2 Samuel 2
1 And after these things David consulted the Lord, saying: Shall I go up into one of the cities of Juda? And the Lord said to him: Go up. And David said: Whither shall I go up? And he answered him: Into Hebron.
Derefter rådspurgte David HERREN: "Skal jeg drage op til en af Judas Byer?" HERREN svarede:"Gør det!" Og David spurgte: "Hvor skal jeg drage hen?" Da svarede han: "Til Hebron!"
2 So David went up, and his two wives, Achinoam the Jezrahelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal of Carmel:
Så drog David derop tillige med sine to Hustruer Ahinoam fra Jizre'el og Abigajil, Karmeliten Nabals Hustru;
3 And the men also that were with him, David brought up every man with his household: and they abode in the towns of Hebron.
og han tog sine Mænd med derop tillige med deres Familier, og de bosatte sig i Byerne omkring Hebron.
4 And the men of Juda came, and anointed David there, to be king over the house of Juda. And it was told David, that the men of Jabes Galaad had buried Saul.
Da kom Judas Mænd derhen og salvede David til Konge over Judas Hus. Da David fik at vide, at Mændene i Jabesj i Gilead havde jordet Saul,
5 David therefore sent messengers to the men of Jabes Galaad, and said to them: Blessed be you to the Lord, who have shewn this mercy to your master Saul, and have buried him.
sendte han Sendebud til Mændene i Jabesj i Gilead og lod sige: "HERREN velsigne eder, fordi I således viste Godhed mod eders Herre Saul og jordede ham.
6 And now the Lord surely will render you mercy and truth, and I also will, requite you for this good turn, because you have done this thing.
Måtte nu HERREN vise eder Godhed og Trofasthed! Men også jeg vil gøre godt imod eder, fordi I gjorde dette.
7 Let your hands be strengthened, and be ye men of valour: for although your master Saul be dead, yet the house of Juda hath anointed me to be their king.
Tag eder derfor sammen og vis eder som stærke Mænd; thi eders Herre Saul er død, og Judas Hus har allerede salvet mig til Konge!"
8 But Abner the son of Ner, general of Saul’s army, took Isboseth the son of Saul, and led him about through the camp?
Men Abner, Ners Søn, Sauls Hærfører, tog Sauls Søn Isjbosjet og bragte ham over til Mahanajim
9 And made him king over Galaad, and, over Gessuri, and over Jezrahel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
og udråbte ham til Konge over Gilead, Aseriterne, Jizre'el, Efraim og Benjamin, over hele Israel.
10 Isboseth the son of Saul was forty years old when he began to reign over, Israel, and he reigned two years: and only the house of Juda followed David.
Isjbosjet, Sauls Søn, var fyrretyve År, da han blev Konge over Israel, og han herskede to År. Kun Judas Hus sluttede sig til David.
11 And the number of the days that David abode, reigning in Hebron over the house of Juda, was seven years and six months.
Den Tid David herskede i Hebron over Judas Hus, var syv År og seks Måneder.
12 And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Isboseth the son of Saul, went out from the camp to Gabaon.
Abner, Ne'rs Søn, drog med Isjbosjets, Sauls Søns, Folk fra Mahanajim til Gibeon;
13 And Joab the son of Sarvia, and the servants of David went out, and met them by the pool of Gabaon. And when they were come together, they sat down over against one another: the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side.
ligeledes drog Joab, Zerujas Søn ud med Davids folk, og de stødte sammen med dem ved Dammen i Gibeon; og de slog sig ned hver på sin Side af Dammen.
14 And Abner said to Joab: Let the young men rise, and play before us. And Joab answered: Let them rise.
Da sagde Abner til Joab: "Lad de unge Mænd stå op og udføre Våben lege for os!" Og Joab sagde: "Ja, lad dem stå op!"
15 Then there arose and went over twelve in number of Benjamin, of the part of Isboseth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
Så stod de op og gik frem lige mange fra hver Side, tolv Benjaminiter for Isjbosjet, Sauls Søn, og tolv af Davids Folk;
16 And every one catching his fellow, by the head, thrust his sword into the side of his adversary, and they fell down together: and the name of the place was called: The field of the valiant, in Gabaon.
men de greb hverandre om Hovedet og stødte Sværdet i Siden på hverandre, så de faldt alle til Hobe. Derfor kalder man dette Sted Helkat-Hazzurim; det ligger ved Gibeon.
17 And there was a very fierce battle that day: and Abner was put to flight, with the men of Israel, by the servants of David.
Samme Dag kom det til en meget hård Kamp, i hvilken Abner og Israels Mænd blev drevet på Flugt af Davids Folk.
18 And there were the three sons of Sarvia there, Joab, and Abisai, and Asael: now Asael was a most swift runner, like one of the roes that abide in the woods.
Ved den Lejlighed var Zerujastre Sønner med, Joab, Abisjaj og Asa'el; og Asa'el, der var rapfodet som Markens Gazeller,
19 And Asael pursued after Abner, and turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
forfulgte Abner uden at bøje af til højre eller venstre.
20 And Abner looked behind him, and said: Art thou Asael? And he answered: I am.
Abner vendte sig om og spurgte: "Er det dig, Asa'el?" Han svarede: "Ja, det er!"
21 And Abner said to him: Go to the right hand or to the left, and lay hold on one of the young men and take thee his spoils. But Asael would not leave off following him close.
Da sagde Abner: "Bøj af til en af Siderne, grib en af de unge Mænd og tag dig hans Rustning!" Men Asa'el vilde ikke opgive at forfølge ham.
22 And again Abner said to Asael: Go off, and do not follow me, lest I be obliged to stab thee to the ground, and I shall not be able to hold up my face to Joab thy brother.
Da sagde Abner videre til Asa'el: "Stands med at forfølge mig! Hvorfor skal jeg slå dig til Jorden? Og hvorledes skal jeg så kunne se din Broder Joab i Øjnene?"
23 But he refused to hearken to him, and would not turn aside: wherefore Abner struck him with his spear with a back stroke in the groin, and thrust him through, and he died upon the spot: and all that came to the place where Asael fell down and died stood still.
Men han vægrede sig ved at standse, og Abner stødte da baglæns Spydet gennem Underlivet på ham, så det kom ud af Ryggen, og han faldt død om på Stedet. Og alle, som kom til Stedet, hvor Asa'el lå og var død, stod stille.
24 Now while Joab and Abisai pursued after Abner, the sun went down: and they came as far as the hill of the aqueduct, that lieth over against the valley by the way of the wilderness in Gabaon.
Men Joab og Abisjaj forfulgte Abner, og da Solen gik ned, havde de nået Gibeat-Amma, som ligger østen for Gia ved Vejen til Gibeons Ørken.
25 And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together to Abner: and being joined in one body, they stood on the top of a hill.
Da samlede Benjaminiterne sig om Abne'r og stillede sig i Klynge på Toppen af Gibeat-Amma.
26 And Abner cried out to Joab, and said: Shall thy sword rage unto utter destruction? knowest thou not that it is dangerous to drive people to despair? how long dost thou defer to bid the people cease from pursuing after their brethren?
Men Abner råbte til Joab: "Skal da Sværdet altid blive ved at fortære? Ved du ikke, at Eftersmagen er besk? Hvor længe skal det vare, inden du byder Folket standse med at forfølge deres Brødre?"
27 And Joab said: As the Lord liveth, if thou hadst spoke sooner, even in the morning the people should have retired from pursuing after their brethren.
Joab svarede: "Så sandt HERREN lever: Havde du ikke talt, vilde Folkene først i Morgen have standset med at forfølge deres Brødre!"
28 Then Joab sounded the trumpet, and all the army stood still, and did not pursue after Israel any farther, nor fight any more.
Derpå stødte Joab i Hornet, og hele Folket standsede; de forfulgte ikke mere Israel og fortsatte ikke Kampen.
29 And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plains: and they passed the Jordan, and having gone through all Beth-horon, came to the camp.
Abner og hans Mænd vandrede så i Løbet af Natten igennem Arabalavningen, satte over Jordan, gik hele Kløften igennem og kom til Mahanajim.
30 And Joab returning, after he had left Abner, assembled all the people: and there were wanting of David’s servants nineteen men, beside Asael.
Da Joab vendte tilbage fra Forfølgelsen af Abner og samlede alle Krigerne, savnedes foruden Asa'el nitten Mand af Davids Folk,
31 But the servants of David had killed of Benjamin, and of the men that were with Abner, three hundred and sixty, who all died.
medens Davids Folk havde slået 360 Mand ihjel af Benjaminiterne, Abners Folk.
32 And they took Asael, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father in Bethlehem, and Joab, and the men that were with him, marched all the night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.
Derpå bar de Asa'el bort og jordede ham i hans Faders Grav i Betlehem, og Joab og hans Mænd vandrede hele Natten igennem; da Solen stod op, nåede de Hebron.
