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:
And these [are] the last words of David: “A declaration of David son of Jesse, And a declaration of the man raised up—Concerning the anointed of the God of Jacob, And the sweetness of the songs of Israel:
2 Ved mig talede HERRENS Aand, hans Ord var paa min Tunge.
The Spirit of YHWH has spoken by me, And His word [is] on my tongue.
3 Jakobs Gud talede til mig, Israels Klippe sagde: »En retfærdig Hersker blandt Mennesker, en, der hersker i Gudsfrygt,
He said—the God of Israel—to me, He spoke—the Rock of Israel: He who is ruling over man [is] righteous, He is ruling in the fear of God.
4 han straaler som Morgenrøden, som den skyfri Morgensol, der fremlokker Urter af Jorden efter Regn.«
And he rises as the light of morning, A morning sun [with] no clouds! By the shining, by the rain, Tender 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?
For though my house [is] not so with God; So He made a perpetual covenant with me, Arranged in all things, and kept; For all my salvation, and all desire, For He has not caused [it] to spring up.
6 Men Niddinger er alle som Torne i Ørk, der tages ikke paa dem med Hænder;
As for the worthless—All of them [are] driven away as a thorn, For they are not taken away by hand;
7 ingen rører ved dem uden med Jern og Spydstage, i Ilden brændes de op.
And the man who comes against them Is filled with iron and the staff of a spear, And they are utterly burned with fire In the cessation.”
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 the mighty ones whom David has: sitting in the seat [is] the Tachmonite, head of the captains—he [is] Adino, who hardened himself against eight hundred—wounded 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,
And after him [is] Eleazar son of Dodo, son of Ahohi, of the three mighty men with David; in their exposing themselves among the Philistines—they have been gathered there to battle, and the men of Israel go up—
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.
he has arisen, and strikes among the Philistines until his hand has been weary, and his hand cleaves to the sword, and YHWH works a great salvation on that day, and the people turn back after him only to strip off.
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 [is] Shammah son of Agee the Hararite, and the Philistines are gathered into a company, and there is a portion of the field full of lentils there, and the people have fled from the presence of the Philistines,
12 men han stillede sig op midt paa Marken og holdt den og huggede Filisterne ned; og HERREN gav dem en stor Sejr.
and he stations himself in the midst of the portion, and delivers it, and strikes the Philistines, and YHWH works a great salvation.
13 Engang drog tre af de tredive ned og kom til David paa Klippens Top, til Adullams Hule, medens Filisterskaren var lejret i Refaimdalen.
And three of the thirty heads go down and come to the harvest, to David, to the cave of Adullam, and the company of the Philistines are encamping in the Valley of Rephaim,
14 David var dengang i Klippeborgen, medens Filisternes Besætning laa i Betlehem.
and David [is] then in a fortress, and the station of the Philistines [is] then in Beth-Lehem,
15 Saa vaagnede Lysten hos David, og han sagde: »Hvem skaffer mig en Drik Vand fra Cisternen ved Betlehems Port?«
and David longs and says, “Who gives me a drink of the water of the well of Beth-Lehem, which [is] by the gate?”
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
And the three mighty ones cleave through the camp of the Philistines, and draw water out of the well of Beth-Lehem, which [is] by the gate, and take [it] up, and bring [it] to David; and he was not willing to drink it, and pours it out to YHWH,
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.
and says, “Far be it from me, O YHWH, to do this; is it the blood of the men who are going with their lives?” And he was not willing to drink it; the three mighty ones did these [things].
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;
And Abishai brother of Joab, son of Zeruiah, he [is] head of three, and he is lifting up his spear against three hundred—wounded, and he has a name among three.
19 iblandt de tredive var han højtæret, og han var deres Anfører; men de tre naaede han ikke.
Is he not the honored of the three? And he becomes their head; and he has not come to the [first] 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 (son of a man of valor, great in deeds from Kabzeel), has struck two lion-like men of Moab, and he has gone down and struck the lion in the midst of the pit in a day of snow.
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.
And he has struck the Egyptian man, a man of appearance, and a spear [is] in the hand of the Egyptian, and he goes down to him with a rod, and takes the spear violently away out of the hand of the Egyptian, and slays him with his own spear.
22 Disse Heltegerninger udførte Benaja, Jojadas Søn, og han var navnkundig iblandt de tredive Helte;
Benaiah son of Jehoiada has done these [things], and has a name among the three mighty ones.
23 iblandt de tredive var han højt æret, men de tre naaede han ikke. David satte ham over sin Livvagt.
He is honored more than the thirty, but he did not come to the three; and David sets him over his guard.
24 Til de tredive hørte Asa'el, Joabs Broder; Elhanan, Dodos Søn fra Betlehem;
Asahel brother of Joab [is] of the thirty; Elhanan son of Dodo of Beth-Lehem,
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 Annethothite, 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;
Heleb son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the sons of Benjamin,
30 Benaja fra Pir'aton; Hiddaj fra Nahale-Ga'asj;
Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of 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, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,
33 Harariten Jonatan, Sjammas Søn; Harariten Ahi'am, Sjarars Søn;
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, son of the Maachathite, Eliam son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
35 Hezro fra Karmel; Pa'araj fra Arab;
Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
36 Jig'al, Natans Søn, fra Zoba; Gaditen Bani;
Igal son of Nathan from Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
37 Ammoniten Zelek; Naharaj fra Be'erot, der var Joabs, Zerujas Søns, Vaabendrager;
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, bearer of the weapons 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.
Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.
