1 Samuel 17
1 And the Philistines gathered together their hosts, unto battle, and they were gathered together unto Socoh, which belongeth unto Judah, —and they encamped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim;
Filisterne samlede deres Hær til Kamp. De samlede sig ved Soko i Juda og slog Lejr mellem Soko og Azeka i Efes-Dammim.
2 and, Saul and the men of Israel, gathered themselves together, and encamped in the vale of Elah, and set the army in array against the Philistines.
Ligeledes samlede Saul og Israels Mænd sig og slog Lejr i Terebintedalen og gjorde sig rede til at angribe Filisterne.
3 And, the Philistines, were standing near the hill on one side, and, the Israelites, were standing near the hill on the other side, —while, the valley, was between them.
Filisterne stod ved Bjerget paa den ene Side, Israeliterne ved Bjerget paa den anden, med Dalen imellem sig.
4 And there came forth a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, Goliath, his name, from Gath, —his height, six cubits and a span;
Da traadte en Tvekæmper ved Navn Goliat fra Gat ud af Filisternes Rækker, seks Alen og et Spand høj.
5 with a helmet of bronze on his head, and, with a scaly coat of mail, was he clad, —the weight of the coat, being five thousand shekels of bronze;
Han havde en Kobberhjelm paa Hovedet, var iført en Skælbrynje, hvis Kobber vejede 5000 Sekel,
6 and, greaves of bronze, on his feet, —and, a javelin of bronze, between his shoulders;
og havde Kobberskinner paa Benene og et Kobberspyd over Skulderen.
7 and, the shaft of his spear, was like a weaver’s beam, and, the flashing head of his spear, was six hundred shekels of iron, —and, his shield-bearer, was coming on before him.
Hans Spydstage var som en Væverbom, og hans Spydsod var af Jern og vejede 600 Sekel; hans Skjolddrager gik foran ham.
8 And he took his stand, and cried unto the ranks of Israel, and said unto them, Wherefore should ye come out, to set in array for battle? Am not, I, a Philistine, while, ye, are servants unto Saul? Choose you a man, and let him come down unto me:
Han stod frem og raabte over til Israels Slagrækker: »Hvorfor drager I ud til Angreb? Er jeg ikke en Filister og I Sauls Trælle? Vælg jer en Mand og lad ham komme herned til mig!
9 If he prevail in fighting with me, and smite me, then will we become your servants, —but, if, I, prevail over him, and smite him, then shall ye become our servants, and serve, us.
Hvis han kan tage Kampen op med mig og dræber mig, vil vi være eders Trælle, men faar jeg Bugt med ham og dræber ham, skal I være vore Trælle og trælle for os!«
10 And the Philistine said—I, reproach the ranks of Israel, this day, —give me a man, that we may fight together.
Yderligere sagde Filisteren: »I Dag har jeg haanet Israels Slagrækker; kom med en Mand, saa vi kan kæmpe sammen!«
11 When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and feared exceedingly.
Da Saul og hele Israel hørte disse Filisterens Ord, blev de forfærdede og grebes af Rædsel.
12 Now, David, was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem-judah, whose, name, was Jesse, and, who, had eight sons, —and, the man, in the days of Saul was old, advanced in years.
David var Søn af en Efratit i Betlehem i Juda ved Navn Isaj, som havde otte Sønner. Denne Mand var paa Sauls Tid gammel og til Aars.
13 And the three eldest sons of Jesse had followed Saul to the battle, —and, the names of his three sons who went into the battle, were Eliab the firstborn, and, the next to him, Abinadab, and, the third, Shammah.
Isajs tre ældste Sønner havde fulgt Saul i Krigen, og Navnene paa hans tre ældste Sønner, som var draget i Krigen, var Eliab, den førstefødte, Abinadab, den næstældste, og Sjamma, den tredje;
14 But, as for David, he, was the youngest, —and, the three eldest, followed Saul;
David var den yngste. De tre ældste havde fulgt Saul;
15 whereas, David, kept going and returning from Saul, —to tend his father’s sheep at Bethlehem.
og David gik af og til hjem fra Saul for at vogte sin Faders Smaakvæg i Betlehem.
16 And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, —and presented himself forty days.
Men Filisteren traadte frem og tilbød Kamp hver Morgen og Aften i fyrretyve Dage.
17 And Jesse said unto David his son, Take, I pray thee, unto thy brethren—this ephah of parched corn, and these ten loaves, —and run to the camp unto thy brethren;
Nu sagde Isaj engang til sin Søn David: »Tag en Efa af det ristede Korn her og disse ti Brød til dine Brødre og løb hen til dem i Lejren med det
18 also these ten slices of soft cheese, shalt thou take to the captain of their thousand, —and, as for thy brethren, give good heed to their welfare, their pledge, also shalt thou receive.
og bring disse ti Skiver Flødeost til Tusindføreren; og se saa, hvorledes det gaar dine Brødre, og faa et Pant af dem;
19 Now, Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the vale of Elah, ready to fight with the Philistines.
Saul ligger med dem og alle Israels Mænd i Terebintedalen og kæmper med Filisterne!«
20 So then David rose up early in the morning, and entrusted the sheep to a keeper, and took up [the provisions] and went his way, as Jesse had commanded him, —and came into the circular rampart, as, the force, was going forth into the ranks, and shouted for the fight.
Næste Morgen tidlig overlod David Smaakvæget til en Vogter, tog Sagerne og gav sig paa Vej, som Isaj havde paalagt ham; og han kom til Vognborgen, netop som Hæren rykkede ud til Slag og opløftede Kampraabet.
21 So Israel and the Philistines set in array for battle, army against army.
Baade Israel og Filisterne stod rede til Kamp, Slagorden mod Slagorden.
22 Then David entrusted the provisions that were upon him to the care of the keeper of the stores, and ran unto the ranks, —and came and asked for the welfare of his brethren.
David lagde sine Sager fra sig og overlod dem til Vagten ved Trosset, løb ind mellem Slagrækkerne og gik hen og hilste paa sine Brødre.
23 Now, as he was speaking with them, lo! the champion coming up, Goliath the Philistine, by name, of Gath, [coming up] out of the ranks of the Philistines, and he spake according to these words, —and David heard [them].
Medens han talte med dem, se, da kom Tvekæmperen — Filisteren Goliat hed han og var fra Gat — frem fra Filisternes Slagrækker og talte, som han plejede, medens David hørte paa det.
24 Now, all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from before him, and feared exceedingly.
Da Israels Mænd saa Manden, flygtede de alle rædselsslagne for ham.
25 And the men of Israel said—Have ye seen this man that is coming up? For, to reproach Israel, is he coming. So then it shall be, that, the man that shall smite him, the same, will the king enrich with great riches, and, his own daughter, will give him, and, his father’s house, will he make free in Israel.
Og Israels Mænd sagde: »Ser I den Mand, som kommer der? Det er for at haane Israel, han kommer; den, som dræber ham, vil Kongen give stor Rigdom; sin Datter vil han give ham, og hans Fædrenehus vil han fritage for Skat i Israel!«
26 Then spake David unto the men that were standing by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that shall smite yonder Philistine, and so shall take away reproach from off Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he hath reproached the ranks of a Living God?
David spurgte da de Mænd, som stod om ham: »Hvilken Løn faar den, som dræber denne Filister og tager Skammen fra Israel? Thi hvem er vel denne uomskaarne Filister, at han vover at haane den levende Guds Slagrækker?«
27 And the people answered him, according to this word saying, —So, shall it be done to the man that shall smite him.
Og Folkene gentog for ham: »Det og det faar den, som dræber ham!«
28 Now Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men, —then was kindled the anger of Eliab against David, and he said—Wherefore is it that thou hast come down? and to whom hast thou entrusted those few sheep in the wilderness? I, know thy pride, and the foolishness of thy heart, for, to see the battle, hast thou come down.
Men da hans ældste Broder Eliab hørte ham tale med Mændene, blev han vred paa David og sagde: »Hvad vil du her? Og hvem har du overladt de stakkels Faar i Ørkenen? Jeg kender dit Overmod og dit Hjertes Ondskab; du kom jo herned for at se paa Kampen!«
29 And David said, What have I done, now? Was there not, a cause?
Da sagde David: »Hvad har jeg nu gjort? Det var jo da kun et Spørgsmaal!«
30 Then turned he from him unto another, and said—according to this word, —and the people returned him an answer, like the first.
Og han vendte sig fra ham til en anden og sagde det samme, og Folkene svarede ham som før.
31 And the words which David spake were overheard, —and, when they told them before Saul, he summoned him.
Imidlertid rygtedes det, hvad David havde sagt; det kom ogsaa Saul for Øre, og han lod ham hente.
32 And David said unto Saul, Let not the heart of my lord fail, because of him, —thy servant, will go, and fight with this Philistine.
Da sagde David til Saul: »Min Herre maa ikke tabe Modet! Din Træl vil gaa hen og kæmpe med den Filister!«
33 And Saul said unto David—Thou art not able to go against this Philistine, to fight with him, —for, a youth, art, thou, but, he, a man of war, from his youth.
Saul svarede David: »Du kan ikke gaa hen og kæmpe med den Filister; thi du er en ung Mand, og han har været Kriger fra sin Ungdom!«
34 Then said David unto Saul, Thy servant used to tend his father’s sheep, —and there would come a lion, or a bear, and carry off a lamb out of the flock;
Men David sagde til Saul: »Din Træl har vogtet sin Faders Smaakvæg; og kom der en Løve eller en Bjørn og slæbte et Dyr bort fra Hjorden,
35 and I would go out after him, and smite him, and rescue it out of his mouth, —and, if he rose against me, I would catch him by his beard, and smite him, and slay him.
løb jeg efter den og slog den og rev det ud af Gabet paa den; kastede den sig saa over mig, greb jeg den i Skægget og slog den ihjel.
36 Thy servant could slay, either a lion or a bear, —and, this uncircumcised Philistine, shall become, as one of them, for he hath reproached the ranks of a Living God.
Baade Løve og Bjørn har din Træl dræbt, og det skal gaa denne uomskaarne Filister som en at dem; thi han har haanet den levende Guds Slagrækker!«
37 And David said, Yahweh, who hath rescued me out of the power of the lion, and out of the power of the bear, he, will rescue us out of the hand of this Philistine. Then said Saul unto David—Go! and, Yahweh, will be with thee.
Fremdeles sagde David: »HERREN, som har reddet mig fra Løvers og Bjørnes Vold, vil ogsaa redde mig fra denne Filisters Haand!« Da sagde Saul til David: »Gaa! HERREN være med dig!«
38 And Saul clad David with his own military coat, and set a helmet of bronze upon his head, —and clad him with a coat of mail.
Saul iførte nu David sin Vaabenkjortel, satte en Kobberhjelm paa hans Hoved, iførte ham en Brynje
39 And David girded his sword above his military coat, but was reluctant to go, for he had not proved them, —so David said unto Saul—I cannot go in these, for I have not proved them. And David put them off him.
og spændte sit Sværd om ham over Vaabenkjortelen; men det var forgæves, han søgte at gaa dermed, thi han havde aldrig prøvet det før. Da sagde David til Saul: »Jeg kan ikke gaa dermed, thi jeg har aldrig prøvet det før!« Og David tog det af.
40 Then took he his stick in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the torrent-bed, and put them in the shepherd’s-pouch which he had—even in the wallet, and had his sling in his hand, —and so drew near unto the Philistine.
Derpaa tog han sin Stav i Haanden og udsøgte sig fem af de glatteste Sten i Flodlejet, lagde dem i sin Hyrdetaske, der tjente ham som Slyngestenstaske, tog sin Slynge i Haanden og gik mod Filisteren.
41 And the Philistine came on and on, and drew near unto David, —and the man carrying the shield was before him.
Imidlertid kom Filisteren David nærmere og nærmere med Skjolddrageren foran sig;
42 And, when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him, —for he was a youth, and ruddy, a stripling of fair countenance.
og da Filisteren saa til og fik Øje paa David, ringeagtede han ham, fordi han var en ung Mand, rødmosset og smuk at se til.
43 Then said the Philistine unto David, A dog, am, I, that thou art coming unto me, with sticks? And the Philistine cursed David, by his god.
Og Filisteren sagde til David: »Er jeg en Hund, siden du kommer imod mig med en Stav?« Og Filisteren forbandede David ved sin Gud.
44 And the Philistine said unto David, —Come, unto me, that I may give thy flesh to the birds of heaven, and to the beasts of the field.
Derpaa sagde Filisteren til David: »Kom herhen, saa skal jeg give Himmelens Fugle og Markens vilde Dyr dit Kød!«
45 Then said David unto the Philistine—Thou, art coming unto me with sword, and with spear, and with javelin, —but, I, am coming unto thee in the name of Yahweh of hosts, God of the ranks of Israel which thou hast reproached.
David svarede Filisteren: »Du kommer imod mig med Sværd og Spyd og Kastevaaben, men jeg kommer imod dig i Hærskarers HERRES, Israels Slagrækkers Guds, Navn, ham, du har haanet.
46 This day, will Yahweh deliver thee into my hand, and I will smite thee, and take thy head from off thee, and will give thy dead body and the dead bodies of the host of Philistines, this day, unto the birds of heaven, and unto the wild beasts of the earth, —that all the earth may know that Israel hath a God;
I Dag giver HERREN dig i min Haand; jeg skal slaa dig ned og hugge Hovedet af dig og i Dag give Himmelens Fugle og Jordens vilde Dyr din og Filisterhærens døde Kroppe, for at hele Jorden kan kende, at der er en Gud i Israel,
47 and that all this gathered host may know that, not with sword and with spear, doth Yahweh save, —for, unto Yahweh, belongeth the battle, and he will deliver you into our hand.
og for at hele denne Forsamling kan kende, at HERREN ikke giver Sejr ved Sværd eller Spyd; thi HERREN raader for Kampen, og han vil give eder i vor Haand!«
48 And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew near to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the ranks to meet the Philistine.
Da Filisteren nu satte sig i Bevægelse og gik nærmere hen imod David, løb David hurtigt hen imod Slagrækken for at møde Filisteren.
49 And David thrust his hand into his pouch, and took from thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine, in his forehead, —that the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell upon his face, to the earth.
Og David greb ned i Tasken, tog en Sten af den, slyngede den ud og ramte Filisteren i Panden, saa Stenen trængte ind i hans Pande, og han styrtede næsegrus til Jorden.
50 Thus David prevailed over the Philistine, with the sling and with the stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him, —but, sword, was there none in the hand of David.
Saaledes fik David Bugt med Filisteren med Slynge og Sten, og han slog Filisteren ihjel, skønt han ikke havde Sværd i Haanden.
51 So David ran, and stood by the Philistine, and took his sword and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off, therewith, his head, —and, when the Philistines saw that their hero was slain, they fled.
Saa løb David hen ved Siden af Filisteren, greb hans Sværd, drog det af Skeden og gav ham Dødsstødet og huggede Hovedet af ham dermed. Da Filisterne saa, at deres Helt var død, flygtede de;
52 Then arose the men of Israel and Judah, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, as far as the entrance into Gath, and as far as the gates of Ekron, —and the slain of the Philistines fell in the way to the two gates, even as far as Gath and as far as Ekron.
men Israels og Judas Mænd satte sig i Bevægelse, opløftede Kampraabet og forfulgte Filisterne lige til Gat og Ekrons Porte, og de faldne Filistere laa paa Vejen fra Sja'arajim lige til Gat og Ekron.
53 And the sons of Israel returned from hotly pursuing the Philistines, —and plundered their camps.
Derpaa vendte Israeliterne tilbage fra Forfølgelsen af Filisterne og plyndrede deres Lejr.
54 And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it into Jerusalem, —but, his armour, put he into his tent.
Og David tog Filisterens Hoved og bragte det til Jerusalem, men hans Vaaben lagde han i sit Telt.
55 And, when Saul saw David going forth to meet the Philistine, he said unto Abner, prince of the host, Whose son is the young man, Abner? And Abner said, By the life of thy soul, O king! I know not.
Da Saul saa David gaa imod Filisteren, sagde han til Hærføreren Abner: »Hvis Søn er denne unge Mand, Abner?« Abner svarede: »Saa sandt du lever, Konge, jeg ved det ikke!«
56 Then said the king, —Ask, thou, whose son the stripling is?
Da sagde Kongen: »Forhør dig om, hvis Søn denne Yngling er!«
57 And, when David returned from smiting the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul, —with the head of the Philistine in his hand.
Da saa David vendte tilbage efter at have dræbt Filisteren, tog Abner ham og førte ham frem for Saul, og han havde Filisterens Hoved i Haanden.
58 And Saul said unto him, Whose son art, thou, O young man? And David said, Son of thy servant Jesse, the Bethlehemite.
Saul sagde til ham: »Hvis Søn er du, unge Mand?« David svarede: »Jeg er Søn af din Træl, Betlehemiten Isaj!«
