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!"

Now, in that place, there happened to be an abandoned man, whose name, was Sheba son of Bichri, a man of Benjamin, —so he blew a horn, and said—We have no share in David, Nor inheritance have we in the son of Jesse, Every man to his home, 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.

Then went up all the men of Israel from following David, to follow Sheba son of Bichri, —but, the men of Judah, clave unto their king, from the Jordan, even as far as 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 David entered into his own house, in Jerusalem, and the king took the ten women, the concubines whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and sustained them, but, unto them, went he not in, —so they were shut up until the day of their death, in lifelong widowhood.

4 Derpå sagde Kongen til Amasa: "Stævn Judas Mænd sammen i Løbet af tre Dage og indfind dig da her!"

Then said the king unto Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah, within three days, —and, thou, here, take thy stand!

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 Judah, —but he tarried beyond the fixed time, which he 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!"

Then said David unto Abishai, Now, shall Sheba son of Bichri, do us more harm than Absolom, —thou, take the servants of thy lord, and pursue him, lest he have got him into fortified cities, and so have escaped our eye.

7 Med Abisjaj drog Joab, Kreterne og Pleterne og alle Kærnetropperne ud fra Jerusalem for at sætte efter Sjeba, Bikris Søn.

Then went out after him—the men of Joab, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men, —and they went out from Jerusalem, to pursue Sheba son of Bichri.

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.

When, they, were by the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa, had arrived before them. Now, Joab, was girded about with his war-coat as his upper garment, and, over it, a girdle with a sword, fastened upon his loins, in the sheath thereof, and, it, came out and fell.

9 Joab sagde da til Amasa: "Går det dig vel, Broder?" Og Joab greb med højre Hånd om Amasas Skæg for at kysse ham.

Then said Joab unto Amasa, Art thou, well, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard 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,

Amasa not heeding the sword that was in the hand of Joab, he smote him therewith in the belly, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and [struck] him not again, and he died. So, Joab and Abishai his brother, pursued Sheba son of Bichri.

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!"

Now, a man, stood over him, of the young men of Joab, —and said—Whosoever is well pleased with Joab, and whosoever pertaineth to David, let him follow Joab.

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.

But, Amasa, was wallowing in blood, in the midst of the highway, —and, when the man saw that all the people stood still, he moved Amasa, out of the highway into the field, and cast over him a garment, as soon as he saw that every man that came up to him stood still.

13 Så snart han var fjernet fra Vejen, fulgte alle efter Joab for at sætte efter Sjeba, Bikris Søn.

When he had removed him out of the highway, every man passed on, after Joab, to pursue Sheba son of Bichri.

14 Denne drog imidlertid gennem alle Israels Stammer indtil Abel-Bet-Ma'aka, og alle Bikriterne samlede sig og fulgte ham.

And he passed on throughout all the tribes of Israel, unto Abel and unto Beth-maachah, and all the Berites, —and they were called together, and came in, yea and followed 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,

So they came, and laid siege against him, in Abel, Beth-maachah, and they cast up a mound against the city, so that it stood within a rampart, —and, all the people who were with Joab, were battering the wall to throw it down.

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!"

Then cried a wise woman out of the city, —Hear ye! hear ye! I pray you, say unto Joab, Come near hither, and let me speak unto 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!"

So he came near unto her, and the woman said, —Art thou Joab? And he said, —I am. And she said unto him, —Hear thou the words of thy handmaid. And he said, 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!

Then spake she, saying, —They, used to speak, in former times, saying, Enquire, in Abel! And, so, they ended it.

19 Og nu søger du at bringe Død over en By, som er en Moder i Israel! Hvorfor vil du ødelægge HERRENs Arvelod?"

I, am of the peaceable among the faithful in Israel, —thou, art seeking to put to death a city, and a mother in Israel, wherefore wouldst thou swallow up the inheritance of Yahweh?

20 Joab svarede: "Det være langt fra mig, det være langt fra mig at ødelægge eller volde Fordærv!

Then answered Joab and said, —Far be it! far be it from me! I will neither swallow up nor lay waste.

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!"

Not so, is the matter! but, a man of the hill country of Ephraim, Sheba son of Bichri, his name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David, give up him alone, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Lo! his head, shall be cast unto thee, through 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 the woman came unto all the people in her wisdom, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri, and cast it out unto Joab. And he blew with a horn, and they dispersed themselves from the city, every man to his home; but, Joab, returned to Jerusalem unto the king.

23 Joab stod over hele Israels Hær; Benaja, Jojadas Søn, over Kreterne og Pleterne;

And, Joab, was [restored] unto all the army of Israel, —And, Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites,

24 Adoniram havde Tilsynet med Hoveriarbejdet; Josjafat, Ahiluds Søn, var Kansler;

And, Adoniram, was over the tribute, —And, Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, was the remembrancer;

25 Sjeja var Statsskriver, Zadok og Ebjatar Præster;

And, Sheva, was scribe, —And, Zadok and Abiathar, were priests;

26 også Ja'iriten Ira var Præst hos David.

Moreover also, Ira the Jairite, was chief ruler unto David.