1 Samuel 22
1 Derpaa drog David bort derfra og Redde sig ind i Adullams Hule. Da hans Brødre og hele hans Faders Hus fik det at vide, kom de derned til ham.
And David departed thence, and escaped; and he comes to the cave of Odollam, and his brethren hear, and the house of his father, and they go down to him there.
2 Og alle Slags Mennesker, som var i Nød, flokkede sig om ham, forgældede Mennesker og Folk, som var bitre i Hu, og han blev deres Høvding. Henved 400 Mand sluttede sig til ham.
And there gathered to him every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was troubled in mind; and he was a leader over them, and there were with him about four hundred men.
3 Derfra drog David til Mizpe i Moab og sagde til Moabiternes Konge: »Lad min Fader og min Moder bo hos eder, indtil jeg faar at vide, hvad Gud har for med mig!«
And David departed thence to Massephath of Moab, and said to the king of Moab, Let, I pray thee, my father and my mother be with thee, until I know what God will do to me.
4 Han lod dem da tage Ophold hos Moabiternes Konge, og de boede hos ham, al den Tid David var i Klippeborgen.
And he persuaded the King of Moab, and they dwell with him continually, while David was in the hold.
5 Men Profeten Gad sagde til David: »Du skal ikke blive i Klippeborgen; bryd op og drag til Judas Land!« Saa drog David til Ja'ar-Heret.
And Gad the prophet said to David, Dwell not in the hold: go, and thou shalt enter the land of Juda. So David went, and came and dwelt in the city of Saric.
6 Nu kom dette Saul for Øre, thi David og de Mænd, han havde hos sig, havde vakt Opmærksomhed. Saul sad engang i Gibea under Tamarisken paa Højen med sit Spyd i Haanden, omgivet af alle sine Folk.
And Saul heard that David was discovered, and his men with him: now Saul dwelt in the hill below the field that is in Rama, and his spear [was] in his hand, and all his servants stood near him.
7 Da sagde Saul til sine Folk, som stod hos ham: »Hør dog, I Benjaminiter! Vil Isajs Søn give eder alle sammen Marker og Vingaarde eller gøre eder alle til Tusind— og Hundredførere,
And Saul said to his servants that stood by him, Hear now, ye sons of Benjamin, will the son of Jessae indeed give all of you fields and vineyards, and will he make you all captains of hundreds and captains of thousands?
8 siden I alle har sammensvoret eder imod mig, og ingen lod mig det vide, da min Søn sluttede Pagt med Isajs Søn? Ingen af eder havde Medfølelse med mig og lod mig vide, at min Søn havde faaet min Træl til at optræde som min Fjende, som han nu gør.«
That ye are conspiring against me, and there is no one that informs me, whereas my son has made a covenant with the son of Jessae, and there is no one of you that is sorry for me, or informs me, that my son has stirred up my servant against me for an enemy, as [it is] this day?
9 Da tog Edomiten Doeg, der stod blandt Sauls Folk, Ordet og sagde: »Jeg saa, at Isajs Søn kom til Ahimelek, Ahitubs Søn, i Nob,
And Doec the Syrian who was over the mules of Saul answered and said, I saw the son of Jessae as he came to Nomba to Abimelech son of Achitob the priest.
10 og han raadspurgte HERREN for ham og gav ham Rejsetæring og Filisteren Goliats Sværd!«
And [the priest] enquired of God for him, and gave him provision, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
11 Da sendte Kongen Bud og lod Præsten Ahimelek, Ahitubs Søn, hente tillige med hele hans Fædrenehus, Præsterne i Nob; og da de alle var kommet til Kongen,
And the king sent to call Abimelech son of Achitob and all his father's sons, the priests that were in Nomba; and they all came to the king.
12 sagde Saul: »Hør nu, Ahitubs Søn!« Han svarede: »Ja, Herre!«
And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Achitob. And he said, Lo! I [am here], speak, [my] lord.
13 Da sagde Saul til ham: »Hvorfor sammensvor du og Isajs Søn eder imod mig? Du gav ham jo Brød og Sværd og raadspurgte Gud for ham, saa at han kunde optræde som min Fjende, som han nu gør!«
And Saul said to him, Why have thou and the son of Jessae conspired against me, that thou shouldest give him bread and a sword, and shouldest enquire of God for him, to raise him up against me as an enemy, as [he is] this day?
14 Ahimelek svarede Kongen: »Hvem blandt alle dine Folk er saa betroet som David? Han er jo Kongens Svigersøn, Øverste for din Livvagt og højt æret i dit Hus?
And he answered the king, and said, And who [is] there among all thy servants faithful as David, and [he is] a son-in-law of the king, and [he is] executor of all thy commands, and [is] honourable in thy house?
15 Er det første Gang, jeg har raadspurgt Gud for ham? Det være langt fra! Kongen maa ikke lægge sin Træl eller hele mit Fædrenehus noget til Last, thi din Træl kendte ikke det mindste til noget af dette!«
Have I begun to-day to enquire of God for him? By no means: let not the king bring a charge against his servant, and against thee whole of my father's house; for thy servant knew not in all these matters anything great or small.
16 Men Kongen sagde: »Du skal dø, Ahimelek, du og hele dit Fædrenehus!«
And king Saul said, Thou shalt surely die, Abimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.
17 Og Kongen sagde til Vagten, som stod hos ham: »Træd frem og dræb HERRENS Præster; thi de staar ogsaa i Ledtog med David, og skønt de vidste, at han var paa Flugt, gav de mig ikke Underretning derom!« Men Kongens Folk vilde ikke lægge Haand paa HERRENS Præster.
And the king said to the footmen that attended on him, Draw nigh and slay the priests of the Lord, because their hand [is] with David, and because they knew that he fled, and they did not inform me. But the servants of the king would not lift their hands to fall upon the priest of the Lord.
18 Da sagde Kongen til Doeg: »Træd du saa frem og stød Præsterne ned!« Da traadte Edomiten Doeg frem og stødte Præsterne ned; han dræbte den Dag femogfirsindstyve Mænd, som bar Efod.
And the king said to Doec, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests: and Doec the Syrian turned, and slew the priests of the Lord in that day, three hundred and five men, all wearing an ephod.
19 Og Nob, Præsternes By, lod Kongen hugge ned med Sværdet. Mænd og Kvinder, Børn og diende, Hornkvæg, Æsler og Faar.
And he smote Nomba the city of the priest with the edge of the sword, both man, and woman, infant and suckling, and calf, and ox, and sheep.
20 Kun een af Ahimeleks, Ahitubs Søns, Sønner ved Navn Ebjatar undslap og flygtede til David.
And one son of Abimelech son of Achitob escapes, and his name [was] Abiathar, and he fled after David.
21 Og Ebjatar fortalte David, at Saul havde dræbt HERRENS Præster.
And Abiathar told David that Saul had slain all the priests of the Lord.
22 Da sagde David til Ebjatar: »Jeg vidste dengang, at naar Edomiten Doeg var der, vilde han give Saul Underretning derom! Jeg bærer Skylden for hele dit Fædrenehus's Død.
And David said to Abiathar, I knew it in that day, that Doec the Syrian would surely tell Saul: I am guilty of the death of the house of thy father.
23 Bliv hos mig, frygt ikke! Den, som staar dig efter Livet, staar mig efter Livet, thi du staar under min Varetægt.«
Dwell with me; fear not, for wherever I shall seek a place [of safety] for my life, I will also seek a place for thy life, for thou art safely guarded [while] with me.
