1 Samuel 12
1 Then Samuel said to all of Israel, “I have paid attention to everything you asked from me, and I have given you a king to rule over you.
Da sagde Samuel til hele Israel: "Se, jeg har føjet eder i alt, hvad I har bedt mig om, og sat en Konge over eder.
2 Now your king is your leader. I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have led you from the time I was a boy up to today.
Se, nu færdes Kongen for eders Ansigt; jeg er gammel og grå, og mine Sønner er nu iblandt eder; men jeg har færdedes for eders Ansigt fra min Ungdom indtil i Dag.
3 I stand here before you. Bring any charges you have against me in the presence of the Lord and of his anointed one. Have I taken anyone's ox or donkey? Have I wronged anyone? Have I oppressed anyone? Have I accepted a bribe from anyone to turn a blind eye? Tell me, and I will repay you.”
Se, her står jeg; viden imod mig i HERRENs og hans, Salvedes Påhør! Hvis Okse har jeg taget? Hvis Æsel har jeg taget? Hvem har jeg, undertrykt? Hvem har jeg gjort Uret? Af hvem har jeg taget Gave og derfor lukket Øjnene? I så Fald vil jeg give eder Erstatning!"
4 “No, you have never cheated or oppressed us,” they replied, “and you have never taken anything from anyone.”
Da sagde de: "Du har ikke undertrykt os eller gjort os Uret eller taget noget fra nogen."
5 Samuel told them, “The Lord is a witness, and his anointed is a witness today, in this case involving you, that you have not found me guilty of anything.” “He is a witness,” they replied.
Derpå sagde han til dem: "Så er HERREN i Dag Vidne over for eder, også hans Salvede er Vidne, at I ikke har fundet noget hos mig." De sagde: "Ja!"
6 “The Lord is a witness, he who appointed Moses and Aaron,” Samuel went on. “He led your forefathers out of the land of Egypt.
Da sagde Samuel til Folket: "HERREN er Vidne, han, som udrustede Moses og Aron og førte eders Fædre op fra Ægypten.
7 So stand here as I present to you in the presence of the Lord the evidence of all the good things the Lord has done for you and your forefathers.
Så træd nu frem, at jeg kan gå i Rette med eder for HERRENs Åsyn og kundgøre eder alle de Gerninger, HERREN i sin Retfærdigher har øvet mod eder og eders Fædre.
8 After Jacob had gone to Egypt, your fathers cried out to the Lord for help, and he sent Moses and Aaron to lead your forefathers out of Egypt and settle them here.
Da Jakob og hans Sønner var kommet til Ægypten, og Ægypterne plagede dem, råbte eders Fædre til HERREN, og HERREN sendte Moses og Aron, som førte eders Fædre ud af Ægypten, og han lod dem bosætte sig her.
9 But they forgot about the Lord their God, so he abandoned them to Sisera, the commander of the army of Hazor, to the Philistines, and to the king of Moab, who attacked them.
Men de glemte HERREN deres Gud; derfor prisgav han dem til Kong Jabin af Hazors Hærfører Sisera, til Filisterne og til Moabs Konge, så de angreb dem.
10 They cried out to the Lord for help and said, ‘We have sinned, for we have rejected the Lord and worshiped the Baals and Ashtoreths. Please save us from the hands of our enemies, and we will worship you.’
Da råbte de til HERREN og sagde: Vi har syndet, thi vi forlod HERREN og dyrkede Ba'alerne og Astarterne; men fri os nu af vore Fjenders Hånd, så vil vi dyrke dig!
11 Then the Lord sent Gideon, Barak, Jephthah and Samuel, and he saved you from your enemies who surrounded you so you could live in safety.
Så sendte HERREN Jerubba'al, Barak, Jefta og Samuel; og han friede eder af eders Fjenders Hånd rundt om, så I kunde bo i Tryghed.
12 But when you saw that Nahash, king of the Ammonites, was coming to attack you, you told me, ‘No, we want our own king,’ even though the Lord your God was your king.
Men da I så Ammoniterkongen Nahasj rykke frem imod eder, sagde I til mig: Nej, en Konge skal herske over os uagtet HERREN eders Gud var eders Konge!
13 So here's the king you have chosen, the one you asked for. Look—the Lord now gives him to you as your king!
Og nu, her står Kongen, som I har valgt og krævet; se, HERREN har sat en Konge over eder!
14 If you honor the Lord, worship him, do what he tells you, and don't rebel against the Lord's instructions, and if both you and your king follow the Lord your God, then good!
Hvis I frygter HERREN og tjener ham, adlyder hans Røst og ikke er genstridige mod HERRENs Bud, men følger HERREN eders Gud, både I og Kongen, som har fået Herredømmet over eder, da skal det gå eder vel.
15 However, if you refuse to do what he tells you, and rebel against the Lord's instructions, then the Lord will be against you as he was against your forefathers.
Adlyder I derimod ikke HERRENs Røst, men er genstridige mod HERRENs Bud, da skal HERRENs Hånd ramme eder og eders Konge og ødelægge eder.
16 Now stand still and watch what the Lord is going to do, right before your very eyes.
Træd nu frem og se den vældige Gerning, HERREN vil øve for eders Øjne!
17 Isn't it the time of wheat harvest? Well, I will ask the Lord to send thunder and rain. Then you will realize how very evil you were in the Lord's sight when you demanded your own king.”
Har vi ikke Hvedehøst nu? Men jeg vil råbe til HERREN, at han skal sende Torden og Regn, for at I kan kende og se, at det i HERRENs Øjne var en stor Brøde I begik, da I krævede en Konge!"
18 Then Samuel prayed to the Lord, and that very day the Lord sent thunder and rain. Everyone was in absolute awe of the Lord and of Samuel.
Derpå råbte Samuel til HERREN, og HERREN sendte samme Dag Torden og Regn. Da frygtede hele folket såre for HERREN og Samuel,
19 “Please pray to the Lord your God for us your servants, so we will not die!” they begged Samuel. “For we have added to all our sins the evil of asking for our own king.”
og hele Folket sagde til Samuel: "Bed for dine Trælle til HERREN din Gud, at vi ikke skal dø, fordi vi til vore andre Synder har føjet den Brøde at kræve en Konge!"
20 “Don't be afraid,” Samuel replied. “Even though you have indeed done all these evil things, don't give up following the Lord, but dedicate yourselves completely to worshiping him.
Da sagde Samuel til Folket: "Frygt ikke! Vel har I øvet al den Synd; men vend eder nu ikke fra HERREN, tjen ham af hele eders Hjerte
21 Don't worship worthless idols that can't help you or save you, for they are nothing.
og vend eder ikke til dem, som er Tomhed og hverken kan hjælpe eller frelse, fordi de er Tomhed.
22 The fact is because of the kind of person the Lord is, he won't give up on his people, because he was happy to claim you as his own.
Thi for sit store Navns Skyld vil HERREN ikke forstøde sit Folk, da det jo har behaget HERREN at gøre eder til sit Folk.
23 As for me, how could I sin against the Lord by no longer praying for you. I will also continue to teach you the way of goodness and right.
Det være også langt fra mig at synde mod HERREN og høre op med at bede for eder; jeg vil også vise eder den gode og rette Vej;
24 Make sure you honor God and worship him faithfully, with complete dedication. Think of all the tremendous things he has done for you.
men frygt HERREN og tjen ham oprigtigt af hele eders Hjerte; thi se, hvor store Ting han gjorde imod eder!
25 But if you continue to do what is evil, you and your king will be wiped out.”
Men hvis I handler ilde, skal både I og eders Konge gå til Grunde!"
