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 David has passed on a little from the top, and behold, Ziba, servant of Mephibosheth, [is there] to meet him, and a couple of donkeys [are] saddled, and on them [are] two hundred loaves, and one hundred bunches of raisins, and one hundred of summer-fruit, 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 says to Ziba, “What [are] these to you?” And Ziba says, “The donkeys for the household of the king to ride on, and the bread and the summer-fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine for the wearied to drink 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 says, “And where [is] the son of your lord?” And Ziba says to the king, “Behold, he is abiding in Jerusalem, for he said, Today the house of Israel gives back the kingdom of my father to me.”

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!"

And the king says to Ziba, “Behold, all that Mephibosheth has [is] for you”; and Ziba says, “I have bowed myself—I find grace in your 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 King David has come to Bahurim, and behold, a man there is coming out, of the family of the house of Saul, and his name [is] Shimei, son of Gera, he comes out, coming out and reviling;

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 stones David with stones, and all the servants of King David, and all the people, and all the mighty men 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 Shimei in his reviling: “Go out, go out, O man of blood, and man of worthlessness!

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!"

YHWH has turned back on you all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead you have reigned, and YHWH gives the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom; and behold, you [are] in your evil, for you [are] a man of blood.”

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!"

And Abishai son of Zeruiah says to the king, “Why does this dead dog revile my lord the king? Please let me pass over and I turn aside 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 says, “And what do I [have to do] with you, O sons of Zeruiah? For let him revile; even because YHWH has said to him, Revile David; and who says, Why have You 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 says to Abishai, and to all his servants, “Behold, my son who came out of my bowels is seeking my life, and also surely now the Benjamite; leave him alone, and let him revile, for YHWH has commanded [so] to him;

12 Måske vil HERREN se til mig i min Nød og gøre mig godt til Gengæld for hans Forbandelse i Dag!"

it may be YHWH looks on my affliction, and YHWH has turned back good to me for his reviling 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 goes with his men in the way, and Shimei is going at the side of the hill opposite him, going on, and he reviles, and stones with stones close by him, and has dusted with dust.

14 Således kom Kongen og alle Krigerne, som fulgte ham, udmattede til Jordan og hvilede ud der.

And the king comes in, and all the people who [are] with him, wearied, and they are refreshed there.

15 Imidlertid var Absalon draget ind i Jerusalem med alle Israels Mænd, og Akitofel var hos ham.

And Absalom and all the people, the men of Israel, have come to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him,

16 Da nu Arkiten Husjaj, Davids Ven, kom til Absalon, sagde han til ham: "Kongen leve, Kongen leve!"

and it comes to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, has come to Absalom, that Hushai says to Absalom, “Let the king live! Let the king live!”

17 Absalon sagde til Husjaj: "Er det sådan, du viser din Ven Godhed? Hvorfor fulgte du ikke din Ven?"

And Absalom says to Hushai, “[Is] this your kindness with your friend? Why have you not gone with your 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 Hushai says to Absalom, “No, for he whom YHWH has chosen, and this people, even all the men of Israel, I am his, and I abide with him;

19 Og desuden: Hvem er det, jeg tjener? Mon ikke hans Søn? Som jeg har tjent din Fader, vil jeg tjene dig!"

and secondly, for whom do I labor? Is it not before his son? As I served before your father, so I am before you.”

20 Absalon sagde så til Akitofel: "Kom med eders Råd! Hvad skal vi gøre?"

And Absalom says to Ahithophel, “Give counsel for yourself [for] what we 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 Ahithophel says to Absalom, “Go in to the concubines of your father, whom he left to keep the house, and all Israel has heard that you have been abhorred by your father, and the hands of all who [are] with you have been strong.”

22 Absalons Telt blev så rejst på Taget, og Absalon gik ind til sin Faders Medhustruer i hele Israels Påsyn.

And they spread out the tent for Absalom on the roof, and Absalom goes in to the concubines of his father 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 Ahithophel which he counseled in those days [is] as [when] one inquires at the word of God; so [is] all the counsel of Ahithophel both to David and to Absalom.