1 Samuel 21
1 David went to the town of Nob to see Ahimelek the priest. Ahimelek was trembling in fear when he met him, and he asked, “Why are you here alone? Why isn't there anybody with you?”
Og David kom til Nobe, til Akimelek, Præsten, og Akimelek blev forfærdet, da han mødte David, og sagde til ham: Hvorfor er du alene og ikke en Mand med dig?
2 “The king has given me an assignment,” David replied. “He told me ‘Nobody must know anything about the assignment I have sent you to do.’ As for my men, I've told them where to meet me.
Og David sagde til Akimelek, Præsten: Kongen befalede mig en Sag og sagde til mig: Lad ingen Mand vide noget om den Sag, som jeg har sendt dig ud for, og som jeg befalede dig; og de unge Karle har jeg tilsagt til det og det Sted.
3 So what do you have on hand to eat? Let me have five loaves of bread, or whatever you can find.”
Og nu, hvad har du ved Haanden? giv fem Brød i min Haand, eller hvad der findes.
4 “There's no ordinary bread,” the priest told David, “but there's some holy bread, as long as your men have not slept with any women lately.”
Og Præsten svarede David og sagde: Jeg har intet almindeligt Brød ved Haanden; men der er helligt Brød; dersom ikkun de unge Mænd havde holdt sig fra Kvinder.
5 “We have not slept with any women,” David answered. “In fact that's the rule when I lead the troops on mission. They keep themselves pure even during ordinary missions, and all the more so right now.”
Og David svarede Præsten og sagde til ham: Ja visselig, Kvinderne have været os forholdte i Gaar og i Forgaars; der jeg gik ud, vare de unge Mænds Kar hellige; tilmed er dette Brød paa Vej til at blive almindeligt, da desforuden andet i Dag skal helliges i Karrene.
6 So the priest gave him the holy bread as they didn't have any other bread there except this “Bread of the Presence,” which had been removed from the presence of the Lord that day and replaced with fresh bread.
Da gav Præsten ham det hellige; thi der var intet Brød uden Skuebrød, som toges bort fra Herrens Ansigt for at lægge varmt Brød i Stedet paa den Dag, man tog det bort.
7 One of Saul's servants happened to be there that day, trying to make himself right with the Lord. He was Doeg the Edomite, Saul's chief shepherd.
Men der var en Mand af Sauls Tjenere paa den samme Dag, som opholdt sig for Herrens Ansigt, og hans Navn var Edomiteren Doeg, den mægtigste af Sauls Hyrder.
8 “Have you got a spear or sword here?” David asked Ahimelech. “I didn't bring my sword or any of my weapons with me, because what the king needed me to do was urgent.”
Og David sagde til Akimelek: Har du ikke her ved Haanden et Spyd eller et Sværd? thi jeg tog end ikke mit Sværd og mine Vaaben med mig, eftersom Kongens Ærinde havde Hast.
9 The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine is here—the one you killed in the Valley of Elah. It's wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. You can take it if you want. It's the only one here.” “It's better than any other sword! Please give it to me,” David replied.
Da sagde Præsten: Filisteren Goliaths Sværd, som du slog i Egens Dal, se, det er svøbt i et Klæde, bag Livkjortlen; dersom du vil tage dig det, saa tag det, thi her er intet andet uden det; og David sagde: Der er ikke noget som det, giv mig det!
10 David ran away from Saul that day and went to Achish, king of Gath.
Og David gjorde sig rede og flyede samme Dag fra Sauls Ansigt, og kom til Akis, Kongen i Gath.
11 But Achish's officials asked the king, “Isn't this David, the king of that country? Didn't they sing about him in their dances, ‘Saul has killed his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?”
Og Akis Tjenere sagde til ham: Er dette ikke David, Landets Konge? sang de ikke om denne mod hverandre i Dansen, og sagde: Saul har slaget sine tusinde, og David sine ti Tusinde?
12 David listened carefully to what they said and this made him very afraid of Achish, the king of Gath.
Og David lagde disse Ord paa sit Hjerte og frygtede saare for Akis, Kongen af Gath.
13 So he changed the way he acted toward them and pretended to be crazy. He scratched marks on the town gates and let his spit run down his beard.
Derfor anstillede han sig afsindig for deres Øjne og rasede mellem deres Hænder og tegnede paa Portens Døre og lod Fraaden flyde ned paa sit Skæg.
14 Achish told his officials, “Look, you can see the man is completely mad! Why did you bring him to me?
Da sagde Akis til sine Tjenere: Se, I se, at Manden er gal, hvi førte I ham til mig?
15 Is it because I need more mad people that you've brought this man to go crazy right in front of me? Do you think I'm going to let him come into my house?”
Mon jeg fattes galne, at I førte denne hid at rase for mig? skulde denne komme i mit Hus?
