2 Samuel 16
1 Da David var kommet lidt på den anden Side af Bjergets Top, Kom Mefibosjets Tjener Ziba ham i Møde med et Par opsadlede Æsler, som bar 200 Brød, 100 Rosinkager, 100 Frugter og en Dunk Vin.
And when David was passed a little beyond the top [of the mount], behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth came toward him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and a hundred bunches of raisins, and a hundred [cakes] of dried figs, and a bottle of wine.
2 Da sagde Kongen til Ziba: "Hvad vil du med det?" Og Ziba svarede: "Æslerne er bestemt til Ridedyr for Kongens Hus, Brødene og Frugterne til Spise for Folkene og Vinen til Drikke for dem, der bliver trætte i Ørkenen!"
And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou with these? And Ziba said, The asses are for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and the dried figs for the young men to eat; and the wine to drink for such as may be faint in the wilderness.
3 Så sagde Kongen: '"Hvor er din Herres Søn?" Ziba svarede Kongen: "Han blev i Jerusalem; thi han tænkte: Nu vil Israels Hus give mig min Faders Kongedømme tilbage!"
And the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he remaineth at Jerusalem; for he said, Today will the house of Israel restore unto me the kingdom of my father.
4 Da sagde Kongen til Ziba: "Dig skal hele Mefibosjets Ejendom tilhøre!" Og Ziba sagde: "Jeg bøjer mig dybt! Måtte jeg finde Nåde for min Herre Kongens Øjne!"
Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine shall be all that pertaineth unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I prostrate myself; let me but find grace in thy eyes, my Lord, O king.
5 Men da Kong David kom til Bahurim, se, da kom en Mand ved Navn Simei, Geras Søn, af samme Slægt som Sauls Hus, gående ud af Byen, alt imedens han udstødte Forbandelser,
And when King David came as far as Bachurim, behold, there came out thence a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shim'i, the son of Gera, coming forth, and cursing.
6 og han kastede Sten efter David og alle Kong Davids Folk, skønt alle Krigerne og alle Kærnetropperne gik på begge Sider af ham.
And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right and on his left.
7 Og Simei forbandede ham med de Ord: "Bort, bort med dig, din Blodhund, din Usling!
And thus said Shim'i as he cursed, Away, away, thou man of blood, and thou worthless man!
8 HERREN har nu bragt alt Sauls Hus's Blod over dig, han, i hvis Sted du blev Konge, og HERREN har nu givet din Søn Absalon Kongedømmet; nu har Ulykken ramt dig. for, i du er en Blodhund!"
The Lord hath brought back upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou didst reign; and the Lord hath placed the kingdom into the hand of Abshalom thy son; and, behold, thou art now in thy misfortune, because a man of blood art thou.
9 Da sagde Abisjaj, Zerujas Søn, til Kongen: "Hvorfor skal den døde Hund have Lov at forbande min Herre Kongen? Lad mig gå hen og hugge Hovedet af ham!"
Then said Abishai the son of Zeruyah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my Lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and remove his head.
10 Men Kongen svarede: "Hvad har jeg med eder at gøre, Zerujasønner! Når han forbander, og når HERREN har budt ham at forbande David, hvem tør da sige: Hvorfor gør du det?"
And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruyah? so let him curse; because the Lord hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?
11 Og David sagde til Abisjaj og alle sine Folk: "Når min egen Søn, som er udgået af min Lænd, står mig efter Livet, hvad kan man da ikke vente af denne Benjaminit! Lad ham kun forbande, når HERREN har budt ham det!
And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, who hath come forth out of my own body, seeketh my life: how much more now this Benjamite? let him alone, and let him curse; for the Lord hath said it to him.
12 Måske vil HERREN se til mig i min Nød og gøre mig godt til Gengæld for hans Forbandelse i Dag!"
Perhaps the Lord will look on my affliction, and the Lord will requite me good instead of his cursing this day.
13 Derpå gik David med sine Mænd hen ad Vejen, medens Simei fulgte ham oppe på Bjergskråningen og stadig udstødte Forbandelser, slog med Sten og kastede Støv efter ham.
And David and his men went [thus] on the way. And Shim'i went on the side of the mount opposite to him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones toward him, and cast dust.
14 Således kom Kongen og alle Krigerne, som fulgte ham, udmattede til Jordan og hvilede ud der.
And the king, and all the people that were with him, arrived weary, and refreshed themselves there.
15 Imidlertid var Absalon draget ind i Jerusalem med alle Israels Mænd, og Akitofel var hos ham.
And Abshalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Achithophel [also] with him.
16 Da nu Arkiten Husjaj, Davids Ven, kom til Absalon, sagde han til ham: "Kongen leve, Kongen leve!"
And it came to pass, when Chushai the Arkite, David's friend, was come unto Abshalom, that Chushai said unto Abshalom, Long live the king! Long live the king!
17 Absalon sagde til Husjaj: "Er det sådan, du viser din Ven Godhed? Hvorfor fulgte du ikke din Ven?"
And Abshalom said to Chushai, Is this thy kindness for thy friend? why art thou not gone with thy friend?
18 Husjaj svarede Absalon: "Nej, den, som HERREN og dette Folk og alle Israels Mænd har valgt, i hans Tjeneste vil jeg træde, og hos ham vil jeg blive!
And Chushai said unto Abshalom, No; but whom the Lord, and this people, and all the men of Israel have chosen, his will I be, and with him will I remain.
19 Og desuden: Hvem er det, jeg tjener? Mon ikke hans Søn? Som jeg har tjent din Fader, vil jeg tjene dig!"
And secondly, who is it whom I shall serve? is it not in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in thy presence.
20 Absalon sagde så til Akitofel: "Kom med eders Råd! Hvad skal vi gøre?"
Then said Abshalom to Achithophel, Hold counsel among yourselves as to what we shall do.
21 Akitofel svarede Absalon: "Gå ind til din Faders Medhustruer, som han har ladet blive tilbage for at se efter Huset; så kan hele Israel skønne, at du har lagt dig for Had hos din Fader, og alle de, der har sluttet sig til dig, vil få nyt Mod!"
And Achithophel said unto Abshalom, Go in unto thy father's concubines, whom he hath left to guard the house; and all Israel will hear that thou art in bad odor with thy father: and then will the hands of all that are with thee become strong.
22 Absalons Telt blev så rejst på Taget, og Absalon gik ind til sin Faders Medhustruer i hele Israels Påsyn.
So they spread for Abshalom a tent upon the roof; and Abshalom went in unto his father's concubines before the eyes of all Israel.
23 Det Råd, Akitofel gav i de Tider, gjaldt nemlig lige så meget, som når man adspurgte Gud; så meget gjaldt ethvert Råd af Akitofel både hos David og Absalon.
And the counsel of Achithophel, which he counseled in those days, was as if a man had asked advice of the word of God: so was all the counsel of Achithophel both with David and with Abshalom.
