2 Samuel 4
1 Da Isjbosjet, Sauls Søn, hørte, at Abner var død i Hebron, tabte han Modet, og hele Israel grebes af Skræk.
And Jebosthe the son of Saul heard that Abenner the son of Ner had died in Chebron; and his hands were paralyzed, and all the men of Israel grew faint.
2 Nu havde Isjbosjet, Sauls Søn, to Mænd, der var Førere for Strejfskarer, den ene hed Ba'ana, den anden Rekab, Sønner af Benjaminiten Rimmon fra Be'erot; thi ogsaa Be'erot regnes til Benjamin;
And Jebosthe the son of Saul had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one [was] Baana, and the name of the other Rechab, sons of Remmon the Berothite of the children of Benjamin; for Beroth was reckoned to the children of Benjamin.
3 dog var Be'erotiterne flygtet til Gittajim, hvor de bor som fremmede den Dag i Dag.
And the Berothites ran away to Gethaim, and were sojourners there until this day.
4 Sauls Søn Jonatan havde en Søn, der var lam i Fødderne; han var fem Aar gammel, da Efterretningen om Saul og Jonatan kom fra Jizre'el, og hans Fostermoder tog ham og flygtede; men under hendes skyndsomme Flugt faldt han fra hende og blev lam; hans Navn var Mefibosjet.
And Jonathan Saul's son [had] a son lame of his feet, five years old, and he was [in the way] when the news of Saul and Jonathan his son came from Jezrael, and his nurse took him up, and fled; and it came to pass as he hasted and retreated, that he fell, and was lamed. And his name [was] Memphibosthe.
5 Be'erotiten Rimmons Sønner Rekab og Ba'ana gav sig paa Vej og kom ved Middagstide til Isjbosjets Hus, medens han sov til Middag;
And Rechab and Baana the sons of Remmon the Berothite went, and they came in the heat of the day into the house of Jebosthe; and he was sleeping on a bed at noon.
6 og da Dørvogtersken, som var ved at rense Hvede, var faldet i Søvn, slap Rekab og hans Broder Ba'ana forbi
And, behold, the porter of the house winnowed wheat, and he slumbered and slept: and the brothers Rechab and Baana went privily into the house:
7 og trængte ind i Huset, hvor Isjbosjet laa paa sit Leje i Soveværelset; og de slog ham ihjel og huggede Hovedet af ham; derpaa tog de Hovedet og vandrede i Løbet at Natten gennem Arabalavningen
And Jebosthe was sleeping on his bed in his chamber: and they smite him, and slay him, and take off his head: and they took his head, and went all the night by the western road.
8 og bragte Isjbosjets Hoved til David i Hebron, idet de sagde til Kongen: »Her er Hovedet af Isjbosjet, din Fjende Sauls Søn, han, som stod dig efter Livet; i Dag har HERREN givet min Herre Kongen Hævn over Saul og hans Afkom!«
And they brought the head of Jebosthe to David to Chebron, and they said to the king, Behold the head of Jebosthe the son of Saul thy enemy, who sought thy life; and the Lord has executed for my lord the king vengeance on his enemies, as [it is] this day: even on Saul thy enemy, and on his seed.
9 Da svarede David Be'erotiten Rimmons Sønner Rekab og hans Broder Ba'ana: »Saa sandt HERREN lever, som har udfriet mig af al Trængsel:
And David answered and Rechab and Baana his brother, the sons of Remmon the Berothite, and said to them, [As] the Lord lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all affliction;
10 Den, som bragte mig Efterretning om Sauls Død, i den Tro at han bragte et Glædesbud, ham greb jeg og lod dræbe i Ziklag for at give ham Løn for hans Glædesbud;
he that reported to me that Saul was dead, even he was as one bringing glad tidings before me: but I seized him and slew him in Sekelac, to whom I ought, [as he thought], to have given a reward for his tidings.
11 hvor meget mere skulde jeg da ikke nu, naar gudløse Mænd har myrdet en retfærdig Mand paa hans Leje i hans eget Hus, kræve hans Blod af eder og udrydde eder af Jorden!«
And now evil men have slain a righteous men in his house on his bed: now then I will require his blood of your hand, and I will destroy you from off the earth.
12 Derpaa bød David sine Folk dræbe dem, og de huggede Hænder og Fødder af dem og hængte dem op ved Dammen i Hebron; men Isjbosjets Hoved tog de og jordede i Abners Grav i Hebron.
And David commanded his young men, and they slay them, and cut off their hands and their feet; and they hung them up at the fountain in Chebron: and they buried the head of Jebosthe in the tomb of Abenezer the son of Ner.
