1 Samuel 30
1 It happened, when David and his men had come to Ziklag on the third day, that Amalek had made a raid on the Negev, and on Ziklag, and had struck Ziklag, and burned it with fire,
Da David og hans Mænd Tredjedagen efter kom til Ziklag, var Amalekiterne faldet ind i Sydlandet og Ziklag, og de havde indtaget Ziklag og stukket det i Brand;
2 and had taken captive the women and all who were in it, both small and great. They did not kill any, but carried them off, and went their way.
Kvinderne og alle, som var der, smaa og store, havde de taget til Fange; de havde ingen dræbt, men ført dem med sig, da de drog bort.
3 When David and his men came to the city, look, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captive.
Da David og hans Mænd kom til Byen, se, da var den nedbrændt og deres Hustruer, Sønner og Døtre taget til Fange.
4 Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
Da brast David og hans Krigere i lydelig Graad, og de græd, til de ikke kunde mere.
5 David's two wives were taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
Ogsaa Davids to Hustruer Ahinoam fra Jizre'el og Abigajil, Karmeliten Nabals Hustru, var taget til Fange.
6 David was greatly distressed; for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David strengthened himself in the LORD his God.
Og David kom i stor Vaande, thi Folkene tænkte paa at stene ham, da de alle græmmede sig over deres Sønner eller Døtre. Men David søgte Styrke hos HERREN sin Gud;
7 David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, "Please bring me here the ephod." Abiathar brought the ephod to David.
og David sagde til Præsten Ebjatar, Ahimeleks Søn: »Bring mig Efoden hid!« Og Ebjatar bragte David den.
8 David inquired of the LORD, saying, "If I pursue after this troop, shall I overtake them?" He answered him, "Pursue; for you shall surely overtake them, and shall without fail recover all."
Da raadspurgte David HERREN: »Skal jeg sætte efter denne Røverskare? Kan jeg indhente den?« Han svarede: »Sæt efter den; thi du skal indhente den og bringe Redning!«
9 So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and came to the Wadi Besor, where those who were left behind stayed.
Saa drog David af Sted med de 600 Mand, som var hos ham, og de kom til Besorbækken, hvor de, som skulde lades tilbage, blev staaende;
10 But David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred stayed behind, who were so faint that they couldn't cross the Wadi Besor.
men David begyndte Forfølgelsen med 400 Mand, medens 200 Mand, som var for udmattede til at gaa over Besorbækken, blev tilbage.
11 They found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he ate; and they gave him water to drink.
Og de fandt en Ægypter liggende paa Marken; ham tog de med til David og gav ham Brød at spise og Vand at drikke;
12 They gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins. When he had eaten, his spirit came again to him; for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.
desuden gav de ham en Figenkage og to Rosinkager. Da han havde spist, kom han til Kræfter; thi han havde hverken spist eller drukket i hele tre Døgn.
13 David asked him, "To whom do you belong? Where are you from?" He said, "I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days ago I fell sick.
David spurgte ham da: »Hvem tilhører du, og hvor er du fra?« Han svarede: »Jeg er en ung Ægypter, Træl hos en Amalekit; min Herre efterlod mig her, da jeg for tre Dage siden blev syg.
14 We made a raid on the Negev of the Kerethites, and on that which belongs to Judah, and on the Negev of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire."
Vi gjorde Indfald i det kretiske Sydland, i Judas Omraade og i Kalebs Sydland, og Ziklag stak vi i Brand.«
15 David said to him, "Will you bring me down to this troop?" He said, "Swear to me by God that you will neither kill me, nor deliver me up into the hands of my master, and I will bring you down to this troop." And he swore to him.
Da sagde David til ham: »Vil du vise mig Vej til denne Røverskare?« Han svarede: »Tilsværg mig ved Gud, at du hverken vil dræbe mig eller udlevere mig til min Herre, saa vil jeg vise dig Vej til den!«
16 When he had brought him down, look, they were spread around over all the ground, eating, drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.
Saa viste han dem Vej, og de traf dem spredte rundt om i hele Egnen i Færd med at spise og drikke og holde Fest paa hele det store Bytte, de havde taget fra Filisterlandet og Judas Land.
17 David struck them from the twilight even to the evening of the next day and he put them to death. Not a man of them escaped from there, except four hundred young men, who rode on camels and fled.
David huggede dem da ned fra Dæmring til Aften; og ingen af dem undslap undtagen 400 unge Mænd, som svang sig paa Kamelerne og flygtede.
18 He recovered all that the Amalekites had taken; and David rescued his two wives.
Og David reddede alt, hvad Amalekiterne havde røvet, ogsaa sine to Hustruer.
19 There was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor anything that they had taken to them. David brought back all.
Og der savnedes intet, hverken smaat eller stort, hverken Byttet eller Sønnerne og Døtrene eller noget af, hvad de havde taget med; det hele bragte David tilbage.
20 He took all the flocks and the herds, which they drove before those other livestock, and said, "This is David's spoil."
Da tog de alt Smaakvæget og Hornkvæget og drev det hen for David og sagde: »Her er Davids Bytte!«
21 David came to the two hundred men, who were so faint that they could not follow David, whom he also had made to stay at the Wadi Besor; and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people who were with him. And when David came near to the people, he greeted them.
Da David kom til de 200 Mand, som havde været for udmattede til at følge ham, og som han havde ladet blive ved Besorbækken, gik de David og hans Folk i Møde, og David gik hen til Folkene og hilste paa dem.
22 Then every wicked and worthless one of the men who had gone with David answered, and they said, "Because they did not go with us, we will not give them anything of the spoil that we have recovered, except to each man his wife and his children. And let them take them, and depart."
Men alle ildesindede Niddinger blandt dem, som havde fulgt David, tog til Orde og sagde: »De fulgte os ikke, derfor vil vi intet give dem af Byttet, vi har reddet; kun deres Hustruer og Børn maa de tage med hjem!«
23 Then David said, "You shall not do so after what the LORD has given to us, who has preserved us, and delivered into our hand the raiding party that came against us.
David sagde: »Saaledes maa I ikke gøre, nu da HERREN har været gavmild imod os og skærmet os og givet Røverskaren, som overfaldt os, i vor Haand.
24 So who will listen to you in this matter? For they are not inferior to you. For as his share is who goes down to the battle, so will his share be who remains with the supplies; they will share alike."
Hvem er der vel, som vil følge eder i det? Nej, den, der drog i Kampen, og den, der blev ved Trosset, skal have lige Del, de skal dele med hinanden!«
25 It was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
Og derved blev det baade den Dag og siden; han gjorde det til Lov og Ret i Israel, som det er den Dag i bag.
26 When David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil to the elders of Judah and to his friends, saying, "Look, a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD."
Da David kom til Ziklag, sendte han noget af Byttet til de Ældste i Juda, som var hans Venner, med det Bud: »Her er en Gave til eder af Byttet, der er taget fra HERRENS Fjender!«
27 He sent it to those who were in Bethel, and to those who were in Ramath Negev, and to those who were in Jattir,
Det var til dem i Betel, i Ramot i Sydlandet, i Jattir,
28 and to those who were in Aroer, and to those who were in Siphmoth, and to those who were in Eshtemoa,
dem i Ar'ara, i Sifmot, i Esjtemoa,
29 and to those who were in Racal, and to those who were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to those who were in the cities of the Kenizzites.
i Karmel, i Jerame'eliternes Byer, i Keniternes Byer,
30 and to those who were in Hormah, and to those who were in Bor Ashan, and to those who were in Athach,
i Horma, i Bor-Asjan, i Atak,
31 and to those who were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men used to stay.
i Hebron, og ligeledes til alle de andre Steder, hvor David havde færdedes med sine Mænd.
