2 Samuel 18
1 Derpaa holdt David Mønstring over sit Mandskab og satte Tusindførere og Hundredførere over dem;
And David numbered the people that were with him, and he set over them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds.
2 og David delte Mandskabet i tre Dele; den ene Tredjedel stillede han under Joab, den anden under Abisjaj, Zerujas Søn og Joabs Broder, og den sidste Tredjedel under Gatiten Ittaj. Kongen sagde saa til Folkene: »Jeg vil selv drage med i Kampen!«
And David sent forth the people a third part under the command of Joab, and a third part under the command of Abishai the son of Zeruyah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the command of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I myself also will without fail go forth with you.
3 Men de svarede: »Du maa ikke drage med; thi om vi flygter, ænser man ikke os; ja, selv om Halvdelen af os falder, ænser man ikke os, men du gælder lige saa meget som ti Tusinde af os; derfor er det bedst, at du holder dig rede til at ile os til Hjælp fra Byen.«
But the people said, Thou shalt not go forth; for if we should have to flee away, they will not care for us; and if half of us die, they will not care for us; for now thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou shouldst be a succor to us out of the city.
4 Kongen svarede: »Jeg gør, hvad I finder bedst!« Derpaa stillede Kongen sig ved Porten, medens hele Mandskabet drog ud, hundredvis og tusindvis.
And the king said unto them, What seemeth good in your eyes will I do. And the king placed himself by the side of the gate, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.
5 Men Kongen gav Joab, Abisjaj og Ittaj den Befaling: »Far nu lempeligt med den unge Absalom!« Og hele Mandskabet hørte, hvorledes Kongen gav alle Øversterne Befaling om Absalom.
And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, with Abshalom. And all the people heard when the king charged all the captains with respect to Abshalom.
6 Derpaa rykkede Krigerne i Marken mod Israel, og Slaget kom til at staa i Efraims Skov.
So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle took place in the forest of Ephraim.
7 Der blev Israels Hær slaaet af Davids Folk, og der fandt et stort Mandefald Sted den Dag; der faldt 200 000 Mand.
And the people of Israel were smitten there before David's servants, and the slaughter was great there on that day—twenty thousand men.
8 Kampen bredte sig over hele Egnen, og Skoven fortærede den Dag flere Folk end Sværdet.
And the battle became extended there over the face of all the country: and the forest devoured yet more of the people than the sword had devoured on that day.
9 Absalom selv stødte paa nogle af Davids Folk; Absalom red paa sit Muldyr, og da Muldyret kom ind under en stor Terebintes tætte Grene, blev hans Hoved hængende i Terebinten, saa han hang mellem Himmel og Jord, medens Muldyret, han sad paa, løb bort.
And Abshalom happened to come before the servants of David. And Abshalom was riding upon a mule, and the mule came under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was left hanging between the heaven and the earth: and the mule that was under him passed on.
10 En Mand, der saa det meldte det til Joab og sagde: »Jeg saa Absalom hænge i en Terebinte.«
And a certain man saw, and told it to Joab, and said, Behold, I have seen Abshalom hanging on an oak.
11 Da sagde Joab til Manden, der havde meldt ham det: »Naar du saa det, hvorfor slog du ham da ikke til Jorden med det samme? Saa havde jeg givet dig ti Sekel Sølv og et Bælte!«
And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest him: why then didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and it would have been obligatory on me to give thee ten shekels of silver and a girdle.
12 Men Manden svarede Joab: »Om jeg saa havde faaet tilvejet tusind Sekel, havde jeg ikke lagt Haand paa Kongens Søn; thi vi hørte jo selv, hvorledes Kongen bød dig, Abisjaj og Ittaj: Vogt vel paa den unge Absalom!
And the man said unto Joab, And though I should weigh on my hands a thousand shekels of silver, I would not stretch forth my hand against the king's son; for before our ears did the king charge thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Take heed, whoever it be, of the young man, of Abshalom.
13 Dersom jeg havde handlet svigefuldt imod ham — intet bliver jo skjult for Kongen — vilde du have ladet mig i Stikken!«
Or should I even have acted with falsehood against my own life, since there is no matter which can be hidden from the king; thou wouldst surely have placed thyself aloof.
14 Da sagde Joab: »Saa gør jeg det for dig!« Dermed greb han tre Spyd og stødte dem i Brystet paa Absalom, som endnu levede og hang mellem Terebintens Grene.
Then said Joab, I will not wait thus before thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them into the heart of Abshalom, who was yet alive in the midst of the oak.
15 Derpaa traadte ti unge Mænd, der var Joabs Vaabendragere, til og gav Absalom Dødsstødet.
And ten young men, Joab's armor-bearers, encompassed and smote Abshalom, and slew him.
16 Joab lod nu støde i Hornet, og Hæren opgav at forfølge Israel, thi Joab bød Folkene standse.
And Joab blew the cornet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab restrained the people.
17 Derpaa tog de og kastede Absalom i en stor Grube i Skoven og ophobede en mægtig Stendynge over ham. Og hele Israel flygtede hver til sit.
And they took Abshalom, and cast him down in the forest, into the large pit, and erected upon him a very great heap of stones: and all Israel fled, every one, to his tents.
18 Men medens Absalom endnu levede, havde han taget og rejst sig den Stenstøtte, som staar i Kongedalen; thi han sagde: »Jeg har ingen Søn til at bevare Mindet om mit Navn.« Han havde opkaldt Stenstøtten efter sig selv, og endnu den Dag i Dag kaldes den »Absaloms Minde«.
Now Abshalom had taken and reared up for himself in his lifetime, the pillar, which is in the king's dale; for he said, I have no son, so as to keep my name in remembrance; and he called the pillar after his own name: and it was called Abshalom's monument, even until this day.
19 Da sagde Ahima'az, Zadoks Søn: »Lad mig løbe hen og bringe Kongen den gode Tidende, at HERREN har skaffet ham Ret over for hans Fjender!«
And Achima'az the son of Zadok said, Do let me run, I pray thee, and bear the king tidings, that the Lord hath done him justice from the power of his enemies.
20 Men Joab svarede ham: »Du skal ikke være den, der bringer Bud i Dag; en anden Gang kan du bringe Bud, men i Dag skal du ikke gøre det, da Kongens Søn er død!«
And Joab said unto him, Thou art not the man to bear [good] tidings this day, and thou shalt bear tidings another day; but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king's son is dead.
21 Og Joab sagde til Etiopieren: »Gaa du hen og meld Kongen, hvad du har set!« Da kastede Etiopieren sig til Jorden for Joab og ilede af Sted.
Then said Joab to the Cushi, Go tell the king what thou hast seen, And Cushi bowed himself unto Joab, and ran.
22 Men Ahima'az, Zadoks Søn, sagde atter til Joab: »Ske, hvad der vil! Lad ogsaa mig løbe bag efter Etiopieren!« Da sagde Joab: »Hvorfor vil du det, min Søn? For dig er der ingen Budløn at hente!«
Then said Achima'az the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, Be it as it may, let me, I pray thee, run also after the Cushi. And Joab said, Wherefore is it that thou wilt run, my son, seeing that thou hast no profitable tidings?
23 Men han blev ved: »Ske, hvad der vil! Jeg løber!« Saa sagde han: »Løb da!« Og Ahima'az løb ad Vejen gennem Jordanegnen og naaede frem før Etiopieren.
But be it as it may, let me run. And he said unto him, Run. And Achima'az ran by the way of the plain, and passed the Cushi.
24 David sad just mellem de to Porte, og Vægteren steg op paa Porttaget ved Muren; da han saa ud, se, da kom en Mand løbende alene.
And David was sitting between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate, upon the wall, and as he lifted up his eyes, he saw, and behold, a man was running alone.
25 Vægteren raabte og meldte det til Kongen, og Kongen sagde: »Er han alene, har han Bud at bringe!« Men medens Manden fortsatte sit Løb og kom nærmere,
And the watchman cried, and told it to the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there are tidings in his mouth. And he came nearer and nearer continually.
26 saa Vægteren en anden Mand komme løbende og raabte ned i Porten: »Der kommer een Mand til løbende alene!« Kongen sagde: »Ogsaa han har Bud at bringe!«
And the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman called unto the gate-keeper, and said, Behold, here is a man running alone. And the king said, Also this one bringeth tidings.
27 Da raabte Vægteren: »Den forreste løber saaledes, at det ser ud til at være Ahima'az, Zadoks Søn!« Kongen sagde: »Det er en god Mand, han kommer med godt Bud!«
And the watchman said, I regard the running of the foremost as the running of Achima'az the son of Zadok. And the king said, That is a good man, and with good tidings must he come.
28 Imidlertid var Ahima'az kommet nærmere og raabte til Kongen: »Hil dig!« Saa kastede han sig ned paa Jorden for Kongen og sagde: »Lovet være HERREN din Gud, som gav dem, der løftede Haand mod min Herre Kongen, i din Haand!«
And Achima'az called, and said unto the king, Peace. And he prostrated himself to the king with his face to the earth, and said, Blessed be the Lord thy God, who hath surrendered the men that had lifted up their hand against my Lord the king.
29 Kongen spurgte: »Er den unge Absalom uskadt?« Ahima'az svarede: »Jeg saa, at der var stor Tummel, da Kongens Træl Joab sendte din Træl af Sted, men jeg ved ikke, hvad det var.«
And the king said, Is the young man Abshalom safe? And Achima'az answered, I saw the greatest crowd when Joab sent off the king's servant, and thy servant; but I know not what hath happened.
30 Kongen sagde da: »Træd til Side og stil dig der!« Og han traadte til Side og blev staaende.
And the king said, Turn aside, place thyself here. And he turned aside, and remained standing.
31 I det samme kom Etiopieren; og Etiopieren sagde: »Der er Bud til min Herre Kongen: HERREN har i Dag skaffet dig Ret over for alle dine Modstandere!«
And, behold, the Cushi came [next]; and the Cushi said, Let my lord the king receive the tidings, that the Lord hath done thee justice this day from the power of all those that had risen up against thee.
32 Kongen spurgte Etiopieren: »Er den unge Absalom uskadt?« Og han svarede: »Det gaa min Herre Kongens Fjender og alle dine Modstandere som den unge Mand!«
And the king said unto the Cushi, Is the young man Abshalom safe? And the Cushi answered, May like the young man be the enemies of my Lord the king, and all that have risen up against thee for evil.
33 Da blev Kongen dybt rystet, og han gik op i Stuen paa Taget over Porten og græd; og han gik frem og tilbage og klagede: »Min Søn Absalom, min Søn, min Søn Absalom! Var jeg blot død i dit Sted! Absalom, min Søn, min Søn!«
And the king was much moved, and he went up to the upper chamber of the gate, and wept: and thus he said as he went, O my son Abshalom, my son, my son Abshalom! who would grant that I had died in thy stead, O Abshalom, my son, my son!
