2 Samuel 14
1 Now Joab, the son of Zeruiah, understood that the heart of the king had been turned toward Absalom,
Og Joab, Zerujas Søn, vidste, at Kongens Hjerte var til Absalom.
2 so he sent to Tekoa, and he brought from there a wise woman. And he said to her: “Feign that you are in mourning, and put on the clothing of one who mourns. And do not anoint yourself with oil, so that you may be like a woman who is still grieving for someone who died some time ago.
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 enter to the king, and you shall speak words to him in this manner.” Then 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 And so, when the woman of Tekoa had entered to the king, she fell before him on the ground, and she reverenced, and she said, “Save me, O king.”
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 problem do you have?” And she responded: “Alas, I am a woman who is a widow. For my husband has died.
Og Kongen sagde til hende: Hvad fattes dig? og hun sagde: Sandelig, jeg er en Enke, og min Mand er død.
6 And your handmaid had two sons. And they quarreled against one another in the field. And there was no one there who would be able to stop them. And one struck the other, 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, rising up against your handmaid, said: ‘Deliver him who struck down his brother, so that we may kill him for the life of his brother, whom he killed, and so that we may do away with the heir.’ And they are seeking to extinguish my spark that is left, so that there may not survive a name for my husband, nor a remnant upon 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 to your own house, and I will make a decree on your behalf.”
Da sagde Kongen til Kvinden: Gak til dit Hus, og jeg vil give Befaling for dig.
9 And the woman of Tekoa said to the king: “May the iniquity be upon me, my lord, and upon the house of my father. But may the king and his throne be innocent.”
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, “Whoever will contradict you, bring him to me, and he will never touch you again.”
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 the king remember the Lord his God, so that close blood relatives may not be multiplied in order to take revenge, and so that they may by no means kill my son.” And he said, “As the Lord lives, not one hair from 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 Then the woman said, “Let your handmaid speak a word to my lord the king.” And he said, “Speak.”
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 thought such a thing against the people of God, and why has the king spoken this word, so that he sins and does not lead back the one whom he rejected?
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 We are all dying, and we are all like waters that flow into the ground and do not return. God does not will to lose a soul. Instead, he renews his efforts, thinking that what has been rejected might not perish altogether.
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 Therefore, now I have come to speak this word to my lord the king, in the presence of the people. And your handmaid said: I will speak to the king, for perhaps there may be some way for the king to accomplish the word 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 And the king listened, and he freed his handmaid from the hand of all who were willing to take away me and my son together, 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 Therefore, let your handmaid speak, so that the word of my lord the king may be like a sacrifice. For even like an Angel of God, so is my lord the king, so that he is moved by neither a blessing, nor a curse. Then too, the Lord your God is 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 in response, the king said to the woman, “You shall not conceal from me a word of what I ask you.” And the woman said to him, “Speak, my lord the king.”
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 with you in all this?” And the woman answered and said: “By the welfare of your soul, my lord the king, it is neither to the left, nor to the right, in all these things that my lord the king has spoken. For your servant Joab himself instructed me, and he himself placed 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 Thus did I turn to this figure of speech, because your servant Joab instructed it. But you, my lord the king, are wise, just as an Angel of God has wisdom, so that you understand all that is upon 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, your word has succeeded in appeasing me. Therefore, go and call back the boy Absalom.”
Da sagde Kongen til Joab: Kære, se, du har gjort denne Gerning; saa gak, lad den unge Mand Absalom komme tilbage.
22 And falling to the ground upon his face, Joab reverenced, and he blessed the king. And Joab said: “Today your servant has understood that I have found grace in your sight, my lord the king. For you have accomplished the word of your 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 Then Joab rose up, and he went away to Geshur. And he brought Absalom into Jerusalem.
Saa gjorde Joab sig rede og drog til Gesur og førte Absalom til Jerusalem.
24 But the king said, “Let him return to his own house, but let him not see my face.” And so, Absalom returned to his own house, but he did not see the face of the king.
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 Now in all of Israel, there was no man so handsome, and so very stately as Absalom. From the sole of the foot to the top of the 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 shaved off his hair, for he shaved it off once a year, because his long hair was burdensome to him, he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels, by the public weights.
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 Then three sons were born to Absalom, and one daughter, of elegant form, whose name was Tamar.
Og Absalom bleve fødte tre Sønner og en Datter, og hendes Navn var Thamar, hun var en dejlig Kvinde af Udseende.
28 And Absalom remained for two years in Jerusalem, and he did not see the face of the king.
Saa blev Absalom to Aar i Jerusalem og saa ikke Kongens Ansigt.
29 And so, he sent to Joab, so that he might send him to the king. But he refused to come to him. And when he had sent a second time, and he had refused to come to him,
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 he said to his servants: “You know that the field of Joab, the one that is near my field, has a harvest of barley. Therefore, go and set it on fire.” And so, the servants of Absalom set fire to the grain field. And the servants of Joab, arriving with their garments torn, said, “The servants of Absalom have set fire to part of the field!”
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 rose up, and he went to Absalom at his house, and he said, “Why have your servants set fire to my grain field?”
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 Absalom responded to Joab: “I sent to you, begging that you might come to me, and that I might send you to the king, and that you might say to him: ‘Why was I brought from Geshur? It would have been better for me to be there.’ I beg you, therefore, that I may see the face of the king. And if he is mindful of my iniquity, let him 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 so, Joab, entering to the king, reported everything to him. And Absalom was summoned. And he entered to the king, and he reverenced on the face of the earth. And the king kissed Absalom.
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.
