< 1 Samuel 22 >
1 And David departed thence, and escaped to the cave 'Adullam: and when his brothers and all his father's house heard it, they went down to him thither.
Derpaa drog David bort derfra og Redde sig ind i Adullams Hule. Da hans Brødre og hele hans Faders Hus fik det at vide, kom de derned til ham.
2 And there gathered themselves unto him every one that was in distress, and every one that had a creditor, and every one that had an embittered spirit; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
Og alle Slags Mennesker, som var i Nød, flokkede sig om ham, forgældede Mennesker og Folk, som var bitre i Hu, og han blev deres Høvding. Henved 400 Mand sluttede sig til ham.
3 And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, go forth with you, until I can know what God will do for me.
Derfra drog David til Mizpe i Moab og sagde til Moabiternes Konge: »Lad min Fader og min Moder bo hos eder, indtil jeg faar at vide, hvad Gud har for med mig!«
4 And he conducted them to the presence of the king of Moab: and they remained with him all the time that David was in the strong-hold.
Han lod dem da tage Ophold hos Moabiternes Konge, og de boede hos ham, al den Tid David var i Klippeborgen.
5 And the prophet Gad said unto David, Thou must not remain in the strong-hold: depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Chereth.
Men Profeten Gad sagde til David: »Du skal ikke blive i Klippeborgen; bryd op og drag til Judas Land!« Saa drog David til Ja'ar-Heret.
6 And Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him, [now Saul was sitting in Gib'ah under the tamarisk on the hill, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him; ]
Nu kom dette Saul for Øre, thi David og de Mænd, han havde hos sig, havde vakt Opmærksomhed. Saul sad engang i Gibea under Tamarisken paa Højen med sit Spyd i Haanden, omgivet af alle sine Folk.
7 Then said Saul unto his servants that stood about him, Hear, I pray you, men of Benjamin! will the son of Jesse give, indeed, to every one of you fields and vineyards? will he appoint you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds?
Da sagde Saul til sine Folk, som stod hos ham: »Hør dog, I Benjaminiter! Vil Isajs Søn give eder alle sammen Marker og Vingaarde eller gøre eder alle til Tusind— og Hundredførere,
8 That ye have conspired, all of you, against me, and there is none that informeth me, while my son hath made a covenant with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is concerned for me, or informeth me that my son hath stirred up my servant to lie in wait against me, as it is this day?
siden I alle har sammensvoret eder imod mig, og ingen lod mig det vide, da min Søn sluttede Pagt med Isajs Søn? Ingen af eder havde Medfølelse med mig og lod mig vide, at min Søn havde faaet min Træl til at optræde som min Fjende, som han nu gør.«
9 Then answered Doeg the Edomite, who was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Achimelech the son of Achitub.
Da tog Edomiten Doeg, der stod blandt Sauls Folk, Ordet og sagde: »Jeg saa, at Isajs Søn kom til Ahimelek, Ahitubs Søn, i Nob,
10 And he asked counsel for him of the Lord, and he gave him provision, and gave him also the sword of Goliath the philistine.
og han raadspurgte HERREN for ham og gav ham Rejsetæring og Filisteren Goliats Sværd!«
11 Then sent the king to call Achimelech, the son of Achitub, the priest, and all his father's house, the priests that were in Nob: and they came, all of them, to the king.
Da sendte Kongen Bud og lod Præsten Ahimelek, Ahitubs Søn, hente tillige med hele hans Fædrenehus, Præsterne i Nob; og da de alle var kommet til Kongen,
12 And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Achitub. And he said, here am I, my Lord.
sagde Saul: »Hør nu, Ahitubs Søn!« Han svarede: »Ja, Herre!«
13 And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou didst give him bread, and a sword, and hast asked counsel for him of God, that he should rise to lie in wait against me, as it is this day!
Da sagde Saul til ham: »Hvorfor sammensvor du og Isajs Søn eder imod mig? Du gav ham jo Brød og Sværd og raadspurgte Gud for ham, saa at han kunde optræde som min Fjende, som han nu gør!«
14 Then answered Achimelech the king, and said, And who is among all thy servants so trusted as David, and the king's son-in-law, and freely admitted to thy private council, and is honored in thy house?
Ahimelek svarede Kongen: »Hvem blandt alle dine Folk er saa betroet som David? Han er jo Kongens Svigersøn, Øverste for din Livvagt og højt æret i dit Hus?
15 Did I this day then begin to ask counsel for him of God? far be it from me; let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, [nor] to all the house of my father; for thy servant knew not of all this, either a little or great thing.
Er det første Gang, jeg har raadspurgt Gud for ham? Det være langt fra! Kongen maa ikke lægge sin Træl eller hele mit Fædrenehus noget til Last, thi din Træl kendte ikke det mindste til noget af dette!«
16 And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Achimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.
Men Kongen sagde: »Du skal dø, Ahimelek, du og hele dit Fædrenehus!«
17 And the king said unto the runners that stood about him, Turn round and slay the priests of the Lord; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew that he was fleeing, and did not disclose it to me. But the servants of the king would not stretch forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the Lord.
Og Kongen sagde til Vagten, som stod hos ham: »Træd frem og dræb HERRENS Præster; thi de staar ogsaa i Ledtog med David, og skønt de vidste, at han var paa Flugt, gav de mig ikke Underretning derom!« Men Kongens Folk vilde ikke lægge Haand paa HERRENS Præster.
18 And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou round, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned round, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day eighty and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.
Da sagde Kongen til Doeg: »Træd du saa frem og stød Præsterne ned!« Da traadte Edomiten Doeg frem og stødte Præsterne ned; han dræbte den Dag femogfirsindstyve Mænd, som bar Efod.
19 And Nob, the city of the priests, he smote with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and lambs, with the edge of the sword.
Og Nob, Præsternes By, lod Kongen hugge ned med Sværdet. Mænd og Kvinder, Børn og diende, Hornkvæg, Æsler og Faar.
20 And there escaped one of the sons of Achimelech the son of Achitub, whose name was Ebyathar, and he fled after David.
Kun een af Ahimeleks, Ahitubs Søns, Sønner ved Navn Ebjatar undslap og flygtede til David.
21 And Ebyathar told David that Saul had slain the priests of the Lord.
Og Ebjatar fortalte David, at Saul havde dræbt HERRENS Præster.
22 And David said unto Ebyathar, I knew on that day, because Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have myself occasioned the death of all the persons of thy father's house.
Da sagde David til Ebjatar: »Jeg vidste dengang, at naar Edomiten Doeg var der, vilde han give Saul Underretning derom! Jeg bærer Skylden for hele dit Fædrenehus's Død.
23 Remain thou with me, fear nothing; for he that will seek my life will seek thy life; but thou shalt be well guarded with me.
Bliv hos mig, frygt ikke! Den, som staar dig efter Livet, staar mig efter Livet, thi du staar under min Varetægt.«