1 Samuel 29

1 Filisterne samlede hele deres Hær i Afek, medens Israel havde slaaet lejr om Kilden ved Jizre'el.

Now the Philistines collected all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites encamped by a fountain which [is] in Jezreel.

2 Og Filisternes Fyrster rykkede frem med deres Hundreder og Tusinder, og sidst kom David og hans Mænd sammen med Akisj.

And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rear with Achish.

3 Da sagde Filisternes Høvdinger: »Hvad skal de Hebræere her?« Akisj svarede: »Det er jo David, Kong Saul af Israels Tjener, som nu allerede har været hos mig et Par Aar, og jeg har ikke opdaget noget mistænkeligt hos ham, siden han gik over til mig.«

Then said the princes of the Philistines, What [do] these Hebrews [here]? And Achish said to the princes of the Philistines, [Is] not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who hath been with me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell [to me] to this day?

4 Men Filisternes Høvdinger blev vrede paa ham og sagde: »Send den Mand tilbage til det Sted, du har anvist ham. Han maa ikke drage i Kamp med os, for at han ikke skal vende sig imod os under Slaget; thi hvorledes kan denne Mand bedre vinde sin Herres Gunst end med disse Mænds Hoveder?

And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said to him, Make this man return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he should be an adversary to us: for with what would he reconcile himself to his master? [would it] not [be] with the heads of these men?

5 Det var jo David, om hvem man sang under Dans: Saul slog sine Tusinder, men David sine Titusinder!«

[Is] not this David, of whom they sung one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

6 Da lod Akisj David kalde og sagde til ham: »Saa sandt HERREN lever: Du er redelig, og jeg er vel tilfreds med, at du gaar ud og ind hos mig i Lejren, thi jeg har ikke opdaget noget mistænkeligt hos dig, siden du kom til mig; men Fyrsterne er ikke glade for dig.

Then Achish called David, and said to him, Surely, [as] the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host [is] good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee from the day of thy coming to me to this day: nevertheless the lords favor thee not.

7 Vend nu derfor tilbage og gaa bort i Fred, for at du ikke skal gøre noget, som mishager Filisternes Fyrster!«

Therefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines.

8 Da sagde David til Akisj: »Hvad har jeg gjort, og hvad har du opdaget hos din Træl, fra den Dag jeg traadte i din Tjeneste, siden jeg ikke maa drage hen og kæmpe mod min Herre Kongens Fjender?«

And David said to Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant, so long as I have been with thee to this day, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king.

9 Akisj svarede David: »Du ved, at du er mig kær som en Guds Engel, men Filisternes Høvdinger siger: Han maa ikke drage med os i Kampen!

And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou [art] good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding, the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.

10 Gør dig derfor rede i Morgen tidlig tillige med din Herres Folk, som har fulgt dig, og gaa til det Sted, jeg har anvist eder; tænk ikke ilde om mig, thi du er mig kær; gør eder rede i Morgen tidlig og drag af Sted, saa snart det bliver lyst!«

Wherefore now rise early in the morning with thy master's servants that are come with thee: and as soon as ye shall have risen early in the morning, and have light, depart.

11 David og hans Mænd begav sig da tidligt næste Morgen paa Hjemvejen til Filisternes Land, medens Filisterne drog op til Jizre'el.

So David and his men rose early to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.