2 Samuel 21
1 And there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David sought the face of Jehovah. And Jehovah said, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he put to death the Gibeonites.
Under Davids Regering blev der Hungersnød tre Aar i Træk. Da søgte David HERRENS Aasyn; og HERREN sagde: »Der hviler Blodskyld paa Saul og hans Hus, fordi han dræbte Gibeoniterne!«
2 And the king called the Gibeonites, and spoke to them (now the Gibeonites were not of the sons of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites, and the sons of Israel had sworn to them, and yet Saul sought to kill them in his zeal for the sons of Israel and Judah),
Kongen lod derfor Gibeoniterne kalde og sagde til dem — Gibeoniterne hørte ikke til Israeliterne, men til Levningerne af Amoriterne; og skønt Israeliterne havde givet dem edeligt Tilsagn, havde Saul i sin Iver for Israeliterne og Juda søgt at udrydde dem —
3 and David said to the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? And with what shall I make atonement that ye may bless the inheritance of Jehovah?
David sagde til Gibeoniterne: »Hvad kan jeg gøre for eder, og hvorledes skal jeg skaffe Soning, saa at I kan velsigne HERRENS Arvelod?«
4 And the Gibeonites said to him, It is no matter of silver or gold between us and Saul or his house, neither is it for us to put any man to death in Israel. And he said, What ye shall say, that I will do for you.
Gibeoniterne svarede: »Det er ikke Sølv eller Guld, der er os og Saul og hans Hus imellem, og vi har ikke Lov at dræbe nogen Mand i Israel!« Han sagde da: »Hvad I forlanger, vil jeg gøre for eder!«
5 And they said to the king, The man who consumed us, and who devised against us, that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the borders of Israel,
Saa sagde de til Kongen: »Den Mand, som bragte Ødelæggelse over os og tænkte paa at udrydde os, saa vi ikke skulde kunne være nogetsteds inden for Israels Landemærke,
6 let seven men of his sons be delivered to us, and we will hang them up to Jehovah in Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of Jehovah. And the king said, I will give them.
lad syv Mænd af hans Efterkommere blive udleveret os, for at vi kan hænge dem op for HERREN i Gibeon paa HERRENS Bjerg!« Kongen sagde: »Jeg vil udlevere dem!«
7 But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of Jehovah's oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.
Men Kongen skaanede Mefibosjet, en Søn af Sauls Søn Jonatan, af Hensyn til den Ed ved HERREN, som var imellem David og Sauls Søn Jonatan.
8 But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah whom she bore to Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth, and the five sons of Merab the daughter of Saul whom she bore to Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite.
Derimod tog Kongen de to Sønner, som Rizpa, Ajjas Datter, havde født Saul, Armoni og Mefibosjet, og de fem Sønner, som Merab, Sauls Datter, havde født Adriel, en Søn af Barzillaj fra Mehola,
9 And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites. And they hanged them in the mountain before Jehovah, and they fell all seven together. And they were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, at the beginning of barley harvest.
og udleverede dem til Gibeoniterne, som hængte dem op paa Bjerget for HERRENS Aasyn. Saaledes omkom alle syv paa een Gang, og de blev dræbt først paa Høsten, i Byghøstens Begyndelse.
10 And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water was poured upon them from heaven. And she neither allowed the birds of the heaven to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.
Men Rizpa, Ajjas Datter, tog sit Sørgeklæde, bredte det ud paa Klippen og sad der fra Høstens Begyndelse, indtil der atter strømmede Vand fra Himmelen ned over dem; og hun tillod ikke Himmelens Fugle at kaste sig over dem om Dagen eller Markens Dyr om Natten.
11 And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
Da David fik at vide, hvad Rizpa, Ajjas Datter, Sauls Medhustru, havde gjort,
12 And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the street of Beth-shan where the Philistines had hanged them in the day that the Philistines killed Saul in Gilboa,
drog han hen og hentede Sauls og hans Søn Jonatans Ben hos Borgerne i Jabesj i Gilead, som havde stjaalet dem paa Torvet i Bet-Sjan, hvor Filisterne havde hængt dem op, dengang de slog Saul paa Gilboa.
13 and he brought up from there the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son, and they gathered the bones of those who were hanged.
Og da han havde hentet Sauls og hans Søn Jonatans Ben der, samlede man Benene af de hængte
14 And they buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the country of Benjamin in Zela, in the sepulcher of Kish his father. And they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was entreated for the land.
og jordede dem sammen med Sauls og hans Søn Jonatans Ben i Zela i Benjamins Land i hans Fader Kisj's Grav. Alt, hvad Kongen havde paabudt, blev gjort; derefter forbarmede Gud sig over Landet.
15 And the Philistines had war again with Israel. And David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines. And David grew faint,
Da det atter kom til Kamp mellem Filisterne og Israel, drog David med sine Folk ned og kastede sig ind i Gob og kæmpede med Filisterne.
16 and Ishbibenob, who was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear was three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David.
Da fremstod Dod, som var af Rafaslægten, og hvis Spyd vejede 300 Sekel Kobber; han var iført en ny Rustning, og han havde i Sinde at slaa David ihjel.
17 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah helped him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, Thou shall no more go out with us to battle, that thou not quench the lamp of Israel.
Men Abisjaj, Zerujas Søn, kom ham til Hjælp og huggede Filisteren ned. Da besvor Davids Mænd ham og sagde: »Du maa ikke mere drage i Kamp med os, for at du ikke skal slukke Israels Lampe!«
18 And it came to pass after this, that there was again war with the Philistines at Gob. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, who was of the sons of the giant.
Siden hen kom det atter til Kamp med Filisterne i Gob. Husjatiten Sibbekaj nedhuggede da Saf, som var af Rafaslægten.
19 And there was again war with the Philistines at Gob. And Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim the Bethlehemite killed Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.
Atter kom det til Kamp med Filisterne i Gob, Betlehemiten Elhanan, Ja'irs Søn, nedhuggede da Gatiten Goliat, hvis Spydstage var som en Væverbom.
20 And there was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature who had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, twenty-four in number, and he also was born to the giant.
Atter kom det til Kamp i Gat. Da var der en kæmpestor Mand med seks Fingre paa hver Haand og seks Tæer paa hver Fod, i alt fire og tyve; han var ogsaa af Rafaslægten.
21 And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David's brother, killed him.
Han haanede Israel, og derfor huggede Jonatan, en Søn af Davids Broder Sjim'a, ham ned.
22 These four were born to the giant in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
Disse fire var af Rafaslægten i Gat; de faldt for Davids og hans Mænds Haand.
