2 Samuel 20

1 Og der var tilfældigvis en Belials Mand, hvis Navn var Seba, Bikris Søn, en Mand af Benjamin, og han blæste i Trompeten og sagde: Vi have ingen Del i David, ej heller have vi Arv i Isais Søn; hver til sit Telt, o Israel!

There was a man there [at Gilgal] named Sheba. He was a man who always caused trouble. He was from the tribe of Benjamin and was the son of Bichri. He blew a trumpet and called out, “We have nothing to do with [DOU] David, that son of Jesse! So, men of Israel, let’s go to our homes!”

2 Da drog hver Mand i Israel op fra David efter Seba, Bikris Søn; men Judas Mænd fulgte med deres Konge fra Jordanen og indtil Jerusalem.

So all the men from the other Israeli tribes deserted David and went with Sheba, but the men of Judah stayed with David. They wanted him to be their king, and went with him from near the Jordan [River] up to Jerusalem.

3 Og David kom til sit Hus til Jerusalem, og Kongen tog de ti Kvinder, de Medhustruer, som han lod blive til at bevare Huset, og satte dem hen i et Hus i Forvaring og forsørgede dem, og han gik ikke ind til dem; og de vare indelukkede indtil deres Dødsdag, levende i Enkestand.

When David arrived at the palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten slave wives whom he had left there to take care of the palace and put them in another house. He put a guard at that house, and he provided for them what they needed, but he never had sexual relations [EUP] with them again. So they remained shut up in their house until they died. It was as though they were widows.

4 Og Kongen sagde til Amasa: Kald mig Mændene af Juda sammen til den tredje Dag, og vær saa her igen!

[One day] the king said to Amasa, “Summon the soldiers of Judah to come here within three days, and you be here also.”

5 Og Amasa gik bort for at kalde Judas Mænd sammen; men han tøvede over den bestemte Tid, som var ham bestemt.

So Amasa went to summon them, but he did not return within the time that David told him to.

6 Da sagde David til Abisaj: Nu vil Seba, Bikris Søn, gøre os mere ondt end Absalom; tag du din Herres Tjener og forfølg ham, at han ikke rinder faste Stæder for sig og undkommer fra vore Øjne.

So David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba will harm us more than Absalom did. So you take my soldiers and pursue him. If you do not do that, he and his soldiers may occupy/capture some of the (fortified towns/towns that have walls around them), and escape from us. [IDM]”

7 Da droge Joabs Mænd ud efter ham, og de Krethi og de Plethi og alle de vældige, og de droge ud af Jerusalem til at forfølge Seba, Bikris Søn.

So Abishai [and Joab] and the king’s bodyguards and the other soldiers left Jerusalem, to pursue Sheba.

8 Der de vare ved den store Sten, som er ved Gibeon, da kom Amasa frem for dem; og Joab var iført sin Vaabenkjortel som sin Klædning, og derover havde han Bæltet med et Sværd, som hang ved hans Lænder i sin Balg, og der han gik frem, da faldt dette ud.

When they arrived at the huge rock in [the] Gibeah [region], Amasa met them. Joab was wearing a soldier’s uniform. He had a dagger/long knife fastened to his belt. When he came close [to Amasa, he allowed] the dagger [to] fall on the ground.

9 Og Joab sagde til Amasa: Gaar det dig vel, min Broder? og Joab greb Amasa ved Skægget med den højre Haand for at kysse ham.

Joab said to Amasa, “Are things going well with you, my friend?” Then Joab grabbed Amasa’s beard with his right hand, in order to kiss him.

10 Og Amasa tog sig ikke i Vare for Sværdet, som var i Joabs Haand, saa denne stak ham dermed i Underlivet og udøste hans Indvolde paa Jorden; og han stak ham ikke anden Gang, thi han var død; men Joab og hans Broder Abisaj forfulgte Seba, Bikris Søn.

But Amasa did not see that Joab was holding [another] dagger in his [other] hand. And Joab stabbed it into Amasa’s belly, and his insides spilled out onto the ground. Amasa died [immediately]; Joab did not need to stab him again. Then Joab and his brother Abishai continued to pursue Sheba.

11 Og der blev en Mand af Joabs unge Karle staaende hos ham og sagde: Hvo er der, som har Lyst til Joab, og hvo er der, som er for David, han følge efter Joab!

One of Joab’s soldiers stood alongside Amasa’s body and called out, “Everyone who wants Joab [to be our commander] and who wants David [to be our king], go with Joab!”

12 Og Amasa laa væltet i Blodet midt paa Landevejen; der Manden saa, at alt Folket blev staaende, da bragte han Amasa fra Landevejen over paa Ageren og kastede Klæder over ham, efterdi han saa, at hvo som kom til ham, blev staaende.

Amasa’s body was lying on the road. It was covered with blood. The soldier of Joab [who had called out] saw that many others of Joab’s soldiers were stopping [to see it], so he dragged Amasa’s body off the road into a field, and threw a cloth/blanket over the body.

13 Der han var bragt bort fra Landevejen, da gik hver Mand frem efter Joab til at forfølge Seba, Bikris Søn.

After the body had been taken off the road, all the soldiers went with Joab to pursue Sheba.

14 Og han drog igennem alle Israels Stammer indtil Abel, nemlig Beth-Maaka og hele Berim; og de samledes og kom ogsaa efter ham.

Sheba went through all the tribes of Israel, and arrived at Abel-Beth-Maacah [town in the northern part of Israel]. There, all the members of [his father] Bichri’s clan gathered, and went with Sheba into the town.

15 Og de kom og indesluttede ham i Abel-Beth-Maaka og kastede en Vold op imod Staden, og den stod op til Muren; og alt Folket, som var med Joab, søgte at ødelægge og at nedrive Muren.

The soldiers who were with Joab [found out that Sheba had gone there, so they] went there and surrounded the town. They built a dirt ramp up against the town wall. They also pounded against the wall [with heavy poles], to cause it to collapse.

16 Da raabte en forstandig Kvinde af Staden: Hører, hører! siger dog til Joab: Kom nær herhid, og jeg vil tale til dig.

Then a wise woman who was in that town [stood on the top of the wall and] shouted down, “Listen to me! Tell Joab to come here, because I want to talk to him!”

17 Og der han kom nær til hende, da sagde Kvinden: Er du Joab? og han sagde: Ja; og hun sagde til ham: Hør din Tjenerindes Tale; og han sagde: Jeg hører.

So [after they told Joab], he came there, and the woman said, “Are you Joab?” He replied, “Yes, I am.” She said to him, “Listen to what I say.” He replied, “I am listening.”

18 Og hun sagde: Fordum plejede man saaledes at tale, sigende: Man skal spørge sig for i Abel, og saaledes fuldbyrdede man det.

She said, “Long ago people used to say, ‘Go to Abel [town] to get good advice about your problems.’ And that is what people did.

19 Jeg er en af de fredsommelige, de trofaste i Israel; du søger efter at dræbe en Stad og en Moder i Israel, hvorfor vil du opsluge Herrens Arv?

We are peaceful and loyal Israelis. Our people here are important and respected [IDM]. So (why are you trying to destroy a town that belongs to Yahweh?/you should not be trying to destroy a town that belongs to Yahweh.)” [RHQ]

20 Og Joab svarede og sagde: Det være langt fra, det være langt fra mig, at jeg skulde opsluge, at jeg skulde ødelægge!

Job replied, “I would certainly never want to ruin or destroy your town!

21 Sagen forholder sig ikke saaledes; men en Mand af Efraims Bjerg, hvis Navn er Seba, Bikris Søn, har opløftet sin Haand imod Kongen, imod David, giver mig ham alene, saa vil jeg drage fra Staden; og Kvinden sagde til Joab: Se, hans Hoved skal kastes til dig over Muren.

That is not what we want to do. But Bichri’s son Sheba, a man from the hilly area in the tribe of Ephraim, is rebelling against King David. Put this man into our hands, and then we will (go away from/not attack) this town.” The woman replied to Joab, “Okay, what we will do is, we will [cut off] his head [and] throw it over the wall to you.”

22 Og Kvinden kom til alt Folket med sin Visdom, og de afhuggede Sebas, Bikris Søns, Hoved, og kastede det ud til Joab; da blæste han i Trompeten, og de adspredtes fra Staden, hver til sine Telte; og Joab kom tilbage til Jerusalem, til Kongen.

Then this wise woman went to the elders of the town and told them what she had said to Joab. So they cut off Sheba’s head and threw it over the wall to Joab. Then Joab blew his trumpet [to signal that the battle was ended], and all his soldiers left the town and returned to their homes. And Joab returned to Jerusalem and told the king [what had happened].

23 Og Joab var over al Israels Hær, og Benaja, Jojadas Søn, var over Krethi og over Plethi;

Joab was the commander of the entire Israeli army. Jehoiada’s son Benaiah was the commander of David’s bodyguards;

24 og Adoram var Rentemester, og Josafat, Ahiluds Søn, var Historieskriver;

Adoram supervised the men who were forced to work [for the king]; Ahilud’s son Jehoshaphat was the man who reported [to the people everything that David decided];

25 og Seja var Skriver, og Zadok og Abjathar vare Præster;

Sheva was the official secretary; Zadok and Abiathar were the priests;

26 dertilmed var Jairiteren, Ira, ypperste Raad for David.

and Ira from Jair [town] was also one of David’s priests.