1 Samuel 30
1 Og det skete, der David og hans Mænd kom paa den tredje Dag til Ziklag, vare Amalekiterne faldne ind imod Sønden og imod Ziklag og havde slaaet Ziklag og opbrændt den med Ild,
Now when David and his men were come to Siceleg on the third day, the Amalecites had made an invasion on the south side upon Siceleg, and had smitten Siceleg, and burnt it with fire.
2 og de havde taget Kvinderne, som vare derudi, desuden baade smaa og store fangne; de havde ingen slaaet ihjel, men de havde bortført dem og vare gangne deres Vej.
And had taken the women captives that were in it, both little and great: and they had not killed any person, but had carried them with them, and went on their way.
3 Og David og hans Mænd kom til Staden, og se, den var opbrændt med Ild, og deres Hustruer og deres Sønner og deres Døtre vare fangne.
So when David and his men came to the city, and found it burnt with fire, and that their wives and their sons, and their daughters were taken captives,
4 Da opløftede David og det Folk, som var hos ham, deres Røst og græd, indtil der ikke mere var Kraft i dem til at græde.
David and the people that were with him, lifted up their voices, and wept till they had no more tears.
5 Og Davids to Hustruer vare fangne: Ahinoam, den jisreelitiske, og Abigail, Karmeliteren Nabals Hustru.
For the two wives also of David were taken captives, Achinoam the Jezrahelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal of Carmel.
6 Og David blev saare angest, thi Folket havde sagt, at de vilde stene ham; thi det ganske Folks Sjæle vare beskeligen bedrøvede, hver for sine Sønner og for sine Døtre; men David styrkede sig i Herren sin Gud.
And David was greatly afflicted: for the people had a mind to stone him, for the soul of every man was bitterly grieved for his sons, and daughters: but David took courage in the Lord his God.
7 Og David sagde til Abjathar, Præsten, Akimeleks Søn: Kære, før mig Livkjortlen frem; og Abjathar førte Livkjortlen frem til David.
And he said to Abiathar the priest the son of Achimelech: Bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought the ephod to David.
8 Og David adspurgte Herren og sagde: Skal jeg forfølge denne Trop? mon jeg kan naa den? Og han sagde til ham: Forfølg, thi du skal naa den og bringe Redning.
And David consulted the Lord, saying: Shall I pursue after these robbers, and shall I overtake them, or not? And the Lord said to him: Pursue after them: for thou shalt surely overtake them and recover the prey.
9 Saa gik David hen, han og seks Hundrede Mand, som vare hos ham, og de kom til Bækken Besor; der bleve de øvrige staaende.
So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and they came to the torrent Besor: and some being weary stayed there.
10 Men David forfulgte dem, han og fire Hundrede Mand, og to Hundrede Mand bleve staaende, som vare for trætte til at gaa over Besors Bæk.
But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred stayed, who being weary could not go over the torrent Besor.
11 Og de fandt en ægyptisk Mand paa Marken, og de toge ham med sig til David; og de gave ham Brød, og han aad, og de gave ham Vand at drikke.
And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David: and they gave him bread to eat, and water to drink,
12 De gave ham og en Klump Figen og to Klaser Rosiner, og han aad, og hans Aand kom til Kræfter igen; thi han havde ikke smagt Brød eller drukket Vand i tre Dage og tre Nætter.
As also a piece of a cake of figs, and two bunches of raisins. And when he had eaten them his spirit returned, and he was refreshed: for he had not eaten bread, nor drunk water three days, and three nights.
13 Og David sagde til ham: Hvem hører du til, og hvorfra er du? og han sagde: Jeg er en ægyptisk ung Karl, en amalekitisk Mands Tjener, og min Herre forlod mig, thi jeg blev syg for tre Dage siden.
And David said to him: To whom dost thou belong? or whence dost thou come? and whither art thou going? He said: I am a young man of Egypt, the servant of an Amalecite, and my master left me, because I began to be sick three days ago.
14 Vi vare faldne ind Sønder paa imod Kreti og imod det, som hører til Juda, og Sønder paa imod Kaleb, og vi opbrændte Ziklag med Ild.
For we made an invasion on the south side of Cerethi, and upon Juda, and upon the south of Caleb, and we burnt Siceleg with fire.
15 Da sagde David til ham: Vil du føre mig ned til denne Trop? og han sagde: Sværg mig ved Gud, at du ikke vil slaa mig ihjel eller overantvorde mig i min Herres Haand, saa vil jeg føre dig ned til denne Trop.
And David said to him: Canst thou bring me to this company? And he said: Swear to me by God, that thou wilt not kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee to this company. And David swore to him.
16 Og han førte ham ned, og se, de vare adspredte over hele Landet; de aade og drak og holdt Højtid over alt det store Bytte, som de havde taget fra Filisternes Land og fra Judas Land.
And when he had brought him, behold they were lying spread upon all the ground, eating and drinking, and as it were keeping a festival day, for all the prey, and the spoils which they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Juda.
17 Og David slog dem fra Tusmørket og indtil Aftenen paa den følgende Dag, og ingen undkom af dem uden fire Hundrede Mænd, unge Karle, som rede paa Kamelerne og undflyede.
And David slew them from the evening unto the evening of the next day, and there escaped not a man of them, but four hundred young men, who had gotten upon camels, and fled.
18 Saa reddede David alt det, som Amalekiterne havde taget; David reddede ogsaa sine to Hustruer.
So David recovered all that the Amalecites had taken, and he rescued his two wives.
19 Og der var ingen borte af dem, hverken liden eller stor, hverken Sønner eller Døtre, hverken af Byttet eller af alt det, som de havde taget med sig; David førte det alt sammen tilbage.
And there was nothing missing small or great, neither of their sons or their daughters, nor of the spoils, and whatsoever they had taken: David recovered all.
20 Og David tog alt smaat Kvæg og stort Kvæg, og de førte det frem foran det øvrige Kvæg, og de sagde: Dette er Davids Bytte.
And he took all the flocks and the herds, and made them go before him: and they said: This is the prey of David.
21 Der David kom til de to Hundrede Mænd, som vare blevne for trætte til at gaa efter David og vare blevne ved Besors Bæk, da gik de ud imod David og imod det Folk, som var hos ham, og David gik frem til Folket og hilsede dem.
And David came to the two hundred men, who being weary had stayed, and were not able to follow David, and he had ordered them to abide at the torrent Besor: and they came out to meet David, and the people that were with him. And David coming to the people saluted them peaceably.
22 Da svarede hver ond og Belials Mand blandt de Mænd, som vare gangne med David, og sagde: Efterdi de ikke gik med os, da skulle vi ikke give dem af Byttet, som vi have reddet, uden enhver hans Hustru og hans Børn, dem kunne de føre med sig og gaa bort.
Then all the wicked and unjust men that had gone with David answering, said: Because they came not with us, we will not give them any thing of the prey which we have recovered: but let every man take his wife and his children, and be contented with them, and go his way.
23 Da sagde David: I skulle ikke gøre saa, mine Brødre, med det, som Herren har givet os, han som har bevaret os og givet denne Trop, som var kommen over os, i vore Hænder.
But David said: You shall not do so, my brethren, with these things, which the Lord hath given us, who hath kept us, and hath delivered the robbers that invaded us into our hands.
24 Og hvo skulde høre eder i denne Sag? thi som hans Del er, som drog ned til Slaget, saa skal og hans Del være, som blev hos Tøjet, de skulle dele lige.
And no man shall hearken to you in this matter. But equal shall be the portion of him that went down to battle and of him that abode at the baggage, and they shall divide alike.
25 Og det blev saaledes fra den samme Dag og derefter; thi han gjorde det til en Skik og til en Ret i Israel indtil denne Dag.
And this hath been done from that day forward, and since was made a statute, and an ordinance, and as a law in Israel.
26 Og der David kom til Ziklag, da sendte han til de Ældste i Juda, til sine Venner af Byttet og lod sige: Se, der have I en Velsignelse af Herrens Fjenders Bytte;
Then David came to Siceleg, and sent presents of the prey to the ancients of Juda his neighbours, saying: Receive a blessing of the prey of the enemies of the Lord.
27 nemlig til dem i Bethel og til dem i Ramoth mod Sønden og til dem i Jatthir
To them that were in Bethel, and that were in Ramoth to the south, and to them that were in Jether,
28 og til dem i Aroer og til dem i Sifmoth og til dem i Esthemoa
And to them that were in Aroer and that were in Sephamoth, and that were in Esthamo,
29 og til dem i Rakal og til dem i Jerameeliternes Stæder og til dem i Keniternes Stæder
And that were in Rachal, and that were in the cities of Jerameel, and that were in the cities of Ceni,
30 og til dem i Horma og til dem i Kor-Asan og til dem i Athak
And that were in Arama, and that were in the lake Asan, and that were in Athach,
31 og til dem i Hebron og til alle de Stæder, hvor David havde vandret, han og hans Mænd.
And that were in Hebron, and to the rest that were in those places, in which David had abode with his men.
