1 Samuel 23

1 Da fik David at vide, at Filisterne belejrede Ke'ila og plyndrede Tærskepladserne.

And they sent word to David, saying, The Philistines are fighting against Keilah and taking the grain from the grain-floors.

2 Og David raadspurgte HERREN: »Skal jeg drage hen og slaa Filisterne der?« HERREN svarede David; »Drag hen og slaa Filisterne og befri Ke'ila!«

So David, questioning the Lord, said, Am I to go and make an attack on these Philistines? And the Lord said to David, Go and make an attack on the Philistines so that Keilah may be kept from falling into their hands.

3 Men Davids Mænd sagde til ham: »Se, vi lever i stadig Frygt her i Juda; kan der saa være Tale om, at vi skal drage til Ke'ila mod Filisternes Slagrækker?«

And David's men said to him, Even here in Judah we are full of fear: how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?

4 Da raadspurgte David paa ny HERREN, og HERREN svarede ham: »Drag ned til Ke'ila, thi jeg giver Filisterne i din Haand!«

Then David put the question to the Lord again, and the Lord answering said, Up! go down to Keilah; for I will give the Philistines into your hands.

5 David og hans Mænd drog da til Ke'ila, angreb Filisterne, bortførte deres Kvæg og tilføjede dem et stort Nederlag. Saaledes befriede David Ke'ilas Indbyggere.

So David and his men went to Keilah, and had a fight with the Philistines, and took away their cattle, and put them to the sword with great destruction. So David was the saviour of the people of Keilah.

6 Dengang Ebjatar, Ahimeleks Søn, flygtede til David — han drog med David ned til Ke'ila — havde han Efoden med.

Now when Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech, went in flight to David, he came down to Keilah with the ephod in his hand.

7 Da Saul fik at vide, at David var kommet til Ke'ila, sagde han: »Gud har givet ham i min Haand! Thi han lukkede sig selv inde, da han gik ind i en By med Porte og Slaaer.«

And news was given to Saul that David had come to Keilah. And Saul said, Now God has given him into my hands; for by going into a walled town with locked doors, he has let himself be shut in.

8 Derfor stævnede Saul hele Folket sammen for at drage ned til Ke'ila og omringe David og hans Mænd.

And Saul sent for all the people to come to the fight, and go down to Keilah to make an attack on David and his men.

9 Da David hørte, at Saul pønsede paa ondt imod ham, sagde han til Præsten Ebjatar: »Bring Efoden hid!«

And it was clear to David that Saul had evil designs against him, and he said to Abiathar the priest, Come here with the ephod.

10 Derpaa sagde David: »HERRE, Israels Gud! Din Tjener har hørt, at Saul har i Sinde at gaa mod Ke'ila og ødelægge Byen for min Skyld.

Then David said, O Lord, the God of Israel, news has been given to your servant that it is Saul's purpose to come to Keilah and send destruction on the town because of me.

11 Vil Folkene i Ke'ila overgive mig i Sauls Haand? Vil Saul drage herned, som din Tjener har hørt? HERRE, Israels Gud, kundgør din Tjener det!« HERREN svarede: »Ja, han vil!«

And now, is it true, as they have said to me, that Saul is coming? O Lord, the God of Israel, give ear to your servant, and say if these things are so. And the Lord said, He is coming down.

12 Saa spurgte David: »Vil Folkene i Ke'ila overgive mig og mine Mænd til Saul?« HERREN svarede: »Ja, de vil!«

Then David said, Will the men of Keilah give me and my men up to Saul? and the Lord said, They will give you up.

13 Da brød David op med sine Mænd, henved 600 i Tal, og de drog bort fra Ke'ila og flakkede om fra Sted til Sted. Men da Saul fik at vide, at David var sluppet bort fra Ke'ila, opgav han sit Togt.

Then David and his men, about six hundred of them, went out of Keilah, and got away wherever they were able to go. And Saul, hearing that David had got away from Keilah, did not go there.

14 Nu opholdt David sig i Ørkenen paa Klippehøjderne og i Bjergene i Zifs Ørken. Og Saul efterstræbte ham hele Tiden, men Gud gav ham ikke i hans Haand.

And David kept in the waste land, in safe places, waiting in the hill-country in the waste land of Ziph. And Saul was searching for him every day, but God did not give him up into his hands.

15 Og David saa, at Saul var draget ud for at staa ham efter Livet. Medens David var i Horesj i Zifs Ørken,

And David was full of fear, in the knowledge that Saul had come out to take his life; and David was in the waste land of Ziph, in Horesh.

16 begav Sauls Søn Jonatan sig til David i Horesj og styrkede hans Kraft i Gud,

And Saul's son Jonathan went to David in Horesh, and made his hands strong in God;

17 idet han sagde til ham: »Frygt ikke! Min Fader Sauls Arm skal ikke naa dig. Du bliver Konge over Israel og jeg den næste efter dig; det ved min Fader Saul ogsaa!«

And said to him, Have no fear, for Saul my father will not get you into his power; and you will be king of Israel, and I will be by your side, and my father Saul is certain of this.

18 Derpaa indgik de to en Pagt for HERRENS Aasyn, og David blev i Horesj, medens Jonatan drog hjem.

And the two of them made an agreement before the Lord: and David went on living in Horesh, and Jonathan went back to his house.

19 Men nogle Zifiter gik op til Saul i Gibea og sagde: »David holder sig skjult hos os paa Klippehøjderne ved Horesj i Gibeat-Hakila sønden for Jesjimon.

Then the Ziphites came up to Gibeah to see Saul, and said, Is not David living secretly among us in the strong places in Horesh, in the hill of Hachilah to the south of the waste land?

20 Saa kom nu herned, Konge, som du længe har ønsket; det skal da være vor Sag at overgive ham til Kongen!«

So now, O king, have your soul's desire and come down, and we, for our part, will give him up into the king's hands.

21 Saul svarede: »HERREN velsigne eder, fordi I har Medfølelse med mig!

And Saul said, The Lord's blessing will be yours, for you have had pity on me.

22 Gaa nu hen og pas fremdeles paa og opspor, hvor han kommer hen paa sin ilsomme Færd; thi man har sagt mig, at han er meget snu.

Go now, and take more steps, and see where he is living: for they say that he is expert in deceit.

23 Opspor alle de Skjulesteder, hvor han gemmer sig, og vend tilbage til mig med paalidelig Underretning; saa vil jeg følge med eder, og hvis han er i Landet, skal jeg opsøge ham iblandt alle Judas Tusinder!«

So take care to get knowledge of all the secret places where he is taking cover, and be certain to come back to me, and I will go with you: and without doubt, if he is anywhere in the land, I will get him, among all the families of Judah.

24 Da brød de op og drog forud for Saul til Zif. Men David var dengang med sine Mænd i Maons Ørken i Lavningen sønden for Jesjimon.

And they went back and came to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the waste land of Maon, in the dry land south of the waste land.

25 Saa drog Saul og hans Mænd ud for at opsøge ham, og da David kom under Vejr dermed, drog han ned til den Klippe, som ligger i Maons Ørken; men da det kom Saul for Øre, fulgte han efter David i Maons Ørken.

And Saul and his men went in search of him. And David had word of it, so he came down to the rock in the waste land of Maon. And Saul, hearing of this, went after David into the waste land of Maon.

26 Saul gik med sine Mænd paa den ene Side af Bjerget, medens David med sine Mænd var paa den anden, og David fik travlt med at slippe bort fra Saul. Men som Saul og hans Mænd var ved at omringe og gribe David og hans Mænd,

And Saul and his men went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men went on the other: and David's purpose was to get away as quickly as possible, for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men were making a circle round David and his men in order to take them.

27 kom der et Sendebud og sagde til Saul: »Skynd dig og kom! Filisterne har gjort Indfald i Landet!«

But a man came to Saul saying, Be quick and come; for the Philistines have made an attack on the land.

28 Saul opgav da at forfølge David og drog mod Filisterne. Derfor kalder man det Sted Malekots Klippe.

So turning back from going after David, Saul went against the Philistines: so that place was named Sela-hammah-lekoth.

29 Derpaa drog David op til Klippehøjderne ved En-Gedi og opholdt sig der.

And from there, David went up and took cover in the safe place of En-gedi.