1 Samuel 21
1 And David comes to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest, and Ahimelech trembles at meeting David and says to him, “Why [are] you alone, and no man [is] with you?”
Og David kom til Nobe, til Akimelek, Præsten, og Akimelek blev forfærdet, da han mødte David, og sagde til ham: Hvorfor er du alene og ikke en Mand med dig?
2 And David says to Ahimelech the priest, “The king has commanded me [on] a matter, and he says to me, Let no man know anything of the matter about which I send you, and which I have commanded you; and [my] young men know [to go] to such and such a place.
Og David sagde til Akimelek, Præsten: Kongen befalede mig en Sag og sagde til mig: Lad ingen Mand vide noget om den Sag, som jeg har sendt dig ud for, og som jeg befalede dig; og de unge Karle har jeg tilsagt til det og det Sted.
3 And now, what is there under your hand? Give five loaves into my hand, or that which is found.”
Og nu, hvad har du ved Haanden? giv fem Brød i min Haand, eller hvad der findes.
4 And the priest answers David and says, “There is no common bread under my hand, but there is holy bread; if only the youths have been kept from women.”
Og Præsten svarede David og sagde: Jeg har intet almindeligt Brød ved Haanden; men der er helligt Brød; dersom ikkun de unge Mænd havde holdt sig fra Kvinder.
5 And David answers the priest and says to him, “Surely, if women have been restrained from us as before in my going out, then the vessels of the young men are holy, and it [is] a common way; and also, surely it is sanctified today in the vessel.”
Og David svarede Præsten og sagde til ham: Ja visselig, Kvinderne have været os forholdte i Gaar og i Forgaars; der jeg gik ud, vare de unge Mænds Kar hellige; tilmed er dette Brød paa Vej til at blive almindeligt, da desforuden andet i Dag skal helliges i Karrene.
6 And the priest gives the holy thing to him, for there was no bread there except the Bread of the Presentation, which is turned aside from the presence of YHWH to put hot bread [there] in the day of its being taken away.
Da gav Præsten ham det hellige; thi der var intet Brød uden Skuebrød, som toges bort fra Herrens Ansigt for at lægge varmt Brød i Stedet paa den Dag, man tog det bort.
7 And there [is] a man of the servants of Saul detained before YHWH on that day, and his name [is] Doeg the Edomite, chief of the shepherds whom Saul has.
Men der var en Mand af Sauls Tjenere paa den samme Dag, som opholdt sig for Herrens Ansigt, og hans Navn var Edomiteren Doeg, den mægtigste af Sauls Hyrder.
8 And David says to Ahimelech, “And is there not spear or sword here under your hand? For I have taken neither my sword nor my vessels in my hand, for the matter of the king was urgent.”
Og David sagde til Akimelek: Har du ikke her ved Haanden et Spyd eller et Sværd? thi jeg tog end ikke mit Sværd og mine Vaaben med mig, eftersom Kongens Ærinde havde Hast.
9 And the priest says, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you struck in the Valley of Elah, behold, it is wrapped in a garment behind the ephod, if you take it to yourself, take; for there is none other except it in this [place].” And David says, “There is none like it—give it to me.”
Da sagde Præsten: Filisteren Goliaths Sværd, som du slog i Egens Dal, se, det er svøbt i et Klæde, bag Livkjortlen; dersom du vil tage dig det, saa tag det, thi her er intet andet uden det; og David sagde: Der er ikke noget som det, giv mig det!
10 And David rises and flees on that day from the face of Saul, and comes to Achish king of Gath;
Og David gjorde sig rede og flyede samme Dag fra Sauls Ansigt, og kom til Akis, Kongen i Gath.
11 and the servants of Achish say to him, “Is this not David, the king of the land? Is it not of this one [that] they sing in dances, saying, Saul struck among his thousands, and David among his myriads?”
Og Akis Tjenere sagde til ham: Er dette ikke David, Landets Konge? sang de ikke om denne mod hverandre i Dansen, og sagde: Saul har slaget sine tusinde, og David sine ti Tusinde?
12 And David lays these words in his heart, and is exceedingly afraid of the face of Achish king of Gath,
Og David lagde disse Ord paa sit Hjerte og frygtede saare for Akis, Kongen af Gath.
13 and changes his behavior before their eyes, and feigns himself mad in their hand, and scribbles on the doors of the gate, and lets down his spittle to his beard.
Derfor anstillede han sig afsindig for deres Øjne og rasede mellem deres Hænder og tegnede paa Portens Døre og lod Fraaden flyde ned paa sit Skæg.
14 And Achish says to his servants, “Behold, you see a man acting as a madman; why do you bring him to me?
Da sagde Akis til sine Tjenere: Se, I se, at Manden er gal, hvi førte I ham til mig?
15 Am I lacking madmen, that you have brought in this one to act as a madman before me? Does this one come into my house?”
Mon jeg fattes galne, at I førte denne hid at rase for mig? skulde denne komme i mit Hus?
