1 Samuel 20
1 Men David flygtede fra Najot i Rama og kom til Jonatan og sagde: »Hvad har jeg gjort? Hvad er min Brøde? Og hvad er min Synd mod din Fader, siden han staar mig efter Livet?«
And David went in flight from Naioth in Ramah and came to Jonathan and said, What have I done? What is my crime and my sin against your father that he is attempting to take my life?
2 Han svarede: »Det være langt fra! Du skal ikke dø! Min Fader foretager sig jo intet, hverken stort eller smaat, uden at lade mig det vide; hvorfor skulde min Fader saa dølge dette for mig? Der er intet om det!«
And he said to him, Far be the thought: you will not be put to death: see, my father does nothing, great or small, without giving me word of it: would he keep this secret from me? It is not so.
3 Men David svarede: »Din Fader ved sikkert, at du har fattet Godhed for mig, og tænker saa: Det maa Jonatan ikke faa at vide, at det ikke skal gøre ham ondt; nej, saa sandt HERREN lever, og saa sandt du lever, der er kun et Skridt imellem mig og Døden!«
But David took his oath again and said, Your father sees that I am dear to you; so he says to himself, Let Jonathan have no idea of this, for it will be a grief to him; but as the Lord is living, and as your soul is living, there is only a step between me and death.
4 Da sagde Jonatan til David: »Alt, hvad du ønsker, vil jeg gøre for dig!«
Then Jonathan said to David, Whatever your desire is, I will do it for you.
5 David sagde til Jonatan: »I Morgen er det jo Nymaanedag, og jeg skulde sidde til Bords med Kongen; men lad mig gaa bort og skjule mig paa Marken indtil Aften.
And David said to Jonathan, Tomorrow is the new moon, and I will not be seated with the king at his table: but let me go to a safe place in the country till the evening.
6 Hvis din Fader savner mig, saa sig: David har bedt mig om Lov til at skynde sig til Betlehem, sin Fødeby, da hele hans Slægt har sit aarlige Slagtoffer der.
And if your father takes note of the fact that I am away, say, David made a request to me for himself that he might go to Beth-lehem, to his town: for it is the time when his family make their offering year by year.
7 Hvis han saa siger: Godt! er der ingen Fare for din Træl; men bliver han vred, saa vid, at han vil min Ulykke.
If he says, It is well, your servant will be at peace: but if he is angry, then it will be clear to you that he has an evil purpose in mind against me.
8 Vis din Træl den Godhed, siden du er gaaet i Pagt med din Træl for HERRENS Aasyn. Men har jeg forbrudt mig, saa slaa du mig ihjel; thi hvorfor skulde du bringe mig til din Fader?«
So, then, be kind to your servant; for you have been united with your servant in an agreement made before the Lord: but if there is any wrongdoing in me, put me to death yourself; why take me to your father?
9 Jonatan svarede: »Det være langt fra! Hvis jeg virkelig kommer under Vejr med, at min Fader vil din Ulykke, skulde jeg saa ikke lade dig det vide?«
And Jonathan said, Do not have such a thought: for if I saw that my father was designing evil against you, would I not give you word of it?
10 Da sagde David til Jonatan: »Men hvem skal lade mig det vide, om din Fader giver dig et haardt Svar?«
Then David said to Jonathan, Who will give me word if your father gives you a rough answer?
11 Jonatan svarede David: »Kom, lad os gaa ud paa Marken!« Og de gik begge ud paa Marken.
And Jonathan said to David, Come, let us go out into the country. And the two of them went out together into the open country.
12 Da sagde Jonatan til David: »HERREN, Israels Gud, er Vidne: Jeg vil i Morgen ved denne Tid udforske min Faders Sindelag, og hvis der ingen Fare er for David, skulde jeg da ikke sende dig Bud og lade dig det vide?
And Jonathan said to David, May the Lord, the God of Israel, be witness; when I have had a chance of talking to my father, about this time tomorrow, if his feelings to David are good, will I not send and give you the news?
13 HERREN ramme Jonatan baade med det ene og det andet: Hvis det er min Faders bestemte Vilje at bringe Ulykke over dig, vil jeg lade dig det vide og hjælpe dig bort, saa du kan fare i Fred. HERREN være med dig, som han har været med min Fader.
May the Lord's punishment be on Jonathan, if it is my father's pleasure to do you evil and I do not give you word of it and send you away so that you may go in peace: and may the Lord be with you, as he has been with my father.
14 Og maatte du saa, hvis jeg endnu er i Live, maatte du saa vise HERRENS Godhed imod mig. Men skulde jeg være død,
And may you, while I am still living, O may you be kind to me, as the Lord is kind, and keep me from death!
15 saa unddrag ingen Sinde min Slægt din Godhed. Og naar HERREN udrydder hver eneste af Davids Fjender af Jorden,
And let not your mercy ever be cut off from my family, even when the Lord has sent destruction on all David's haters, cutting them off from the face of the earth.
16 maatte da Jonatans Navn ikke blive udryddet, men bestaa sammen med Davids Hus, og maatte HERREN kræve det af Davids Fjenders Haand!«
And if it comes about that the name of Jonathan is cut off from the family of David, the Lord will make David responsible.
17 Da svor Jonatan paa ny David en Ed, fordi han elskede ham; thi han elskede ham af hele sin Sjæl.
And Jonathan again took an oath to David, because of his love for him: for David was as dear to him as his very soul.
18 Da sagde Jonatan til ham: »I Morgen er det Nymaanedag; da vil du blive savnet, naar din Plads staar tom;
Then Jonathan said to him, Tomorrow is the new moon: and it will be seen that you are not present, for there will be no one in your seat.
19 men i Overmorgen vil du blive savnet endnu mere; gaa saa hen til det Sted, hvor du holdt dig skjult, den Dag Skændselsdaaden skulde have fundet Sted, og sæt dig ved Jorddyngen der;
And on the third day it will be specially noted, and you will go to the place where you took cover when the other business was in hand, waiting by the hill over there.
20 i Overmorgen vil jeg saa skyde med Pile der, som om jeg skød til Maals.
And on the third day I will send arrows from my bow against its side as if at a mark.
21 Jeg sender saa Drengen hen for at lede efter Pilen, og hvis jeg da siger til ham: Pilen ligger her paa denne Side af dig, hent den! saa kan du komme; thi da staar alt vel til for dig, og der er ingen Fare, saa sandt HERREN lever.
And I will send my boy to have a look for the arrow. And if I say to him, See, the arrow is on this side of you; take it up! then you may come; for there is peace for you and no evil, by the living Lord.
22 Men siger jeg til den unge Mand: Pilen ligger paa den anden Side af dig, bedre frem! saa fly, thi da vil HERREN have dig bort.
But if I say to the boy, See, the arrow has gone past you: then go on your way, for the Lord has sent you away.
23 Men om det, vi to har aftalt sammen, gælder, at HERREN staar mellem mig og dig for evigt!«
As for what you and I were talking of, the Lord is between you and me for ever.
24 David skjulte sig saa ude paa Marken. Da Nymaanedagen kom, satte Kongen sig til Bords for at spise;
So David went to a secret place in the country: and when the new moon came, the king took his place at the feast.
25 Kongen sad paa sin vante Plads, paa Pladsen ved Væggen, medens Jonatan sad lige overfor og Abner ved Siden af Saul, men Davids Plads stod tom.
And the king took his seat, as at other times, by the wall: and Jonathan was in front, and Abner was seated by Saul's side, but there was no one in David's seat.
26 Saul sagde intet den Dag, thi han tænkte: »Der er vel hændet ham noget, saa han ikke er ren, fordi han endnu ikke har renset sig.«
But Saul said nothing that day, for his thought was, Something has taken place making him unclean; it is clear that he is not clean.
27 Men da Davids Plads ogsaa stod tom næste Dag, Dagen efter Nymaanedagen, sagde Saul til sin Søn Jonatan: »Hvorfor kom Isajs Søn hverken til Maaltidet i Gaar eller i Dag?«
And on the day after the new moon, that is, the second day, there was still no one in David's seat: and Saul said to his son Jonathan, Why has the son of Jesse not come to the feast yesterday or today?
28 Jonatan svarede Saul: »David bad mig om Lov til at gaa til Betlehem;
And answering Saul, Jonathan said, He made a request to me that he might go to Beth-lehem,
29 han sagde: Lad mig gaa, thi vor Slægt har Offerfest der i Byen, og mine Brødre har paalagt mig at komme; hvis du har Godhed for mig, lad mig saa faa fri, for at jeg kan besøge mine Slægtninge! Det er Grunden til, at han ikke er kommet til Kongens Bord!«
Saying, Our family is making an offering in the town, and my brothers have given me orders to be there: so now, if I have grace in your eyes, let me go away and see my brothers. This is why he has not come to the king's table.
30 Da blussede Sauls Vrede op imod Jonatan, og han sagde til ham; »Du Søn af en vanartet Kvinde! Ved jeg ikke, at du er Ven med Isajs Søn til Skam for dig selv og for din Moders Blusel?
Then Saul was moved to wrath against Jonathan, and he said to him, You son of an evil and uncontrolled woman, have I not seen how you have given your love to the son of Jesse, to your shame and the shame of your mother?
31 Thi saa længe Isajs Søn er i Live paa Jorden, er hverken du eller dit Kongedømme i Sikkerhed. Send derfor Bud og hent ham til mig, thi han er dødsens!«
For while the son of Jesse is living on the earth, your position is unsafe and your kingdom is in danger. So make him come here to me, for it is certainly right for him to be put to death.
32 Jonatan svarede sin Fader Saul: »Hvorfor skal han dræbes? Hvad har han gjort?«
And Jonathan, answering his father Saul, said to him, Why is he to be put to death? What has he done?
33 Da kastede Saul Spydet efter ham for at ramme ham. Saa skønnede Jonatan, at det var hans Faders bestemte Vilje at dræbe David.
And Saul, pointing his spear at him, made an attempt to give him a wound: from which it was clear to Jonathan that his father's purpose was to put David to death.
34 Og Jonatan rejste sig fra Bordet i heftig Vrede og spiste intet den anden Nymaanedag, thi det gjorde ham ondt for David, at hans Fader havde smædet ham.
So Jonathan got up from the table, burning with wrath, and took no part in the feast the second day of the month, being full of grief for David because his father had put shame on him.
35 Næste Morgen gik Jonatan fulgt af en Dreng ud i Marken, til den Tid han havde aftalt med David.
Now in the morning, Jonathan went out into the fields at the time he had said to David, and he had a little boy with him.
36 Derpaa sagde han til Drengen, han havde med: »Løb hen og led efter den Pil, jeg skyder af!« Medens Drengen løb, skød han Pilen af over hans Hoved,
And he said to the boy, Go and get the arrow I let loose from my bow. And while the boy was running, he sent an arrow past him.
37 og da Drengen naaede Stedet, hvor Pilen, som Jonatan havde afskudt, laa, raabte Jonatan til ham: »Pilen ligger jo paa den anden Side af dig, bedre frem!«
And when the boy came to the place where the arrow was, Jonathan, crying out after the boy, said, Has it not gone past you?
38 Derpaa raabte Jonatan til Drengen: »Skynd dig alt, hvad du kan, og bliv ikke staaende!« Saa tog Jonatans Dreng Pilen og bragte sin Herre den.
And Jonathan went on crying out after the boy, Be quick, do not keep waiting about, go quickly. And Jonathan's boy got the arrow and came back to his master.
39 Og Drengen vidste ikke noget, thi kun Jonatan og David kendte Sammenhængen.
But the boy had no idea what was going on; only Jonathan and David had knowledge of it.
40 Jonatan gav derpaa sin Dreng Vaabnene og sagde til ham: »Tag dem med til Byen!«
And Jonathan gave his bow and arrows to the boy, and said to him, Take these and go back to the town.
41 Da Drengen var gaaet, rejste David sig fra sit Skjul ved Jorddyngen og faldt til Jorden paa sit Ansigt og bøjede sig ned tre Gange. Og de kyssede hinanden og græd bitterlig sammen.
And when the boy had gone, David came from his secret place by the hill, and falling to the earth went down on his face three times: and they gave one another a kiss, weeping together, till David's grief was the greater.
42 Derpaa sagde Jonatan til David: »Far i Fred! Om det, vi to har tilsvoret hinanden i HERRENS Navn, gælder, at HERREN staar mellem mig og dig, mellem mine og dine Efterkommere for evigt!« Saa brød David op og drog bort, medens Jonatan gik ind i Byen.
And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, for we two have taken an oath, in the name of the Lord, saying, The Lord will be between me and you, and between my seed and your seed for ever. Then David went away, and Jonathan went into the town.
