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 a little past the top [of the ascent], behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, 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 by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king’s household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.

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 abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, Today shall the house of Israel restore 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 is all that pertaineth unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I do obeisance; let me find favour in thy sight, 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 to Bahurim, behold, there came out thence a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came out, and cursed still as he came.

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 hand and on his left.

7 Og Simei forbandede ham med de Ord: "Bort, bort med dig, din Blodhund, din Usling!

And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Begone, begone, thou man of blood, and man of Belial:

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 returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art [taken] in thine own mischief, because thou art 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!"

Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off 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 Zeruiah? Because he curseth, and because the LORD hath said unto him, Curse David; who then shall 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, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more [may] this Benjamite now [do it]? let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD hath bidden 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 that the LORD will look on the wrong done unto me, and that the LORD will requite me good for [his] cursing of me 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.

So David and his men went by the way: and Shimei went along on the hill side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at 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, came weary; and he refreshed himself 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, came 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 came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king, God save the king.

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

And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not 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 Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel have chosen, his will I be, and with him will I abide.

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

And again, whom should I serve? [should I] not [serve] 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 Absalom to Ahithophel, Give your counsel 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 Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father’s concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong.

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

So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father’s concubines in the sight 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 counselled in those days, was as if a man inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.