1 Samuel 20
1 Men David flygtede fra Najot i Rama og kom til Jonatan og sagde: »Hvad har jeg gjort? Hvad er min Brøde? Og hvad er min Synd mod din Fader, siden han staar mig efter Livet?«
And David fled from Naioth by Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity, and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeks my life?
2 Han svarede: »Det være langt fra! Du skal ikke dø! Min Fader foretager sig jo intet, hverken stort eller smaat, uden at lade mig det vide; hvorfor skulde min Fader saa dølge dette for mig? Der er intet om det!«
And he said to him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, and not apprise me; and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so.
3 Men David svarede: »Din Fader ved sikkert, at du har fattet Godhed for mig, og tænker saa: Det maa Jonatan ikke faa at vide, at det ikke skal gøre ham ondt; nej, saa sandt HERREN lever, og saa sandt du lever, der er kun et Skridt imellem mig og Døden!«
And David swore again and again, and said, Thy father certainly knows that I have found favour in thy sight: and he has thought, Jonathan shall not know this, lest he be grieved; but truly [as] Jehovah liveth, and [as] thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.
4 Da sagde Jonatan til David: »Alt, hvad du ønsker, vil jeg gøre for dig!«
And Jonathan said to David, What thy soul may say, I will even do it for thee.
5 David sagde til Jonatan: »I Morgen er det jo Nymaanedag, og jeg skulde sidde til Bords med Kongen; men lad mig gaa bort og skjule mig paa Marken indtil Aften.
And David said to Jonathan, Behold, to-morrow is new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat; but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field until the third evening.
6 Hvis din Fader savner mig, saa sig: David har bedt mig om Lov til at skynde sig til Betlehem, sin Fødeby, da hele hans Slægt har sit aarlige Slagtoffer der.
If thy father should actually miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city; for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.
7 Hvis han saa siger: Godt! er der ingen Fare for din Træl; men bliver han vred, saa vid, at han vil min Ulykke.
If he say thus, It is well, — thy servant shall have peace; but if he be very wroth, be sure that evil is determined by him.
8 Vis din Træl den Godhed, siden du er gaaet i Pagt med din Træl for HERRENS Aasyn. Men har jeg forbrudt mig, saa slaa du mig ihjel; thi hvorfor skulde du bringe mig til din Fader?«
Deal kindly then with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of Jehovah with thee; but if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?
9 Jonatan svarede: »Det være langt fra! Hvis jeg virkelig kommer under Vejr med, at min Fader vil din Ulykke, skulde jeg saa ikke lade dig det vide?«
And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee; for, if I knew with certainty that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, would I not tell it thee?
10 Da sagde David til Jonatan: »Men hvem skal lade mig det vide, om din Fader giver dig et haardt Svar?«
Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly?
11 Jonatan svarede David: »Kom, lad os gaa ud paa Marken!« Og de gik begge ud paa Marken.
And Jonathan said to David, Come and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field.
12 Da sagde Jonatan til David: »HERREN, Israels Gud, er Vidne: Jeg vil i Morgen ved denne Tid udforske min Faders Sindelag, og hvis der ingen Fare er for David, skulde jeg da ikke sende dig Bud og lade dig det vide?
And Jonathan said to David, Jehovah, God of Israel, when I sound my father about this time to-morrow, [or] the next day, and behold, there be good toward David, and I then send not to thee, and apprise thee of it,
13 HERREN ramme Jonatan baade med det ene og det andet: Hvis det er min Faders bestemte Vilje at bringe Ulykke over dig, vil jeg lade dig det vide og hjælpe dig bort, saa du kan fare i Fred. HERREN være med dig, som han har været med min Fader.
Jehovah do so and much more to Jonathan. Should it please my father [to do] thee evil, then I will apprise thee of it, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace; and Jehovah be with thee, as he has been with my father.
14 Og maatte du saa, hvis jeg endnu er i Live, maatte du saa vise HERRENS Godhed imod mig. Men skulde jeg være død,
And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of Jehovah, that I die not,
15 saa unddrag ingen Sinde min Slægt din Godhed. Og naar HERREN udrydder hver eneste af Davids Fjender af Jorden,
but thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever, no, not when Jehovah cuts off the enemies of David, every one from the face of the earth.
16 maatte da Jonatans Navn ikke blive udryddet, men bestaa sammen med Davids Hus, og maatte HERREN kræve det af Davids Fjenders Haand!«
And Jonathan made [a covenant] with the house of David, [saying, ] Let Jehovah even require [it] at the hand of David's enemies!
17 Da svor Jonatan paa ny David en Ed, fordi han elskede ham; thi han elskede ham af hele sin Sjæl.
And Jonathan caused David to swear again, by the love he had for him, for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
18 Da sagde Jonatan til ham: »I Morgen er det Nymaanedag; da vil du blive savnet, naar din Plads staar tom;
And Jonathan said to him, To-morrow is the new moon; and thou wilt be missed, for thy seat will be empty;
19 men i Overmorgen vil du blive savnet endnu mere; gaa saa hen til det Sted, hvor du holdt dig skjult, den Dag Skændselsdaaden skulde have fundet Sted, og sæt dig ved Jorddyngen der;
but on the third day thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself on the day of the business, and abide by the stone Ezel.
20 i Overmorgen vil jeg saa skyde med Pile der, som om jeg skød til Maals.
And I will shoot three arrows on the side of it, as though I shot at a mark.
21 Jeg sender saa Drengen hen for at lede efter Pilen, og hvis jeg da siger til ham: Pilen ligger her paa denne Side af dig, hent den! saa kan du komme; thi da staar alt vel til for dig, og der er ingen Fare, saa sandt HERREN lever.
And behold, I will send the lad, [saying, ] Go, find the arrows. If I expressly say to the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee, take them; then come, for there is peace for thee, and it is nothing; [as] Jehovah liveth.
22 Men siger jeg til den unge Mand: Pilen ligger paa den anden Side af dig, bedre frem! saa fly, thi da vil HERREN have dig bort.
But if I say thus to the youth: Behold, the arrows are beyond thee, — go thy way; for Jehovah sends thee away.
23 Men om det, vi to har aftalt sammen, gælder, at HERREN staar mellem mig og dig for evigt!«
And as to the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, Jehovah is between me and thee for ever.
24 David skjulte sig saa ude paa Marken. Da Nymaanedagen kom, satte Kongen sig til Bords for at spise;
And David hid himself in the field; and it was the new moon, and the king sat at table to eat.
25 Kongen sad paa sin vante Plads, paa Pladsen ved Væggen, medens Jonatan sad lige overfor og Abner ved Siden af Saul, men Davids Plads stod tom.
And the king sat on his seat, as at other times, on the seat by the wall; and Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul's side, and David's place was empty.
26 Saul sagde intet den Dag, thi han tænkte: »Der er vel hændet ham noget, saa han ikke er ren, fordi han endnu ikke har renset sig.«
And Saul said nothing that day; for he thought, Something has befallen [him], that he is not clean: surely he is not clean.
27 Men da Davids Plads ogsaa stod tom næste Dag, Dagen efter Nymaanedagen, sagde Saul til sin Søn Jonatan: »Hvorfor kom Isajs Søn hverken til Maaltidet i Gaar eller i Dag?«
And it came to pass the next day after the new moon, the second [day of the month], as David's place was empty, that Saul said to Jonathan his son, Why has not the son of Jesse come to table, neither yesterday nor to-day?
28 Jonatan svarede Saul: »David bad mig om Lov til at gaa til Betlehem;
And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me [to go] to Bethlehem,
29 han sagde: Lad mig gaa, thi vor Slægt har Offerfest der i Byen, og mine Brødre har paalagt mig at komme; hvis du har Godhed for mig, lad mig saa faa fri, for at jeg kan besøge mine Slægtninge! Det er Grunden til, at han ikke er kommet til Kongens Bord!«
and said, Let me go, I pray thee; for we have a family sacrifice in the city; and my brother himself has commanded me [to be there]; and now, if I have found favour in thy sight, let me go away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. He has therefore not come to the king's table.
30 Da blussede Sauls Vrede op imod Jonatan, og han sagde til ham; »Du Søn af en vanartet Kvinde! Ved jeg ikke, at du er Ven med Isajs Søn til Skam for dig selv og for din Moders Blusel?
And Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said to him, Son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own shame and to the shame of thy mother's nakedness?
31 Thi saa længe Isajs Søn er i Live paa Jorden, er hverken du eller dit Kongedømme i Sikkerhed. Send derfor Bud og hent ham til mig, thi han er dødsens!«
For as long as the son of Jesse lives upon earth, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. And now send and fetch him to me, for he must die.
32 Jonatan svarede sin Fader Saul: »Hvorfor skal han dræbes? Hvad har han gjort?«
And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said to him, Why should he be put to death? what has he done?
33 Da kastede Saul Spydet efter ham for at ramme ham. Saa skønnede Jonatan, at det var hans Faders bestemte Vilje at dræbe David.
Then Saul cast the spear at him to smite him; and Jonathan knew that it was determined by his father to put David to death.
34 Og Jonatan rejste sig fra Bordet i heftig Vrede og spiste intet den anden Nymaanedag, thi det gjorde ham ondt for David, at hans Fader havde smædet ham.
And Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and ate no meat the second day of the new moon; for he was grieved for David, because his father had done him shame.
35 Næste Morgen gik Jonatan fulgt af en Dreng ud i Marken, til den Tid han havde aftalt med David.
And it came to pass in the morning that Jonathan went out into the field, to the place agreed on with David, and a little lad with him.
36 Derpaa sagde han til Drengen, han havde med: »Løb hen og led efter den Pil, jeg skyder af!« Medens Drengen løb, skød han Pilen af over hans Hoved,
And he said to his lad, Run, find now the arrows which I shoot. The lad ran, and he shot the arrow beyond him.
37 og da Drengen naaede Stedet, hvor Pilen, som Jonatan havde afskudt, laa, raabte Jonatan til ham: »Pilen ligger jo paa den anden Side af dig, bedre frem!«
And when the lad came to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad and said, Is not the arrow away beyond thee?
38 Derpaa raabte Jonatan til Drengen: »Skynd dig alt, hvad du kan, og bliv ikke staaende!« Saa tog Jonatans Dreng Pilen og bragte sin Herre den.
And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not! And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
39 Og Drengen vidste ikke noget, thi kun Jonatan og David kendte Sammenhængen.
And the lad knew nothing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
40 Jonatan gav derpaa sin Dreng Vaabnene og sagde til ham: »Tag dem med til Byen!«
And Jonathan gave his weapons to his lad, and said to him, Go, carry them to the city.
41 Da Drengen var gaaet, rejste David sig fra sit Skjul ved Jorddyngen og faldt til Jorden paa sit Ansigt og bøjede sig ned tre Gange. Og de kyssede hinanden og græd bitterlig sammen.
The lad went, and David arose from the side of the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times; and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.
42 Derpaa sagde Jonatan til David: »Far i Fred! Om det, vi to har tilsvoret hinanden i HERRENS Navn, gælder, at HERREN staar mellem mig og dig, mellem mine og dine Efterkommere for evigt!« Saa brød David op og drog bort, medens Jonatan gik ind i Byen.
And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have both of us sworn in the name of Jehovah, saying, Jehovah be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever! And he arose and departed; and Jonathan went into the city.
