2 Samuel 12
1 Og HERREN sendte Natan til David. Da han kom ind til ham, sagde han: »Der boede to Mænd i samme By, en rig og en fattig.
Then the Lord sent Nathan vnto Dauid, who came to him, and sayd vnto him, There were two men in one citie, the one riche, and the other poore.
2 Den rige havde Smaakvæg og Hornkvæg i Mængde,
The rich man had exceeding many sheepe and oxen:
3 medens den fattige ikke ejede andet end et eneste lille Lam, som han havde købt og opdrættet, og som var vokset op hos ham sammen med hans Børn; det aad af hans Brød, drak af hans Bæger og laa i hans Skød og var ham som en Datter.
But the poore had none at all, saue one litle sheepe which he had bought, and nourished vp: and it grew vp with him, and with his children also, and did eate of his owne morsels, and dranke of his owne cup, and slept in his bosome, and was vnto him as his daughter.
4 Men da den rige Mand engang fik Besøg, ømmede han sig ved at tage noget af sit eget Smaakvæg eller Hornkvæg og tillave det til den vejfarende Mand, som var kommet til ham, men tog den fattige Mands Lam og tillavede det til sin Gæst!«
Now there came a stranger vnto the rich man, who refused to take of his owne sheepe, and of his owne oxen to dresse for the stranger that was come vnto him, but tooke the poore mans sheepe, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
5 Da blussede Davids Vrede heftigt op mod den Mand, og han sagde til Natan: »Saa sandt HERREN lever: Den Mand, som gjorde det, er dødsens,
Then Dauid was exceeding wroth with the man, and sayde to Nathan, As the Lord liueth, the man that hath done this thing, shall surely dye,
6 og Lammet skal han erstatte firefold, fordi han handlede saa hjerteløst!«
And he shall restore the lambe foure folde, because he did this thing, and had no pitie thereof.
7 Men Natan sagde til David: »Du er Manden! Saa siger HERREN, Israels Gud: Jeg salvede dig til Konge over Israel, og jeg friede dig af Sauls Haand;
Then Nathan sayd to Dauid, Thou art the man. Thus sayth the Lord God of Israel, I anoynted thee King ouer Israel, and deliuered thee out of the hand of Saul,
8 jeg gav dig din Herres Hus, lagde din Herres Hustruer i din Favn og gav dig Israels og Judas Hus; og var det for lidet, vilde jeg have givet dig endnu mere, baade det ene og det andet.
And gaue thee thy lordes house, and thy lords wiues into thy bosome, and gaue thee the house of Israel, and of Iudah, and would moreouer (if that had bene too litle) haue giuen thee such and such things.
9 Hvorfor har du da ringeagtet HERRENS Ord og gjort, hvad der er ondt i hans Øjne? Hetiten Urias har du dræbt med Sværdet; hans Hustru har du taget til Ægte, og ham har du slaaet ihjel med Ammoniternes Sværd.
Wherefore hast thou despised the commandement of the Lord, to doe euill in his sight? thou hast killed Vriah the Hittite with ye sworde, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slaine him with the sworde of the children of Ammon.
10 Saa skal nu Sværdet aldrig vige fra dit Hus, fordi du ringeagtede mig og tog Hetiten Urias's Hustru til Ægte.
Now therefore the sworde shall neuer depart from thine house, because thou hast despised me, and taken the wife of Vriah the Hittite to be thy wife.
11 Saa siger HERREN: Se, jeg lader Ulykke komme over dig fra dit eget Hus, og jeg tager dine Hustruer bort for Øjnene af dig og giver dem til en anden, som skal ligge hos dine Hustruer ved højlys Dag.
Thus sayth the Lord, Behold, I will rayse vp euil against thee out of thine owne house, and will take thy wiues before thine eyes, and giue them vnto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wiues in the sight of this sunne.
12 Thi du handlede i det skjulte, men jeg vil opfylde dette Ord i hele Israels Paasyn og ved højlys Dag!«
For thou diddest it secretly: but I will doe this thing before all Israel, and before the sunne.
13 Da sagde David til Natan: »Jeg har syndet mod HERREN!« Og Natan sagde til David: »Saa har HERREN ogsaa tilgivet dig din Synd; du skal ikke dø.
Then Dauid sayde vnto Nathan, I haue sinned against the Lord. And Nathan sayde vnto Dauid, The Lord also hath put away thy sinne, thou shalt not die.
14 Men fordi du ved denne Gerning har vist Foragt for HERREN, skal Sønnen, som er født dig, visselig dø!«
Howbeit because by this deede thou hast caused the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the childe that is borne vnto thee shall surely die.
15 Derpaa gik Natan til sit Hus. Og HERREN ramte det Barn, Urias's Hustru havde født David, med Sygdom.
So Nathan departed vnto his house: and the Lord stroke the childe that Vriahs wife bare vnto Dauid, and it was sicke.
16 Da søgte David Gud for Barnet, holdt Faste og gik hen og lagde sig om Natten paa Jorden i Sæk.
Dauid therefore besought God for the childe, and fasted and went in, and lay all night vpon the earth.
17 De ældste i hans Hus kom til ham for at faa ham til at rejse sig, men han vilde ikke, og han holdt ikke Maaltid sammen med dem.
Then the Elders of his house arose to come vnto him, and to cause him to rise from the groud: but he would not, neither did he eate meate with them.
18 Syvendedagen døde Barnet; men Davids Folk turde ikke lade ham vide, at Barnet var død, thi de tænkte: »Da Barnet levede, vilde han ikke laane os Øre, naar vi talte til ham; hvor kan vi da nu sige til ham, at Barnet er død? Han kunde gøre en Ulykke!«
So on the seuenth day the child dyed: and the seruants of Dauid feared to tell him that the childe was dead: for they sayde, Beholde, while the childe was aliue, we spake vnto him, and he woulde not hearken vnto our voyce: how then shall we say vnto him, The childe is dead, to vexe him more?
19 Men da David saa, at hans Folk hviskede sammen, skønnede han, at Barnet var død. Saa spurgte David sine Folk: »Er Barnet død?« Og de svarede: »Ja, han er død!«
But when Dauid sawe that his seruantes whispered, Dauid perceiued that the childe was dead: therefore Dauid sayde vnto his seruants, Is the childe dead? And they sayd, He is dead.
20 Da rejste David sig fra Jorden, tvættede og salvede sig, tog andre Klæder paa og gik ind i HERRENS Hus og bad; saa gik han hjem, forlangte at faa Mad sat frem og spiste.
Then Dauid arose from the earth, and washed and anoynted himselfe, and changed his apparell, and came into the house of the Lord, and worshipped, and afterward came to his owne house, and bade that they should set bread before him, and he did eate.
21 Da sagde hans Folk til ham: »Hvorledes er det dog, du bærer dig ad? Medens Barnet endnu levede, fastede du og græd; og nu da Barnet er død, rejser du dig og spiser!«
Then saide his seruants vnto him, What thing is this, that thou hast done? thou diddest fast and weepe for the childe while it was aliue, but when the childe was dead, thou diddest rise vp, and eate meate.
22 Han svarede: »Saa længe Barnet levede, fastede jeg og græd; thi jeg tænkte: Maaske er HERREN mig naadig, saa Barnet bliver i Live.
And he sayde, While the childe was yet aliue, I fasted, and wept: for I sayde, Who can tell whether God will haue mercy on me, that the childe may liue?
23 Men hvorfor skulde jeg faste, nu han er død? Kan jeg bringe ham tilbage igen? Jeg gaar til ham, men han kommer ikke tilbage til mig!«
But now being dead, wherefore shoulde I now fast? Can I bring him againe any more? I shall goe to him, but he shall not returne to me.
24 Derpaa trøstede David sin Hustru Batseba, og efter at han var gaaet ind til hende og havde ligget hos hende, fødte hun en Søn, som han kaldte Salomo, og ham elskede HERREN.
And Dauid comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in vnto her, and lay with her, and she bare a sonne, and he called his name Salomon: also the Lord loued him.
25 Han overgav ham til Profeten Natan, og paa HERRENS Ord kaldte denne ham Jedidja.
For the Lord had sent by Nathan the Prophet: therefore he called his name Iedidiah, because the Lord loued him.
26 Joab angreb imidlertid Rabba i Ammon og indtog Vandbyen.
Then Ioab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and tooke the citie of the kingdome.
27 Derpaa sendte Joab Bud til David og lod sige: »Jeg har angrebet Rabba og indtaget Vandbyen;
Therefore Ioab sent messengers to Dauid, saying, I haue fought against Rabbah, and haue taken the citie of waters.
28 kald nu Resten af Hæren sammen, saa du kan belejre Byen og indtage den, for at det ikke skal blive mig, der indtager den og faar mit Navn udraabt over den!«
Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and besiege the city, that thou mayest take it, lest the victorie be attributed to me.
29 Da samlede David hele Hæren og drog til Rabba, angreb og indtog det.
So Dauid gathered al the people together, and went against Rabbah, and besieged it, and tooke it.
30 Og han tog Kronen af Milkoms Hoved; den var af Guld og vejede en Talent; der var en Ædelsten paa den, og den blev sat paa Davids Hoved. Et vældigt Bytte fra Byen førte han med sig,
And he tooke their Kings crowne from his head, (which weighed a talent of golde, with precious stones) and it was set on Dauids head: and he brought away the spoyle of the citie in exceeding great abundance.
31 og Indbyggerne slæbte han bort, satte dem til Savene, Jernhakkerne og Jernøkserne og lod dem trælle ved Teglovnene. Saaledes gjorde han ved alle Ammoniternes Byer. Derpaa vendte David og hele Hæren tilbage til Jerusalem.
And he carryed away the people that was therein, and put them vnder sawes, and vnder yron harowes, and vnder axes of yron, and cast them into the tyle kylne: euen thus did he with all the cities of the children of Ammon. Then Dauid and all the people returned vnto Ierusalem.
