2 Samuel 15
1 Men nogen tid efter skaffede Absalon sige Vogn og Heste og halvtredsindstyve Forløbere;
Now after this, Absalom got for himself a carriage and horses, and fifty runners to go before him.
2 og om Morgenen stillede han sig ved Portvejen, og når nogen gik til Kongen for af få en Retssag afgjort, kaldte Absalon ham til sig og spurgte ham: "Hvilken By er du fra?" Når han da svarede: "Din Træl er fra den eller den af Israels Stammer!"
And Absalom got up early, morning after morning, and took his place at the side of the public meeting-place: and when any man had a cause which had to come to the king to be judged, then Absalom, crying out to him, said, What is your town? and he would say, Your servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.
3 så sagde Absalon til ham: "Ja, din Sag er god og retfærdig; men hos Kongen finder du ikke Øre!"
And Absalom would say to him, See, your cause is true and right; but no man has been named by the king to give you a hearing.
4 Og Absalon tilføjede: "Vilde man blot sætte mig til Dommer i Landet! Da måtte enhver, der har en Retssag eller Retstrætte, komme til mig, og jeg vilde hjælpe ham til hans Ret."
And more than this, Absalom said, If only I was made judge in the land, so that every man who has any cause or question might come to me, and I would give a right decision for him!
5 Og når nogen nærmede sig for at kaste sig ned for ham, rakte han Hånden ud og holdt ham fast og kyssede ham.
And if any man came near to give him honour, he took him by the hand and gave him a kiss.
6 Således gjorde Absalon over for alle Israeliterne, som kom til Kongen for at få deres Sager afgjort, og Absalon stjal Israels Mænds Hjerte.
And this Absalom did to everyone in Israel who came to the king to have his cause judged: so Absalom, like a thief, took away the hearts of the men of Israel.
7 Da der var gået fire År, sagde Absalon til Kongen: "Lad mig få Lov at gå til Hebron og indfri et Løfte, jeg har aflagt HERREN;
Now at the end of four years, Absalom said to the king, Let me go to Hebron and give effect to the oath which I made to the Lord:
8 thi medens din Træl boede i Gesjur i Aram, aflagde jeg det Løfte: Hvis HERREN lader mig komme tilbage til Jerusalem, vil jeg ære HERREN i Hebron!"
For while I was living in Geshur in Aram, your servant made an oath, saying, If ever the Lord lets me come back to Jerusalem, I will give him worship in Hebron.
9 Kongen svarede ham: "Gå med Fred!" Og han begav sig til Hebron.
And the king said to him, Go in peace. So he got up and went to Hebron.
10 Men Absalon havde i al Hemmelighed sendt Bud ud i alle Israels Stammer og ladet sige: "Når I hører, der stødes i Horn, så skal I råbe: Absalon er blevet Konge i Hebron!"
But Absalom at the same time sent watchers through all the tribes of Israel to say, At the sound of the horn you are to say, Absalom is king in Hebron.
11 Og med Absalon fulgte fra Jerusalem 200 Mænd, som han havde indbudt, og som drog med i god Tro uden at vide af noget.
And with Absalom, at his request, went two hundred men from Jerusalem, who were completely unconscious of his designs.
12 Og da Absalon ofrede, Slagtofre, lod han Giloniten Akitofel, Davids Rådgiver, hente i hans By Gilo. Og Sammensværgelsen vandt i Styrke, idet flere og flere af Folket gik over til Absalon.
And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, one of David's helpers, from Giloh his town, while he was making the offerings. And the design against David became strong, for more and more people were joined to Absalom.
13 Da kom en og meldte David det og sagde: "Israels Hu har vendt sig til Absalon!"
And one came to David and said, The hearts of the men of Israel have gone after Absalom.
14 Og David sagde til alle sine folk, som var hos ham i Jerusalem: "Kom, lad os flygte; ellers kan vi ikke undslippe Absalon; skynd jer af Sted, at han ikke skal skynde sig og nå os, bringe ulykke over os og nedhugge Byens Indbyggere med Sværdet!"
And David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, Come, let us go in flight, or not one of us will be safe from Absalom: let us go without loss of time, or he will overtake us quickly and send evil on us, and put the town to the sword.
15 Kongens Folk svarede: "Dine Trælle er rede til at gøre alt, hvad du finder rigtigt, Herre Konge!"
And the king's servants said to the king, See, your servants are ready to do whatever the king says is to be done.
16 Så drog Kongen ud, fulgt af hele sit Hus; dog lod Kongen ti Medhustruer blive tilbage for at se efter Huset.
So the king went out, taking with him all the people of his house, but for ten of his women, who were to take care of the house.
17 Så drog Kongen ud, fulgt af alle sine Folk. Ved det sidste Hus gjorde de Holdt,
And the king went out, and all his servants went after him, and made a stop at the Far House.
18 og alle Krigerne gik forbi ham, ligeledes alle Kreterne og Pleterne; også alle Gatiten Ittajs Mænd, 600 Mand, som havde fulgt ham fra Gat, gik forbi Kongen.
And all the people went on by his side; and all the Cherethites and all the Pelethites and all the men of Ittai of Gath, six hundred men who came after him from Gath, went on before the king.
19 Da sagde Kongen til Gatiten Ittaj: "Hvorfor går også du med? Vend om og bliv hos Kongen; thi du er Udlænding og er vandret ud fra din Hjemstavn;
Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, Why are you coming with us? go back and keep with the king: for you are a man of another country, you are far from the land of your birth.
20 i Går kom du, og i Dag skulde jeg tage dig med på vor Omflakken, jeg, som går uden at vide hvorhen! Vend tilbage og tag dine Landsmænd med; HERREN vise dig Miskundhed og Trofasthed!"
It was only yesterday you came to us; why then am I to make you go up and down with us? for I have to go where I may; go back then, and take your countrymen with you, and may the Lord's mercy and good faith be with you.
21 Men Ittaj svarede Kongen: "Så sandt HERREN lever, og så sandt du, Herre Konge, lever: Hvor du, Herre Konge, er, der vil din Træl være, hvad enten det bliver Liv eller Død!"
And Ittai the Gittite in answer said, By the living Lord, and by the life of my lord the king, in whatever place my lord the king may be, for life or death, there will your servant be.
22 Da sagde David til Ittaj: "Vel, så drag forbi!" Så drog Gatiten Ittaj forbi med alle sine Mænd og hele sit Følge af Kvinder og Børn.
And David said to Ittai, Go forward, then. And Ittai the Gittite went on, with all his men and all the little ones he had with him.
23 Hele Landet græd højt, medens alle Krigerne gik forbi; og Kongen stod i Kedrons Dal, medens alle Krigerne gik forbi ham ad Vejen til Oliventræet i Ørkenen.
And there was great weeping in all the country when all the people went through; and the king himself was waiting in the Kidron valley and all the people went by him in the direction of the olive-tree on the edge of the waste land.
24 Også Zadok og Ebjatar, som bar Guds Pagts Ark, kom til Stede; de satte Guds Ark ned og lod den stå, indtil alle Krigerne fra Byen var gået forbi.
Then Zadok came, and Abiathar, and with them the ark of God's agreement: and they put down the ark of God, till all the people from the town had gone by.
25 Da sagde Kongen til Zadok: "Bring Guds Ark tilbage til Byen! Hvis jeg finder Nåde for HERRENs Øjne, fører han mig tilbage og lader mig stedes for ham og hans Bolig;
And the king said to Zadok, Take the ark of God back into the town: if I have grace in the eyes of the Lord, he will let me come back and see it and his House again:
26 siger han derimod: Jeg har ikke Behag i dig! se, da er jeg rede; han gøre med mig, hvad ham tykkes godt!"
But if he says, I have no delight in you: then, here I am; let him do to me what seems good to him.
27 Og Kongen sagde til Præsten Zadok: "Se, du og Ebjatar skal med Fred vende tilbage til Byen tillige med eders to Sønner, din Søn Ahima'az og Ebjatars Søn Jonatan!
The king said further to Zadok the priest, See, you and Abiathar are to go back to the town in peace, with your two sons, Ahimaaz, your son, and Jonathan, the son of Abiathar.
28 Se, jeg bier ved Vadestederne på Jordansletten, indtil jeg får Bud fra eder med Efterretning."
See, I will be waiting at the way across the river, in the waste land, till I get news from you.
29 Zadok og Ebjatar bragte da Guds Ark tilbage til Jerusalem, og de blev der.
So Zadok and Abiathar took the ark of God back to Jerusalem, and did not go away from there.
30 Men David gik grædende op ad Oliebjerget med tilhyllet Hoved og bare Fødder, og alle Krigerne, som fulgte ham, havde tilhyllet deres Hoveder og gik grædende opefter.
And David went up the slopes of the Mount of Olives weeping all the way, with his head covered and no shoes on his feet: and all the people who were with him, covering their heads, went up weeping.
31 Da David fik at vide, at Akitofel var iblandt de sammensvorne, som holdt med Absalon, sagde han: "Gør Akitofels Råd til Skamme, HERRE!"
And word came to David, saying, Ahithophel is among those who are joined to Absalom. And David said, O Lord, let the wisdom of Ahithophel be made foolish.
32 Da David var kommet til Bjergets Top, hvor man plejede at tilbede Gud, kom Arkiten Husjaj, Davids Ven, ham i Møde med sønderrevet Kjortel og Jord på Hovedet.
Now when David had come to the top of the slope, where they gave worship to God, Hushai the Archite came to him in great grief with dust on his head:
33 Da sagde David til ham: "Hvis du drager med, bliver du mig til Byrde;
David said to him, If you go on with me, you will be a trouble to me:
34 men vender du tilbage til Byen og siger til Absalon: Jeg vil være din Træl, Konge; din Faders Træl var jeg fordum, men nu vil jeg være din Træl! så kan du gøre mig Akitofels Råd til Skamme.
But if you go back to the town and say to Absalom, I will be your servant, O king; as in the past I have been your father's servant, so now I will be yours: then you will be able to keep Ahithophel's designs against me from being put into effect.
35 Der har du jo Præsterne Zadokog Ebjatar; alt, hvad du hører fra Kongens Palads, må du give Præsterne Zadok og Ebjatar Nys om.
And have you not there Zadok and Abiathar the priests? so whatever comes to your ears from the king's house, give word of it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
36 Se, de har der deres to Sønner hos sig, Zadoks Søn Ahima'az og Ebjatars Søn Jonatan; send mig gennem dem Bud om alt, hvad I hører."
See, they have with them their two sons, Ahimaaz, Zadok's son, and Jonathan, the son of Abiathar; by them you may send word to me of everything which comes to your ears.
37 Så kom Husjaj, Davids Ven, til Byen, og samtidig kom Absalon til Jerusalem.
So Hushai, David's friend, went into the town, and Absalom came to Jerusalem.
