1 Samuel 23
1 Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshing floors.
Og de gave David til Kende og sagde: Se, Filisterne stride imod Keila, og de røve paa Loerne.
2 Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said to David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.
Da spurgte David Herren ad og sagde: Skal jeg gaa og slaa disse Filister? Og Herren sagde til David: Gak, og du skal slaa Filisterne og frelse Keila.
3 And David’s men said to him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?
Men Davids Mænd sagde til ham: Se, vi ere i Frygt her i Juda; og vi ville dog gaa til Keila mod Filisternes Slagordener!
4 Then David inquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.
Da blev David ydermere ved at adspørge Herren, og Herren svarede ham og sagde: Staa op, drag ned til Keila, thi jeg giver Filisterne i din Haand.
5 So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
Saa gik David og hans Mænd til Keila, og han stred imod Filisterne og drev deres Kvæg bort og slog dem med et stort Slag; saa frelste David Indbyggerne i Keila.
6 And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.
Men det skete, da Abjathar, Akimeleks Søn, flyede til David i Keila, da kom Livkjortlen ned med ham.
7 And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God has delivered him into my hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that has gates and bars.
Da blev det Saul tilkendegivet, at David var kommen til Keila; og Saul sagde: Gud har overgivet ham i min Haand, da han er indelukt, idet han er kommen i en Stad med dobbelte Porte og Stænger.
8 And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.
Og Saul opbød alt Folket til Krigen for at drage ned til Keila og belejre David og hans Mænd.
9 And David knew that Saul secretly practiced mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring here the ephod.
Der David fornam, at Saul hemmeligen optændte det onde imod ham, da sagde han til Præsten Abjathar: Bring Livkjortlen hid!
10 Then said David, O LORD God of Israel, your servant has certainly heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.
Og David sagde: Herre, Israels Gud! Din Tjener har hørt for vist, at Saul søger at komme til Keila for at ødelægge Staden for min Skyld.
11 Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? O LORD God of Israel, I beseech you, tell your servant. And the LORD said, He will come down.
Mon Mændene af Keila skulde overantvorde mig i hans Haand? mon Saul skal komme ned, saaledes som din Tjener har hørt? Herre, Israels Gud! Kære, forkynd din Tjener det; og Herren sagde: Han skal komme ned.
12 Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver you up.
Da sagde David: Mon Mændene af Keila skulle overantvorde mig og mine Mænd i Sauls Haand? og Herren sagde: De skulle overantvorde dig.
13 Then David and his men, which were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went wherever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he declined to go forth.
Da gjorde David sig rede med sine Mænd, ved seks Hundrede Mand, og de droge ud af Keila og vandrede hen, hvor de kunde vandre, og det blev Saul tilkendegivet, at David var undkommen fra Keila; da opgav han at drage ud.
14 And David stayed in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.
Og David blev i Ørken i Befæstningerne, og han tog Ophold paa Bjerget i Ørken Sif; og Saul søgte efter ham alle Dage, men Gud gav ham ikke i hans Haand.
15 And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.
Der David saa, at Saul var draget ud for at søge efter hans Liv, da blev David i Ørken Sif i Skoven.
16 And Jonathan Saul’s son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.
Da gjorde Jonathan, Sauls Søn, sig rede og gik hen i Skoven til David, og han styrkede hans Kraft i Gud.
17 And he said to him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find you; and you shall be king over Israel, and I shall be next to you; and that also Saul my father knows.
Og han sagde til ham: Frygt ikke, thi min Fader Sauls Haand skal ikke finde dig; men du skal blive Konge over Israel, og jeg vil være den anden hos dig; og Saul, min Fader, ved det ogsaa.
18 And they two made a covenant before the LORD: and David stayed in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.
Saa gjorde de begge en Pagt for Herrens Ansigt; og David blev i Skoven, men Jonathan gik til sit Hus.
19 Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Does not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?
Men Sifiterne droge op til Saul til Gibea og sagde: Har ikke David skjult sig hos os i Befæstningerne i Skoven paa Hakilas Høj, som ligger til højre for Jesimon?
20 Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of your soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king’s hand.
Har du nu rigtig Lyst, o Konge! til at drage ned, da drag ned; vor Sag skal det være at overantvorde ham i Kongens Haand.
21 And Saul said, Blessed be you of the LORD; for you have compassion on me.
Da sagde Saul: Velsignede være I for Herren, at I ynkes over mig!
22 Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who has seen him there: for it is told me that he deals very subtly.
Kære, gaar, bereder Sagen fremdeles, og faar at vide og ser hans Sted, hvor hans Gang er, hvo der har set ham der; thi man har sagt mig, at han skal være meget træsk.
23 See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hides himself, and come you again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.
Derfor ser og skaffer eder at vide iblandt alle Skjulesteder, hvor han skjuler sig, og kommer tilbage til mig, naar I ere visse derpaa, saa vil jeg gaa med eder; og det skal ske, dersom han er i Landet, da vil jeg ransage efter ham blandt alle Tusinder i Juda.
24 And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon.
Da gjorde de sig rede og gik til Sif forud for Saul; men David og hans Mænd vare i Maons Ørk paa den slette Mark, til højre for Jesimon.
25 Saul also and his men went to seek him. And they told David; why he came down into a rock, and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.
Og Saul gik og hans Mænd for at søge, og det blev David tilkendegivet, og han drog ned fra Klippen og blev i Maons Ørk; der Saul hørte det, da forfulgte han David i Maons Ørk.
26 And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.
Og Saul gik paa denne Side af Bjerget, og David og hans Mænd paa den anden Side af Bjerget; og der David skyndte sig at komme bort fra Sauls Ansigt, da omringede Saul og hans Mænd David og hans Mænd for at gribe dem.
27 But there came a messenger to Saul, saying, Haste you, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land.
Men der kom et Bud til Saul og sagde: Skynd dig og kom; thi Filisterne ere faldne ind i Landet.
28 Why Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth.
Da vendte Saul tilbage fra at forfølge David og drog imod Filisterne; derfor kalder man dette Sted Sela-Hamahlekoth.
29 And David went up from there, and dwelled in strong holds at Engedi.
Og David drog op derfra og blev udi Befæstningerne i Engedi.
