2 Samuel 14
1 And Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.
Da nu Joab, Zerujas Søn, mærkede, at Kongens Hjerte hang ved Absalon,
2 And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said to her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning garments, I pray, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that hath a long time mourned for the dead;
sendte han Bud til Tekoa efter en klog Kvinde og sagde til hende: "Lad, som om du har Sorg, ifør dig Sørgeklæder, lad være at salve dig med Olie, men bær dig ad som en Kvinde, der alt i lang Tid har sørget over en afdød;
3 and come to the king, and speak after this manner to him. And Joab put the words into her mouth.
gå så til Kongen og sig således til ham" - og Joab lagde hende Ordene i Munden.
4 And the woman of Tekoah spoke to the king, and she fell on her face to the ground and did obeisance, and said, Save, O king!
Kvinden fra Tekoa gik så til Kongen, faldt til Jorden på sit Ansigt, bøjede sig og sagde: "Hjælp Konge!"
5 And the king said to her, What aileth thee? And she said, I am indeed a widow woman, and my husband is dead.
Kongen spurgte hende: "Hvad fattes dig?" Og hun sagde: "Jo, jeg er Enke, min Mand er død.
6 And thy bondmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other and slew him.
Din Trælkvinde havde to Sønner; de kom i Klammeri ude på Marken, og der var ingen til at bilægge deres Tvist; så slog den ene den anden ihjel.
7 And behold, the whole family is risen against thy bondmaid, and they say, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may put him to death, for the life of his brother whom he killed; and we will destroy the heir also: so they will quench my coal which is left, and will not leave to my husband a name or remnant on the earth.
Men nu træder hele Slægten op imod din Trælkvinde og siger: Udlever Brodermorderen, for at vi kan slå ham ihjel og hævne Broderen, som han dræbte! Således siger de for at få Arvingen ryddet af Vejen og slukke den sidste Glød, jeg har tilbage, så at min Mand ikke får Eftermæle eller Efterkommere på Jorden!"
8 And the king said to the woman, Go to thy house, and I will give charge concerning thee.
Da sagde Kongen til Kvinden: "Gå kun hjem, jeg skal jævne Sagen for dig!"
9 And the woman of Tekoah said to the king, Upon me, my lord, O king, be the iniquity, and upon my father's house; and the king and his throne be guiltless.
Men kvinden fra Tekoa sagde til Kongen: "Lad Skylden komme over mig og mit Fædrenehus, Herre Konge, men Kongen og hans Trone skal være skyldfri!"
10 And the king said, Whoever speaks to thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.
Kongen sagde da: "Enhver, som vil dig noget, skal du bringe til mig, så skal han ikke mere volde dig Men!"
11 Then she said, I pray thee, let the king remember Jehovah thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they cut off my son. And he said, [As] Jehovah liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.
Men Kvinden sagde: "Vilde dog Kongen nævne HERREN din Guds Navn, for at Blodhævneren ikke skal volde endnu mere Ulykke og min Søn blive ryddet af Vejen!" Da sagde han: "Så sandt HERREN lever, der skal ikke krummes et Hår på din Søns Hoved!"
12 And the woman said, Let thy bondmaid, I pray thee, speak a word to my lord the king. And he said, Speak.
Da sagde Kvinden: "Må din Trælkvinde sige min Herre Kongen et Ord?" Han svarede: "Tal!"
13 And the woman said, Why then hast thou thought such a thing against God's people? and the king in saying this thing, is as one guilty, in that the king does not bring back his banished one.
Og Kvinden sagde: "Hvor kan du da tænke på at gøre det samme ved Guds Folk - når Kongen taler således, dømmer han jo sig selv - og det gør Kongen, når han ikke vil lade sin forstødte Søn vende tilbage.
14 For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; and God has not taken away his life, but devises means that the banished one be not expelled from him.
Thi vi skal visselig alle dø, vi er som Vandet, der ikke kan samles op igen, når det hældes ud på Jorden; men Gud vil ikke tage det Menneskes Liv, der omgås med den Tanke, at en forstødt ikke skal være forstødt for stedse.
15 And now that I am come to speak of this thing to my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid; and thy bondmaid said, I will now speak to the king; perhaps the king will perform the request of his handmaid.
Når jeg nu er kommet for at tale om denne Sag til min Herre Kongen, så er det, fordi de Folk har gjort mig bange; din Trælkvinde tænkte: Jeg vil tale til Kongen, måske opfylder Kongen sin Trælkvindes Bøn;
16 For the king will hear, to deliver his handmaid out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.
thi Kongen vil bønhøre mig og fri sin Trælkvinde af den Mands Hånd, som tragter efter at udrydde mig tillige med min Søn af Guds Arvelod.
17 And thy bondmaid said, Let the word of my lord the king now be comfortable; for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad; and Jehovah thy God will be with thee.
Og din Trælkvinde tænkte: Min Herre Kongens Ord vil være mig en Lindring; thi min Herre Kongen er som en Guds Engel til at skønne over godt og ondt! HER- REN din Gud være med dig!"
18 And the king answered and said to the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.
Da sagde Kongen til Kvinden: "Svar mig på det Spørgsmål, jeg nu stiller dig, dølg ikke noget!"Kvinden sagde: "Min Herre Kongen tale!"
19 And the king said, Is the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, [As] thy soul liveth, my lord, O king, there is no turning to the right hand or to the left from aught that my lord the king has spoken; for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words into the mouth of thy bondmaid:
Da sagde Kongen: "Har Joab en Finger med i alt dette?" Og Kvinden svarede: "Så sandt du lever, Herre Konge, det er umuligt at slippe uden om, hvad min Herre Kongen siger. Ja, det var din Træl Joab, som pålagde mig dette og lagde din Trælkvinde alle disse Ord i Munden.
20 in order to turn the appearance of the thing has thy servant Joab done this thing; but my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all that is in the earth.
For at give Sagen et andet Udseende har din Træl Joab gjort således. Men min Herre er viis som en Guds Engel, så han ved alle Ting på Jorden!"
21 And the king said to Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: so go, bring back the young man Absalom.
Derpå sagde Kongen til Joab: "Vel, jeg vil gøre det! Gå hen og bring den unge Mand, Absalon, tilbage!"
22 And Joab fell to the ground on his face and bowed himself, and blessed the king; and Joab said, To-day thy servant knows that I have found favour in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king has fulfilled the request of his servant.
Da faldt Joab på sit Ansigt til Jorden og bøjede sig og velsignede Kongen og sagde: "Nu ved din Træl, at jeg har fundet Nåde for dine Øjne, Herre Konge, siden Kongen har opfyldt sin Træls Bøn!"
23 And Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
Derpå begav Joab sig til Gesjur og hentede Absalon tilbage til Jerusalem.
24 And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. And Absalom withdrew to his own house, and saw not the king's face.
Men Kongen sagde: "Lad ham gå hjem til sit Hus; for mit Åsyn bliver han ikke stedet!" Da gik Absalon hjem til sit Hus, og for Kongens Åsyn blev han ikke stedet.
25 But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.
Men ingen Mand i hele Israel blev beundret så højt for sin Skønhed som Absalon; fra Fodsål til Isse var der ikke en Lyde ved ham.
26 And when he shaved his head (for it was at every year's end that he shaved it, because it was heavy on him, therefore he shaved it), he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king's weight.
Og når han lod sit Hår klippe - han lod det klippe, hver Gang der var gået et År, fordi det blev ham for tungt, derfor måtte han lade det klippe - vejede det 200 Sekel efter kongelig Vægt.
27 And to Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a beautiful countenance.
Der fødtes Absalon tre Sønner og een Datter ved Navn Tamar; hun var en smuk Kvinde.
28 So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and did not see the king's face.
Absalon boede nu to År i Jerusalem uden at blive stedet for Kongen.
29 Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king; but he would not come to him; and he sent again the second time, but he would not come.
Da sendte Absalon Bud efter Joab for at få ham til at gå til Kongen; men han vilde ikke komme. Han sendte Bud een Gang til, men han vilde ikke komme.
30 Then he said to his servants, See, Joab's allotment is near mine and he has barley there: go and set it on fire. And Absalom's servants set the allotment on fire.
Da sagde han til sine Folk "Se den Bygmark, Joab har der ved Siden af min! Gå hen og stik Ild på den!" Og Absalons Folk stak Ild på Marken.
31 Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom to [his] house, and said to him, Why have thy servants set my allotment on fire?
Da begav Joab sig ind til Absalon og sagde til ham: "Hvorfor har dine Folk stukket Ild på min Mark?"
32 And Absalom said to Joab, Behold, I sent to thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Why am I come from Geshur? it would have been better for me to be there still. And now let me see the king's face; and if there be iniquity in me, let him slay me.
Absalon svarede Joab: "Se, jeg sendte Bud efter dig og bad dig komme herhen, for at jeg kunde sende dig til Kongen og sige: Hvorfor kom jeg tilbage fra Gesjur? Det havde været bedre for mig, om jeg var blevet der! Men nu vil jeg stedes for Kongen; er der Skyld hos mig så lad ham dræbe mig!"
33 And Joab came to the king, and told him. And he called Absalom, and he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king; and the king kissed Absalom.
Joab gik da til Kongen og overbragte ham disse Ord. Så lod han Absalon kalde, og han kom ind til Kongen; og han bøjede sig for ham og faldt på sit Ansigt til Jorden for Kongen. Så kyssede Kongen Absalon.
