1 Samuel 17
1 Filisterne samlede deres Hær til Kamp. De samlede sig ved Soko i Juda og slog Lejr mellem Soko og Azeka i Efes-Dammim.
And the Philistines gather their armies to battle, and gather themselves to Socchoth of Judaea, and encamp between Socchoth and Azeca Ephermen.
2 Ligeledes samlede Saul og Israels Mænd sig og slog Lejr i Terebintedalen og gjorde sig rede til at angribe Filisterne.
And Saul and the men of Israel gather together, and they encamp in the valley, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.
3 Filisterne stod ved Bjerget paa den ene Side, Israeliterne ved Bjerget paa den anden, med Dalen imellem sig.
And the Philistines stand on the mountain on one side, and Israel stands on the mountain on the other side, and the valley was between them.
4 Da traadte en Tvekæmper ved Navn Goliat fra Gat ud af Filisternes Rækker, seks Alen og et Spand høj.
And there went forth a mighty man out of the army of the Philistines, Goliath, by name, out of Geth, his height [was] four cubits and a span.
5 Han havde en Kobberhjelm paa Hovedet, var iført en Skælbrynje, hvis Kobber vejede 5000 Sekel,
And [he had] a helmet upon his head, and he wore a breastplate of chain armour; and the weight of his breastplate [was] five thousand shekels of brass and iron.
6 og havde Kobberskinner paa Benene og et Kobberspyd over Skulderen.
And greaves of grass [were] upon his legs, and a brazen target [was] between his shoulders.
7 Hans Spydstage var som en Væverbom, og hans Spydsod var af Jern og vejede 600 Sekel; hans Skjolddrager gik foran ham.
And the staff of his spear [was] like a weaver's beam, and the spear's head [was formed] of six hundred shekels of iron; and his armour-bearer went before him.
8 Han stod frem og raabte over til Israels Slagrækker: »Hvorfor drager I ud til Angreb? Er jeg ikke en Filister og I Sauls Trælle? Vælg jer en Mand og lad ham komme herned til mig!
And he stood and cried to the army of Israel, and said to them, Why are ye come forth to set yourselves in battle array against us? Am not I a Philistine, and ye Hebrews of Saul? Choose for yourselves a man, and let him come down to me.
9 Hvis han kan tage Kampen op med mig og dræber mig, vil vi være eders Trælle, men faar jeg Bugt med ham og dræber ham, skal I være vore Trælle og trælle for os!«
And if he shall be able to fight against me, and shall smite me, then will we be your servants: but if I should prevail and smite him, ye shall be our servants, and serve us.
10 Yderligere sagde Filisteren: »I Dag har jeg haanet Israels Slagrækker; kom med en Mand, saa vi kan kæmpe sammen!«
And the Philistine said, Behold, I have defied the armies of Israel this very day: give me a man, and we will both of us fight in single combat.
11 Da Saul og hele Israel hørte disse Filisterens Ord, blev de forfærdede og grebes af Rædsel.
And Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, and they were dismayed, and greatly terrified.
12 David var Søn af en Efratit i Betlehem i Juda ved Navn Isaj, som havde otte Sønner. Denne Mand var paa Sauls Tid gammel og til Aars.
[And David son of an Ephrathite said, this Eplarathite was of Bethleem Juda, and his name was Jessae, and he had eight sons. And the man passed for an old man among men in the days of Saul. ]
13 Isajs tre ældste Sønner havde fulgt Saul i Krigen, og Navnene paa hans tre ældste Sønner, som var draget i Krigen, var Eliab, den førstefødte, Abinadab, den næstældste, og Sjamma, den tredje;
[And the three elder sons of Jessae went and followed Saul to the war, and the ] [names of his sons that went to the war were, Eliab his first-born, and his second Aminadab, and his third son Samma. ]
14 David var den yngste. De tre ældste havde fulgt Saul;
[And David himself ] [was the younger son, and the three elder followed Saul. ]
15 og David gik af og til hjem fra Saul for at vogte sin Faders Smaakvæg i Betlehem.
[And David departed and returned from Saul, ] [to feed his father’s sheep in Bethleem; ]
16 Men Filisteren traadte frem og tilbød Kamp hver Morgen og Aften i fyrretyve Dage.
[And the Philistine advanced morning and evening, and stood up forty days. ]
17 Nu sagde Isaj engang til sin Søn David: »Tag en Efa af det ristede Korn her og disse ti Brød til dine Brødre og løb hen til dem i Lejren med det
[And Jessae said to David, Take now to thy brethren an ephah of this meal, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp and give them to thy brothers. ]
18 og bring disse ti Skiver Flødeost til Tusindføreren; og se saa, hvorledes det gaar dine Brødre, og faa et Pant af dem;
[And thou shalt carry to the captain of the thousand ] [these ten cheeses of milk, and thou shalt see how thy brethren fare, and learn what they want. ]
19 Saul ligger med dem og alle Israels Mænd i Terebintedalen og kæmper med Filisterne!«
[And Saul himself and all the men of Israel were in the valley of the Oak, warring with the Philistines. ]
20 Næste Morgen tidlig overlod David Smaakvæget til en Vogter, tog Sagerne og gav sig paa Vej, som Isaj havde paalagt ham; og han kom til Vognborgen, netop som Hæren rykkede ud til Slag og opløftede Kampraabet.
[And David rose early in the morning, and left the sheep to a keeper, and took and went as Jessae commanded him, and he came to the trench and to the army as it was going out to fight, and they shouted for the battle. ]
21 Baade Israel og Filisterne stod rede til Kamp, Slagorden mod Slagorden.
[And Israel and the Philistines formed their lines one opposite the other. ]
22 David lagde sine Sager fra sig og overlod dem til Vagten ved Trosset, løb ind mellem Slagrækkerne og gik hen og hilste paa sine Brødre.
[And David deposited his burden in the hand of a keeper, and ran to the line, and went and asked his brethren how they Were. ]
23 Medens han talte med dem, se, da kom Tvekæmperen — Filisteren Goliat hed han og var fra Gat — frem fra Filisternes Slagrækker og talte, som han plejede, medens David hørte paa det.
[And while he was speaking with them, behold the Amessaean advanced, Goliath by name, the Philistine of Geth, of the armies of the Philistines, and he spoke ] [as before, and David heard. ]
24 Da Israels Mænd saa Manden, flygtede de alle rædselsslagne for ham.
[And all the men of Israel when they saw the man fled from before him, and they were greatly terrified. ]
25 Og Israels Mænd sagde: »Ser I den Mand, som kommer der? Det er for at haane Israel, han kommer; den, som dræber ham, vil Kongen give stor Rigdom; sin Datter vil han give ham, og hans Fædrenehus vil han fritage for Skat i Israel!«
[And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that comes up? for he has reproached Israel and has come up; and it shall be that the man who shall smite him, the king shall enrich him with great wealth and shall give him his daughter, and shall make his father’s house free in Israel. ]
26 David spurgte da de Mænd, som stod om ham: »Hvilken Løn faar den, som dræber denne Filister og tager Skammen fra Israel? Thi hvem er vel denne uomskaarne Filister, at han vover at haane den levende Guds Slagrækker?«
[and David spoke to the men who stood with him saying, Shall it indeed be done thus to the man who shall smite that Philistine, and take away reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he has defied the army of the living God? ]
27 Og Folkene gentog for ham: »Det og det faar den, som dræber ham!«
[And the people spoke to him according to this Word, saying Thus shall it be done to the man Who shall smite him. ]
28 Men da hans ældste Broder Eliab hørte ham tale med Mændene, blev han vred paa David og sagde: »Hvad vil du her? Og hvem har du overladt de stakkels Faar i Ørkenen? Jeg kender dit Overmod og dit Hjertes Ondskab; du kom jo herned for at se paa Kampen!«
[And Eliab his elder brother heard as he spoke to the men, and Eliab was very angry with David and said, Why hast thou thus come down, and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride and the naughtiness of thine heart, for thou art come down to see the battle. ]
29 Da sagde David: »Hvad har jeg nu gjort? Det var jo da kun et Spørgsmaal!«
[And David said what have I done now? ] [Have I no business here? ]
30 Og han vendte sig fra ham til en anden og sagde det samme, og Folkene svarede ham som før.
[And he turned from him towards another, and he spoke after the same manner; and the people answered him ] [after the former manner. ]
31 Imidlertid rygtedes det, hvad David havde sagt; det kom ogsaa Saul for Øre, og han lod ham hente.
[And the Words which David spoke were heard and were reported ] [to Saul. And he took him to himself. ]
32 Da sagde David til Saul: »Min Herre maa ikke tabe Modet! Din Træl vil gaa hen og kæmpe med den Filister!«
And David said to Saul, Let not, I pray thee, the heart of my lord be dejected within him: thy servant will go, and fight with this Philistine.
33 Saul svarede David: »Du kan ikke gaa hen og kæmpe med den Filister; thi du er en ung Mand, og han har været Kriger fra sin Ungdom!«
And Saul said to David, Thou wilt not in anywise be able to go against this Philistine to fight with him, for thou art a mere youth, and he a man of war from his youth.
34 Men David sagde til Saul: »Din Træl har vogtet sin Faders Smaakvæg; og kom der en Løve eller en Bjørn og slæbte et Dyr bort fra Hjorden,
And David said to Saul, Thy servant was tending the flock for his father; and when a lion came and a she-bear, and took a sheep out of the flock,
35 løb jeg efter den og slog den og rev det ud af Gabet paa den; kastede den sig saa over mig, greb jeg den i Skægget og slog den ihjel.
then I went forth after him, and smote him, and drew [the spoil] out of his mouth: and as he rose up against me, then I caught hold of his throat, and smote him, and slew him.
36 Baade Løve og Bjørn har din Træl dræbt, og det skal gaa denne uomskaarne Filister som en at dem; thi han har haanet den levende Guds Slagrækker!«
Thy servant smote both the lion and the bear, and the uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them: shall I not go and smite him, and remove this day a reproach from Israel? For who [is] this uncircumcised one, who has defied the army of the living God?
37 Fremdeles sagde David: »HERREN, som har reddet mig fra Løvers og Bjørnes Vold, vil ogsaa redde mig fra denne Filisters Haand!« Da sagde Saul til David: »Gaa! HERREN være med dig!«
The Lord who delivered me out of the paw of the lion and out the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this uncircumcised Philistine. And Saul said to David, Go, and the Lord shall be with thee.
38 Saul iførte nu David sin Vaabenkjortel, satte en Kobberhjelm paa hans Hoved, iførte ham en Brynje
And Saul clothed David with a military coat, and [put] his brazen helmet on his head.
39 og spændte sit Sværd om ham over Vaabenkjortelen; men det var forgæves, han søgte at gaa dermed, thi han havde aldrig prøvet det før. Da sagde David til Saul: »Jeg kan ikke gaa dermed, thi jeg har aldrig prøvet det før!« Og David tog det af.
And he girt David with his sword over his coat: and he made trial walking [with them] once and again: and David said to Saul, I shall not be able to go with these, for I have not proved [them]: so they remove them from him.
40 Derpaa tog han sin Stav i Haanden og udsøgte sig fem af de glatteste Sten i Flodlejet, lagde dem i sin Hyrdetaske, der tjente ham som Slyngestenstaske, tog sin Slynge i Haanden og gik mod Filisteren.
And he took his staff in his hand, and he chose for himself five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in the shepherd's scrip which he had for his store, and his sling was in his hand; and he approached the Philistine.
41 Imidlertid kom Filisteren David nærmere og nærmere med Skjolddrageren foran sig;
And the Philistine advanced and drew nigh to David, and a man bearing his shield went before him, and the Philistine looked on.
42 og da Filisteren saa til og fik Øje paa David, ringeagtede han ham, fordi han var en ung Mand, rødmosset og smuk at se til.
And Goliath saw David, and despised him; for he was a lad, and ruddy, with a fair countenance.
43 Og Filisteren sagde til David: »Er jeg en Hund, siden du kommer imod mig med en Stav?« Og Filisteren forbandede David ved sin Gud.
And the Philistine said to David, Am I as a dog, that thou comest against me with a staff and stones? [and David said, Nay, but worse than a dog.] And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
44 Derpaa sagde Filisteren til David: »Kom herhen, saa skal jeg give Himmelens Fugle og Markens vilde Dyr dit Kød!«
And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh to the birds of the air, and to the beasts of the earth.
45 David svarede Filisteren: »Du kommer imod mig med Sværd og Spyd og Kastevaaben, men jeg kommer imod dig i Hærskarers HERRES, Israels Slagrækkers Guds, Navn, ham, du har haanet.
And David said to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with sword, and with spear, and with shield; but I come to thee in the name of the Lord God of hosts of the army of Israel, which thou hast defied
46 I Dag giver HERREN dig i min Haand; jeg skal slaa dig ned og hugge Hovedet af dig og i Dag give Himmelens Fugle og Jordens vilde Dyr din og Filisterhærens døde Kroppe, for at hele Jorden kan kende, at der er en Gud i Israel,
this day. And the Lord shall deliver thee this day into my hand; and I will slay thee, and take away thy head from off thee, and will give thy limbs and the limbs of the army of the Philistines this day to the birds of the sky, and to the wild beasts of the earth; and all the earth shall know that there is a God in Israel.
47 og for at hele denne Forsamling kan kende, at HERREN ikke giver Sejr ved Sværd eller Spyd; thi HERREN raader for Kampen, og han vil give eder i vor Haand!«
And all this assembly shall know that the Lord delivers not by sword or spear, for the battle [is] the Lord's, and the Lord will deliver you into our hands.
48 Da Filisteren nu satte sig i Bevægelse og gik nærmere hen imod David, løb David hurtigt hen imod Slagrækken for at møde Filisteren.
And the Philistine arose and went to meet David.
49 Og David greb ned i Tasken, tog en Sten af den, slyngede den ud og ramte Filisteren i Panden, saa Stenen trængte ind i hans Pande, og han styrtede næsegrus til Jorden.
And David stretched out his hand to his scrip, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine on his forehead, and the stone penetrated through the helmet into his forehead, and he fell upon his face to the ground.
50 Saaledes fik David Bugt med Filisteren med Slynge og Sten, og han slog Filisteren ihjel, skønt han ikke havde Sværd i Haanden.
[So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and smote the Philistine and slew him, and there was no sword in the hand of David. ]
51 Saa løb David hen ved Siden af Filisteren, greb hans Sværd, drog det af Skeden og gav ham Dødsstødet og huggede Hovedet af ham dermed. Da Filisterne saa, at deres Helt var død, flygtede de;
And David ran, and stood upon him, and took his sword, and slew him, and cut off his head: and the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, and they fled.
52 men Israels og Judas Mænd satte sig i Bevægelse, opløftede Kampraabet og forfulgte Filisterne lige til Gat og Ekrons Porte, og de faldne Filistere laa paa Vejen fra Sja'arajim lige til Gat og Ekron.
And the men of Israel and Juda arose, and shouted and pursued them as far as the entrance to Geth, and as far as the gate of Ascalon: and the slain men of the Philistines fell in the way of the gates, both to Geth, and to Accaron.
53 Derpaa vendte Israeliterne tilbage fra Forfølgelsen af Filisterne og plyndrede deres Lejr.
And the men of Israel returned from pursuing after the Philistines, and they destroyed their camp.
54 Og David tog Filisterens Hoved og bragte det til Jerusalem, men hans Vaaben lagde han i sit Telt.
And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.
55 Da Saul saa David gaa imod Filisteren, sagde han til Hærføreren Abner: »Hvis Søn er denne unge Mand, Abner?« Abner svarede: »Saa sandt du lever, Konge, jeg ved det ikke!«
And when Saul saw David going out to meet the Philistine, he said to Abener the captain of the host, Whose son is this youth? and Abener said, As thy sould lives, O King, I know not.
56 Da sagde Kongen: »Forhør dig om, hvis Søn denne Yngling er!«
And the king said, Do thou ask whose son this youth is.
57 Da saa David vendte tilbage efter at have dræbt Filisteren, tog Abner ham og førte ham frem for Saul, og han havde Filisterens Hoved i Haanden.
And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abener took him and brought him before Saul, and the head of the Philistine was in his hand.
58 Saul sagde til ham: »Hvis Søn er du, unge Mand?« David svarede: »Jeg er Søn af din Træl, Betlehemiten Isaj!«
And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, young man? and David said, The son of thy servant Jessae the Bethleemite.
