2 Samuel 20
1 Nu var der tilfældigvis en slet Person ved navn Sjeba, Bikris Søn, en Benjaminit. Han stødte i Hornet og sagde: "Vi har ingen Del i David, ingen Lod i Isajs Søn! Hver Mand til sine Telte, Israel!"
And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Seba, the son of Bochri, a man of Jemini: and he sounded the trumpet, and said: We have no part in David, nor inheritance in the son of Isai: return to thy dwellings, O Israel.
2 Da faldt alle Israels Mænd fra David og gik over til Sjeba, Bikris Søn, medens Judas Mænd trofast fulgle deres Konge fra Jordan til Jerusalem.
And all Israel departed from David, and followed Seba the son of Bochri: but the men of Juda stuck to their king from the Jordan unto Jerusalem.
3 Da David kom til sit Hus i Jerusalem, tog Kongen sine ti Medhustruer, som han havde ladet tilbage for at se efter Huset, og lod dem bringe til et bevogtet Hus, hvor han sørgede for deres Underhold; men han gik ikke mere ind til dem, og således levede de indespærret til deres Dødedag som Kvinder, der er Enker, skønt deres Mænd endnu lever.
And when the king was come into his house at Jerusalem, he took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, allowing them provisions: and he went not in unto them, but they were shut up unto the day of their death living in widowhood.
4 Derpå sagde Kongen til Amasa: "Stævn Judas Mænd sammen i Løbet af tre Dage og indfind dig da her!"
And the king said to Amasa: Assemble to me all the men of Juda against the third day, and be thou here present.
5 Amasa gik så bort for at stævne Judas Mænd sammen. Men da han tøvede ud over den fastsatte Frist,
So Amasa went to assemble the men of Juda, but he tarried beyond the set time which the king had appointed him.
6 sagde David til Abisjaj: "Nu bliver Sjeba, Bikris Søn, os farligere end Absalon! Tag derfor din Herres Folk og sæt efter ham, for at han ikke skal kaste sig ind i befæstede Byer og slippe fra os!"
And David said to Abisai: Now will Seba the son of Bochri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou therefore the servants of thy lord, and pursue after him, lest he find fenced cities, and escape us.
7 Med Abisjaj drog Joab, Kreterne og Pleterne og alle Kærnetropperne ud fra Jerusalem for at sætte efter Sjeba, Bikris Søn.
So Joab’s men went out with him, and the Cerethi and the Phelethi: and all the valiant men went out of Jerusalem to pursue after Seba the son of Bochri.
8 Men da de var ved den store Sten i Gibeon, kom Amasa dem i Møde. Joab var iført sin Våbenkjortel, og over den havde han spændt et Sværd, hvis Skede var bundet til hans Lænd; og det gled ud og faldt til Jorden.
And when they were at the great stone which is in Gabaon, Amasa coming met them. And Joab had on a close coat of equal length with his habit, and over it was girded with a sword hanging down to his flank, in a scabbard, made in such manner as to come out with the least motion and strike.
9 Joab sagde da til Amasa: "Går det dig vel, Broder?" Og Joab greb med højre Hånd om Amasas Skæg for at kysse ham.
And Joab said to Amasa: God save thee, my brother. And he took Amasa by the chin with his right hand to kiss him.
10 Men Amasa tog sig ikke i Vare for det Sværd, Joab havde i sin venstre Hånd; Joab stødte det i Underlivet på ham, så hans Indvolde væltede ud på Jorden, og han døde ved det ene Stød. Derpå satte Joab og hans Broder Abisjaj efter Sjeba, Bikris Søn,
But Amasa did not take notice of the sword, which Joab had, and he struck him in the side, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and gave him not a second wound, and he died. And Joab, and Abisai his brother pursued after Seba the son of Bochri.
11 medens en af Joabs Folk blev stående ved Amasa og råbte: "Enhver, der bryder sig om Joab og holder med David, følge efter Joab!"
In the mean time some men of Joab’s company stopping at the dead body of Amasa, said: Behold he that would have been in Joab’s stead the companion of David.
12 Men Amasa lå midt på Vejen, svømmende i sit Blod, og da Manden så, at alt Folket stod stille der, væltede han Amasa fra Vejen ind på Marken og kastede en Kappe over ham; thi han så, at alle, der kom forbi, stod stille.
And Amasa imbrued with blood, lay in the midst of the way. A certain man saw this that all the people stood still to look upon him, so he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and covered him with a garment, that they who passed might not stop on his account.
13 Så snart han var fjernet fra Vejen, fulgte alle efter Joab for at sætte efter Sjeba, Bikris Søn.
And when he was removed out of the way, all the people went on following Joab to pursue after Seba the son of Bochri.
14 Denne drog imidlertid gennem alle Israels Stammer indtil Abel-Bet-Ma'aka, og alle Bikriterne samlede sig og fulgte ham.
Now he had passed through all the tribes of Israel unto Abela and Bethmaacha: and all the chosen men were gathered together unto him.
15 Da kom de og belejrede ham i Abel-Bet-Ma'aka, idet de opkastede en Vold om Byen. Men medens alt Krigsfolket, der var med Joab, arbejdede på at bringe Muren til Fald,
And they came, and besieged him in Abela, and in Bethmaacha, and they cast up works round the city, and the city was besieged: and all the people that were with Joab, laboured to throw down the walls.
16 trådte en klog Kvinde fra Byen hen på Formuren og råbte: "Hør, hør! Sig til Joab, at han skal komme herhen; jeg vil tale med ham!"
And a wise woman cried out from the city: Hear, hear, and say to Joab: Come near hither, and I will speak with thee.
17 Da han kom hen til hende, spurgte Kvinden: "Er du Joab?" Og da han svarede ja, sagde hun: "Hør din Trælkvindes Ord!" Han svarede: "Jeg hører!"
And when he was come near to her, she said to him: Art thou Joab? And he answered: I am. And she spoke thus to him: Hear the words of thy handmaid. He answered: I do hear.
18 Så sagde hun: "I gamle Dage sagde man: Man spørge dog i Abel og Dan, om det er gået af Brug, hvad gode Folk i Israel vedtog!
And she again said: A saying was used in the old proverb: They that inquire, let them inquire in Abela: and so they made an end.
19 Og nu søger du at bringe Død over en By, som er en Moder i Israel! Hvorfor vil du ødelægge HERRENs Arvelod?"
Am not I she that answer truth in Israel, and thou seekest to destroy the city, and to overthrow a mother in Israel? Why wilt thou throw down the inheritance of the Lord?
20 Joab svarede: "Det være langt fra mig, det være langt fra mig at ødelægge eller volde Fordærv!
And Joab answering said: God forbid, God forbid that I should, I do not throw down, nor destroy.
21 Således er det ingenlunde ment! Men en Mand fra Efraims Bjerge ved Navn Sjeba, Bikris Søn, har løftet sin Hånd mod Kong David; hvis I blot vil udlevere ham, bryder jeg op fra Byen!" Da sagde Kvinden til Joab: "Hans Hoved skal blive kastet ned til dig gennem Muren!"
The matter is not so, but a man of mount Ephraim, Seba the son of Bochri by name, hath lifted up his hand against king David: deliver him only, and we will depart from the city. And the woman said to Joab: Behold his head shall be thrown to thee from the wall.
22 Kvinden fik så ved sin Klogskab hele Byen overtalt til at hugge Hovedet af Sjeba, Bikris Søn, og de kastede det ned til Joab. Da stødte han; i Hornet, og de brød op fra Byen og spredte sig hver til sit, medens Joab selv vendte tilbage til Kongen i Jerusalem.
So she went to all the people, and spoke to them wisely: and they cut off the head of Seba the son of Bochri, and cast it out to Joab. And he sounded the trumpet, and they departed from the city, every one to their home: and Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.
23 Joab stod over hele Israels Hær; Benaja, Jojadas Søn, over Kreterne og Pleterne;
So Joab was over all the army of Israel: and Banaias the son of Joiada was over the Cerethites and Phelethites,
24 Adoniram havde Tilsynet med Hoveriarbejdet; Josjafat, Ahiluds Søn, var Kansler;
But Aduram over the tributes: and Josaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder.
25 Sjeja var Statsskriver, Zadok og Ebjatar Præster;
And Siva was scribe: and Sadoc and Abiathar, priests.
26 også Ja'iriten Ira var Præst hos David.
And Ira the Jairite was the priest of David.
