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;
It came about, when David and his men had come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had made a raid upon the Negev and on Ziklag. They attacked Ziklag, burned it,
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 captured the women and everyone who was in it, both small and great. They killed no one, but carried them off as they 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.
When David and his men came to the city, it was burned, and their wives, their sons, and their daughters were taken captive.
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 raised their voices 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.
David's two wives were taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelite woman, 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;
David was greatly distressed, for the people were talking about stoning him, for all the people were bitter in spirit, each man for his sons and daughters; but David strengthened himself in Yahweh, his God.
7 og David sagde til Præsten Ebjatar, Ahimeleks Søn: »Bring mig Efoden hid!« Og Ebjatar bragte David den.
David said to Abiathar son of Ahimelech, the priest, “I beg you, bring the ephod here for me.” Abiathar brought the ephod 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!«
David prayed to Yahweh for direction, saying, “If I pursue after this troop, will I overtake them?” Yahweh answered him, “Pursue, for you will certainly overtake them, and you will surely recover everything.”
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 who were with him; they came to the brook Besor, where those who were left behind stayed.
10 men David begyndte Forfølgelsen med 400 Mand, medens 200 Mand, som var for udmattede til at gaa over Besorbækken, blev tilbage.
But David kept pursuing, he and four hundred men; for two hundred had stayed behind, who were so weak that they could not go over the brook 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;
They found an Egyptian in a field and brought him to David; they gave him bread, and he ate; 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 they gave him a piece of a cake of figs and two clusters of raisins. When he had eaten, he gained strength again, 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.
David said to him, “To whom do you belong? Where do you come from?” He said, “I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; 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 on the Negev of the Kerethites, and what belongs to Judah, and the Negev of Caleb, and we burned Ziklag.”
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!«
David said to him, “Will you bring me down to this raiding party?” The Egyptian said, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or betray me up into the hands of my master, and I will bring you down to this raiding party.”
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.
When the Egyptian had brought David down, the raiders were spread out over all the ground, eating and drinking and dancing because of all the booty they had taken out of the land of the Philistines and from 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.
David attacked them from the twilight to the evening of the next day. Not a man escaped except for four hundred young men, who rode on camels and fled.
18 Og David reddede alt, hvad Amalekiterne havde røvet, ogsaa sine to Hustruer.
David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken; and David rescued 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.
Nothing was missing, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither booty, nor anything that the raiders had taken for themselves. David brought back everything.
20 Da tog de alt Smaakvæget og Hornkvæget og drev det hen for David og sagde: »Her er Davids Bytte!«
David took all the flocks and the herds, which the men drove ahead of the other cattle. They said, “This is David's booty.”
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.
David came to the two hundred men who had been too weak to follow him, the ones the others had made to stay at the brook Besor. These men went ahead to meet David and the people who were with him. When David came to these people, he greeted 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!«
Then all the wicked men and worthless fellows among those who had gone with David said, “Because these men did not go with us, we will not give them any of the booty that we have recovered. Except that each man may take his wife and children, lead them away, and go.”
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 David said, “You must not act like this, my brothers, with what Yahweh has given to us. He has preserved us and given into our hand the raiders who came against us.
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!«
Who will listen to you in this matter? For as the share is for anyone who goes into battle, so also will the share be for anyone who waits by the baggage; they will share and 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.
It has been so from that day to this day, for David made it a statute and a decree for Israel.
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!«
When David came to Ziklag, he sent some of the booty to the elders of Judah, to his friends, saying, “See, here is a present for you from the booty from Yahweh's enemies.”
27 Det var til dem i Betel, i Ramot i Sydlandet, i Jattir,
He also sent some to the elders who were in Bethel, and to those who were in Ramoth of the South, and to those who were in Jattir,
28 dem i Ar'ara, i Sifmot, i Esjtemoa,
and to those who were in Aroer, and to those who were in Siphmoth, and to those who were in Eshtemoa.
29 i Karmel, i Jerame'eliternes Byer, i Keniternes Byer,
He also sent some to the elders who were in Rakal, and to those who were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to those who were in the cities of the Kenites,
30 i Horma, i Bor-Asjan, i Atak,
and to those who were in Hormah, and to those who were in Bor Ashan, and to those who were in Athak,
31 i Hebron, og ligeledes til alle de andre Steder, hvor David havde færdedes med sine Mænd.
and to those who were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men habitually went.
