1 Samuel 30
1 Da David og hans Mænd Tredjedagen efter kom til Ziklag, var Amalekiterne faldet ind i Sydlandet og Ziklag, og de havde indtaget Ziklag og stukket det i Brand;
And it came to pass, when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had made a raid upon the south, and upon Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag and burned it with fire;
2 Kvinderne og alle, som var der, smaa og store, havde de taget til Fange; de havde ingen dræbt, men ført dem med sig, da de drog bort.
and had taken the women captives that were in it; both great and small: they had put none to death, but had carried them off, and went on their way.
3 Da David og hans Mænd kom til Byen, se, da var den nedbrændt og deres Hustruer, Sønner og Døtre taget til Fange.
And David and his men came to the city, and behold, it was burnt with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters were taken captives.
4 Da brast David og hans Krigere i lydelig Graad, og de græd, til de ikke kunde mere.
Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
5 Ogsaa Davids to Hustruer Ahinoam fra Jizre'el og Abigajil, Karmeliten Nabals Hustru, var taget til Fange.
And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jizreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
6 Og David kom i stor Vaande, thi Folkene tænkte paa at stene ham, da de alle græmmede sig over deres Sønner eller Døtre. Men David søgte Styrke hos HERREN sin Gud;
And David was greatly distressed; for the people spoke of stoning him; for the soul of all the people was embittered, every man because of his sons and because of his daughters; but David strengthened himself in Jehovah his God.
7 og David sagde til Præsten Ebjatar, Ahimeleks Søn: »Bring mig Efoden hid!« Og Ebjatar bragte David den.
And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, Bring near to me, I pray thee, the ephod. And Abiathar brought the ephod near to David.
8 Da raadspurgte David HERREN: »Skal jeg sætte efter denne Røverskare? Kan jeg indhente den?« Han svarede: »Sæt efter den; thi du skal indhente den og bringe Redning!«
And David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he said to him, Pursue; for thou shalt assuredly overtake [them] and shalt certainly recover.
9 Saa drog David af Sted med de 600 Mand, som var hos ham, og de kom til Besorbækken, hvor de, som skulde lades tilbage, blev staaende;
So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and they came to the torrent Besor; and those that were left stayed behind.
10 men David begyndte Forfølgelsen med 400 Mand, medens 200 Mand, som var for udmattede til at gaa over Besorbækken, blev tilbage.
And David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred stayed behind, who were too exhausted to go over the torrent Besor.
11 Og de fandt en Ægypter liggende paa Marken; ham tog de med til David og gav ham Brød at spise og Vand at drikke;
And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he ate; and they gave him water to drink,
12 desuden gav de ham en Figenkage og to Rosinkager. Da han havde spist, kom han til Kræfter; thi han havde hverken spist eller drukket i hele tre Døgn.
and gave him a piece of fig-cake and two raisin-cakes, and he ate, and his spirit came again to him; for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, for three days and three nights.
13 David spurgte ham da: »Hvem tilhører du, og hvor er du fra?« Han svarede: »Jeg er en ung Ægypter, Træl hos en Amalekit; min Herre efterlod mig her, da jeg for tre Dage siden blev syg.
And David said to him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant of an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days ago I fell sick.
14 Vi gjorde Indfald i det kretiske Sydland, i Judas Omraade og i Kalebs Sydland, og Ziklag stak vi i Brand.«
We made a raid against the south of the Cherethites, and against what [belongs] to Judah, and against the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.
15 Da sagde David til ham: »Vil du vise mig Vej til denne Røverskare?« Han svarede: »Tilsværg mig ved Gud, at du hverken vil dræbe mig eller udlevere mig til min Herre, saa vil jeg vise dig Vej til den!«
And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this troop? And he said, Swear to me by God, that thou wilt neither put me to death nor deliver me up into the hand of my master, and I will bring thee down to this troop.
16 Saa viste han dem Vej, og de traf dem spredte rundt om i hele Egnen i Færd med at spise og drikke og holde Fest paa hele det store Bytte, de havde taget fra Filisterlandet og Judas Land.
And he brought him down, and behold, they were spread over the whole land, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.
17 David huggede dem da ned fra Dæmring til Aften; og ingen af dem undslap undtagen 400 unge Mænd, som svang sig paa Kamelerne og flygtede.
And David smote them from the twilight even to the evening of the next day; and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, who rode upon camels, and fled.
18 Og David reddede alt, hvad Amalekiterne havde røvet, ogsaa sine to Hustruer.
And David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken: and David recovered his two wives.
19 Og der savnedes intet, hverken smaat eller stort, hverken Byttet eller Sønnerne og Døtrene eller noget af, hvad de havde taget med; det hele bragte David tilbage.
And there was nothing missed by them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil nor anything that they had taken: David brought all back.
20 Da tog de alt Smaakvæget og Hornkvæget og drev det hen for David og sagde: »Her er Davids Bytte!«
And David took all the flocks and the herds, [which] they drove before the other cattle, and said, This is David's spoil.
21 Da David kom til de 200 Mand, som havde været for udmattede til at følge ham, og som han havde ladet blive ved Besorbækken, gik de David og hans Folk i Møde, og David gik hen til Folkene og hilste paa dem.
And David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow David, and whom they had left behind at the torrent Besor; and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him; and David drew near to the people and saluted them.
22 Men alle ildesindede Niddinger blandt dem, som havde fulgt David, tog til Orde og sagde: »De fulgte os ikke, derfor vil vi intet give dem af Byttet, vi har reddet; kun deres Hustruer og Børn maa de tage med hjem!«
And all the wicked men, and [men] of Belial, of those that had gone with David, answered and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them [aught] of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead [them] away and depart.
23 David sagde: »Saaledes maa I ikke gøre, nu da HERREN har været gavmild imod os og skærmet os og givet Røverskaren, som overfaldt os, i vor Haand.
Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which Jehovah has given us, who has preserved us, and given the troop that came against us into our hand.
24 Hvem er der vel, som vil følge eder i det? Nej, den, der drog i Kampen, og den, der blev ved Trosset, skal have lige Del, de skal dele med hinanden!«
And who will hearken to you in this matter? For as his share is that goes down to the battle, so shall his share be that abides by the baggage: they shall share alike.
25 Og derved blev det baade den Dag og siden; han gjorde det til Lov og Ret i Israel, som det er den Dag i bag.
And it was [so] from that day forward; and he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
26 Da David kom til Ziklag, sendte han noget af Byttet til de Ældste i Juda, som var hans Venner, med det Bud: »Her er en Gave til eder af Byttet, der er taget fra HERRENS Fjender!«
And David came to Ziklag, and he sent of the spoil to the elders of Judah, to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of Jehovah:
27 Det var til dem i Betel, i Ramot i Sydlandet, i Jattir,
to those in Bethel, and to those in south Ramoth, and to those in Jattir,
28 dem i Ar'ara, i Sifmot, i Esjtemoa,
and to those in Aroer, and to those in Siphmoth, and to those in Eshtemoa,
29 i Karmel, i Jerame'eliternes Byer, i Keniternes Byer,
and to those in Rachal, and to those in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to those in the cities of the Kenites,
30 i Horma, i Bor-Asjan, i Atak,
and to those in Hormah, and to those in Chor-ashan, and to those in Athach,
31 i Hebron, og ligeledes til alle de andre Steder, hvor David havde færdedes med sine Mænd.
and to those in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men went about.
