2 Samuel 2
1 Derefter rådspurgte David HERREN: "Skal jeg drage op til en af Judas Byer?" HERREN svarede:"Gør det!" Og David spurgte: "Hvor skal jeg drage hen?" Da svarede han: "Til Hebron!"
After this, Dauid asked counsel of the Lord, saying, Shall I go vp into any of the cities of Iudah? And the Lord sayd vnto him, Goe vp. And Dauid sayd Whither shall I goe? Hee then answered, Vnto Hebron.
2 Så drog David derop tillige med sine to Hustruer Ahinoam fra Jizre'el og Abigajil, Karmeliten Nabals Hustru;
So Dauid went vp thither, and his two wiues also, Ahinoam the Izreelite, and Abigail Nabals wife the Carmelite.
3 og han tog sine Mænd med derop tillige med deres Familier, og de bosatte sig i Byerne omkring Hebron.
And Dauid brought vp the men that were with him, euery man with his houshold, and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
4 Da kom Judas Mænd derhen og salvede David til Konge over Judas Hus. Da David fik at vide, at Mændene i Jabesj i Gilead havde jordet Saul,
Then the men of Iudah came, and there they anoynted Dauid King ouer the house of Iudah. And they tolde Dauid, saying, that the men of Iabesh Gilead buried Saul.
5 sendte han Sendebud til Mændene i Jabesj i Gilead og lod sige: "HERREN velsigne eder, fordi I således viste Godhed mod eders Herre Saul og jordede ham.
And Dauid sent messengers vnto the men of Iabesh Gilead, and said vnto them, Blessed are ye of the Lord, that yee haue shewed such kindenes vnto your lord Saul, that you haue buried him.
6 Måtte nu HERREN vise eder Godhed og Trofasthed! Men også jeg vil gøre godt imod eder, fordi I gjorde dette.
Therefore now the Lord shewe mercie and trueth vnto you: and I will recompence you this benefite, because ye haue done this thing.
7 Tag eder derfor sammen og vis eder som stærke Mænd; thi eders Herre Saul er død, og Judas Hus har allerede salvet mig til Konge!"
Therefore nowe let your handes be strong, and be you valiant: albeit your master Saul bee dead, yet neuerthelesse the house of Iudah hath anoynted me King ouer them.
8 Men Abner, Ners Søn, Sauls Hærfører, tog Sauls Søn Isjbosjet og bragte ham over til Mahanajim
But Abner the sonne of Ner that was captaine of Sauls hoste, tooke Ish-bosheth the sonne of Saul, and brought him to Mahanaim,
9 og udråbte ham til Konge over Gilead, Aseriterne, Jizre'el, Efraim og Benjamin, over hele Israel.
And made him King ouer Gilead, and ouer the Ashurites, and ouer Izreel, and ouer Ephraim, and ouer Beniamin, and ouer al Israel.
10 Isjbosjet, Sauls Søn, var fyrretyve År, da han blev Konge over Israel, og han herskede to År. Kun Judas Hus sluttede sig til David.
Ish-bosheth Sauls sonne was fourtie yeere olde when he began to reigne ouer Israel, and reigned two yeere: but the house of Iudah followed Dauid.
11 Den Tid David herskede i Hebron over Judas Hus, var syv År og seks Måneder.
(And the time which Dauid reigned in Hebron ouer the house of Iudah, was seuen yeere and sixe moneths)
12 Abner, Ne'rs Søn, drog med Isjbosjets, Sauls Søns, Folk fra Mahanajim til Gibeon;
And Abner the sonne of Ner, and the seruantes of Ish-bosheth the sonne of Saul went out of Mahanaim to Gibeon.
13 ligeledes drog Joab, Zerujas Søn ud med Davids folk, og de stødte sammen med dem ved Dammen i Gibeon; og de slog sig ned hver på sin Side af Dammen.
And Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah, and the seruants of Dauid went out and met one another by the poole of Gibeon: and they sate downe, the one on the one side of the poole, and the other on the otherside of the poole.
14 Da sagde Abner til Joab: "Lad de unge Mænd stå op og udføre Våben lege for os!" Og Joab sagde: "Ja, lad dem stå op!"
Then Abner saide to Ioab, Let the yong men nowe arise, and play before vs. And Ioab said, Let them arise.
15 Så stod de op og gik frem lige mange fra hver Side, tolv Benjaminiter for Isjbosjet, Sauls Søn, og tolv af Davids Folk;
Then there arose and went ouer twelue of Beniamin by number, which perteined to Ish-bosheth the sonne of Saul, and twelue of the seruants of Dauid.
16 men de greb hverandre om Hovedet og stødte Sværdet i Siden på hverandre, så de faldt alle til Hobe. Derfor kalder man dette Sted Helkat-Hazzurim; det ligger ved Gibeon.
And euery one caught his fellowe by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellowes side, so they fell downe together: wherefore ye place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon.
17 Samme Dag kom det til en meget hård Kamp, i hvilken Abner og Israels Mænd blev drevet på Flugt af Davids Folk.
And the battel was exceeding sore that same day: for Abner and the men of Israel fell before the seruants of Dauid.
18 Ved den Lejlighed var Zerujastre Sønner med, Joab, Abisjaj og Asa'el; og Asa'el, der var rapfodet som Markens Gazeller,
And there were three sonnes of Zeruiah there, Ioab, and Abishai, and Asahel. And Asahel was as light on foote as a wilde roe.
19 forfulgte Abner uden at bøje af til højre eller venstre.
And Asahel followed after Abner, and in going he turned neither to the right hand nor to the left from Abner.
20 Abner vendte sig om og spurgte: "Er det dig, Asa'el?" Han svarede: "Ja, det er!"
Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, Yea.
21 Da sagde Abner: "Bøj af til en af Siderne, grib en af de unge Mænd og tag dig hans Rustning!" Men Asa'el vilde ikke opgive at forfølge ham.
Then Abner said, Turne thee either to the right hande, or to the left, and take one of the yong men, and take thee his weapons: and Asahel would not depart from him.
22 Da sagde Abner videre til Asa'el: "Stands med at forfølge mig! Hvorfor skal jeg slå dig til Jorden? Og hvorledes skal jeg så kunne se din Broder Joab i Øjnene?"
And Abner saide to Asahel, Depart from me: wherefore shoulde I smite thee to the grounde? howe then shoulde I be able to holde vp my face to Ioab thy brother?
23 Men han vægrede sig ved at standse, og Abner stødte da baglæns Spydet gennem Underlivet på ham, så det kom ud af Ryggen, og han faldt død om på Stedet. Og alle, som kom til Stedet, hvor Asa'el lå og var død, stod stille.
And when he woulde not depart, Abner with the hinder ende of the speare smote him vnder the fift ryb, that the speare came out behind him: and he fell downe there, and dyed in his place. And as many as came to the place where Asahel fell downe and dyed, stoode still.
24 Men Joab og Abisjaj forfulgte Abner, og da Solen gik ned, havde de nået Gibeat-Amma, som ligger østen for Gia ved Vejen til Gibeons Ørken.
Ioab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sunne went downe, when they were come to the hill Ammah, that lieth before Giah, by the way of the wildernesse of Gibeon.
25 Da samlede Benjaminiterne sig om Abne'r og stillede sig i Klynge på Toppen af Gibeat-Amma.
And the children of Beniamin gathered them selues together after Abner, and were on an heape and stoode on the top of an hill.
26 Men Abner råbte til Joab: "Skal da Sværdet altid blive ved at fortære? Ved du ikke, at Eftersmagen er besk? Hvor længe skal det vare, inden du byder Folket standse med at forfølge deres Brødre?"
Then Abner called to Ioab, and said, Shall the sworde deuoure for euer? knowest thou not, that it will be bitternesse in the latter ende? howe long then shall it be, or thou bid the people returne from following their brethren?
27 Joab svarede: "Så sandt HERREN lever: Havde du ikke talt, vilde Folkene først i Morgen have standset med at forfølge deres Brødre!"
And Ioab sayde, As God liueth, if thou haddest not spoken, surely euen in the morning the people had departed euery one backe from his brother.
28 Derpå stødte Joab i Hornet, og hele Folket standsede; de forfulgte ikke mere Israel og fortsatte ikke Kampen.
So Ioab blew a trumpet, and all the people stoode still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
29 Abner og hans Mænd vandrede så i Løbet af Natten igennem Arabalavningen, satte over Jordan, gik hele Kløften igennem og kom til Mahanajim.
And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plaine, and went ouer Iorden, and past through all Bithron till they came to Mahanaim.
30 Da Joab vendte tilbage fra Forfølgelsen af Abner og samlede alle Krigerne, savnedes foruden Asa'el nitten Mand af Davids Folk,
Ioab also returned backe from Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of Dauids seruants nineteene men and Asahel.
31 medens Davids Folk havde slået 360 Mand ihjel af Benjaminiterne, Abners Folk.
But the seruants of Dauid had smitten of Beniamin, and of Abners men, so that three hundreth and threescore men dyed.
32 Derpå bar de Asa'el bort og jordede ham i hans Faders Grav i Betlehem, og Joab og hans Mænd vandrede hele Natten igennem; da Solen stod op, nåede de Hebron.
And they tooke vp Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Bethlehem: and Ioab and his men went all night, and when they came to Hebron, the day arose.
