< 1 Samuel 29 >

1 Now the Philistines gathered together all their army at Aphek; the Israelites camped by the spring that is in Jezreel.
Filisterne samlede hele deres Hær i Afek, medens Israel havde slået lejr om Kilden ved Jizre'el.
2 The princes of the Philistines passed on by hundreds and by thousands; David and his men passed on in the rear guard with Achish.
Og Filisternes Fyrster rykkede frem med deres Hundreder og Tusinder, og sidst kom David og hans Mænd sammen med Akisj.
3 Then the princes of the Philistines said, “What are these Hebrews doing here?” Achish said to the other princes of the Philistines, “Is not this David, the servant of Saul, the king of Israel, who has been with me these days, or rather these years, and I have found no fault with him since he came away to me to this day?”
Da sagde Filisternes Høvdinger: "Hvad skal de Hebræere her?" Akisj svarede: "Det er jo David, Kong Saul af Israels Tjener, som nu allerede har været hos mig et Par År, og jeg har ikke opdaget noget mistænkeligt hos ham, siden han gik over til mig."
4 But the princes of the Philistines were angry with him and said, “Send the man back, that he may return to the place you assigned him. He will not go down with us into battle, for he will turn against us during the fighting. For how else could he make himself acceptable to his master than by taking the heads of our own men?
Men Filisternes Høvdinger blev vrede på ham og sagde: "Send den Mand tilbage til det Sted, du har anvist ham. Han må ikke drage i Kamp med os, for at han ikke skal vende sig imod os under Slaget; thi hvorledes kan denne Mand bedre vinde sin Herres Gunst end med disse Mænds Hoveder?
5 Is this not David of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, 'Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands'?”
Det var jo David, om hvem man sang under Dans: Saul slog sine Tusinder, men David sine Titusinder!"
6 Then Achish called David and said to him, “As Yahweh lives, you have been good, and your going out and your coming in with me in the army is good in my view; for I have found nothing wrong with you since the day of your coming to me to this very day. Nevertheless, the princes are not favorable to you.
Da lod Akisj David kalde og sagde til ham: "Så sandt HERREN lever: Du er redelig, og jeg er vel tilfreds med, at du går ud og ind hos mig i Lejren, thi jeg har ikke opdaget noget mistænkeligt hos dig, siden du kom til mig; men Fyrsterne er ikke glade for dig.
7 So now return and go in peace, so that you do not displease the princes of the Philistines.”
Vend nu derfor tilbage og gå bort i Fred, for at du ikke skal gøre noget, som mishager Filisternes Fyrster!"
8 David said to Achish, “But what have I done? What have you found in your servant as long as I have been before you to this day, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my master the king?”
Da sagde David til Akisj: "Hvad har jeg gjort, og hvad har du opdaget hos din Træl, fra den Dag jeg trådte i din Tjeneste, siden jeg ikke må drage hen og kæmpe mod min Herre Kongens Fjender?"
9 Achish answered and said to David, “I know that you are as blameless in my sight as an angel of God; nevertheless, the princes of the Philistines have said, 'He must not go up with us to the battle.'
Akisj svarede David: "Du ved, at du er mig kær som en Guds Engel, men Filisternes Høvdinger siger: Han må ikke drage med os i Kampen!
10 So now rise up early in the morning with the servants of your master who have come with you; as soon as you are up early in the morning and have light, go away.”
Gør dig derfor rede i Morgen tidlig tillige med din Herres Folk, som har fulgt dig, og gå til det Sted, jeg har anvist eder; tænk ikke ilde om mig, thi du er mig kær; gør eder rede i Morgen tidlig og drag af Sted, så snart det bliver lyst!"
11 So David rose up early, he and his men, to leave in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines. But the Philistines went up to Jezreel.
David og hans Mænd begav sig da tidligt næste Morgen på Hjemvejen til Filisternes Land, medens Filisterne drog op til Jizre'el.

< 1 Samuel 29 >