1 Samuël 30
1 Toen David met zijn mannen de derde dag in Sikelag aankwam, hadden de Amalekieten een overval gedaan op de Négeb en op Sikelag. Ze hadden Sikelag ingenomen en in brand gestoken,
And when David and his men had arrived at Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had made an attack on the south side against Ziklag. And they had struck Ziklag, and burned it with fire.
2 de vrouwen en alle inwoners, groot en klein, gevankelijk weggevoerd, en zonder iemand te doden hun tocht voortgezet.
And they had led the women in it away as captives, from the small to the great. And they had not killed anyone, but they led them away with them. And then they traveled on their journey.
3 Toen dus David en zijn manschappen de stad bereikten, en zagen, dat ze in brand was gestoken en dat hun vrouwen met hun zonen en dochters gevangen waren,
Therefore, when David and his men had arrived at the city, and had found it burned with fire, and that their wives and their sons and daughters had been led away as captives,
4 begonnen David en het volk, dat bij hem was, luidkeels te wenen, totdat ze er geen kracht meer toe hadden.
David and the people who were with him lifted up their voices. And they mourned until the tears in them failed.
5 Ook de beide vrouwen van David, Achinóam uit Jizreël, en Abigáil, de vrouw van Nabal uit Karmel, waren gevangen genomen.
For indeed, the two wives of David also had been led away as captives: Ahinoam, the Jezreelite, and Abigail, the wife of Nabal of Carmel.
6 David was ten einde raad; want het volk wilde hem stenigen, zo bitter was de stemming onder heel het volk over het verlies van hun zonen en dochters. Maar David hervond zijn kracht in Jahweh, zijn God.
And David was greatly saddened. And the people were willing to stone him, because the soul of every man was bitter over his sons and daughters. But David was strengthened by the Lord his God.
7 Hij sprak tot den priester Ebjatar, den zoon van Achimélek: Breng mij de efod! En Ebjatar bracht de efod bij David.
And he said to the priest Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring the ephod to me.” And Abiathar brought the ephod to David.
8 Toen vroeg David aan Jahweh: Zal ik die bende achterna zetten, en ze inhalen? Hij antwoordde hem: Ja, zet ze na; want ge zult ze inhalen en buit bemachtigen!
And David consulted the Lord, saying, “Shall I pursue these robbers, and will I overtake them, or not?” And the Lord said to him: “Pursue. For without doubt, you will overtake them and find the prey.”
9 David ging dus met de zeshonderd man, die hem volgden, op weg. Bij de beek Besor aangekomen,
Therefore, David went away, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and they arrived as far as the torrent Besor. And certain ones, being weary, stayed there.
10 zette David met vierhonderd man de achtervolging voort, terwijl de overige tweehonderd man, die te vermoeid waren, om de beek Besor over te trekken, achterbleven.
But David pursued, he and four hundred men. For two hundred stayed, who, being weary, were not able to cross the torrent Besor.
11 Op de vlakte troffen ze een Egyptenaar aan, dien ze bij David brachten. Ze gaven hem brood, waarvan hij at, en lieten hem water drinken;
And they found an Egyptian man in the field, and they led him to David. And they gave him bread, so that he might eat, and water, so that he might drink,
12 ook gaven ze hem vijgen-en twee druivenkoeken. Toen hij gegeten had, kwam hij weer bij; hij had namelijk in drie dagen en drie nachten geen voedsel gebruikt en geen water gedronken!
and also a section of a mass of dried figs, and two clusters of dried grapes. And when he had eaten, his spirit returned, and he was refreshed. For he had not eaten bread, nor drank water, for three days and three nights.
13 David vroeg hem: Wien behoort ge toe, en waar komt ge vandaan? Hij antwoordde: Ik ben een Egyptische jongen, de slaaf van een Amalekiet; mijn heer heeft me, omdat ik ziek werd, eergisteren aan mijn lot overgelaten.
And so David said to him: “To whom do you belong? Or where are you from? And where are you going?” And he said: “I am a young man of Egypt, the servant of an Amalekite man. But my lord abandoned me, because I began to be sick the day before yesterday.
14 We hebben een overval gedaan op de Négeb van de Keretieten, op het grondgebied van Juda en de Négeb van Kaleb, en Sikelag hebben we in brand gestoken.
For indeed, we broke forth to the southern side of Cherethi, and against Judah, and to the south of Caleb, and we burned Ziklag with fire.”
15 David vroeg hem: Wilt ge ons de weg wijzen naar die bende? Hij antwoordde: Zweer mij bij God, dat gij me niet zult doden of aan mijn meester zult uitleveren, en ik zal u de weg wijzen naar die bende.
And David said to him, “Are you able to lead me to this battle line?” And he said, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me, and that you will not deliver me into the hands of my lord, and I will lead you to this battle line.” And David swore to him.
16 En hij wees hun de weg. En zie, daar lagen ze over de gehele streek verspreid, etend en drinkend en fuivend van heel die grote buit, die ze uit het Filistijnenland en het judese land hadden opgedaan.
And when he had led him, behold, they were stretched out on the face of the land everywhere, eating and drinking and celebrating, as if it were a feast day, because of all the prey and spoils that they had taken from the land of the Philistines, and from the land of Judah.
17 En David sloeg op hen in van de dageraad af tot de avond van de volgende dag; niet één ontkwam, behalve vierhonderd jongemannen, die de kamelen bestegen en de vlucht namen.
And David struck them down from evening until the evening of the next day. And no one among them escaped, except four hundred youths, who had climbed on camels and fled.
18 Alles wat de Amalekieten hem ontnomen hadden, kreeg David terug. Ook zijn beide vrouwen kreeg David terug.
Therefore, David rescued all that the Amalekites had taken, and he rescued his two wives.
19 Niets werd hun in handen gelaten: klein en groot, zonen en dochters, de buit, en alles wat ze hadden geroofd; dat alles bracht David terug.
And nothing was missing, from small even to great, among the sons and daughters, and among the spoils, and among everything whatsoever that they had seized. David returned it all.
20 Bovendien nam David al hun schapen en rundvee. Men stelde die aan de spits van wat men veroverd had, en zeide: Dit is Davids aandeel.
And he took all the flocks and the herds, and he drove them before his face. And they said, “This is the prey of David.”
21 Toen David terugkwam bij de tweehonderd man, die te vermoeid waren geweest, om David te volgen, en die hij aan de beek Besor had achtergelaten, gingen dezen David en het volk, dat bij hem was, tegemoet. David trad op het volk toe, en groette het vriendelijk;
Then David arrived at the two hundred men, who, being weary, had stayed, for they had not been able to follow David, and he had ordered them to remain at the torrent Besor. And they went out to meet David, and the people who were with him. Then David, drawing near to the people, greeted them peacefully.
22 maar alle kwade en ongure elementen uit het gevolg van David beweerden: Omdat ze niet met ons zijn meegegaan, mag hun niets gegeven worden van de buit, die wij veroverd hebben. Laat ieder zijn vrouw en kinderen terug nemen, en maken dat hij weg komt.
And all the wicked and iniquitous men, out of the men who had gone with David, responding, said: “Since they did not go with us, we will not give to them anything from the prey that we have rescued. But let his wife and children be enough for each of them; when they have accepted this, they may go back.”
23 Maar David sprak: Zo moet gij niet doen, nadat Jahweh aan ons dit alles gegeven heeft, ons heeft beschermd, en de bende, die ons overvallen had, aan ons heeft overgeleverd!
But David said: “You shall not do this, my brothers, with these things that the Lord has delivered to us, for he has preserved us, and he has given into our hands the robbers who broke out among us.
24 Wie zou ook maar naar uw voorstel willen luisteren? Neen, die ten strijde trekt, krijgt niet meer dan die bij de legertros blijft; ze moeten gelijk opdelen.
And so, let no one heed you over these words. But equal shall be the portion of him who descended to the battle, and of him who remained with the supplies, and they will divide it alike.”
25 Zo is het sedert dien gebleven; hij stelde het vast als wet en recht in Israël, tot op de dag van heden.
And this has been done from that day and thereafter. And it was established as a statute, and as if a law, in Israel even to this day.
26 In Sikelag teruggekomen, zond David aan de oudsten van het naburige Juda een gedeelte van de buit met de boodschap: Hier is voor u een geschenk uit de buit, op Jahweh’s vijanden behaald.
Then David went to Ziklag, and he sent gifts from the prey to the elders of Judah, his neighbors, saying, “Receive a blessing from the prey of the enemies of the Lord,”
27 Het waren de oudsten van Betoeël, van Rama uit de Négeb, van Jattir,
to those who were in Bethel, and who were in Ramoth toward the south, and who were in Jattir,
28 van Aroër, van Sifmot, van Esjtemóa,
and who were in Aroer, and who were in Siphmoth, and who were in Eshtemoa,
29 van Karmel, van de steden der Jerachmeëlieten, van de steden der Kenieten,
and who were in Racal, and who were in the cities of Jerahmeel, and who were in the cities of Keni,
30 van Chorma, van Bor-Asjan, van Atak,
and who were in Hormah, and who were at the lake of Ashan, and who were in Athach,
31 van Hebron en van alle plaatsen, waar David met zijn mannen had rondgezworven.
and who were in Hebron, and to the remainder who were in those places where David had stayed, he and his men.
