2 Samuel 5

1 Da kom alle Israels Stammer til David i Hebron, og de sagde saaledes: Se, her ere vi, vi ere dine Ben og dit Kød.

Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Look, we are your flesh and bone.

2 Ogsaa tilforn, der Saul var Konge over os, da var du den, som førte Israel ud og ind; saa har Herren sagt til dig: Du skal vogte mit Folk Israel, og du skal være Fyrste over Israel.

In the recent past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led the Israelite army. Yahweh said to you, 'You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become ruler over Israel.'”

3 Og alle de Ældste af Israel kom til Kongen i Hebron, og Kong David gjorde en Pagt med dem i Hebron for Herrens Ansigt, og de salvede David til Konge over Israel.

So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them before Yahweh. They anointed David king over Israel.

4 David var tredive Aar gammel, der han blev Konge, han regerede fyrretyve Aar.

David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

5 Han regerede i Hebron over Juda syv Aar og seks Maaneder og regerede i Jerusalem i tre og tredive Aar over hele Israel og Juda.

In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.

6 Og Kongen drog hen og hans Mænd til Jerusalem imod Jebusiterne, som boede i Landet; og de sagde til David: Du skal ikke komme herind, men de blinde og lamme skulle drive dig bort; hvormed de vilde sige: David skal ikke komme herind.

The king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land. They said to David, “You will not come here except to be turned away by the blind and the lame. David cannot come here.”

7 Men David indtog Zions Befæstning, det er Davids Stad.

Nevertheless, David captured the stronghold of Zion, which now is the city of David.

8 Thi David havde sagt paa den samme Dag: Hvo som helst der slaar Jebusiterne og naar til Vandrenden og slaar de halte og de blinde, som ere Davids Sjæl forhadte —; derfor siger man: En blind eller en lam skal ikke komme ind i Huset.

At that time David said, “Those who attack the Jebusites will have to go through the water shaft to reach the 'lame and the blind' who are David's enemies.” That is why people say, “The 'blind and the lame' must not enter the palace.”

9 Saa boede David i Befæstningen og kaldte den Davids Stad, og David byggede trindt omkring fra Millo af og indadtil.

So David lived in the stronghold and called it the city of David. He fortified around it, from the terrace toward the inside.

10 Og David gik stedse frem og blev stor; thi Herren Zebaoths Gud var med ham.

David became very powerful because Yahweh, the God of hosts, was with him.

11 Og Hiram, Kongen af Tyrus, sendte Bud til David med Cedertræ og Mestre til at udhugge i Træ og Mestre til at udhugge i Sten til Vægge, og de byggede David et Hus.

Then Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, carpenters, and masons. They built a house for David.

12 Og David fornam, at Herren havde stadfæstet ham til Konge over Israel, og at han havde ophøjet hans Kongedømme for sit Folk Israels Skyld.

David knew that Yahweh had established him as king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

13 Og David tog endnu Medhustruer og Hustruer af Jerusalem, efter at han var kommen fra Hebron; og der fødtes endnu Sønner og Døtre for David.

After David left Hebron and came to Jerusalem, he took more concubines and wives in Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.

14 Og disse ere deres Navne, som ham fødtes i Jerusalem: Sammua og Sobab og Nathan og Salomo

These were the names of the children who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,

15 og Jibkar og Elisua og Nefeg og Jafla

Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,

16 og Elisama og Eljada og Elifelet.

Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.

17 Der Filisterne hørte, at de havde salvet David til Konge over Israel, da droge alle Filisterne op for at søge efter David; der David hørte det, da drog han ned til Befæstningen.

Now when the Philistines heard that David had been anointed as king over Israel, they all went out looking for him. But David heard about it and went down to the stronghold.

18 Og Filisterne kom, og de spredte sig i Refaims Dal.

Now the Philistines had come and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.

19 Og David spurgte Herren ad og sagde: Skal jeg drage op imod Filisterne? vil du give dem i min Haand? Og Herren sagde til David: Drag op, thi jeg vil give Filisterne i din Haand.

Then David asked for help from Yahweh. He said, “Should I attack the Philistines? Will you give victory over them?” Yahweh said to David, “Attack, for I will certainly give you victory over the Philistines.”

20 Og David kom til Baal-Perazim, og David slog dem der og sagde: Herren har brudt igennem mine Fjender for mit Ansigt, som Vand bryder igennem; derfor kalder man det samme Steds Navn Baal-Perazim.

So David attacked at Baal Perazim, and there he defeated them. He commented, “Yahweh has burst through my enemies before me like a bursting flood of water.” So the name of that place became Baal Perazim.

21 Og de efterlode deres Afguder der, og David og hans Mænd toge dem op.

The Philistines left their idols there, and David and his men carried them away.

22 Men Filisterne bleve endnu ved at drage op og spredte sig i Refaims Dal.

Then the Philistines came up again and spread out once more in the Valley of Rephaim.

23 Og David spurgte Herren ad, men han sagde: Du skal ikke drage op; men kom omkring bag paa dem, at du kommer til dem tværs over for Morbærtræerne.

So David sought help from Yahweh again, and Yahweh said to him, “You must not attack their front, but rather circle around behind them and come on them through the balsam woods.

24 Og det skal ske, naar du hører en Lyd af en Skriden hen over Morbærtræernes Toppe, da maa du røre dig; thi da er Herren udgangen for dit Ansigt til at slaa Filisternes Lejr.

When you hear the sound of marching in the wind blowing through the balsam treetops, then attack with force. Do this because Yahweh will have gone out before you to attack the army of the Philistines.”

25 Og David gjorde saaledes, ligesom Herren havde befalet ham, og slog Filisterne fra Geba indtil hen imod Geser.

So David did as Yahweh had commanded him. He killed Philistines from Geba all the way to Gezer.