1 Samuel 21

1 David kom derpaa til Præsten Ahimelek i Nob. Ahimelek kom ængstelig David i Møde og sagde til ham: »Hvorfor er du alene og har ingen med dig?«

David fled from there and went to Nob [city to see] Ahimelech the priest. Ahimelech trembled when he saw David [because he was afraid that something bad had happened]. He said to David, “Why are you alone? Why have no men come with you?”

2 David svarede Præsten Ahimelek: »Kongen overdrog mig et Ærinde og sagde til mig: Ingen maa vide noget om det Ærinde, jeg sender dig ud i og overdrager dig! Derfor har jeg sat Folkene Stævne paa et aftalt Sted.

David [deceived Ahimelech] by replying, “The king sent me. But he does not want anyone to know anything about what he sent me to do. I have told my men where [they should meet me].

3 Men hvis du har fem Brød ved Haanden, saa giv mig dem, eller hvad du har!«

Now [I want to know], do you have any [food here for me to eat] [IDM]? Could you give me five loaves of bread, or whatever [other food] that you can find?”

4 Præsten svarede David: »Jeg har intet almindeligt Brød ved Haanden, kun helligt Brød; Folkene har da vel holdt sig fra Kvinder?«

The priest answered David, “There is no ordinary bread here, but I have some of the sacred bread [that was placed before Yahweh]. Your men may eat it if they have not slept with [EUP] women [recently].”

5 David svarede Præsten: »Ja visselig, vi har været afskaaret fra Omgang med Kvinder i flere Dage. Da jeg drog ud, var Folkenes Legemer rene, skønt det var en dagligdags Rejse; hvor meget mere maa de da i Dag være rene paa Legemet!«

David replied, “They have not been near women for many days. I do not allow my men to defile themselves by sleeping with women while they are preparing to fight in battles. They must continue to keep themselves acceptable to God when they are on ordinary trips, and [today they have kept themselves acceptable to God] because now we are doing something very special/important.”

6 Præsten gav ham da det hellige Brød; thi der var ikke andet Brød der end Skuebrødene, som tages bort fra deres Plads for HERRENS Aasyn, samtidig med at der lægges frisk Brød i Stedet.

The only bread that the priest had was the sacred bread that had been placed in Yahweh’s presence [in the Sacred tent]. So the priest gave David some of that bread. On that day the priest had taken those loaves from the table and replaced them with (fresh/newly baked) loaves.

7 Men den Dag var en Mand af Sauls Folk lukket inde der for HERRENS Aasyn, en Edomit ved Navn Doeg, den øverste af Sauls Hyrder.

It happened that Doeg, from the Edom people-group, was there on that day to make himself acceptable to Yahweh, [and he saw what Ahimelech did]. He was one of Saul’s officials and the leader of Saul’s shepherds.

8 David spurgte derpaa Ahimelek: »Har du ikke et Spyd eller et Sværd ved Haanden her? Thi hverken mit Sværd eller mine andre Vaaben fik jeg med, da Kongens Ærinde havde Hast.«

David asked Ahimelech, “Do you have a spear or a sword [that I could use]? The king [appointed us to do] this task [and told us to leave] immediately, so I did not have time to bring any weapons.”

9 Præsten svarede: »Det Sværd, som tilhørte Filisteren Goliat, ham, som du dræbte i Terebintedalen, er her, hyllet i en Kappe bag Efoden. Vil du have det, saa tag det! Thi her er intet andet!« Da sagde David: »Dets Lige findes ikke; giv mig det!«

Ahimelech replied, “I have only the sword that belonged to Goliath [the giant] from the Philistia people-group whom you killed in Elah Valley. It is wrapped in a cloth, and is behind the sacred vest [in the Sacred Tent]. If you want it, take it, because I have no other [weapon] here.” David replied, “Truly, there is no other sword that is [as good] as that one! Give it to me.”

10 Derpaa brød David op og flygtede samme Dag for Saul, og han kom til Kong Akisj af Gat.

[So Ahimelech gave it to him], and David left there. He [and his men] and went to Gath [city in the Philistia region], to stay with King Achish.

11 Men Akisj's Folk sagde til ham: »Er det ikke David, Landets Konge, er det ikke ham, om hvem man sang under Dans: Saul slog sine Tusinder, men David sine Titusinder!«

But the officers of King Achish [objected to David being there. They] said to King Achish, “This man is [RHQ] David, the king of Israel! He is the one [RHQ] whom [our enemies], the [Israeli] people, [honored by] dancing and singing, ‘Saul has killed thousands [of his enemies], but David has killed tens of thousands of them!’”

12 Disse Ord gav David Agt paa, og han grebes af stor Frygt for Kong Akisj af Gat;

David heard what those men were saying, so he was afraid of [what] King Achish [might do to him].

13 derfor lod han afsindig overfor dem og rasede imellem Hænderne paa dem, idet han trommede paa Portfløjene og lod sit Spyt flyde ned i Skægget.

So he pretended that he was insane. He started scratching on the gates [of the city] and allowing his saliva to run down his beard.

14 Da sagde Akisj til sine Folk: »I kan da se, at Manden er gal; hvorfor bringer I ham til mig?

Then King Achish said to his men, “Look at this man! He is acting like an insane man! Why have you brought him to me?

15 Har jeg ikke gale Mennesker nok, siden I bringer mig ham til at plage mig med sin Galskab? Skal han komme i mit Hus?«

Have you brought him because I do not have enough insane men here already [RHQ]? I do not want [RHQ] him to come into my house!”