2 Samuel 5

1 Derpå kom alle Israels Stammer til David i Hebron og sagde: "Vi er jo dit Kød og Blod!

Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Look, we are your flesh and bone.

2 Allerede før i Tiden, da Saul var Konge over os, var det dig, som førte Israel ud i Kamp og hjem igen; og HERREN sagde til dig: Du skal vogte mit Folk Israel og være Hersker over Israel!"

In the recent past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led the Israelite army. Yahweh said to you, 'You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become ruler over Israel.'”

3 Og alle Israels Ældste kom til Kongen i Hebron, og Kong David sluttede i Hebron Pagt med dem for HERRENs Åsyn, og de salvede David til Konge over Israel.

So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them before Yahweh. They anointed David king over Israel.

4 David var tredive År, da han blev Konge, og han herskede fyrretyve År.

David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

5 I Hebron herskede han over Juda syv År og seks Måneder, og i Jerusalem herskede han tre og tredive År over hele Israel og Juda.

In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.

6 Derpå drog Kongen med sine Mænd til Jerusalem mod Jebusiterne, som boede deri Landet. Man sagde til Kongen: "Her kan du ikke trænge ind, thi blinde og lamme vil slå dig tilbage!" Dermed vilde de sige: "David kommer ikke herind!"

The king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land. They said to David, “You will not come here except to be turned away by the blind and the lame. David cannot come here.”

7 Men David indtog Klippeborgen Zion, det er Davidsbyen.

Nevertheless, David captured the stronghold of Zion, which now is the city of David.

8 På den Dag sagde David: "Enhver, som trænger frem til Vandledningen og slår en Jebusit, de halte og blinde, som Davids Sjæl hader, skal være Øverste og Hærfører". Derfor siger man: "En blind og en lam kommer ikke ind i Huset!"

At that time David said, “Those who attack the Jebusites will have to go through the water shaft to reach the 'lame and the blind' who are David's enemies.” That is why people say, “The 'blind and the lame' must not enter the palace.”

9 Så tog David Bolig i Klippeborgen og kaldte den Davidsbyen; og han befæstede Byen rundt om fra Millo og indefter.

So David lived in the stronghold and called it the city of David. He fortified around it, from the terrace toward the inside.

10 Og David blev mægtigere og mægtigere; HERREN, Hærskarers Gud, var med ham.

David became very powerful because Yahweh, the God of hosts, was with him.

11 Kong Hiram af Tyrus sendte Sendebud til David med Cedertræer og tillige Tømmermænd og Stenhuggere, som byggede ham et Hus.

Then Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, carpenters, and masons. They built a house for David.

12 Da skønnede David, at HERREN havde sikret hans Kongemagt over Israel og højnet hans Kongedømme for sit Folk Israels Skyld.

David knew that Yahweh had established him as king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

13 David tog i Jerusalem endnu flere Medhustruer og Hustruer, efter at han var kommet dertil fra Hebron, og der fødtes ham flere Sønner og Døtre.

After David left Hebron and came to Jerusalem, he took more concubines and wives in Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.

14 Navnene på dem, som fødtes ham i Jerusalem, er følgende: Sjammua, Sjobab, Natan, Salomo,

These were the names of the children who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,

15 Jibhar, Elisjua, Nefeg, Jafia,

Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,

16 Elisjama, Ba'aljada og Elifelet.

Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.

17 Men da Filisterne hørte, at David var salvet til Konge over Israel, rykkede de alle ud for at søge efter ham. Ved Efterretningen herom drog David ned til Klippeborgen,

Now when the Philistines heard that David had been anointed as king over Israel, they all went out looking for him. But David heard about it and went down to the stronghold.

18 medens Filisterne kom og bredte sig i Refaimdalen.

Now the Philistines had come and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.

19 David rådspurgte da HERREN: "Skal jeg drage op mod Filisterne? Vil du give dem i min Hånd?" Og HERREN svarede David: "Drag op, thi jeg vil give Filisterne i din Hånd!"

Then David asked for help from Yahweh. He said, “Should I attack the Philistines? Will you give victory over them?” Yahweh said to David, “Attack, for I will certainly give you victory over the Philistines.”

20 Så drog David til Ba'al-Perazim, og der slog han dem. Da sagde han: "HERREN har brudt igennem mine Fjender foran mig, som Vand bryder igennem!" Derfor kalder man Stedet Ba'al-Perazim.

So David attacked at Baal Perazim, and there he defeated them. He commented, “Yahweh has burst through my enemies before me like a bursting flood of water.” So the name of that place became Baal Perazim.

21 Og de lod deres Guder i Stikken der, og David og hans Mænd tog dem.

The Philistines left their idols there, and David and his men carried them away.

22 Men Filisterne bredte sig på ny i Refaimdalen.

Then the Philistines came up again and spread out once more in the Valley of Rephaim.

23 Da David rådspurgte HERREN, svarede han: "Drag ikke imod dem, men omgå dem og fald dem i Ryggen ud for Bakabuskene.

So David sought help from Yahweh again, and Yahweh said to him, “You must not attack their front, but rather circle around behind them and come on them through the balsam woods.

24 Når du da hører Lyden af Skridt i Bakabuskenes Toppe, skal du skynde dig, thi så er HERREN draget ud foran dig for at slå Filisternes Hær!"

When you hear the sound of marching in the wind blowing through the balsam treetops, then attack with force. Do this because Yahweh will have gone out before you to attack the army of the Philistines.”

25 David gjorde, som HERREN bød, og slog Filisterne fra Gibeon til hen imod Gezer.

So David did as Yahweh had commanded him. He killed Philistines from Geba all the way to Gezer.