Dommer 20

1 Da rykkende alle Israelitterne ud, og Menigheden samledes som een Mand fra Dan til Be'ersjeba for HERREN i Mizpa; også fra Gileads Land kom de.

Then went out all the children of Israel, and the congregation was assembled together as one man, from Dan even to Beer-sheba', with the land of Gil'ad, unto the Lord in Mizpah.

2 Alle Folkets Støtter, alle Israels Stammer indfandt sig i Guds Folks Forsamling, 400000 Mand Fodfolk, væbnet med Sværd.

and there presented themselves the chiefs of all the people, of all the tribes of Israel, in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand men on foot that drew the sword.

3 Benjaminiterne hørte, at Israelitterne var draget op til Mizpa. Og Israelitterne sagde: "Fortæl dog, hvorledes denne Misgerning gik for sig!"

(And the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpah.) And the children of Israel said, Speak, how did this wickedness take place?

4 Da tog Manden, Leviten, den myrdede Kvindes Mand, til Orde og sagde: "Jeg og min Medhustru kom til Gibea i Benjamin for at overnatte der.

And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was murdered, answered and said, I came to Gib'ah that belongeth to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to stay one night,

5 Så rejste Gibeas Borgere sig imod mig og omringede mig om Natten i Huset; mig vilde de dræbe, og min Medhustru skændede de, så at hun døde.

When the men of Gib'ah rose against me, and beset the house round about against me by night; me they intended to slay; and my concubine they humbled, so that she died.

6 Da tog jeg min Medhustru, skar hende i Stykker og sendte Stykkerne rundt i hele Israels Arvelods Område, fordi de havde begået grov Utugt og Skændselsdåd i Israel!

And I took hold of my concubine and cut her in pieces, and sent her about throughout all the fields of the inheritance of Israel; for they had committed incest and scandal in Israel.

7 Nu er I her, alle Israelitter, sig nu eders Mening og kom med eders Råd!"

Behold, ye are all here children of Israel: furnish for yourselves here advice and counsel.

8 Da rejste hele Folket sig som een Mand og sagde: "Ingen af os vil vende hjem, ingen af os vil begive sig til sit Hus!

And all the people then arose as one man, saying, We will not go any of us to his tent, neither will we turn any of us into his house.

9 Men således vil vi handle med Gibea: Vi vil drage op imod det efter Lodkastning,

And now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gib'ah: We will go up against it by lot;

10 og vi vil udtage ti Mænd af hundrede af alle Israels Stammer, hundrede af tusind og tusind af titusind til at hente Fødemidler til Folket, til dem, som er kommet for fuldt ud at gengælde Gibea i Benjamin den Skændselsdåd, de har øvet i Israel!"

And we will take ten men out of every hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred out of every thousand, and a thousand out of every ten thousand, to procure provisions for the people; that they may do, when they come to Gib'ah of Benjamin, in accordance with all the scandalous deed that they have wrought in Israel.

11 Derpå samlede alle Israels Mænd sig mod Byen, alle som een.

So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, associated together as one man.

12 Og Israels Stammer sendte Mænd ud i hele Benjamins Stamme og lod sige: "Hvad er det for en Misgerning, der er sket hos eder?

And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the divisions of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that hath been done among you?

13 Udlever nu Mændene i Gibea, de Niddinger, for at vi kan dræbe dem og skaffe Misgerningen bort fra Israel!" Men Benjaminiterne vilde ikke høre deres Brødre Israelitternes Ord.

Now therefore deliver up the men, those worthless people, who are in Gib'ah, that we may put them to death, and remove evil from Israel. But the children of Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brethren the children of Israel.

14 Og Benjaminiterne stævnede sammen fra deres Byer til Gibea for at drage i Kamp mod Israelitterne.

And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gib'ah, to go out to battle with the children of Israel.

15 Da Benjaminiterne fra Byerne mønstredes den bag, udgjorde de 25000 våbenføre Mænd, foruden dem af Gibeas Indbyggere, der mønstredes, 700 udsøgte Krigere;

And at that time there were numbered of the children of Benjamin out of the cities twenty and six thousand men that drew the sword, beside the inhabitants of Gib'ah, who were numbered seven hundred chosen men.

16 af alle disse Krigsfolk var 700 udvalgte Krigere kejthåndede; de kunde alle slynge med Sten, så de ramte på et Hår uden at fejle.

Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lame in the right hand: every one of these could sling a stone at a hair, and would not miss.

17 Da Israels Mænd mønstredes, fraregnet Benjamin, udgjorde de 400000 våbenføre Mænd, der alle var Krigere.

And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew the sword: all these were men of war.

18 De brød så op og drog til Betel og rådspurgte Gud; og Israelitterne sagde: "Hvem af os skal først drage i Kamp mod Benjaminiterne?" HERREN svarede: "Det skal Juda!"

And they arose, and went up to Beth-el, and asked counsel of God; and the children of Israel said, Who of us shall go up at first to the battle with the children of Benjamin? And the Lord said, Judah, at first.

19 Så brød Israelitterne op om Morgenen og slog Lejr uden for Gibea.

And the children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against Gib'ah.

20 Og Israels Mænd rykkede ud til Kamp imod Benjamin, og Israels Mænd stillede sig op til Kamp imod dem for at angribe Gibea.

And the men of Israel went out to battle with Benjamin; and the men of Israel put themselves in battle-array against them by Gib'ah.

21 Men Benjaminiterne gjorde Udfald fra Gibea og fældede den Dag 22000 Mand af Israel.

And the Children of Benjamin came forth out of Gib'ah, and struck down to the ground of the Israelites on that day twenty and two thousand men.

22 Folket, Israels Mænd, tog sig da sammen og stillede sig atter op til Kamp på samme Sted som den første Dag;

And the people the men of Israel took courage, and set themselves again in battle-array in the place where they had arrayed themselves on the first day.

23 Da drog Israelitterne op til Betel og græd lige til Aften for HERRENs Åsyn; og de adspurgte HERREN: "Skal jeg atter tage Kampen op med min Broder Benjamins Sønner?" Og HERREN svarede: "Drag op imod ham!"

And the children of Israel went up and wept before the Lord until the evening, and asked counsel of the Lord, saying, Shall I again approach to battle with the children of Benjamin my brother? And the Lord said, Go up against him.

24 og Israelitterne rykkede Benjaminiterne på nært Hold den anden Dag.

And the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin on the second day.

25 Men Benjaminiterne gjorde Udfald fra Gibea for at møde dem den anden Dag, og de fældede yderligere 18000 Mand af Israelitterne, alle sammen våbenføre Mænd.

And Benjamin went forth against them out of Gib'ah on the second day, and struck down to the ground of the children of Israel again eighteen thousand men: all these were men that drew the sword.

26 Så drog alle Israelitterne, hele Folket, op til Betel; og de græd og sad der for HERRENs Åsyn og fastede den Dag lige til Aften, og de ofrede Brændofre og Takofre for HERRENs Åsyn.

Now all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto Beth-el, and wept, and sat there before the Lord, and fasted on that day until the evening, and offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before the Lord.

27 Derpå rådspurgte Israelitterne HERREN i de Dage var Guds Pagts Ark der,

And the children of Israel inquired of the Lord, (for there was the ark of the covenant of God in those days,

28 og Pinehas, en Søn af Arons Søn Eleazar, gjorde i de Dage Tjeneste ved den - og de sagde: "Skal jeg atter drage i Kamp mod min Broder Benjamins Sønner eller lade være?" HERREN svarede: "Drag i Kamp, thi i Morgen giver jeg ham i din Hånd!"

And Phinehas, the son of Elazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days, ) saying, shall I yet continue to go out to battle with the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I forbear? And the Lord said, Go up; for tomorrow will I deliver him into thy hand.

29 Israelitterne lagde nu Baghold rundt om Gibea.

And Israel sent men to lie in wait round about Gib'ah.

30 Og Israelitterne drog op mod Benjaminiterne på den tredje Dag og stillede sig op til Angreb på Gibea ligesom de tidligere Gange.

And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and put themselves in array against Gib'ah, as at previous times.

31 Da nu Benjaminiterne gjorde Udfald mod Hæren, blev de afskåret fra Byen og lokket ud på Vejene til Betel og Gibeon; til at begynde med huggede de nogle al Folkene ned på åben Mark ligesom de tidligere Gange, omtrent tredive Mand af Israel,

And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite some of the people, and kill, as at previous times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to Beth-el, and the other to Gib'ah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.

32 og Benjaminiterne tænkte nu: "Vi har slået dem ligesom før!" Men Israelitterne sagde: Lad os flygte og således afskære dem fra Byen og lokke dem ud på Vejene!"

And the children of Benjamin said, They are defeated before us, as at the first. But the children of Israel said, Let us flee, and draw them from the city unto the highways.

33 Så brød alle Israels Mænd op fra deres Plads og stillede sig op til Kamp i Ba'al-Tamar, medens Bagholdet brød op fra sin Plads vesten for Geba.

And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and put themselves in array at Ba'al-thamar: and those that lay in wait of Israel rushed forth out of their place, out of the meadows of Gib'ah.

34 Nu rykkede 10000 Mand, udvalgte Folk af hele Israel, frem for Gibea, og Kampen blev hård; men de vidste ikke, at Ulykken var ved at ramme dem.

And there came against Gib'ah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was severe; but they knew not that the evil was overtaking them.

35 Så slog HERREN Benjamin foran Israel, og Israelitterne fældede den Dag 25100 Mand af Benjamin, alle våbenføre Mænd;

And the Lord smote Benjamin before Israel; and the children of Israel destroyed of the Benjamites on that day twenty and five thousand and one hundred men: all these were those that drew the sword.

36 da indså Benjaminiterne, at de var slagne. Israelitterne trak sig tilbage for Benjamin, idet de stolede på Bagholdet, de havde lagt mod Gibea;

And the children of Benjamin saw that they were defeated; for the men of Israel gave place to the Benjamites, because they trusted unto those that lay in wait whom they had set against Gib'ah.

37 og Bagholdet kastede sig i en Fart over Gibea og drog frem og huggede hele Byens Befolkning ned med Sværdet.

And those in ambush hastened, and spread themselves over Gib'ah; and those that lay in wait moved along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword.

38 Der var truffet den Aftale mellem Israels Mænd og Bagholdet, at de skulde lade en Røgsøjle stige op fra Byen.

Now there was an understanding between the men of Israel and those that lay in wait, that they should make an abundance of columns of smoke rise up out of the city.

39 Da Israels Mænd vendte om i Kampen, huggede Benjamin til at begynde med henved tredive af Israels Mænd ned, thi de tænkte: "Visselig, vi har slået dem ligesom i den forrige Kamp."

And when the men of Israel turned round in the battle, and Benjamin began to smite and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons; for they said, Surely they are entirely defeated before us, as in the first battle:

40 Da nu Søjlen, Røgstøtten, begyndte at stige op fra Byen, vendte Benjamin sig om, og se, Røgen slog op mod Himmelen fra hele Byen,

Then began the cloud to arise up out of the city as a pillar of smoke; and when the Benjamites looked behind them, behold, the flames of all the city were ascending up to heaven.

41 og samtidig vendte Israels Mænd om fra Flugten. Da blev Benjamins Mænd forfærdede, thi de indså, at Ulykken havde ramt dem;

And when the men of Israel turned again, the men of Benjamin were amazed; for they saw that the evil had overtaken them.

42 og de gjorde omkring for Israels Mænd og flygtede ad Ørkenen til. Men Kampen fortsattes i Hælene på dem. Og de fra Byerne huggede ned for Fode iblandt dem;

Therefore they turned round before the men of Israel unto the way to the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and those who came out of the cities destroyed them in the midst of them.

43 de omringede Benjaminiterne og forfulgte dem, til de havde Geba foran sig mod Øst.

They enclosed the Benjamites round about, chased them, they overtook them in their places of rest, as far as opposite to Gib'ah toward the rising of the sun.

44 Af Benjamin faldt 18000 Mand, lutter dygtige Krigere.

And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men: all these were men of valor.

45 De gjorde omkring og flygtede og deres Forfølgere gjorde på Vejene en Efterhøst på 5000 Mand: de forfulgte dem skarpt, til de fik dem tilintetgjort, og huggede 2000 Mand ned af dem.

And they turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon; and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men; and they pursued hard after them as far as Gid'om, and slew of them two thousand men.

46 De, der faldt af Benjamin den Dag, var således i alt 25000 våbenføre Mænd, alle tapre Folk.

So that all who fell on that day of Benjamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword: all these were men of valor.

47 De gjorde omkring og flygtede ud i Ørkenen til Rimmons Klippe, 600 Mand stærke, og blev der i fire Måneder.

But six hundred men turned and fled into the wilderness unto the rock Rimmon, and they abode on the rock Rimmon four months.

48 Men Israels Mænd vendte tilbage til Benjaminiterne og huggede dem ned med Sværdet, både Mennesker og Kvæg, overhovedet alt. hvad der var, og desuden stak de Ild på alle Byerne der.

And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the beasts, and all that was found: also all the cities that they came upon did they set on fire.