2 Samuel 5

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

Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spoke, saying, Behold us, thy bone and thy flesh are we;

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!«

Already yesterday, and even before, when Saul was king over us, thou wast the one that led out and brought in Israel: And the Lord said to thee, Thou shalt indeed feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a chief over 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.

Thus came all the elders of Israel to the king unto Hebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord: and they anointed David as king over Israel.

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

Thirty years was David old when he became king, [and] forty years he reigned.

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.

In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.

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 the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land; who said unto David, as followeth, Thou shalt not come in hither, except thou [first] remove away the blind and the lame: meaning, David cannot come in hither.

7 Men David indtog Klippeborgen Zion, det er Davidsbyen.

Nevertheless David captured the strong-hold of Zion; the same 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, Whosoever will smite the Jebusites, and reach the aqueduct and the lame and the blind, that are hateful to David's soul, —Wherefore people usually say, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.

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

And David dwelt in the fort, and he called it “The City of David.” And David built [it] round about from the Millo and inward.

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

And David went on, and became greater and greater, and the Lord the God of hosts 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 Hiram the king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar-trees, 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 felt conscious that the Lord has established him as king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom 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 yet more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron; and there were born to David yet [more] sons and daughters.

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 unto him in Jerusalem: Shammua', and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,

15 Jibhar, Elisjua, Nefeg, Jafia,

And Yibchar, and Elishua', and Nepheg, and Yaphia',

16 Elisjama, Ba'aljada og Elifelet.

And Elishama', and Elyada', and Eliphelet.

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,

But when the Philistines heard that the people had anointed David as king over Israel, all the Philistines came 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.

The Philistines also came and spread themselves out in the valley of Rephaim.

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 asked counsel of the Lord, saying, shall I go up against the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into my hand? And the Lord said unto David, Go up; for I will certainly deliver the Philistines into thy hand.

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 to Ba'al-perazim, and David smote them there, and said, The Lord hath broken down my enemies before me, as a breach [is made by] water. Wherefore he called the name of that place Ba'al-perazim.

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

And they left behind there their idols, and David and his men burnt them.

22 Men Filisterne bredte sig paa ny i Refaimdalen.

And the Philistines came up once again, and spread themselves out in the valley of Rephaim.

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

And when David asked counsel of the Lord, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but turn about and fall in the rear of them, and come upon them opposite to the mulberry-trees.

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 be, when thou hearest the sound of walking on the top of the mulberry-trees, that thou shalt then bestir thyself; for then will the Lord go out before thee, to smite in the camp of the Philistines.

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

And David did so, as the Lord had commanded him; and he smote the Philistines from Geba' until thou comest to Gezer.