1 Kings 2

1 Now the days of David drew near that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,

Og der Davids Dage kom nær til, at han skulde dø, da bød han sin Søn Salomo og sagde:

2 I go the way of all the earth: be you strong therefore, and show yourself a man;

Jeg gaar bort ad al Jordens Vej, saa vær frimodig og vær en Mand,

3 And keep the charge of the LORD your God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do, and wherever you turn yourself:

og tag Vare paa, hvad Herren din Gud vil have varetaget, at du vandrer i hans Veje og holder hans Skikke, hans Bud og hans Befalinger og hans Vidnesbyrd efter det, som er skrevet i Mose Lov, at du kan handle viselig i alt det, du gør, og i alt det, du vender dig til,

4 That the LORD may continue his word which he spoke concerning me, saying, If your children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail you (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.

paa det Herren skal stadfæste sit Ord, som han talede over mig og sagde: Dersom dine Børn bevare deres Vej, at vandre for mit Ansigt i Sandhed, af deres ganske Hjerte og af deres ganske Sjæl, da skal, sagde han, dig ikke fattes en Mand paa Israels Stol.

5 Moreover you know also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war on his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.

Og du ved ogsaa, hvad Joab, Zerujas Søn, gjorde ved mig, hvad han gjorde ved de to Stridshøvedsmænd i Israel, ved Abner, Ners Søn, og ved Amasa, Jethers Søn, som han slog ihjel, og udøste Krigsblod under Fred, og kom Krigsblod paa sit Bælte, som var om hans Lænder, og paa sine Sko, som vare paa hans Fødder.

6 Do therefore according to your wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace. (Sheol h7585)

Og du skal gøre efter din Visdom, at du ikke lader hans graa Haar nedfare til Graven med Fred. (Sheol h7585)

7 But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at your table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom your brother.

Men du skal gøre Miskundhed mod Gileaditeren Barsillajs Sønner, og de skulle være iblandt dem, som æde ved dit Bord; thi saaledes holdt de sig nær til mig, der jeg flyede for Absalom, din Broder.

8 And, behold, you have with you Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I swore to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put you to death with the sword.

Og se, du har hos dig Benjaminiten Simei, Geras Søn, fra Bahurim, som bandede mig med en gruelig Forbandelse, paa den Dag jeg gik til Mahanaim; men han kom ned imod mig til Jordanen, og jeg svor ham ved Herren og sagde: Jeg vil ikke slaa dig ihjel med Sværdet.

9 Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for you are a wise man, and know what you ought to do to him; but his hoar head bring you down to the grave with blood. (Sheol h7585)

Men nu, du skal ikke holde ham uskyldig; thi du er en viis Mand, og du ved, hvad du skal gøre ved ham, saa at du lader hans graa Haar nedfare med Blod til Graven. (Sheol h7585)

10 So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.

Saa laa David med sine Fædre og blev begraven i Davids Stad.

11 And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.

Og de Dage, som David var Koige over Israel, vare fyrretyve Aar; han var Konge i Hebron syv Aar og var Konge i Jerusalem tre og tredive Aar.

12 Then sat Solomon on the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.

Og Salomo sad paa sin Faders, Davids Trone, og hans Rige blev saare fast.

13 And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Come you peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.

Og Adonia, Hagiths Søn, kom ind til Bathseba, Salomos Moder, og hun sagde: Kommer du med Fred? og han sagde: Med Fred.

14 He said moreover, I have somewhat to say to you. And she said, Say on.

Da sagde han: Jeg har et Ord til dig; og hun sagde: Tal.

15 And he said, You know that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: however, the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother’s: for it was his from the LORD.

Og han sagde: Du ved, at Riget var mit, og al Israel havde vendt deres Ansigt til mig, at jeg skulde være Konge; men Riget er fravendt mig og blevet min Broders, thi det er blevet hans af Herren.

16 And now I ask one petition of you, deny me not. And she said to him, Say on.

Og nu begærer jeg en Begæring af dig, du ville ikke afvise mig; men hun sagde til ham: Tal.

17 And he said, Speak, I pray you, to Solomon the king, (for he will not say you no, ) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.

Da sagde han: Kære, tal til Kong Salomo, thi han afviser dig ikke, at han vil give mig Abisag, den sunamitiske, til Hustru.

18 And Bathsheba said, Well; I will speak for you to the king.

Og Bathseba sagde: Godt; jeg vil tale for dig til Kongen.

19 Bathsheba therefore went to king Solomon, to speak to him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself to her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king’s mother; and she sat on his right hand.

Og Bathseba kom til Kong Salomo, at tale med ham for Adonia, og Kongen stod op imod hende og bøjede sig ned for hende, og satte sig paa sin Stol, og man satte en Stol til Kongens Moder, og hun sad ved hans højre Side.

20 Then she said, I desire one small petition of you; I pray you, say me not no. And the king said to her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say you no.

Og hun sagde: Jeg begærer en liden Begæring af dig, du ville ikke afvise mig; Kongen sagde til hende: Begær, min Moder, thi jeg vil ikke afvise dig.

21 And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother to wife.

Og hun sagde: Lad Abisag, den sunamitiske, gives din Broder Adonia til Hustru.

22 And king Solomon answered and said to his mother, And why do you ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is my elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.

Da svarede Kong Salomo og sagde til sin Moder: Men hvorfor begærer du Abisag, den sunamitiske, til Adonia? begær og Riget for ham, thi han er min Broder, ældre end jeg, og for Abjathar, Præsten, og Joab, Zerujas Søn.

23 Then king Solomon swore by the LORD, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life.

Og Kong Salomo svor ved Herren og sagde: Gud gøre mig nu og fremdeles saa og saa! Adonia skal have talt det Ord imod sit Liv.

24 Now therefore, as the LORD lives, which has established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who has made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.

Og nu, saa vist som Herren lever, som har stadfæstet mig og ladet mig sidde paa min Fader Davids Trone, og som har givet mig et Hus, som han sagde: Da skal Adonia lide Døden i Dag.

25 And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell on him that he died.

Og Kong Salomo sendte ved Benaja, Jojadas Søns, Haand, og denne faldt an paa ham, saa at han døde.

26 And to Abiathar the priest said the king, Get you to Anathoth, to your own fields; for you are worthy of death: but I will not at this time put you to death, because you bore the ark of the LORD God before David my father, and because you have been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.

Og Kongen sagde til Abjathar, Præsten: Gak til din Ager i Anathoth, thi du er en Dødens Mand; men jeg vil ikke slaa dig ihjel denne Dag, fordi du har baaret den Herre Herres Ark for Davids, min Faders, Ansigt, og fordi du har lidt Trængsel i alt, hvori min Fader har lidt Trængsel.

27 So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest to the LORD; that he might fulfill the word of the LORD, which he spoke concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.

Saa udstødte Salomo Abjathar fra at være Herrens Præst, for at opfylde Herrens Ord, som han havde talt over Elis Hus i Silo.

28 Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled to the tabernacle of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.

Og der dette Rygte kom for Joab (thi Joab havde holdt med Adonia, men havde ikke holdt med Absalom), da flyede Joab til Herrens Paulun og tog fat paa Alterets Horn.

29 And it was told king Solomon that Joab was fled to the tabernacle of the LORD; and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall on him.

Og det blev Kong Salomo tilkendegivet, at Joab var flyet til Herrens Paulun, og se, han stod ved Alteret; da sendte Salomo Benaja, Jojadas Søn, hen og sagde: Gak, fald an paa ham.

30 And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the LORD, and said to him, Thus says the king, Come forth. And he said, No; but I will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.

Og der Benaja kom til Herrens Paulun, da sagde han til ham: Saa siger Kongen: Gak ud; og han sagde: Nej, thi her vil jeg dø; og Benaja førte Svar tilbage til Kongen og sagde: Saa har Joab talt, og saa har han svaret mig.

31 And the king said to him, Do as he has said, and fall on him, and bury him; that you may take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father.

Da sagde Kongen til ham: Gør, saaledes som han har talt, og fald an paa ham og begrav ham; og du skal bortskaffe det uskyldige Blod, som Joab har udøst, fra mig og fra min Faders Hus.

32 And the LORD shall return his blood on his own head, who fell on two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.

Og Herren skal lade Blodet komme tilbage paa hans Hoved, fordi han faldt an paa to Mænd, som vare retfærdigere og bedre end han, og slog dem ihjel med Sværdet, og min Fader David vidste det ikke, nemlig Abner, Ners Søn, Stridshøvedsmand over Israel, og Amasa, Jethers Søn, Stridshøvedsmand over Juda,

33 Their blood shall therefore return on the head of Joab, and on the head of his seed for ever: but on David, and on his seed, and on his house, and on his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the LORD.

at deres Blod skal komme tilbage paa Joabs Hoved og paa hans Sæds Hoved evindelig; men David og hans Sæd og hans Hus og hans Trone skal have Fred af Herren indtil evig Tid.

34 So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell on him, and slew him: and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.

Og Benaja, Jojadas Søn, gik op og faldt an paa ham og dræbte ham; og han blev begraven i sit Hus i Ørken.

35 And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.

Og Kongen satte Benaja, Jojadas Søn, i hans Sted over Hæren, og Kongen satte Zadok, Præsten, i Abjathars Sted.

36 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, Build you an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth there any where.

Og Kongen sendte hen og lod kalde Simei og sagde til ham: Byg dig et Hus i Jerusalem, og bo der, og gak ikke der ud fra hid eller did.

37 For it shall be, that on the day you go out, and pass over the brook Kidron, you shall know for certain that you shall surely die: your blood shall be on your own head.

Thi det skal ske, paa hvilken Dag du gaar ud og gaar over Kedrons Bæk, da vid vist, at du skal dø; dit Blod skal være paa dit Hoved.

38 And Shimei said to the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king has said, so will your servant do. And Shimei dwelled in Jerusalem many days.

Og Simei sagde til Kongen: Det Ord er godt; ligesom min Herre Kongen har talt, saa skal din Tjener gøre. Saa boede Simei i Jerusalem mange Dage.

39 And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away to Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, your servants be in Gath.

Og det skete, der tre Aar vare til Ende, at to af Simeis Tjenere flyede til Akis, Maekas Søn, Kongen i Gath; og de gave Simei det til Kende, sigende se, dine Tjenere ere i Gath.

40 And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.

Saa gjorde Simei sig rede og sadlede sit Asen og drog til Gath til Akis at oplede sine Tjenere; og Simei drog hen og førte sine Tjenere fra Gath.

41 And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again.

Og det blev Salomo tilkendegivet, at Simei var dragen fra Jerusalem til Gath og var kommen tilbage.

42 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, Did I not make you to swear by the LORD, and protested to you, saying, Know for a certain, on the day you go out, and walk abroad any where, that you shall surely die? and you said to me, The word that I have heard is good.

Og Kongen sendte hen og lod Simei kalde og sagde til ham: Har jeg ikke besvoret dig ved Herren og vidnet for dig og sagt: Paa hvilken Dag du gaar ud og gaar hid eller did, skal du vist vide, at du skal dø? og du sagde til mig: Det Ord er godt, som jeg har hørt.

43 Why then have you not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged you with?

Hvorfor har du da ikke holdt Herrens Ed og det Bud, som jeg bød dig?

44 The king said moreover to Shimei, You know all the wickedness which your heart is privy to, that you did to David my father: therefore the LORD shall return your wickedness on your own head;

Og Kongen sagde til Simei: Du ved al den Ondskab, som dit Hjerte er sig bevidst, hvilken du gjorde min Fader David, og Herren har ladet din Ondskab komme tilbage paa dit Hoved.

45 And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD for ever.

Men Kong Salomo er velsignet, og Davids Trone skal være fast for Herrens Ansigt til evig Tid.

46 So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell on him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.

Saa bød Kongen Benaja, Jojadas Søn, og han gik ud og faldt an paa ham, og han døde. Og Riget blev befæstet i Salomos Haand.