1 Samuel 22

1 Derpå drog David bort derfra og Redde sig ind i Adullams Hule. Da hans Brødre og hele hans Faders Hus fik det at vide, kom de derned til ham.

David escaped and went to the cave of Adullam. When they heard where he was his brothers and all the rest of his family went and joined him there.

2 Og alle Slags Mennesker, som var i Nød, flokkede sig om ham, forgældede Mennesker og Folk, som var bitre i Hu, og han blev deres Høvding. Henved 400 Mand sluttede sig til ham.

Everyone who was in trouble or in debt or resentful also came to him and he became their leader. He had around four hundred men with him.

3 Derfra drog David til Mizpe i Moab og sagde til Moabiternes Konge: "Lad min Fader og min Moder bo hos eder, indtil jeg får at vide, hvad Gud har for med mig!"

Then David went to Mizpeh in the country of Moab. He asked the king of Moab, “Please let my father and mother come and stay with you until I find out what God is planning for me.”

4 Han lod dem da tage Ophold hos Moabiternes Konge, og de boede hos ham, al den Tid David var i Klippeborgen.

So he left them with the king of Moab, and they stayed with the king all the time David lived in the stronghold.

5 Men Profeten Gad sagde til David: "Du skal ikke blive i Klippeborgen; bryd op og drag til Judas Land!" Så drog David til Ja'ar-Heret.

But then the prophet Gad told David, “Do not stay in the stronghold. Go back to the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.

6 Nu kom dette Saul for Øre, thi David og de Mænd, han havde hos sig, havde vakt Opmærksomhed. Saul sad engang i Gibea under Tamarisken på Højen med sit Spyd i Hånden, omgivet af alle sine Folk.

Saul found out that David had returned and where he was. Saul was sitting under the tamarisk tree on the hill in Gibeah. He had his spear in his hand, with all his officials surrounding him.

7 Da sagde Saul til sine folk, som stod hos ham: "Hør dog, I Benjaminiter! Vil Isajs Søn give eder alle sammen Marker og Vingårde eller gøre eder alle til Tusind- og Hundredførere,

Saul said to them, “Listen to me, you men of Benjamin! Is the son of Jesse going to give all of you fields and vineyards and make you commanders and officers in the army?

8 siden I alle har sammensvoret eder imod mig, og ingen lod mig det vide, da min Søn sluttede Pagt med Isajs Søn? Ingen af eder havde Medfølelse med mig og lod mig vide, at min Søn havde fået min Træl til at optræde som min Fjende, som han nu gør."

Is that why you've all plotted against me? Not a single one of you told me that my own son had made an agreement with Jesse's son. Not a single one of you has shown you cared about me, or explained to me that my son has encouraged him to try and kill me, which is what he's doing right now!”

9 Da tog Edomiten Doeg, der stod blandt Sauls Folk, Ordet og sagde: "Jeg så, at Isajs Søn kom til Ahimelek, Ahitubs Søn, i Nob,

Doeg the Edomite, who was standing there with Saul's officers, spoke up, saying, “I saw the son of Jesse visit Ahimelech, son of Ahitub, at Nob.

10 og han rådspurgte HERREN for ham og gav ham Rejsetæring og Filisteren Goliats Sværd!"

Ahimelech asked advice from the Lord for him and gave him food. He gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine as well.”

11 Da sendte Kongen Bud og lod Præsten Ahimelek, Ahitubs Søn, hente tillige med hele hans Fædrenehus, Præsterne i Nob; og da de alle var kommet til Kongen,

The king sent a message to summon Ahimelech the priest, son of Ahitub, and all his family, who were priests at Nob. They all came to the king.

12 sagde Saul: "Hør nu, Ahitubs Søn!" Han svarede: "Ja, Herre!"

“Now you listen, son of Ahitub,” the king shouted. “What is it, my lord?” Ahimelech asked.

13 Da sagde Saul til ham: "Hvorfor sammensvor du og Isajs Søn eder imod mig? Du gav ham jo Brød og Sværd og rådspurgte Gud for ham, så at han kunde optræde som min Fjende, som han nu gør!"

“Why have you and the son of Jesse plotted against me? You gave him bread and a sword, and asked advice from God for him so that he could rebel against me and try and kill me, which is what he's doing right now!”

14 Ahimelek svarede Kongen:"Hvem blandt alle dine Folk er så betroet som David? Han er jo Kongens Svigersøn, Øverste for din Livvagt og højt æret i dit Hus?

“Who of all your officers is as trustworthy as David, the king's son-in-law? He is in charge of your bodyguard, and highly respected in your family!” Ahimelech responded.

15 Er det første Gang, jeg har rådspurgt Gud for ham? Det være langt fra! Kongen må ikke lægge sin Træl eller hele mit Fædrenehus noget til Last, thi din Træl kendte ikke det mindste til noget af dette!"

“And was that day the first time he asked advice from God on his behalf? Of course not! The king should not accuse me your servant or any of my family, for I didn't know anything about any of this.”

16 Men Kongen sagde: "Du skal dø, Ahimelek, du og hele dit Fædrenehus!"

“You're going to die for this!” the king declared. “You and all your family!”

17 Og Kongen sagde til Vagten, som stod hos ham: "Træd frem og dræb HERRENs Præster; thi de står også i Ledtog med David, og skønt de vidste, at han var på Flugt, gav de mig ikke Underretning derom!" Men Kongens Folk vilde ikke lægge Hånd på HERRENs Præster.

Then the king turned to his bodyguards standing there and ordered them, “Kill these priests of the Lord, because they're on David's side! They knew he was a fugitive and yet they didn't tell me!” But the king's guards refused to attack the priests of the Lord.

18 Da sagde Kongen til Doeg: "Træd du så frem og stød Præsterne ned!" Da trådte Edomiten Doeg frem og stødte Præsterne ned; han dræbte den Dag femogfirsindstyve Mænd, som bar Efod.

So the king ordered Doeg, “You kill the priests!” Doeg the Edomite attacked and killed the priests, killing eighty-five men wearing the priestly ephod.

19 Og Nob, Præsternes By, lod Kongen hugge ned med Sværdet. Mænd og Kvinder, Børn og diende, Hornkvæg, Æsler og Får.

Then he went to Nob, the town of the priests, and slaughtered its men and women, children and infants, cattle, donkeys, and sheep.

20 Kun een af Ahimeleks, Ahitubs Søns, Sønner ved Navn Ebjatar undslap og flygtede til David.

But one of the sons of Ahimelech, son of Ahitub, managed to escape. His name was Abiathar, and he ran away and joined David.

21 Og Ebjatar fortalte David, at Saul havde dræbt HERRENs Præster.

He told David that Saul had killed the priests of the Lord.

22 Da sagde David til Ebjatar: "Jeg vidste dengang, at når Edomiten Doeg var der, vilde han give Saul Underretning derom! Jeg bærer Skylden for hele dit Fædrenehus's Død.

David told Abiathar, “I knew that day when Doeg the Edomite was there that he was going to tell Saul about it. It's my fault that all your family have died.

23 Bliv hos mig, frygt ikke! Den, som står dig efter Livet, står mig efter Livet, thi du står under min Varetægt."

But you can stay with me and you don't need to be afraid, because the man who wants to kill you wants to kill me too. I'll take good care of you.”