2 Samuel 4
1 And when Sauls sonne heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, then his handes were feeble, and all Israel was afraide,
Der Sauls Søn hørte, at Abner var død i Hebron, da sank hans Hænder, og al Israel forfærdedes.
2 And Sauls sonne had two men that were captaines of bandes: the one called Baanah, and the other called Rechab, the sonnes of Rimmon a Beerothite of the children of Beniamin. (for Beeroth was reckened to Beniamin,
Og Sauls Søn havde to Mænd, som vare Høvedsmænd for Tropperne, den enes Navn var Baena og den andens Navn Rekab, Beerothiteren Rimmons Sønner, af Benjamins Børn; thi Beeroth blev ogsaa regnet iblandt Benjamin.
3 Because the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and soiourned there, vnto this day).
Og Beerothiterne vare flygtede til Gitthajim og vare der som fremmede indtil denne Dag.
4 And Ionathan Sauls sonne had a sonne that was lame on his feete: he was fiue yere olde when the tydings came of Saul and Ionathan out of Israel: then his nourse tooke him, and fledde away. And as she made haste to flee, the childe fell, and beganne to halte, and his name was Mephibosheth.
Og Jonathan, Sauls Søn, havde en Søn, som var lam paa begge Ben; han var fem Aar gammel, da Rygtet om Saul og Jonathan kom fra Jisreel, og hans Fostermoder tog ham og flyede, og det skete, der hun hastede med at fly, da faldt han og blev lam, og hans Navn var Mefiboseth.
5 And the sonnes of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah went and came in the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth (who slept on a bed at noone)
Saa gik Beerothiteren Rimmons Sønner, Rekab og Baena, og kom, der Dagen var hed, til Isboseths Hus; men han laa paa Sengen om Middagen.
6 And beholde, Rechab and Baanah his brother came into the middes of the house as they would haue wheate, and they smote him vnder the fift ryb, and fled.
Og de kom ind i Huset, som om de vilde hente Hvede, og stak ham i Underlivet, og Rekab og Baena, hans Broder, undkom.
7 For when they came into the house, he slept on his bed in his bed chamber, and they smote him, and slewe him, and beheaded him, and tooke his head, and gate them away through the plaine all the night.
Thi de vare komne i Huset, der han laa paa sin Seng i sit Sovekammer, og de sloge ham og dræbte ham og borttoge hans Hoved, og de toge hans Hoved og gik bort ad Vejen over den slette Mark den ganske Nat.
8 And they brought the head of Ish-bosheth vnto Dauid to Hebron, and saide to the King, Beholde the head of Ish-bosheth Sauls sonne thine enemie, who sought after thy life: and the Lord hath auenged my lorde the King this day of Saul, and of his seede.
Og de førte Isboseths Hoved til David i Hebron, og de sagde til Kongen: Se, her er Hovedet af Isboseth, en Søn af din Fjende Saul, som søgte efter dit Liv; saa har Herren paa denne Dag givet min Herre, Kongen, Hævn over Saul og over hans Sæd.
9 Then Dauid answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sonnes of Rimmon the Beerothite, and saide vnto them, As the Lord liueth, who hath deliuered my soule out of al aduersity,
Da svarede David Rekab og hans Broder Baena, Beerothiteren Rimmons Sønner, og sagde til dem: Saa vist som Herren lever, som har forløst min Sjæl af al Angest,
10 When one tolde me, and sayde that Saul was dead, (thinking to haue brought good tydings) I tooke him and slewe him in Ziklag, who thought that I woulde haue giuen him a rewarde for his tidings:
da en forkyndte mig og sagde: Se, Saul er død, og han var i sine egne Øjne som den, der bringer et godt Budskab, da greb jeg ham og ihjelslog ham i Ziklag, ham, som jeg skulde have givet Løn for hans Budskab;
11 How much more, when wicked men haue slaine a righteous person in his owne house, and vpon his bed? shall I not now therfore require his blood at your hand, and take you from the earth?
meget mere disse ugudelige Mænd, som have ihjelslaget en retfærdig Mand i hans Hus paa hans Seng; og nu, skulde jeg ikke udkræve hans Blod af eders Haand og udrydde eder af Jorden?
12 Then Dauid commanded his yong men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feete, and hanged them vp ouer the poole in Hebron: but they tooke the head of Ishbosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.
Og David bød de unge Karle, og de sloge dem ihjel og afhuggede deres Hænder og deres Fødder og hængte dem over Fiskedammen i Hebron, men de toge Isboseths Hoved og begrove det i Abners Grav i Hebron.
