2 Samuel 19
1 And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Absalom.
Joab fik nu Efterretning om, at Kongen græd og sørgede over Absalom,
2 And the victory that day was [turned] into mourning for all the people; for the people heard say that day, The king is grieved for his son.
og Sejren blev den Dag til Sorg for alt Folket, fordi det hørte, at Kongen sørgede dybt over sin Søn.
3 And the people stole away that day into the city, as people steal away when ashamed of fleeing in battle.
Og Folket stjal sig den Dag ind i Byen, som man stjæler sig bort af Skam, naar man har taget Flugten i Kampen.
4 And the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, My son Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!
Kongen havde tilhyllet sit Ansigt og klagede højt: »Min Søn Absalom, min Søn, Absalom, min Søn!«
5 And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast put to shame this day the faces of all thy servants who have this day saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives and the lives of thy concubines;
Da gik Joab ind til Kongen og sagde: »Du beskæmmer i Dag alle dine Folk, der dog i Dag har reddet dit Liv og dine Sønners og Døtres, Hustruers og Medhustruers Liv,
6 in that thou lovest them that hate thee, and hatest those that love thee. For thou hast declared this day, that neither princes nor servants are anything to thee: for to-day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died to-day, then it would have been right in thine eyes.
siden du elsker dem, som hader dig, og hader dem, som elsker dig; thi i Dag viser du, at Øverster og Folk er intet for dig. Ja, nu forstaar jeg, at du vilde have været tilfreds, hvis Absalom i Dag var i Live og alle vi andre døde.
7 But now arise, go forth, and speak consolingly to thy servants; for I swear by Jehovah, if thou go not forth, there will not tarry one with thee this night; and that would be worse to thee than all the evil that has befallen thee from thy youth until now.
Staa nu op og gaa ud og tal godt for dine Folk; thi jeg sværger ved HERREN, at hvis du ikke gør det, bliver ikke en eneste Mand hos dig Natten over, og dette vil volde dig større Ulykke end alt, hvad der har ramt dig fra din Ungdom af og til nu!«
8 Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told all the people, saying, Behold, the king is sitting in the gate. And all the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled every man to his tent.
Saa stod Kongen op og satte sig i Porten; og da man fik at vide, at Kongen sad i Porten, kom alt Folket hen og stillede sig foran Kongen. Men efter at Israeliterne var flygtet hver til sit,
9 And all the people were at strife throughout the tribes of Israel, saying, The king delivered us out of the hand of our enemies, and he saved us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land because of Absalom.
begyndte alt Folket i alle Israels Stammer at gaa i Rette med hverandre, idet de sagde: »Kongen frelste os fra vore Fjenders Haand; det var ham, som reddede os af Filisternes Haand; og nu har han maattet rømme Landet for Absalom.
10 And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle; and now why are ye silent as to bringing the king back?
Men Absalom, som vi havde salvet til Konge over os, er faldet i Kampen. Hvorfor tøver I da med at føre Kongen tilbage?«
11 And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak to the elders of Judah saying, Why are ye the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, to his house.
Men da alle Israeliternes Ord kom Kong David for Øre, sendte han Bud til Præsterne Zadok og Ebjatar og lod sige: »Tal til Judas Ældste og sig: Hvorfor vil I være de sidste til at føre Kongen tilbage til hans Hus?
12 Ye are my brethren, ye are my bone and my flesh; and why will ye be the last to bring back the king?
I er jo mine Brødre, I er mit Kød og Blod. Hvorfor vil I være de sidste til at føre Kongen tilbage?
13 And say to Amasa, Art thou not my bone and my flesh? God do so to me and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually instead of Joab.
Og til Amasa skal I sige: Er du ikke mit Kød og Blod? Gud ramme mig baade med det ene og det andet, om du ikke for stedse skal være min Hærfører i Joabs Sted!«
14 And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah as of one man; and they sent to the king, Return, thou and all thy servants.
Saa vendte alle Judas Mænds Hjerter sig til ham, alle som een, og de sendte Bud til Kongen: »Vend tilbage med alle dine Folk!«
15 And the king returned and came as far as the Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over the Jordan.
Og da Kongen paa Hjemvejen kom til Jordan, var Judæerne kommet til Gilgal for at gaa Kongen i Møde og føre ham over Jordan.
16 And Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjaminite, who was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.
Da skyndte Benjaminiten Simeï, Geras Søn, fra Bahurim sig sammen med Judas Mænd ned for at gaa Kong David i Møde,
17 And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they forded the Jordan before the king.
fulgt af tusind Mænd fra Benjamin. Ogsaa Ziba, som var Tjener i Sauls Hus, var med sine femten Sønner og tyve Trælle ilet til Jordan forud for Kongen,
18 And a ferry boat passed to and fro to carry over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king as he was [just] crossing over the Jordan.
og de var sat over Vadestedet for at sætte Kongens Hus over og være ham til Tjeneste. Men da Kongen skulde til at gaa over Floden kastede Simeï, Geras Søn, sig ned for ham
19 And he said to the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity to me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to heart.
og sagde: »Min Herre tilregne mig ikke min Brøde og tænke ikke mere paa, hvad din Træl forbrød, den Dag min Herre Kongen drog bort fra Jerusalem; Kongen agte ikke derpaa;
20 For thy servant knows that I have sinned; and behold, I am come the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.
thi din Træl ved, at han har syndet, men se, jeg er i Dag den første af hele Josefs Hus, der er kommet herned for at gaa min Herre Kongen i Møde!«
21 And Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Should not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed Jehovah's anointed?
Da tog Abisjaj, Zerujas Søn, Ordet og sagde: »Skal Simeï ikke lide Døden til Straf for, at han forbandede HERRENS Salvede?«
22 And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries to me? Should there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?
Men David svarede: »Hvad er der mig og eder imellem, I Zerujasønner, at I vil være mine Modstandere i Dag? Skulde nogen i Israel lide Døden i Dag? Ved jeg da ikke, at jeg nu er Konge over Israel?«
23 And the king said to Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king swore to him.
Derpaa sagde Kongen til Simeï: »Du skal ikke dø!« Og Kongen tilsvor ham det.
24 And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king. Now he had neither washed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came [again] in peace.
Ogsaa Mefibosjet, Sauls Sønnesøn, var draget ned for at gaa Kongen i Møde. Han havde ikke plejet sine Fødder eller sit Skæg eller tvættet sine Klæder, fra den Dag Kongen gik bort, til den Dag han kom uskadt tilbage.
25 And as soon as Jerusalem came to meet the king, the king said to him, Why didst thou not go with me, Mephibosheth?
Da han nu kom fra Jerusalem for at gaa Kongen i Møde, sagde Kongen til ham: »Hvorfor fulgte du mig ikke, Mefibosjet?«
26 And he said, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me; for thy servant said, I will saddle me the ass, and ride thereon, and go with the king; for thy servant is lame.
Han svarede: »Herre Konge, min Træl bedrog mig; thi din Træl bød ham sadle mit Æsel, for at jeg kunde sidde op og følge Kongen; din Træl er jo lam;
27 And he has slandered thy servant to my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God; do therefore what is good in thy sight.
men i Stedet bagtalte han din Træl hos min Herre Kongen. Dog, min Herre Kongen er jo som en Guds Engel. Gør, hvad du finder for godt!
28 For all my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king; and thou didst set thy servant among them that eat at thine own table. What further right therefore have I? and for what should I cry any more to the king?
Thi skønt hele mit Fædrenehus kun havde Døden at vente af min Herre Kongen, gav du din Træl Plads imellem dine Bordfæller; hvad Ret har jeg da endnu til at kræve noget eller anraabe Kongen?«
29 And the king said to him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the land.
Da sagde Kongen til ham: »Hvorfor bliver du ved med at tale? Her er mit Ord: Du og Ziba skal dele Jordegodset!«
30 And Mephibosheth said to the king, Let him even take all, since my lord the king is come again in peace to his own house.
Mefibosjet svarede Kongen: »Han maa gerne faa det hele, nu min Herre Kongen er kommet uskadt hjem!«
31 And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim, and went over the Jordan with the king, to conduct him over the Jordan.
Ogsaa Gileaditen Barzillaj drog ned fra Rogelim og fulgte med Kongen for at ledsage ham til Jordan.
32 And Barzillai was very aged, eighty years old; and it was he that had maintained the king while he abode at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man.
Barzillaj var en Olding paa firsindstyve Aar; det var ham, som havde sørget for Kongens Underhold, medens han var i Mahanajim, thi han var en meget velstaaende Mand.
33 And the king said to Barzillai, Pass thou over with me, and I will maintain thee with me in Jerusalem.
Kongen sagde nu til Barzillaj: »Følg med mig, jeg vil sørge for, at du i din Alderdom faar dit Underhold hos mig i Jerusalem!«
34 And Barzillai said to the king, How many are the days of the years of my life, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?
Men Barzillaj svarede Kongen: »Hvor lang Tid har jeg endnu tilbage, at jeg skulde følge med Kongen op til Jerusalem?
35 I am this day eighty years old: can I discern between good and bad? can thy servant taste what I eat and what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? and why should thy servant be yet a burden to my lord the king?
Jeg er nu firsindstyve Aar gammel; mon jeg kan skelne mellem godt og ondt, eller mon din Træl har nogen Smag for, hvad jeg spiser eller drikker, mon jeg endnu har Øre for Sangeres og Sangerinders Røst? Hvorfor skulde din Træl da i Fremtiden falde min Herre Kongen til Byrde?
36 Thy servant will go a little way over the Jordan with the king; and why should the king recompense it to me with this reward?
Kun det lille Stykke Vej til Jordan vilde din Træl ledsage Kongen; hvorfor vil Kongen give mig saa meget til Gengæld?
37 Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chimham: let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what seems good to thee.
Lad din Træl vende tilbage, at jeg kan dø i min egen By ved mine Forældres Grav! Men her er din Træl Kimham; lad ham følge med min Herre Kongen, og gør med ham, hvad dig tykkes bedst!«
38 And the king said, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which seems good to thee; and whatsoever thou shalt require of me, that will I do for thee.
Da sagde Kongen: »Kimham skal følge med mig, og jeg vil gøre med ham, hvad dig tykkes bedst; alt, hvad du ønsker, vil jeg gøre for dig!«
39 And all the people went over the Jordan; and the king went over; and the king kissed Barzillai, and blessed him; and he returned to his own place.
Derpaa gik alle Krigerne over Jordan, medens Kongen blev staaende; og Kongen kyssede Barzillaj og velsignede ham, hvorefter Barzillaj vendte tilbage til sit Hjem.
40 And the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him; and all the people of Judah conducted the king, and also half the people of Israel.
Saa drog Kongen over til Gilgal, og Kimham drog med ham. Hele Judas Folk fulgte med Kongen og desuden Halvdelen af Israels Folk.
41 And behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said to the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and have brought the king, and his household, and all David's men with him, over the Jordan?
Men nu kom alle Israeliterne til Kongen og sagde: »Hvorfor har vore Brødre, Judas Mænd, bortført dig og bragt Kongen og hans Hus over Jordan tillige med alle Davids Mænd?«
42 And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to me; and why then are ye angry for this matter? have we eaten anything which came from the king, or has he given us any present?
Da svarede alle Judas Mænd Israels Mænd: »Kongen staar jo os nærmest; hvorfor er I vrede over det? Har vi levet af Kongen eller taget noget fra ham?«
43 And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah and said, I have ten parts in the king and I have also more right in David than thou; and why didst thou slight me? and was not my advice the first, to bring back my king? And the words of the men of Judah were harsher than the words of the men of Israel.
Israels Mænd svarede Judas Mænd: »Vi har ti Gange Part i Kongen, og tilmed har vi Førstefødselsretten fremfor eder; hvorfor har I da tilsidesat os? Og var det ikke os, der først talte om at føre vor Konge tilbage?« Men Judas Mænds Svar var endnu haardere end Israels Mænds.
