2 Samuel 18
1 And David numbered the people that [were] with him, and set over them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds.
Derpaa holdt David Mønstring over sit Mandskab og satte Tusindførere og Hundredførere over dem;
2 And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.
og David delte Mandskabet i tre Dele; den ene Tredjedel stillede han under Joab, den anden under Abisjaj, Zerujas Søn og Joabs Broder, og den sidste Tredjedel under Gatiten Ittaj. Kongen sagde saa til Folkene: »Jeg vil selv drage med i Kampen!«
3 But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now [thou art] worth ten thousand of us: therefore now [it is] better that thou shouldst succor us out of the city.
Men de svarede: »Du maa ikke drage med; thi om vi flygter, ænser man ikke os; ja, selv om Halvdelen af os falder, ænser man ikke os, men du gælder lige saa meget som ti Tusinde af os; derfor er det bedst, at du holder dig rede til at ile os til Hjælp fra Byen.«
4 And the king said to them, What seemeth to you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.
Kongen svarede: »Jeg gør, hvad I finder bedst!« Derpaa stillede Kongen sig ved Porten, medens hele Mandskabet drog ud, hundredvis og tusindvis.
5 And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, [Deal] gently for my sake with the young man, [even] with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.
Men Kongen gav Joab, Abisjaj og Ittaj den Befaling: »Far nu lempeligt med den unge Absalom!« Og hele Mandskabet hørte, hvorledes Kongen gav alle Øversterne Befaling om Absalom.
6 So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;
Derpaa rykkede Krigerne i Marken mod Israel, og Slaget kom til at staa i Efraims Skov.
7 Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand [men].
Der blev Israels Hær slaaet af Davids Folk, og der fandt et stort Mandefald Sted den Dag; der faldt 200 000 Mand.
8 For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
Kampen bredte sig over hele Egnen, og Skoven fortærede den Dag flere Folk end Sværdet.
9 And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was suspended between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that [was] under him went away.
Absalom selv stødte paa nogle af Davids Folk; Absalom red paa sit Muldyr, og da Muldyret kom ind under en stor Terebintes tætte Grene, blev hans Hoved hængende i Terebinten, saa han hang mellem Himmel og Jord, medens Muldyret, han sad paa, løb bort.
10 And a certain man saw [it], and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak.
En Mand, der saa det meldte det til Joab og sagde: »Jeg saa Absalom hænge i en Terebinte.«
11 And Joab said to the man that told him, And behold, thou sawest [him], and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten [shekels] of silver, and a girdle.
Da sagde Joab til Manden, der havde meldt ham det: »Naar du saa det, hvorfor slog du ham da ikke til Jorden med det samme? Saa havde jeg givet dig ti Sekel Sølv og et Bælte!«
12 And the man said to Joab, Though I should receive a thousand [shekels] of silver in my hand, [yet] would I not put forth my hand against the king's son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none [touch] the young man Absalom.
Men Manden svarede Joab: »Om jeg saa havde faaet tilvejet tusind Sekel, havde jeg ikke lagt Haand paa Kongens Søn; thi vi hørte jo selv, hvorledes Kongen bød dig, Abisjaj og Ittaj: Vogt vel paa den unge Absalom!
13 Otherwise I should have wrought falsehood against my own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyself wouldst have set thyself against [me].
Dersom jeg havde handlet svigefuldt imod ham — intet bliver jo skjult for Kongen — vilde du have ladet mig i Stikken!«
14 Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he [was] yet alive in the midst of the oak.
Da sagde Joab: »Saa gør jeg det for dig!« Dermed greb han tre Spyd og stødte dem i Brystet paa Absalom, som endnu levede og hang mellem Terebintens Grene.
15 And ten young men that bore Joab's armor compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.
Derpaa traadte ti unge Mænd, der var Joabs Vaabendragere, til og gav Absalom Dødsstødet.
16 And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel: for Joab restrained the people.
Joab lod nu støde i Hornet, og Hæren opgav at forfølge Israel, thi Joab bød Folkene standse.
17 And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.
Derpaa tog de og kastede Absalom i en stor Grube i Skoven og ophobede en mægtig Stendynge over ham. Og hele Israel flygtede hver til sit.
18 Now Absalom in his life-time had taken and raised for himself a pillar, which [is] in the king's dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called to this day, Absalom's place.
Men medens Absalom endnu levede, havde han taget og rejst sig den Stenstøtte, som staar i Kongedalen; thi han sagde: »Jeg har ingen Søn til at bevare Mindet om mit Navn.« Han havde opkaldt Stenstøtten efter sig selv, og endnu den Dag i Dag kaldes den »Absaloms Minde«.
19 Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and inform the king, how the LORD hath avenged himself of his enemies.
Da sagde Ahima'az, Zadoks Søn: »Lad mig løbe hen og bringe Kongen den gode Tidende, at HERREN har skaffet ham Ret over for hans Fjender!«
20 And Joab said to him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king's son is dead.
Men Joab svarede ham: »Du skal ikke være den, der bringer Bud i Dag; en anden Gang kan du bringe Bud, men i Dag skal du ikke gøre det, da Kongens Søn er død!«
21 Then said Joab to Cushi, Go, tell the king what thou hast seen. And Cushi bowed himself to Joab, and ran.
Og Joab sagde til Etiopieren: »Gaa du hen og meld Kongen, hvad du har set!« Da kastede Etiopieren sig til Jorden for Joab og ilede af Sted.
22 Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But however, let me also, I pray thee, run after Cushi. And Joab said, Why wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready?
Men Ahima'az, Zadoks Søn, sagde atter til Joab: »Ske, hvad der vil! Lad ogsaa mig løbe bag efter Etiopieren!« Da sagde Joab: »Hvorfor vil du det, min Søn? For dig er der ingen Budløn at hente!«
23 But however, [said he], let me run. And he said to him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and outran Cushi.
Men han blev ved: »Ske, hvad der vil! Jeg løber!« Saa sagde han: »Løb da!« Og Ahima'az løb ad Vejen gennem Jordanegnen og naaede frem før Etiopieren.
24 And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate to the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone.
David sad just mellem de to Porte, og Vægteren steg op paa Porttaget ved Muren; da han saa ud, se, da kom en Mand løbende alene.
25 And the watchman called, and told the king. And the king said, If he [is] alone [there is] tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near.
Vægteren raabte og meldte det til Kongen, og Kongen sagde: »Er han alene, har han Bud at bringe!« Men medens Manden fortsatte sit Løb og kom nærmere,
26 And the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman called to the porter, and said, Behold [another] man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings.
saa Vægteren en anden Mand komme løbende og raabte ned i Porten: »Der kommer een Mand til løbende alene!« Kongen sagde: »Ogsaa han har Bud at bringe!«
27 And the watchman said, I think the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He [is] a good man, and cometh with good news.
Da raabte Vægteren: »Den forreste løber saaledes, at det ser ud til at være Ahima'az, Zadoks Søn!« Kongen sagde: »Det er en god Mand, han kommer med godt Bud!«
28 And Ahimaaz called, and said to the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed [be] the LORD thy God, who hath delivered up the men that raised their hand against my lord the king.
Imidlertid var Ahima'az kommet nærmere og raabte til Kongen: »Hil dig!« Saa kastede han sig ned paa Jorden for Kongen og sagde: »Lovet være HERREN din Gud, som gav dem, der løftede Haand mod min Herre Kongen, i din Haand!«
29 And the king said, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king's servant, and [me] thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what [it was].
Kongen spurgte: »Er den unge Absalom uskadt?« Ahima'az svarede: »Jeg saa, at der var stor Tummel, da Kongens Træl Joab sendte din Træl af Sted, men jeg ved ikke, hvad det var.«
30 And the king said [to him], Turn aside, [and] stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still.
Kongen sagde da: »Træd til Side og stil dig der!« Og han traadte til Side og blev staaende.
31 And behold, Cushi came; and Cushi said, Tidings, my lord the king: for the LORD hath avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee.
I det samme kom Etiopieren; og Etiopieren sagde: »Der er Bud til min Herre Kongen: HERREN har i Dag skaffet dig Ret over for alle dine Modstandere!«
32 And the king said to Cushi, [Is] the young man Absalom safe? And Cushi answered, May the enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do [thee] hurt, be as [that] young man [is].
Kongen spurgte Etiopieren: »Er den unge Absalom uskadt?« Og han svarede: »Det gaa min Herre Kongens Fjender og alle dine Modstandere som den unge Mand!«
33 And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! O that I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!
Da blev Kongen dybt rystet, og han gik op i Stuen paa Taget over Porten og græd; og han gik frem og tilbage og klagede: »Min Søn Absalom, min Søn, min Søn Absalom! Var jeg blot død i dit Sted! Absalom, min Søn, min Søn!«
