< 1 Samuel 22 >

1 David [and his men] left Gath and went [east] to hide in a cave on a hill at Adullam [city]. Soon his [older] brothers and all his other relatives came and stayed with him there.
Og David gik derfra og undkom til Hulen ved Adullam; og der hans Brødre og hans Faders ganske Hus hørte det, da kom de derhen ned til ham.
2 Then other men came there. Some were men who had caused trouble, some were men who owed money, and some were men who were not content [IDM] [with the government]. They continued to come until there were 400 men there, and David was their leader.
Og hver Mand, som var i Trang, og hver Mand, som trykkedes af Gæld, og hver Mand, som var beskeligen bedrøvet i Sjælen, samlede sig til ham, og han var Høvedsmand over dem; og der var ved fire Hundrede Mænd hos ham.
3 Later they left there and went [east] to Mizpah [city] in the Moab region. There David requested the king of Moab, “Please allow my father and mother to live here with you until I know what God is going to do for me.”
Og David gik derfra til Mizpe i Moab og sagde til Moabiternes Konge: Kære, lad min Fader og min Moder gaa ud til eder, indtil jeg fornemmer, hvad Gud vil gøre med mig.
4 [The king gave him permission, ] so David’s parents stayed with the king of Moab all the time that David and the men who were with him were hiding [in that area].
Og han førte dem for Moabiternes Konges Ansigt, og de bleve hos ham al den Tid, David var i Befæstningen.
5 One day the prophet Gad told David, “Leave (your fortress/this area) and return to Judah.” So David and his men went to Hereth forest [in Judah].
Da sagde Profeten Gad til David: Du skal ikke blive i Befæstningen, gak hen, og kom til Judas Land; da gik David hen og kom til Hareths Skov.
6 One day, someone told Saul that David and his men had arrived in Judah. On that day, Saul was sitting underneath the tamarisk tree on a hill at Gibeah [town]. He was holding his spear, and was surrounded by his army officers.
Og Saul hørte, at David og de Mænd, som han havde hos sig, vare blevne kendte; men Saul sad i Gibea under Tamarisketræet paa Højen, og han havde sit Spyd i sin Haand, og alle hans Tjenere stode hos ham.
7 He shouted to them, “You men of the tribe of Benjamin, listen to me! Do you think that the son of Jesse will give all of you fields and vineyards [if he becomes your king]? Will he appoint all of you to become generals and captains [in his army] [RHQ]?
Og Saul sagde til sine Tjenere, som stode hos ham: Kære, hører, I Benjaminiter! skal ogsaa Isais Søn give eder alle sammen Agre og Vingaarde, sætte eder alle sammen til Høvedsmænd over tusinde og Høvedsmænd over hundrede?
8 Is that why you have all conspired against me [RHQ]? None of you told me when my son [Jonathan] made a solemn agreement with that son of Jesse. None of you feels sorry for me. That son of Jesse was my servant, but now my son is encouraging him to hide in order to (ambush me/attack me suddenly), as he is doing today!”
at I have alle forbundet eder imod mig, og der er ingen, som aabenbarede det for mine Øren, da min Søn har gjort en Pagt med Isais Søn, og der er ingen af eder, som det smerter for min Skyld, og som aabenbarer det for mine Øren; thi min Søn har sat min Tjener op imod mig til at efterstræbe mig, som det sker paa denne Dag.
9 Doeg, a man from the Edom people-group, was standing there with Saul’s officers. He said to Saul, “When I was at Nob, I saw that son of Jesse talking to Ahimelech, the priest.
Da svarede Edomiteren Doeg, som var sat over Sauls Tjenere, og sagde: Jeg saa Isais Søn komme til Nobe, til Akimelek, Ahitobs Søn;
10 Ahimelech asked Yahweh what David should do. Then Ahimelech gave to David some food and the sword of Goliath, [the giant] from the Philistia people-group.”
og denne adspurgte Herren for ham og gav ham Tæring; og Filisteren Goliaths Sværd gav han ham.
11 Then Saul summoned Ahimelech and all Ahimelech’s relatives who were priests at Nob. So they all came to the king.
Da sendte Kongen hen at kalde Akimelek, Ahitobs Søn, Præsten, og hans Faders ganske Hus, Præsterne, som vare i Nobe, og de kom alle sammen til Kongen.
12 Saul said to Ahimelech, “You son of Ahitub, listen to me!” Ahimelech answered, “Yes, sir!”
Og Saul sagde: Hør dog, Ahitobs Søn! og han sagde: Se, her er jeg, min Herre!
13 Saul said, “Why are you and Jesse’s son conspiring to get rid of me? You gave him some bread and a sword. You requested God to tell David what he should do. David has rebelled against me, and right now he is [hiding somewhere], waiting [to attack me].”
Da sagde Saul til ham: Hvorfor have I forbundet eder mod mig, du og Isais Søn, idet du gav ham Brød og Sværd og adspurgte Gud for ham, for at han kunde staa op imod mig og efterstræbe mig, som det sker paa denne Dag?
14 Ahimelech replied, “[I do not understand why you are saying that, because] David, your son-in-law, the captain of your bodyguards, is very loyal to you. No one is more loyal to you than David! Everyone in your household respects him very much.
Og Akimelek svarede Kongen og sagde: Hvilken er og iblandt alle dine Tjenere trofast som David, han, der er Kongens Svigersøn og har Adgang til din Fortrolighed og er æret i dit Hus?
15 Furthermore, this was certainly not [RHQ] the first time that I requested God to say what he wanted David to do. And it is not right for you to accuse me or any of my relatives [of trying to get rid of you], because I do not know anything about [anyone wanting to do that].”
Har jeg begyndt i Dag at spørge Gud for ham? det være langt fra mig; Kongen lægge ikke sin Tjener eller min Faders ganske Hus den Sag til Last; thi din Tjener vidste intet af alt dette, hverken lidet eller stort.
16 The king then shouted, “Ahimelech, you and your all your relatives are going to be executed right now!”
Da sagde Kongen: Akimelek, du skal visseligen dø, du og din Faders ganske Hus!
17 Then he commanded his bodyguards, “Kill these priests of Yahweh, because they are allies of David, and they are conspiring with David against me! They knew that David was trying to run away from me, but they did not tell me!” But Saul’s bodyguards refused to kill Yahweh’s priests.
Og Kongen sagde til Drabanterne, som stode hos ham: Vender eder omkring og slaar Herrens Præster ihjel, thi deres Haand er ogsaa med David, og der de vidste, at han flyede, da aabenbarede de det ikke for mine Øren; men Kongens Tjenere vilde ikke udrække deres Haand at falde an paa Herrens Præster.
18 Then the king said to Doeg, “You kill them!” So Doeg, the man from the Edom people-group, went out and struck them with his sword. On that day he killed eighty-five men who were wearing the sacred vests [because they were God’s priests].
Da sagde Kongen til Doeg: Vend du dig om, og fald an paa Præsterne; og Edomiteren Doeg vendte sig om, og han anfaldt Præsterne og ihjelslog paa den Dag fem og firsindstyve Mænd, som bare linnet Livkjortel.
19 He also went and killed many people in Nob, the city where the priests lived. He killed men, women, children, babies, cattle, donkeys, and sheep there.
Han slog og Nobe, Præsternes Stad, med skarpe Sværd, baade Mand og Kvinde, baade spædt og diende Barn og Okse og Asen og Faar med skarpe Sværd.
20 But Abiathar, Ahimelech’s son, escaped. He ran away and joined David [and the men who were with him].
Men der undkom en af Akimeleks, Ahitobs Søns, Sønner, og hans Navn var Abjathar, og han flyede efter David.
21 He told David that Saul had commanded [Doeg] to kill Yahweh’s priests.
Og Abjathar forkyndte David, at Saul havde ihjelslaget Herrens Præster.
22 Then David said to him, “That man from the Edom people-group, Doeg, was there at Nob on the day [that I was there]. I knew that he would surely tell Saul [what happened]. So it is my fault that your father and all of his family have been killed.
Da sagde David til Abjathar: Jeg vidste paa den samme Dag, der Edomiteren Doeg var der, at han vilde give Saul det til Kende; jeg har været Aarsag til det, som skete imod alle din Faders Huses Sjæle.
23 You stay with me, and do not be afraid. The man who wants to kill you wants to kill me also, but you will be safe if you stay with me.”
Bliv hos mig, frygt intet; thi hvo som søger efter mit Liv, skal søge efter dit Liv; thi du skal være i Forvaring hos mig.

< 1 Samuel 22 >