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 unto David, in Hebron, —and spake, saying—Behold us! thy bone and thy flesh, we are.

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!«

Also, in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou, wast he that led out and brought in, Israel, —and Yahweh said to thee—Thou, shalt be shepherd unto my people, Israel, and, thou, shalt become leader 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.

So all the elders of Israel came unto the king, in Hebron, and King David solemnised to them a covenant in Hebron, before Yahweh, —and they anointed David to be king over Israel.

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

Thirty years old, was David when he began to reign, —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, reigned he over Judah, seven years, and six months, —and, in Jerusalem, reigned he 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!«

Then went the king and his men, to Jerusalem, against the Jebusites, inhabiting the land, —and they spake to David, saying—Thou canst not come in hither, unless thou take away the blind and lame—Thinking, David will not come in hither.

7 Men David indtog Klippeborgen Zion, det er Davidsbyen.

So then David captured the citadel 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 is smiting the Jebusites, then let him reach as far as the aqueduct. But, as for the lame and the blind, they were the hated of David’s soul, —for which cause, they kept on saying, Blind and lame! he will not enter the place.

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

So then David dwelt in the citadel, and called it, The City of David, —and David built round about, from Millo and inwards.

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

And David went on and on waxing great, —Yahweh, God of hosts, being with him.

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

Then Hiram, king of Tyre, sent messengers unto David, with cedar-wood, and carpenters, and 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.

So David perceived that Yahweh had established him to be 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 him yet more concubines and wives, out of Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron, and there were, yet further, born unto David, sons and daughters.

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

Now, these, are the names of the sons who were born unto him in Jerusalem, —Shammua and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon;

15 Jibhar, Elisjua, Nefeg, Jafia,

and Ibhar and Elishua and Nepheg and Yaphia;

16 Elisjama, Ba'aljada og Elifelet.

and Elishama and Eliada, and Eliphalet.

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, when the Philistine heard that they had anointed David to be king over Israel, then came up all the Philistines to seek to secure David, and David heard of it, and went down into the citadel.

18 medens Filisterne kom og bredte sig i Refaimdalen.

Now, the Philistines, had come, —and had spread themselves out in the vale 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!«

So then David enquired of Yahweh, saying, —Shall I go up against the Philistines? Wilt thou deliver them into my hand? And Yahweh said unto David—Go up; for I, will surely 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 entered Baal-perazim, and David smote them there, and said—Yahweh hath broken forth upon mine enemies, before me, like a breaking forth of waters. For this cause, called he the name of that place, Baal-perazim.

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

And they left their images there, —and David and his men took them away.

22 Men Filisterne bredte sig paa ny i Refaimdalen.

And, yet again, did the Philistines come up, —and they spread themselves out in the vale of Rephaim.

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

So David enquired of Yahweh, and he said—Thou shalt not go up, —Get round behind them, and come in upon them, over against 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 shalt hear a sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry-trees, then, shalt thou act with decision, —for, then, will Yahweh have gone forth before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines.

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

And David did so, as Yahweh had commanded him, —and smote the Philistines, from Gibeon until thou enterest Gezer.