2 Samuel 23
1 Dette er Davids sidste Ord; Saa siger David, Isajs Søn, saa siger Manden, Højt ophøjet, Jakobs Guds salvede, Helten i Israels Sange:
These are the last words of David: “The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised on high, the one anointed by the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel:
2 Ved mig talede HERRENS Aand, hans Ord var paa min Tunge.
The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; His word was on my tongue.
3 Jakobs Gud talede til mig, Israels Klippe sagde: »En retfærdig Hersker blandt Mennesker, en, der hersker i Gudsfrygt,
The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, ‘He who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God,
4 han straaler som Morgenrøden, som den skyfri Morgensol, der fremlokker Urter af Jorden efter Regn.«
is like the light of the morning at sunrise of a cloudless dawn, the glistening after the rain on the sprouting grass of the earth.’
5 Saaledes har jo mit Hus det med Gud. Han gav mig en evig Pagt, fuldgod og vel forvaret. Ja, al min Frelse og al min Lyst, skulde han ikke lade den spire frem?
Is not my house right with God? For He has established with me an everlasting covenant, ordered and secured in every part. Will He not bring about my full salvation and my every desire?
6 Men Niddinger er alle som Torne i Ørk, der tages ikke paa dem med Hænder;
But the worthless are all like thorns raked aside, for they can never be gathered by hand.
7 ingen rører ved dem uden med Jern og Spydstage, i Ilden brændes de op.
The man who touches them must be armed with iron or with the shaft of a spear. The fire burns them to ashes in the place where they lie.”
8 Navnene paa Davids Helte var følgende: Hakmoniten Isjbosjet, Anføreren for de tre; det var ham, der engang svang sit Spyd over 800 faldne paa een Gang.
These are the names of David’s mighty men: Josheb-basshebeth the Tahchemonite was chief of the Three. He wielded his spear against eight hundred men, whom he killed at one time.
9 Blandt de tre Helte kom efter ham Ahohiten El'azar, Dodis Søn; han var med David ved Pas-Dammim, dengang Filisterne samlede sig der til Kamp. Da Israels Mænd trak sig tilbage,
Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite. As one of the three mighty men, he went with David to taunt the Philistines who had gathered for battle at Pas-dammim. The men of Israel retreated,
10 holdt han Stand og huggede ned blandt Filisterne, til hans Haand blev træt og klæbede fast ved Sværdet; HERREN gav dem den Dag en stor Sejr. Saa vendte Folket tilbage og fulgte ham, kun for at plyndre.
but Eleazar stood his ground and struck the Philistines until his hand grew weary and stuck to his sword. The LORD brought about a great victory that day. Then the troops returned to him, but only to plunder the dead.
11 Efter ham kom Harariten Sjamma, Ages Søn. Engang havde Filisterne samlet sig i Lehi, hvor der var en Mark fuld af Linser, og Folket flygtede for Filisterne;
And after him was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. When the Philistines had banded together near a field full of lentils, Israel’s troops fled from them.
12 men han stillede sig op midt paa Marken og holdt den og huggede Filisterne ned; og HERREN gav dem en stor Sejr.
But Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field, defended it, and struck down the Philistines. So the LORD brought about a great victory.
13 Engang drog tre af de tredive ned og kom til David paa Klippens Top, til Adullams Hule, medens Filisterskaren var lejret i Refaimdalen.
At harvest time, three of the thirty chief men went down to David at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.
14 David var dengang i Klippeborgen, medens Filisternes Besætning laa i Betlehem.
At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.
15 Saa vaagnede Lysten hos David, og han sagde: »Hvem skaffer mig en Drik Vand fra Cisternen ved Betlehems Port?«
David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”
16 Da banede de tre Helte sig Vej gennem Filisternes Lejr, øste Vand af Cisternen ved Betlehems Port og bragte David det. Han vilde dog ikke drikke det, men udgød det for HERREN
So the three mighty men broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the LORD,
17 med de Ord: »HERREN vogte mig for at gøre det! Skulde jeg drikke de Mænds Blod, som har vovet deres Liv!« Og han vilde ikke drikke det. Den Daad udførte de tre Helte.
saying, “Far be it from me, O LORD, to do this! Is this not the blood of the men who risked their lives?” So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty men.
18 Abisjaj, Joabs Broder, Zerujas Søn, var Anfører for de tredive. Han svang sit Spyd over 300 faldne, og han var navnkundig iblandt de tredive;
Now Abishai, the brother of Joab and son of Zeruiah, was chief of the Three, and he lifted his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name along with the Three.
19 iblandt de tredive var han højtæret, og han var deres Anfører; men de tre naaede han ikke.
Was he not more honored than the Three? And he became their commander, even though he was not included among the Three.
20 Benaja, Jojadas Søn, var en tapper Mand fra Kabze'el, der havde udført store Heltegerninger; han fældede de to Arielsønner fra Moab; og han steg ned og fældede en Løve i en Cisterne, en Dag der var faldet Sne.
And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion.
21 Ligeledes fældede han Ægypteren, en kæmpestor Mand. Ægypteren havde et Spyd i Haanden, men han gik ned imod ham meden Stok, vristede Spydet ud af Haanden paa ham og dræbte ham med hans eget Spyd.
He also killed an Egyptian, a huge man. Although the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club, snatched the spear from his hand, and killed the Egyptian with his own spear.
22 Disse Heltegerninger udførte Benaja, Jojadas Søn, og han var navnkundig iblandt de tredive Helte;
These were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who won a name alongside the three mighty men.
23 iblandt de tredive var han højt æret, men de tre naaede han ikke. David satte ham over sin Livvagt.
He was most honored among the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. And David appointed him over his guard.
24 Til de tredive hørte Asa'el, Joabs Broder; Elhanan, Dodos Søn fra Betlehem;
Now these were members of the Thirty: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
25 Haroditen Sjamma; Haroditen Elika;
Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
26 Paltiten Helez; Ira, Ikkesj's Søn fra Tekoa;
Helez the Paltite, Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
27 Abiezer fra Anatot; Husjatiten Sibbekaj;
Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
28 Ahohiten Zalmon; Maharaj fra Netofa;
Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
29 Heled, Ba'anas Søn, fra Netofa; Ittaj, Ribajs Søn, fra det benjaminitiske Gibea;
Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjamites,
30 Benaja fra Pir'aton; Hiddaj fra Nahale-Ga'asj;
Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai from the brooks of Gaash,
31 Abiba'al fra Araba; Azmavet fra Bahurim;
Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
32 Sja'alboniten Eljaba; Guniten Jasjen;
Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan
33 Harariten Jonatan, Sjammas Søn; Harariten Ahi'am, Sjarars Søn;
son of Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam son of Sharar the Hararite,
34 Elifelet, Ahazbajs Søn, fra Bet-Ma'aka; Eliam, Akitofels Søn, fra Gilo;
Eliphelet son of Ahasbai the Maacathite, Eliam son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
35 Hezro fra Karmel; Pa'araj fra Arab;
Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
36 Jig'al, Natans Søn, fra Zoba; Gaditen Bani;
Igal son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
37 Ammoniten Zelek; Naharaj fra Be'erot, der var Joabs, Zerujas Søns, Vaabendrager;
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,
38 Ira fra Jattir; Gareb fra Jattir;
Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
39 Hetiten Urias. I alt syv og tredive.
and Uriah the Hittite. There were thirty-seven in all.
