2 Samuel 11
1 Now in the spring, at the time when kings go out to war, David sent Joab and his servants and all Israel with him; and they made waste the land of the children of Ammon, and took up their position before Rabbah, shutting it in. But David was still at Jerusalem.
Og det skete, der Aaret var omme, paa den Tid Kongerne pleje at uddrage til Krig, da sendte David Joab og sine Tjenere med ham og al Israel, og de ødelagde Ammons Børn og belejrede Rabba; men David blev i Jerusalem.
2 Now one evening, David got up from his bed, and while he was walking on the roof of the king's house, he saw from there a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful.
Og det skete ved Aftens Tid, at David stod op af sin Seng og vandrede paa Taget af Kongens Hus og saa fra Taget en Kvinde, som badede sig, og den Kvinde var saare dejlig af Udseende.
3 And David sent to get knowledge who the woman was. And one said, Is this not Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam and wife of Uriah the Hittite?
Og David sendte hen og lod spørge efter Kvinden, og en sagde: Er det ikke Bathseba, Eliams Datter, Hethiteren Urias Hustru?
4 And David sent and took her; and she came to him, and he took her to his bed: (for she had been made clean; ) then she went back to her house.
Da sendte David Bud og lod hende hente, og der hun kom til ham, da laa han hos hende; men hun rensede sig efter sin Urenhed, og hun vendte tilbage til sit Hus.
5 And the woman became with child; and she sent word to David that she was with child.
Og Kvinden blev frugtsommelig; og hun sendte hen og lod det kundgøre for David og sige: Jeg er bleven frugtsommelig.
6 And David sent to Joab saying, Send Uriah the Hittite to me. And Joab sent Uriah to David.
Da sendte David til Joab og lod sige: Send Hethiteren Uria til mig; og Joab sendte Uria til David.
7 And when Uriah came to him, David put questions to him about how Joab and the people were, and how the war was going.
Og der Uria kom til ham, da spurgte David, om det stod vel med Joab og vel med Folket og vel med Krigen.
8 And David said to Uriah, Go down to your house and let your feet be washed. And Uriah went away from the king's house, and an offering from the king was sent after him.
Siden sagde David til Uria: Gak ned i dit Hus og to dine Fødder. Der Uria gik ud af Kongens Hus, da fulgte kongelig Skænk ud efter ham.
9 But Uriah took his rest at the door of the king's house, with all the servants of his lord, and did not go down to his house.
Men Uria lagde sig ved Døren af Kongens Hus med alle sin Herres Tjenere, og han gik ikke ned i sit Hus.
10 And when word was given to David that Uriah had not gone down to his house, David said to Uriah, Have you not come from a journey? why did you not go down to your house?
Og de gave David det til Kende og sagde: Uria gik ikke ned i sit Hus. Da sagde David til Uria: Kommer du ikke fra Rejsen? hvi gik du ikke ned i dit Hus?
11 And Uriah said to David, Israel and Judah with the ark are living in tents, and my lord Joab and the other servants of my lord are sleeping in the open field; and am I to go to my house and take food and drink, and go to bed with my wife? By the living Lord, and by the life of your soul, I will not do such a thing.
Og Uria sagde til David: Arken og Israel og Juda blive i Teltene, og Joab, min Herre, og min Herres Tjenere have lejret sig paa Marken, skulde jeg da gaa ind i mit Hus at æde og drikke og at ligge hos min Hustru? saa vist som du lever, og din Sjæl lever, jeg gør ikke denne Gerning.
12 And David said to Uriah, Be here today, and after that I will let you go. So Uriah was in Jerusalem that day and the day after.
Da sagde David til Uria: Bliv her og i Dag, saa vil jeg i Morgen lade dig fare. Saa blev Uria i Jerusalem den Dag og den næste Dag.
13 And when David sent for him, he took meat and drink with him, and David made him the worse for drink: and when evening came, he went to rest on his bed with the servants of his lord, but he did not go down to his house.
Og David indbød ham, at han aad og drak for hans Ansigt, og han gjorde ham drukken. Og han gik ud om Aftenen at lægge sig paa sin Seng med sin Herres Tjenere og gik ikke ned i sit Hus.
14 Now in the morning, David gave Uriah a letter to take to Joab.
Og det skete om Morgenen, da skrev David et Brev til Joab og sendte det ved Urias Haand.
15 And in the letter he said, Take care to put Uriah in the very front of the line, where the fighting is most violent, and go back from him, so that he may be overcome and put to death.
Og han skrev i Brevet: Sætter Uria foran, hvor Kampen er stærkest, og viger tilbage fra ham, at han kan blive slagen og dø.
16 So while Joab was watching the town, he put Uriah in the place where it was clear to him the best fighters were.
Og det skete, der Joab tog Vare paa Staden, da satte han Uria paa det Sted, hvor han vidste, at der var stridbare Mænd.
17 And the men of the town went out and had a fight with Joab: and a number of David's men came to their death in the fight, and with them Uriah the Hittite.
Og der Mændene af Staden gik ud at stride imod Joab, da faldt der nogle af Folket, af Davids Tjenere, og Hethiteren Uria døde ogsaa.
18 Then Joab sent David news of everything which had taken place in the war:
Da sendte Joab hen og gav David Beretning om alle Begivenheder i Kampen.
19 And he gave orders to the man who took the news, saying, After you have given the king all the news about the war,
Og han befalede Budet og sagde: Naar du har udtalt til Kongen om alle Begivenhederne i Kampen,
20 If the king is angry and says, Why did you go so near the town for the fight? was it not certain that their archers would be on the wall?
og det sker, at Kongen bliver vred, og han siger til dig: Hvi kom I saa nær til Staden at stride? vidste I ikke, hvorledes de skyde fra Muren?
21 Who put Abimelech, the son of Jerubbaal, to death? did not a woman send a great stone down on him from the wall, putting him to death at Thebez? why did you go so near the wall? Then say to him, Your servant Uriah the Hittite is among the dead.
hvo slog Abimelek, Jerub-Beseths Søn? kastede ej en Kvinde et Stykke at en Møllesten ned paa ham fra Muren, saa han døde i Thebez? hvorfor kom I saa nær til Muren? da skal du sige: Din Tjener, Hethiteren Uria, er ogsaa død.
22 So the man went, and came to David, and gave him all the news which Joab had sent him to give; then David was angry with Joab and said, Why did you go so near the town for the fight? was it not certain that their archers would be on the wall? who put Abimelech, the son of Jerubbaal, to death? did not a woman send a great stone down on him from the wall, putting him to death at Thebez? why did you go so near the wall?
Og Budet gik og kom og gav David til Kende alt det, som Joab havde sendt ham for.
23 And the man said to David, Truly the men got the better of us, and came out against us into the open country, but we sent them back to the very doors of the town.
Og Budet sagde til David: Mændene fik Overhaand over os og gik ud imod os paa Marken, og vi forfulgte dem indtil Indgangen til Porten.
24 And the archers sent their arrows at your servants from the wall, and some of the king's servants are dead, and among them is your servant Uriah the Hittite.
Men Skytterne skøde fra Muren paa dine Tjenere, og der er nogle ihjelslagne af Kongens Tjenere; dertil er Hethiteren Uria, din Tjener, ogsaa død.
25 Then David said to the man, Go and say to Joab, Do not let this be a grief to you; for one man may come to his death by the sword like another: put up an even stronger fight against the town, and take it: and do you put heart into him.
Og David sagde til Budet: Saa skal du sige til Joab: Lad ikke denne Gerning synes ond for dine Øjne, thi Sværdet fortærer paa den og den Maade; hold fast ved med din Krig imod Staden og nedbryd den; og gør ham frimodig.
26 And when the wife of Uriah had news that her husband was dead, she gave herself up to weeping for him.
Der Urias Hustru hørte, at Uria hendes Mand var død, da sørgede hun over sin Husbonde.
27 And when the days of weeping were past, David sent for her, and took her into his house, and she became his wife and gave him a son. But the Lord was not pleased with the thing David had done.
Men der Sorgen var gaaet over, sendte David hen og lod hende hente til sit Hus, og hun blev hans Hustru og fødte ham en Søn. Men den Gerning, som David gjorde, var ond for Herrens Øjne.
