1 Samuels 21
1 David kom til presten Akimelek i Nob, og Akimelek kom David forferdet i møte og sa til ham: Hvorfor er du alene og har ingen med dig?
David fled from there and went to Nob [city to see] Ahimelech the priest. Ahimelech trembled when he saw David [because he was afraid that something bad had happened]. He said to David, “Why are you alone? Why have no men come with you?”
2 David svarte presten Akimelek: Kongen har gitt mig et ærend å utføre; han sa til mig: Ingen må få vite noget om det ærend jeg sender dig i, og som jeg har gitt dig å utføre. Og mine menn har jeg satt stevne på det og det sted.
David [deceived Ahimelech] by replying, “The king sent me. But he does not want anyone to know anything about what he sent me to do. I have told my men where [they should meet me].
3 Men hvad har du nu ved hånden? La mig få fem brød eller hvad der finnes!
Now [I want to know], do you have any [food here for me to eat] [IDM]? Could you give me five loaves of bread, or whatever [other food] that you can find?”
4 Presten svarte David og sa: Jeg har intet almindelig brød ved hånden, men hellig brød er her - bare mennene har holdt sig fra kvinner.
The priest answered David, “There is no ordinary bread here, but I have some of the sacred bread [that was placed before Yahweh]. Your men may eat it if they have not slept with [EUP] women [recently].”
5 David svarte presten og sa til ham: Ja visst, kvinner har vi ikke hatt leilighet til å være sammen med, hverken igår eller iforgårs; da jeg drog ut, var alt det mine menn hadde på sig hellig; og vel er dette en ferd som ikke er hellig, men idag blir den hellig ved det de har på sig.
David replied, “They have not been near women for many days. I do not allow my men to defile themselves by sleeping with women while they are preparing to fight in battles. They must continue to keep themselves acceptable to God when they are on ordinary trips, and [today they have kept themselves acceptable to God] because now we are doing something very special/important.”
6 Da gav presten ham hellig brød, for det var ikke annet brød der enn skuebrødene, som var tatt bort fra Herrens åsyn, forat ferskt brød kunde legges isteden samme dag som de blev tatt bort.
The only bread that the priest had was the sacred bread that had been placed in Yahweh’s presence [in the Sacred tent]. So the priest gave David some of that bread. On that day the priest had taken those loaves from the table and replaced them with (fresh/newly baked) loaves.
7 Men den dag var det en av Sauls tjenere som holdt sig inne der for Herrens åsyn; han hette Doeg og var fra Edom; han var den øverste av Sauls hyrder.
It happened that Doeg, from the Edom people-group, was there on that day to make himself acceptable to Yahweh, [and he saw what Ahimelech did]. He was one of Saul’s officials and the leader of Saul’s shepherds.
8 David sa til Akimelek: Har du ikke et spyd eller et sverd her ved hånden? For jeg har hverken tatt mitt sverd eller mine andre våben med mig; for det hastet med kongens ærend.
David asked Ahimelech, “Do you have a spear or a sword [that I could use]? The king [appointed us to do] this task [and told us to leave] immediately, so I did not have time to bring any weapons.”
9 Presten svarte: Filisteren Goliats sverd, han som du slo ihjel i Terebinte-dalen, det henger innsvøpt i et klæde bak livkjortelen; vil du ta det til dig, så ta det! Det er ikke noget annet sverd her. David sa: Det finnes ikke maken til det; gi mig det!
Ahimelech replied, “I have only the sword that belonged to Goliath [the giant] from the Philistia people-group whom you killed in Elah Valley. It is wrapped in a cloth, and is behind the sacred vest [in the Sacred Tent]. If you want it, take it, because I have no other [weapon] here.” David replied, “Truly, there is no other sword that is [as good] as that one! Give it to me.”
10 Så brøt David op og flyktet samme dag for Saul; og han kom til Akis, kongen i Gat.
[So Ahimelech gave it to him], and David left there. He [and his men] and went to Gath [city in the Philistia region], to stay with King Achish.
11 Og Akis' tjener sa til ham: Er ikke dette David, landets konge? Er det ikke ham de sang om under dansen: Saul har slått sine tusener, men David sine titusener?
But the officers of King Achish [objected to David being there. They] said to King Achish, “This man is [RHQ] David, the king of Israel! He is the one [RHQ] whom [our enemies], the [Israeli] people, [honored by] dancing and singing, ‘Saul has killed thousands [of his enemies], but David has killed tens of thousands of them!’”
12 David la sig disse ord på hjerte og var svært redd Akis, kongen i Gat.
David heard what those men were saying, so he was afraid of [what] King Achish [might do to him].
13 Derfor lot han for dem som han var vanvittig, og han raste mellem hendene på dem og risset på dørene i porten og lot sitt spytt flyte ned i skjegget.
So he pretended that he was insane. He started scratching on the gates [of the city] and allowing his saliva to run down his beard.
14 Da sa Akis til sine tjenere: I ser jo det er en gal mann; hvorfor kommer I til mig med ham?
Then King Achish said to his men, “Look at this man! He is acting like an insane man! Why have you brought him to me?
15 Har jeg ikke nok av gale folk siden I er kommet hit med ham der, så han skal plage mig med sin galskap? Skulde slik en få komme i mitt hus?
Have you brought him because I do not have enough insane men here already [RHQ]? I do not want [RHQ] him to come into my house!”
