Dommer 20
1 Da droge alle Israels Børn ud, og Menigheden blev samlet som een Mand, fra Dan indtil Beersaba og Landet Gilead, til Herren i Mizpa.
And all the children of Israel went out, and all the congregation was gathered as one man, from Dan even to Bersabee, and in the land of Galaad, to the Lord at Massepha.
2 Og Høvdingerne for hele Folket, alle Israels Stammer, stillede sig frem i Guds Folks Forsamling: Fire Hundrede Tusinde Mand Fodfolk, som kunde føre Sværd.
And all the tribes of Israel stood before the Lord in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword.
3 Og Benjamins Børn hørte, at Israels Børn vare dragne op til Mizpa; og Israels Børn sagde: Siger, hvorledes er dette onde sket?
And the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Massepha: and the children of Israel came and said, Tell us, where did this wickedness take place?
4 Da svarede den levitiske Mand, Manden til den Kvinde, som var ihjelslagen, og sagde: Jeg og min Medhustru kom til Gibea, som hører Benjamin til, for at blive der om Natten.
And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered and said, I and my concubine went to Gabaa of Benjamin to lodge.
5 Og Mændene i Gibea stode op imod mig og omringede mig i Huset om Natten; de tænkte at ihjelslaa mig, og de have krænket min Medhustru, saa at hun er død.
And the men of Gabaa rose up against me, and compassed the house by night against me; they wished to kill me, and they have humbled my concubine, and she is dead.
6 Da tog jeg fat paa min Medhustru og huggede hende i Stykker og sendte hende om til al Israels Arvs Land; thi de have gjort en Skændsel og en Daarlighed i Israel.
And I laid hold of my concubine, and divided her in pieces, and sent [the parts] into every coast of the inheritance of the children of Israel; for they have wrought lewdness and abomination in Israel.
7 Se, alle I ere Israels Børn; taler tilsammen og raadslaar her!
Behold, all you [are] children of Israel; and consider and take counsel here amongst yourselves.
8 Da gjorde alt Folket sig rede som een Mand og sagde: Vi ville ikke, at nogen gaar til sit Telt, og at nogen viger herfra til sit Hus.
And all the people rose up as one man, saying, No one of us shall return to his tent, and no one of us shall return to his house.
9 Men det er nu den Gerning, som vi ville gøre mod Gibea: Vi ville drage mod den efter Lodkastning.
And now this [is] the thing which shall be done in Gabaa; we will go up against it by lot.
10 Og vi ville tage ti Mænd af hundrede, af alle Israels Stammer, og hundrede af Tusinde, og tusinde af ti Tusinde, at de hente Tæring til Folket, at de kunne, naar de komme til Gibea i Benjamin, gengælde den al den Daarlighed, som den har gjort i Israel.
Moreover we will take ten men for a hundred for all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred for a thousand, and a thousand for ten thousand, to take provision, to cause them to come to Gabaa of Benjamin, to do to it according to all the abomination, which they wrought in Israel.
11 Saa bleve alle Israels Mænd samlede mod Staden; som een Mand vare de forbundne.
And all the men of Israel were gathered to the city as one man.
12 Og Israels Stammer sendte Mænd til alle Benjamins Slægter og lode sige: Hvad er dette for en Ondskab, som er sket iblandt eder?
And the tribes of Israel sent men through the whole tribe of Benjamin, saying, What [is] this wickedness that has been wrought amongst you?
13 Saa giver nu de Mænd hid, de Belials Børn, som ere i Gibea, at vi kunne slaa dem ihjel og borttage det onde af Israel; men Benjamins Børn vilde ikke høre deres Brødres, Israels Børns, Bøst.
Now then give up the men the sons of transgressors that are in Gabaa, and we will put them to death, and purge out wickedness from Israel: but the children of Benjamin consented not to listen to the voice of their brethren the children of Israel.
14 Og Benjamins Børn bleve samlede fra Stæderne til Gibea, til at drage ud til Krigen mod Israels Børn.
And the children of Benjamin were gathered from their cities to Gabaa, to go forth to fight with the children of Israel.
15 Og Benjamins Børn fra Stæderne bleve samme Dag talte, seks og tyve Tusinde Mand, som kunde føre Sværd, foruden Indbyggerne i Gibea, som bleve talte, syv Hundrede udvalgte Mænd.
And the children of Benjamin from their cities were numbered in that day, twenty-three thousand, [every] man drawing a sword, besides the inhabitants of Gabaa, who were numbered seven hundred chosen men of all the people, able to use both hands alike;
16 Iblandt alt dette Folk vare syv Hundrede udvalgte Mænd, som vare kejthaandede, af hvilke enhver slyngede med en Sten paa et Haar og fejlede ikke.
All these could sling with stones at a hair, and not miss.
17 Men Mændene af Israel, foruden dem af Benjamin, bleve talte, fire Hundrede Tusinde Mand, som kunde føre Sværd; enhver af dem var Krigsmand.
And the men of Israel, exclusive of Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword; all these [were] men of war.
18 Da gjorde de sig rede og droge op til Guds Hus og adspurgte Gud, og Israels Børn sagde: Hvo skal drage op for os at begynde Krigen mod Benjamins Børn? og Herren sagde: Juda skal begynde.
And they arose and went up to Baethel, and enquired of God: and the children of Israel said, Who shall go up for us first to fight with the children of Benjamin? And the Lord said, Juda shall go up first as leader.
19 Saa gjorde Israels Børn sig rede om Morgenen, og de lejrede sig imod Gibea.
And the children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against Gabaa.
20 Og hver Mand af Israel gik ud til Krigen imod Benjamin, og hver Mand af Israel rustede sig til Krig mod dem, mod Gibea.
And they went out, all the men of Israel, to fight with Benjamin, and engaged with them at Gabaa.
21 Da gik Benjamins Børn ud af Gibea, og de sloge af Israel paa den samme Dag to og tyve Tusinde Mand til Jorden.
And the sons of Benjamin went forth from Gabaa, and they destroyed in Israel on that day two and twenty thousand men down to the ground.
22 Men Folket af Israels Mænd styrkede sig og stillede sig atter op til Slag paa det samme Sted, hvor de havde stillet sig op paa den første Dag.
And the men of Israel strengthened themselves, and again engaged in battle in the place where they had engaged on the first day.
23 Og Israels Børn droge op og græd for Herrens Ansigt indtil Aften, og de adspurgte Herren og sagde: Skal jeg ydermere blive ved at drage op til Krig mod Benjamins, min Broders, Børn? og Herren sagde: Drager op mod ham!
And the children of Israel went up, and wept before the Lord till evening, and enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall we again draw near to battle with our brethren the children of Benjamin? and the Lord said, Go up against them.
24 Og Israels Børn kom nær til Benjamins Børn paa den anden Dag.
And the children of Israel advanced against the children of Benjamin on the second day.
25 Og Benjamin gik ud fra Gibea imod dem paa den anden Dag, og de sloge af Israels Børn endnu atten Tusinde Mænd til Jorden; alle disse kunde føre Sværd.
And the children of Benjamin went forth to meet them from Gabaa on the second day, and destroyed of the children of Israel yet further eighteen thousand men down to the ground: all these drew sword.
26 Da droge alle Israels Børn op, ja alt Folket, og kom til Guds Hus og græd og bleve der for Herrens Ansigt, og de fastede den samme Dag indtil Aften, og de ofrede Brændofre og Takofre for Herrens Ansigt.
And the children of Israel and all the people went up, and came to Baethel; and they wept, and sat there before the Lord; and they fasted on that day until evening, and offered whole burnt offerings and perfect sacrifices, before the Lord,
27 Og Israels Børn adspurgte Herren; og Guds Pagts Ark var der i de Dage.
for the ark of the Lord God [was] there in those days,
28 Og Pinehas, en Søn af Eleasar, Arons Søn, stod for hans Ansigt i de Dage og sagde: Skal jeg blive ved ydermere at drage ud til Krig imod Benjamins, min Broders, Børn, eller lade af? og Herren sagde: Drager op; thi i Morgen vil jeg give ham i din Haand.
and Phinees the son of Eleazar the son of Aaron stood before it in those days; and the children of Israel enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall we yet again go forth to fight with our brethren the sons of Benjamin? and the Lord said, Go up, to-morrow I will give them into your hands.
29 Og Israel satte Baghold ved Gibea trindt omkring.
And the children of Israel set an ambush against Gabaa round about [it].
30 Saa droge Israels Børn op imod Benjamins Børn paa den tredje Dag, og de stillede sig op imod Gibea, som to Gange tilforn.
And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and arrayed themselves against Gabaa as before.
31 Da gik Benjamins Børn ud imod Folket, de droges bort fra Staden, og de begyndte at ihjelslaa nogle af Folket, som to Gange tilforn, paa de alfare Veje, af hvilke een løber op til Bethel og een til Gibea paa Marken, henved tredive Mand i Israel.
And the children of Benjamin went out to meet the people, and were all drawn out of the city, and began to strike and kill the people as before in the roads, whereof one goes up to Baethel, and one to Gabaa in the field, about thirty men of Israel.
32 Da sagde Benjamins Børn: De ere slagne for vort Ansigt ligesom i Førstningen; men Israels Børn sagde: Lader os fly, at vi kunne drage ham bort fra Staden, paa de alfare Veje.
And the children of Benjamin said, They fall before us as at the first: but the children of Israel said, Let us flee, and draw them out from the city into the roads; and they did so.
33 Da gjorde alle Israels Mænd sig rede af deres Sted og stillede sig op i Baal-Thamar, og Israels Baghold drog ud fra deres Sted, fra Hulen ved Geba.
And all the men rose up out of their places, and engaged in Baal Thamar; and the liers in wait of Israel advanced from their place from Maraagabe.
34 Og ti Tusinde Mand, udvalgte af al Israel, kom tværs over for Gibea, og Krigen blev svar; men den vidste ikke, at det onde skulde ramme den.
And there came over against Gabaa ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel; and the fight [was] severe; and they knew not that evil was coming upon them.
35 Saa slog Herren Benjamin for Israels Ansigt, og Israels Børn sloge af Benjamin paa den samme Dag fem og tyve Tusinde og hundrede Mand; alle disse kunde føre Sværd.
And the Lord struck Benjamin before the children of Israel; and the children of Israel destroyed of Benjamin in that day a hundred and twenty-five thousand men: all these drew sword.
36 Og Benjamins Børn saa, at de vare slagne; thi Israels Børn gave Benjamin Rum, fordi de forlode sig paa Bagholdet, som de havde lagt mod Gibea.
And the children of Benjamin saw that they were struck; and the men of Israel gave place to Benjamin, because they trusted in the ambuscade which they had prepared against Gabaa.
37 Og Bagholdet skyndte sig og faldt ind paa Gibea; og Bagholdet drog frem og slog den ganske Stad med skarpe Sværd.
And when they retreated, then the liers in wait rose up, and they moved towards Gabaa, and the whole ambush came forth, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword.
38 Og Mændene af Israel havde gjort en bestemt Aftale med Bagholdet, at de skulde lade megen og høj Røg opgaa af Staden.
And the children of Israel had a signal of battle with the liers in wait, that they should send up a signal of smoke from the city.
39 Da vendte Israels Mænd sig i Slaget, og Benjamin havde begyndt at ihjelslaa af Israels Mænd henved tredive Mand; thi de sagde: Visseligen han er slagen for vort Ansigt som i det første Slag.
And the children of Israel saw that the liers in wait had seized Gabaa, and they stood in line of battle; and Benjamin began to strike down wounded ones amongst the men of Israel about thirty men; for they said, Surely they fall again before us, as in the first battle.
40 Da begyndte en høj Røg, en Støtte af Røg, at stige op af Staden, og Benjamin saa om bag sig, og se, den hele Stad gik op i Røg mod Himmelen.
And the signal went up increasingly over the city as a pillar of smoke; and Benjamin looked behind him, and behold the destruction of the city went up to heaven.
41 Og Israels Børn vendte sig, men Benjamins Mænd forfærdedes; thi de saa, at ondt vilde ramme dem.
And the men of Israel turned back, and the men of Benjamin hasted, because they saw that evil had come upon them.
42 Og de vendte sig for Israels Mænds Ansigt ad Vejen til Ørken, men Kampen indhentede dem; og de fra Stæderne nedhuggede dem midt imellem sig.
And they turned to the way of the wilderness from before the children of Israel, and fled: but the battle overtook them, and they from the cities destroyed them in the midst of them.
43 De omringede Benjamin, de forfulgte ham; hvor han hvilede, lode de ham nedtrædes, indtil tværs over for Gibea mod Solens Opgang.
And they cut down Benjamin, and pursued him from Nua closely till they came opposite Gabaa on the east.
44 Og der faldt af Benjamin atten Tusinde Mand; alle disse vare stridbare Mænd.
And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men: all these [were] men of might.
45 Da vendte de sig og flyede mod Ørken, til Klippen Rimmon, og hine sloge her og der paa de alfare Veje fem Tusinde Mand og forfulgte dem indtil Gideom, og de sloge af dem to Tusinde Mand.
And the rest turned, and fled to the wilderness to the rock of Remmon; and the children of Israel picked off of them five thousand men; and the children of Israel went down after them as far as Gedan, and they struck of them two thousand men.
46 Og alle de, som faldt af Benjamin, vare fem og tyve Tusinde Mand, som kunde føre Sværd, paa den Dag; alle disse vare stridbare Mænd.
And all that fell of Benjamin were twenty-five thousand men that drew sword in that day: all these were men of might.
47 Og seks Hundrede Mænd vendte sig og flyede mod Ørken til Klippen Rimmon; og de bleve paa Klippen Rimmon fire Maaneder.
And the rest turned, and fled to the wilderness to the rock of Remmon, even [six] hundred men; and they sojourned four months in the rock of Remmon.
48 Og Israels Mænd vendte tilbage til Benjamins Børn og sloge dem med skarpe Sværd, baade Folket af Stæderne og Kvæget, ja alt det, som fandtes; ogsaa alle Stæderne, som fandtes, satte de Ild paa.
And the children of Israel returned to the children of Benjamin, and struck them with the edge of the sword from the city of Methla, even to the cattle, and every thing that was found in all the cities: and they burnt with fire the cities they found.
