2 Samuel 17

1 Derpå sagde Akitofel til Absalon; " Lad mig udvælge 12000 Mand og bryde op i Nat og sætte efter David.

Moreover Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Let me now choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David tonight.

2 Når jeg overfalder ham, medens han er udmattet og modfalden, kan jeg indjage ham Skræk, og alle hans Folk vil flygte, så at jeg kan fælde Kongen uden at røre nogen anden;

And I will catch up with him while he is weary and discouraged, and will thow him into a panic, and all the people who are with him will flee. And I will strike the king alone.

3 så bringer jeg hele Folket tilbage til dig, som en Brud vender tilbage til sin Mand. Du attrår jo dog kun en enkelt Mands Liv, og hele Folket vil da være uskadt!"

Then all the people will come back to you, as a bride returns to her husband. You seek the life of only one man; then all the people will be in peace."

4 Det Forslag tiltalte Absalon og alle Israels Ældste.

And the advice seemed good to Absalom and all the elders of Israel.

5 Men Absalon sagde: "Kald dog også Arkiten Husjaj hid, for at vi også kan høre, hvad han råder til!"

Then Absalom said, "Now call Hushai the Archite, and let's hear what he says."

6 Da Husjaj kom ind, sagde Absalon til ham: "Det og det har Akitofel sagt; skal vi følge hans Råd? Hvis ikke, så sig du din Mening!"

When Hushai came to Absalom, Absalom said to him, "Ahithophel has spoken thus. Should we follow his advice? And if not, speak up."

7 Husjaj svarede Absalon: "Denne Gang er Akitofels Råd ikke godt!"

So Hushai said to Absalom, "The counsel that Ahithophel has given this time is not good."

8 Og Husjaj sagde fremdeles: "Du ved, at din Fader og hans Mænd er Helte, og bitre i Hu er de som en Bjørn på Marken, hvem Ungerne er taget fra; desuden er din Fader en rigtig Kriger, som ikke lægger sig til Hvile om Natten med Folkene.

Moreover, Hushai said, "You know your father and his men, that they are warriors, and that they are as fierce as a bear robbed of her cubs in the wild, or a sow snared in the wild. Your father is expert in war, and will not camp with the people.

9 For Øjeblikket holder han sig sikkert skjult i en Kløft eller et andet Sted; falder der nu straks i Begyndelsen nogle af Folkene, vil det rygtes, og man vil sige, at Absalons Tilhængere har lidt Nederlag;

Look, he is now hidden in some pit, or in some other place. And it will happen when some of them have fallen first, that whoever hears it will say, 'There is a slaughter among the people who follow Absalom.'

10 og da bliver selv den tapre, hvis Mod er som Løvens, forsagt; thi hele Israel ved, at din Fader er en Helt og hans Ledsagere tapre Mænd.

Then even the one who is brave, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will utterly melt; for all Israel knows that your father is a warrior, and those who are with him are brave men.

11 Mit Råd er derfor: Lad hele Israel fra Dan til Be'ersjeba samles om dig, talrigt som Sandet ved Havet, og drag selv med i deres Midte.

But, I strongly advise as follows: Let all Israel be gathered to you from Dan to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea in number, and that you personally go into battle.

12 Støder vi så på ham et eller andet Sted, hvor han nu befinder sig, kan vi falde over ham som Dug over Jorden, og der skal ikke blive en eneste tilbage, hverken han eller nogen af alle hans Mænd;

So we will come upon him in some place where he can be found, and we will fall on him as the dew falls on the ground, and of him and all the men with him not one will be left.

13 men kaster han sig ind i en By, skal hele Israel lægge Reb om den, og vi vil slæbe den ned i Dalen, så der ikke bliver Sten på Sten tilbage af den!" Da sagde Absalon og alle Israels Mænd: "Arkiten Husjajs Råd er bedre end Akitofels!"

Moreover, if he withdraws into a city, then all Israel will take up ropes to that city, and we will drag it into the riverbed, until there isn't one pebble to be found there."

14 HERREN havde nemlig sat sig for at gøre Akitofels gode Råd til Skamme, for at HERREN kunde bringe Ulykke over Absalon.

Then Absalom and all Israel said, "The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel." For Jehovah had commanded that Ahithophel's counsel should be defeated, so that that Jehovah could bring Absalom to ruin.

15 Derpå sagde Husjaj til Præsterne Zadok og Ebjatar: "Det og det Råd har Akitofel givet Absalon og Israels Ældste, og det og det Råd har jeg givet.

Then Hushai said to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, "Here is the council Ahithophel gave Absalom and the elders of Israel, and here is what I counseled.

16 Skynd eder nu at sende Bud til David og bring ham det Bud: Bliv ikke Natten over ved vadestederne på Jordansletten, men søg over på den anden Side, for at ikke Kongen og alle hans Folk skal gå til Grunde!"

Now therefore send quickly and tell David, saying, 'Do not stay the night at the fords of the wilderness, but by all means pass over. Otherwise the king and all the people who are with him will be swallowed up.'"

17 Jonatan og Ahima'az stod ved Rogelkilden, hvorhen en Tjenestepige til Stadighed kom og bragte dem Melding, hvorefter de gik hen og bragte Kong David Melding; thi de turde ikke vise sig i Byen.

Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En Rogel, and a female servant was to go and tell them, and they would go and inform king David. For they were not to be seen going into the city.

18 Men en ung Mand opdagede dem og meldte det til Absalon; så skyndte de sig begge bort og kom ind hos en Mand i Bahurim. Han havde en Brønd i Gården, og i den steg de ned;

But a young man saw them and told Absalom. So they both departed quickly and reached the house of a man in Bahurim who had a well in his courtyard, and they went down into it.

19 Konen tog et Tæppe, bredte det ud over Brønden og hældte Korn derpå, så at man intet kunde opdage.

And the woman took a covering and spread it over the top of the well and scattered some grain on it, so that nothing could be noticed.

20 Nu kom Absalons Folk imod i Huset til Konen og spurgte: "Hvor er Ahima'az og Jonatan?" Konen svarede: "De gik over Vandbækken!" Så søgte de efter dem, men da de ikke fandt dem, vendte de tilbage til Jerusalem.

Then Absalom's servants came to the woman at the house, and they asked, "Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?" And the woman said to them, "They have crossed the brook of water." And when they had searched and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.

21 Så snart de var gået bort, steg de to op af Brønden og gik hen og bragte Kong David Melding; og de sagde til David: "Bryd op og skynd eder over på den anden Side af Vandet; thi det og det Råd kom Akitofel med angående eder!"

It came about after they had left that they climbed out of the well, and left and told king David. And they said to him, "Get up and cross quickly over the water, for Ahithophel has given such and such counsel against you."

22 Da brød David op med alle sine Folk og satte over Jordan; og ved Daggry manglede ikke en eneste, alle var de kommet over Jordan.

Then David and all the people who were with him got up and they crossed the Jordan. By dawn there was no one left who had not crossed the Jordan.

23 Men da Akitofel så, at hans Råd ikke blev fulgt, sadlede han sit Æsel og drog hjem til sin By; og efter at have beskikket sit Hus hængte han sig og døde. Han blev jordet i sin Faders Grav.

Now when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey and went up to his home in his city. Then he set his house in order and hanged himself, and he died and was buried in the tomb of his father.

24 David havde nået Mahanajim, da Absalon tillige med alle Israels Mænd gik over Jordan.

Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom crossed the Jordan, he and all Israel with him.

25 Absalon havde i Joabs Sted sat Amasa over Hæren; Amasa var Søn af en Ismaelit ved Navn Jitra, som var gået ind til Abigajil, en Datter af Isaj og Søster til Joabs Moder Zeruja.

And Absalom had put Amasa over the army in place of of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man whose name was Jether the Ishmaelite, who had married Abigail the daughter of Jesse, sister to Zeruiah, Joab's mother.

26 Og Israel og Absalon slog Lejr i Gilead.

So Israel and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead.

27 Men da David kom til Mahaoajim, bragte Sjobi, Nahasj's Søn fra Rabba i Ammon, Makir, Ammiels Søn fra Lodebar, og Gileaditen Barzillaj fra Rogelim

Now it happened when David came to Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash from Rabbah of the people of Ammon, Makir the son of Ammiel of Lo Debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,

28 Senge, Tæpper, Skåle og Lerkar; og Hvede, Byg, Mel, ristet Korn, Bønner, Linser,

brought couches for sleeping, and covers, and basins, and pottery utensils, and wheat, and barley, and meal, and parched grain, and beans, and lentils,

29 Honning, Surmælk, Småkvæg og Komælksost bragte de David og hans Folk til Føde; thi de tænkte: "Folkene er sultne, udmattede og tørstige i Ørkenen."

and honey, and curd of the flock, and cheese of the herd. And they presented them to David and to the people who were with him to eat. For they said, "The people are hungry and tired and thirsty in the wilderness."