2 Samuel 5

1 Derpaa kom alle Israels Stammer til David i Hebron og sagde: »Vi er jo dit Kød og Blod!

And all the tribes of Israel come to David to Chebron, and they said to him, Behold, we [are] your bone and your flesh.

2 Allerede før i Tiden, da Saul var Konge over os, var det dig, som førte Israel ud i Kamp og hjem igen; og HERREN sagde til dig: Du skal vogte mit Folk Israel og være Hersker over Israel!«

And heretofore Saul being king over us, you was he that did lead out and bring in Israel: and the Lord said to you, You shall feed my people Israel, and you shall be for a leader to my people Israel.

3 Og alle Israels Ældste kom til Kongen i Hebron, og Kong David sluttede i Hebron Pagt med dem for HERRENS Aasyn, og de salvede David til Konge over Israel.

And all the elders of Israel come to the king to Chebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Chebron before the Lord; and they anoint David king over all Israel.

4 David var tredive Aar, da han blev Konge, og han herskede fyrretyve Aar.

David [was] thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

5 I Hebron herskede han over Juda syv Aar og seks Maaneder, og i Jerusalem herskede han tre og tredive Aar over hele Israel og Juda.

Seven years and six months he reigned in Chebron over Juda, and thirty-three years he reigned over all Israel and Juda in Jerusalem.

6 Derpaa drog Kongen med sine Mænd til Jerusalem mod Jebusiterne, som boede deri Landet. Man sagde til Kongen: »Her kan du ikke trænge ind, thi blinde og lamme vil slaa dig tilbage!« Dermed vilde de sige: »David kommer ikke herind!«

And David and his men, departed to Jerusalem, to the Jebusite that inhabited the land: and it was said to David, You shall not come in hither: for the blind and the lame withstood him, saying, David shall not come in hither.

7 Men David indtog Klippeborgen Zion, det er Davidsbyen.

And David took first the hold of Sion: this [is] the city of David.

8 Paa den Dag sagde David: »Enhver, som trænger frem til Vandledningen og slaar en Jebusit, de halte og blinde, som Davids Sjæl hader, skal være Øverste og Hærfører«. Derfor siger man: »En blind og en lam kommer ikke ind i Huset!«

And David said on that day, Every one that smites the Jebusite, let him attack with the dagger both the lame and the blind, and those that hate the soul of David. Therefore they say, The lame and the blind shall not enter into the house of the Lord.

9 Saa tog David Bolig i Klippeborgen og kaldte den Davidsbyen; og han befæstede Byen rundt om fra Millo og indefter.

And David lived in the hold, and it was called the city of David, and he built the city itself round about from the citadel, and [he built] his own house.

10 Og David blev mægtigere og mægtigere; HERREN, Hærskarers Gud, var med ham.

And David advanced and became great, and the Lord Almighty [was] with him.

11 Kong Hiram af Tyrus sendte Sendebud til David med Cedertræer og tillige Tømmermænd og Stenhuggere, som byggede ham et Hus.

And Chiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar wood, and carpenters, and stone-masons: and they built a house for David.

12 Da skønnede David, at HERREN havde sikret hans Kongemagt over Israel og højnet hans Kongedømme for sit Folk Israels Skyld.

And David knew that the Lord had prepared him to be king over Israel, and that his kingdom was exalted for the sake of his people Israel.

13 David tog i Jerusalem endnu flere Medhustruer og Hustruer, efter at han var kommet dertil fra Hebron, og der fødtes ham flere Sønner og Døtre.

And David took again wives and concubines out of Jerusalem, after he came from Chebron: and David had still more sons and daughters born to him.

14 Navnene paa dem, som fødtes ham i Jerusalem, er følgende: Sjammua, Sjobab, Natan, Salomo,

And these [are] the names of those that were born to him in Jerusalem; Sammus, and Sobab, and Nathan, and Solomon.

15 Jibhar, Elisjua, Nefeg, Jafia,

And Ebear, and Elisue, and Naphec, and Jephies.

16 Elisjama, Ba'aljada og Elifelet.

And Elisama, and Elidae, and Eliphalath, Samae, Jessibath, Nathan, Galamaan, Jebaar, Theesus, Eliphalat, Naged, Naphec, Janathan, Leasamys, Baalimath, Eliphaath.

17 Men da Filisterne hørte, at David var salvet til Konge over Israel, rykkede de alle ud for at søge efter ham. Ved Efterretningen herom drog David ned til Klippeborgen,

And the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over Israel; and all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the strong hold.

18 medens Filisterne kom og bredte sig i Refaimdalen.

And the Philistines came, and assembled in the valley of the giants.

19 David raadspurgte da HERREN: »Skal jeg drage op mod Filisterne? Vil du give dem i min Haand?« Og HERREN svarede David: »Drag op, thi jeg vil give Filisterne i din Haand!«

And David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? and will you deliver them into my hands? and the Lord said to David, Go up, for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hands.

20 Saa drog David til Ba'al-Perazim, og der slog han dem. Da sagde han: »HERREN har brudt igennem mine Fjender foran mig, som Vand bryder igennem!« Derfor kalder man Stedet Ba'al-Perazim.

And David came from Upper Breaches, and struck the Philistines there: and David said, The Lord has destroyed the hostile Philistines before me, as water is dispersed; therefore the name of that place was called Over Breaches.

21 Og de lod deres Guder i Stikken der, og David og hans Mænd tog dem.

And they leave there their gods, and David and his men with him took them.

22 Men Filisterne bredte sig paa ny i Refaimdalen.

And the Philistines came up yet again, and assembled in the valley of Giants.

23 Da David raadspurgte HERREN, svarede han: »Drag ikke imod dem, men omgaa dem og fald dem i Ryggen ud for Bakabuskene.

And David enquired of the Lord: and the Lord said, You shall not go up to meet them: turn from them, and you shall meet them near the place of weeping.

24 Naar du da hører Lyden af Skridt i Bakabuskenes Toppe, skal du skynde dig, thi saa er HERREN draget ud foran dig for at slaa Filisternes Hær!«

And it shall come to pass when you hear the sound of a clashing together from the grove of weeping, then you shall go down to them, for then the Lord shall go forth before you to make havoc in the battle with the Philistines.

25 David gjorde, som HERREN bød, og slog Filisterne fra Gibeon til hen imod Gezer.

And David did as the Lord commanded him, and struck the Philistines from Gabaon as far as the land of Gazera.