2 Samuel 4
1 Der Sauls Søn hørte, at Abner var død i Hebron, da sank hans Hænder, og al Israel forfærdedes.
And when Saul's son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were enfeebled, and all Israel was troubled.
2 Og Sauls Søn havde to Mænd, som vare Høvedsmænd for Tropperne, den enes Navn var Baena og den andens Navn Rekab, Beerothiteren Rimmons Sønner, af Benjamins Børn; thi Beeroth blev ogsaa regnet iblandt Benjamin.
And Saul's son had two men, captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin; for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin.
3 Og Beerothiterne vare flygtede til Gitthajim og vare der som fremmede indtil denne Dag.
And the Beerothites had fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.
4 Og Jonathan, Sauls Søn, havde en Søn, som var lam paa begge Ben; han var fem Aar gammel, da Rygtet om Saul og Jonathan kom fra Jisreel, og hans Fostermoder tog ham og flyede, og det skete, der hun hastede med at fly, da faldt han og blev lam, og hans Navn var Mefiboseth.
And Jonathan Saul's son had a son that was lame of [his] feet. He was five years old when the news came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jizreel; and his nurse took him up and fled. And it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.
5 Saa gik Beerothiteren Rimmons Sønner, Rekab og Baena, og kom, der Dagen var hed, til Isboseths Hus; men han laa paa Sengen om Middagen.
And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went and came in about the heat of the day into the house of Ishbosheth, who was taking his noonday rest.
6 Og de kom ind i Huset, som om de vilde hente Hvede, og stak ham i Underlivet, og Rekab og Baena, hans Broder, undkom.
And they came thither into the midst of the house, [as though] they would fetch wheat; and they smote him in the belly; and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.
7 Thi de vare komne i Huset, der han laa paa sin Seng i sit Sovekammer, og de sloge ham og dræbte ham og borttoge hans Hoved, og de toge hans Hoved og gik bort ad Vejen over den slette Mark den ganske Nat.
They came into the house, as he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, and they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him; and they took his head, and went by the way of the plain all night.
8 Og de førte Isboseths Hoved til David i Hebron, og de sagde til Kongen: Se, her er Hovedet af Isboseth, en Søn af din Fjende Saul, som søgte efter dit Liv; saa har Herren paa denne Dag givet min Herre, Kongen, Hævn over Saul og over hans Sæd.
And they brought the head of Ishbosheth to David in Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, thine enemy who sought thy life; and Jehovah has given to my lord the king to be avenged this day of Saul and of his seed.
9 Da svarede David Rekab og hans Broder Baena, Beerothiteren Rimmons Sønner, og sagde til dem: Saa vist som Herren lever, som har forløst min Sjæl af al Angest,
Then David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, [As] Jehovah liveth, who has redeemed my soul out of all distress,
10 da en forkyndte mig og sagde: Se, Saul er død, og han var i sine egne Øjne som den, der bringer et godt Budskab, da greb jeg ham og ihjelslog ham i Ziklag, ham, som jeg skulde have givet Løn for hans Budskab;
when one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead! and he was in his own sight a messenger of good, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag — to whom forsooth I should give a reward for his good tidings:
11 meget mere disse ugudelige Mænd, som have ihjelslaget en retfærdig Mand i hans Hus paa hans Seng; og nu, skulde jeg ikke udkræve hans Blod af eders Haand og udrydde eder af Jorden?
how much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? and should I not now demand his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?
12 Og David bød de unge Karle, og de sloge dem ihjel og afhuggede deres Hænder og deres Fødder og hængte dem over Fiskedammen i Hebron, men de toge Isboseths Hoved og begrove det i Abners Grav i Hebron.
And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged [them] up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.
