1 Samuel 25

1 Da Samuel var død, samledes hele Israel og holdt Klage over ham; og man jordede ham i hans Hjem i Rama. Derpå brød David op og drog ned til Maons Ørken.

Now Samuel died. All Israel gathered together and mourned for him, and they buried him in his house at Ramah. Then David rose and went down to the wilderness of Paran.

2 I Maon boede en Mand, som havde sin Bedrift i Karmel; denne Mand var hovedrig, han havde 3000 får og 1000 Geder; og han var netop i Karmel til Fåreklipning.

There was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel. The man was very wealthy. He had three thousand sheep and one thousand goats. He was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

3 Manden hed Nabal, hans Hustru Abigajil; hun var en klog og smuk Kvinde, medens Manden var hård og ond. Han var Kalebit.

The man's name was Nabal, and the name of his wife was Abigail. The woman was intelligent and beautiful in appearance. But the man was harsh and evil in his dealings. He was a descendant of the house of Caleb.

4 Da David ude i Ørkenen hørte, at Nabal havde Fåreklipning,

David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep.

5 sendte han ti af sine Folk af Sted og sagde til dem: "Gå op til Karmel, og når l kommer til Nabal, så hils ham fra mig

So David sent ten young men. David said to the young men, “Go up to Carmel, go to Nabal, and greet him in my name.

6 og sig til min Broder: Fred være med dig, Fred være med dit Hus, og Fred være med alt, hvad dit er!

You will say to him, 'Live in prosperity. Peace to you and peace to your house, and peace be to all that you have.

7 Jeg har hørt, at du har Fåreklipning. Nu har dine Hyrder opholdt sig hos os; vi har ikke fornærmet dem, og de har intet mistet, i al den Tid de har været i Karmel;

I hear that you have shearers. Your shepherds have been with us, and we did them no harm, and they missed nothing the whole time they were in Carmel.

8 spørg kun dine Folk, så skal de fortælle dig det. Fat Godhed for Folkene! Vi kommer jo til en Festdag; giv dine Trælle og din Søn David, hvad du vil unde os!"

Ask your young men, and they will tell you. Now let my young men find favor in your eyes, for we have come on a festive day. Please give whatever you have on hand to your servants and to your son David.'”

9 Davids Folk kom hen og sagde alt dette til Nabal fra David og biede så på Svar.

When David's young men arrived, they said all of this to Nabal on David's behalf and then waited.

10 Men Nabal svarede Davids Folk: "Hvem er David, hvem er Isajs Søn? Nu til Dags er der så mange Trælle, der løber fra deres Herre.

Nabal answered David's servants, “Who is David, and who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants these days who are breaking away from their masters.

11 Skulde jeg tage mit Brød, min Vin og mit Slagtekvæg, som jeg har slagtet til mine Fåreklippere, og give det til Mænd, jeg ikke ved, hvor er fra?"

Should I take my bread and my water and my meat that I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men who come from I do not know where?”

12 Så begav Davids Folk sig på Hjemvejen, og da de kom tilbage, fortalte de ham det hele:

So David's young men turned away and came back, and told him everything that was said.

13 Da sagde David til sine Folk:"Spænd alle eders Sværd ved Lænd!" Da spændte de alle deres Sværd om, også David. Og henved 400 Mand fulgte David, medens 200 blev ved Trosset.

David said to his men, “Every man strap on his sword.” So every man strapped on his sword. David also strapped on his sword. About four hundred men followed after David, and two hundred stayed by the baggage.

14 Men en af Folkene fortalte Nabals Hustru Abigajil det og sagde: "David sendte Bud fra Ørkenen for at hilse på vor Herre; men han overfusede dem,

But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife; he said, “David sent messengers out of the wilderness to greet our master, and he insulted them.

15 skønt de Mænd har været meget gode mod os og ikke fornærmet os, og vi har intet mistet, i al den Tid vi færdedes sammen med dem, da vi var ude i Marken.

Yet the men were very good to us. We were not harmed and did not miss anything as long as we went with them when we were in the fields.

16 De var en Mur om os både Nat og Dag, i al den Tid vi vogtede Småkvæget i Nærheden af dem.

They were a wall to us both day and night, all the while we were with them tending the sheep.

17 Se nu til, hvad du vil gøre, thi Ulykken hænger over Hovedet på vor Herre og hele hans Hus; han selv er jo en Usling, man ikke kan tale med!"

Therefore know this and consider what you will do, for evil is plotted against our master, and against his whole house. He is such a worthless fellow that one cannot reason with him.”

18 Så gik Abigajil straks hen og tog 200 Brød, to Dunke Vin, fem tillavede Får, fem Sea ristet Korn, 100 Rosinkager og 200 Figenkager, lagde det på Æslerne

Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves, two bottles of wine, five sheep already prepared, five measures of parched grain, one hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on donkeys.

19 og sagde til sine Karle: "Gå i Forvejen, jeg kommer bagefter!" Men sin Mand Nabal sagde hun intet derom.

She said to her young men, “Go on before me, and I will come after you.” But she did not tell her husband Nabal.

20 Som hun nu på sit Æsel red ned ad Vejen i Skjul af Bjerget, kom David og hans Mænd ned imod hende, så hun mødte dem.

As she rode on her donkey and came down by the cover of the mountain, David and his men came down toward her, and she met them.

21 Men David havde sagt: "Det er slet ingen Nytte til, at jeg i Ørkenen har værnet om alt, hvad den Mand ejede, så intet deraf gik tabt; han har gengældt mig godt med ondt.

Now David had said, “Surely in vain have I guarded all that this man has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that belonged to him, and he has returned me evil for good.

22 Gud ramme David både med det ene og det andet, om jeg levner noget mandligt Væsen af alt, hvad hans er, til Morgenens Frembrud!"

May God do so to me, David, and more also, if by the morning I leave so much as one male of all who belong to him.”

23 Da Abigajil fik Øje på David, sprang hun straks af Æselet og kastede sig ned for David på sit Ansigt, bøjede sig til Jorden,

When Abigail saw David, she hurried and got down from her donkey and lay before David facedown and bowed herself to the ground.

24 faldt ned for hans Fødder og sagde: "Skylden er min, Herre! Lad din Trælkvinde tale til dig og hør din Trælkvindes Ord!

She lay at his feet and said, “On me alone, my master, be the guilt. Please let your servant speak to you, and listen to the words of your servant.

25 Min Herre må ikke regne med den Usling fil Nabal! Han svarer til sit Navn; Nabal hedder han, og fuld af Dårskab er han; men jeg, din Trælkvinde, så ikke min Herres Folk, som du sendte hid.

Let not my master regard this worthless fellow, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name, and folly is with him. But I your servant did not see the young men of my master, whom you sent.

26 Men nu, min Herre, så sandt HERREN lever, og så sandt du lever, du, hvem HERREN har holdt fra at pådrage dig Blodskyld og tage dig selv til Rette: Måtte det gå dine Fjender og dem, som pønser på ondt mod min Herre, som Nabal!

Now then, my master, as Yahweh lives, and as you live, since Yahweh has restrained you from bloodshed, and from avenging yourself with your own hand, now let your enemies, and those who seek to do evil to my master, be like Nabal.

27 Lad nu Folkene, som følger min Herre, få denne Gave, som din Trælkvinde bringer min Herre.

Now let this present that your servant has brought to my master be given to the young men who follow my master.

28 Tilgiv dog din Trælkvinde hendes Brøde; thi HERREN vil visselig bygge min Herre et Hus, som skal stå, eftersom min Herre fører HERRENs Krige, og der ikke har været noget ondt at finde hos dig, så længe du har levet.

Please forgive the trespass of your servant, for Yahweh will certainly make my master a sure house, because my master is fighting the battles of Yahweh; and evil will not be found in you so long as you live.

29 Og skulde nogen rejse sig for at forfølge dig og stå dig efter Livet, måtte da min Herres Liv være bundet i de levendes Knippe hos HERREN din Gud; men dine Fjenders Liv slynge han bort med Slyngeskålen!

Though men rise up to pursue you to take your life, yet the life of my master will be bound in the bundle of the living by Yahweh your God; and he will sling away the lives of your enemies, as from the pocket of a sling.

30 Når HERREN så for min Herre opfylder alt det gode, han lovede dig, og sætter dig til Fyrste over Israel,

Yahweh will have done for my master everything he promised you, and has appointed you leader over Israel.

31 da får du ikke dette at bebrejde dig selv, og min Herre får ikke Samvittighedsnag af, at han uden Grund udgød Blod, og at min Herre tog sig selv til Rette. Og når HERREN gør vel imod min Herre, kom da din Trælkvinde i Hu!"

This will not be a staggering burden for you—that you have poured out innocent blood, or because my master attempted to rescue himself. For when Yahweh will do good for my master, remember your servant.”

32 Da sagde David til Abigajil: "Priset være HERREN, Israels Gud, som i Dag sendte mig dig i Møde,

David said to Abigail, “May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be blessed, he who sent you to meet me today.

33 priset være din Klogskab, og priset være du selv, som i bag holdt mig fra at pådrage mig Blodskyld og tage mig selv til Rette!

Your wisdom is blessed and you are blessed, because you have kept me today from bloodshed and from avenging myself with my own hand!

34 Men så sandt HERREN, Israels Gud, lever, som holdt mig fra at gøre dig Men: Hvis du ikke var ilet mig i Møde, var ikke et mandligt Væsen levnet Nabal til i Morgen!"

For in truth, as Yahweh, the God of Israel, lives, he who has kept me from hurting you, unless you had hurried to come meet me, there would certainly have not been left to Nabal so much as one male baby by morning.”

35 Og David modtog af hende, hvad hun havde bragt ham, og sagde til hende: "Gå op til dit Hus i Fred! Jeg har lånt dig Øre og opfyldt dit Ønske."

So David received from her hand what she had brought him; he said to her, “Go up in peace to your house; see, I have listened to your voice and have accepted you.”

36 Da Abigajil kom hjem til Nabal, holdt han netop i sit Hus et Gæstebud som en Konges; og da han var glad og stærkt beruset, sagde hun ham ikke det mindste, før det dagedes.

Abigail went back to Nabal; behold, he was holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk. So she told him nothing at all until the morning light.

37 Men om Morgenen, da Nabals Rus var ovre, fortalte hans Hustru ham Sagen. Da lammedes Hjertet i hans Bryst, og han blev som Sten;

It came about in the morning, when the wine had gone out of Nabal, that his wife told him these things; his heart died within him, and he became like a stone.

38 og en halv Snes Dage efter slog HERREN Nabal, så han døde.

It came about ten days later that Yahweh attacked Nabal so that he died.

39 Da David fik at vide, at Nabal var død, sagde han: "Lovet være HERREN, som har hævnet den Krænkelse, Nabal tilføjede mig, og holdt sin Tjener fra at gøre ondt; HERREN har ladet Nabals Ondskab falde tilbage på hans eget Hoved!" Derpå sendte David Bud og bejlede til Abigajil.

When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “May Yahweh be blessed, who has taken up the cause of my insult from the hand of Nabal and has kept back his servant from evil. He has turned Nabal's evil action back on his own head.” Then David sent and spoke to Abigail, to take her to himself as wife.

40 Og da Davids Trælle kom til Abigajil i Karmel, talte de således til hende: "David har sendt os til dig for at bejle til dig!"

When David's servants had come to Abigail at Carmel, they spoke to her and said, “David has sent us to you to take you to him as his wife.”

41 Da rejste hun sig, bøjede sig med Ansigtet mod Jorden og sagde: "Din Tjenerinde er rede til at blive min Herres Trælkvinde og tvætte hans Trælles Fødder!"

She arose, bowed herself with her face to the ground, and said, “See, your female servant is a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my master.”

42 Så stod Abigajil hastigt op og satte sig på sit Æsel, og hendes fem Piger ledsagede hende; og hun fulgte med Davids Sendebud og blev hans Hustru.

Abigail hurried and arose, and rode on a donkey with five servant girls of hers who followed her; and she followed David's messengers and became his wife.

43 Desuden havde David ægtet Ahinoam fra Jizre'el. Således blev de begge to hans Hustruer.

Now David had also taken Ahinoam of Jezreel as a wife; both of them became his wives.

44 Men Saul gav sin Datter Mikal, Davids Hustru, til Palti, Lajisj's Søn, fra Gallim.

Also, Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Paltiel son of Laish, who was of Gallim.