2 Samuel 11
1 Næste Aar, ved den Tid Kongerne drager i Krig, sendte David Joab ud med sine Folk og hele Israel, og de hærgede Ammoniternes Land og belejrede Rabba. David blev derimod selv i Jerusalem.
And it comes to pass, at the revolution of the year—at the time of the going out of the messengers—that David sends Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel, and they destroy the sons of Ammon, and lay siege against Rabbah, but David is dwelling in Jerusalem.
2 Saa skete det en Aftenstund, da David havde rejst sig fra sit Leje og vandrede paa Kongepaladsets Tag, at han fik Øje paa en Kvinde, der var i Færd med at bade sig; og Kvinden, var meget smuk.
And it comes to pass, at evening-time, that David rises from off his bed, and walks up and down on the roof of the king’s house, and sees a woman bathing from the roof, and the woman [is] of very good appearance,
3 David sendte da Bud for at forhøre sig om hende, og der blev sagt: »Det er vist Batseba, Eliams Datter, Hetiten Urias's Hustru!«
and David sends and inquires about the woman, and [someone] says, “Is this not Bathsheba, daughter of Eliam, wife of Uriah the Hittite?”
4 Saa lod David hende hente, og da hun kom til ham, laa han hos hende; hun havde lige renset sig efter sin Urenhed. Derefter vendte hun hjem igen.
And David sends messengers, and takes her, and she comes to him, and he lies with her—and she is purifying herself from her uncleanness—and she turns back to her house;
5 Men da Kvinden blev frugtsommelig, sendte hun Bud til David og lod sige: »Jeg er frugtsommelig!«
and the woman conceives, and sends, and declares [it] to David, and says, “I [am] conceiving.”
6 Da sendte David det Bud til Joab: »Send Hetiten Urias til mig!« Og Joab sendte Urias til David.
And David sends to Joab, [saying], “Send Uriah the Hittite to me,” and Joab sends Uriah to David;
7 Da Urias kom, spurgte David, hvorledes det stod til med Joab og Hæren, og hvorledes det gik med Krigen.
and Uriah comes to him, and David asks of the prosperity of Joab, and of the prosperity of the people, and of the prosperity of the war.
8 Derpaa sagde David til Urias: »Gaa nu ned til dit Hus og tvæt dine Fødder!« Urias gik da ud af Kongens Palads, og en Gave fra Kongen blev sendt efter ham;
And David says to Uriah, “Go down to your house, and wash your feet”; and Uriah goes out of the king’s house, and there goes out a gift from the king after him,
9 men Urias lagde sig ved Indgangen til Kongens Palads hos sin Herres Folk og gik ikke ned til sit Hus.
and Uriah lies down at the opening of the king’s house, with all the servants of his lord, and has not gone down to his house.
10 Da David fik at vide, at Urias ikke var gaaet ned til sit Hus, sagde han til ham: »Kommer du ikke lige fra Rejsen? Hvorfor gaar du saa ikke ned til dit Hus?«
And they declare [it] to David, saying, “Uriah has not gone down to his house”; and David says to Uriah, “Have you not come from a journey? Why have you not gone down to your house?”
11 Urias svarede David: »Arken og Israel og Juda bor i Hytter, og min Herre Joab og min Herres Trælle ligger lejret paa aaben Mark; skulde jeg da gaa til mit Hus for at spise og drikke og søge min Hustrus Leje? Saa sandt HERREN lever, og saa sandt du lever, jeg gør det ikke!«
And Uriah says to David, “The ark, and Israel, and Judah, are abiding in shelters, and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamping on the face of the field; and should I go to my house to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? [By] your life and the life of your soul—if I do this thing.”
12 Da sagde David til Urias: »Saa bliv her i Dag; i Morgen vil jeg lade dig rejse!« Urias blev da i Jerusalem den Dag.
And David says to Uriah, “Also abide in this [place] today, and tomorrow I send you away”; and Uriah abides in Jerusalem on that day and on the next day,
13 Næste Dag indbød David ham til at spise og drikke hos sig og fik ham beruset. Men om Aftenen gik han ud og lagde sig paa sit Leje hos sin Herres Folk; til sit Hus gik han ikke ned.
and David calls for him, and he eats before him, and drinks, and he causes him to drink, and he goes out in the evening to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, and he has not gone down to his house.
14 Næste Morgen skrev David et Brev til Joab og sendte det med Urias.
And it comes to pass in the morning that David writes a letter to Joab and sends [it] by the hand of Uriah;
15 I Brevet skrev han: »Sæt Urias der, hvor Kampen er haardest, og lad ham i Stikken, saa han kan blive dræbt!«
and he writes in the letter, saying, “Place Uriah in front of the face of the most severe battle, and you have turned back from after him, and he has been struck, and has died.”
16 Joab, der var ved at belejre Byen, satte da Urias paa en Plads, hvor han vidste, der stod tapre Mænd over for ham:
And it comes to pass in Joab’s watching of the city, that he appoints Uriah to the place where he knew that valiant men [were];
17 og da Mændene i Byen gjorde Udfald og angreb Joab, faldt nogle af Folket, af Davids Mænd; ogsaa Hetiten Urias faldt.
and the men of the city go out and fight with Joab, and [some] of the people, from the servants of David, fall; and Uriah the Hittite also dies.
18 Da sendte Joab David Melding om hele Slagets Gang,
And Joab sends and declares to David all the matters of the war,
19 og han gav Sendebudet den Befaling: »Naar du har givet Kongen Beretning om hele Slagets Gang,
and commands the messenger, saying, “At your finishing all the matters of the war to speak to the king,
20 kan det være, at Kongen bruser op i Vrede og siger til dig: Hvorfor kom I Byen saa nær i Slaget? I maatte jo vide, at der vilde blive skudt oppe fra Muren!
then, it has been, if the king’s fury ascends, and he has said to you, Why did you draw near to the city to fight? Did you not know that they shoot from off the wall?
21 Hvem var det, der dræbte Abimelek, Jerubba'als Søn? Var det ikke en Kvinde, som kastede en Møllesten ned paa ham fra Muren, saa han fandt sin Død i Tebez? Hvorfor kom I Muren saa nær? Saa skal du sige: Ogsaa din Træl Hetiten Urias faldt!«
Who struck Abimelech son of Jerubbesheth? Did a woman not cast a piece of a rider from the wall on him, and he dies in Thebez? Why did you draw near to the wall? That you have said, Also—your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead.”
22 Saa drog Budet af Sted og kom og meldte David alt, hvad Joab havde paalagt ham, hele Slagets Gang. Da blussede Davids Vrede op mod Joab, og han sagde til Budet: »Hvorfor kom I Byen saa nær i Slaget? I maatte jo vide, at der vilde blive skudt oppe fra Muren! Hvem var det, der dræbte Abimelek, Jerubba'als Søn? Var det ikke en Kvinde, som kastede en Møllesten ned paa ham fra Muren, saa han fandt sin Død i Tebez? Hvorfor kom I Muren saa nær?«
And the messenger goes, and comes in, and declares to David all that with which Joab sent him,
23 Budet sagde til David: »Mændene var os overlegne og rykkede ud imod os paa aaben Mark, men vi trængte dem tilbage til Portens Indgang;
and the messenger says to David, “Surely the men have been mighty against us, and come out to us into the field, and we are on them to the opening of the gate,
24 saa skød Bueskytterne oppe fra Muren paa dine Trælle, og nogle af Kongens Trælle faldt; ogsaa din Træl Hetiten Urias faldt!«
and those shooting shoot at your servants from off the wall, and [some] of the servants of the king are dead, and also, your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead.”
25 Da sagde David til Budet: »Sig til Joab: Du skal ikke græmme dig over den Ting; thi Sværdet fortærer snart den ene, snart den anden; fortsæt med Kraft Kampen mod Byen og riv den ned! Med de Ord skal du sætte Mod i ham!«
And David says to the messenger, “Thus you say to Joab, Do not let this thing be evil in your eyes; for thus and thus the sword devours; strengthen your warfare against the city, and throw it down; so you strengthen him.”
26 Da Urias's Hustru hørte, at hendes Mand var faldet, holdt hun Dødeklage over sin Ægtefælle.
And the wife of Uriah hears that her husband Uriah [is] dead, and laments for her lord;
27 Men da Sørgetiden var omme, lod David hende hente til sit Hus, og hun blev hans Hustru og fødte ham en Søn. Men det, David havde gjort, var ondt i HERRENS Øjne.
and the mourning passes by, and David sends and gathers her to his house, and she is to him for a wife, and bears a son to him; and the thing which David has done is evil in the eyes of YHWH.
