2 Samuel 19

1 Joab fik nu Efterretning om, at Kongen græd og sørgede over Absalon,

And they brought Joab word, saying, Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Abessalom.

2 og Sejren blev den Dag til Sorg for alt Folket, fordi det hørte, at Kongen sørgede dybt over sin Søn.

And the victory was turned that day into mourning to all the people, for the people heard say that day, The king grieves after his son.

3 Og Folket stjal sig den Dag ind i Byen, som man stjæler sig bort af Skam, når man har taget Flugten i Kampen.

And the people stole away that day to go into the city, as people steal away when they are ashamed as they flee in the battle.

4 Kongen havde tilhyllet sit Ansigt og klagede højt: "Min Søn Absalon, min Søn, Absalon, min Søn!"

And the king hid his face: and the king cried with a loud voice, My son Abessalom! Abessalom my son!

5 Da gik Joab ind til Kongen og sagde: "Du beskæmmer i Dag alle dine Folk, der dog i bag har reddet dit Liv og dine Sønners og Døtres, Hustruers og Medhustruers Liv,

And Joab went in to the king, into the house, and said, Thou hast this day shamed the faces of all thy servants that have delivered thee this day, and [have saved] the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and of thy concubines,

6 siden du elsker dem, som hader dig, og hader dem, som elsker dig; thi i dag viser du, at Øverster og Folk er intet for dig. Ja, nu forstår jeg, at du vilde have været tilfreds, hvis Absalon i Dag var i Live og alle vi andre døde.

forasmuch as thou lovest them that hate thee, and hatest them that love thee; and thou hast this day declared, that thy princes and thy servants are nothing [in thy sight]: for I know this day, that if Abessalom were alive, [and] all of us dead to-day, then it would have been right in thy sight.

7 Stå nu op og gå ud og tal godt for dine Folk; thi jeg sværger ved HERREN, at hvis du ikke gør det, bliver ikke en eneste Mand hos dig Natten over, og dette vil volde dig større Ulykke end alt, hvad der har ramt dig fra din Ungdom af og til nu!"

And now arise, and go forth, and speak comfortably to thy servants; for I have sworn by the Lord, that unless thou wilt go forth to-day, there shall not a man remain with thee this night: and know for thyself, this thing [will] indeed [be] evil to thee beyond all the evil that has come upon thee from thy youth until now.

8 Så stod Kongen op og satte sig i Porten; og da man fik at vide, at Kongen sad i Porten, kom alt Folket hen og stillede sig foran Kongen. Men efter at Israeliterne var flygtet hver til sit,

Then the king arose, and sat in the gate: and all the people reported, saying, Behold, the king sits in the gate. And all the people went in before the king to the gate; for Israel had fled every man to his tent.

9 begyndte alt Folket i alle Israels Stammer at gå i Rette med hverandre, idet de sagde: "Kongen frelste os fra vore Fjenders Hånd; det var ham, som reddede os af Filisternes Hånd; og nu har han måttet rømme Landet for Absalon.

And all the people disputed among all the tribes of Israel, saying, King David delivered us from all our enemies, and he rescued us from the hand of the Philistines: and now he has fled from the land, and from his kingdom, and from Abessalom.

10 Men Absalon, som vi havde salvet til Konge over os, er faldet i Kampen. Hvorfor tøver l da med at føre Kongen tilbage?"

And Abessalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle: and now why are ye silent about bringing back the king? And the word of all Israel came to the king.

11 Men da alle Israeliternes Ord kom Kong David for Øre, sendte han Bud til Præsterne Zadok og Ebjatar og lod sige: "Tal til Judas Ældste og sig: Hvorfor vil I være de sidste til at føre Kongen tilbage til hans Hus?

And king David sent to Sadoc and Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak to the elders of Israel, saying, Why are ye the last to bring back the king to his house? whereas the word of all Israel is come to the king to his house.

12 I er jo mine Brødre, I er mit Kød og Blod. Hvorfor vil I være de sidste til at føre Kongen tilbage?

Ye [are] my brethren, ye [are] my bones and my flesh: why are ye the last to bring back the king to his house?

13 Og til Amasa skal l sige: Er du ikke mit Kød og Blod? Gud ramme mig både med det ene og det andet, om du ikke for stedse skal være min Hærfører i Joabs Sted!"

And ye shall say to Amessai, [Art] thou not my bone and my flesh? and now God do so to me, and more also, if thou shalt not be commander of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.

14 Så vendte alle Judas Mænds Hjerter sig til ham, alle som een, og de sendte Bud til Kongen: "Vend tilbage med alle dine Folk!"

And he bowed the heart of all the men of Juda as that of one man; and they sent to the king, saying, Return thou, and all thy servants.

15 Og da Kongen på Hjemvejen kom til Jordan, var Judæerne kommet til Gilgal for at gå Kongen i Møde og føre ham over Jordan.

And the king returned, and came as far as Jordan. And the men of Juda came to Galgala on their way to meet the king, to cause the king to pass over Jordan.

16 Da skyndte Benjaminiten Simei, Geras Søn, fra Bahurim sig sammen med Judas Mænd ned for at gå Kong David i Møde,

And Semei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, of Baurim, hasted and went down with the men of Juda to meet king David.

17 fulgt af tusind Mænd fra Benjamin. Også Ziba, som var Tjener i Sauls Hus, var med sine femten Sønner og tyve Trælle ilet til Jordan forud for Kongen,

And a thousand men of Benjamin [were] with him, and Siba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons with him, and his twenty servants with him: and they went directly down to Jordan before the king,

18 og de var sat over Vadestedet for at sætte Kongens Hus over og være ham til Tjeneste. Men da Kongen skulde til at gå over Floden kastede Simei, Geras Søn, sig ned for ham

and they performed the service of bringing the king over; and there went over a ferry-boat to remove the household of the king, and to do that which was right in his eyes. And Semei the son of Gera fell on his face before the king, as he went over Jordan;

19 og sagde: "Min Herre tilregne mig ikke min Brøde og tænke ikke mere på, hvad din Træl forbrød, den Dag min Herre Kongen drog bort fra Jerusalem ' Kongen agte ikke derpå;

and said to the king, Let not my lord now impute iniquity, and remember not all the iniquity of thy servant in the day in which my lord went out from Jerusalem, so that the king should mind it.

20 thi din Træl ved, at han har syndet, men se, jeg er i Dag den første af hele Josefs Hus, der er kommet herned for at gå min Herre Kongen i Møde!"

For thy servant knows that I have sinned: and, behold, I am come to-day before all Israel and the house of Joseph, to go down and meet my lord the king.

21 Da tog Abisjaj, Zerujas Søn, Ordet og sagde: "Skal Simei ikke lide Døden til Straf for, at han forbandede HERRENs Salvede?"

And Abessai the son of Saruia answered and said, Shall not Semei therefore be put to death, because he cursed the Lord's anointed?

22 Men David svarede: "Hvad er der mig og eder imellem, I Zerujasønner, at I vil være mine Modstandere i Dag? Skulde nogen i Israel lide Døden i Dag? Ved jeg da ikke, at jeg nu er Konge over Israel?"

And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Saruia, that ye as it were lie in wait against me this day? to-day no man in Israel shall be put to death, for I know not if I this day reign over Israel.

23 Derpå sagde Kongen til Simei: "Du skal ikke dø!" Og Kongen tilsvor ham det.

And the king said to Semei, Thou shalt not die: and the king swore to him.

24 Også Mefibosjet, Sauls Sønnesøn, var draget ned for at gå Kongen i Møde. Han havde ikke plejet sine Fødder eller sit Skæg eller tvættet sine Klæder, fra den Dag Kongen gik bort, til den Dag han kom uskadt tilbage.

And Memphibosthe the son of Saul's son went down to meet the king, and had not dressed his feet, nor pared his nails, nor shaved himself, neither had he washed his garments, from the day that the king departed, until the day when he arrived in peace.

25 Da han nu kom fra Jerusalem for at gå Kongen i Møde, sagde Kongen til ham: "Hvorfor fulgte du mig ikke, Mefibosjet?"

And it came to pass when he went into Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said to him, Why didst thou not go with me, Memphibosthe?

26 Han svarede: "Herre Konge, min Træl bedrog mig; thi din Træl bød ham sadle mit Æsel, for at jeg kunde sidde op og følge Kongen; din Træl er jo lam;

And Memphibosthe said to him, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me; for thy servant said to him, Saddle me the ass, and I will ride upon it, and go with the king; for thy servant [is] lame.

27 men i Stedet bagtalte han din Træl hos min Herre Kongen. Dog, min Herre Kongen er jo som en Guds Engel. Gør, hvad du finder for godt!

And he has dealt deceitfully with thy servant to my lord the king: but my lord the king [is] as an angel of God, and do thou that which is good in thine eyes.

28 Thi skønt hele mit Fædrenehus kun havde Døden at vente af min Herre Kongen, gav du din Træl Plads imellem dine Bordfæller; hvad Ret har jeg da endnu til at kræve noget eller anråbe Kongen?"

For all the house of my father were but as dead men before my lord the king; yet thou hast set thy servant among them that eat at thy table: and what right have I any longer even to cry to the king?

29 Da sagde Kongen til ham: "Hvorfor bliver du ved med at tale? Her er mit Ord: Du og Ziba skal dele Jordegodset!"

And the king said to him, Why speakest thou any longer of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Siba shall divide the land.

30 Mefibosjet svarede Kongen: "Han må gerne få det hele, nu min Herre Kongen er kommet uskadt hjem!"

And Memphibosthe said to the king, Yea, let him take all, since my lord the king has come in peace to his house.

31 Også Gileaditen Barzillaj drog ned fra Rogelim og fulgte med Kongen for at ledsage ham til Jordan.

And Berzelli the Galaadite came down from Rogellim, and crossed over Jordan with the king, that he might conduct the king over Jordan.

32 Barzillaj var en Olding på firsindstyve År; det var ham, som havde sørget for Kongens Underhold, medens han var i Mahanajim, thi han var en meget velstående Mand.

And Berzelli was a very old man, eighty years old; and he had maintained the king when he dwelt in Manaim; for he was a very great man.

33 Kongen sagde nu til Barzillaj: "Følg med mig, jeg vil sørge for, at du i din Alderdom får dit Underhold hos mig i Jerusalem!"

And the king said to Berzelli, Thou shalt go over with me, and I will nourish thine old age with me in Jerusalem.

34 Men Barzillaj svarede Kongen: "Hvor lang Tid har jeg endnu tilbage, at jeg skulde følge med Kongen op til Jerusalem?

And Berzelli said to the king, How many [are] the days of the years of my life, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?

35 Jeg er nu firsindstyve År gammel; mon jeg kan skelne mellem godt og ondt, eller mon din Træl har nogen Smag for, hvad jeg spiser eller drikker, mon jeg endnu har Øre for Sangeres og Sangerinders Røst? Hvorfor skulde din Træl da i Fremtiden falde min Herre Kongen til Byrde?

I am this day eighty years old: can I then distinguish between good and evil? Can thy servant taste any longer what I eat or drink? can I any longer hear the voice of singing men or singing women? and wherefore shall thy servant any longer be a burden to my lord the king?

36 Kun det lille Stykke Vej til Jordan vilde din Træl ledsage Kongen; hvorfor vil Kongen give mig så meget til Gengæld?

Thy servant will go a little way over Jordan with the king: and why does the king return me this recompense?

37 Lad din Træl vende tilbage, at jeg kan dø i min egen By ved mine Forældres Grav! Men her er din Træl Kimham; lad ham følge med min Herre Kongen, og gør med ham, hvad dig tykkes bedst!"

Let, I pray thee, thy servant remain, and I will die in my city, by the tomb of my father and of my mother. And, behold, thy servant Chamaam shall go over with my lord the king; and do thou to him as it seems good in thine eyes.

38 Da sagde Kongen: "Kimham skal følge med mig, og jeg vil gøre med ham, hvad dig tykkes bedst; alt, hvad du ønsker, vil jeg gøre for dig!"

And the king said, Let Chamaam go over with me, and I will do to him what is good in my sight; and whatsoever thou shalt choose at my hand, I will do for thee.

39 Derpå gik alle Krigerne over Jordan, medens Kongen blev stående; og Kongen kyssede Barzillaj og velsignede ham, hvorefter Barzillaj vendte tilbage til sit Hjem.

And all the people went over Jordan, and the king went over; and the king kissed Berzelli, and blessed him; and he returned to his place.

40 Så drog Kongen over til Gilgal, og Kimham drog med ham. Hele Judas Folk fulgte med Kongen og desuden Halvdelen af Israels Folk.

And the king went over to Galgala, and Chamaam went over with him: and all the men of Juda went over with the king, and also half the people of Israel.

41 Men nu kom alle Israeliterne til Kongen og sagde: "Hvorfor har vore Brødre, Judas Mænd, bortført dig og bragt Kongen og hans Hus over Jordan tillige med alle Davids Mænd?"

And behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said to the king, Why have our brethren the men of Juda stolen thee away, and caused the king and all his house to pass over Jordan, and all the men of David with him?

42 Da svarede alle Judas Mænd Israels Mænd: "Kongen står jo os nærmest; hvorfor er I vrede over det? Har vi levet af Kongen eller taget noget fra ham?"

And all the men of Juda answered the men of Israel, and said, Because the king is near of kin to us: and why were you thus angry concerning this matter? have we indeed eaten of the king's food? or has he given us a gift, or has he sent us a portion?

43 Israels Mænd svarede Judas Mænd: "Vi har ti Gange Part i kongen, og tilmed har vi Førstefødselsretten fremfor eder; hvorfor har I da tilsidesat os? Og var det ikke os, der først talte om at føre vor Konge tilbage?" Men Judas Mænds Svar var endnu hårdere end Israels Mænds.

And the men of Israel answered the men of Juda, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we are older than you, we have also an interest in David above you: and why have ye thus insulted us, and why was not our advice taken before that of Juda, to bring back our king? And the speech of the men of Juda was sharper than the speech of the men of Israel.