1 Samuel 30
1 And it came to pass, when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had made a raid upon the south, and upon Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag and burned it with fire;
Da David og hans Mænd Tredjedagen efter kom til Ziklag, var Amalekiterne faldet ind i Sydlandet og Ziklag, og de havde indtaget Ziklag og stukket det i Brand;
2 and had taken the women captives that were in it; both great and small: they had put none to death, but had carried them off, and went on their way.
Kvinderne og alle, som var der, små og store, havde de taget til Fange; de havde ingen dræbt, men ført dem med sig, da de drog bort.
3 And David and his men came to the city, and behold, it was burnt with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters were taken captives.
Da David og hans Mænd kom til Byen, se, da var den nedbrændt og deres Hustruer, Sønner og Døtre taget til Fange.
4 Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
Da brast David og hans Krigere i lydelig Gråd, og de græd, til de ikke kunde mere.
5 And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jizreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
Også Davids to Hustruer Ahinoam fra Jizre'el og Abigajil, Karmeliten Nabals Hustru, var taget til Fange.
6 And David was greatly distressed; for the people spoke of stoning him; for the soul of all the people was embittered, every man because of his sons and because of his daughters; but David strengthened himself in Jehovah his God.
Og David kom i stor Vånde, thi Folkene tænkte på at stene ham, da de alle græmmede sig over deres Sønner eller Døtre. Men David søgte Styrke hos HERREN sin Gud;
7 And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, Bring near to me, I pray thee, the ephod. And Abiathar brought the ephod near to David.
og David sagde til Præsten Ebjatar, Ahimeleks Søn: "Bring mig Efoden hid!" Og Ebjatar bragte David den.
8 And David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he said to him, Pursue; for thou shalt assuredly overtake [them] and shalt certainly recover.
Da rådspurgte David HERREN: "Skal jeg sætte efter denne Røverskare? Kan jeg indhente den?" Han svarede: "Sæt efter den; thi du skal indhente den og bringe Redning!"
9 So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and they came to the torrent Besor; and those that were left stayed behind.
Så drog David af Sted med de 600 Mand, som var hos ham, og de kom til Besorbækken, hvor de, som skulde lades tilbage, blev stående;
10 And David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred stayed behind, who were too exhausted to go over the torrent Besor.
men David begyndte Forfølgelsen med 400 Mand, medens 200 Mand, som var for udmattede til at gå over Besorbækken, blev tilbage.
11 And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he ate; and they gave him water to drink,
Og de fandt en Ægypter liggende på Marken; ham tog de med til David og gav ham Brød at spise og Vand at drikke;
12 and gave him a piece of fig-cake and two raisin-cakes, and he ate, and his spirit came again to him; for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, for three days and three nights.
desuden gav de ham en Figenkage og to Rosinkager. Da han havde spist, kom han til Kræfter; - thi han havde hverken spist eller drukket i hele tre Døgn.
13 And David said to him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant of an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days ago I fell sick.
David spurgte ham da: "Hvem tilhører du, og hvor er du fra?" Han svarede: "Jeg er en ung Ægypter, Træl hos en Amalekit; min Herre efterlod mig her, da jeg for tre Dage siden blev syg.
14 We made a raid against the south of the Cherethites, and against what [belongs] to Judah, and against the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.
Vi gjorde Indfald i det kretiske Sydland, i Judas Område og i Kalebs Sydland, og Ziklag stak vi i Brand."
15 And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this troop? And he said, Swear to me by God, that thou wilt neither put me to death nor deliver me up into the hand of my master, and I will bring thee down to this troop.
Da sagde David til ham: "Vil du vise mig Vej til denne Røverskare?" Han svarede: "Tilsværg mig ved Gud, at du hverken vil dræbe mig eller udlevere mig til min Herre, så vil jeg vise dig Vej til den!"
16 And he brought him down, and behold, they were spread over the whole land, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.
Så viste han dem Vej, og de traf dem spredte rundt om i hele Egnen i Færd med at spise og drikke og holde Fest på hele det store Bytte, de havde taget fra Filisterlandet og Judas Land.
17 And David smote them from the twilight even to the evening of the next day; and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, who rode upon camels, and fled.
David huggede dem da ned fra Dæmring til Aften; og ingen af dem undslap undtagen 400 unge Mænd, som svang sig på Kamelerne og flygtede.
18 And David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken: and David recovered his two wives.
Og David reddede alt, hvad Amalekiterne havde røvet, også sine to Hustruer.
19 And there was nothing missed by them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil nor anything that they had taken: David brought all back.
Og der savnedes intet, hverken småt eller stort, hverken Byttet eller Sønnerne og Døtrene eller noget af, hvad de havde taget med; det hele bragte David tilbage.
20 And David took all the flocks and the herds, [which] they drove before the other cattle, and said, This is David's spoil.
Da tog de alt Småkvæget og Hornkvæget og drev det hen for David og sagde: "Her er Davids Bytte!"
21 And David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow David, and whom they had left behind at the torrent Besor; and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him; and David drew near to the people and saluted them.
Da David kom til de 200 Mand, som havde været for udmattede til at følge ham, og som han havde ladet blive ved Besorbækken, gik de David og hans Folk i Møde, og David gik hen til Folkene og hilste på dem.
22 And all the wicked men, and [men] of Belial, of those that had gone with David, answered and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them [aught] of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead [them] away and depart.
Men alle ildesindede Niddinger blandt dem, som havde fulgt David, tog til Orde og sagde: "De fulgte os ikke, derfor vil vi intet give dem af Byttet, vi har reddet; kun deres Hustruer og Børn må de tage med hjem!"
23 Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which Jehovah has given us, who has preserved us, and given the troop that came against us into our hand.
David sagde: "Således må I ikke gøre, nu da HERREN har været gavmild imod os og skærmet os og givet Røverskaren, som overfaldt os, i vor Hånd.
24 And who will hearken to you in this matter? For as his share is that goes down to the battle, so shall his share be that abides by the baggage: they shall share alike.
Hvem er der vel, som vil følge eder i det? Nej, den, der drog i Kampen, og den, der blev ved Trosset, skal have lige Del, de skal dele med hinanden!"
25 And it was [so] from that day forward; and he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
Og derved blev det både den Dag og siden; han gjorde det til Lov og Ret i Israel, som det er den Dag i bag.
26 And David came to Ziklag, and he sent of the spoil to the elders of Judah, to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of Jehovah:
Da David kom til Ziklag, sendte han noget af Byttet til de Ældste i Juda, som var hans Venner, med det Bud: "Her er en Gave til eder af Byttet, der er taget fra HERRENs Fjender!"
27 to those in Bethel, and to those in south Ramoth, and to those in Jattir,
Det var til dem i Betel, i Ramot i Sydlandet, i Jattir,
28 and to those in Aroer, and to those in Siphmoth, and to those in Eshtemoa,
dem i Ar'ara, i Sifmot, i Esjtemoa,
29 and to those in Rachal, and to those in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to those in the cities of the Kenites,
i Karmel, i Jerame'eliternes Byer, i Keniternes Byer,
30 and to those in Hormah, and to those in Chor-ashan, and to those in Athach,
i Horma, i Bor-Asjan, i Atak,
31 and to those in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men went about.
i Hebron, og ligeledes til alle de andre Steder, hvor David havde færdedes med sine Mænd.
