< 1 Samuel 27 >
1 And David says to his heart, “Now I am consumed by the hand of Saul one day; there is nothing better for me than that I diligently escape to the land of the Philistines, and Saul has been despairing of me—of seeking me anymore in all the border of Israel, and I have escaped out of his hand.”
Og David sagde i sit Hjerte: Jeg omkommer nu en Dag ved Sauls Haand; intet er mig bedre, end at jeg flyr til Filisternes Land, at Saul kan opgive at søge efter mig ydermere i alt Israels Landemærke, og at jeg kan undgaa hans Haand.
2 And David rises, and passes over, he and six hundred men who [are] with him, to Achish son of Maoch king of Gath;
Da gjorde David sig rede og gik over, han og seks Hundrede Mand, som vare med ham, til Akis, Maoks Søn, Kongen i Gath.
3 and David dwells with Achish in Gath, he and his men, each one with his household, [even] David and his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail wife of Nabal the Carmelitess.
Og David boede hos Akis i Gath, han og hans Mænd, hver med sit Hus; David og hans to Hustruer: Ahinoam, den Jisreelitiske, og Abigail, Nabals Hustru, den Karmelitiske.
4 And it is declared to Saul that David has fled to Gath, and he has not added to seek him anymore.
Og det blev Saul tilkendegivet, at David var flyet til Gath; da blev han ikke ydermere ved at søge efter ham.
5 And David says to Achish, “Now if I have found grace in your eyes, they give a place to me in one of the cities of the field, and I dwell there, indeed, why does your servant dwell in the royal city with you?”
Og David sagde til Akis: Kære, dersom jeg har fundet Naade for dine Øjne, saa lad dem give mig et Sted i een af Byerne i Landet, at jeg maa blive der; thi hvorfor skal din Tjener bo i den kongelige Stad hos dig?
6 And Achish gives Ziklag to him in that day, therefore Ziklag has been for the kings of Judah until this day.
Da gav Akis ham Ziklag samme Dag; derfor er Ziklag Judas Kongers indtil denne Dag.
7 And the number of the days which David has dwelt in the field of the Philistines [is one year] of days and four months;
Og Tallet paa de Dage, i hvilke David boede i Filisternes Land, var eet Aar og fire Maaneder.
8 and David and his men go up, and they push toward the Geshurite, and the Gerizite, and the Amalekite (for they are inhabitants of the land from of old), as you come to Shur and to the land of Egypt,
Saa drog David og hans Mænd op, og de overfaldt Gesuriterne og Girsiterne og Amalekiterne; thi disse boede i Landet, som hørte dem til fra gammel Tid, i Retningen af Schur og indtil Ægyptens Land.
9 and David has struck the land, and does not keep alive man and woman, and has taken sheep, and oxen, and donkeys, and camels, and garments, and turns back, and comes to Achish.
Og David slog Landet og lod hverken Mand eller Kvinde leve og tog smaat Kvæg og stort Kvæg og Asener og Kameler og Klæder og vendte tilbage til Akis.
10 And Achish says, “To where have you pushed today?” And David says, “Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelite, and to the south of the Kenite.”
Naar Akis sagde: Hvor faldt I ind i Dag? da sagde David: Imod Sønden i Juda og imod Sønden mod Jerahmeeliterne og imod Sønden mod Keniterne.
11 David keeps alive neither man nor woman, to bring in [word] to Gath, saying, “Lest they declare [it] against us, saying, Thus David has done, and thus [is] his custom all the days that he has dwelt in the fields of the Philistines.”
Og David lod ikke en Mand eller Kvinde leve, saa at han førte dem til Gath; thi han sagde: At de ikke skulle forkynde noget imod os og sige: Saaledes gjorde David; og saaledes var hans Vis alle de Dage, han boede i Filisternes Land.
12 And Achish believes in David, saying, “He has made himself utterly abhorred among his people in Israel, and has been for a perpetual servant to me.”
Derfor troede Akis David og sagde: Han har gjort sig forhadt for sit Folk, for Israel, derfor skal han være min Tjener evindelig.