2 Samuel 2
1 Derefter raadspurgte David HERREN: »Skal jeg drage op til en af Judas Byer?« HERREN svarede: »Gør det!« Og David spurgte: »Hvor skal jeg drage hen?« Da svarede han: »Til Hebron!«
After this David asked Yahweh and said, “Should I go up to one of the cities of Judah?” Yahweh replied to him, “Go up.” David said, “To which city should I go?” Yahweh replied, “To Hebron.”
2 Saa drog David derop tillige med sine to Hustruer Ahinoam fra Jizre'el og Abigajil, Karmeliten Nabals Hustru;
So David went up with his two wives, Ahinoam from Jezreel, and Abigail from Carmel, the widow of Nabal.
3 og han tog sine Mænd med derop tillige med deres Familier, og de bosatte sig i Byerne omkring Hebron.
David brought the men who were with him, who each brought his family, to the cities of Hebron, where they began to live.
4 Da kom Judas Mænd derhen og salvede David til Konge over Judas Hus. Da David fik at vide, at Mændene i Jabesj i Gilead havde jordet Saul,
Then men from Judah came and anointed David king over the house of Judah. They told David, “The men of Jabesh Gilead have buried Saul.”
5 sendte han Sendebud til Mændene i Jabesj i Gilead og lod sige: »HERREN velsigne eder, fordi I saaledes viste Godhed mod eders Herre Saul og jordede ham.
So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead and said to them, “You are blessed by Yahweh, since you have showed this loyalty to your master Saul and have buried him.
6 Maatte nu HERREN vise eder Godhed og Trofasthed! Men ogsaa jeg vil gøre godt imod eder, fordi I gjorde dette.
Now may Yahweh show you covenantal loyalty and faithfulness. I also will show you this goodness because you have done this thing.
7 Tag eder derfor sammen og vis eder som stærke Mænd; thi eders Herre Saul er død, og Judas Hus har allerede salvet mig til Konge!«
Now then, let your hands be strong; be courageous for Saul your master is dead, and the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.”
8 Men Abner, Ners Søn, Sauls Hærfører, tog Sauls Søn Isjbosjet og bragte ham over til Mahanajim
But Abner son of Ner, commander of Saul's army, took Ishbosheth son of Saul and brought him to Mahanaim.
9 og udraabte ham til Konge over Gilead, Aseriterne, Jizre'el, Efraim og Benjamin, over hele Israel.
He made Ishbosheth king over Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, and over all Israel.
10 Isjbosjet, Sauls Søn, var fyrretyve Aar, da han blev Konge over Israel, og han herskede to Aar. Kun Judas Hus sluttede sig til David.
Ishbosheth son of Saul, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.
11 Den Tid David herskede i Hebron over Judas Hus, var syv Aar og seks Maaneder.
The time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
12 Abner, Ners Søn, drog med Isjbosjets, Sauls Søns, Folk fra Mahanajim til Gibeon;
Abner son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
13 ligeledes drog Joab, Zerujas Søn ud med Davids Folk, og de stødte sammen med dem ved Dammen i Gibeon; og de slog sig ned hver paa sin Side af Dammen.
Joab son of Zeruiah and the servants of David went out and met them by the pool of Gibeon. There they sat down, one group on one side of the pool and the other on the other side.
14 Da sagde Abner til Joab: »Lad de unge Mænd staa op og udføre Vaaben lege for os!« Og Joab sagde: »Ja, lad dem staa op!«
Abner said to Joab, “Let the young men arise and compete before us.” Then Joab said, “Let them arise.”
15 Saa stod de op og gik frem lige mange fra hver Side, tolv Benjaminiter for Isjbosjet, Sauls Søn, og tolv af Davids Folk;
Then the young men got up and gathered together, twelve for Benjamin and Ishbosheth son of Saul, and twelve from servants of David.
16 men de greb hverandre om Hovedet og stødte Sværdet i Siden paa hverandre, saa de faldt alle til Hobe. Derfor kalder man dette Sted Helkat-Hazzurim; det ligger ved Gibeon.
Each man seized his opponent by the head and thrust his sword into the side of his opponent, and they fell down together. Therefore that place was called “Helkath Hazzurim,” or “Field of Swords,” which is in Gibeon.
17 Samme Dag kom det til en meget haard Kamp, i hvilken Abner og Israels Mænd blev drevet paa Flugt af Davids Folk.
The battle was very severe that day and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated before the servants of David.
18 Ved den Lejlighed var Zerujas tre Sønner med, Joab, Abisjaj og Asa'el; og Asa'el, der var rapfodet som Markens Gazeller,
The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel was swift in his feet like a wild gazelle.
19 forfulgte Abner uden at bøje af til højre eller venstre.
Asahel closely pursued Abner and followed him without turning away in any direction.
20 Abner vendte sig om og spurgte: »Er det dig, Asa'el?« Han svarede: »Ja, det er!«
Abner looked behind him and said, “Is that you Asahel?” He answered, “It is I.”
21 Da sagde Abner: »Bøj af til en af Siderne, grib en af de unge Mænd og tag dig hans Rustning!« Men Asa'el vilde ikke opgive at forfølge ham.
Abner said to him, “Turn aside to your right or to your left, and seize one of the young men and take his armor.” But Asahel would not turn aside.
22 Da sagde Abner videre til Asa'el: »Stands med at forfølge mig! Hvorfor skal jeg slaa dig til Jorden? Og hvorledes skal jeg saa kunne se din Broder Joab i Øjnene?«
So Abner said again to Asahel, “Stop pursuing me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then could I hold up my face to Joab, your brother?”
23 Men han vægrede sig ved at standse, og Abner stødte da baglæns Spydet gennem Underlivet paa ham, saa det kom ud af Ryggen, og han faldt død om paa Stedet. Og alle, som kom til Stedet, hvor Asa'el laa og var død, stod stille.
But Asahel refused to turn aside, and so Abner stabbed him in the body with the blunt end of his spear, so that the spear came out the other side. Asahel fell down and died there. So it came about that anyone who arrived at the place where Asahel fell down and died, he stopped and stood still.
24 Men Joab og Abisjaj forfulgte Abner, og da Solen gik ned, havde de naaet Gibeat-Amma, som ligger østen for Gia ved Vejen til Gibeons Ørken.
But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. When the sun was going down, they came to the hill of Ammah, which is near Giah by the road to the wilderness of Gibeon.
25 Da samlede Benjaminiterne sig om Abner og stillede sig i Klynge paa Toppen af Gibeat-Amma.
The men of Benjamin gathered themselves together behind Abner and stood on the top of the hill.
26 Men Abner raabte til Joab: »Skal da Sværdet altid blive ved at fortære? Ved du ikke, at Eftersmagen er besk? Hvor længe skal det vare, inden du byder Folket standse med at forfølge deres Brødre?«
Then Abner called to Joab and said, “Must the sword devour forever? Do you not know it will be bitter in the end? How long will it be before you tell your men to stop pursuing their brothers?”
27 Joab svarede: »Saa sandt HERREN lever: Havde du ikke talt, vilde Folkene først i Morgen have standset med at forfølge deres Brødre!«
Joab replied, “Just as God lives, if you had not said that, my soldiers would have pursued their brothers until the morning!”
28 Derpaa stødte Joab i Hornet, og hele Folket standsede; de forfulgte ikke mere Israel og fortsatte ikke Kampen.
So Joab blew the trumpet, and all his men stopped and did not pursue Israel anymore, nor did they fight anymore.
29 Abner og hans Mænd vandrede saa i Løbet af Natten igennem Arabalavningen, satte over Jordan, gik hele Kløften igennem og kom til Mahanajim.
Abner and his men traveled all that night through the Arabah. They crossed the Jordan, marched all the next morning, and then reached Mahanaim.
30 Da Joab vendte tilbage fra Forfølgelsen af Abner og samlede alle Krigerne, savnedes foruden Asa'el nitten Mand af Davids Folk,
Joab returned from pursuing Abner. He assembled all his men, from whom were missing Asahel and nineteen of David's soldiers.
31 medens Davids Folk havde slaaet 360 Mand ihjel af Benjaminiterne, Abners Folk.
But the men of David had killed 360 men of Benjamin with Abner.
32 Derpaa bar de Asa'el bort og jordede ham i hans Faders Grav i Betlehem, og Joab og hans Mænd vandrede hele Natten igennem; da Solen stod op, naaede de Hebron.
Then they took up Asahel and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was in Bethlehem. Joab and his men traveled all night, and the day dawned on them at Hebron.
