2 Samuel 19

1 Joab fik nu Efterretning om, at Kongen græd og sørgede over Absalom,

And word was given to Joab that the king was weeping and sorrowing for Absalom.

2 og Sejren blev den Dag til Sorg for alt Folket, fordi det hørte, at Kongen sørgede dybt over sin Søn.

And the salvation of that day was changed to sorrow for all the people: for it was said to the people, The king is in bitter grief for his son.

3 Og Folket stjal sig den Dag ind i Byen, som man stjæler sig bort af Skam, naar man har taget Flugten i Kampen.

And the people made their way back to the town quietly and secretly, as those who are shamed go secretly when they go in flight from the war.

4 Kongen havde tilhyllet sit Ansigt og klagede højt: »Min Søn Absalom, min Søn, Absalom, min Søn!«

But the king, covering his face, gave a great cry, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!

5 Da gik Joab ind til Kongen og sagde: »Du beskæmmer i Dag alle dine Folk, der dog i Dag har reddet dit Liv og dine Sønners og Døtres, Hustruers og Medhustruers Liv,

And Joab came into the house to the king and said, Today you have put to shame the faces of all your servants who even now have kept you and your sons and your daughters and your wives and all your women safe from death;

6 siden du elsker dem, som hader dig, og hader dem, som elsker dig; thi i Dag viser du, at Øverster og Folk er intet for dig. Ja, nu forstaar jeg, at du vilde have været tilfreds, hvis Absalom i Dag var i Live og alle vi andre døde.

For your haters, it seems, are dear to you, and your friends are hated. For you have made it clear that captains and servants are nothing to you: and now I see that if Absalom was living and we had all been dead today, it would have been right in your eyes.

7 Staa nu op og gaa ud og tal godt for dine Folk; thi jeg sværger ved HERREN, at hvis du ikke gør det, bliver ikke en eneste Mand hos dig Natten over, og dette vil volde dig større Ulykke end alt, hvad der har ramt dig fra din Ungdom af og til nu!«

So get up now, and go out and say some kind words to your servants; for, by the Lord, I give you my oath, that if you do not go out, not one of them will keep with you tonight; and that will be worse for you than all the evil which has overtaken you from your earliest years.

8 Saa stod Kongen op og satte sig i Porten; og da man fik at vide, at Kongen sad i Porten, kom alt Folket hen og stillede sig foran Kongen. Men efter at Israeliterne var flygtet hver til sit,

Then the king got up and took his seat near the town-door. And word was given to all the people that the king was in the public place: and all the people came before the king. Now all the men of Israel had gone back in flight to their tents.

9 begyndte alt Folket i alle Israels Stammer at gaa i Rette med hverandre, idet de sagde: »Kongen frelste os fra vore Fjenders Haand; det var ham, som reddede os af Filisternes Haand; og nu har han maattet rømme Landet for Absalom.

And through all the tribes of Israel the people were having arguments, saying, The king made us safe from the hands of those who were against us and made us free from the hands of the Philistines; and now he has gone in flight from the land, because of Absalom.

10 Men Absalom, som vi havde salvet til Konge over os, er faldet i Kampen. Hvorfor tøver I da med at føre Kongen tilbage?«

And Absalom, whom we made a ruler over us, is dead in the fight. So now why do you say nothing about getting the king back? And word of what all Israel was saying came to the king.

11 Men da alle Israeliternes Ord kom Kong David for Øre, sendte han Bud til Præsterne Zadok og Ebjatar og lod sige: »Tal til Judas Ældste og sig: Hvorfor vil I være de sidste til at føre Kongen tilbage til hans Hus?

And King David sent word to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, Say to the responsible men of Judah, Why are you the last to take steps to get the king back to his house?

12 I er jo mine Brødre, I er mit Kød og Blod. Hvorfor vil I være de sidste til at føre Kongen tilbage?

You are my brothers, my bone and my flesh; why are you the last to get the king back again?

13 Og til Amasa skal I sige: Er du ikke mit Kød og Blod? Gud ramme mig baade med det ene og det andet, om du ikke for stedse skal være min Hærfører i Joabs Sted!«

And say to Amasa, Are you not my bone and my flesh? May God's punishment be on me, if I do not make you chief of the army before me at all times in place of Joab!

14 Saa vendte alle Judas Mænds Hjerter sig til ham, alle som een, og de sendte Bud til Kongen: »Vend tilbage med alle dine Folk!«

And the hearts of the men of Judah were moved like one man; so that they sent to the king, saying, Come back, with all your servants.

15 Og da Kongen paa Hjemvejen kom til Jordan, var Judæerne kommet til Gilgal for at gaa Kongen i Møde og føre ham over Jordan.

So the king came back, and came as far as Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, meeting the king there, to take him back with them over Jordan.

16 Da skyndte Benjaminiten Simeï, Geras Søn, fra Bahurim sig sammen med Judas Mænd ned for at gaa Kong David i Møde,

And Shimei, the son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim, got up quickly and went down with the men of Judah for the purpose of meeting King David;

17 fulgt af tusind Mænd fra Benjamin. Ogsaa Ziba, som var Tjener i Sauls Hus, var med sine femten Sønner og tyve Trælle ilet til Jordan forud for Kongen,

And with him a thousand men of Benjamin, and Ziba, the servant of Saul, with his fifteen sons and twenty servants, came rushing to Jordan before the king,

18 og de var sat over Vadestedet for at sætte Kongens Hus over og være ham til Tjeneste. Men da Kongen skulde til at gaa over Floden kastede Simeï, Geras Søn, sig ned for ham

And kept going across the river to take the people of the king's house over, and to do whatever was desired by the king. And Shimei, the son of Gera, went down on his face in the dust before the king, when he was about to go over Jordan,

19 og sagde: »Min Herre tilregne mig ikke min Brøde og tænke ikke mere paa, hvad din Træl forbrød, den Dag min Herre Kongen drog bort fra Jerusalem; Kongen agte ikke derpaa;

And said to him, Let me not be judged as a sinner in your eyes, O my lord, and do not keep in mind the wrong I did on the day when my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, or take it to heart.

20 thi din Træl ved, at han har syndet, men se, jeg er i Dag den første af hele Josefs Hus, der er kommet herned for at gaa min Herre Kongen i Møde!«

For your servant is conscious of his sin: and so, as you see, I have come today, the first of all the sons of Joseph, for the purpose of meeting my lord the king.

21 Da tog Abisjaj, Zerujas Søn, Ordet og sagde: »Skal Simeï ikke lide Døden til Straf for, at han forbandede HERRENS Salvede?«

But Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, said, Is not death the right fate for Shimei, because he has been cursing the one marked by the holy oil?

22 Men David svarede: »Hvad er der mig og eder imellem, I Zerujasønner, at I vil være mine Modstandere i Dag? Skulde nogen i Israel lide Døden i Dag? Ved jeg da ikke, at jeg nu er Konge over Israel?«

And David said, What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you put yourselves against me today? is it right for any man in Israel to be put to death today? for I am certain today that I am king in Israel.

23 Derpaa sagde Kongen til Simeï: »Du skal ikke dø!« Og Kongen tilsvor ham det.

So the king said to Shimei, You will not be put to death. And the king gave him his oath.

24 Ogsaa Mefibosjet, Sauls Sønnesøn, var draget ned for at gaa Kongen i Møde. Han havde ikke plejet sine Fødder eller sit Skæg eller tvættet sine Klæder, fra den Dag Kongen gik bort, til den Dag han kom uskadt tilbage.

And Mephibosheth, the son of Saul's son, came down for the purpose of meeting the king; his feet had not been cared for or his hair cut or his clothing washed from the day when the king went away till the day when he came back in peace.

25 Da han nu kom fra Jerusalem for at gaa Kongen i Møde, sagde Kongen til ham: »Hvorfor fulgte du mig ikke, Mefibosjet?«

Now when he had come from Jerusalem to see the king, the king said to him, Why did you not come with me, Mephibosheth?

26 Han svarede: »Herre Konge, min Træl bedrog mig; thi din Træl bød ham sadle mit Æsel, for at jeg kunde sidde op og følge Kongen; din Træl er jo lam;

And he said in answer, Because of the deceit of my servant, my lord king: for I, your servant, said to him, You are to make ready an ass and on it I will go with the king, for your servant has not the use of his feet.

27 men i Stedet bagtalte han din Træl hos min Herre Kongen. Dog, min Herre Kongen er jo som en Guds Engel. Gør, hvad du finder for godt!

He has given you a false account of me: but my lord the king is like the angel of God: do then whatever seems good to you.

28 Thi skønt hele mit Fædrenehus kun havde Døden at vente af min Herre Kongen, gav du din Træl Plads imellem dine Bordfæller; hvad Ret har jeg da endnu til at kræve noget eller anraabe Kongen?«

For all my father's family were only dead men before my lord the king: and still you put your servant among those whose place is at the king's table. What right then have I to say anything more to the king?

29 Da sagde Kongen til ham: »Hvorfor bliver du ved med at tale? Her er mit Ord: Du og Ziba skal dele Jordegodset!«

And the king said, Say nothing more about these things. I say, Let there be a division of the land between Ziba and you.

30 Mefibosjet svarede Kongen: »Han maa gerne faa det hele, nu min Herre Kongen er kommet uskadt hjem!«

And Mephibosheth said, Let him take it all, now that my lord the king has come back to his house in peace!

31 Ogsaa Gileaditen Barzillaj drog ned fra Rogelim og fulgte med Kongen for at ledsage ham til Jordan.

And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim; and he went on as far as Jordan with the king to take him across Jordan.

32 Barzillaj var en Olding paa firsindstyve Aar; det var ham, som havde sørget for Kongens Underhold, medens han var i Mahanajim, thi han var en meget velstaaende Mand.

Now Barzillai was a very old man, as much as eighty years old: and he had given the king everything he had need of, while he was at Mahanaim, for he was a very great man.

33 Kongen sagde nu til Barzillaj: »Følg med mig, jeg vil sørge for, at du i din Alderdom faar dit Underhold hos mig i Jerusalem!«

And the king said to Barzillai, Come over with me, and I will take care of you in Jerusalem.

34 Men Barzillaj svarede Kongen: »Hvor lang Tid har jeg endnu tilbage, at jeg skulde følge med Kongen op til Jerusalem?

And Barzillai said to the king, How much of my life is still before me, for me to go up to Jerusalem with the king?

35 Jeg er nu firsindstyve Aar gammel; mon jeg kan skelne mellem godt og ondt, eller mon din Træl har nogen Smag for, hvad jeg spiser eller drikker, mon jeg endnu har Øre for Sangeres og Sangerinders Røst? Hvorfor skulde din Træl da i Fremtiden falde min Herre Kongen til Byrde?

I am now eighty years old: good and bad are the same to me; have meat and drink any taste for me now? am I able to take pleasure in the voices of men or women in song? why then am I to be a trouble to my lord the king?

36 Kun det lille Stykke Vej til Jordan vilde din Træl ledsage Kongen; hvorfor vil Kongen give mig saa meget til Gengæld?

Your servant's desire was only to take the king over Jordan; why is the king to give me such a reward?

37 Lad din Træl vende tilbage, at jeg kan dø i min egen By ved mine Forældres Grav! Men her er din Træl Kimham; lad ham følge med min Herre Kongen, og gør med ham, hvad dig tykkes bedst!«

Let your servant now go back again, so that when death comes to me, it may be in my town and by the resting-place of my father and mother. But here is your servant Chimham: let him go with my lord the king, and do for him what seems good to you.

38 Da sagde Kongen: »Kimham skal følge med mig, og jeg vil gøre med ham, hvad dig tykkes bedst; alt, hvad du ønsker, vil jeg gøre for dig!«

And the king said in answer, Let Chimham go over with me, and I will do for him whatever seems good to you: and whatever your desire is, I will do it for you.

39 Derpaa gik alle Krigerne over Jordan, medens Kongen blev staaende; og Kongen kyssede Barzillaj og velsignede ham, hvorefter Barzillaj vendte tilbage til sit Hjem.

Then all the people went over Jordan, and the king went over: and the king gave Barzillai a kiss, with his blessing; and he went back to his place.

40 Saa drog Kongen over til Gilgal, og Kimham drog med ham. Hele Judas Folk fulgte med Kongen og desuden Halvdelen af Israels Folk.

So the king went over to Gilgal, and Chimham went with him: and all the people of Judah, as well as half the people of Israel, took the king on his way.

41 Men nu kom alle Israeliterne til Kongen og sagde: »Hvorfor har vore Brødre, Judas Mænd, bortført dig og bragt Kongen og hans Hus over Jordan tillige med alle Davids Mænd?«

Then the men of Israel came to the king and said, Why have our countrymen of Judah taken you away in secret and come over Jordan with the king and all his family, because all his people are David's men?

42 Da svarede alle Judas Mænd Israels Mænd: »Kongen staar jo os nærmest; hvorfor er I vrede over det? Har vi levet af Kongen eller taget noget fra ham?«

And all the men of Judah gave this answer to the men of Israel, Because the king is our near relation: why then are you angry about this? have we taken any of the king's food, or has he given us any offering?

43 Israels Mænd svarede Judas Mænd: »Vi har ti Gange Part i Kongen, og tilmed har vi Førstefødselsretten fremfor eder; hvorfor har I da tilsidesat os? Og var det ikke os, der først talte om at føre vor Konge tilbage?« Men Judas Mænds Svar var endnu haardere end Israels Mænds.

And in answer to the men of Judah, the men of Israel said, We have ten parts in the king, and we are the first in order of birth: why did you make nothing of us? and were we not the first to make suggestions for getting the king back? And the words of the men of Judah were more violent than the words of the men of Israel.