1 Samuel 30
1 Da David og hans Mænd Tredjedagen efter kom til Ziklag, var Amalekiterne faldet ind i Sydlandet og Ziklag, og de havde indtaget Ziklag og stukket det i Brand;
And it comes to pass, in the coming in of David and his men to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites have pushed toward the south, and to Ziklag, and strike Ziklag, and burn it with fire,
2 Kvinderne og alle, som var der, små og store, havde de taget til Fange; de havde ingen dræbt, men ført dem med sig, da de drog bort.
and they take the women who [are] in it captive; they have not put anyone to death from small to great, and they lead [them] away, and go on their way.
3 Da David og hans Mænd kom til Byen, se, da var den nedbrændt og deres Hustruer, Sønner og Døtre taget til Fange.
And David comes in—and his men—to the city, and behold, [it is] burned with fire, and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters have been taken captive.
4 Da brast David og hans Krigere i lydelig Gråd, og de græd, til de ikke kunde mere.
And David lifts up—and the people who [are] with him—their voice and weep, until they have no power to weep.
5 Også Davids to Hustruer Ahinoam fra Jizre'el og Abigajil, Karmeliten Nabals Hustru, var taget til Fange.
And the two wives of David have been taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail wife of Nabal the Carmelite;
6 Og David kom i stor Vånde, thi Folkene tænkte på at stene ham, da de alle græmmede sig over deres Sønner eller Døtre. Men David søgte Styrke hos HERREN sin Gud;
and David has great distress, for the people have said to stone him, for the soul of all the people has been bitter, each for his sons and for his daughters; and David strengthens himself in his God YHWH.
7 og David sagde til Præsten Ebjatar, Ahimeleks Søn: "Bring mig Efoden hid!" Og Ebjatar bragte David den.
And David says to Abiathar the priest, son of Ahimelech, “Please bring the ephod near to me”; and Abiathar brings the ephod near to David,
8 Da rådspurgte David HERREN: "Skal jeg sætte efter denne Røverskare? Kan jeg indhente den?" Han svarede: "Sæt efter den; thi du skal indhente den og bringe Redning!"
and David inquires of YHWH, saying, “I pursue after this troop—do I overtake it?” And He says to him, “Pursue, for you certainly overtake, and certainly deliver.”
9 Så drog David af Sted med de 600 Mand, som var hos ham, og de kom til Besorbækken, hvor de, som skulde lades tilbage, blev stående;
And David goes on, he and six hundred men who [are] with him, and they come to the Brook of Besor, and those left have stood still,
10 men David begyndte Forfølgelsen med 400 Mand, medens 200 Mand, som var for udmattede til at gå over Besorbækken, blev tilbage.
and David pursues, he and four hundred men (and two hundred men stand still who have been too faint to pass over the Brook of Besor),
11 Og de fandt en Ægypter liggende på Marken; ham tog de med til David og gav ham Brød at spise og Vand at drikke;
and they find a man, an Egyptian, in the field, and take him to David, and give bread to him, and he eats, and they cause him to drink water,
12 desuden gav de ham en Figenkage og to Rosinkager. Da han havde spist, kom han til Kræfter; - thi han havde hverken spist eller drukket i hele tre Døgn.
and give to him a piece of a bunch of dried figs, and two bunches of raisins, and he eats, and his spirit returns to him, for he has not eaten bread nor drunk water [for] three days and three nights.
13 David spurgte ham da: "Hvem tilhører du, og hvor er du fra?" Han svarede: "Jeg er en ung Ægypter, Træl hos en Amalekit; min Herre efterlod mig her, da jeg for tre Dage siden blev syg.
And David says to him, “Whose [are] you? And where [are] you from?” And he says, “I [am] an Egyptian youth, servant to a man, an Amalekite, and my lord forsakes me, for I have been sick [for] three days,
14 Vi gjorde Indfald i det kretiske Sydland, i Judas Område og i Kalebs Sydland, og Ziklag stak vi i Brand."
we pushed [to] the south of the Cherethite, and against that which [is] to Judah, and against the south of Caleb, and we burned Ziklag with fire.”
15 Da sagde David til ham: "Vil du vise mig Vej til denne Røverskare?" Han svarede: "Tilsværg mig ved Gud, at du hverken vil dræbe mig eller udlevere mig til min Herre, så vil jeg vise dig Vej til den!"
And David says to him, “Do you bring me down to this troop?” And he says, “Swear to me by God [that] you do not put me to death, nor do you shut me up into the hand of my lord, and I bring you down to this troop.”
16 Så viste han dem Vej, og de traf dem spredte rundt om i hele Egnen i Færd med at spise og drikke og holde Fest på hele det store Bytte, de havde taget fra Filisterlandet og Judas Land.
And he brings him down, and behold, they are spread out over the face of all the earth, eating, and drinking, and celebrating, with all the great spoil which they have taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.
17 David huggede dem da ned fra Dæmring til Aften; og ingen af dem undslap undtagen 400 unge Mænd, som svang sig på Kamelerne og flygtede.
And David strikes them from the twilight even to the evening of the next day, and there has not escaped of them a man, except four hundred young men who have ridden on the camels and flee.
18 Og David reddede alt, hvad Amalekiterne havde røvet, også sine to Hustruer.
And David delivers all that the Amalekites have taken; David has also delivered his two wives.
19 Og der savnedes intet, hverken småt eller stort, hverken Byttet eller Sønnerne og Døtrene eller noget af, hvad de havde taget med; det hele bragte David tilbage.
And nothing of theirs has lacked, from small to great, and to sons and daughters, and from the spoil, even to all that they had taken to themselves, David has brought back the whole,
20 Da tog de alt Småkvæget og Hornkvæget og drev det hen for David og sagde: "Her er Davids Bytte!"
and David takes the whole of the flock and of the herd [that] they have led on before these livestock, and they say, “This [is] David’s spoil.”
21 Da David kom til de 200 Mand, som havde været for udmattede til at følge ham, og som han havde ladet blive ved Besorbækken, gik de David og hans Folk i Møde, og David gik hen til Folkene og hilste på dem.
And David comes to the two hundred men who were too faint to go after David, and whom they cause to abide at the Brook of Besor, and they go out to meet David, and to meet the people who [are] with him, and David approaches the people, and asks of them of welfare.
22 Men alle ildesindede Niddinger blandt dem, som havde fulgt David, tog til Orde og sagde: "De fulgte os ikke, derfor vil vi intet give dem af Byttet, vi har reddet; kun deres Hustruer og Børn må de tage med hjem!"
And every bad and worthless man, of the men who have gone with David, answers, indeed, they say, “Because that they have not gone with us we do not give to them of the spoil which we have delivered, except each his wife and his children, and they lead away and go.”
23 David sagde: "Således må I ikke gøre, nu da HERREN har været gavmild imod os og skærmet os og givet Røverskaren, som overfaldt os, i vor Hånd.
And David says, “You do not do so, my brothers, with that which YHWH has given to us, and He preserves us, and gives the troop which comes against us into our hand;
24 Hvem er der vel, som vil følge eder i det? Nej, den, der drog i Kampen, og den, der blev ved Trosset, skal have lige Del, de skal dele med hinanden!"
and who listens to you in this thing? For as the portion of him who was brought down into battle, so also [is] the portion of him who is abiding by the vessels—they share alike.”
25 Og derved blev det både den Dag og siden; han gjorde det til Lov og Ret i Israel, som det er den Dag i bag.
And it comes to pass from that day and forward, that he appoints it for a statute and for an ordinance for Israel to this day.
26 Da David kom til Ziklag, sendte han noget af Byttet til de Ældste i Juda, som var hans Venner, med det Bud: "Her er en Gave til eder af Byttet, der er taget fra HERRENs Fjender!"
And David comes to Ziklag, and sends of the spoil to [the] elderly of Judah, to his friends, saying, “Behold, a blessing for you of the spoil of the enemies of YHWH,”
27 Det var til dem i Betel, i Ramot i Sydlandet, i Jattir,
to those in Beth-El, and to those in South Ramoth, and to those in Jattir,
28 dem i Ar'ara, i Sifmot, i Esjtemoa,
and to those in Aroer, and to those in Siphmoth, and to those in Eshtemoa,
29 i Karmel, i Jerame'eliternes Byer, i Keniternes Byer,
and to those in Rachal, and to those in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to those in the cities of the Kenites,
30 i Horma, i Bor-Asjan, i Atak,
and to those in Hormah, and to those in Chor-Ashan, and to those in Athach,
31 i Hebron, og ligeledes til alle de andre Steder, hvor David havde færdedes med sine Mænd.
and to those in Hebron, and to all the places where David—he and his men—had gone up and down.
