Første Kongebog 2

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

Now the days of David came near that he should die; and he commanded Solomon his son, saying,

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

“I am going the way of all the earth. You be strong therefore, and show yourself 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 keep the instruction of the LORD your God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, his commandments, his ordinances, and his testimonies, according to that which is written in the law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn yourself.

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!

Then the LORD may establish his word which he spoke concerning me, saying, ‘If your children are careful of their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail you,’ he said, ‘a man on 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;

“Moreover you know also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, even what he did to the two captains of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war on his sash that was around his waist and in his sandals that were 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)

Do therefore according to your wisdom, and don’t let his grey head go down to Sheol in peace. (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.

But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be amongst those who eat at your table; for so they came to me when I fled from Absalom your brother.

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!

“Behold, there is with you Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to him by the LORD, saying, ‘I will not put you to death with 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)

Now therefore don’t hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man; and you will know what you ought to do to him, and you shall bring his grey head down to Sheol with blood.” (Sheol h7585)

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

David slept with his fathers, and was buried in David’s city.

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

The days that David reigned over Israel were forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron, and he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

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

Solomon sat on David his father’s throne; and his kingdom was firmly established.

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

Then Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. She said, “Do you come peaceably?” He said, “Peaceably.

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

He said moreover, I have something to tell you.” She said, “Say on.”

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.

He said, “You know that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign. However, the kingdom is turned around, and has become my brother’s; for it was his from the LORD.

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

Now I ask one petition of you. Don’t deny me.” She said to him, “Say on.”

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

He said, “Please speak to Solomon the king (for he will not tell you ‘no’), that he give me Abishag the Shunammite as wife.”

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

Bathsheba said, “All right. I will speak for you to the king.”

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.

Bathsheba therefore went to King Solomon, to speak to him for Adonijah. The king rose up to meet her and bowed himself to her, and sat down on his throne and caused a throne to be set for the king’s mother; and she sat on 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!«

Then she said, “I ask one small petition of you; don’t deny me.” The king said to her, “Ask on, my mother, for I will not deny you.”

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

She said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as 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!«

King Solomon answered his mother, “Why do you ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom also, for he is my elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the 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!

Then King Solomon swore by the LORD, saying, “God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah has not spoken this word against his own life.

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!«

Now therefore as the LORD lives, who has established me and set me on my father David’s throne, and who has made me a house as he promised, surely Adonijah shall be put to death today.”

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

King Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell on him, so that he died.

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!«

To Abiathar the priest the king said, “Go to Anathoth, to your own fields, for you are worthy of death. But I will not at this time put you to death, because you bore the Lord GOD’s ark before David my father, and because you were afflicted in all in which my father was afflicted.”

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

So Solomon thrust Abiathar out from being priest to the LORD, that he might fulfil the LORD’s word 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,

This news came to Joab; for Joab had followed Adonijah, although he didn’t follow Absalom. Joab fled to the LORD’s Tent, and held onto 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!«

King Solomon was told, “Joab has fled to the LORD’s Tent; and behold, he is by the altar.” Then Solomon sent Benaiah the 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.

Benaiah came to the LORD’s Tent, and said to him, “The king says, ‘Come out!’” He said, “No; but I will die here.” Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, “This is what Joab said, and this is how 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;

The king said to him, “Do as he has said, and fall on him, and bury him, that you may take away the blood, which Joab shed without cause, from me and from my father’s house.

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;

The LORD will return his blood on his own head, because he fell on two men more righteous and better than he, and killed them with the sword, and my father David didn’t know it: Abner the son of Ner, captain of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the army 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!«

So their blood will return on the head of Joab and on the head of his offspring forever. But for David, for his offspring, for his house, and for his throne, there will be peace forever from the LORD.”

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

Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up and fell on him, and killed him; and he was 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.

The king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his place over the army; and the king put Zadok the priest in the place 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;

The king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, “Build yourself a house in Jerusalem, and live there, and don’t go anywhere else.

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

For on the day you go out and pass over the brook Kidron, know for certain that you will surely die. Your blood will be on your own 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.

Shimei said to the king, “What you say is good. As my lord the king has said, so will your servant do.” Shimei lived 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,

At the end of three years, two of Shimei’s slaves ran away to Achish, son of Maacah, king of Gath. They told Shimei, saying, “Behold, your slaves 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.

Shimei arose, saddled his donkey, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his slaves; and Shimei went and brought his slaves from Gath.

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

Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and had come again.

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?

The king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, “Didn’t I adjure you by the LORD and warn you, saying, ‘Know for certain that on the day you go out and walk anywhere else, you shall surely die’? You said to me, ‘The saying that I have heard is good.’

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

Why then have you not kept the oath of the LORD and the commandment that I have instructed you with?”

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;

The king said moreover to Shimei, “You know in your heart all the wickedness that you did to David my father. Therefore the LORD will return your wickedness on your own head.

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

But King Solomon will be blessed, and David’s throne will be established before the LORD forever.”

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

So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he went out, and fell on him, so that he died. The kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.