Kings II 20
1 And there was a transgressor [so] called there, and his name was Sabee, a Benjamite, the son of Bochori: and he blew the trumpet, and said, We have no portion in David, neither have we [any] inheritance in the son of Jessae: to your tents, O Israel, every one.
Og der var tilfældigvis en Belials Mand, hvis Navn var Seba, Bikris Søn, en Mand af Benjamin, og han blæste i Trompeten og sagde: Vi have ingen Del i David, ej heller have vi Arv i Isais Søn; hver til sit Telt, o Israel!
2 And all the men of Israel went up from following David after Sabee the son of Bochori: but the men of Juda adhered to their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem.
Da drog hver Mand i Israel op fra David efter Seba, Bikris Søn; men Judas Mænd fulgte med deres Konge fra Jordanen og indtil Jerusalem.
3 And David went into his house at Jerusalem: and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and he put them in a place of custody, and maintained them, and went not in to them; and they were kept living as widows, till the day of their death.
Og David kom til sit Hus til Jerusalem, og Kongen tog de ti Kvinder, de Medhustruer, som han lod blive til at bevare Huset, og satte dem hen i et Hus i Forvaring og forsørgede dem, og han gik ikke ind til dem; og de vare indelukkede indtil deres Dødsdag, levende i Enkestand.
4 And the king said to Amessai, Call to me the men of Juda for three days, and do you be present here.
Og Kongen sagde til Amasa: Kald mig Mændene af Juda sammen til den tredje Dag, og vær saa her igen!
5 And Amessai went to call Juda, and delayed beyond the time which David appointed him.
Og Amasa gik bort for at kalde Judas Mænd sammen; men han tøvede over den bestemte Tid, som var ham bestemt.
6 And David said to Amessai, Now shall Sabee the son of Bochori do us more harm than Abessalom: now then take you with you the servants of your lord, and follow after him, lest he find for himself strong cities, so will he blind our eyes.
Da sagde David til Abisaj: Nu vil Seba, Bikris Søn, gøre os mere ondt end Absalom; tag du din Herres Tjener og forfølg ham, at han ikke rinder faste Stæder for sig og undkommer fra vore Øjne.
7 And there went out after him Amessai and the men of Joab, and the Cherethites, and the Phelethites, and all the mighty men: and they went out from Jerusalem to pursue after Sabee the son of Bochori.
Da droge Joabs Mænd ud efter ham, og de Krethi og de Plethi og alle de vældige, og de droge ud af Jerusalem til at forfølge Seba, Bikris Søn.
8 And they [were] by the great stone that is in Gabaon: and Amessai went in before them: and Joab had upon him a military cloak over his apparel, and over it he was girded with a dagger fastened upon his loins in its scabbard: and the dagger came out, it even came out and fell.
Der de vare ved den store Sten, som er ved Gibeon, da kom Amasa frem for dem; og Joab var iført sin Vaabenkjortel som sin Klædning, og derover havde han Bæltet med et Sværd, som hang ved hans Lænder i sin Balg, og der han gik frem, da faldt dette ud.
9 And Joab said to Amessai, Are you in health, [my] brother? and the right hand of Joab took hold of the beard of Amessai to kiss him.
Og Joab sagde til Amasa: Gaar det dig vel, min Broder? og Joab greb Amasa ved Skægget med den højre Haand for at kysse ham.
10 And Amessai observed not the dagger that was in the hand of Joab: and Joab struck him with it on the loins, and his bowels were shed out upon the ground, and he did not repeat the blow, and he died: and Joab and Abessai his brother pursued after Sabee the son of Bochori.
Og Amasa tog sig ikke i Vare for Sværdet, som var i Joabs Haand, saa denne stak ham dermed i Underlivet og udøste hans Indvolde paa Jorden; og han stak ham ikke anden Gang, thi han var død; men Joab og hans Broder Abisaj forfulgte Seba, Bikris Søn.
11 And there stood over him one of the servants of Joab, and said, Who [is] he that is for Joab, and who [is] on the side of David following Joab?
Og der blev en Mand af Joabs unge Karle staaende hos ham og sagde: Hvo er der, som har Lyst til Joab, og hvo er der, som er for David, han følge efter Joab!
12 And Amessai [was] weltering in blood in the midst of the way. And a man saw that all the people stood still; and he removed Amessai out of the path into a field, and he cast a garment upon him, because he saw every one that came to him standing still.
Og Amasa laa væltet i Blodet midt paa Landevejen; der Manden saa, at alt Folket blev staaende, da bragte han Amasa fra Landevejen over paa Ageren og kastede Klæder over ham, efterdi han saa, at hvo som kom til ham, blev staaende.
13 And when he was quickly removed from the road, every man of Israel passed after Joab to pursue after Sabee the son of Bochori.
Der han var bragt bort fra Landevejen, da gik hver Mand frem efter Joab til at forfølge Seba, Bikris Søn.
14 And he went through all the tribes of Israel to Abel, and to Bethmacha; and all in Charri too were assembled, and followed after him.
Og han drog igennem alle Israels Stammer indtil Abel, nemlig Beth-Maaka og hele Berim; og de samledes og kom ogsaa efter ham.
15 And they came and besieged him in Abel and Phermacha: and they raised a mound against the city and it stood close to the wall; and all the people with Joab proposed to throw down the wall.
Og de kom og indesluttede ham i Abel-Beth-Maaka og kastede en Vold op imod Staden, og den stod op til Muren; og alt Folket, som var med Joab, søgte at ødelægge og at nedrive Muren.
16 And a wise woman cried from the wall, and said, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, to Joab, Draw near hither, and I will speak to him.
Da raabte en forstandig Kvinde af Staden: Hører, hører! siger dog til Joab: Kom nær herhid, og jeg vil tale til dig.
17 And he drew near to her, and the woman said to him, Are you Joab? and he said, I [am]. And she said to him, Hear the words of your handmaid; and Joab said, I do hear.
Og der han kom nær til hende, da sagde Kvinden: Er du Joab? og han sagde: Ja; og hun sagde til ham: Hør din Tjenerindes Tale; og han sagde: Jeg hører.
18 And she spoke, saying, Of old time they said thus, Surely one was asked in Abel, and Dan, whether the faithful in Israel failed in what they purposed; they will surely ask in Abel, even in like manner, whether they have failed.
Og hun sagde: Fordum plejede man saaledes at tale, sigende: Man skal spørge sig for i Abel, og saaledes fuldbyrdede man det.
19 I am a peaceful one of the strong ones in Israel; but you seek to destroy a city and a mother city in Israel: why do you seek to ruin the inheritance of the Lord?
Jeg er en af de fredsommelige, de trofaste i Israel; du søger efter at dræbe en Stad og en Moder i Israel, hvorfor vil du opsluge Herrens Arv?
20 And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should ruin or destroy.
Og Joab svarede og sagde: Det være langt fra, det være langt fra mig, at jeg skulde opsluge, at jeg skulde ødelægge!
21 Is not the case thus, that a man of mount Ephraim, Sabee, son of Bochori by name, has even lifted up his hand against king David? Give him only to me, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said to Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to you over the wall.
Sagen forholder sig ikke saaledes; men en Mand af Efraims Bjerg, hvis Navn er Seba, Bikris Søn, har opløftet sin Haand imod Kongen, imod David, giver mig ham alene, saa vil jeg drage fra Staden; og Kvinden sagde til Joab: Se, hans Hoved skal kastes til dig over Muren.
22 And the woman went in to all the people, and she spoke to all the city in her wisdom; and they took off the head of Sabee the son of Bochori; and took it away and threw it to Joab: and he blew the trumpet, and the people separated from the city away from him, every man to his tent: and Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.
Og Kvinden kom til alt Folket med sin Visdom, og de afhuggede Sebas, Bikris Søns, Hoved, og kastede det ud til Joab; da blæste han i Trompeten, og de adspredtes fra Staden, hver til sine Telte; og Joab kom tilbage til Jerusalem, til Kongen.
23 And Joab [was] over all the forces of Israel: and Banaias the son of Jodae [was] over the Cherethites and over the Phelethites.
Og Joab var over al Israels Hær, og Benaja, Jojadas Søn, var over Krethi og over Plethi;
24 And Adoniram [was] over the tribute: and Josaphath the son of Achiluth [was] recorder.
og Adoram var Rentemester, og Josafat, Ahiluds Søn, var Historieskriver;
25 And Susa [was] scribe: and Sadoc and Abiathar [were] priests.
og Seja var Skriver, og Zadok og Abjathar vare Præster;
26 Moreover Iras the [son of] Iarin was priest to David.
dertilmed var Jairiteren, Ira, ypperste Raad for David.
