2 Samuel 14

1 Da nu Joab, Zerujas Søn, mærkede, at Kongens Hjerte hang ved Absalon,

And Joab son of Zeruial knows that the heart of the king [is] on Absalom,

2 sendte han Bud til Tekoa efter en klog Kvinde og sagde til hende: "Lad, som om du har Sorg, ifør dig Sørgeklæder, lad være at salve dig med Olie, men bær dig ad som en Kvinde, der alt i lang Tid har sørget over en afdød;

and Joab sends to Tekoah, and takes a wise woman from there, and says to her, “Please feign yourself a mourner, and now put on garments of mourning, and do not anoint yourself with oil, and you have been as a woman mourning for the dead [for] these many days,

3 gå så til Kongen og sig således til ham" - og Joab lagde hende Ordene i Munden.

and you have gone to the king, and spoken to him, according to this word”; and Joab puts the words into her mouth.

4 Kvinden fra Tekoa gik så til Kongen, faldt til Jorden på sit Ansigt, bøjede sig og sagde: "Hjælp Konge!"

And the woman of Tekoah speaks to the king, and falls on her face to the earth, and pays respect, and says, “Save, O king.”

5 Kongen spurgte hende: "Hvad fattes dig?" Og hun sagde: "Jo, jeg er Enke, min Mand er død.

And the king says to her, “What do you [want]?” And she says, “I [am] truly a widow woman, and my husband dies,

6 Din Trælkvinde havde to Sønner; de kom i Klammeri ude på Marken, og der var ingen til at bilægge deres Tvist; så slog den ene den anden ihjel.

and your maidservant has two sons; and both of them strive in a field, and there is no deliverer between them, and one strikes the other, and puts him to death;

7 Men nu træder hele Slægten op imod din Trælkvinde og siger: Udlever Brodermorderen, for at vi kan slå ham ihjel og hævne Broderen, som han dræbte! Således siger de for at få Arvingen ryddet af Vejen og slukke den sidste Glød, jeg har tilbage, så at min Mand ikke får Eftermæle eller Efterkommere på Jorden!"

and behold, the whole family has risen against your maidservant, and say, Give up him who strikes his brother, and we put him to death for the life of his brother whom he has slain, and we also destroy the heir; and they have quenched my coal which is left—so as not to set a name and remnant on the face of the ground for my husband.”

8 Da sagde Kongen til Kvinden: "Gå kun hjem, jeg skal jævne Sagen for dig!"

And the king says to the woman, “Go to your house, and I give charge concerning you.”

9 Men kvinden fra Tekoa sagde til Kongen: "Lad Skylden komme over mig og mit Fædrenehus, Herre Konge, men Kongen og hans Trone skal være skyldfri!"

And the woman of Tekoah says to the king, “On me, my lord, O king, [is] the iniquity, and on the house of my father; and the king and his throne [are] innocent.”

10 Kongen sagde da: "Enhver, som vil dig noget, skal du bringe til mig, så skal han ikke mere volde dig Men!"

And the king says, “He who speaks to you, and you have brought him to me, then he does not add to come against you anymore.”

11 Men Kvinden sagde: "Vilde dog Kongen nævne HERREN din Guds Navn, for at Blodhævneren ikke skal volde endnu mere Ulykke og min Søn blive ryddet af Vejen!" Da sagde han: "Så sandt HERREN lever, der skal ikke krummes et Hår på din Søns Hoved!"

And she says, “Please let the king remember by your God YHWH, that the redeemer of blood does not add to destroy, and they do not destroy my son”; and he says, “YHWH lives; if there falls [even one] hair of your son to the earth.”

12 Da sagde Kvinden: "Må din Trælkvinde sige min Herre Kongen et Ord?" Han svarede: "Tal!"

And the woman says, “Please let your maidservant speak a word to my lord the king”; and he says, “Speak.”

13 Og Kvinden sagde: "Hvor kan du da tænke på at gøre det samme ved Guds Folk - når Kongen taler således, dømmer han jo sig selv - og det gør Kongen, når han ikke vil lade sin forstødte Søn vende tilbage.

And the woman says, “And why have you thought thus concerning the people of God? Indeed, the king is speaking this thing as a guilty one, in that the king has not brought back his outcast;

14 Thi vi skal visselig alle dø, vi er som Vandet, der ikke kan samles op igen, når det hældes ud på Jorden; men Gud vil ikke tage det Menneskes Liv, der omgås med den Tanke, at en forstødt ikke skal være forstødt for stedse.

for we surely die, and [are] as water which is running down to the earth, which is not gathered, and God does not accept a person, and has devised plans in that the outcast is not outcast by Him.

15 Når jeg nu er kommet for at tale om denne Sag til min Herre Kongen, så er det, fordi de Folk har gjort mig bange; din Trælkvinde tænkte: Jeg vil tale til Kongen, måske opfylder Kongen sin Trælkvindes Bøn;

And now that I have come to speak this word to my lord the king, [it is] because the people made me afraid, and your maidservant says, Please let me speak to the king; it may be the king does the word of his handmaid,

16 thi Kongen vil bønhøre mig og fri sin Trælkvinde af den Mands Hånd, som tragter efter at udrydde mig tillige med min Søn af Guds Arvelod.

for the king listens to deliver his handmaid out of the paw of the man [seeking] to destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God,

17 Og din Trælkvinde tænkte: Min Herre Kongens Ord vil være mig en Lindring; thi min Herre Kongen er som en Guds Engel til at skønne over godt og ondt! HER- REN din Gud være med dig!"

and your maidservant says, Please let the word of my lord the king be for ease; for as a messenger of God so [is] my lord the king, to understand the good and the evil; and your God YHWH is with you.”

18 Da sagde Kongen til Kvinden: "Svar mig på det Spørgsmål, jeg nu stiller dig, dølg ikke noget!"Kvinden sagde: "Min Herre Kongen tale!"

And the king answers and says to the woman, “Please do not hide from me the thing that I am asking you”; and the woman says, “Please let my lord the king speak.”

19 Da sagde Kongen: "Har Joab en Finger med i alt dette?" Og Kvinden svarede: "Så sandt du lever, Herre Konge, det er umuligt at slippe uden om, hvad min Herre Kongen siger. Ja, det var din Træl Joab, som pålagde mig dette og lagde din Trælkvinde alle disse Ord i Munden.

And the king says, “Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?” And the woman answers and says, “Your soul lives, my lord, O king, none [turn] to the right or to the left from all that my lord the king has spoken; for your servant Joab commanded me, and he put all these words in the mouth of your maidservant.

20 For at give Sagen et andet Udseende har din Træl Joab gjort således. Men min Herre er viis som en Guds Engel, så han ved alle Ting på Jorden!"

Your servant Joab has done this thing in order to bring around the appearance of the thing, and my lord [is] wise, according to the wisdom of a messenger of God, to know all that [is] in the land.”

21 Derpå sagde Kongen til Joab: "Vel, jeg vil gøre det! Gå hen og bring den unge Mand, Absalon, tilbage!"

And the king says to Joab, “Now behold, you have done this thing; and go, bring back the young man Absalom.”

22 Da faldt Joab på sit Ansigt til Jorden og bøjede sig og velsignede Kongen og sagde: "Nu ved din Træl, at jeg har fundet Nåde for dine Øjne, Herre Konge, siden Kongen har opfyldt sin Træls Bøn!"

And Joab falls on his face to the earth, and pays respect, and blesses the king, and Joab says, “Today your servant has known that I have found grace in your eyes, my lord, O king, in that the king has done the word of his servant.”

23 Derpå begav Joab sig til Gesjur og hentede Absalon tilbage til Jerusalem.

And Joab rises and goes to Geshur, and brings in Absalom to Jerusalem,

24 Men Kongen sagde: "Lad ham gå hjem til sit Hus; for mit Åsyn bliver han ikke stedet!" Da gik Absalon hjem til sit Hus, og for Kongens Åsyn blev han ikke stedet.

and the king says, “Let him turn around to his house, and he does not see my face.” And Absalom turns around to his house, and he has not seen the face of the king.

25 Men ingen Mand i hele Israel blev beundret så højt for sin Skønhed som Absalon; fra Fodsål til Isse var der ikke en Lyde ved ham.

And there was no man [so] beautiful in all Israel like Absalom, to praise greatly; from the sole of his foot even to his crown there was no blemish in him;

26 Og når han lod sit Hår klippe - han lod det klippe, hver Gang der var gået et År, fordi det blev ham for tungt, derfor måtte han lade det klippe - vejede det 200 Sekel efter kongelig Vægt.

and in his shaving his head—and it has been at the end of year by year that he shaves [it], for it [is] heavy on him, and he has shaved it—he has even weighed out the hair of his head—two hundred shekels by the king’s weight.

27 Der fødtes Absalon tre Sønner og een Datter ved Navn Tamar; hun var en smuk Kvinde.

And there are born to Absalom three sons and one daughter, and her name [is] Tamar; she was a woman of beautiful appearance.

28 Absalon boede nu to År i Jerusalem uden at blive stedet for Kongen.

And Absalom dwells in Jerusalem [for] two years of days, and he has not seen the face of the king;

29 Da sendte Absalon Bud efter Joab for at få ham til at gå til Kongen; men han vilde ikke komme. Han sendte Bud een Gang til, men han vilde ikke komme.

and Absalom sends to Joab, to send him to the king, and he has not been willing to come to him; and he sends again a second time, and he has not been willing to come.

30 Da sagde han til sine Folk "Se den Bygmark, Joab har der ved Siden af min! Gå hen og stik Ild på den!" Og Absalons Folk stak Ild på Marken.

And he says to his servants, “See, the portion of Joab [is] by the side of mine, and he has barley there; go and burn it with fire”; and the servants of Absalom burn the portion with fire.

31 Da begav Joab sig ind til Absalon og sagde til ham: "Hvorfor har dine Folk stukket Ild på min Mark?"

And Joab rises and comes to Absalom in the house, and says to him, “Why have your servants burned the portion that I have with fire?”

32 Absalon svarede Joab: "Se, jeg sendte Bud efter dig og bad dig komme herhen, for at jeg kunde sende dig til Kongen og sige: Hvorfor kom jeg tilbage fra Gesjur? Det havde været bedre for mig, om jeg var blevet der! Men nu vil jeg stedes for Kongen; er der Skyld hos mig så lad ham dræbe mig!"

And Absalom says to Joab, “Behold, I sent to you, saying, Come here, and I send you to the king to say, Why have I come in from Geshur? [It was] good for me while I [was] there—and now, let me see the king’s face, and if there is iniquity in me then you have put me to death.”

33 Joab gik da til Kongen og overbragte ham disse Ord. Så lod han Absalon kalde, og han kom ind til Kongen; og han bøjede sig for ham og faldt på sit Ansigt til Jorden for Kongen. Så kyssede Kongen Absalon.

And Joab comes to the king, and declares [it] to him, and he calls to Absalom, and he comes to the king, and bows himself to him, on his face, to the earth, before the king, and the king gives a kiss to Absalom.