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.

David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father’s house heard [it], they went down thither to him.

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 every one [that was] in distress, and every one that [was] in debt, and every one [that was] discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain 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 went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, [and be] with you, till I know what God will do for 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 brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that 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 the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.

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.

When Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that [were] with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants [were] standing about 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,

Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, [and] make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;

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 all of you have conspired against me, and [there is] none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and [there is] none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at 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,

Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.

10 og han raadspurgte HERREN for ham og gav ham Rejsetæring og Filisteren Goliats Sværd!«

And he enquired of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals, 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,

Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father’s house, the priests that [were] in Nob: and they came all of them to the king.

12 sagde Saul: »Hør nu, Ahitubs Søn!« Han svarede: »Ja, Herre!«

And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I [am], 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 unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast enquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at 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?

Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who [is so] faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king’s son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine 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!«

Did I then begin to enquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute [any] thing unto his servant, [nor] to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.

16 Men Kongen sagde: »Du skal dø, Ahimelek, du og hele dit Fædrenehus!«

And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, 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 unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also [is] with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests 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 Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.

19 Og Nob, Præsternes By, lod Kongen hugge ned med Sværdet. Mænd og Kvinder, Børn og diende, Hornkvæg, Æsler og Faar.

And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.

20 Kun een af Ahimeleks, Ahitubs Søns, Sønner ved Navn Ebjatar undslap og flygtede til David.

And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.

21 Og Ebjatar fortalte David, at Saul havde dræbt HERRENS Præster.

And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the LORD’s priests.

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 unto Abiathar, I knew [it] that day, when Doeg the Edomite [was] there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occasioned [the death] of all the persons of thy father’s house.

23 Bliv hos mig, frygt ikke! Den, som staar dig efter Livet, staar mig efter Livet, thi du staar under min Varetægt.«

Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou [shalt be] in safeguard.