1 Samuel 27
1 And David said in his heart: “At some time, I will one day fall into the hands of Saul. Is it not better if I flee, and be saved in the land of the Philistines, so that Saul may despair and cease to seek me in all the parts of Israel? Therefore, I will flee away from his hands.”
Men David sagde til sig selv: »Jeg falder dog en skønne Dag for Sauls Haand. Jeg har ingen anden udvej end at søge Tilflugt i Filisternes Land; saa opgiver Saul at søge efter mig nogetsteds i Israels Land, og jeg er uden for hans Rækkevidde!«
2 And David rose up and went away, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish, the son of Maoch, the king of Gath.
David brød da op og drog med sine 600 Mænd over til Maoks Søn, Kong Akisj af Gat;
3 And David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men: each man with his household, and David with his two wives, Ahinoam, the Jezreelite, and Abigail, the wife of Nabal of Carmel.
og David boede hos Akisj i Gat tillige med sine Mænd, som havde deres Familier med, ligesom David havde sine to Hustruer med, Ahinoam fra Jizre'el og Abigajil, Karmeliten Nabals Hustru.
4 And it was reported to Saul that David had fled to Gath. And so, he did not continue to seek him.
Da Saul fik at vide, at David var flygtet til Gat, holdt han op at søge efter ham.
5 And David said to Achish: “If I have found favor in your eyes, let a place be given to me in one of the cities of this region, so that I may live there. For why should your servant stay in the city of the king with you?”
Men David sagde til Akisj: »Hvis jeg har fundet Naade for dine Øjne, lad mig saa faa et Sted at bo i en af Byerne ude i Landet, thi hvorfor skal din Træl bo hos dig i Hovedstaden?«
6 And so, Achish gave Ziklag to him on that day. And for this reason, Ziklag belongs to the kings of Judah, even to this day.
Akisj lod ham da med det samme faa Ziklag; og derfor tilhører Ziklag endnu den Dag i Dag Judas Konger.
7 Now the number of days that David lived in the region of the Philistines was four months.
Den Tid, David boede i Filisternes Land, udgjorde et Aar og fire Maaneder.
8 And David and his men went up and took plunder from Geshuri, and from Girzi, and from the Amalekites. For in the land long ago, these were the inhabitants of the area, going from Shur as far as the land of Egypt.
Og David og hans Mænd drog op og plyndrede hos Gesjuriterne, Gizriterne og Amalekiterne; thi de boede i Landet fra Telam hen imod Sjur og hen til Ægypten;
9 And David struck the entire land. Neither did he leave alive man or woman. And he took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the donkeys, and the camels, and the garments. And he returned and went to Achish.
og naar David plyndrede Landet, lod han hverken Mænd eller Kvinder blive i Live, men Smaakvæg, Hornkvæg, Æsler, Kameler og Klæder tog han med; naar han saa vendte tilbage og kom til Akisj,
10 Then Achish said to him, “Whom did you go out against today?” And David responded, “Against the south of Judah, and against the south of Jerahmeel, and against the south of Keni.”
og han spurgte: »Hvor hærgede I denne Gang?« svarede David: »Idet judæiske Sydland!« eller: »I det jerame'elitiske Sydland!« eller: »I det kenitiske Sydland!«
11 Neither man nor woman was left alive by David. Neither did he lead back any of them to Gath, saying, “Lest perhaps they may speak against us.” David did these things. And this was his decision during all the days that he lived in the region of the Philistines.
David lod ingen Mand eller Kvinde blive i Live for ikke at maatte tage dem med til Gat; thi han tænkte: »De kunde røbe os og sige: Det og det har David gjort!« Saaledes bar han sig ad, al den Tid han opholdt sig i Filisternes Land.
12 Therefore, Achish trusted David, saying: “He has worked much harm against his people Israel. And so, he will be a servant to me forever.”
Derfor fik Akisj Tillid til David, idet han tænkte: »Han har gjort sig grundig forhadt hos sit Folk Israel; han vil tjene mig for stedse!«
