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?«
David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said to Jonathan, “What have I done? What is my iniquity? What is my sin before your 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!«
He said to him, “Far from it; you will not die. Behold, my father does nothing either great or small, but that he discloses it to me. Why would 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!«
David swore moreover, and said, “Your father knows well that I have found favor in your eyes; and he says, ‘Don’t let Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved;’ but truly as the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death.”
4 Da sagde Jonatan til David: »Alt, hvad du ønsker, vil jeg gøre for dig!«
Then Jonathan said to David, “Whatever your soul desires, I will even do it for you.”
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.
David said to Jonathan, “Behold, tomorrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to dine with the king; but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field to the third day at 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 your father misses me at all, then say, ‘David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem, his city; for it is the 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 says, ‘It is well,’ your servant shall have peace; but if he is angry, then know 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?«
Therefore deal kindly with your servant, for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the LORD with you; but if there is iniquity in me, kill me yourself, for why should you bring me to your 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?«
Jonathan said, “Far be it from you; for if I should at all know that evil were determined by my father to come on you, then wouldn’t I tell you that?”
10 Da sagde David til Jonatan: »Men hvem skal lade mig det vide, om din Fader giver dig et haardt Svar?«
Then David said to Jonathan, “Who will tell me if your father answers you roughly?”
11 Jonatan svarede David: »Kom, lad os gaa ud paa Marken!« Og de gik begge ud paa Marken.
Jonathan said to David, “Come! Let’s go out into the field.” They both went out 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?
Jonathan said to David, “By the LORD, the God of Israel, when I have sounded out my father about this time tomorrow, or the third day, behold, if there is good toward David, won’t I then send to you and disclose it to you?
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.
The LORD do so to Jonathan and more also, should it please my father to do you evil, if I don’t disclose it to you and send you away, that you may go in peace. May the LORD be with you 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,
You shall not only show me the loving kindness of the LORD while I still live, that I not die;
15 saa unddrag ingen Sinde min Slægt din Godhed. Og naar HERREN udrydder hver eneste af Davids Fjender af Jorden,
but you shall also not cut off your kindness from my house forever, no, not when the LORD has cut off every one of the enemies of David from the surface 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!«
So Jonathan made a covenant with David’s house, saying, “The LORD will 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.
Jonathan caused David to swear again, for the love that he had to 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;
Then Jonathan said to him, “Tomorrow is the new moon, and you will be missed, because your 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;
When you have stayed three days, go down quickly and come to the place where you hid yourself when this started, and remain by the stone Ezel.
20 i Overmorgen vil jeg saa skyde med Pile der, som om jeg skød til Maals.
I will shoot three arrows on its side, 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.
Behold, I will send the boy, saying, ‘Go, find the arrows!’ If I tell the boy, ‘Behold, the arrows are on this side of you. Take them;’ then come, for there is peace to you and no danger, as the LORD lives.
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 this to the boy, ‘Behold, the arrows are beyond you,’ then go your way, for the LORD has sent you away.
23 Men om det, vi to har aftalt sammen, gælder, at HERREN staar mellem mig og dig for evigt!«
Concerning the matter which you and I have spoken of, behold, the LORD is between you and me forever.”
24 David skjulte sig saa ude paa Marken. Da Nymaanedagen kom, satte Kongen sig til Bords for at spise;
So David hid himself in the field. When the new moon had come, the king sat himself down to eat food.
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.
The king sat on his seat, as at other times, even on the seat by the wall; and Jonathan stood up, and Abner sat by Saul’s side, but 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.«
Nevertheless Saul didn’t say anything that day, for he thought, “Something has happened to him. 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?«
On the next day after the new moon, the second day, David’s place was empty. Saul said to Jonathan his son, “Why didn’t the son of Jesse come to eat, either yesterday, or today?”
28 Jonatan svarede Saul: »David bad mig om Lov til at gaa til Betlehem;
Jonathan answered Saul, “David earnestly asked permission 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!«
He said, ‘Please let me go, for our family has a sacrifice in the city. My brother has commanded me to be there. Now, if I have found favor in your eyes, please let me go away and see my brothers.’ Therefore he has 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?
Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse rebellious woman, don’t I know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame, and to the shame of your 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 on the earth, you will not be established, nor will your kingdom. Therefore now send and bring him to me, for he shall surely die!”
32 Jonatan svarede sin Fader Saul: »Hvorfor skal han dræbes? Hvad har han gjort?«
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.
Saul cast his spear at him to strike him. By this Jonathan knew that his father was determined 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.
So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and ate no food the second day of the month; for he was grieved for David, because his father had treated him shamefully.
35 Næste Morgen gik Jonatan fulgt af en Dreng ud i Marken, til den Tid han havde aftalt med David.
In the morning, Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with David, and a little boy 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,
He said to his boy, “Run, find now the arrows which I shoot.” As the boy ran, he shot an 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!«
When the boy had come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the boy, and said, “Isn’t the arrow beyond you?”
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.
Jonathan cried after the boy, “Go fast! Hurry! Don’t delay!” Jonathan’s boy gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
39 Og Drengen vidste ikke noget, thi kun Jonatan og David kendte Sammenhængen.
But the boy didn’t know anything. Only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
40 Jonatan gav derpaa sin Dreng Vaabnene og sagde til ham: »Tag dem med til Byen!«
Jonathan gave his weapons to his boy, 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.
As soon as the boy was gone, David arose out of the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times. They kissed one another and wept with one another, and David wept the most.
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.
Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, because we have both sworn in the LORD’s name, saying, ‘The LORD is between me and you, and between my offspring and your offspring, forever.’” He arose and departed; and Jonathan went into the city.
