1 Samuel 20
1 And David flees from Naioth in Ramah, and comes, and says before Jonathan, “What have I done? What [is] my iniquity? And what [is] my sin before your father, that he is seeking my life?”
Men David flygtede fra Najot i Rama og kom til Jonatan og sagde: »Hvad har jeg gjort? Hvad er min Brøde? Og hvad er min Synd mod din Fader, siden han staar mig efter Livet?«
2 And he says to him, “Far be it! You do not die; behold, my father does not do anything great or small and does not uncover my ear; and why does my father hide this thing from me? This [thing] is not.”
Han svarede: »Det være langt fra! Du skal ikke dø! Min Fader foretager sig jo intet, hverken stort eller smaat, uden at lade mig det vide; hvorfor skulde min Fader saa dølge dette for mig? Der er intet om det!«
3 And David swears again and says, “Your father has certainly known that I have found grace in your eyes, and he says, Do not let Jonathan know this, lest he is grieved; and yet, YHWH lives, and your soul lives, but—as a step between me and death.”
Men David svarede: »Din Fader ved sikkert, at du har fattet Godhed for mig, og tænker saa: Det maa Jonatan ikke faa at vide, at det ikke skal gøre ham ondt; nej, saa sandt HERREN lever, og saa sandt du lever, der er kun et Skridt imellem mig og Døden!«
4 And Jonathan says to David, “What does your soul [desire]? Command and I do it for you.”
Da sagde Jonatan til David: »Alt, hvad du ønsker, vil jeg gøre for dig!«
5 And David says to Jonathan, “Behold, the new moon [is] tomorrow; and I certainly sit with the king to eat; and you have sent me away, and I have been hidden in a field until the third evening;
David sagde til Jonatan: »I Morgen er det jo Nymaanedag, og jeg skulde sidde til Bords med Kongen; men lad mig gaa bort og skjule mig paa Marken indtil Aften.
6 if your father looks after me at all, then you have said, David earnestly asked of me to run to his city of Beth-Lehem, for there [is] a sacrifice of the days for all the family.
Hvis din Fader savner mig, saa sig: David har bedt mig om Lov til at skynde sig til Betlehem, sin Fødeby, da hele hans Slægt har sit aarlige Slagtoffer der.
7 If thus he says: Good; [there is] peace for your servant; and if it is very displeasing to him—know that the evil has been determined by him;
Hvis han saa siger: Godt! er der ingen Fare for din Træl; men bliver han vred, saa vid, at han vil min Ulykke.
8 and you have done kindness to your servant, for you have brought your servant into a covenant of YHWH with you—and if there is iniquity in me, put me to death yourself; for why [is] this [that] you bring me to your father?”
Vis din Træl den Godhed, siden du er gaaet i Pagt med din Træl for HERRENS Aasyn. Men har jeg forbrudt mig, saa slaa du mig ihjel; thi hvorfor skulde du bringe mig til din Fader?«
9 And Jonathan says, “Far be it from you! For I certainly do not know that the evil has been determined by my father to come on you, and I do not declare it to you.”
Jonatan svarede: »Det være langt fra! Hvis jeg virkelig kommer under Vejr med, at min Fader vil din Ulykke, skulde jeg saa ikke lade dig det vide?«
10 And David says to Jonathan, “Who declares [it] to me? Or what [if] your father answers you sharply?”
Da sagde David til Jonatan: »Men hvem skal lade mig det vide, om din Fader giver dig et haardt Svar?«
11 And Jonathan says to David, “Come, and we go out into the field”; and both of them go out into the field.
Jonatan svarede David: »Kom, lad os gaa ud paa Marken!« Og de gik begge ud paa Marken.
12 And Jonathan says to David, “YHWH, God of Israel, [is my witness]—when I search out my father about [this] time tomorrow [or] the third [day], and behold, [there is] good toward David, and I do not then send to you, and have uncovered your ear—
Da sagde Jonatan til David: »HERREN, Israels Gud, er Vidne: Jeg vil i Morgen ved denne Tid udforske min Faders Sindelag, og hvis der ingen Fare er for David, skulde jeg da ikke sende dig Bud og lade dig det vide?
13 thus YHWH does to Jonathan, and thus He adds; when the evil concerning you is good to my father, then I have uncovered your ear, and sent you away, and you have gone in peace, and YHWH is with you, as he was with my father;
HERREN ramme Jonatan baade med det ene og det andet: Hvis det er min Faders bestemte Vilje at bringe Ulykke over dig, vil jeg lade dig det vide og hjælpe dig bort, saa du kan fare i Fred. HERREN være med dig, som han har været med min Fader.
14 and not only while I am alive do you do the kindness of YHWH with me, and I do not die,
Og maatte du saa, hvis jeg endnu er i Live, maatte du saa vise HERRENS Godhed imod mig. Men skulde jeg være død,
15 but you do not cut off your kindness from my house for all time, nor in YHWH’s cutting off the enemies of David, each one from off the face of the ground.”
saa unddrag ingen Sinde min Slægt din Godhed. Og naar HERREN udrydder hver eneste af Davids Fjender af Jorden,
16 So Jonathan cuts [a covenant] with the house of David, and YHWH has sought [it] from the hand of the enemies of David;
maatte da Jonatans Navn ikke blive udryddet, men bestaa sammen med Davids Hus, og maatte HERREN kræve det af Davids Fjenders Haand!«
17 and Jonathan adds to cause David to swear, because he loves him, for he has loved him [as] the love [for] his own soul.
Da svor Jonatan paa ny David en Ed, fordi han elskede ham; thi han elskede ham af hele sin Sjæl.
18 And Jonathan says to him, “Tomorrow [is] the new moon, and you have been looked after, for your seat is looked after;
Da sagde Jonatan til ham: »I Morgen er det Nymaanedag; da vil du blive savnet, naar din Plads staar tom;
19 and on the third day you certainly come down, and have come to the place where you were hidden in the day of the work, and have remained near the stone of Ezel.
men i Overmorgen vil du blive savnet endnu mere; gaa saa hen til det Sted, hvor du holdt dig skjult, den Dag Skændselsdaaden skulde have fundet Sted, og sæt dig ved Jorddyngen der;
20 And I shoot three of the arrows at the side, sending out at a mark for myself;
i Overmorgen vil jeg saa skyde med Pile der, som om jeg skød til Maals.
21 and behold, I send the youth, [saying], Go, find the arrows. If I say to the youth at all, Behold, the arrows [are] on this side of you—take them and come, for [there is] peace for you, and there is no [adverse] word—[as] YHWH lives.
Jeg sender saa Drengen hen for at lede efter Pilen, og hvis jeg da siger til ham: Pilen ligger her paa denne Side af dig, hent den! saa kan du komme; thi da staar alt vel til for dig, og der er ingen Fare, saa sandt HERREN lever.
22 And if thus I say to the young man, Behold, the arrows [are] beyond you—go, for YHWH has sent you away;
Men siger jeg til den unge Mand: Pilen ligger paa den anden Side af dig, bedre frem! saa fly, thi da vil HERREN have dig bort.
23 as for the thing which you and I have spoken, behold, YHWH [is] between me and you for all time.”
Men om det, vi to har aftalt sammen, gælder, at HERREN staar mellem mig og dig for evigt!«
24 And David is hidden in the field, and it is the new moon, and the king sits down by the food to eat,
David skjulte sig saa ude paa Marken. Da Nymaanedagen kom, satte Kongen sig til Bords for at spise;
25 and the king sits on his seat, as time by time, on a seat by the wall, and Jonathan rises, and Abner sits at the side of Saul, and David’s place is looked after.
Kongen sad paa sin vante Plads, paa Pladsen ved Væggen, medens Jonatan sad lige overfor og Abner ved Siden af Saul, men Davids Plads stod tom.
26 And Saul has not spoken anything on that day, for he said, “It [is] an accident; he is not clean—surely not clean.”
Saul sagde intet den Dag, thi han tænkte: »Der er vel hændet ham noget, saa han ikke er ren, fordi han endnu ikke har renset sig.«
27 And it comes to pass on the second day of the new moon, that David’s place is looked after, and Saul says to his son Jonathan, “Why has the son of Jesse not come in, either yesterday or today, to the food?”
Men da Davids Plads ogsaa stod tom næste Dag, Dagen efter Nymaanedagen, sagde Saul til sin Søn Jonatan: »Hvorfor kom Isajs Søn hverken til Maaltidet i Gaar eller i Dag?«
28 And Jonathan answers Saul, “David has earnestly asked [permission] from me [to go] to Beth-Lehem,
Jonatan svarede Saul: »David bad mig om Lov til at gaa til Betlehem;
29 and he says, Please send me away, for we have a family sacrifice in the city, and my brother has given command to me himself, and now, if I have found grace in your eyes, please let me go away and see my brothers; therefore he has not come to the table of the king.”
han sagde: Lad mig gaa, thi vor Slægt har Offerfest der i Byen, og mine Brødre har paalagt mig at komme; hvis du har Godhed for mig, lad mig saa faa fri, for at jeg kan besøge mine Slægtninge! Det er Grunden til, at han ikke er kommet til Kongens Bord!«
30 And the anger of Saul burns against Jonathan, and he says to him, “Son of a perverse [woman] of rebellion! Have I not known that you are fixing on the son of Jesse to your own shame, and to the shame of the nakedness of your mother?
Da blussede Sauls Vrede op imod Jonatan, og han sagde til ham; »Du Søn af en vanartet Kvinde! Ved jeg ikke, at du er Ven med Isajs Søn til Skam for dig selv og for din Moders Blusel?
31 For all the days that the son of Jesse lives on the ground you are not established, you and your kingdom; and now, send and bring him to me, for he [is] a son of death.”
Thi saa længe Isajs Søn er i Live paa Jorden, er hverken du eller dit Kongedømme i Sikkerhed. Send derfor Bud og hent ham til mig, thi han er dødsens!«
32 And Jonathan answers his father Saul and says to him, “Why is he put to death? What has he done?”
Jonatan svarede sin Fader Saul: »Hvorfor skal han dræbes? Hvad har han gjort?«
33 And Saul casts the javelin at him to strike him, and Jonathan knows that it has been determined by his father to put David to death.
Da kastede Saul Spydet efter ham for at ramme ham. Saa skønnede Jonatan, at det var hans Faders bestemte Vilje at dræbe David.
34 And Jonathan rises from the table in the heat of anger, and has not eaten food on the second day of the new moon, for he has been grieved for David, for his father put him to shame.
Og Jonatan rejste sig fra Bordet i heftig Vrede og spiste intet den anden Nymaanedag, thi det gjorde ham ondt for David, at hans Fader havde smædet ham.
35 And it comes to pass in the morning, that Jonathan goes out into the field for the appointment with David, and a little youth [is] with him.
Næste Morgen gik Jonatan fulgt af en Dreng ud i Marken, til den Tid han havde aftalt med David.
36 And he says to his youth, “Now run, find the arrows which I am shooting”; the youth is running, and he has shot the arrow, causing [it] to pass over him.
Derpaa sagde han til Drengen, han havde med: »Løb hen og led efter den Pil, jeg skyder af!« Medens Drengen løb, skød han Pilen af over hans Hoved,
37 And the youth comes to the place of the arrow which Jonathan has shot, and Jonathan calls after the youth, and says, “Is the arrow not beyond you?”
og da Drengen naaede Stedet, hvor Pilen, som Jonatan havde afskudt, laa, raabte Jonatan til ham: »Pilen ligger jo paa den anden Side af dig, bedre frem!«
38 And Jonathan calls after the youth, “Speed, hurry, do not stand”; and Jonathan’s youth gathers the arrows, and comes to his lord.
Derpaa raabte Jonatan til Drengen: »Skynd dig alt, hvad du kan, og bliv ikke staaende!« Saa tog Jonatans Dreng Pilen og bragte sin Herre den.
39 And the youth has not known anything, only Jonathan and David knew the word.
Og Drengen vidste ikke noget, thi kun Jonatan og David kendte Sammenhængen.
40 And Jonathan gives his weapons to the youth whom he has and says to him, “Go, carry into the city.”
Jonatan gav derpaa sin Dreng Vaabnene og sagde til ham: »Tag dem med til Byen!«
41 The youth has gone, and David has risen from Ezel, at the south, and falls on his face to the earth, and bows himself three times, and they kiss one another, and they weep with one another, until David exerted himself;
Da Drengen var gaaet, rejste David sig fra sit Skjul ved Jorddyngen og faldt til Jorden paa sit Ansigt og bøjede sig ned tre Gange. Og de kyssede hinanden og græd bitterlig sammen.
42 and Jonathan says to David, “Go in peace, in that we have sworn—the two of us—in the Name of YHWH, saying, YHWH is between me and you, and between my seed and your seed—for all time”; and he rises and goes; and Jonathan has gone into the city.
Derpaa sagde Jonatan til David: »Far i Fred! Om det, vi to har tilsvoret hinanden i HERRENS Navn, gælder, at HERREN staar mellem mig og dig, mellem mine og dine Efterkommere for evigt!« Saa brød David op og drog bort, medens Jonatan gik ind i Byen.
