2 Samuel 20
1 And there happened to be a worthless man, whose name was Sheba', the son of Bichri, a Benjamite; and he blew the cornet, and said, We have no part in David, nor have we any inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel!
Nu var der tilfældigvis en slet Person ved Navn Sjeba, Bikris Søn, en Benjaminit. Han stødte i Hornet og sagde: »Vi har ingen Del i David, ingen Lod i Isajs Søn! Hver Mand til sine Telte, Israel!«
2 So every man of Israel went off from David, following Sheba' the son of Bichri; but the men of Judah adhered unto their king, from the Jordan even to Jerusalem.
Da faldt alle Israels Mænd fra David og gik over til Sjeba, Bikris Søn, medens Judas Mænd trofast fulgte deres Konge fra Jordan til Jerusalem.
3 And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women, the concubines, whom he had left to guard the house, and put them in a guard-house, and provided for them, but went not in unto them. So they were confined until the day of their death, living in widowhood.
Da David kom til sit Hus i Jerusalem, tog Kongen sine ti Medhustruer, som han havde ladet tilbage for at se efter Huset, og lod dem bringe til et bevogtet Hus, hvor han sørgede for deres Underhold; men han gik ikke mere ind til dem, og saaledes levede de indespærret til deres Dødedag som Kvinder, der er Enker, skønt deres Mænd endnu lever.
4 Then said the king to 'Amassa, Call together for me the men of Judah within three days, and thou present thyself here [then].
Derpaa sagde Kongen til Amasa: »Stævn Judas Mænd sammen i Løbet af tre Dage og indfind dig da her!«
5 So 'Amassa went to call Judah together; but he remained out longer than the set time which he had appointed him.
Amasa gik saa bort for at stævne Judas Mænd sammen. Men da han tøvede ud over den fastsatte Frist,
6 And David said to Abishai, Now will Sheba' the son of Bichri do us more harm than [did] Abshalom: take thou the servants of thy Lord, and pursue after him, lest he succeed in reaching fortified cities, and withdraw himself from our eyes.
sagde David til Abisjaj: »Nu bliver Sjeba, Bikris Søn, os farligere end Absalom! Tag derfor din Herres Folk og sæt efter ham, for at han ikke skal kaste sig ind i befæstede Byer og slippe fra os!«
7 And there went out after him Joab's men, and the Kerethites, and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men: and they went forth out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba' the son of Bichri.
Med Abisjaj drog Joab, Kreterne og Pleterne og alle Kærnetropperne ud fra Jerusalem for at sætte efter Sjeba, Bikris Søn.
8 They were close by the great stone which is at Gib'on, as 'Amassa came before them. And Joab was girded with his coat, his [usual] garment, and upon it the girdle of the sword which was fastened upon his loins in its sheath; and as he went forth it fell out.
Men da de var ved den store Sten i Gibeon, kom Amasa dem i Møde. Joab var iført sin Vaabenkjortel, og over den havde han spændt et Sværd, hvis Skede var bundet til hans Lænd; og det gled ud og faldt til Jorden.
9 And Joab said to 'Amassa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab's right hand took hold of 'Amassa's beard to kiss him.
Joab sagde da til Amasa: »Gaar det dig vel, Broder?« Og Joab greb med højre Haand om Amasas Skæg for at kysse ham.
10 And 'Amassa did not guard himself against the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. But Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba' the son of Bichri.
Men Amasa tog sig ikke i Vare for det Sværd, Joab havde i sin venstre Haand; Joab stødte det i Underlivet paa ham, saa hans Indvolde væltede ud paa Jorden, og han døde ved det ene Stød. Derpaa satte Joab og hans Broder Abisjaj efter Sjeba, Bikris Søn,
11 And one man of Joab's people remained standing by him, and said, He that favoreth Joab, and he that is for David, follow Joab.
medens en af Joabs Folk blev staaende ved Amasa og raabte: »Enhver, der bryder sig om Joab og holder med David, følge efter Joab!«
12 And 'Amassa was wallowing in his blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he put 'Amassa aside out of the highway into the field, and threw a garment over him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still.
Men Amasa laa midt paa Vejen, svømmende i sit Blod, og da Manden saa, at alt Folket stod stille der, væltede han Amasa fra Vejen ind paa Marken og kastede en Kappe over ham; thi han saa, at alle, der kom forbi, stod stille.
13 When he was removed out of the highway, every man passed on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba' the son of Bichri.
Saa snart han var fjernet fra Vejen, fulgte alle efter Joab for at sætte efter Sjeba, Bikris Søn.
14 And this one passed through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, which is of Beth-ma'achah, and all the Berim: and they assembled themselves together, and went also after him.
Denne drog imidlertid gennem alle Israels Stammer indtil Abel-Bet-Ma'aka, og alle Bikriterne samlede sig og fulgte ham.
15 And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-ma'achah, and they cast up a trench against the city, and it stood enclosed by the troops: and all the people that were with Joab were battering to throw down the wall.
Da kom de og belejrede ham i Abel-Bet-Ma'aka, idet de opkastede en Vold om Byen. Men medens alt Krigsfolket, der var med Joab, arbejdede paa at bringe Muren til Fald,
16 Then called a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear: say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near as far as hither, that I may speak with thee.
traadte en klog Kvinde fra Byen hen paa Formuren og raabte: »Hør, hør! Sig til Joab, at han skal komme herhen; jeg vil tale med ham!«
17 And when he was come near unto her, the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he said, I am. Then said she unto him, Hear the words of thy hand-maid. And he said, I do hear.
Da han kom hen til hende, spurgte Kvinden: »Er du Joab?« Og da han svarede ja, sagde hun: »Hør din Trælkvindes Ord!« Han svarede: »Jeg hører!«
18 Then said she, thus, They ought surely first to have spoken, saying, “Let them ask at least in Abel:” and so would they have come to an end.
Saa sagde hun: »I gamle Dage sagde man: Man spørge dog i Abel og Dan, om det er gaaet af Brug, hvad gode Folk i Israel vedtog!
19 I am one of the peaceful and faithful [cities] in Israel; thou seekest to overthrow a city and a metropolis in Israel: why wilt thou destroy the inheritance of the Lord?
Og nu søger du at bringe Død over en By, som er en Moder i Israel! Hvorfor vil du ødelægge HERRENS Arvelod?«
20 And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should destroy or ruin.
Joab svarede: »Det være langt fra mig, det være langt fra mig at ødelægge eller volde Fordærv!
21 The matter is not so; but a man from the mountains of Ephraim, Sheba' the son of Bichri is his name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, against David: give him up alone, and I will withdraw from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be cast down to thee over the wall.
Saaledes er det ingenlunde ment! Men en Mand fra Efraims Bjerge ved Navn Sjeba, Bikris Søn, har løftet sin Haand mod Kong David; hvis I blot vil udlevere ham, bryder jeg op fra Byen!« Da sagde Kvinden til Joab: »Hans Hoved skal blive kastet ned til dig gennem Muren!«
22 And the woman came unto all the people with her wisdom; and they cut off the head of Sheba' the son of Bichri, and cast it down to Joab: and he blew the cornet, and they scattered themselves from the city, every man to his tents. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.
Kvinden fik saa ved sin Klogskab hele Byen overtalt til at hugge Hovedet af Sjeba, Bikris Søn, og de kastede det ned til Joab. Da stødte han i Hornet, og de brød op fra Byen og spredte sig hver til sit, medens Joab selv vendte tilbage til Kongen i Jerusalem.
23 Now Joab was over all the army of Israel; and Benayah the son of Yehoyada' was over the Kerethites and over the Pelethites;
Joab stod over hele Israels Hær; Benaja, Jojadas Søn, over Kreterne og Pleterne;
24 And Adoram was over the tribute; and Jehoshaphat the son of Achilud was recorder;
Adoniram havde Tilsynet med Hoveriarbejdet; Josjafat, Ahiluds Søn, var Kansler;
25 And Sheva was scribe; and Zadok and Ebyathar were priests;
Sjeja var Statsskriver, Zadok og Ebjatar Præster;
26 And 'Ira also the Yairite was an officer of state unto David.
ogsaa Ja'iriten Ira var Præst hos David.
