1 Samuel 25

1 Da Samuel var død, samledes hele Israel og holdt Klage over ham; og man jordede ham i hans Hjem i Rama. Derpaa brød David op og drog ned til Maons Ørken.

And Samuel died, and all Israel assembled, and bewailed him, and they bury him in his house in Armathaim: and David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Maon.

2 I Maon boede en Mand, som havde sin Bedrift i Karmel; denne Mand var hovedrig, han havde 3000 faar og 1000 Geder; og han var netop i Karmel til Faareklipning.

And there was a man in Maon, and his flocks were in Carmel, and [he was] a very great man; and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand she-goats: and he happened to be shearing his flock in Carmel.

3 Manden hed Nabal, hans Hustru Abigajil; hun var en klog og smuk Kvinde, medens Manden var haard og ond. Han var Kalebit.

And the man's name [was] Nabal, and his wife's name [was] Abigaia: and his wife [was] of good understanding and very beautiful in person: but the man [was] harsh, and evil in his doings, and the man [was] churlish.

4 Da David ude i Ørkenen hørte, at Nabal havde Faareklipning,

And David heard in the wilderness, that Nabal the Carmelite was shearing his sheep.

5 sendte han ti af sine Folk af Sted og sagde til dem: »Gaa op til Karmel, og naar I kommer til Nabal, saa hils ham fra mig

And David sent ten young men, and he said to the young men, Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and ask him in my name how he is.

6 og sig til min Broder: Fred være med dig, Fred være med dit Hus, og Fred være med alt, hvad dit er!

And thus shall you say, May you and your house seasonably prosper, and all your be in prosperity.

7 Jeg har hørt, at du har Faareklipning. Nu har dine Hyrder opholdt sig hos os; vi har ikke fornærmet dem, og de har intet mistet, i al den Tid de har været i Karmel;

And now, behold, I have heard that your shepherds who were with is in the wilderness are shearing your sheep, and we hindered them not, neither did we demand any thing from them all the time they were in Carmel.

8 spørg kun dine Folk, saa skal de fortælle dig det. Fat Godhed for Folkene! Vi kommer jo til en Festdag; giv dine Trælle og din Søn David, hvad du vil unde os!«

Ask your servants, and they will tell you. Let then your servants find grace in your eyes, for we are come on a good day; give we pray you, whatever your hand may find, to your son David.

9 Davids Folk kom hen og sagde alt dette til Nabal fra David og biede saa paa Svar.

So the servants come and speak these words to Nabal, according to all these words in the name of David.

10 Men Nabal svarede Davids Folk: »Hvem er David, hvem er Isajs Søn? Nu til Dags er der saa mange Trælle, der løber fra deres Herre.

And Nabal sprang up, and answered the servants of David, and said, Who [is] David? and who [is] the son of Jessae? Now-a-days there is abundance of servants who depart every one from his master.

11 Skulde jeg tage mit Brød, min Vin og mit Slagtekvæg, som jeg har slagtet til mine Faareklippere, og give det til Mænd, jeg ikke ved, hvor er fra?«

And shall I take my bread, and my wine, and my beasts that I have slain for my shearers, and shall I give them to men of whom I know not whence they are?

12 Saa begav Davids Folk sig paa Hjemvejen, og da de kom tilbage, fortalte de ham det hele:

So the servants of David turned back, and returned, and came and reported to David according to these words.

13 Da sagde David til sine Folk: »Spænd alle eders Sværd ved Lænd!« Da spændte de alle deres Sværd om, ogsaa David. Og henved 400 Mand fulgte David, medens 200 blev ved Trosset.

And David said to his men, Gird on every man his sword. And they went up after David, about four hundred men: and two hundred abode with the stuff.

14 Men en af Folkene fortalte Nabals Hustru Abigajil det og sagde: »David sendte Bud fra Ørkenen for at hilse paa vor Herre; men han overfusede dem,

And one of the servants reported to Abigaia the wife of Nabal, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our lord; but he turned away from them.

15 skønt de Mænd har været meget gode mod os og ikke fornærmet os, og vi har intet mistet, i al den Tid vi færdedes sammen med dem, da vi var ude i Marken.

And the men were very good to us; they did not hinder us, neither did they demand from us any thing all the days that we were with them.

16 De var en Mur om os baade Nat og Dag, i al den Tid vi vogtede Smaakvæget i Nærheden af dem.

And when we were in the field, they were as a wall round about us, both by night and by day, all the days that we were with them feeding the flock.

17 Se nu til, hvad du vil gøre, thi Ulykken hænger over Hovedet paa vor Herre og hele hans Hus; han selv er jo en Usling, man ikke kan tale med!«

And now do you consider, and see what you will do; for mischief is determined against our lord and against his house; and he [is] a vile character, and one can’t speak to him.

18 Saa gik Abigajil straks hen og tog 200 Brød, to Dunke Vin, fem tillavede Faar, fem Sea ristet Korn, 100 Rosinkager og 200 Figenkager, lagde det paa Æslerne

And Abigaia hasted, and took two hundred loaves, and two vessels of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five ephahs of fine flour, and one homer of dried grapes, and two hundred cakes of figs, and put them upon asses.

19 og sagde til sine Karle: »Gaa i Forvejen, jeg kommer bagefter!« Men sin Mand Nabal sagde hun intet derom.

And she said to her servants, Go on before me, and behold I come after you: but she told not her husband.

20 Som hun nu paa sit Æsel red ned ad Vejen i Skjul af Bjerget, kom David og hans Mænd ned imod hende, saa hun mødte dem.

And it came to pass when she had mounted her ass and was going down by the covert of the mountain, behold, David and his men came down to meet her, and she met them.

21 Men David havde sagt: »Det er slet ingen Nytte til, at jeg i Ørkenen har værnet om alt, hvad den Mand ejede, saa intet deraf gik tabt; han har gengældt mig godt med ondt.

And David said, Perhaps I have kept all his possessions in the wilderness that he should wrong me, and we did not order the taking anything of all his goods; yet he has rewarded me evil for good.

22 Gud ramme David baade med det ene og det andet, om jeg levner noget mandligt Væsen af alt, hvad hans er, til Morgenens Frembrud!«

So God do to David and more also, if I leave one male of all that belong to Nabal until the morning.

23 Da Abigajil fik Øje paa David, sprang hun straks af Æselet og kastede sig ned for David paa sit Ansigt, bøjede sig til Jorden,

And Abigaia saw David, and she hasted and alighted from her ass; and she felt before David on her face, and did obeisance to him, [bowing] to the ground

24 faldt ned for hans Fødder og sagde: »Skylden er min, Herre! Lad din Trælkvinde tale til dig og hør din Trælkvindes Ord!

[even] to his feet, and said, On me, my lord, be my wrong: let, I pray you, your servant speak in your ears, and hear you the words of your servant.

25 Min Herre maa ikke regne med den Usling til Nabal! Han svarer til sit Navn; Nabal hedder han, og fuld af Daarskab er han; men jeg, din Trælkvinde, saa ikke min Herres Folk, som du sendte hid.

Let not my lord, I pray you, take to heart this pestilent man, for according to his name, so is he; Nabal [is] his name, and folly [is] with him: but I your handmaid saw not the servants of my lord whom you did send.

26 Men nu, min Herre, saa sandt HERREN lever, og saa sandt du lever, du, hvem HERREN har holdt fra at paadrage dig Blodskyld og tage dig selv til Rette: Maatte det gaa dine Fjender og dem, som pønser paa ondt mod min Herre, som Nabal!

And now, my lord, [as] the Lord lives, and your soul lives, as the Lord has kept you from coming against innocent blood, and from executing vengeance for yourself, now therefore let your enemies, and those that seek evil against my lord, become as Nabal.

27 Lad nu Folkene, som følger min Herre, faa denne Gave, som din Trælkvinde bringer min Herre.

And now accept this token of goodwill, which your servant has brought to my lord, and you shall give it to the servants that wait on my lord.

28 Tilgiv dog din Trælkvinde hendes Brøde; thi HERREN vil visselig bygge min Herre et Hus, som skal staa, eftersom min Herre fører HERRENS Krige, og der ikke har været noget ondt at finde hos dig, saa længe du har levet.

Remove, I pray you, the trespass of your servant; for the Lord will surely make for my lord a sure house, for the Lord fights the battles of my lord, and there shall no evil be ever found in you.

29 Og skulde nogen rejse sig for at forfølge dig og staa dig efter Livet, maatte da min Herres Liv være bundet i de levendes Knippe hos HERREN din Gud; men dine Fjenders Liv slynge han bort med Slyngeskaalen!

And [if] a man shall rise up persecuting you and seeking your life, yet shall the life of my lord be bound up in the bundle of life with the Lord God, and you shall whirl the life of your enemies [as] in the midst of a sling.

30 Naar HERREN saa for min Herre opfylder alt det gode, han lovede dig, og sætter dig til Fyrste over Israel,

And it shall be when the Lord shall have wrought for my lord all the good things he has spoken concerning you, and shall appoint you to be ruler over Israel;

31 da faar du ikke dette at bebrejde dig selv, og min Herre faar ikke Samvittighedsnag af, at han uden Grund udgød Blod, og at min Herre tog sig selv til Rette. Og naar HERREN gør vel imod min Herre, kom da din Trælkvinde i Hu!«

then this shall not be an abomination and offense to my lord, to have shed innocent blood without cause, and for my lord to have avenged himself: and so may the Lord do good to my lord, and you shall remember your handmaid to do her good.

32 Da sagde David til Abigajil: »Priset være HERREN, Israels Gud, som i Dag sendte mig dig i Møde,

And David said to Abigaia, Blessed [be] the Lord God of Israel, who sent you this very day to meet me:

33 priset være din Klogskab, og priset være du selv, som i bag holdt mig fra at paadrage mig Blodskyld og tage mig selv til Rette!

and blessed [be] your conduct, and blessed [be] you, who have hindered me this very day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself.

34 Men saa sandt HERREN, Israels Gud, lever, som holdt mig fra at gøre dig Men: Hvis du ikke var ilet mig i Møde, var ikke et mandligt Væsen levnet Nabal til i Morgen!«

But surely as the Lord God of Israel lives, who hindered me this day from doing you harm, if you had not hasted and come to meet me, then I said, There shall [surely] not be left to Nabal till the morning one male.

35 Og David modtog af hende, hvad hun havde bragt ham, og sagde til hende: »Gaa op til dit Hus i Fred! Jeg har laant dig Øre og opfyldt dit Ønske.«

And David took of her hand all that she brought to him, and said to her, Go in peace to your house: see, I have listened to your voice, and accepted your petition.

36 Da Abigajil kom hjem til Nabal, holdt han netop i sit Hus et Gæstebud som en Konges; og da han var glad og stærkt beruset, sagde hun ham ikke det mindste, før det dagedes.

And Abigaia came to Nabal: and, behold, he had a banquet in this house, as the banquet of a king, and the heart of Nabal [was] merry within him, and he [was] very drunken: and she told him nothing great or small till the morning light.

37 Men om Morgenen, da Nabals Rus var ovre, fortalte hans Hustru ham Sagen. Da lammedes Hjertet i hans Bryst, og han blev som Sten;

And it came to pass in the morning, when Nabal recovered from his wine, his wife told him these words; and his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.

38 og en halv Snes Dage efter slog HERREN Nabal, saa han døde.

And it came to pass after about ten days, that the Lord struck Nabal, and he died.

39 Da David fik at vide, at Nabal var død, sagde han: »Lovet være HERREN, som har hævnet den Krænkelse, Nabal tilføjede mig, og holdt sin Tjener fra at gøre ondt; HERREN har ladet Nabals Ondskab falde tilbage paa hans eget Hoved!« Derpaa sendte David Bud og bejlede til Abigajil.

And David heard it and said, Blessed [be] the Lord, who has judged the cause of my reproach at the hand of Nabal, and has delivered his servant from the power of evil; and the Lord has returned the mischief of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and spoke concerning Abigaia, to take her to himself for a wife.

40 Og da Davids Trælle kom til Abigajil i Karmel, talte de saaledes til hende: »David har sendt os til dig for at bejle til dig!«

So the servants of David came to Abigaia to Carmel, and spoke to her, saying, David has sent us to you, to take you to himself for a wife.

41 Da rejste hun sig, bøjede sig med Ansigtet mod Jorden og sagde: »Din Tjenerinde er rede til at blive min Herres Trælkvinde og tvætte hans Trælles Fødder!«

And she arose, and did reverence with her face to the earth, and said, Behold, your servant [is] for an handmaid to wash the feet of your servants.

42 Saa stod Abigajil hastigt op og satte sig paa sit Æsel, og hendes fem Piger ledsagede hende; og hun fulgte med Davids Sendebud og blev hans Hustru.

And Abigaia arose, and mounted her ass, and five damsels followed her: and she went after the servants of David, and became his wife.

43 Desuden havde David ægtet Ahinoam fra Jizre'el. Saaledes blev de begge to hans Hustruer.

And David took Achinaam out of Jezrael, and they were both his wives.

44 Men Saul gav sin Datter Mikal, Davids Hustru, til Palti, Lajisj's Søn, fra Gallim.

And Saul gave Melchol his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti the son of Amis who was of Romma.