Kings II 14
1 And Joab the son of Saruia knew that the heart of the king was towards Abessalom.
Og Joab, Zerujas Søn, vidste, at Kongens Hjerte var til Absalom.
2 And Joab sent to Thecoe, and took thence a cunning woman, and said to her, Mourn, I pray you, and put on mourning apparel, and anoint you not with oil, and you shall be as a woman mourning for one that is dead thus for many days.
Og Joab sendte hen til Thekoa og lod hente en viis Kvinde derfra, og han sagde til hende: Kære, anstil dig sørgende, og før dig i Sørgeklæderne og salv dig ikke med Olie, men vær som en Kvinde, der mange Dage har sørget over en død.
3 And you shall go to the king, and speak to him according to this word. And Joab put the words in her mouth.
Og du skal gaa ind til Kongen og tale til ham paa denne Maade; og Joab lagde Ordene i hendes Mund.
4 So the woman of Thecoe went in to the king and fell upon her face to the earth, and did him obeisance, and said, Help, O king, help.
Og den thekoitiske Kvinde talede til Kongen og faldt ned til Jorden paa sit Ansigt og nedbøjede sig, og hun sagde: Frels, o Konge!
5 And the king said to her, What is the matter with you? And she said, I am indeed a widow woman, and my husband is dead.
Og Kongen sagde til hende: Hvad fattes dig? og hun sagde: Sandelig, jeg er en Enke, og min Mand er død.
6 And moreover your handmaid had two sons, and they fought together in the field, and there was no one to part them; and the one struck the other his brother, and killed him.
Og din Tjenerinde havde to Sønner, og de kom i Trætte paa Marken, og der var ingen, som kunde tale dem til Rette; da slog den ene den anden og dræbte ham.
7 And behold the whole family rose up against your handmaid, and they said, Give up the one that struck his brother, and we will put him to death for the life of his brother, whom he killed, and we will take away even your heir: so they will quench my coal that is left, so as not to leave my husband remnant or name on the face of the earth.
Og se, den ganske Slægt staar op imod din Tjenerinde og siger: Giv os den hid, som slog sin Broder, saa ville vi dræbe ham for hans Broders Sjæl, hvem han ihjelslog, og ødelægge ogsaa Arvingen; og de ville udslukke min Glød, som er tilovers, at min Mand ikke skal beholde et Navn og nogen overbleven efter sig paa Jorden.
8 And the king said to the woman, Go in peace to your house, and I will give commandment concerning you.
Da sagde Kongen til Kvinden: Gak til dit Hus, og jeg vil give Befaling for dig.
9 And the woman of Thecoe said to the king, On me, my lord, O king, and on my father's house [be] the iniquity, and the king and his throne [be] guiltless.
Og den thekoitiske Kvinde sagde til Kongen: Min Herre Konge, Skylden derfor være paa mig og min Faders Hus! men Kongen og hans Trone være skyldfri!
10 And the king said, Who was it that spoke to you? you shall even bring him to me, and [one] shall not touch him any more.
Og Kongen sagde: Den, som taler imod dig, den skal du føre til mig, saa skal han ikke ydermere røre ved dig.
11 And she said, Let now the king remember concerning his Lord God in that the avenger of blood is multiplied to destroy, and let them not take away my son. And he said, [As] the lord lives, not a hair of your son shall fall to the ground.
Og hun sagde: O Konge! Kære, kom Herren din Gud i Hu, at Blodhævnere skulle ikke blive mange til Fordærvelse, og at de ikke lægge min Søn øde; og han sagde: Saa vist som Herren lever, der skal ikke falde et Haar af din Søn til Jorden.
12 And the woman said, Let now your servant speak a word to my lord the king. And he said, Say on.
Da sagde Kvinden: Kære, lad din Tjenerinde tale til min Herre Konge et Ord; og han sagde: Tal.
13 And the woman said, Why have you devised this thing against the people of God? or [is] this word out of the king's mouth as a transgression, so that the king should not bring back his banished?
Og Kvinden sagde: Men hvorfor har du tænkt saadant imod Guds Folk? thi idet Kongen har talt saadanne Ord, bliver han selv ligesom skyldig, idet Kongen ikke lader sin udstødte komme tilbage.
14 For we shall surely die, and be as water poured upon the earth, which shall not be gathered up, and God shall take the life, even as he devises to thrust forth from him his outcast.
Thi vi dø visselig og ere som Vandet, der bortflyder paa Jorden, hvilket ikke samles; men Gud tager ikke Livet bort, men tænker over, at den udstødte ikke altid skal være udstødt fra ham.
15 And now whereas I came to speak this word to my lord the king, [the reason is] that the people will see me, and your handmaid will say, Let one now speak to my lord the king, if perhaps the king will perform the request of his handmaid;
Saa er jeg nu kommen til at tale dette Ord til min Herre Kongen, fordi Folket gør mig bange; derfor sagde din Tjenerinde: Kære, jeg vil tale til Kongen, maaske gør Kongen efter sin Tjenerindes Ord.
16 for the king will hear. Let him rescue his handmaid out of the hand of the man that seeks to cast out me and my son from the inheritance of God.
Thi Kongen vil høre det for at redde sin Tjenerinde af den Mands Haand, som vil udslette baade mig og min Søn fra Guds Arv.
17 And the woman said, If now the word of my lord the king be gracious, —[well]: for as an angel of God, so [is] my lord the king, to hear good and evil: and the Lord your God shall be with you.
Og din Tjenerinde sagde: Min Herre Kongens Ord skal dog være mig til Trøst; thi som en Guds Engel er, saa er min Herre Kongen til at høre det gode og det onde, og Herren din Gud skal være med dig.
18 And the king answered, and said to the woman, Hide not from me, I pray you, the matter which I ask you. And the woman said, Let my lord the king by all means speak.
Og Kongen svarede og sagde til Kvinden: Dølg dog ikke for mig det Ord, som jeg vil spørge dig om; og Kvinden sagde: Min Herre Kongen tale dog.
19 And the king said, [Is] not the hand of Joab in all this matter with you? and the woman said to the king, [As] your soul lives, my lord, O king, there is no turning to the right hand or to the left from all that my lord the king has spoken; for your servant Joab himself charged me, and he put all these words in the mouth of your handmaid.
Og Kongen sagde: Er ikke Joabs Haand med dig i alt dette? og Kvinden svarede og sagde: Saa vist som din Sjæl lever, min Herre Konge, der er ingen anden hverken til højre eller venstre af alle dem, som min Herre Kongen har talt om; thi din Tjener Joab bød mig det, og han lagde alle disse Ord i din Tjenerindes Mund.
20 In order that this form of speech might come about [it was] that your servant Joab has framed this matter: and my lord is wise as [is] the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.
At jeg skulde vende Sagen saaledes, den Gerning har din Tjener Joab gjort; men min Herre er viis efter en Guds Engels Visdom til at vide alle Ting, som ere paa Jorden.
21 And the king said to Joab, Behold now, I have done to you according to this your word: go, bring back the young man Abessalom.
Da sagde Kongen til Joab: Kære, se, du har gjort denne Gerning; saa gak, lad den unge Mand Absalom komme tilbage.
22 And Joab fell on his face to the ground, and did obeisance, and blessed the king: and Joab said, To-day your servant knows that I have found grace in your sight, my lord, O king, for my lord the king has performed the request of his servant.
Da faldt Joab paa sit Ansigt til Jorden og nedbøjede sig og velsignede Kongen, og Joab sagde: I Dag fornemmer din Tjener, at jeg har fundet Naade for dine Øjne, min Herre Konge, idet Kongen gør efter sine Tjeneres Ord.
23 And Joab arose, and went to Gedsur, and brought Abessalom to Jerusalem.
Saa gjorde Joab sig rede og drog til Gesur og førte Absalom til Jerusalem.
24 And the king said, Let him return to his house, and not see my face. And Abessalom returned to his house, and saw not the king's face.
Men Kongen sagde: Lad ham vende tilbage til sit Hus og ikke se mit Ansigt. Saa vendte Absalom tilbage til sit Hus og saa ikke Kongens Ansigt.
25 And there was not a man in Israel so very comely as Abessalom: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.
Og der var ikke saa dejlig en Mand i al Israel som Absalom, saa at han blev saare rost, der var ingen Lyde paa ham fra hans Fodsaale og indtil hans Hovedisse.
26 And when he polled his head, (and it was at the beginning of every year that he polled it, because it grew, heavy upon him, ) even when he polled it, he weighed the hair of his head, two hundred shekels according to the royal shekel.
Og naar han ragede sit Hoved (og det skete, naar hvert Aar var til Ende, at han ragede det, thi det var ham for svart, at han maatte rage det), da vejede hans Hovedhaar to Hundrede Sekel efter Kongens Vægt.
27 And there were born to Abessalom three sons and one daughter, and her name was Themar: she was a very beautiful woman, and she becomes the wife of Roboam son of Solomon, and she bears to him Abia.
Og Absalom bleve fødte tre Sønner og en Datter, og hendes Navn var Thamar, hun var en dejlig Kvinde af Udseende.
28 And Abessalom remained in Jerusalem two full years, and he saw not the king's face.
Saa blev Absalom to Aar i Jerusalem og saa ikke Kongens Ansigt.
29 And Abessalom sent to Joab to bring him in to the king, and he would not come to him: and he sent to him the second time, and he would not come.
Og Absalom sendte Bud til Joab for at sende ham til Kongen; men han vilde ikke komme til ham, og han sendte endnu anden Gang, dog vilde han ikke komme.
30 And Abessalom said to his servants, Behold, Joab's portion in the field [is] next to mine, and he has in it barley; go and set it on fire. And the servants of Abessalom set the field on fire: and the servants of Joab come to him with their clothes tore, and they said to him, The servants of Abessalom have set the field on fire.
Da sagde han til sine Tjenere: Ser det Stykke af Joabs Ager ved Siden af min, som han har Byg paa, gaar og sætter Ild derpaa; da satte Absaloms Tjenere Ild paa det Stykke.
31 And Joab arose, and came to Abessalom into the house, and said to him, Why have your servants set my field on fire?
Da stod Joab op og kom til Absalom i Huset og sagde til ham: Hvorfor satte dine Tjenere Ild paa det Stykke, som hører mig til?
32 And Abessalom said to Joab, Behold, I sent to you, saying, Come hither, and I will send you to the king, saying, Why did I come out of Gedsur? it would have been better for me to have remained there: and now, behold, I have not seen the face of the king; but if there is iniquity in me, then put me to death.
Og Absalom sagde til Joab: Se, jeg sendte Bud til dig og lod sige: Kom hid, at jeg kan sende dig til Kongen og lade sige: Hvorfor er jeg kommen fra Gesur? det var mig godt, at jeg var der endnu; saa lad mig nu se Kongens Ansigt, men er der en Misgerning hos mig, da slaa han mig ihjel.
33 And Joab went in to the king, and brought him word: and he called Abessalom, and he went in to the king, and did him obeisance, and fell upon his face to the ground, even in the presence of the king; and the king kissed Abessalom.
Og Joab gik ind til Kongen og gav ham det til Kende, og han kaldte ad Absalom, og han kom ind til Kongen, og han nedbøjede sig paa sit Ansigt til Jorden for Kongens Ansigt, og Kongen kyssede Absalom.
