1 Samuel 20
1 But David fled from Najoth, which is in Ramatha, and came and said to Jonathan: What have I done? what is my iniquity, and what is my sin against thy father, that he seeketh my life?
Men David flygtede fra Najot i Rama og kom til Jonatan og sagde: »Hvad har jeg gjort? Hvad er min Brøde? Og hvad er min Synd mod din Fader, siden han staar mig efter Livet?«
2 And he said to him: God forbid, thou shalt not die: for my father will do nothing great or little, without first telling me: hath then my father hid this word only from me? no, this shall not be.
Han svarede: »Det være langt fra! Du skal ikke dø! Min Fader foretager sig jo intet, hverken stort eller smaat, uden at lade mig det vide; hvorfor skulde min Fader saa dølge dette for mig? Der er intet om det!«
3 And he swore again to David. And David said: Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, and he will say: Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved. But truly as the Lord liveth, and thy soul liveth, there is but one step (as I may say) between me and death.
Men David svarede: »Din Fader ved sikkert, at du har fattet Godhed for mig, og tænker saa: Det maa Jonatan ikke faa at vide, at det ikke skal gøre ham ondt; nej, saa sandt HERREN lever, og saa sandt du lever, der er kun et Skridt imellem mig og Døden!«
4 And Jonathan said to David: Whatsoever thy soul shall say to me, I will do for thee.
Da sagde Jonatan til David: »Alt, hvad du ønsker, vil jeg gøre for dig!«
5 And David said to Jonathan: Behold tomorrow is the new moon, and I according to custom am wont to sit beside the king to eat: let me go then that I may be hid in the field till the evening of the third day.
David sagde til Jonatan: »I Morgen er det jo Nymaanedag, og jeg skulde sidde til Bords med Kongen; men lad mig gaa bort og skjule mig paa Marken indtil Aften.
6 If thy father look and inquire for me, thou shalt answer him: David asked me that he might run to Bethlehem his own city: because there are solemn sacrifices there for all his tribe.
Hvis din Fader savner mig, saa sig: David har bedt mig om Lov til at skynde sig til Betlehem, sin Fødeby, da hele hans Slægt har sit aarlige Slagtoffer der.
7 If he shall say, It is well: thy servant shall have peace: but if he be angry, know that his malice is come to its height.
Hvis han saa siger: Godt! er der ingen Fare for din Træl; men bliver han vred, saa vid, at han vil min Ulykke.
8 Deal mercifully then with thy servant: for thou hast brought me thy servant into a covenant of the Lord with thee. But if there be any iniquity in me, do thou kill me, and bring me not in to thy father.
Vis din Træl den Godhed, siden du er gaaet i Pagt med din Træl for HERRENS Aasyn. Men har jeg forbrudt mig, saa slaa du mig ihjel; thi hvorfor skulde du bringe mig til din Fader?«
9 And Jonathan said: Far be this from thee: for if I should certainly know that evil is determined by my father against thee, I could do no otherwise than tell thee.
Jonatan svarede: »Det være langt fra! Hvis jeg virkelig kommer under Vejr med, at min Fader vil din Ulykke, skulde jeg saa ikke lade dig det vide?«
10 And David answered Jonathan: Who shall bring me word, if thy father should answer thee harshly concerning me?
Da sagde David til Jonatan: »Men hvem skal lade mig det vide, om din Fader giver dig et haardt Svar?«
11 And Jonathan said to David: Come and let us go out into the field. And when they were both of them gone out into the field,
Jonatan svarede David: »Kom, lad os gaa ud paa Marken!« Og de gik begge ud paa Marken.
12 Jonathan said to David: O Lord God of Israel, if I shall discover my father’s mind, tomorrow or the day after, and there be any thing good for David, and I send not immediately to thee, and make it known to thee,
Da sagde Jonatan til David: »HERREN, Israels Gud, er Vidne: Jeg vil i Morgen ved denne Tid udforske min Faders Sindelag, og hvis der ingen Fare er for David, skulde jeg da ikke sende dig Bud og lade dig det vide?
13 May the Lord do so and so to Jonathan and add still more. But if my father shall continue in malice against thee, I will discover it to thy ear, and will send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace, and the Lord be with thee, as he hath been with my father.
HERREN ramme Jonatan baade med det ene og det andet: Hvis det er min Faders bestemte Vilje at bringe Ulykke over dig, vil jeg lade dig det vide og hjælpe dig bort, saa du kan fare i Fred. HERREN være med dig, som han har været med min Fader.
14 And if I live, thou shalt shew me the kindness of the Lord: but if I die,
Og maatte du saa, hvis jeg endnu er i Live, maatte du saa vise HERRENS Godhed imod mig. Men skulde jeg være død,
15 Thou shalt not take away thy kindness from my house for ever, when the Lord shall have rooted out the enemies of David, every one of them from the earth, may he take away Jonathan from his house, and may the Lord require it at the hands of David’s enemies.
saa unddrag ingen Sinde min Slægt din Godhed. Og naar HERREN udrydder hver eneste af Davids Fjender af Jorden,
16 Jonathan therefore made a covenant with the house of David: and the Lord required it at the hands of David’s enemies.
maatte da Jonatans Navn ikke blive udryddet, men bestaa sammen med Davids Hus, og maatte HERREN kræve det af Davids Fjenders Haand!«
17 And Jonathan swore again to David, because he loved him: for he loved him as his own soul.
Da svor Jonatan paa ny David en Ed, fordi han elskede ham; thi han elskede ham af hele sin Sjæl.
18 And Jonathan said to him: Tomorrow is the new moon, and thou wilt be missed:
Da sagde Jonatan til ham: »I Morgen er det Nymaanedag; da vil du blive savnet, naar din Plads staar tom;
19 For thy seat will be empty till after tomorrow. So thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place, where thou must be hid on the day when it is lawful to work, and thou shalt remain beside the stone, which is called Ezel.
men i Overmorgen vil du blive savnet endnu mere; gaa saa hen til det Sted, hvor du holdt dig skjult, den Dag Skændselsdaaden skulde have fundet Sted, og sæt dig ved Jorddyngen der;
20 And I will shoot three arrows near it, and will shoot as if I were exercising myself at a mark.
i Overmorgen vil jeg saa skyde med Pile der, som om jeg skød til Maals.
21 And I will send a boy, saying to him: Go and fetch me the arrows.
Jeg sender saa Drengen hen for at lede efter Pilen, og hvis jeg da siger til ham: Pilen ligger her paa denne Side af dig, hent den! saa kan du komme; thi da staar alt vel til for dig, og der er ingen Fare, saa sandt HERREN lever.
22 If I shall say to the boy: Behold the arrows are on this side of thee, take them up: come thou to me, because, there is peace to thee, and there is no evil, as the Lord liveth. But if I shall speak thus to the boy: Behold the arrows are beyond thee: go in peace, for the Lord hath sent thee away.
Men siger jeg til den unge Mand: Pilen ligger paa den anden Side af dig, bedre frem! saa fly, thi da vil HERREN have dig bort.
23 And concerning the word which I and thou have spoken, the Lord be between thee and me for ever.
Men om det, vi to har aftalt sammen, gælder, at HERREN staar mellem mig og dig for evigt!«
24 So David was hid in the field, and the new moon came, and the king sat down to eat bread.
David skjulte sig saa ude paa Marken. Da Nymaanedagen kom, satte Kongen sig til Bords for at spise;
25 And when the king sat down upon his chair (according to custom) which was beside the wall, Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul’s side, and David’s place appeared empty.
Kongen sad paa sin vante Plads, paa Pladsen ved Væggen, medens Jonatan sad lige overfor og Abner ved Siden af Saul, men Davids Plads stod tom.
26 And Saul said nothing that day, for he thought it might have happened to him, that he was not clean, nor purified.
Saul sagde intet den Dag, thi han tænkte: »Der er vel hændet ham noget, saa han ikke er ren, fordi han endnu ikke har renset sig.«
27 And when the second day after the new moon was come, David’s place appeared empty again. And Saul said to Jonathan his son: Why cometh not the son of Isai to meat neither yesterday nor today?
Men da Davids Plads ogsaa stod tom næste Dag, Dagen efter Nymaanedagen, sagde Saul til sin Søn Jonatan: »Hvorfor kom Isajs Søn hverken til Maaltidet i Gaar eller i Dag?«
28 And Jonathan answered Saul: He asked leave of me earnestly to go to Bethlehem,
Jonatan svarede Saul: »David bad mig om Lov til at gaa til Betlehem;
29 And he said: Let me go, for there is a solemn sacrifice in the city, one of my brethren hath sent for me: and now if I have found favour in thy eyes, I will go quickly, and see my brethren. For this cause he came not to the king’s table.
han sagde: Lad mig gaa, thi vor Slægt har Offerfest der i Byen, og mine Brødre har paalagt mig at komme; hvis du har Godhed for mig, lad mig saa faa fri, for at jeg kan besøge mine Slægtninge! Det er Grunden til, at han ikke er kommet til Kongens Bord!«
30 Then Saul being angry against Jonathan said to him: Thou son of a woman that is the ravisher of a man, do I not know that thou lovest the son of Isai to thy own confusion and to the confusion of thy shameless mother?
Da blussede Sauls Vrede op imod Jonatan, og han sagde til ham; »Du Søn af en vanartet Kvinde! Ved jeg ikke, at du er Ven med Isajs Søn til Skam for dig selv og for din Moders Blusel?
31 For as long as the son of Isai liveth upon earth, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Therefore now presently send, and fetch him to me: for he is the son of death.
Thi saa længe Isajs Søn er i Live paa Jorden, er hverken du eller dit Kongedømme i Sikkerhed. Send derfor Bud og hent ham til mig, thi han er dødsens!«
32 And Jonathan answering Saul his father, said: Why shall he die: what hath he done?
Jonatan svarede sin Fader Saul: »Hvorfor skal han dræbes? Hvad har han gjort?«
33 And Saul caught up a spear to strike him. And Jonathan understood that it was determined by his father to kill David.
Da kastede Saul Spydet efter ham for at ramme ham. Saa skønnede Jonatan, at det var hans Faders bestemte Vilje at dræbe David.
34 So Jonathan rose from the table in great anger, and did not eat bread on the second day after the new moon. For he was grieved for David, because his father had put him to confusion.
Og Jonatan rejste sig fra Bordet i heftig Vrede og spiste intet den anden Nymaanedag, thi det gjorde ham ondt for David, at hans Fader havde smædet ham.
35 And when the morning came, Jonathan went into the field, according to the appointment with David, and a little boy with him.
Næste Morgen gik Jonatan fulgt af en Dreng ud i Marken, til den Tid han havde aftalt med David.
36 And he said to his boy: Go, and fetch me the arrows which I shoot. And when the boy ran, he shot another arrow beyond the boy.
Derpaa sagde han til Drengen, han havde med: »Løb hen og led efter den Pil, jeg skyder af!« Medens Drengen løb, skød han Pilen af over hans Hoved,
37 The boy therefore came to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot: and Jonathan cried after the boy, and said: Behold the arrow is there further beyond thee.
og da Drengen naaede Stedet, hvor Pilen, som Jonatan havde afskudt, laa, raabte Jonatan til ham: »Pilen ligger jo paa den anden Side af dig, bedre frem!«
38 And Jonathan cried again after the boy, saying: Make haste speedily, stand not. And Jonathan’s boy gathered up the arrows, and brought them to his master:
Derpaa raabte Jonatan til Drengen: »Skynd dig alt, hvad du kan, og bliv ikke staaende!« Saa tog Jonatans Dreng Pilen og bragte sin Herre den.
39 And he knew not at all what was doing: for only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
Og Drengen vidste ikke noget, thi kun Jonatan og David kendte Sammenhængen.
40 Jonathan therefore gave his arms to the boy, and said to him: Go, and carry them into the city.
Jonatan gav derpaa sin Dreng Vaabnene og sagde til ham: »Tag dem med til Byen!«
41 And when the boy was gone, David rose out of his place, which was towards the south, and falling on his face to the ground, adored thrice: and kissing one another, they wept together, but David more.
Da Drengen var gaaet, rejste David sig fra sit Skjul ved Jorddyngen og faldt til Jorden paa sit Ansigt og bøjede sig ned tre Gange. Og de kyssede hinanden og græd bitterlig sammen.
42 And Jonathan said to David: Go in peace: and let all stand that we have sworn both of us in the name of the Lord, saying: The Lord be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever. And David arose, and departed: and Jonathan went into the city.
Derpaa sagde Jonatan til David: »Far i Fred! Om det, vi to har tilsvoret hinanden i HERRENS Navn, gælder, at HERREN staar mellem mig og dig, mellem mine og dine Efterkommere for evigt!« Saa brød David op og drog bort, medens Jonatan gik ind i Byen.
