2 Samuel 21
1 And there is a famine in the days of David [for] three years, year after year, and David seeks the face of YHWH, and YHWH says, “[This is] for Saul and for the bloody house, because that he put the Gibeonites to death.”
Og der var en Hungersnød i Davids Dage tre Aar, Aar efter Aar, og David søgte Herrens Ansigt, og Herren sagde: Det er for Sauls Skyld og for Blodhusets Skyld, fordi han ihjelslog Gibeoniterne.
2 And the king calls for the Gibeonites and says to them—as for the Gibeonites, they [are] not of the sons of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorite, and the sons of Israel had sworn to them, and Saul seeks to strike them in his zeal for the sons of Israel and Judah—
Da lod Kongen kalde ad Gibeoniterne og sagde til dem: (Men Gibeoniterne vare ikke af Israels Børn, men af de overblevne Amoriter, og Israels Børn havde tilsvoret dem, men Saul søgte efter at slaa dem ihjel, fordi han var nidkær for Israels og Judas Børn)
3 indeed, David says to the Gibeonites, “What do I do for you? And with what do I make atonement? And bless the inheritance of YHWH.”
og David sagde til Gibeoniterne: Hvad skal jeg gøre for eder? og hvormed skal jeg sone det, at I ville velsigne Herrens Arv?
4 And the Gibeonites say to him, “We have no silver and gold by Saul and by his house, and we have no man to put to death in Israel”; and he says, “What you are saying I do to you.”
Og Gibeoniterne sagde til ham: Det er os ikke om Sølv eller Guld at gøre hos Saul og hos hans Hus, og det er os ikke om at gøre at ihjelslaa nogen i Israel; da sagde han: Hvad I sige, vil jeg gøre for eder.
5 And they say to the king, “The man who consumed us, and who devised against us—we have been destroyed from stationing ourselves in all the border of Israel—
Og de sagde til Kongen: Den Mand, som udryddede os, og som tænkte det imod os, at vi skulde ødelægges, at vi ikke skulde bestaa inden al Israels Landemærke:
6 let there be given to us seven men of his sons, and we have hanged them before YHWH, in the height of Saul, the chosen of YHWH.” And the king says, “I give”;
Af hans Sønner lad der gives os syv Mænd, at vi kunne hænge dem op for Herren i Sauls Gibea, den Herrens udvalgtes; og Kongen sagde: Jeg vil give eder dem.
7 and the king has pity on Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, son of Saul, because of the oath of YHWH that [is] between them, between David and Jonathan son of Saul;
Men Kongen sparede Mefiboseth, en Søn af Sauls Søn Jonathan, for Herrens Eds Skyld, som var imellem dem, imellem David og Jonathan, Sauls Søn.
8 and the king takes the two sons of Rizpah daughter of Aiah, whom she bore to Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth, and the five sons of Michal daughter of Saul whom she bore to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite,
Og Kongen tog de to Sønner af Rizpa, Ajas Datter, hvilke hun havde født Saul, nemlig: Armoni og Mefiboseth, og Mikals, Sauls Datters, fem Sønner, hvilke hun havde født Adriel, Meholathiteren Barsillajs Søn;
9 and gives them into the hand of the Gibeonites, and they hang them in the hill before YHWH; and the seven fall together, and they have been put to death in the days of harvest, in the first [days], the commencement of barley-harvest.
og han gav dem i Gibeoniternes Haand, og de hængte dem op paa Bjerget for Herrens Ansigt, og de faldt alle syv, og de bleve dræbte i Høstens første Dage, i Byghøstens Begyndelse.
10 And Rizpah daughter of Aiah takes the sackcloth, and stretches it out for herself on the rock, from the commencement of harvest until water has been poured out on them from the heavens, and has not permitted a bird of the heavens to rest on them by day, or the beast of the field by night.
Da tog Rizpa, Ajas Datter, Sørgeklædet og udbredte det paa Klippen, fra Høstens Begyndelse, indtil der faldt Vand fra Himmelen over dem; og hun tilstedte ikke Himmelens Fugle at hvile paa dem om Dagen og ej heller Markens Dyr om Natten.
11 And it is declared to David that which Rizpah daughter of Aiah, concubine of Saul, has done,
Og det blev David tilkendegivet, det, som Rizpa, Ajas Datter, Sauls Medhustru, havde gjort.
12 and David goes and takes the bones of Saul, and the bones of his son Jonathan, from the possessors of Jabesh-Gilead, who had stolen them from the broad place of Beth-Shan, where the Philistines hanged them, in the day of the Philistines striking Saul in Gilboa;
Og David gik hen og tog fra Mændene i Jabes udi Gilead Sauls Ben og hans Søns, Jonathans, Ben, som de havde stjaalet fra Torvet i Bethsan, hvor Filisterne havde hængt dem paa den Dag, Filisterne havde slaget Saul paa Gilboa,
13 and he brings up there the bones of Saul, and the bones of his son Jonathan, and they gather the bones of those hanged,
og han førte Sauls Ben og Jonathans, hans Søns, Ben op derfra, og de samlede Benene af dem, som vare hængte.
14 and bury the bones of Saul and of his son Jonathan in the land of Benjamin, in Zelah, in the burying-place of his father Kish, and do all that the king commanded, and God accepts the plea for the land afterward.
Og de begrove Sauls og hans Søn Jonathans Ben i Benjamins Land, i Zela, udi Kis's, hans Faders, Grav, og de gjorde alt det, som Kongen havde befalet; saa bønhørte Gud derefter Landet.
15 And again the Philistines have war with Israel, and David goes down, and his servants with him, and they fight with the Philistines; and David is weary,
Og Filisterne havde endnu en Krig imod Israel, og David drog ned, og hans Tjenere med ham, og stred imod Filisterne, og David blev træt.
16 and Ishbi-Benob, who [is] among the children of the giant—the weight of his spear [is] three hundred [shekels in] weight of bronze, and he is girded with a new one—speaks of striking David,
Og Jisbi-Benob, som var en af Rafas Børn, havde et Spyd, hvis Vægt var en Vægt af tre Hundrede Sekel Kobber, og han var ombunden med et nyt Sværd, han tænkte paa at slaa David ihjel.
17 and Abishai son of Zeruiah gives help to him, and strikes the Philistine, and puts him to death; then the men of David swear to him, saying, “You do not go out with us to battle again, nor quench the lamp of Israel.”
Men Abisaj, Zerujas Søn, hjalp denne og slog Filisteren og dræbte ham; da besvore Davids Mænd ham og sagde: Du skal ikke ydermere drage ud med os i Krigen, at du ikke skal udslukke Israels Lampe.
18 And it comes to pass afterward that the battle is again in Gob with the Philistines. Then Sibbechai the Hushathite has struck Saph, who [is] among the children of the giant.
Og det skete derefter, at der var endnu Krig i Gob med Filisterne, da slog Husathiteren Sibkaj Saf, som var af Rafas Børn.
19 And the battle is again in Gob with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jaare-Oregim, the Beth-Lehemite, strikes [a brother of] Goliath the Gittite, and the wood of his spear [is] like a weavers’ beam.
Og der var endnu en Krig i Gob med Filisterne, og El-Hanan, Jaare-Orgims Søn, slog Beth-Lahemi, Githiteren Goliath, hvis Spydstage var som en Væverstang.
20 And the battle is again in Gath, and there is a man of [great] stature, and the fingers of his hands [are] six, and the toes of his feet [are] six—twenty-four in number, and he has also been born to the giant,
Og der var endnu en Krig i Gath; og der var en høj Mand, som havde seks Fingre paa hver af sine Hænder, og seks Tæer paa hver af sine Fødder, det er fire og tyve i Tallet, og han var ogsaa født for Rafa.
21 and he reproaches Israel, and Jonathan son of Shimeah, David’s brother, strikes him;
Og der han forhaanede Israel, da slog Jonathan, Davids Broder Simeas Søn, ham.
22 these four have been born to the giant in Gath, and they fall by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
Disse fire vare fødte for Rafa i Gath, og de faldt ved Davids Haand og ved hans Tjeneres Haand.
