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 Natan til David. Da han kom ind til ham, sagde han: »Der boede to Mænd i samme By, en rig og en fattig.
2 The rich had very many flocks and herds;
Den rige havde Smaakvæg og Hornkvæg i Mængde,
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.
medens den fattige ikke ejede andet end et eneste lille Lam, som han havde købt og opdrættet, og som var vokset op hos ham sammen med hans Børn; det aad af hans Brød, drak af hans Bæger og laa i hans Skød og 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 da den rige Mand engang fik Besøg, ømmede han sig ved at tage noget af sit eget Smaakvæg eller Hornkvæg og tillave det til den vejfarende Mand, som var kommet til ham, men tog den fattige Mands Lam og tillavede det til sin Gæst!«
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 blussede Davids Vrede heftigt op mod den Mand, og han sagde til Natan: »Saa sandt HERREN lever: Den Mand, som gjorde det, er dødsens,
6 and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.
og Lammet skal han erstatte firefold, fordi han handlede saa hjerteløst!«
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;
Men Natan sagde til David: »Du er Manden! Saa siger HERREN, Israels Gud: Jeg salvede dig til Konge over Israel, og jeg friede 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.
jeg gav dig din Herres Hus, lagde din Herres Hustruer i din Favn og gav dig Israels og Judas Hus; og var det for lidet, vilde jeg have givet dig endnu mere, baade det ene og det andet.
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 da ringeagtet HERRENS Ord og gjort, hvad der er ondt i hans Øjne? Hetiten Urias har du dræbt med Sværdet; hans Hustru har du taget til Ægte, og ham har du slaaet ihjel med Ammoniternes 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 aldrig vige fra dit Hus, fordi du ringeagtede mig og tog Hetiten Urias's Hustru til Ægte.
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 siger HERREN: Se, jeg lader Ulykke komme over dig fra dit eget Hus, og jeg tager dine Hustruer bort for Øjnene af dig og giver dem til en anden, som skal ligge hos dine Hustruer ved højlys Dag.
12 For thou didst [it] secretly; but I will do this thing before all Israel and before the sun.
Thi du handlede i det skjulte, men jeg vil opfylde dette Ord i hele Israels Paasyn og ved højlys Dag!«
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 Natan: »Jeg har syndet mod HERREN!« Og Natan sagde til David: »Saa har HERREN ogsaa tilgivet 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.
Men fordi du ved denne Gerning har vist Foragt for HERREN, skal Sønnen, som er født dig, 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.
Derpaa gik Natan til sit Hus. Og HERREN ramte det Barn, Urias's Hustru havde født David, med Sygdom.
16 And David besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night on the earth.
Da søgte David Gud for Barnet, holdt Faste og gik hen og lagde sig om Natten paa Jorden i Sæk.
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.
De ældste i hans Hus kom til ham for at faa ham til at rejse sig, men han vilde ikke, og han holdt ikke Maaltid sammen 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.
Syvendedagen døde Barnet; men Davids Folk turde ikke lade ham vide, at Barnet var død, thi de tænkte: »Da Barnet levede, vilde han ikke laane os Øre, naar vi talte til ham; hvor kan vi da nu sige til ham, at Barnet er død? Han kunde gøre en Ulykke!«
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 da David saa, at hans Folk hviskede sammen, skønnede han, at Barnet var død. Saa spurgte David sine Folk: »Er Barnet død?« Og de svarede: »Ja, han 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 rejste David sig fra Jorden, tvættede og salvede sig, tog andre Klæder paa og gik ind i HERRENS Hus og bad; saa gik han hjem, forlangte at faa Mad sat frem og spiste.
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 Folk til ham: »Hvorledes er det dog, du bærer dig ad? Medens Barnet endnu levede, fastede du og græd; og nu da Barnet er død, rejser du dig og spiser!«
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.
Han svarede: »Saa længe Barnet levede, fastede jeg og græd; thi jeg tænkte: Maaske er HERREN mig naadig, saa Barnet bliver i Live.
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 hvorfor skulde jeg faste, nu han er død? Kan jeg bringe ham tilbage igen? Jeg gaar til ham, men han 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.
Derpaa trøstede David sin Hustru Batseba, og efter at han var gaaet ind til hende og havde ligget hos hende, fødte hun en Søn, som han kaldte Salomo, og ham elskede HERREN.
25 And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, for Jehovah's sake.
Han overgav ham til Profeten Natan, og paa HERRENS Ord kaldte denne ham Jedidja.
26 And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.
Joab angreb imidlertid Rabba i Ammon og indtog Vandbyen.
27 And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.
Derpaa sendte Joab Bud til David og lod sige: »Jeg har angrebet Rabba og indtaget Vandbyen;
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.
kald nu Resten af Hæren sammen, saa du kan belejre Byen og indtage den, for at det ikke skal blive mig, der indtager den og faar mit Navn udraabt over den!«
29 And David gathered all the people, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it and took it.
Da samlede David hele Hæren og drog til Rabba, angreb og indtog det.
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 Kronen af Milkoms Hoved; den var af Guld og vejede en Talent; der var en Ædelsten paa den, og den blev sat paa Davids Hoved. Et vældigt Bytte fra Byen førte han med sig,
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.
og Indbyggerne slæbte han bort, satte dem til Savene, Jernhakkerne og Jernøkserne og lod dem trælle ved Teglovnene. Saaledes gjorde han ved alle Ammoniternes Byer. Derpaa vendte David og hele Hæren tilbage til Jerusalem.
