2 Samuel 12
1 Og HERREN sendte Natan til David. Da han kom ind til ham, sagde han: "Der boede to Mænd i samme By, en rig og en fattig.
Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.
2 Den rige havde Småkvæg og Hornkvæg i Mængde,
The rich man had a great number of sheep and cattle,
3 medens den fattige ikke ejede andet end et eneste lille Lam, som han havde købt og opdrættet, og som var vokset op hos ham sammen med hans Børn; det åd af hans Brød, drak af hans Bæger og lå i hans Skød og var ham som en Datter.
but the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food and drank from his cup; it slept in his arms and was like a daughter to him.
4 Men da den rige Mand engang fik Besøg, ømmede han sig ved at tage noget af sit eget Småkvæg eller Hornkvæg og tillave det til den vejfarende Mand, som var kommet til ham, men tog den fattige Mands Lam og tillavede det til sin Gæst!"
Now a traveler came to the rich man, who refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for his guest.”
5 Da blussede Davids Vrede heftigt op mod den Mand, og han sagde til Natan: "Så sandt HERREN lever: Den Mand, som gjorde det, er dødsens,
David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan: “As surely as the LORD lives, the man who did this deserves to die!
6 og Lammet skal han erstatte trefold, fordi han handlede så hjerteløst!"
Because he has done this thing and has shown no pity, he must pay for the lamb four times over.”
7 Men Natan sagde til David: "Du er Manden! Så siger HERREN, Israels Gud: Jeg salvede dig til Konge over Israel, og jeg friede dig af Sauls Hånd;
Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man! This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.
8 jeg gav dig din Herres Hus, lagde din Herres Hustruer i din Favn og gav dig Israels og Judas Hus; og var det for lidet, vilde jeg have givet dig endnu mere, både det ene og det andet.
I gave your master’s house to you and your master’s wives into your arms. I gave you the house of Israel and Judah, and if that was not enough, I would have given you even more.
9 Hvorfor har du da ringeagtet HERRENs Ord og gjort, hvad der er ondt i hans Øjne? Hetiten Urias har du dræbt med Sværdet; hans Hustru har du taget til Ægte, og ham har du slået ihjel med Ammoniternes Sværd.
Why then have you despised the command of the LORD by doing evil in His sight? You put Uriah the Hittite to the sword and took his wife as your own, for you have slain him with the sword of the Ammonites.
10 Så skal nu Sværdet aldrig vige fra dit Hus, fordi du ringeagtede mig og tog Hetiten Urias's Hustru til Ægte.
Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.’
11 Så siger HERREN: Se, jeg lader Ulykke komme over dig fra dit eget Hus, og jeg tager dine Hustruer bort for Øjnene af dig og giver dem til en anden, som skal ligge hos dine Hustruer ved højlys Dag.
This is what the LORD says: ‘I will raise up adversity against you from your own house. Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to another, and he will lie with them in broad daylight.
12 Thi du handlede i det skjulte, men jeg vil opfylde dette Ord i hele Israels Påsyn og ved højlys Dag!"
You have acted in secret, but I will do this thing in broad daylight before all Israel.’”
13 Da sagde David til Natan: "Jeg har syndet mod HERREN!" Og Natan sagde til David: "Så har HERREN også tilgivet dig din Synd; du skal ikke dø.
Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” “The LORD has taken away your sin,” Nathan replied. “You will not die.
14 Men fordi du ved denne Gerning har vist Foragt for HERREN, skal Sønnen, som er født dig, visselig dø!"
Nevertheless, because by this deed you have shown utter contempt for the word of the LORD, the son born to you will surely die.”
15 Derpå gik Natan til sit Hus. Og HERREN ramte det Barn, Urias's Hustru havde født David, med Sygdom.
After Nathan had gone home, the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and he became ill.
16 Da søgte David Gud for Barnet, holdt Faste og gik hen og lagde sig om Natten på Jorden i Sæk.
David pleaded with God for the boy. He fasted and went into his house and spent the night lying in sackcloth on the ground.
17 De ældste i hans Hus kom til ham for at få ham til at rejse sig, men han vilde ikke, og han holdt ikke Måltid sammen med dem.
The elders of his household stood beside him to help him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not eat anything with them.
18 Syvendedagen døde Barnet; men Davids Folk turde ikke lade ham vide, at Barnet var død, thi de tænkte: "Da Barnet levede, vilde han ikke låne os Øre, når vi talte til ham; hvor kan vi da nu sige til ham, at Barnet er død? Han kunde gøre en Ulykke!"
On the seventh day the child died. But David’s servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they said, “Look, while the child was alive, we spoke to him, and he would not listen to us. So how can we tell him the child is dead? He may even harm himself.”
19 Men da David så, at hans Folk hviskede sammen, skønnede han, at Barnet var død. Så spurgte David sine Folk: "Er Barnet død?" Og de svarede: "Ja, han er død!"
When David saw that his servants were whispering to one another, he perceived that the child was dead. So he asked his servants, “Is the child dead?” “He is dead,” they replied.
20 Da rejste David sig fra Jorden, tvættede og salvede sig, tog andre Klæder på og gik ind i HERRENs Hus og bad; så gik han hjem, forlangte at få Mad sat frem og spiste.
Then David got up from the ground, washed and anointed himself, changed his clothes, and went into the house of the LORD and worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and at his request they set food before him, and he ate.
21 Da sagde hans Folk til ham: "Hvorledes er det dog, du bærer dig ad? Medens Barnet endnu levede, fastede du og græd; og nu da Barnet er død, rejser du dig og spiser!"
“What is this you have done?” his servants asked. “While the child was alive, you fasted and wept, but when he died, you got up and ate.”
22 Han svarede: "Så længe Barnet levede, fastede jeg og græd; thi jeg tænkte: Måske er HERREN mig nådig, så Barnet bliver i Live.
David answered, “While the child was alive, I fasted and wept, for I said, ‘Who knows? The LORD may be gracious to me and let him live.’
23 Men hvorfor skulde jeg faste, nu han er død? Kan jeg bringe ham tilbage igen? Jeg går til ham, men han kommer ikke tilbage til mig!"
But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.”
24 Derpå trøstede David sin Hustru Batseba, og efter at han var gået ind til hende og havde ligget hos hende, fødte hun en Søn, som han kaldte Salomo, og ham elskede HERREN.
Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. So she gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. Now the LORD loved the child
25 Han overgav ham til Profeten Natan, og på HERRENs Ord kaldte denne ham Jedidja.
and sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah because the LORD loved him.
26 Joab angreb imidlertid Rabba i Ammon og indtog Vandbyen.
Meanwhile, Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal fortress.
27 Derpå sendte Joab Bud til David og lod sige: "Jeg har angrebet Rabba og indtaget Vandbyen;
Then Joab sent messengers to David to say, “I have fought against Rabbah and have captured the water supply of the city.
28 kald nu Resten af Hæren sammen, så du kan belejre Byen og indtage den, for at det ikke skal blive mig, der indtager den og får mit Navn udråbt over den!"
Now, therefore, assemble the rest of the troops, lay siege to the city, and capture it. Otherwise I will capture the city, and it will be named after me.”
29 Da samlede David hele Hæren og drog til Rabba, angreb og indtog det.
So David assembled all the troops and went to Rabbah; and he fought against it and captured it.
30 Og han tog Kronen af Milkoms Hoved; den var af Guld og vejede en Talent; der var en Ædelsten på den, og den blev sat på Davids Hoved. Et vældigt Bytte fra Byen førte han med sig,
Then he took the crown from the head of their king. It weighed a talent of gold and was set with precious stones, and it was placed on David’s head. And David took a great amount of plunder from the city.
31 og Indbyggerne slæbte han bort, satte dem til Savene, Jernhakkerne - og Jernøkserne og lod dem trælle ved Teglovnene. Således gjorde han ved alle Ammoniternes Byer. Derpå vendte David og hele Hæren tilbage til Jerusalem.
David brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes, and he made them work at the brick kilns. He did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.
