2 Samuel 12
1 And YHWH sends Nathan to David, and he comes to him, and says to him: “Two men have been in one city, one rich and one poor.
Og HERREN sendte Natan til David. Da han kom ind til ham, sagde han: »Der boede to Mænd i samme By, en rig og en fattig.
2 The rich has very many flocks and herds,
Den rige havde Smaakvæg og Hornkvæg i Mængde,
3 but the poor one has nothing, except one little ewe-lamb which he has bought and keeps alive. And it grows up together with him and with his sons. It eats of his morsel, and it drinks from his cup, and it lies in his bosom, and it is as a daughter to him.
medens den fattige ikke ejede andet end et eneste lille Lam, som han havde købt og opdrættet, og som var vokset op hos ham sammen med hans Børn; det aad af hans Brød, drak af hans Bæger og laa i hans Skød og var ham som en Datter.
4 And a traveler comes to the rich man, and he spares to take from his own flock, and from his own herd, to prepare for the traveling [man] who has come to him; and he takes the ewe-lamb of the poor man and prepares it for the man who has come to him.”
Men da den rige Mand engang fik Besøg, ømmede han sig ved at tage noget af sit eget Smaakvæg eller Hornkvæg og tillave det til den vejfarende Mand, som var kommet til ham, men tog den fattige Mands Lam og tillavede det til sin Gæst!«
5 And the anger of David burns against the man exceedingly, and he says to Nathan, “YHWH lives, surely the man who is doing this [is] a son of death,
Da blussede Davids Vrede heftigt op mod den Mand, og han sagde til Natan: »Saa sandt HERREN lever: Den Mand, som gjorde det, er dødsens,
6 and [for] the ewe-lamb he repays fourfold, because that he has done this thing, and because that he had no pity.”
og Lammet skal han erstatte firefold, fordi han handlede saa hjerteløst!«
7 And Nathan says to David, “You [are] the man! Thus said YHWH, God of Israel: I anointed you for king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul;
Men Natan sagde til David: »Du er Manden! Saa siger HERREN, Israels Gud: Jeg salvede dig til Konge over Israel, og jeg friede dig af Sauls Haand;
8 and I give to you the house of your lord, and the wives of your lord, into your bosom, and I give the house of Israel and Judah to you; and if [that is] too little, then I add such and such [things] to you.
jeg gav dig din Herres Hus, lagde din Herres Hustruer i din Favn og gav dig Israels og Judas Hus; og var det for lidet, vilde jeg have givet dig endnu mere, baade det ene og det andet.
9 Why have you despised the word of YHWH, to do evil in His eyes? You have struck Uriah the Hittite by the sword, and you have taken his wife for a wife for yourself, and you have slain him by the sword of the sons of Ammon.
Hvorfor har du da ringeagtet HERRENS Ord og gjort, hvad der er ondt i hans Øjne? Hetiten Urias har du dræbt med Sværdet; hans Hustru har du taget til Ægte, og ham har du slaaet ihjel med Ammoniternes Sværd.
10 And now, the sword does not turn aside from your house for all time, because you have despised Me, and take the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be for a wife for yourself;
Saa skal nu Sværdet aldrig vige fra dit Hus, fordi du ringeagtede mig og tog Hetiten Urias's Hustru til Ægte.
11 thus said YHWH: Behold, I am raising up calamity against you, out of your [own] house, and have taken your wives before your eyes, and given [them] to your neighbor, and he has lain with your wives before the eyes of this sun;
Saa siger HERREN: Se, jeg lader Ulykke komme over dig fra dit eget Hus, og jeg tager dine Hustruer bort for Øjnene af dig og giver dem til en anden, som skal ligge hos dine Hustruer ved højlys Dag.
12 for you have done [it] in secret, and I do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.”
Thi du handlede i det skjulte, men jeg vil opfylde dette Ord i hele Israels Paasyn og ved højlys Dag!«
13 And David says to Nathan, “I have sinned against YHWH.” And Nathan says to David, “Also—YHWH has caused your sin to pass away; you do not die;
Da sagde David til Natan: »Jeg har syndet mod HERREN!« Og Natan sagde til David: »Saa har HERREN ogsaa tilgivet dig din Synd; du skal ikke dø.
14 only, because you have caused the enemies of YHWH to greatly despise by this thing, also—the son who is born to you surely dies.”
Men fordi du ved denne Gerning har vist Foragt for HERREN, skal Sønnen, som er født dig, visselig dø!«
15 And Nathan goes to his house, and YHWH strikes the boy, whom the wife of Uriah has borne to David, and it is incurable;
Derpaa gik Natan til sit Hus. Og HERREN ramte det Barn, Urias's Hustru havde født David, med Sygdom.
16 and David seeks God for the youth, and David keeps a fast, and has gone in and lodged, and lain on the earth.
Da søgte David Gud for Barnet, holdt Faste og gik hen og lagde sig om Natten paa Jorden i Sæk.
17 And [the] elderly of his house rise against him, to raise him up from the earth, and he has not been willing, nor has he eaten bread with them;
De ældste i hans Hus kom til ham for at faa ham til at rejse sig, men han vilde ikke, og han holdt ikke Maaltid sammen med dem.
18 and it comes to pass on the seventh day, that the boy dies, and the servants of David fear to declare to him that the boy is dead, for they said, “Behold, in the boy being alive we spoke to him, and he did not listen to our voice; and how do we say to him, The boy is dead? Then he has done evil.”
Syvendedagen døde Barnet; men Davids Folk turde ikke lade ham vide, at Barnet var død, thi de tænkte: »Da Barnet levede, vilde han ikke laane os Øre, naar vi talte til ham; hvor kan vi da nu sige til ham, at Barnet er død? Han kunde gøre en Ulykke!«
19 And David sees that his servants are whispering, and David understands that the boy is dead, and David says to his servants, “Is the boy dead?” And they say, “Dead.”
Men da David saa, at hans Folk hviskede sammen, skønnede han, at Barnet var død. Saa spurgte David sine Folk: »Er Barnet død?« Og de svarede: »Ja, han er død!«
20 And David rises from the earth, and bathes and anoints [himself], and changes his raiment, and comes into the house of YHWH, and bows himself, and comes to his house, and asks and they place bread for him, and he eats.
Da rejste David sig fra Jorden, tvættede og salvede sig, tog andre Klæder paa og gik ind i HERRENS Hus og bad; saa gik han hjem, forlangte at faa Mad sat frem og spiste.
21 And his servants say to him, “What [is] this thing you have done? Because of the living boy you have fasted and you weep, and when the boy is dead you have risen and eat bread.”
Da sagde hans Folk til ham: »Hvorledes er det dog, du bærer dig ad? Medens Barnet endnu levede, fastede du og græd; og nu da Barnet er død, rejser du dig og spiser!«
22 And he says, “While the boy is alive I have fasted and I weep, for I said, Who knows [if] YHWH pities me and the boy has lived?
Han svarede: »Saa længe Barnet levede, fastede jeg og græd; thi jeg tænkte: Maaske er HERREN mig naadig, saa Barnet bliver i Live.
23 And now, he has died, why [is] this—I fast? Am I able to bring him back again? I am going to him, and he does not return to me.”
Men hvorfor skulde jeg faste, nu han er død? Kan jeg bringe ham tilbage igen? Jeg gaar til ham, men han kommer ikke tilbage til mig!«
24 And David comforts his wife Bathsheba, and goes in to her, and lies with her, and she bears a son, and he calls his name Solomon; and YHWH has loved him,
Derpaa trøstede David sin Hustru Batseba, og efter at han var gaaet ind til hende og havde ligget hos hende, fødte hun en Søn, som han kaldte Salomo, og ham elskede HERREN.
25 and sends by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and calls his name Jedidiah, because of YHWH.
Han overgav ham til Profeten Natan, og paa HERRENS Ord kaldte denne ham Jedidja.
26 And Joab fights against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, and captures the royal city,
Joab angreb imidlertid Rabba i Ammon og indtog Vandbyen.
27 and Joab sends messengers to David and says, “I have fought against Rabbah—I have also captured the city of waters;
Derpaa sendte Joab Bud til David og lod sige: »Jeg har angrebet Rabba og indtaget Vandbyen;
28 and now, gather the rest of the people, and encamp against the city, and capture it, lest I capture the city, and my name has been called on it.”
kald nu Resten af Hæren sammen, saa du kan belejre Byen og indtage den, for at det ikke skal blive mig, der indtager den og faar mit Navn udraabt over den!«
29 And David gathers all the people, and goes to Rabbah, and fights against it, and captures it;
Da samlede David hele Hæren og drog til Rabba, angreb og indtog det.
30 and he takes the crown of their king from off his head, and its weight [is] a talent of gold, and precious stones, and it is on the head of David; and he has brought out the spoil of the city—very much;
Og han tog Kronen af Milkoms Hoved; den var af Guld og vejede en Talent; der var en Ædelsten paa den, og den blev sat paa Davids Hoved. Et vældigt Bytte fra Byen førte han med sig,
31 and he has brought out the people who [are] in it, and sets [them] to the saw, and to cutting instruments of iron, and to axes of iron, and has caused them to pass over into the brick-kiln; and so he does to all the cities of the sons of Ammon; and David turns back, and all the people, to Jerusalem.
og Indbyggerne slæbte han bort, satte dem til Savene, Jernhakkerne og Jernøkserne og lod dem trælle ved Teglovnene. Saaledes gjorde han ved alle Ammoniternes Byer. Derpaa vendte David og hele Hæren tilbage til Jerusalem.
