2 Samuel 20

1 Nu var der tilfældigvis en slet Person ved Navn Sjeba, Bikris Søn, en Benjaminit. Han stødte i Hornet og sagde: »Vi har ingen Del i David, ingen Lod i Isajs Søn! Hver Mand til sine Telte, Israel!«

And there was a transgressor [so] called there, and his name was Sabee, a Benjamite, the son of Bochori: and he blew the trumpet, and said, We have no portion in David, neither have we [any] inheritance in the son of Jessae: to thy tents, O Israel, every one.

2 Da faldt alle Israels Mænd fra David og gik over til Sjeba, Bikris Søn, medens Judas Mænd trofast fulgte deres Konge fra Jordan til Jerusalem.

And all the men of Israel went up from following David after Sabee the son of Bochori: but the men of Juda adhered to their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem.

3 Da David kom til sit Hus i Jerusalem, tog Kongen sine ti Medhustruer, som han havde ladet tilbage for at se efter Huset, og lod dem bringe til et bevogtet Hus, hvor han sørgede for deres Underhold; men han gik ikke mere ind til dem, og saaledes levede de indespærret til deres Dødedag som Kvinder, der er Enker, skønt deres Mænd endnu lever.

And David went into his house at Jerusalem: and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and he put them in a place of custody, and maintained them, and went not in to them; and they were kept living as widows, till the day of their death.

4 Derpaa sagde Kongen til Amasa: »Stævn Judas Mænd sammen i Løbet af tre Dage og indfind dig da her!«

And the king said to Amessai, Call to me the men of Juda for three days, and do thou be present here.

5 Amasa gik saa bort for at stævne Judas Mænd sammen. Men da han tøvede ud over den fastsatte Frist,

And Amessai went to call Juda, and delayed beyond the time which David appointed him.

6 sagde David til Abisjaj: »Nu bliver Sjeba, Bikris Søn, os farligere end Absalom! Tag derfor din Herres Folk og sæt efter ham, for at han ikke skal kaste sig ind i befæstede Byer og slippe fra os!«

And David said to Amessai, Now shall Sabee the son of Bochori do us more harm than Abessalom: now then take thou with thee the servants of thy lord, and follow after him, lest he find for himself strong cities, so will he blind our eyes.

7 Med Abisjaj drog Joab, Kreterne og Pleterne og alle Kærnetropperne ud fra Jerusalem for at sætte efter Sjeba, Bikris Søn.

And there went out after him Amessai and the men of Joab, and the Cherethites, and the Phelethites, and all the mighty men: and they went out from Jerusalem to pursue after Sabee the son of Bochori.

8 Men da de var ved den store Sten i Gibeon, kom Amasa dem i Møde. Joab var iført sin Vaabenkjortel, og over den havde han spændt et Sværd, hvis Skede var bundet til hans Lænd; og det gled ud og faldt til Jorden.

And they [were] by the great stone that is in Gabaon: and Amessai went in before them: and Joab had upon him a military cloak over his apparel, and over it he was girded with a dagger fastened upon his loins in its scabbard: and the dagger came out, it even came out and fell.

9 Joab sagde da til Amasa: »Gaar det dig vel, Broder?« Og Joab greb med højre Haand om Amasas Skæg for at kysse ham.

And Joab said to Amessai, Art thou in health, [my] brother? and the right hand of Joab took hold of the beard of Amessai to kiss him.

10 Men Amasa tog sig ikke i Vare for det Sværd, Joab havde i sin venstre Haand; Joab stødte det i Underlivet paa ham, saa hans Indvolde væltede ud paa Jorden, og han døde ved det ene Stød. Derpaa satte Joab og hans Broder Abisjaj efter Sjeba, Bikris Søn,

And Amessai observed not the dagger that was in the hand of Joab: and Joab smote him with it on the loins, and his bowels were shed out upon the ground, and he did not repeat the blow, and he died: and Joab and Abessai his brother pursued after Sabee the son of Bochori.

11 medens en af Joabs Folk blev staaende ved Amasa og raabte: »Enhver, der bryder sig om Joab og holder med David, følge efter Joab!«

And there stood over him one of the servants of Joab, and said, Who [is] he that is for Joab, and who [is] on the side of David following Joab?

12 Men Amasa laa midt paa Vejen, svømmende i sit Blod, og da Manden saa, at alt Folket stod stille der, væltede han Amasa fra Vejen ind paa Marken og kastede en Kappe over ham; thi han saa, at alle, der kom forbi, stod stille.

And Amessai [was] weltering in blood in the midst of the way. And a man saw that all the people stood still; and he removed Amessai out of the path into a field, and he cast a garment upon him, because he saw every one that came to him standing still.

13 Saa snart han var fjernet fra Vejen, fulgte alle efter Joab for at sætte efter Sjeba, Bikris Søn.

And when he was quickly removed from the road, every man of Israel passed after Joab to pursue after Sabee the son of Bochori.

14 Denne drog imidlertid gennem alle Israels Stammer indtil Abel-Bet-Ma'aka, og alle Bikriterne samlede sig og fulgte ham.

And he went through all the tribes of Israel to Abel, and to Bethmacha; and all in Charri too were assembled, and followed after him.

15 Da kom de og belejrede ham i Abel-Bet-Ma'aka, idet de opkastede en Vold om Byen. Men medens alt Krigsfolket, der var med Joab, arbejdede paa at bringe Muren til Fald,

And they came and besieged him in Abel and Phermacha: and they raised a mound against the city and it stood close to the wall; and all the people with Joab proposed to throw down the wall.

16 traadte en klog Kvinde fra Byen hen paa Formuren og raabte: »Hør, hør! Sig til Joab, at han skal komme herhen; jeg vil tale med ham!«

And a wise woman cried from the wall, and said, Hear, hear; say, I pray ye, to Joab, Draw near hither, and I will speak to him.

17 Da han kom hen til hende, spurgte Kvinden: »Er du Joab?« Og da han svarede ja, sagde hun: »Hør din Trælkvindes Ord!« Han svarede: »Jeg hører!«

And he drew nigh to her, and the woman said to him, Art thou Joab? and he said, I [am]. And she said to him, Hear the words of thy handmaid; and Joab said, I do hear.

18 Saa sagde hun: »I gamle Dage sagde man: Man spørge dog i Abel og Dan, om det er gaaet af Brug, hvad gode Folk i Israel vedtog!

And she spoke, saying, Of old time they said thus, Surely one was asked in Abel, and Dan, whether the faithful in Israel failed in what they purposed; they will surely ask in Abel, even in like manner, whether they have failed.

19 Og nu søger du at bringe Død over en By, som er en Moder i Israel! Hvorfor vil du ødelægge HERRENS Arvelod?«

I am a peaceable one of the strong ones in Israel; but thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother city in Israel: why dost thou seek to ruin the inheritance of the Lord?

20 Joab svarede: »Det være langt fra mig, det være langt fra mig at ødelægge eller volde Fordærv!

And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should ruin or destroy.

21 Saaledes er det ingenlunde ment! Men en Mand fra Efraims Bjerge ved Navn Sjeba, Bikris Søn, har løftet sin Haand mod Kong David; hvis I blot vil udlevere ham, bryder jeg op fra Byen!« Da sagde Kvinden til Joab: »Hans Hoved skal blive kastet ned til dig gennem Muren!«

Is not the case thus, that a man of mount Ephraim, Sabee, son of Bochori by name, has even lifted up his hand against king David? Give him only to me, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said to Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.

22 Kvinden fik saa ved sin Klogskab hele Byen overtalt til at hugge Hovedet af Sjeba, Bikris Søn, og de kastede det ned til Joab. Da stødte han i Hornet, og de brød op fra Byen og spredte sig hver til sit, medens Joab selv vendte tilbage til Kongen i Jerusalem.

And the woman went in to all the people, and she spoke to all the city in her wisdom; and they took off the head of Sabee the son of Bochori; and took it away and threw it to Joab: and he blew the trumpet, and the people separated from the city away from him, every man to his tent: and Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.

23 Joab stod over hele Israels Hær; Benaja, Jojadas Søn, over Kreterne og Pleterne;

And Joab [was] over all the forces of Israel: and Banaias the son of Jodae [was] over the Cherethites and over the Phelethites.

24 Adoniram havde Tilsynet med Hoveriarbejdet; Josjafat, Ahiluds Søn, var Kansler;

And Adoniram [was] over the tribute: and Josaphath the son of Achiluth [was] recorder.

25 Sjeja var Statsskriver, Zadok og Ebjatar Præster;

And Susa [was] scribe: and Sadoc and Abiathar [were] priests.

26 ogsaa Ja'iriten Ira var Præst hos David.

Moreover Iras the [son of] Iarin was priest to David.