Første Kongebog 2

1 Da det nu lakkede ad Enden med Davids Liv, gav han sin Søn Salomo disse Befalinger:

And the days of David to die draw near, and he charges his son Solomon, saying,

2 »Jeg gaar nu al Kødets Gang; saa vær nu frimodig og vis dig som en Mand!

“I am going in the way of all the earth, and you have been strong, and become a man,

3 Og hold HERREN din Guds Forskrifter, saa du vandrer paa hans Veje og holder hans Anordninger, Bud, Bestemmelser og Vidnesbyrd, saaledes som skrevet staar i Mose Lov, for at du maa have Lykken med dig i alt, hvad du gør, og i alt, hvad du tager dig for,

and you have kept the charge of your God YHWH, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commands, and His judgments, and His testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, so that you do wisely [in] all that you do, and wherever you turn,

4 for at HERREN kan opfylde den Forjættelse, han gav mig, da han sagde: Hvis dine Sønner vogter paa deres Vej, saa de vandrer i Trofasthed for mit Aasyn af hele deres Hjerte og hele deres Sjæl, skal der aldrig fattes dig en Efterfølger paa Israels Trone!

so that YHWH establishes His word which He spoke to me, saying, If your sons observe their way to walk before Me in truth, with all their heart, and with all their soul; saying, A man of yours is never cut off from the throne of Israel.

5 Du ved jo ogsaa, hvad Joab, Zerujas Søn, har voldet mig, hvorledes han handlede mod Israels to Hærførere, Abner, Ners Søn, og Amasa, Jeters Søn, hvorledes han slog dem ihjel og saaledes i Fredstid hævnede Blod, der var udgydt i Krig, og besudlede Bæltet om min Lænd og Skoene paa mine Fødder med uskyldigt Blod;

And also, you have known that which he did to me—Joab son of Zeruiah—that which he did to two heads of the hosts of Israel, to Abner son of Ner, and to Amasa son of Jether—that he slays them, and makes the blood of war in peace, and puts the blood of war in his girdle, that [is] on his loins, and in his sandals that [are] on his feet;

6 gør derfor, som din Klogskab tilsiger dig, og lad ikke hans graa Haar stige ned i Dødsriget med Fred. (Sheol h7585)

and you have done according to your wisdom, and do not let his old age go down in peace to Sheol. (Sheol h7585)

7 Men mod Gileaditen Barzillajs Sønner skal du vise Godhed, og de skal have Plads mellem dem, der spiser ved dit Bord, thi paa den Maade kom de mig i Møde, da jeg maatte flygte for din Broder Absalom.

And you do kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and they have been among those eating at your table, for so they drew near to me in my fleeing from the face of your brother Absalom.

8 Og se, saa har du hos dig Benjaminiten Simeon, Geras Søn, fra Bahurim, ham, som udslyngede en grufuld Forbandelse imod mig, dengang jeg drog til Mahanajim. Da han senere kom mig i Møde ved Jordan, tilsvor jeg ham ved HERREN: Jeg vil ikke slaa dig ihjel med Sværd!

And behold, Shimei son of Gera, the Benjamite of Bahurim, [is] with you, and he reviled me—a grievous reviling—in the day of my going to Mahanaim; and he has come down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swear to him by YHWH, saying, I do not put you to death by the sword;

9 Men du skal ikke lade ham ustraffet, thi du er en klog Mand og vil vide, hvorledes du skal handle med ham, og bringe hans graa Haar blodige ned i Dødsriget.« (Sheol h7585)

and now, do not acquit him, for you [are] a wise man, and you have known that which you do to him, and have brought down his old age with blood to Sheol.” (Sheol h7585)

10 Saa lagde David sig til Hvile hos sine Fædre og blev jordet i Davidsbyen.

And David lies down with his fathers, and is buried in the City of David,

11 Tiden, han havde været Konge over Israel, udgjorde fyrretyve Aar; i Hebron herskede han syv Aar, i Jerusalem tre og tredive Aar.

and the days that David has reigned over Israel [are] forty years; he has reigned seven years in Hebron, and he has reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

12 Derpaa satte Salomo sig paa sin Fader Davids Trone, og hans Herredømme blev saare stærkt.

And Solomon has sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom is established greatly,

13 Men Adonija, Haggits Søn, kom til Batseba, Salomos Moder. Hun spurgte da: »Kommer du for det gode?« Han svarede: »Ja, jeg gør!«

and Adonijah son of Haggith comes to Bathsheba, mother of Solomon, and she says, “Is your coming peace?” And he says, “Peace.”

14 Og han fortsatte: »Jeg har en Sag at tale med dig om.« Hun svarede: »Saa tal!«

And he says, “I have a word for you,” and she says, “Speak.”

15 Da sagde han: »Du ved at Kongeværdigheden tilkom mig, og at hele Israel havde Blikket rettet paa mig som den, der skulde være Konge; dog gik Kongeværdigheden over til min Broder, thi HERREN lod det tilfalde ham.

And he says, “You have known that the kingdom was mine, and all Israel had set their faces toward me for reigning, and the kingdom is turned around, and is my brother’s, for it was his from YHWH;

16 Men nu har jeg een eneste Bøn til dig; du maa ikke afvise mig!« Hun svarede: »Saa tal!«

and now, I am asking one petition of you—do not turn back my face”; and she says to him, “Speak.”

17 Da sagde han: »Sig til Kong Salomo — dig vil han jo ikke afvise — at han skal give mig Abisjag fra Sjunem til Ægte!«

And he says, “Please speak to Solomon the king, for he does not turn back your face, and he gives Abishag the Shunammite to me for a wife.”

18 Og Batseba svarede: »Vel, jeg skal tale din Sag hos Kongen!«

And Bathsheba says, “Good; I speak to the king for you.”

19 Derpaa begav Batseba sig til Kong Salomo for at tale Adonijas Sag; og Kongen rejste sig, gik hende i Møde og bøjede sig for hende; derpaa satte han sig paa sin Trone og lod ogsaa en Trone sætte frem til Kongemoderen, og hun satte sig ved hans højre Side.

And Bathsheba comes to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah, and the king rises to meet her, and bows himself to her, and sits on his throne, and places a throne for the mother of the king, and she sits at his right hand.

20 Saa sagde hun: »Jeg har en eneste ringe Bøn til dig; du maa ikke afvise mig!« Kongen svarede: »Kom med din Bøn, Moder, jeg vil ikke afvise dig!«

And she says, “I ask one small petition of you, do not turn back my face”; and the king says to her, “Ask, my mother, for I do not turn back your face.”

21 Da sagde hun: »Lad din Broder Adonija faa Abisjag fra Sjunem til Hustru!«

And she says, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to your brother Adonijah for a wife.”

22 Men Kong Salomo svarede sin Moder: »Hvorfor beder du om Abisjag fra Sjunem til Adonija? Du skulde hellere bede om Kongeværdigheden til ham; han er jo min ældre Broder, og Præsten Ebjatar og Joab, Zerujas Søn, staar paa hans Side!«

And King Solomon answers and says to his mother, “And why are you asking [for] Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Also ask [for] the kingdom for him—for he [is] my elder brother—even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab son of Zeruiah.”

23 Og Kong Salomo svor ved HERREN: »Gud ramme mig baade med det ene og det andet, om ikke det Ord skal koste Adonija Livet!

And King Solomon swears by YHWH, saying, “Thus God does to me, and thus He adds—surely Adonijah has spoken this word against his [own] soul;

24 Saa sandt HERREN lever, som indsatte mig og gav mig Plads paa min Fader Davids Trone og byggede mig et Hus, som han lovede: Endnu i Dag skal Adonija miste Livet!«

and now, YHWH lives, who has established me, and causes me to sit on the throne of my father David, and who has made a house for me as He spoke—surely Adonijah is put to death today.”

25 Derpaa gav Kong Salomo Benaja, Jojadas Søn, Ordre til at hugge ham ned; saaledes døde han.

And King Solomon sends by the hand of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he falls on him, and he dies.

26 Men til Præsten Ebjatar sagde Kongen: »Begiv dig til din Landejendom i Anatot, thi du har forbrudt dit Liv; og naar jeg ikke dræber dig i Dag, er det, fordi du bar den Herre HERRENS Ark foran min Fader David og delte alle min Faders Lidelser!«

And the king said to Abiathar the priest, “Go to Anathoth, to your fields; for you [are] a man of death, but I do not put you to death in this day, because you have carried the Ark of Lord YHWH before my father David, and because you were afflicted in all that my father was afflicted in.”

27 Derpaa afsatte Salomo Ebjatar fra hans Stilling som HERRENS Præst for at opfylde det Ord, HERREN havde talet mod Elis Hus i Silo.

And Solomon casts out Abiathar from being priest of YHWH, to fulfill the word of YHWH which He spoke concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.

28 Da Rygtet, herom naaede Joab — Joab havde jo sluttet sig til Adonijas Parti, medens han ikke havde sluttet sig til Absaloms — søgte han Tilflugt i HERRENS Telt og greb fat om Alterets Horn,

And the report has come to Joab—for Joab has turned aside after Adonijah, though he did not turn aside after Absalom—and Joab flees to the tent of YHWH, and lays hold on the horns of the altar.

29 og det meldtes Kong Salomo, at Joab havde søgt Tilflugt i HERRENS Telt og stod ved Alteret. Da sendte Salomo Benaja, Jojadas Søn, derhen og sagde: »Gaa hen og hug ham ned!«

And it is declared to King Solomon that Joab has fled to the tent of YHWH, and behold, [is] near the altar; and Solomon sends Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying, “Go, fall on him.”

30 Og da Benaja kom til HERRENS Telt, sagde han til ham: »Saaledes siger Kongen: Kom herud!« Men han svarede: »Nej, her vil jeg dø!« Benaja meldte da tilbage til Kongen, hvad Joab havde sagt og svaret ham.

And Benaiah comes into the tent of YHWH and says to him, “Thus said the king: Come out”; and he says, “No, but I die here.” And Benaiah brings back word [to] the king, saying, “Thus spoke Joab, indeed, thus he answered me.”

31 Men Kongen sagde til ham: »Saa gør, som han siger, hug ham ned og jord ham og fri mig og min Faders Hus for det uskyldige Blod, Joab har udgydt;

And the king says to him, “Do as he has spoken, and fall on him, and you have buried him, and turned aside the causeless blood which Joab shed from off me, and from off the house of my father;

32 HERREN vil lade hans Blodskyld komme over hans eget Hoved, at han huggede to Mænd ned, der var retfærdigere og bedre end han selv, og slog dem ihjel med Sværdet uden min Fader Davids Vidende, Abner, Ners Søn, Israels Hærfører, og Amasa, Jeters Søn, Judas Hærfører;

and YHWH has turned back his blood on his own head, [on him] who has fallen on two men more righteous and better than he, and slays them with the sword—and my father David did not know—Abner son of Ner, head of the host of Israel, and Amasa son of Jether, head of the host of Judah;

33 saa kommer deres Blod over Joabs og hans, Slægts Hoved evindelig, medens HERREN giver David og hans Slægt, hans Hus og hans Trone Fred til evig Tid!«

indeed, their blood has turned back on the head of Joab, and on the head of his seed for all time; and for David, and for his seed, and for his house, and for his throne, there is peace for all time, from YHWH.”

34 Da gik Benaja, Jojadas Søn, hen og huggede ham ned og dræbte ham; og han blev jordet i sit Hus i Ørkenen.

And Benaiah son of Jehoiada goes up and falls on him, and puts him to death, and he is buried in his own house in the wilderness,

35 Og Kongen satte Benaja Jojadas Søn, over Hæren i hans Sted, medens han gav Præsten Zadok Ebjatars Stilling.

and the king puts Benaiah son of Jehoiada over the host in his stead, and the king has put Zadok the priest in the stead of Abiathar.

36 Derpaa lod Kongen Simeï kalde og sagde til ham: »Byg dig et Hus i Jerusalem, bliv der og drag ikke bort, hvorhen det end er;

And the king sends and calls for Shimei, and says to him, “Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem, and you have dwelt there, and do not go out [from] there anywhere;

37 thi den Dag du drager bort og overskrider Kedrons Dal, maa du vide, du er dødsens; da kommer dit Blod over dit Hoved!«

and it has been, in the day of your going out, and you have passed over the Brook of Kidron, you certainly know that you surely die—your blood is on your head.”

38 Og Simeï svarede Kongen: »Godt! Som min Herre Kongen siger, saaledes vil din Træl gøre!« Simeï blev nu en Tid lang i Jerusalem.

And Shimei says to the king, “The word [is] good; as my lord the king has spoken so your servant does”; and Shimei dwells in Jerusalem many days.

39 Men efter tre Aars Forløb flygtede to af Simeïs Trælle til Ma'akas Søn, Kong Akisj af Gat, og da Simeï fik at vide, at hans Trælle var i Gat,

And it comes to pass, at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei flee to Achish son of Maachah, king of Gath, and they declare to Shimei, saying, “Behold, your servants [are] in Gath”;

40 brød han op, sadlede sit Æsel og drog til Akisj i Gat for at hente sine Trælle; Simeï drog altsaa af Sted og fik sine Trælle med hjem fra Gat.

and Shimei rises, and saddles his donkey, and goes to Gath, to Achish, to seek his servants, and Shimei goes and brings his servants from Gath.

41 Men da Salomo fik af vide, at Simeï var rejst fra Jerusalem til Gat og kommet tilbage igen,

And it is declared to Solomon that Shimei has gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and returns,

42 lod Kongen ham kalde og sagde til ham: »Tog jeg dig ikke i Ed ved HERREN, og advarede jeg dig ikke: Den Dag du drager bort og begiver dig andetsteds hen, hvor det end er, maa du vide, du er dødsens! Og svarede du mig ikke: Godt! Jeg har hørt det?

and the king sends and calls for Shimei, and says to him, “Have I not caused you to swear by YHWH—and I testify against you, saying, In the day of your going out, and you have gone anywhere, you certainly know that you surely die; and you say to me, The word I have heard [is] good?

43 Hvorfor holdt du da ikke den Ed, du svor ved HERREN, og den Befaling, jeg gav dig?«

And why have you not kept the oath of YHWH, and the charge that I charged on you?”

44 Endvidere sagde Kongen til Simeï: »Du ved selv, og dit Hjerte er sig det bevidst, alt det onde, du gjorde min Fader David; nu lader HERREN din Ondskab komme over dit eget Hoved;

And the king says to Shimei, “You have known all the evil that your heart has known, which you did to my father David, and YHWH has turned back your evil on your head,

45 men Kong Salomo skal være velsignet, og Davids Trone skal staa urokkelig fast for HERRENS Aasyn til evig Tid!«

and King Solomon [is] blessed, and the throne of David is established before YHWH for all time.”

46 Derpaa gav Kongen Ordre til Benaja, Jojadas Søn, og han gik hen og huggede ham ned; saaledes døde han.

And the king charges Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he goes out and falls on him, and he dies, and the kingdom is established in the hand of Solomon.