Første Krønikebog 12
1 Følgende er de, der kom til David i Ziklag, medens han maatte holde sig skjult for Saul, Kisj's Søn. De hørte til Heltene, som hjalp til i Kampen;
David went to Ziklag [town] to escape from [King] Saul. While he was there, many warriors came and joined him, and they helped him when he fought battles.
2 de var væbnet med Bue og øvet i Stenkast og Pileskydning baade med højre og venstre Haand; de hørte til Sauls Brødre, Benjaminiterne.
They carried bows [and arrows]. They were able to shoot arrows and to sling stones. They could use either their right arms or their left arms to do that. They were relatives of Saul from the tribe of Benjamin.
3 Deres Overhoved var Ahiezer; dernæst Joasj, Sjema'as Søn, fra Gibea, Jeziel og Pelet, Azmavets Sønner, Beraka, Jehu fra Anatot,
Their leader was Ahiezer. Next in command was Joash. They were both sons of Shemaah from Gibeah [city]. [These are the names of some of those warriors: ] Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu from Anathoth [town];
4 Jisjmaja fra Gibeon, en Helt blandt de tredive og Høvedsmand over de tredive, Jirmeja, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad fra Gedera,
Ishmaiah from the Gibeon [city], who was a leader of the thirty mighty warriors; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad from Gederah [town];
5 El'uzaj, Jerimot, Bealja, Sjemarja, Sjefatja fra Harif,
Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah from Haruph [town];
6 Elkana, Jissjija, Azar'el, Jo'ezer og Jasjobam, Koraiterne,
Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer and Jashobeam, who were descendants of Korah;
7 Joela og Zebadja, Sønner af Jeroham fra Gedor.
Joelah and Zebadiah, who were sons of Jeroham, from Gedor [town].
8 Af Gaditerne sluttede nogle sig dygtige Krigere, øvede Krigsmænd, væbnet med Skjold og Spyd; de var som Løver at se paa og rappe som Gazellerne paa Bjergene.
Some men from the tribe of Gad [east of the Jordan River] joined David when he was at his fortress in [the caves in] the desert. They were brave warriors who were trained for fighting battles and able to use shields and spears well. They [SYN] were as fierce as [SIM, MTY] lions, and they could run as fast as [HYP, SIM] deer/gazelles on the hills/mountains.
9 Deres Overhoved var Ezer, Obadja den anden, Eliab den tredje,
Ezer was their leader. Next in command was Obadiah. Next was Eliab.
10 Masjmanna den fjerde, Jirmeja den femte,
Next was Mishmannah. Next was Jeremiah.
11 Attaj den sjette, Eliel den syvende,
Next was Attai. Next was Eliel.
12 Johanan den ottende, Elzabad den niende,
Next was Johanan. Next was Elzabad.
13 Jirmeja den tiende, Makbannaj den ellevte.
Next was [another man whose name was] Jeremiah. The last was Macbannai.
14 De var Anførere blandt Gaditerne; den mindste af dem tog det op med hundrede, den største med tusind.
Those men from the tribe of Gad were all army officers. Some of them commanded 1,000 soldiers, and some of them commanded 100 soldiers.
15 Det var dem, der gik over Jordan i den første Maaned, engang den overalt var gaaet over sine Bredder, og slog alle Dalboerne paa Flugt baade mod Øst og Vest.
They crossed [to the west side of] the Jordan [River] during March, [at the time of the year] when the river was flooded. They chased from there all the people who lived in the valleys on both sides of the river.
16 Engang kom nogle Benjaminiter og Judæere til David i Klippeborgen;
Some other men from the tribe of Benjamin and from Judah also came to David in his fortress.
17 David gik ud til dem, tog til Orde og sagde: »Hvis I kommer til mig i fredelig Hensigt, for at hjælpe mig, er jeg af Hjertet rede til at gøre fælles Sag med eder; men er det for at forraade mig til mine Fjender, skønt der ikke er Uret i mine Hænder, da se vore Fædres Gud til og straffe det!«
David went out [of the cave] to meet them and said to them, “If you have come peacefully to help me, I am eager to have you join with me. But if you have come to enable my enemies to capture me, even though I [SYN] have not done anything to harm you, I hope/wish that the God whom our ancestors (worshiped/belonged to) will see it and condemn/punish you.”
18 Saa iførte Aanden sig Amasaj, de tredives Anfører, og han sagde: »For dig, David, og med dig, Isajs Søn! Fred, Fred være med dig, og Fred med dine Hjælpere, thi dig hjælper din Gud!« Da tog David imod dem og satte dem i Spidsen for Krigerskaren.
Then [God’s] Spirit came upon Amasai, who was another leader of the thirty [greatest warriors], and he said, “David, we want to be with you; you who are the son of Jesse, we will join you. We know that things will go very well [DOU] for you and for those who are with you, because your God is helping you.”
19 Af Manasse gik nogle over til David. Det var, dengang han sammen med Filisterne drog i Kamp mod Saul, uden at han dog blev dem til Hjælp, fordi Filisternes Fyrster efter at have holdt Raadslagning sendte ham bort, idet de sagde: »Det koster vore Hoveder, hvis han gaar over til sin Herre Saul!«
So David welcomed those men, and he appointed them to be leaders of his soldiers. Some men from the tribe of Manasseh also joined David when he went with the soldiers of Philistia to fight against Saul’s [army]. But David and his men did not really help the army of Philistia. After the leaders of Philistia talked [about David and his soldiers], they sent David away. They said, “If David joins his master Saul again, we will all be killed {his army will kill all of us}!”
20 Da han saa drog til Ziklag, gik følgende Manassiter over til ham: Adna, Jozabad, Jediael, Mikael, Jozabad, Elihu og Zilletaj, der var Overhoveder for Slægter i Manasse;
When David went to Ziklag, these were the men from the tribe of Manasseh who went with him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, [another man whose name was] Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai. Each of them had been a commander of 1,000 men [in Saul’s army].
21 de hjalp siden David imod Strejfskarerne, thi de var alle dygtige Krigere og blev Førere i Hæren.
They were all brave soldiers, and they helped David to fight against the groups of men who roamed throughout the country, robbing people. So those men became commanders in David’s army.
22 Der kom nemlig daglig Folk til David for at hjælpe ham, saa det til sidst blev en stor Hær, stor som Guds Hær.
Every day more men joined David’s men, and his army became large, like [SIM] the army of God (OR, a very huge army).
23 Følgende er Tallene paa Førerne for de væbnede Krigere, der kom til David i Hebron for at gøre ham til Konge i Sauls Sted efter HERRENS Bud:
These are the numbers of soldiers who were ready for battle who joined David at Hebron [city]. They came to help him to become the king of Israel to replace Saul, as Yahweh had promised would happen.
24 Af Judæere, der har Skjold og Spyd, 6800 væbnede Krigere;
There were 6,800 men from Judah, who carried shields and spears.
25 af Simeoniterne 7100 dygtige Krigshelte;
There were 7,100 men from the tribe of Simeon. They were all strong warriors trained to fight battles.
26 af Leviterne 4600,
There were 4,600 men from the tribe of Levi.
27 dertil Øversten over Arons Slægt, Jojada, fulgt af 3700,
Jehoiada, who was a leader descended from Aaron, was in that group of descendants of Levi, and there were 3,700 men with him.
28 og Zadok, en ung, dygtig Kriger, med sit Fædrenehus, 22 Førere;
Zadok, a strong young soldier, was also in that group, and there were 22 other leaders from his clan who came with him.
29 af Benjaminiterne, Sauls Brødre, 3000, men de fleste af dem holdt endnu fast ved Sauls Hus;
There were 3,000 men from the tribe of Benjamin who were Saul’s relatives. Most of them had previously wanted one of Saul’s descendants to be the king.
30 af Efraimiterne 20 800 dygtige Krigere, navnkundige Mænd i deres Fædrenehuse;
There were 20,800 men from the tribe of Ephraim who were all brave warriors and trained for fighting battles and famous in their own clans.
31 af Manasses halve Stamme 18 000 navngivne Mænd, der skulde gaa hen og gøre David til Konge;
There were 18,000 men from the half of the tribe of Manasseh [that lived west of the Jordan River]. They were all chosen to go and help David become the king.
32 af Issakariterne, der forstod sig paa Tiderne, saa de skønnede, hvad Israel havde at gøre, 200 Førere og alle deres Brødre, der stod under dem;
There were 200 men who were leaders from the tribe of Issachar, along with their relatives. Those leaders always knew what the Israelis should do, and they knew the right time to do it.
33 af Zebulon 50 000, øvede Krigere, udrustet med alle Haande Vaaben, med een Vilje rede til Kamp;
There were 55,000 men from the tribe of Zebulun. They were all experienced warriors and knew how to use all kinds of weapons well. They were completely loyal to David.
34 af Naftali 1000 Førere, fulgt af 37 000 Mænd med Skjold og Spyd;
There were 1,000 officers from the tribe of Naphtali. With them were 37,000 soldiers, each carrying shields and spears.
35 af Daniterne 28 600, udrustede Mænd;
There were 28,600 soldiers from the tribe of Dan, all trained to fight battles.
36 af Aser 40 000, øvede Krigere, rustet til Kamp;
There were 47,000 experienced soldiers from the tribe of Asher, all trained to fight battles.
37 fra den anden Side af Jordan, fra Rubeniterne, Gaditerne og Manasses halve Stamme, 120 000 Mænd med alle Haande Krigsvaaben.
There were also 120,000 soldiers from the area east of the Jordan [River who joined David]. They were from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the eastern half of the tribe of Manasseh. They had all kinds of weapons.
38 Med helt Hjerte og rede til Kamp kom alle disse Krigere til Hebron for at gøre David til Konge over hele Israel; men ogsaa det øvrige Israel var endrægtigt med til at gøre David til Konge.
All those men were soldiers who volunteered to be in David’s army. They came to Hebron wanting very much to enable David to be the king of all of the Israeli people.
39 De blev der hos David i tre Dage og spiste og drak, thi deres Brødre havde forsynet dem;
The men spent three days there with David, eating and drinking, because their families had given them food to take with them.
40 ogsaa de, der boede i deres Nærhed lige til Issakar, Zebulon og Naftali, bragte dem Levnedsmidler paa Æsler, Kameler, Muldyr og Okser, Fødevarer af Mel, Figenkager, Rosinkager, Vin, Olie, Hornkvæg og Smaakvæg i Mængde; thi der var Glæde i Israel.
Also, their fellow Israelis came from as far away as the area where the tribes of Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali lived, bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. They brought a lot of flour, fig cakes, raisins, wine, [olive] oil, cattle and sheep. And throughout Israel, the people were very joyful.
