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.

Samuel died; and all Israel gathered themselves together and mourned for him, and buried him at his house at Ramah. Then David arose and went down to the wilderness of Paran.

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.

There was a man in Maon whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great. He had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats; and he was shearing his sheep 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.

Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail. This woman was intelligent and had a beautiful face; but the man was surly and evil in his doings. He was of the house of Caleb.

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

David heard in the wilderness that Nabal 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

David sent ten young men; and David said to the young men, “Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name.

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

Tell him, ‘Long life to you! Peace be to you! Peace be to your house! Peace be to all that you have!

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;

Now I have heard that you have shearers. Your shepherds have now been with us, and we didn’t harm them. Nothing was missing 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 young men, and they will tell you. Therefore let the young men find favour in your eyes, for we come on a good day. Please give whatever comes to your hand to your servants and to your son David.’”

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

When David’s young men came, they spoke to Nabal all those words in the name of David, and waited.

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.

Nabal answered David’s servants and said, “Who is David? Who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants who break away from their masters these days.

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?«

Shall I then take my bread, my water, and my meat that I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men who I don’t know where they come from?”

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

So David’s young men turned on their way and went back, and came and told him all 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.

David said to his men, “Every man put on his sword!” Every man put on his sword. David also put on his sword. About four hundred men followed David, and two hundred stayed by the baggage.

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,

But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying, “Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to greet our master; and he insulted 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.

But the men were very good to us, and we were not harmed, and we didn’t miss anything as long as we went with them, when we were in the fields.

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

They were a wall to us both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.

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!«

Now therefore know and consider what you will do; for evil is determined against our master and against all his house, for he is such a worthless fellow that 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

Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread, two containers of wine, five sheep ready dressed, five seahs of parched grain, one hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on donkeys.

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

She said to her young men, “Go on before me. Behold, I am coming after you.” But she didn’t tell her husband, Nabal.

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.

As she rode on her donkey, and came down hidden by the mountain, behold, David and his men came down towards 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.

Now David had said, “Surely in vain I have kept all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained to him. He has returned 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!«

God do so to the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that belongs to him by the morning light so much as one who urinates on a wall.”

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,

When Abigail saw David, she hurried and got off her donkey, and fell before David on her face and bowed herself 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!

She fell at his feet and said, “On me, my lord, on me be the blame! Please let your servant speak in your ears. Hear 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.

Please don’t let my lord pay attention to this worthless fellow, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name, and folly is with him; but I, your servant, didn’t see my lord’s young men whom you sent.

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!

Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD lives and as your soul lives, since the LORD has withheld you from blood guiltiness and from avenging yourself with your own hand, now therefore let your enemies and those who seek evil to my lord be as Nabal.

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

Now this present which your servant has brought to my lord, let it be given to the young men who follow 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.

Please forgive the trespass of your servant. For the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord fights the LORD’s battles. Evil will not be found in you all your days.

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!

Though men may rise up to pursue you and to seek your soul, yet the soul of my lord will be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD your God. He will sling out the souls of your enemies as from a sling’s pocket.

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

It will come to pass, when the LORD has done to my lord according to all the good that he has spoken concerning you, and has appointed you prince 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!«

that this shall be no grief to you, nor offence of heart to my lord, either that you have shed blood without cause, or that my lord has avenged himself. When the LORD has dealt well with my lord, then remember your servant.”

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

David said to Abigail, “Blessed is the LORD, the God of Israel, who sent you today 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!

Blessed is your discretion, and blessed are you, who have kept me today from blood guiltiness, and from avenging myself with my own hand.

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!«

For indeed, as the LORD the God of Israel lives, who has withheld me from harming you, unless you had hurried and come to meet me, surely there wouldn’t have been left to Nabal by the morning light so much as one who urinates on a wall.”

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.«

So David received from her hand that which she had brought him. Then he said to her, “Go up in peace to your house. Behold, I have listened to your voice and have granted your request.”

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.

Abigail came to Nabal; and behold, he held a feast in his house like the feast of a king. Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk. Therefore she told him nothing until 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;

In the morning, when the wine had gone out of Nabal, his wife told him these things; 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.

About ten days later, the LORD struck Nabal, so that 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.

When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Blessed is the LORD, who has pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and has kept back his servant from evil. The LORD has returned the evildoing of Nabal on his own head.” David sent and spoke concerning Abigail, to take her to himself as 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!«

When David’s servants had come to Abigail to Carmel, they spoke to her, saying, “David has sent us to you, to take you to him as 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!«

She arose and bowed herself with her face to the earth, and said, “Behold, your servant is a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.”

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.

Abigail hurriedly arose and rode on a donkey with her five maids who followed her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.

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

David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they both became his wives.

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

Now Saul had given Michal his daughter, David’s wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was of Gallim.