2 Samuel 11
1 Næste År, ved den Tid Kongerne drager i Krig, sendte David Joab ud med sine folk og hele Israel, og de hærgede Ammoniternes Land og belejrede Rabba. David blev derimod selv i Jerusalem.
And it came to pass, after the year had ended, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and destroyed Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.
2 Så skete det en Aftenstund, da David havde rejst sig fra sit Leje og vandrede på Kongepaladsets Tag, at han fik Øje på en Kvinde, der var i Færd med at bade sig; og Kvinden, var meget smuk.
And it came to pass in an evening, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
3 David sendte da Bud for at forhøre sig om hende, og der blev sagt: "Det er vist Batseba, Eliams Datter, Hetiten Urias's Hustru!"
And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?
4 Så lod David hende hente, og da hun kom til ham, lå han hos hende; hun havde lige renset sig efter sin Urenhed. Derefter vendte hun hjem igen.
And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in to him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned to her house.
5 Men da Kvinden blev frugtsommelig, sendte hun Bud til David og lod sige: "Jeg er frugtsommelig!"
And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.
6 Da sendte David det Bud til Joab: "Send Hetiten Urias til mig!" Og Joab sendte Urias til David.
And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David.
7 Da Urias kom, spurgte David, hvorledes det stod til med Joab og Hæren, og hvorledes det gik med Krigen.
And when Uriah had come to him, David enquired of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered.
8 Derpå sagde David til Urias: "Gå nu ned til dit Hus og tvæt dine Fødder!" Urias gik da ud af Kongens Palads, og en Gave fra Kongen blev sendt efter ham;
And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king’s house, and there followed him a present from the king.
9 men Urias lagde sig ved Indgangen til Kongens Palads hos sin Herres Folk og, gik ikke ned til sit Hus.
But Uriah slept at the door of the king’s house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.
10 Da David fik at vide, at Urias ikke var gået ned til sit Hus, sagde han til ham: "Kommer du ikke lige fra Rejsen? Hvorfor går du så ikke ned til dit Hus?"
And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down to his house, David said to Uriah, Camest thou not from thy journey? why then didst thou not go down to thy house?
11 Urias svarede David: "Arken og Israel og Juda bor i Hytter, og min Herre Joab og min Herres Trælle ligger lejret på åben Mark; skulde jeg da gå til mit Hus for at spise og drikke og søge min Hustrus Leje? Så sandt HERREN lever, og så sandt du lever, jeg gør det ikke!"
And Uriah said to David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into my house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.
12 Da sagde David til Urias: "Så bliv her i Dag; i Morgen vil jeg lade dig rejse!" Urias blev da i Jerusalem den Dag.
And David said to Uriah, Tarry here to day also, and to morrow I will let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day, and the next.
13 Næste Dag indbød David ham til at spise og drikke hos sig og fik ham beruset. Men om Aftenen gik han ud og lagde sig på sit Leje hos sin Herres Folk; til sit Hus gik han ikke ned.
And when David had called him, he ate and drank before him; and he made him drunk: and at evening he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.
14 Næste Morgen skrev David et Brev til Joab og sendte det med Urias.
And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.
15 I Brevet skrev han: "Sæt Urias der, hvor Kampen er hårdest, og lad ham i Stikken, så han kan blive dræbt!"
And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the front line of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.
16 Joab, der var ved at belejre Byen, satte da Urias på en Plads, hvor han vidste, der stod tapre Mænd over for ham:
And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah to a place where he knew that valiant men were.
17 og da Mændene i Byen gjorde Udfald og angreb Joab, faldt nogle af Folket, af Davids Mænd; også Hetiten Urias faldt.
And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.
18 Da sendte Joab David Melding om hele Slagets Gang,
Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
19 og han gav Sendebudet den Befaling: "Når du har givet Kongen Beretning om hele Slagets Gang,
And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast finished telling the matters of the war to the king,
20 kan det være, at Kongen bruser op i Vrede og siger til dig: Hvorfor kom I Byen så nær i Slaget? I måtte jo vide, at der vilde blive skudt oppe fra Muren!
And if the king’s wrath shall rise, and he shall say to thee, Why approached ye so near to the city for the fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?
21 Hvem var det, der dræbte Abimelek, Jerubba'als Søn? Var det ikke en Kvinde, som kastede en Møllesten ned på ham fra Muren, så han fandt sin Død i Tebez? Hvorfor kom I Muren så nær? Så skal du sige: Også din Træl Hetiten Urias faldt!"
Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye near the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
22 Så drog Budet af Sted og kom og meldte David alt, hvad Joab havde pålagt ham, hele Slagets Gang. Da blussede Davids Vrede op mod Joab, og han sagde til Budet:"Hvorfor kom I Byen så nær i Slaget? I måtte jo vide, at der vilde blive skudt oppe fra Muren! Hvem var det, der dræbte Abimelek, Jerubba'als Søn? Var det ikke en Kvinde, som kastede en Møllesten ned på ham fra Muren, så han fandt sin Død i Tebez? Hvorfor kom I Muren så nær?"
So the messenger went, and came and showed David all that Joab had sent him for.
23 Budet sagde til David: "Mændene var os overlegne og rykkede ud imod os på åben Mark, men vi trængte dem tilbage til Portens Indgang;
And the messenger said to David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out to us into the field, and we were upon them even to the entrance of the gate.
24 så skød Bueskytterne oppe fra Muren på dine Trælle, og nogle af Kongens Trælle faldt; også din Træl Hetiten Urias faldt!"
And the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants; and some of the king’s servants are dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
25 Da sagde David til Budet: "Sig til Joab: Du skal ikke græmme dig over den Ting; thi Sværdet fortærer snart den ene, snart den anden; fortsæt med Kraft Kampen mod Byen og riv den ned! Med de Ord skal du sætte Mod i ham!"
Then David said to the messenger, Thus shalt thou say to Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.
26 Da Urias's Hustru hørte, at hendes Mand var faldet, holdt hun Dødeklage over sin Ægtefælle.
And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.
27 Men da Sørgetiden var omme, lod David hende hente til sit Hus, og hun blev hans Hustru og fødte ham en Søn. Men det, David havde gjort, var ondt i HERRENs Øjne.
And when the mourning was past, David sent and brought her to his house, and she became his wife, and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.
