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 goeth thence, and is escaped unto the cave of Adullam, and his brethren hear, and all the house of his father, and go down unto him thither;

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 gather themselves unto him do every man in distress, and every man who hath an exactor, and every man bitter in soul, and he is over them for head, and there are 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 goeth thence to Mizpeh of Moab, and saith unto the king of Moab, 'Let, I pray thee, my father and my mother go out with you, till that I know what God doth 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 leadeth them before the king of Moab, and they dwell with him all the days of David's being in the fortress.

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 saith unto David, 'Thou dost not abide in a fortress, go, and thou hast entered for thee the land of Judah;' and David goeth and entereth 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.

And Saul heareth that David hath become known, and the men who [are] with him, and Saul is abiding in Gibeah, under the grove in Ramah, and his spear [is] in his hand, and all his servants standing by 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 saith to his servants who are standing by him, 'Hear, I pray you, ye Benjamites; also to all of you doth the son of Jesse give fields and vineyards! all of you he doth appoint heads of thousands and heads 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.«

for ye have conspired all of you against me, and there is none uncovering mine ear about my son's covenanting with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you grieving for me, and uncovering mine ear, that my son hath raised 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,

And answer doth Doeg the Edomite, who is set over the servants of Saul, and saith, 'I have seen the son of Jesse coming in to Nob, unto Ahimelech son of Ahitub,

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

and he asketh for him at Jehovah, and provision hath given to him, and the sword of Goliath the Philistine hath given to him.

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 sendeth to call Ahimelech son of Ahitub, the priest, and all the house of his father, the priests, who [are] in Nob, and they come all of them unto the king;

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

and Saul saith, 'Hear, I pray thee, son of Ahitub;' and he saith, 'Here [am] I, 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 saith unto him, 'Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, by thy giving to him bread and a sword, and to ask for him at God, to 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?

And Ahimelech answereth the king and saith, 'And who among all thy servants [is] as David — faithful, and son-in-law of the king, and hath turned aside unto thy council, and is honoured 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!«

To-day have I begun to ask for him at God? far be it from me! let not the king lay anything against his servant, against any of the house of my father, for thy servant hath known nothing of all this, less or more.'

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

And the king saith, 'Thou dost surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all the house of thy father.'

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 saith to runners, those standing by him, 'Turn round, and put to death the priests of Jehovah, because their hand also [is] with David, and because they have known that he is fleeing, and have not uncovered mine ear;' and the servants of the king have not been willing to put forth their hand to come against the priests of Jehovah.

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 saith to Doeg, 'Turn round thou, and come against the priests;' and Doeg the Edomite turneth round, and cometh himself against the priests, and putteth to death in that day eighty and five men bearing 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, he hath smitten by the mouth of the sword, from man even unto woman, from infant even unto suckling, and ox, and ass, and sheep, by the mouth of the sword.

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

And there escapeth one son of Ahimelech, son of Ahitub, and his name [is] Abiathar, and he fleeth after David,

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

and Abiathar declareth to David that Saul hath slain the priests of Jehovah.

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 saith to Abiathar, 'I have known on that day when Doeg the Edomite [is] there, that he doth certainly declare [it] to Saul; I have brought [it] round to every person 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 he who seeketh my life seeketh thy life; for a charge [art] thou with me.'