1 Samuel 23
1 One day someone told David, “You need to know that the Philistia army is attacking Keilah [town] and they are stealing grain from where men are threshing it.”
Og de gave David til Kende og sagde: Se, Filisterne stride imod Keila, og de røve paa Loerne.
2 David asked Yahweh, “Should my men and I go to fight against those men from the Philistia people-group?” Yahweh answered, “Yes, go. Attack them, and rescue the people of Keilah.”
Da spurgte David Herren ad og sagde: Skal jeg gaa og slaa disse Filister? Og Herren sagde til David: Gak, og du skal slaa Filisterne og frelse Keila.
3 But David’s men said to him, “We are afraid [that Saul will attack us] here in Judah. We will be more afraid if we go to Keilah where the Philistia army is!”
Men Davids Mænd sagde til ham: Se, vi ere i Frygt her i Juda; og vi ville dog gaa til Keila mod Filisternes Slagordener!
4 So David asked Yahweh again [if they should go to Keilah]. Yahweh answered, “Yes, go down to Keilah. I will help you to defeat the men of the Philistia people-group.”
Da blev David ydermere ved at adspørge Herren, og Herren svarede ham og sagde: Staa op, drag ned til Keila, thi jeg giver Filisterne i din Haand.
5 So David and his men went to Keilah. They fought against the men of the Philistia people-group and captured many of their cattle. David and his men killed many of the Philistia men and rescued the people of Keilah.
Saa gik David og hans Mænd til Keila, og han stred imod Filisterne og drev deres Kvæg bort og slog dem med et stort Slag; saa frelste David Indbyggerne i Keila.
6 Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech, fled to be with David at Keilah, and he brought the sacred vest with him [to use it to determine what God wanted to be done].
Men det skete, da Abjathar, Akimeleks Søn, flyede til David i Keila, da kom Livkjortlen ned med ham.
7 Soon Saul found out that David was at Keilah. So he said, “That is good! God is enabling me to capture him! He has trapped himself in that town, because it has high walls with gates around it.”
Da blev det Saul tilkendegivet, at David var kommen til Keila; og Saul sagde: Gud har overgivet ham i min Haand, da han er indelukt, idet han er kommen i en Stad med dobbelte Porte og Stænger.
8 So Saul summoned his army, and they prepared to go down to Keilah to attack David and his men.
Og Saul opbød alt Folket til Krigen for at drage ned til Keila og belejre David og hans Mænd.
9 But David found out that Saul was planning [for his army] to attack him. So he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring [here] the sacred vest.”
Der David fornam, at Saul hemmeligen optændte det onde imod ham, da sagde han til Præsten Abjathar: Bring Livkjortlen hid!
10 [So when Abiathar brought it, ] David prayed, “Yahweh, God of us Israelis, I have heard that Saul is planning to come here [with his army] and destroy Keilah because I am here.
Og David sagde: Herre, Israels Gud! Din Tjener har hørt for vist, at Saul søger at komme til Keila for at ødelægge Staden for min Skyld.
11 Will Saul come down [here to Keilah], as people reported to me? Will the leaders of Keilah enable Saul to capture me? Yahweh, God of us Israelis, please tell me!” Yahweh answered, “Yes, Saul will come down.”
Mon Mændene af Keila skulde overantvorde mig i hans Haand? mon Saul skal komme ned, saaledes som din Tjener har hørt? Herre, Israels Gud! Kære, forkynd din Tjener det; og Herren sagde: Han skal komme ned.
12 Then David asked, “Will the leaders of Keilah enable Saul’s army to capture me and my men [if we stay here]?” [By means of the stones in the sacred vest], Yahweh replied, “Yes, they will.”
Da sagde David: Mon Mændene af Keila skulle overantvorde mig og mine Mænd i Sauls Haand? og Herren sagde: De skulle overantvorde dig.
13 So David and his 600 men left Keilah. They continued to move from one place to another, [wherever they thought that Saul would not find them]. And when Saul found out that David had escaped from Keilah, he did not go there.
Da gjorde David sig rede med sine Mænd, ved seks Hundrede Mand, og de droge ud af Keila og vandrede hen, hvor de kunde vandre, og det blev Saul tilkendegivet, at David var undkommen fra Keila; da opgav han at drage ud.
14 David and his men stayed in hiding places in the desert and in the hills of Ziph Desert. Every day Saul [sent men to] search for David, but Yahweh did not allow them to capture David.
Og David blev i Ørken i Befæstningerne, og han tog Ophold paa Bjerget i Ørken Sif; og Saul søgte efter ham alle Dage, men Gud gav ham ikke i hans Haand.
15 While David and his men were at [a place named] Horesh in Ziph desert, he found out that Saul was coming there to kill him.
Der David saa, at Saul var draget ud for at søge efter hans Liv, da blev David i Ørken Sif i Skoven.
16 But Saul’s son Jonathan went to David at Horesh, and encouraged him to continue to trust [God].
Da gjorde Jonathan, Sauls Søn, sig rede og gik hen i Skoven til David, og han styrkede hans Kraft i Gud.
17 Jonathan told him, “Do not be afraid, because my father will not be able to harm [IDM] you. [Some day] you will be the king of Israel, and I will be the second [most important man in Israel]. My father Saul also knows that.”
Og han sagde til ham: Frygt ikke, thi min Fader Sauls Haand skal ikke finde dig; men du skal blive Konge over Israel, og jeg vil være den anden hos dig; og Saul, min Fader, ved det ogsaa.
18 Then the two of them repeated their solemn promise that Yahweh [had heard them make previously, that they would always be loyal to each other]. Then Jonathan went home, but David stayed at Horesh.
Saa gjorde de begge en Pagt for Herrens Ansigt; og David blev i Skoven, men Jonathan gik til sit Hus.
19 Some people from Ziph went to Saul when he was at Gibeah, and they told him, “David [and his men] are hiding in our land [RHQ]! They are hiding in places at Horesh on Hakilah Hill, south of [a place named] Jeshimon.
Men Sifiterne droge op til Saul til Gibea og sagde: Har ikke David skjult sig hos os i Befæstningerne i Skoven paa Hakilas Høj, som ligger til højre for Jesimon?
20 So, O king, come down there any time that you want to. It is our duty to capture him and turn him over to you.”
Har du nu rigtig Lyst, o Konge! til at drage ned, da drag ned; vor Sag skal det være at overantvorde ham i Kongens Haand.
21 Saul replied, “I hope/desire that Yahweh will bless you [for telling that to me].
Da sagde Saul: Velsignede være I for Herren, at I ynkes over mig!
22 Go back and find out more about him. Find out exactly where he is staying, and find out who has seen him there. People tell me that he is very clever, [so we need to be clever also to be able to capture him].
Kære, gaar, bereder Sagen fremdeles, og faar at vide og ser hans Sted, hvor hans Gang er, hvo der har set ham der; thi man har sagt mig, at han skal være meget træsk.
23 Find out all the places where he and his men hide. Then come back and tell me everything that you have found out. Then I will [take my army and] go there with you. If David is in any of the clans/caves of Judah, we will search for him [and find him]!”
Derfor ser og skaffer eder at vide iblandt alle Skjulesteder, hvor han skjuler sig, og kommer tilbage til mig, naar I ere visse derpaa, saa vil jeg gaa med eder; og det skal ske, dersom han er i Landet, da vil jeg ransage efter ham blandt alle Tusinder i Juda.
24 So those people went back to Ziph before Saul went there. At that time David and his men were in Maon Desert, south of Jeshimon.
Da gjorde de sig rede og gik til Sif forud for Saul; men David og hans Mænd vare i Maons Ørk paa den slette Mark, til højre for Jesimon.
25 Saul and his soldiers went to search for David, but David heard about that. So he and his men went further [south] to a rocky hill/peak in the Maon Desert. When Saul heard about that, he and his men followed David and his men to the Maon Desert.
Og Saul gik og hans Mænd for at søge, og det blev David tilkendegivet, og han drog ned fra Klippen og blev i Maons Ørk; der Saul hørte det, da forfulgte han David i Maons Ørk.
26 Saul and his soldiers were walking along one side of the hill/peak, and David and his men were on the other side. David and his men were hurrying to escape from Saul’s soldiers, because Saul and his soldiers were coming much closer.
Og Saul gik paa denne Side af Bjerget, og David og hans Mænd paa den anden Side af Bjerget; og der David skyndte sig at komme bort fra Sauls Ansigt, da omringede Saul og hans Mænd David og hans Mænd for at gribe dem.
27 But then a messenger came to Saul and said to him, “Come quickly! The Philistia army is attacking the people in our land!”
Men der kom et Bud til Saul og sagde: Skynd dig og kom; thi Filisterne ere faldne ind i Landet.
28 So Saul stopped pursuing David, and he [and his soldiers] went to fight against the Philistia army. That is the reason that people call that place ‘Escape Rock’.
Da vendte Saul tilbage fra at forfølge David og drog imod Filisterne; derfor kalder man dette Sted Sela-Hamahlekoth.
29 David and his men also left the Maon Desert and went to places to hide safely at En-Gedi.
Og David drog op derfra og blev udi Befæstningerne i Engedi.
