Dommer 20

1 Da rykkende alle Israeliterne ud, og Menigheden samledes som een Mand fra Dan til Be'ersjeba for HERREN i Mizpa; ogsaa fra Gileads Land kom de.

THEN all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the Lord in Mizpeh.

2 Alle Folkets Støtter, alle Israels Stammer indfandt sig i Guds Folks Forsamling, 400 000 Mand Fodfolk, væbnet med Sværd.

And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword.

3 Benjaminiterne hørte, at Israeliterne var draget op til Mizpa. Og Israeliterne sagde: »Fortæl dog, hvorledes denne Misgerning gik for sig!«

(Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpeh.) Then said the children of Israel, Tell us, how was this wickedness?

4 Da tog Manden, Leviten, den myrdede Kvindes Mand, til Orde og sagde: »Jeg og min Medhustru kom til Gibea i Benjamin for at overnatte der.

And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered and said, I came into Gibeah that belongeth to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to lodge.

5 Saa rejste Gibeas Borgere sig imod mig og omringede mig om Natten i Huset; mig vilde de dræbe, og min Medhustru skændede de, saa at hun døde.

And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night, and thought to have slain me: and my concubine have they forced, that she is dead.

6 Da tog jeg min Medhustru, skar hende i Stykker og sendte Stykkerne rundt i hele Israels Arvelods Omraade, fordi de havde begaaet grov Utugt og Skændselsdaad i Israel!

And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel: for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel.

7 Nu er I her, alle Israeliter, sig nu eders Mening og kom med eders Raad!«

Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel.

8 Da rejste hele Folket sig som een Mand og sagde: »Ingen af os vil vende hjem, ingen af os vil begive sig til sit Hus!

And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any of us go to his tent, neither will we any of us turn into his house.

9 Men saaledes vil vi handle med Gibea: Vi vil drage op imod det efter Lodkastning,

But now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up by lot against it;

10 og vi vil udtage ti Mænd af hundrede af alle Israels Stammer, hundrede af tusind og tusind af titusind til at hente Fødemidler til Folket, til dem, som er kommet for fuldt ud at gengælde Gibea i Benjamin den Skændselsdaad, de har øvet i Israel!«

And we will take ten men of an hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and an hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch victual for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly that they have wrought in Israel.

11 Derpaa samlede alle Israels Mænd sig mod Byen, alle som een.

So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.

12 Og Israels Stammer sendte Mænd ud i hele Benjamins Stamme og lod sige: »Hvad er det for en Misgerning, der er sket hos eder?

And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that is done among you?

13 Udlever nu Mændene i Gibea, de Niddinger, for at vi kan dræbe dem og skaffe Misgerningen bort fra Israel!« Men Benjaminiterne vilde ikke høre deres Brødre Israeliternes Ord.

Now therefore deliver us the men, the children of Belial, which are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel. But the children of Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brethren the children of Israel:

14 Og Benjaminiterne stævnede sammen fra deres Byer til Gibea for at drage i Kamp mod Israeliterne.

But the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.

15 Da Benjaminiterne fra Byerne mønstredes den Dag, udgjorde de 25 000 vaabenføre Mænd, foruden dem af Gibeas Indbyggere, der mønstredes, 700 udsøgte Krigere;

And the children of Benjamin were numbered at that time out of the cities twenty and six thousand men that drew sword, beside the inhabitants of Gibeah, which were numbered seven hundred chosen men.

16 af alle disse Krigsfolk var 700 udvalgte Krigere kejthaandede; de kunde alle slynge med Sten, saa de ramte paa et Haar uden at fejle.

Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss.

17 Da Israels Mænd mønstredes, fraregnet Benjamin, udgjorde de 400 000 vaabenføre Mænd, der alle var Krigere.

And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.

18 De brød saa op og drog til Betel og raadspurgte Gud; og Israeliterne sagde: »Hvem af os skal først drage i Kamp mod Benjaminiterne?« HERREN svarede: »Det skal Juda!«

And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the Lord said, Judah shall go up first.

19 Saa brød Israeliterne op om Morgenen og slog Lejr uden for Gibea.

And the children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against Gibeah.

20 Og Israels Mænd rykkede ud til Kamp imod Benjamin, og Israels Mænd stillede sig op til Kamp imod dem for at angribe Gibea.

And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel put themselves in array to fight against them at Gibeah.

21 Men Benjaminiterne gjorde Udfald fra Gibea og fældede den Dag 22 000 Mand af Israel.

And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty and two thousand men.

22 Folket, Israels Mænd, tog sig da sammen og stillede sig atter op til Kamp paa samme Sted som den første Dag;

And the people the men of Israel encouraged themselves, and set their battle again in array in the place where they put themselves in array the first day.

23 Da drog Israeliterne op til Betel og græd lige til Aften for HERRENS Aasyn; og de adspurgte HERREN: »Skal jeg atter tage Kampen op med min Broder Benjamins Sønner?« Og HERREN svarede: »Drag op imod ham!«

(And the children of Israel went up and wept before the Lord until even, and asked counsel of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the Lord said, Go up against him.)

24 og Israeliterne rykkede Benjaminiterne paa nært Hold den anden Dag.

And the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day.

25 Men Benjaminiterne gjorde Udfald fra Gibea for at møde dem den anden Dag, og de fældede yderligere 18 000 Mand af Israeliterne, alle sammen vaabenføre Mænd.

And Benjamin went forth against them out of Gibeah the second day, and destroyed down to the ground of the children of Israel again eighteen thousand men; all these drew the sword.

26 Saa drog alle Israeliterne, hele Folket, op til Betel; og de græd og sad der for HERRENS Aasyn og fastede den Dag lige til Aften, og de ofrede Brændofre og Takofre for HERRENS Aasyn.

Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the Lord, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord.

27 Derpaa raadspurgte Israeliterne HERREN i de Dage var Guds Pagts Ark der,

And the children of Israel inquired of the Lord, (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,

28 og Pinehas, en Søn af Arons Søn Eleazar, gjorde i de Dage Tjeneste ved den — og de sagde: »Skal jeg atter drage i Kamp mod min Broder Benjamins Sønner eller lade være?« HERREN svarede: »Drag i Kamp, thi i Morgen giver jeg ham i din Haand!«

And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days, ) saying, Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? And the Lord said, Go up; for to morrow I will deliver them into thine hand.

29 Israeliterne lagde nu Baghold rundt om Gibea.

And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah.

30 Og Israeliterne drog op mod Benjaminiterne paa den tredje Dag og stillede sig op til Angreb paa Gibea ligesom de tidligere Gange.

And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and put themselves in array against Gibeah, as at other times.

31 Da nu Benjaminiterne gjorde Udfald mod Hæren, blev de afskaaret fra Byen og lokket ud paa Vejene til Betel og Gibeon; til at begynde med huggede de nogle al Folkene ned paa aaben Mark ligesom de tidligere Gange, omtrent tredive Mand af Israel,

And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.

32 og Benjaminiterne tænkte nu: »Vi har slaaet dem ligesom før!« Men Israeliterne sagde: »Lad os flygte og saaledes afskære dem fra Byen og lokke dem ud paa Vejene!«

And the children of Benjamin said, They are smitten down before us, as at the first. But the children of Israel said, Let us flee, and draw them from the city unto the highways.

33 Saa brød alle Israels Mænd op fra deres Plads og stillede sig op til Kamp i Ba'al-Tamar, medens Bagholdet brød op fra sin Plads vesten for Geba.

And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and put themselves in array at Baal-tamar: and the liers in wait of Israel came forth out of their places, even out of the meadows of Gibeah.

34 Nu rykkede 10 000 Mand, udvalgte Folk af hele Israel, frem for Gibea, og Kampen blev haard; men de vidste ikke, at Ulykken var ved at ramme dem.

And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore: but they knew not that evil was near them.

35 Saa slog HERREN Benjamin foran Israel, og Israeliterne fældede den Dag 25 100 Mand af Benjamin, alle vaabenføre Mænd;

And the Lord smote Benjamin before Israel: and the children of Israel destroyed of the Benjamites that day twenty and five thousand and an hundred men: all these drew the sword.

36 da indsaa Benjaminiterne, at de var slagne. Israeliterne trak sig tilbage for Benjamin, idet de stolede paa Bagholdet, de havde lagt mod Gibea;

So the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten: for the men of Israel gave place to the Benjamites, because they trusted unto the liers in wait which they had set beside Gibeah.

37 og Bagholdet kastede sig i en Fart over Gibea og drog frem og huggede hele Byens Befolkning ned med Sværdet.

And the liers in wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers in wait drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword.

38 Der var truffet den Aftale mellem Israels Mænd og Bagholdet, at de skulde lade en Røgsøjle stige op fra Byen.

Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers in wait, that they should make a great flame with smoke rise up out of the city.

39 Da Israels Mænd vendte om i Kampen, huggede Benjamin til at begynde med henved tredive af Israels Mænd ned, thi de tænkte: »Visselig, vi har slaaet dem ligesom i den forrige Kamp.«

And when the men of Israel retired in the battle, Benjamin began to smite and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons: for they said, Surely they are smitten down before us, as in the first battle.

40 Da nu Søjlen, Røgstøtten, begyndte at stige op fra Byen, vendte Benjamin sig om, og se, Røgen slog op mod Himmelen fra hele Byen,

But when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaven.

41 og samtidig vendte Israels Mænd om fra Flugten. Da blev Benjamins Mænd forfærdede, thi de indsaa, at Ulykken havde ramt dem;

And when the men of Israel turned again, the men of Benjamin were amazed: for they saw that evil was come upon them.

42 og de gjorde omkring for Israels Mænd og flygtede ad Ørkenen til. Men Kampen fortsattes i Hælene paa dem. Og de fra Byerne huggede ned for Fode iblandt dem;

Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and them which came out of the cities they destroyed in the midst of them.

43 de omringede Benjaminiterne og forfulgte dem, til de havde Geba foran sig mod Øst.

Thus they inclosed the Benjamites round about, and chased them, and trode them down with ease over against Gibeah toward the sunrising.

44 Af Benjamin faldt 18 000 Mand, lutter dygtige Krigere.

And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men of valour.

45 De gjorde omkring og flygtede og deres Forfølgere gjorde paa Vejene en Efterhøst paa 5000 Mand: de forfulgte dem skarpt, til de fik dem tilintetgjort, og huggede 2000 Mand ned af dem.

And they turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon: and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men; and pursued hard after them unto Gidom, and slew two thousand men of them.

46 De, der faldt af Benjamin den Dag, var saaledes i alt 25 000 vaabenføre Mænd, alle tapre Folk.

So that all which fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword; all these were men of valour.

47 De gjorde omkring og flygtede ud i Ørkenen til Rimmons Klippe, 600 Mand stærke, og blev der i fire Maaneder.

But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock Rimmon, and abode in the rock Rimmon four months.

48 Men Israels Mænd vendte tilbage til Benjaminiterne og huggede dem ned med Sværdet, baade Mennesker og Kvæg, overhovedet alt, hvad der var, og desuden stak de Ild paa alle Byerne der.

And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the beast, and all that came to hand: also they set on fire all the cities that they came to.