2 Samuel 14

1 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was toward Absalom.

Da nu Joab, Zerujas Søn, mærkede, at Kongens Hjerte hang ved Absalon,

2 And Joab sent to Tekoah, and brought from there a wise woman, and said to her, I pray thee, pretend to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:

sendte han Bud til Tekoa efter en klog Kvinde og sagde til hende: "Lad, som om du har Sorg, ifør dig Sørgeklæder, lad være at salve dig med Olie, men bær dig ad som en Kvinde, der alt i lang Tid har sørget over en afdød;

3 And come to the king, and speak in this manner to him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.

gå så til Kongen og sig således til ham" - og Joab lagde hende Ordene i Munden.

4 And when the woman of Tekoah spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.

Kvinden fra Tekoa gik så til Kongen, faldt til Jorden på sit Ansigt, bøjede sig og sagde: "Hjælp Konge!"

5 And the king said to her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and my husband is dead.

Kongen spurgte hende: "Hvad fattes dig?" Og hun sagde: "Jo, jeg er Enke, min Mand er død.

6 And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him.

Din Trælkvinde havde to Sønner; de kom i Klammeri ude på Marken, og der var ingen til at bilægge deres Tvist; så slog den ene den anden ihjel.

7 And, behold, the whole family hath risen against thy handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they shall quench my coal which is left, and shall not leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the earth.

Men nu træder hele Slægten op imod din Trælkvinde og siger: Udlever Brodermorderen, for at vi kan slå ham ihjel og hævne Broderen, som han dræbte! Således siger de for at få Arvingen ryddet af Vejen og slukke den sidste Glød, jeg har tilbage, så at min Mand ikke får Eftermæle eller Efterkommere på Jorden!"

8 And the king said to the woman, Go to thy house, and I will issue an order concerning thee.

Da sagde Kongen til Kvinden: "Gå kun hjem, jeg skal jævne Sagen for dig!"

9 And the woman of Tekoah said to the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father’s house: and the king and his throne be guiltless.

Men kvinden fra Tekoa sagde til Kongen: "Lad Skylden komme over mig og mit Fædrenehus, Herre Konge, men Kongen og hans Trone skal være skyldfri!"

10 And the king said, Whoever saith any thing to thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.

Kongen sagde da: "Enhver, som vil dig noget, skal du bringe til mig, så skal han ikke mere volde dig Men!"

11 Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God, that thou wouldest not permit the avenger of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.

Men Kvinden sagde: "Vilde dog Kongen nævne HERREN din Guds Navn, for at Blodhævneren ikke skal volde endnu mere Ulykke og min Søn blive ryddet af Vejen!" Da sagde han: "Så sandt HERREN lever, der skal ikke krummes et Hår på din Søns Hoved!"

12 Then the woman said, Let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word to my lord the king. And he said, Say on.

Da sagde Kvinden: "Må din Trælkvinde sige min Herre Kongen et Ord?" Han svarede: "Tal!"

13 And the woman said, Why then hast thou thought such a thing against the people of God? for the king doth speak this thing as one who is faulty, in that the king doth not bring home again his banished.

Og Kvinden sagde: "Hvor kan du da tænke på at gøre det samme ved Guds Folk - når Kongen taler således, dømmer han jo sig selv - og det gør Kongen, når han ikke vil lade sin forstødte Søn vende tilbage.

14 For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not driven out from him.

Thi vi skal visselig alle dø, vi er som Vandet, der ikke kan samles op igen, når det hældes ud på Jorden; men Gud vil ikke tage det Menneskes Liv, der omgås med den Tanke, at en forstødt ikke skal være forstødt for stedse.

15 Now therefore that I have come to speak of this thing to my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid: and thy handmaid said, I will now speak to the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his handmaid.

Når jeg nu er kommet for at tale om denne Sag til min Herre Kongen, så er det, fordi de Folk har gjort mig bange; din Trælkvinde tænkte: Jeg vil tale til Kongen, måske opfylder Kongen sin Trælkvindes Bøn;

16 For the king will hear, to deliver his handmaid from the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.

thi Kongen vil bønhøre mig og fri sin Trælkvinde af den Mands Hånd, som tragter efter at udrydde mig tillige med min Søn af Guds Arvelod.

17 Then thy handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comforting: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the LORD thy God will be with thee.

Og din Trælkvinde tænkte: Min Herre Kongens Ord vil være mig en Lindring; thi min Herre Kongen er som en Guds Engel til at skønne over godt og ondt! HER- REN din Gud være med dig!"

18 Then the king answered and said to the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.

Da sagde Kongen til Kvinden: "Svar mig på det Spørgsmål, jeg nu stiller dig, dølg ikke noget!"Kvinden sagde: "Min Herre Kongen tale!"

19 And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from any thing that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he ordered me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thy handmaid:

Da sagde Kongen: "Har Joab en Finger med i alt dette?" Og Kvinden svarede: "Så sandt du lever, Herre Konge, det er umuligt at slippe uden om, hvad min Herre Kongen siger. Ja, det var din Træl Joab, som pålagde mig dette og lagde din Trælkvinde alle disse Ord i Munden.

20 To bring about this change of affairs hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are on the earth.

For at give Sagen et andet Udseende har din Træl Joab gjort således. Men min Herre er viis som en Guds Engel, så han ved alle Ting på Jorden!"

21 And the king said to Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom again.

Derpå sagde Kongen til Joab: "Vel, jeg vil gøre det! Gå hen og bring den unge Mand, Absalon, tilbage!"

22 And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and thanked the king: and Joab said, To day thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his servant.

Da faldt Joab på sit Ansigt til Jorden og bøjede sig og velsignede Kongen og sagde: "Nu ved din Træl, at jeg har fundet Nåde for dine Øjne, Herre Konge, siden Kongen har opfyldt sin Træls Bøn!"

23 So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.

Derpå begav Joab sig til Gesjur og hentede Absalon tilbage til Jerusalem.

24 And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king’s face.

Men Kongen sagde: "Lad ham gå hjem til sit Hus; for mit Åsyn bliver han ikke stedet!" Da gik Absalon hjem til sit Hus, og for Kongens Åsyn blev han ikke stedet.

25 But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.

Men ingen Mand i hele Israel blev beundret så højt for sin Skønhed som Absalon; fra Fodsål til Isse var der ikke en Lyde ved ham.

26 And when he cut the hair of his head, (for it was at every year’s end that he cut it: because the hair was heavy on him, therefore he cut it: ) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king’s weight.

Og når han lod sit Hår klippe - han lod det klippe, hver Gang der var gået et År, fordi det blev ham for tungt, derfor måtte han lade det klippe - vejede det 200 Sekel efter kongelig Vægt.

27 And to Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.

Der fødtes Absalon tre Sønner og een Datter ved Navn Tamar; hun var en smuk Kvinde.

28 So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king’s face.

Absalon boede nu to År i Jerusalem uden at blive stedet for Kongen.

29 Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, that he might send him to the king; but he would not come to him: and when he sent again the second time, he would not come.

Da sendte Absalon Bud efter Joab for at få ham til at gå til Kongen; men han vilde ikke komme. Han sendte Bud een Gang til, men han vilde ikke komme.

30 Therefore he said to his servants, See, Joab’s field is near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom’s servants set the field on fire.

Da sagde han til sine Folk "Se den Bygmark, Joab har der ved Siden af min! Gå hen og stik Ild på den!" Og Absalons Folk stak Ild på Marken.

31 Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom to his house, and said to him, Why have thy servants set my field on fire?

Da begav Joab sig ind til Absalon og sagde til ham: "Hvorfor har dine Folk stukket Ild på min Mark?"

32 And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent to thee, saying, Come here, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Why am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me had I been there still: now therefore let me see the king’s face; and if there is any iniquity in me, let him kill me.

Absalon svarede Joab: "Se, jeg sendte Bud efter dig og bad dig komme herhen, for at jeg kunde sende dig til Kongen og sige: Hvorfor kom jeg tilbage fra Gesjur? Det havde været bedre for mig, om jeg var blevet der! Men nu vil jeg stedes for Kongen; er der Skyld hos mig så lad ham dræbe mig!"

33 So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom.

Joab gik da til Kongen og overbragte ham disse Ord. Så lod han Absalon kalde, og han kom ind til Kongen; og han bøjede sig for ham og faldt på sit Ansigt til Jorden for Kongen. Så kyssede Kongen Absalon.