1 Samuel 26

1 Zifiterne kom til Saul i Gibea og sagde: »Mon ikke David holder sig skjult i Gibeat-Hakila over for Jesjimon!«

The Ziphites came to Saul to Gibeah, saying, “Doesn’t David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert?”

2 Da brød Saul op og drog ned til Zifs Ørken med 3000 udsøgte Mænd af Israel for at søge efter David i Zifs Ørken;

Then Saul arose and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.

3 og han slog Lejr i Gibeat-Hakila østen for Jesjimon ved Vejen, medens David opholdt sig i Ørkenen. Da David erfarede, at Saul var draget ind i Ørkenen for at forfølge ham,

Saul encamped in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert, by the way. But David stayed in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.

4 udsendte han Spejdere og fik at vide, at Saul var kommet til Nakon.

David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul had certainly come.

5 Da stod David op og begav sig til det Sted, hvor Saul havde lejret sig, og David fik Øje paa det Sted, hvor Saul og hans Hærfører Abner, Ners Søn, laa; det var i Vognborgen, Saul laa, og hans Folk var lejret rundt om ham.

Then David arose and came to the place where Saul had encamped; and David saw the place where Saul lay, with Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his army. Saul lay within the place of the wagons, and the people were encamped around him.

6 Og David tog til Orde og sagde til Hetiten Ahimelek og til Joabs Broder Abisjaj, Zerujas Søn: »Hvem vil følge mig ned til Saul i Lejren?« Abisjaj svarede: »Det vil jeg!«

Then David answered and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab, saying, “Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp?” Abishai said, “I will go down with you.”

7 Saa kom David og Abisjaj om Natten til Hæren, og se, Saul laa og sov i Vognborgen med sit Spyd stukket i Jorden ved sit Hovedgærde, medens Abner og Krigerne laa rundt om ham.

So David and Abishai came to the people by night; and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the place of the wagons, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the people lay around him.

8 Da sagde Abisjaj til David: »Gud har i Dag givet din Fjende i din Haand! Lad mig nagle ham til Jorden med hans Spyd, saa jeg ikke skal behøve at gøre det om!«

Then Abishai said to David, “God has delivered up your enemy into your hand today. Now therefore please let me strike him with the spear to the earth at one stroke, and I will not strike him the second time.”

9 Men David svarede Abisjaj: »Gør ham ikke noget ondt! Thi hvem lægger ustraffet Haand paa HERRENS Salvede?«

David said to Abishai, “Don’t destroy him, for who can stretch out his hand against the LORD’s anointed, and be guiltless?”

10 Og David sagde endvidere: »Nej, saa sandt HERREN lever, HERREN selv vil ramme ham; hans Time kommer, eller han vil blive revet bort, naar han drager i Krigen.

David said, “As the LORD lives, the LORD will strike him; or his day shall come to die, or he shall go down into battle and perish.

11 HERREN lade det være langt fra mig at lægge Haand paa HERRENS Salvede! Men tag nu Spydet ved hans Hovedgærde og Vandkrukken, og lad os saa gaa vor Vej!«

The LORD forbid that I should stretch out my hand against the LORD’s anointed; but now please take the spear that is at his head and the jar of water, and let’s go.”

12 Saa tog David Spydet og Vandkrukken fra Sauls Hovedgærde, og de gik deres Vej, uden at nogen saa eller mærkede det eller vaagnede; thi de sov alle, eftersom en tung Søvn fra HERREN var faldet over dem.

So David took the spear and the jar of water from Saul’s head, and they went away. No man saw it, or knew it, nor did any awake; for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from the LORD had fallen on them.

13 Derpaa gik David over paa den anden Side og stillede sig langt borte paa Toppen af Bjerget, saa at der var langt imellem dem.

Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of the mountain far away, a great space being between them;

14 Saa raabte han til Krigerne og Abner, Ners Søn: »Svarer du ikke, Abner?« Abner svarede: »Hvem er det, som kalder paa Kongen?«

and David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, “Don’t you answer, Abner?” Then Abner answered, “Who are you who calls to the king?”

15 David sagde til Abner: »Er du ikke en Mand? Og hvem er din Lige i Israel? Hvorfor vogtede du da ikke din Herre Kongen? Thi en af Krigerne kom for at gøre din Herre Kongen Men.

David said to Abner, “Aren’t you a man? Who is like you in Israel? Why then have you not kept watch over your lord the king? For one of the people came in to destroy your lord the king.

16 Der har du ikke baaret dig vel ad! Saa sandt HERREN lever: I er dødsens, I, som ikke vogtede eders Herre, HERRENS Salvede! Se nu efter: Hvor er Kongens Spyd og Vandkrukken, som stod ved hans Hovedgærde?«

This thing isn’t good that you have done. As the LORD lives, you are worthy to die, because you have not kept watch over your lord, the LORD’s anointed. Now see where the king’s spear is, and the jar of water that was at his head.”

17 Da kendte Saul Davids Røst, og han sagde: »Er det din Røst, min Søn David?« David svarede: »Ja, Herre Konge!«

Saul recognised David’s voice, and said, “Is this your voice, my son David?” David said, “It is my voice, my lord, O king.”

18 Og han føjede til: »Hvorfor forfølger min Herre dog sin Træl? Hvad har jeg gjort, og hvad ondt har jeg øvet?

He said, “Why does my lord pursue his servant? For what have I done? What evil is in my hand?

19 Maatte min Herre Kongen nu høre sin Træls Ord! Hvis det er HERREN, der har ægget dig imod mig, saa lad ham faa Duften af en Offergave. Men er det Mennesker, da være de forbandet for HERRENS Aasyn, fordi de nu har drevet mig bort, saa at jeg er udelukket fra HERRENS Arvelod, og fordi de har sagt til mig: Gaa bort og dyrk fremmede Guder!

Now therefore, please let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it is so that the LORD has stirred you up against me, let him accept an offering. But if it is the children of men, they are cursed before the LORD; for they have driven me out today that I shouldn’t cling to the LORD’s inheritance, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods!’

20 Nu beder jeg: Lad ikke mit Blod væde Jorden fjernt fra HERRENS Aasyn! Israels Konge er jo draget ud for at staa mig efter Livet, som naar Ørnen jager en Agerhøne paa Bjergene!«

Now therefore, don’t let my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of the LORD; for the king of Israel has come out to seek a flea, as when one hunts a partridge in the mountains.”

21 Da sagde Saul: »Jeg har syndet; kom tilbage, min Søn David! Thi jeg vil ikke mer gøre dig noget ondt, eftersom mit Liv i Dag var dyrebart i dine Øjne. Se, jeg har handlet som en Daare og gjort mig skyldig i en saare stor Vildfarelse!«

Then Saul said, “I have sinned. Return, my son David; for I will no more do you harm, because my life was precious in your eyes today. Behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.”

22 David svarede: »Se, her er Kongens Spyd; lad en af Folkene komme herover og hente det.

David answered, “Behold the spear, O king! Let one of the young men come over and get it.

23 Men HERREN vil gengælde enhver hans Retfærdighed og Troskab; HERREN gav dig i Dag i min Haand, men jeg vilde ikke lægge Haand paa HERRENS Salvede!

The LORD will render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; because the LORD delivered you into my hand today, and I wouldn’t stretch out my hand against the LORD’s anointed.

24 Men som dit Liv i Dag var agtet højt i mine Øjne, maatte saaledes mit Liv være agtet højt i HERRENS Øjne, saa at han frier mig fra al Nød!«

Behold, as your life was respected today in my eyes, so let my life be respected in the LORD’s eyes, and let him deliver me out of all oppression.”

25 Da sagde Saul til David: »Velsignet være du, min Søn David! For dig lykkes alt, hvad du tager dig for!« Derpaa gik David sin Vej, og Saul vendte tilbage til sit Hjem.

Then Saul said to David, “You are blessed, my son David. You will both do mightily, and will surely prevail.” So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place.