2 Samuel 2
1 And it comes to pass afterward, that David inquires of YHWH, saying, “Do I go up into one of the cities of Judah?” And YHWH says to him, “Go up.” And David says, “To where do I go up?” And He says, “To Hebron.”
Og det skete derefter, at David spurgte Herren ad og sagde: Skal jeg drage op i en af Judas Stæder? og Herren sagde til ham: Drag op! og David sagde: Hvorhen skal jeg drage op? og han sagde: Til Hebron.
2 And David goes up there, and also his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail wife of Nabal the Carmelite;
Saa drog David op derhen, saa og hans to Hustruer, Ahinoam, den jisreelitiske, og Abigail, Karmeliteren Nabals Hustru.
3 and David has brought up his men who [are] with him—a man and his household—and they dwell in the cities of Hebron.
Derhen førte David sine Mænd op, som vare hos ham, hver med sit Hus, og de boede i Hebrons Stæder.
4 And the men of Judah come, and anoint David there for king over the house of Judah; and they declare to David, saying, “The men of Jabesh-Gilead [are] they who buried Saul.”
Og Judas Mænd kom og salvede der David til Konge over Judas Hus; og de gave David til Kende og sagde: Mændene af Jabes i Gilead ere de, som have begravet Saul.
5 And David sends messengers to the men of Jabesh-Gilead and says to them, “Blessed [are] you of YHWH, in that you have done this kindness with your lord, with Saul, that you bury him.
Da sendte David Bud til Mændene af Jabes i Gilead og lod dem sige: Velsignede være I for Herren, at I gjorde denne Miskundhed imod eders Herre, imod Saul, at I begrove ham.
6 And now YHWH does kindness and truth with you, and I also do this good with you because you have done this thing;
Og nu vise Herren Miskundhed og Trofasthed imod eder, og jeg vil ogsaa vise imod eder denne Godhed, fordi I gjorde denne Gerning.
7 and now your hands are strong, and be for sons of valor, for your lord Saul [is] dead, and the house of Judah has also anointed me for king over them.”
Saa være nu eders Hænder stærke, og værer tapre Mænd, skønt eders Herre Saul er død; thi ogsaa Judas Hus har salvet mig til Konge over sig.
8 And Abner, son of Ner, head of the host which Saul has, has taken Ish-Bosheth, son of Saul, and causes him to pass over to Mahanaim,
Men Abner, Ners Søn, Stridshøvedsmanden, som Saul havde havt, tog Isboseth, Sauls Søn, og førte ham over til Mahanaim.
9 and causes him to reign over Gilead, and over the Ashurite, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over Israel—all of it.
Og han gjorde ham til Konge over Gilead og over Assuri og over Jisreel og over Efraim og over Benjamin, ja, over al Israel.
10 Ish-Bosheth son of Saul [is] a son of forty years in his reigning over Israel, and he has reigned [for] two years; only the house of Judah has been after David.
Isboseth, Sauls Søn, var fyrretyve Aar gammel, der han blev Konge over Israel, og han havde regeret to Aar; Judas Hus alene var efter David.
11 And the number of the days that David has been king in Hebron, over the house of Judah, is seven years and six months.
Men Tallet paa de Dage, David var Konge i Hebron over Judas Hus, var syv Aar og seks Maaneder.
12 And Abner son of Ner goes out, and servants of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
Og Abner, Ners Søn, drog ud med Isboseths, Sauls Søns, Tjenere fra Mahanaim til Gibeon.
13 And Joab son of Zeruiah, and servants of David, have gone out, and they meet by the pool of Gibeon together, and sit down, these by the pool on this [side], and these by the pool on that [side].
Og Joab, Zerujas Søn, og Davids Tjenere droge ogsaa ud, og de stødte sammen ved Gibeons Dam; og de bleve, disse paa denne Side af Dammen, og de andre paa den anden Side af Dammen.
14 And Abner says to Joab, “Now let the youths rise and they play before us”; and Joab says, “Let them rise.”
Og Abner sagde til Joab: Lad dog de unge Karle gøre sig rede og holde Kampleg for vort Ansigt; Joab sagde: Lad dem gøre sig rede.
15 And they rise and pass over, in number twelve of Benjamin, even of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
Saa gjorde de sig rede og gik over efter Tallet; tolv for Benjamin, det er for Isboseth, Sauls Søn, og tolv af Davids Tjenere.
16 And they each lay hold on the head of his companion, and his sword [is] in the side of his companion, and they fall together, and [one] calls that place Helkath-Hazzurim, which [is] in Gibeon,
Og den ene tog den anden fat ved Hovedet og stødte sit Sværd i den andens Side, og de faldt til Hobe, og man kaldte det Sted Helkat-Zurim, som er ved Gibeon.
17 and the battle is very hard on that day, and Abner is struck, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.
Og Striden blev samme Dag saare haard; men Abner og Israels Mænd bleve slagne for Davids Tjeneres Ansigt.
18 And there are three sons of Zeruiah there: Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel; and Asahel [is] light on his feet, as one of the roes which [are] in the field,
Men der var tre Zerujas Sønner, Joab og Abisaj og Asael; men Asael var let paa sine Fødder, som en af Raaerne, der ere paa Marken.
19 and Asahel pursues after Abner, and has not turned aside to go to the right or to the left, from after Abner.
Og Asael forfulgte Abner, og han bøjede ikke af til at gaa til den højre eller venstre Side fra Abner.
20 And Abner looks behind him and says, “Are you he—Asahel?” And he says, “I [am].”
Da saa Abner sig tilbage og sagde: Er det dig, Asael? og han sagde: Ja det er.
21 And Abner says to him, “Turn aside to your right hand or to your left, and seize one of the youths for yourself, and take his armor for yourself”; and Asahel has not been willing to turn aside from after him.
Og Abner sagde til ham: Bøj dig til din højre eller til din venstre Side, og grib dig en af de unge Karle og tag dig hans Rustning; men Asael vilde ikke vige fra ham.
22 And Abner adds again, saying to Asahel, “Turn aside from after me, why do I strike you to the earth? And how do I lift up my face to your brother Joab?”
Da blev Abner ydermere ved og sagde til Asael: Vig du fra mig; hvorfor skulde jeg slaa dig til Jorden? og hvorledes skulde jeg da opløfte mit Ansigt for din Broder Joab?
23 And he refuses to turn aside, and Abner strikes him with the back part of the spear to the fifth [rib], and the spear comes out from behind him, and he falls there, and dies under it; and it comes to pass, everyone who has come to the place where Asahel has fallen and dies—they stand still.
Men han vægrede sig ved at vige; da stak Abner ham med Bagenden af Spydet i Underlivet, og Spydet gik bag ud af ham, og han faldt der og døde paa Stedet; og det skete, hver den, som kom til det Sted, hvor Asael var falden og var død, de stode stille.
24 And Joab and Abishai pursue after Abner, and the sun has gone in, and they have come to the height of Ammah, which [is] on the front of Giah, the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
Men Joab og Abisaj forfulgte Abner, og Solen gik ned, da de kom paa Ammas Høj, som er lige for Gia paa Vejen til Gibeons Ørk.
25 And the sons of Benjamin gather themselves together after Abner, and become one troop, and stand on the top of a certain height,
Og Benjamins Børn samlede sig om Abner og bleve en Klynge, og de stode paa Toppen af en Høj.
26 and Abner calls to Joab and says, “Does the sword consume forever? Have you not known that it is bitterness in the latter end? And until when do you not say to the people to turn back from after their brothers?”
Da raabte Abner til Joab og sagde: Skal Sværdet fortære evindeligt? ved du ikke, at det vil vorde bittert paa det sidste? og hvor længe varer det, inden du siger til Folket, at de skulle vende om fra at forfølge deres Brødre?
27 And Joab says, “God lives! For unless you had spoken, surely then from the morning each of the people had gone up from after his brother.”
Og Joab svarede: Saa vist som Gud lever, dersom du ikke havde talt, da var Folket draget herfra i Morges, uden at forfølge hver sin Broder.
28 And Joab blows with a horn, and all the people stand still, and no longer pursue after Israel, nor have they added to fight anymore.
Saa blæste Joab i Trompeten, og alt Folket standsede og forfulgte ikke ydermere Israel, og de bleve ej heller ydermere ved at stride.
29 And Abner and his men have gone through the plain all that night, and pass over the Jordan, and go on [through] all Bithron, and come to Mahanaim.
Men Abner og hans Mænd gik hele denne Nat over den slette Mark, og de gik over Jordanen og vandrede igennem hele Bithron og kom til Mahanaim.
30 And Joab has turned back from after Abner, and gathers all the people, and there are lacking of the servants of David nineteen men, and Asahel;
Og Joab vendte tilbage fra at forfølge Abner og samlede alt Folket, og der savnedes nitten Mænd af Davids Tjenere og Asael.
31 and the servants of David have struck of Benjamin, even among the men of Abner, three hundred and sixty men—they died.
Men Davids Tjenere havde slaget af Benjamin og af Abners Mænd, saa at der vare tre Hundrede og tresindstyve Mand døde.
32 And they lift up Asahel, and bury him in the burying-place of his father, which [is] in Beth-Lehem, and they go all the night—Joab and his men—and [dawn’s light] shines on them in Hebron.
Og de toge Asael op og begrove ham i hans Faders Grav, som var i Bethlehem, og Joab og hans Mænd gik den ganske Nat, saa at de i Dagbrækningen vare i Hebron.
