2 Samuel 17
1 Derpaa sagde Akitofel til Absalom; »Lad mig udvælge 12 000 Mand og bryde op i Nat og sætte efter David.
Moreover Achithophel said unto Abshalom, Do let me now select twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night;
2 Naar jeg overfalder ham, medens han er udmattet og modfalden, kan jeg indjage ham Skræk, og alle hans Folk vil flygte, saa at jeg kan fælde Kongen uden at røre nogen anden;
And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak-handed, and will terrify him; so that all the people that are with him will flee; and I will smite the king alone;
3 saa bringer jeg hele Folket tilbage til dig, som en Brud vender tilbage til sin Mand. Du attraar jo dog kun en enkelt Mands Liv, og hele Folket vil da være uskadt!«
And I will bring back all the people unto thee: when all return [except] the man whom thou seekest, all the people will be in peace.
4 Det Forslag tiltalte Absalom og alle Israels Ældste.
And the thing was pleasing in the eyes of Abshalom, and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel.
5 Men Absalom sagde: »Kald dog ogsaa Arkiten Husjaj hid, for at vi ogsaa kan høre, hvad han raader til!«
Then said Abshalom, Do call now also Chushai the Arkite, and let us hear what he likewise beareth in his mouth.
6 Da Husjaj kom ind, sagde Absalom til ham: »Det og det har Akitofel sagt; skal vi følge hans Raad? Hvis ikke, saa sig du din Mening!«
And when Chushai was come to Abshalom, Abshalom said unto him, as followeth, Such words as these hath Achithophel spoken: shall we do after his words? if not, do thou speak.
7 Husjaj svarede Absalom: »Denne Gang er Akitofels Raad ikke godt!«
And Chushai said unto Abshalom, The counsel that Achithophel hath given at this time is not good.
8 Og Husjaj sagde fremdeles: »Du ved, at din Fader og hans Mænd er Helte, og bitre i Hu er de som en Bjørn paa Marken, hvem Ungerne er taget fra; desuden er din Fader en rigtig Kriger, som ikke lægger sig til Hvile om Natten med Folkene.
And Chushai said, Thou well knowest thy father and his men, that they are mighty men, and are of an embittered spirit, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is also a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
9 For Øjeblikket holder han sig sikkert skjult i en Kløft eller et andet Sted; falder der nu straks i Begyndelsen nogle af Folkene, vil det rygtes, og man vil sige, at Absaloms Tilhængere har lidt Nederlag;
Behold, he is now hidden in some one of the pits, or in some one of the [other] places: and it will come to pass, when some of them should fall at the first onset, that whosoever heareth it would say, There hath been slaughter among the people that follow Abshalom.
10 og da bliver selv den tapre, hvis Mod er som Løvens, forsagt; thi hele Israel ved, at din Fader er en Helt og hans Ledsagere tapre Mænd.
And he also that is most valiant, whose heart is as the heart of the lion, would become quite discouraged; for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they who are with him are valiant persons.
11 Mit Raad er derfor: Lad hele Israel fra Dan til Be'ersjeba samles om dig, talrigt som Sandet ved Havet, og drag selv med i deres Midte.
But I counsel that all Israel be gathered together unto thee, from Dan even to Beer-sheba', like the sand that is by the sea in multitude: while thou in thy own person goest into the fight.
12 Støder vi saa paa ham et eller andet Sted, hvor han nu befinder sig, kan vi falde over ham som Dug over Jorden, og der skal ikke blive en eneste tilbage, hverken han eller nogen af alle hans Mænd;
And when we come upon him in some one of the places where he may be found, we will encamp around him as the dew falleth on the earth: and there shall not be left of him and of all the men that are with him so much as one.
13 men kaster han sig ind i en By, skal hele Israel lægge Reb om den, og vi vil slæbe den ned i Dalen, saa der ikke bliver Sten paa Sten tilbage af den!« Da sagde Absalom og alle Israels Mænd: »Arkiten Husjajs Raad er bedre end Akitofels!«
And if he should withdraw into a city, then shall all Israel bring ropes to that city, and we will drag it into the stream, until there be not found there even one small stone.
14 HERREN havde nemlig sat sig for at gøre Akitofels gode Raad til Skamme, for at HERREN kunde bringe Ulykke over Absalom.
And Abshalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Chushai the Arkite is better than the counsel of Achithophel. But the Lord had ordained to frustrate the good counsel of Achithophel, to the intent that the Lord might bring the evil upon Abshalom.
15 Derpaa sagde Husjaj til Præsterne Zadok og Ebjatar: »Det og det Raad har Akitofel givet Absalom og Israels Ældste, og det og det Raad har jeg givet.
Then said Chushai unto Zadok and to Ebyathar the priests, Thus and thus did Achithophel counsel Abshalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I counseled.
16 Skynd eder nu at sende Bud til David og bring ham det Bud: Bliv ikke Natten over ved Vadestederne paa Jordansletten, men søg over paa den anden Side, for at ikke Kongen og alle hans Folk skal gaa til Grunde!«
Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but rather pass over at once; lest the king be entirely ruined, and all the people that are with him.
17 Jonatan og Ahima'az stod ved Rogelkilden, hvorhen en Tjenestepige til Stadighed kom og bragte dem Melding, hvorefter de gik hen og bragte Kong David Melding; thi de turde ikke vise sig i Byen.
Now Jonathan and Achima'az were staying by 'En-rogel; and a maid-servant had to go and tell them, that they should go and tell king David; for they dared not be seen to come into the city.
18 Men en ung Mand opdagede dem og meldte det til Absalom; saa skyndte de sig begge bort og kom ind hos en Mand i Bahurim. Han havde en Brønd i Gaarden, og i den steg de ned;
Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told it to Abshalom; but they went, both of them, quickly away, and came to the house of a man in Bachurim, who had a well in his court; and they went down thither.
19 Konen tog et Tæppe, bredte det ud over Brønden og hældte Korn derpaa, saa at man intet kunde opdage.
And the wife took and spread a covering over the well's mouth, and scattered ground corn thereupon; so that nothing was perceived.
20 Nu kom Absaloms Folk imod i Huset til Konen og spurgte: »Hvor er Ahima'az og Jonatan?« Konen svarede: »De gik over Vandbækken!« Saa søgte de efter dem, men da de ikke fandt dem, vendte de tilbage til Jerusalem.
And Abshalom's servants came to the woman into the house, and they said, Where are Achima'az and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They are passed over the brook of water. And they sought, but could not find them; and they returned to Jerusalem.
21 Saa snart de var gaaet bort, steg de to op af Brønden og gik hen og bragte Kong David Melding; og de sagde til David: »Bryd op og skynd eder over paa den anden Side af Vandet; thi det og det Raad kom Akitofel med angaaende eder!«
And it came to pass, after they were gone, that they came up out of the well, and went and told it to king David, and they said unto David, Arise, and pass quickly over the water; for thus hath Achithophel counseled against you.
22 Da brød David op med alle sine Folk og satte over Jordan; og ved Daggry manglede ikke en eneste, alle var de kommet over Jordan.
Then did David arise, and all the people that were with him, and they passed over the Jordan: by the time the morning was light, not even one was lacking who had not passed over the Jordan.
23 Men da Akitofel saa, at hans Raad ikke blev fulgt, sadlede han sit Æsel og drog hjem til sin By; og efter at have beskikket sit Hus hængte han sig og døde. Han blev jordet i sin Faders Grav.
And when Achithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled the ass, and arose, and went home to his house, to his city, and gave his charge to his household, and hanged himself; and he died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
24 David havde naaet Mahanajim, da Absalom tillige med alle Israels Mænd gik over Jordan.
Then came David to Machanayim: and Abshalom passed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.
25 Absalom havde i Joabs Sted sat Amasa over Hæren; Amasa var Søn af en Ismaelit ved Navn Jitra, som var gaaet ind til Abigajil, en Datter af Isaj og Søster til Joabs Moder Zeruja.
And Abshalom placed 'Amassa instead of Joab as captain over the army: and 'Amassa was the son of a man, whose name was Yithra the Israelite, who had gone in to Abigal the daughter of Nachash, the sister of Zeruyah Joab's mother.
26 Og Israel og Absalom slog Lejr i Gilead.
And Israel and Abshalom encamped in the land of Gil'ad.
27 Men da David kom til Mahanajim, bragte Sjobi, Nahasj's Søn fra Rabba i Ammon, Makir, Ammiels Søn fra Lodebar, og Gileaditen Barzillaj fra Rogelim
And it came to pass, when David was come to Machanayim, that Shobi the son of Nachash of Rabbah of the children of 'Ammon, and Machir the son of 'Ammiel of Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gil'adite of Rogelim,
28 Senge, Tæpper, Skaale og Lerkar; og Hvede, Byg, Mel, ristet Korn, Bønner, Linser,
Brought beds, and bowls, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentils, and parched pulse,
29 Honning, Surmælk, Smaakvæg og Komælksost bragte de David og hans Folk til Føde; thi de tænkte: »Folkene er sultne, udmattede og tørstige i Ørkenen.«
And honey, and cream, and sheep, and cow's cheese, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat; for they said, The people are hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.
