ud efter ham, og de Krethi og de Plethi og alle de vældige, og de droge ud af Jerusalem til at forfølge Seba, Bikris Søn.

So Joab’s men went out with him, and the Cerethi and the Phelethi: and all the valiant men went out of Jerusalem to pursue after Seba the son of Bochri.

8 Der de vare ved den store Sten, som er ved Gibeon, da kom Amasa frem for dem; og Joab var iført sin Vaabenkjortel som sin Klædning, og derover havde han Bæltet med et Sværd, som hang ved hans Lænder i sin Balg, og der han gik frem, da faldt dette ud.

And when they were at the great stone which is in Gabaon, Amasa coming met them. And Joab had on a close coat of equal length with his habit, and over it was girded with a sword hanging down to his flank, in a scabbard, made in such manner as to come out with the least motion and strike.

9 Og Joab sagde til Amasa: Gaar det dig vel, min Broder? og Joab greb Amasa ved Skægget med den højre Haand for at kysse ham.

And Joab said to Amasa: God save thee, my brother. And he took Amasa by the chin with his right hand to kiss him.

10 Og Amasa tog sig ikke i Vare for Sværdet, som var i Joabs Haand, saa denne stak ham dermed i Underlivet og udøste hans Indvolde paa Jorden; og han stak ham ikke anden Gang, thi han var død; men Joab og hans Broder Abisaj forfulgte Seba, Bikris Søn.

But Amasa did not take notice of the sword, which Joab had, and he struck him in the side, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and gave him not a second wound, and he died. And Joab, and Abisai his brother pursued after Seba the son of Bochri.

11 Og der blev en Mand af Joabs unge Karle staaende hos ham og sagde: Hvo er der, som har Lyst til Joab, og hvo er der, som er for David, han følge efter Joab!

In the mean time some men of Joab’s company stopping at the dead body of Amasa, said: Behold he that would have been in Joab’s stead the companion of David.

12 Og Amasa laa væltet i Blodet midt paa Landevejen; der Manden saa, at alt Folket blev staaende, da bragte han Amasa fra Landevejen over paa Ageren og kastede Klæder over ham, efterdi han saa, at hvo som kom til ham, blev staaende.

And Amasa imbrued with blood, lay in the midst of the way. A certain man saw this that all the people stood still to look upon him, so he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and covered him with a garment, that they who passed might not stop on his account.

13 Der han var bragt bort fra Landevejen, da gik hver Mand frem efter Joab til at forfølge Seba, Bikris Søn.

And when he was removed out of the way, all the people went on following Joab to pursue after Seba the son of Bochri.

14 Og han drog igennem alle Israels Stammer indtil Abel, nemlig Beth-Maaka og hele Berim; og de samledes og kom ogsaa efter ham.

Now he had passed through all the tribes of Israel unto Abela and Bethmaacha: and all the chosen men were gathered together unto him.

15 Og de kom og indesluttede ham i Abel-Beth-Maaka og kastede en Vold op imod Staden, og den stod op til Muren; og alt Folket, som var med Joab, søgte at ødelægge og at nedrive Muren.

And they came, and besieged him in Abela, and in Bethmaacha, and they cast up works round the city, and the city was besieged: and all the people that were with Joab, laboured to throw down the walls.

16 Da raabte en forstandig Kvinde af Staden: Hører, hører! siger dog til Joab: Kom nær herhid, og jeg vil tale til dig.

And a wise woman cried out from the city: Hear, hear, and say to Joab: Come near hither, and I will speak with thee.

17 Og der han kom nær til hende, da sagde Kvinden: Er du Joab? og han sagde: Ja; og hun sagde til ham: Hør din Tjenerindes Tale; og han sagde: Jeg hører.

And when he was come near to her, she said to him: Art thou Joab? And he answered: I am. And she spoke thus to him: Hear the words of thy handmaid. He answered: I do hear.

18 Og hun sagde: Fordum plejede man saaledes at tale, sigende: Man skal spørge sig for i Abel, og saaledes fuldbyrdede man det.

And she again said: A saying was used in the old proverb: They that inquire, let them inquire in Abela: and so they made an end.

19 Jeg er en af de fredsommelige, de trofaste i Israel; du søger efter at dræbe en Stad og en Moder i Israel, hvorfor vil du opsluge Herrens Arv?

Am not I she that answer truth in Israel, and thou seekest to destroy the city, and to overthrow a mother in Israel? Why wilt thou throw down the inheritance of the Lord?

20 Og Joab svarede og sagde: Det være langt fra, det være langt fra mig, at jeg skulde opsluge, at jeg skulde ødelægge!

And Joab answering said: God forbid, God forbid that I should, I do not throw down, nor destroy.

21 Sagen forholder sig ikke saaledes; men en Mand af Efraims Bjerg, hvis Navn er Seba, Bikris Søn, har opløftet sin Haand imod Kongen, imod David, giver mig ham alene, saa vil jeg drage fra Staden; og Kvinden sagde til Joab: Se, hans Hoved skal kastes til dig over Muren.

The matter is not so, but a man of mount Ephraim, Seba the son of Bochri by name, hath lifted up his hand against king David: deliver him only, and we will depart from the city. And the woman said to Joab: Behold his head shall be thrown to thee from the wall.

22 Og Kvinden kom til alt Folket med sin Visdom, og de afhuggede Sebas, Bikris Søns, Hoved, og kastede det ud til Joab; da blæste han i Trompeten, og de adspredtes fra Staden, hver til sine Telte; og Joab kom tilbage til Jerusalem, til Kongen.

So she went to all the people, and spoke to them wisely: and they cut off the head of Seba the son of Bochri, and cast it out to Joab. And he sounded the trumpet, and they departed from the city, every one to their home: and Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.

23 Og Joab var over al Israels Hær, og Benaja, Jojadas Søn, var over Krethi og over Plethi;

So Joab was over all the army of Israel: and Banaias the son of Joiada was over the Cerethites and Phelethites,

24 og Adoram var Rentemester, og Josafat, Ahiluds Søn, var Historieskriver;

But Aduram over the tributes: and Josaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder.

25 og Seja var Skriver, og Zadok og Abjathar vare Præster;

And Siva was scribe: and Sadoc and Abiathar, priests.

26 dertilmed var Jairiteren, Ira, ypperste Raad for David.

And Ira the Jairite was the priest of David.