2 Samuel 2
1 Sometime after this, David asked the Lord, “Should I go to one of the towns of Judah?” “Yes, do it,” the Lord replied. “Which one should I go to?” David asked. “Go to Hebron,” said the Lord.
Derefter raadspurgte 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 moved there with his two wives, Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail, Nabal's widow from Carmel.
Saa drog David derop tillige med sine to Hustruer Ahinoam fra Jizre'el og Abigajil, Karmeliten Nabals Hustru;
3 He also brought the men who were with him, along with their families, and they settled in the villages near Hebron.
og han tog sine Mænd med derop tillige med deres Familier, og de bosatte sig i Byerne omkring Hebron.
4 Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king of the people of Judah. When David found out that it was the men from Jabesh Gilead who 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 he sent messengers to them, saying, “May the Lord bless you, because you demonstrated your loyal love to Saul your master, and you buried him properly.
sendte han Sendebud til Mændene i Jabesj i Gilead og lod sige: »HERREN velsigne eder, fordi I saaledes viste Godhed mod eders Herre Saul og jordede ham.
6 Now may the Lord show you loyal love and trustworthiness, and I will also be good to you because of what you did for Saul.
Maatte nu HERREN vise eder Godhed og Trofasthed! Men ogsaa jeg vil gøre godt imod eder, fordi I gjorde dette.
7 So be strong and be brave, for even though Saul your master is dead, the people of Judah have anointed me as 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 However, Abner, son of Ner, commander of Saul's army, had taken Ishbosheth, son of Saul, to Mahanaim.
Men Abner, Ners Søn, Sauls Hærfører, tog Sauls Søn Isjbosjet og bragte ham over til Mahanajim
9 There he set up Ishbosheth as king over Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin, in fact over all Israel.
og udraabte ham til Konge over Gilead, Aseriterne, Jizre'el, Efraim og Benjamin, over hele Israel.
10 Ishbosheth, son of Saul, was forty when he became king over Israel, and he reigned for two years. However, the people of Judah were on David's side.
Isjbosjet, Sauls Søn, var fyrretyve Aar, da han blev Konge over Israel, og han herskede to Aar. Kun Judas Hus sluttede sig til David.
11 David ruled in Hebron as king over the people of Judah for seven years and six months.
Den Tid David herskede i Hebron over Judas Hus, var syv Aar og seks Maaneder.
12 One day Abner and Ishbosheth's men left Mahanaim and went to the town of Gibeon.
Abner, Ners Søn, drog med Isjbosjets, Sauls Søns, Folk fra Mahanajim til Gibeon;
13 Joab, son of Zeruiah, and David's men set off and met them at the pool of Gibeon, where they all sat down, facing each other across the pool.
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 paa sin Side af Dammen.
14 Abner said to Joab, “Why not let's have some of the men fight in hand to hand combat before us.” “Fine,” Joab agreed.
Da sagde Abner til Joab: »Lad de unge Mænd staa op og udføre Vaaben lege for os!« Og Joab sagde: »Ja, lad dem staa op!«
15 So twelve men came forward from each side—twelve for Benjamin and Ishbosheth, and twelve for David.
Saa stod de op og gik frem lige mange fra hver Side, tolv Benjaminiter for Isjbosjet, Sauls Søn, og tolv af Davids Folk;
16 Each man grabbed his opponent's head and drove his sword into his opponent's side so that they all fell down dead together. That's why this place in Gibeon is called the Field of Sword-edges.
men de greb hverandre om Hovedet og stødte Sværdet i Siden paa hverandre, saa de faldt alle til Hobe. Derfor kalder man dette Sted Helkat-Hazzurim; det ligger ved Gibeon.
17 The battle that followed was hard-fought, but eventually Abner and his men were defeated by David's men.
Samme Dag kom det til en meget haard Kamp, i hvilken Abner og Israels Mænd blev drevet paa Flugt af Davids Folk.
18 The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel was a fast runner, like a gazelle racing across the open countryside.
Ved den Lejlighed var Zerujas tre Sønner med, Joab, Abisjaj og Asa'el; og Asa'el, der var rapfodet som Markens Gazeller,
19 He chased after Abner with single-minded determination.
forfulgte Abner uden at bøje af til højre eller venstre.
20 Abner looked back and asked, “Is that you, Asahel?” “Yes, it's me,” Asahel replied.
Abner vendte sig om og spurgte: »Er det dig, Asa'el?« Han svarede: »Ja, det er!«
21 Abner told him, “Leave me alone! Go and fight somebody else and take his weapons for yourself!” But Asahel refused to stop chasing him.
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 Abner warned Asahel again. “Stop chasing me!” he shouted. “Why do you want me to kill you? How could I ever face your brother Joab?”
Da sagde Abner videre til Asa'el: »Stands med at forfølge mig! Hvorfor skal jeg slaa dig til Jorden? Og hvorledes skal jeg saa kunne se din Broder Joab i Øjnene?«
23 But Asahel wouldn't stop chasing him, so Abner drove the handle of his spear into his belly. It came out the back, and he fell down dead right there. Everyone who passed by stopped at the place where Asahel had fallen and died.
Men han vægrede sig ved at standse, og Abner stødte da baglæns Spydet gennem Underlivet paa ham, saa det kom ud af Ryggen, og han faldt død om paa Stedet. Og alle, som kom til Stedet, hvor Asa'el laa og var død, stod stille.
24 But Joab and Abishai set off to chase after Abner. By the time the sun went down they had got as far as the hill of Ammah near Giah, on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.
Men Joab og Abisjaj forfulgte Abner, og da Solen gik ned, havde de naaet Gibeat-Amma, som ligger østen for Gia ved Vejen til Gibeons Ørken.
25 Abner's men from the tribe of Benjamin rallied to him there, forming a tight group around him standing at the top of the hill.
Da samlede Benjaminiterne sig om Abner og stillede sig i Klynge paa Toppen af Gibeat-Amma.
26 Abner shouted to Joab: “Do we have to keep killing each other forever? Don't you realize that if we go on it'll only get worse? How long are you going to wait before you order your men to stop chasing their brothers?”
Men Abner raabte 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 “As God lives,” Joab replied, “if you had not said anything, my men would have continued chasing their brothers until the morning.”
Joab svarede: »Saa sandt HERREN lever: Havde du ikke talt, vilde Folkene først i Morgen have standset med at forfølge deres Brødre!«
28 Joab blew the horn so all the men stopped—they didn't continue chasing or fighting the Israelites.
Derpaa stødte Joab i Hornet, og hele Folket standsede; de forfulgte ikke mere Israel og fortsatte ikke Kampen.
29 All through the night Abner and his men marched through the Jordan Valley. They crossed the Jordan River, and continued all morning until they arrived back at Mahanaim.
Abner og hans Mænd vandrede saa i Løbet af Natten igennem Arabalavningen, satte over Jordan, gik hele Kløften igennem og kom til Mahanajim.
30 When Joab got back from chasing Abner, he gathered all the men together. Nineteen of David's men were missing in addition to Asahel.
Da Joab vendte tilbage fra Forfølgelsen af Abner og samlede alle Krigerne, savnedes foruden Asa'el nitten Mand af Davids Folk,
31 However, they had killed three hundred and sixty of Abner's men from the tribe of Benjamin.
medens Davids Folk havde slaaet 360 Mand ihjel af Benjaminiterne, Abners Folk.
32 They took Asahel's body and buried him in his father's tomb in Bethlehem. Then they marched all through the night and reached Hebron at dawn.
Derpaa 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, naaede de Hebron.
