2 Samuel 12
1 And Jehovah sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
Og Herren sendte Nathan til David, og der han kom ind til ham, da sagde han til ham: Der var to Mænd i en Stad, en rig og en fattig.
2 The rich had very many flocks and herds;
Den rige havde smaat Kvæg og stort Kvæg, saare meget.
3 but the poor man had nothing at all, but one little ewe lamb which he had bought, and was nourishing; and it grew up with him, and together with his children: it ate of his morsel, and drank of his own cup, and slept in his bosom, and was to him as a daughter.
Men den fattige havde aldeles intet uden et lidet Faar, som han havde købt og fødte op, og det var blevet stort hos ham tillige med hans Børn; det aad af hans Brød og drak af hans Bæger og laa i hans Skød, og det var ham som en Datter.
4 And there came a traveller to the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that had come to him; and he took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that had come to him.
Men der en Vandringsmand kom til den rige Mand, da nænnede han ikke at tage af sit smaa Kvæg og af sit store Kvæg for at lave noget til den vejfarende Mand, som kom til ham; men han tog den fattige Mands Faar og lavede det til den Mand, som var kommen til ham.
5 Then David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As Jehovah liveth, the man that hath done this thing is worthy of death;
Da optændtes Davids Vrede saare imod den Mand, og han sagde til Nathan: Saa vist som Herren lever, den Mand er et Dødsens Barn, som det gjorde.
6 and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.
Og han skal betale det Faar firdobbelt, fordi han gjorde denne Gerning, og fordi han ikke viste Skaansel.
7 And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man! Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
Da sagde Nathan til David: Du er Manden! Saa sagde Herren, Israels Gud: Jeg salvede dig til Konge over Israel, og jeg udfriede dig af Sauls Haand,
8 and I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if [that] had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.
og jeg gav dig din Herres Hus og din Herres Hustruer i dit Skød og gav dig Israels og Judas Hus, og dersom det var for lidet, da vilde jeg lagt dig saadant og saadant til.
9 Wherefore hast thou despised the word of Jehovah to do evil in his sight? thou hast smitten Urijah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
Hvorfor har du foragtet Herrens Ord, at du gjorde det, som er ondt for hans Øjne? Hethiteren Uria har du slaget med Sværdet, og hans Hustru har du taget dig til Hustru; men ham har du slaget ihjel ved Ammons Børns Sværd.
10 Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thy house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Urijah the Hittite to be thy wife.
Saa skal nu Sværdet ikke vige fra dit Hus evindeligt, fordi du foragtede mig og tog Hethiteren Urias Hustru, at hun skulde være dig til en Hustru.
11 Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.
Saa sagde Herren: Se, jeg rejser Ulykke over dig fra dit eget Hus og tager dine Hustruer for dine Øjne og giver din Næste dem, at han skal ligge hos dine Hustruer for den klare Sol.
12 For thou didst [it] secretly; but I will do this thing before all Israel and before the sun.
Thi du har gjort det i Løndom; men jeg vil gøre denne Gerning for al Israel og for Solens Lys.
13 And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against Jehovah. And Nathan said to David, Jehovah has also put away thy sin: thou shalt not die.
Da sagde David til Nathan: Jeg har syndet imod Herren. Og Nathan sagde til David: Herren har ogsaa forladt dig din Synd, du skal ikke dø.
14 Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of Jehovah to blaspheme, even the child that is born to thee shall certainly die.
Dog, fordi du ved denne Gerning har givet Herrens Fjender Lejlighed til at spotte, skal ogsaa den Søn, som dig er født, visselig dø.
15 And Nathan departed to his house. And Jehovah smote the child that Urijah's wife bore to David, and it became very sick.
Saa gik Nathan til sit Hus, og Herren slog Barnet, som Urias Hustru havde født David, at det blev sygt.
16 And David besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night on the earth.
Og David søgte Gud for Drengen, og David fastede meget og gik ind og blev Natten over og laa paa Jorden.
17 And the elders of his house arose, [and went] to him, to raise him up from the earth; but he would not, and he ate no bread with them.
Da opstode de ældste af hans Hus for ham og vilde rejse ham op fra Jorden; men han vilde ikke og aad ikke Brød med dem.
18 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead; for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spoke to him, and he would not hearken to our voice; and how shall we say to him, The child is dead? he may do some harm.
Og det skete paa den syvende Dag, da døde Barnet, og Davids Tjenere frygtede for at give ham til Kende, at Barnet var død; thi de sagde: Se, der Barnet var levende, talede vi til ham, og han hørte ikke paa vor Røst, hvorledes skulle vi da sige til ham: Barnet er død? thi det maatte gøre ham ondt.
19 But David saw that his servants whispered, and David perceived that the child was dead; and David said to his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.
Men David saa, at hans Tjenere hviskede, og David forstod, at Barnet var død; og David sagde til sine Tjenere: Er Barnet død? og de sagde: Det er død.
20 Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his clothing, and entered into the house of Jehovah and worshipped; then he came to his own house and required them to set bread before him, and he ate.
Da stod David op fra Jorden og toede sig og salvede sig og omskiftede sine Klæder og gik ind i Herrens Hus og bad; og der han kom til sit Hus, da begærede han Mad, og de satte Mad for ham, og han aad.
21 And his servants said to him, What thing is this which thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child alive; but as soon as the child is dead, thou dost rise and eat bread.
Da sagde hans Tjenere til ham: Hvad er det for en Ting, som du har gjort? du fastede og græd for Barnet, da det levede, men da Barnet er død, staar du op og æder Brød?
22 And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept; for I thought, Who knows? [perhaps] Jehovah will be gracious to me, that the child may live.
Og han sagde: Der Barnet endnu levede, fastede og græd jeg; thi jeg sagde: Hvo ved? Herren tør vorde mig naadig, at Barnet maa leve.
23 But now he is dead, why should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.
Men nu det er død, hvorfor skal jeg da faste? kan jeg endnu hente det tilbage? jeg farer til det, men det kommer ikke tilbage til mig.
24 And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her and lay with her; and she bore a son, and he called his name Solomon; and Jehovah loved him.
Derefter trøstede David Bathseba sin Hustru og gik ind til hende og laa hos hende, og hun fødte en Søn, og han kaldte hans Navn Salomo, men ham elskede Herren;
25 And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, for Jehovah's sake.
og han sendte Bud ved Nathan, Profeten, og denne kaldte hans Navn Jedid-Ja, for Herrens Skyld.
26 And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.
Men Joab stred imod Ammons Børns Rabba og indtog Kongestaden.
27 And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.
Og Joab sendte Bud til David og lod sige: Jeg har stridt imod Rabba og har ogsaa indtaget Vandstaden.
28 And now gather the rest of the people, and encamp against the city and take it: lest I take the city and it be called by my name.
Saa saml du nu det øvrige Folk, og belejr Staden, og indtag den, at ikke jeg skal indtage Staden, og jeg skulde blive navnkundig deraf.
29 And David gathered all the people, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it and took it.
Saa samlede David alt Folket og drog til Rabba og stred imod den og indtog den.
30 And he took the crown of their king from off his head, the weight of which was a talent of gold with [the] precious stones; and it was [set] on David's head; and he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance.
Og han tog deres Konges Krone fra hans Hoved; den havde en Vægt af et Centner Guld og var besat med Ædelstene, og den kom over Davids Hoved, og han udførte af Staden saare meget Bytte.
31 And he brought out the people that were in it, and put them under the saw, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkilns. And so did he to all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
Men Folket, som var derudi, førte han ud og lagde dem under Save og Tærskeslæder af Jern og under Økser af Jern og lod dem gaa igennem Teglovnen; og saaledes gjorde han ved alle Ammons Børns Stæder. Siden vendte David og alt Folket tilbage til Jerusalem.
