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 so all the sons of Israel went out like one man, from Dan to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, and they gathered together, before the Lord, at Mizpah.

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 chiefs of the people, and every tribe of Israel, convened as an assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand foot soldiers for battle.

3 Og Benjamins Børn hørte, at Israels Børn vare dragne op til Mizpa; og Israels Børn sagde: Siger, hvorledes er dette onde sket?

(But it was not hidden from the sons of Benjamin that the sons of Israel had ascended to Mizpah.) And the Levite, the husband of the woman who was killed, being questioned as to how so great a crime had been perpetrated,

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.

responded: “I went to Gibeah of Benjamin, with my wife, and I diverted to that place.

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 behold, the men of that city, at night, surrounded the house in which I was staying, intending to kill me. And they abused my wife with such an incredible fury of lust that in the end she died.

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 taking her up, I cut her into pieces, and I sent the parts into all the borders of your possession. For never before was such a nefarious crime, and so great a sin, committed in Israel.

7 Se, alle I ere Israels Børn; taler tilsammen og raadslaar her!

You are all present here, O sons of Israel. Discern what you ought to do.”

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, standing, responded as if with the word of one man: “We shall not return to our own tents, nor shall anyone enter into his own house.

9 Men det er nu den Gerning, som vi ville gøre mod Gibea: Vi ville drage mod den efter Lodkastning.

But this we shall do in common against Gibeah:

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.

We shall select ten men out of one hundred from all the tribes of Israel, and one hundred out of one thousand, and one thousand out of ten thousand, so that they may transport supplies for the army, and so that we will be able to fight against Gibeah of Benjamin, and to repay it for its crime as it deserves.”

11 Saa bleve alle Israels Mænd samlede mod Staden; som een Mand vare de forbundne.

And all of Israel convened against the city, like one man, with one mind and one counsel.

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 they sent messengers to the entire tribe of Benjamin, who said: “Why has so great a wickedness been found among 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.

Deliver the men of Gibeah, who have perpetrated this deplorable act, so that they may die, and so that the evil may be taken away from Israel.” And they were not willing to listen to the command of their brothers, the sons of Israel.

14 Og Benjamins Børn bleve samlede fra Stæderne til Gibea, til at drage ud til Krigen mod Israels Børn.

Instead, out of all the cities that were their lot, they convened at Gibeah, so that they might bring them assistance, and so that they might contend against the entire people 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 there were found from Benjamin twenty-five thousand who drew the sword, aside from the inhabitants of Gibeah,

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.

who were seven hundred very strong men, fighting with the left hand as well as with the right hand, and casting stones from a sling so accurately that they were able to strike even a hair, and the path of the stone would by no means miss to either side.

17 Men Mændene af Israel, foruden dem af Benjamin, bleve talte, fire Hundrede Tusinde Mand, som kunde føre Sværd; enhver af dem var Krigsmand.

Then too, among the men of Israel apart from the sons of Benjamin, there were found four hundred thousand who drew the sword and who were prepared for battle.

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 rose up and went to the house of God, that is, to Shiloh. And they consulted God, and they said, “Who shall be, in our army, the first to contend against the sons of Benjamin?” And the Lord responded to them, “Let Judah be your leader.”

19 Saa gjorde Israels Børn sig rede om Morgenen, og de lejrede sig imod Gibea.

And immediately the sons of Israel, rising up in the morning, made camp near Gibeah.

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 setting out from there to fight against Benjamin, they began to assault the city.

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, departing from Gibeah, slew twenty-two thousand men from the sons of Israel, on that day.

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.

Again the sons of Israel, trusting in both strength and number, set their troops in order, in the same place where they had contended before.

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!

But first they also went up and wept before the Lord, even until night. And they consulted him and said, “Should I continue to go forth, so as to contend against the sons of Benjamin, my brothers, or not?” And he responded to them, “Ascend against them, and undertake the struggle.”

24 Og Israels Børn kom nær til Benjamins Børn paa den anden Dag.

And when the sons of Israel had continued to do battle against the sons of Benjamin on the next 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.

the sons of Benjamin burst forth from the gates of Gibeah. And meeting them, they made such a frenzied slaughter against them that they struck down eighteen thousand men who drew the 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.

As a result, all the sons of Israel went to the house of God, and sitting down, they wept before the Lord. And they fasted that day until evening, and they offered to him holocausts and victims of peace offerings.

27 Og Israels Børn adspurgte Herren; og Guds Pagts Ark var der i de Dage.

And they inquired about their state. At that time, the ark of the covenant of the Lord was in that place.

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 Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, was the first ruler of the house. And so, they consulted the Lord, and they said, “Should we continue to go forth in battle against the sons of Benjamin, our brothers, or should we cease?” And the Lord said to them: “Ascend. For tomorrow, I will deliver them into your hands.”

29 Og Israel satte Baghold ved Gibea trindt omkring.

And the sons of Israel stationed ambushes around the city of Gibeah.

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 they brought out their army against Benjamin a third time, just as they had done on the first and second times.

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.

But the sons of Benjamin again burst forth boldly from the city. And since their enemies were fleeing, they pursued them a long way, so that they might wound or kill some of them, just as they had done on the first and second days. And they turned their backs along two paths, one bringing them toward Bethel, and the other toward Gibeah. And they struck down about thirty men.

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.

For they thought that they were falling back as they had done before. But instead, skillfully feigning flight, they undertook a plan to draw them away from the city, and by seeming to flee, to lead them along the above stated paths.

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 so all the sons of Israel, rising up from their positions, set their troops in order, in the place which is called Baaltamar. Likewise, the ambushes that encircled the city began, little by little, to reveal themselves,

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 to advance upon the western part of the city. Moreover, another ten thousand men from all of Israel were provoking a conflict with the inhabitants of the city. And the war grew heavy against the sons of Benjamin. And they did not realize that, on all sides of them, death was imminent.

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 them down in the sight of the sons of Israel, and they put to death, on that day, twenty-five thousand of them, along with one hundred men, all warriors and those who drew the 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.

But the sons of Benjamin, when they had seen themselves to be the weaker, began to flee. And the sons of Israel discerning this, gave them room to flee, so that they might arrive at the ambushes that were prepared, which they had positioned near the city.

37 Og Bagholdet skyndte sig og faldt ind paa Gibea; og Bagholdet drog frem og slog den ganske Stad med skarpe Sværd.

And after they had risen up suddenly from hiding, and those of Benjamin had turned their backs to those who cut them down, they entered the city, and they struck it 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.

Now the sons of Israel had given a sign to those whom they had stationed in ambushes, so that, after they had seized the city, they would light a fire, and by the smoke ascending on high, they would show that the city was captured.

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 then, the sons of Israel discerned this sign during the battle (for the sons of Benjamin had thought that they fled, and they pursued them forcefully, cutting down thirty men from their army).

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 they saw something like a pillar of smoke ascending from the city. Likewise, Benjamin, looking back, discerned that the city was captured, for the flames were being carried on high.

41 Og Israels Børn vendte sig, men Benjamins Mænd forfærdedes; thi de saa, at ondt vilde ramme dem.

And those who before had pretended to flee, turning their faces, withstood them more strongly. And when the sons of Benjamin had seen this, they turned their backs in flight,

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 began to go toward the way of the desert, with the adversary pursuing them to that place also. Moreover, those who had set fire to the city also met them.

43 De omringede Benjamin, de forfulgte ham; hvor han hvilede, lode de ham nedtrædes, indtil tværs over for Gibea mod Solens Opgang.

And so it happened that they were cut down on both sides by the enemies, nor was there any respite for the dying. They were killed and struck down on the eastern side of the city of Gibeah.

44 Og der faldt af Benjamin atten Tusinde Mand; alle disse vare stridbare Mænd.

Now those who were put to death in the same place were eighteen thousand men, all very robust fighters.

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 when those who remained of Benjamin had seen this, they fled into the wilderness. And they were traveling toward the rock which is called Rimmon. In that flight also, among those who were scattering in different directions, they slew five thousand men. And though they scattered all the more, they continued to pursue them, and then they put to death another two thousand.

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 so it happened that all of those who were slain from Benjamin, in various places, were twenty-five thousand fighters, very willing to go to war.

47 Og seks Hundrede Mænd vendte sig og flyede mod Ørken til Klippen Rimmon; og de bleve paa Klippen Rimmon fire Maaneder.

And so there remained from the entire number of Benjamin six hundred men who were able to escape and to flee into the wilderness. And they settled at the rock of Rimmon, for four months.

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.

But the sons of Israel, returning, had struck with the sword all that remained in the city, from men even to cattle. And all the cities and villages of Benjamin were consumed with devouring flames.