1 Samuel 30
1 Da David og hans Mænd Tredjedagen efter kom til Ziklag, var Amalekiterne faldet ind i Sydlandet og Ziklag, og de havde indtaget Ziklag og stukket det i Brand;
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 Kvinderne og alle, som var der, smaa og store, havde de taget til Fange; de havde ingen dræbt, men ført dem med sig, da de drog bort.
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 Da David og hans Mænd kom til Byen, se, da var den nedbrændt og deres Hustruer, Sønner og Døtre taget til Fange.
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 brast David og hans Krigere i lydelig Graad, og de græd, til de ikke kunde mere.
David and the people that were with him, lifted up their voices, and wept till they had no more tears.
5 Ogsaa Davids to Hustruer Ahinoam fra Jizre'el og Abigajil, Karmeliten Nabals Hustru, var taget til Fange.
For the two wives also of David were taken captives, Achinoam the Jezrahelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal of Carmel.
6 Og David kom i stor Vaande, thi Folkene tænkte paa at stene ham, da de alle græmmede sig over deres Sønner eller Døtre. Men David søgte Styrke hos 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 Præsten Ebjatar, Ahimeleks Søn: »Bring mig Efoden hid!« Og Ebjatar bragte David den.
And he said to Abiathar the priest the son of Achimelech: Bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought the ephod to David.
8 Da raadspurgte David HERREN: »Skal jeg sætte efter denne Røverskare? Kan jeg indhente den?« Han svarede: »Sæt efter den; thi du skal indhente 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 drog David af Sted med de 600 Mand, som var hos ham, og de kom til Besorbækken, hvor de, som skulde lades tilbage, blev 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 begyndte Forfølgelsen med 400 Mand, medens 200 Mand, som var for udmattede til at gaa over Besorbækken, blev tilbage.
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 Ægypter liggende paa Marken; ham tog de med til David og gav ham Brød at spise og 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 desuden gav de ham en Figenkage og to Rosinkager. Da han havde spist, kom han til Kræfter; thi han havde hverken spist eller drukket i hele tre Døgn.
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 David spurgte ham da: »Hvem tilhører du, og hvor er du fra?« Han svarede: »Jeg er en ung Ægypter, Træl hos en Amalekit; min Herre efterlod mig her, da jeg for tre Dage siden blev syg.
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 gjorde Indfald i det kretiske Sydland, i Judas Omraade og i Kalebs Sydland, og Ziklag stak vi i Brand.«
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 vise mig Vej til denne Røverskare?« Han svarede: »Tilsværg mig ved Gud, at du hverken vil dræbe mig eller udlevere mig til min Herre, saa vil jeg vise dig Vej til den!«
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 Saa viste han dem Vej, og de traf dem spredte rundt om i hele Egnen i Færd med at spise og drikke og holde Fest paa hele det store Bytte, de havde taget fra Filisterlandet og 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 David huggede dem da ned fra Dæmring til Aften; og ingen af dem undslap undtagen 400 unge Mænd, som svang sig paa Kamelerne og flygtede.
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 Og David reddede alt, hvad Amalekiterne havde røvet, ogsaa sine to Hustruer.
So David recovered all that the Amalecites had taken, and he rescued his two wives.
19 Og der savnedes intet, hverken smaat eller stort, hverken Byttet eller Sønnerne og Døtrene eller noget af, hvad de havde taget med; det hele bragte David 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 Da tog de alt Smaakvæget og Hornkvæget og drev det hen for David og sagde: »Her 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 Da David kom til de 200 Mand, som havde været for udmattede til at følge ham, og som han havde ladet blive ved Besorbækken, gik de David og hans Folk i Møde, og David gik hen til Folkene og hilste paa 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 Men alle ildesindede Niddinger blandt dem, som havde fulgt David, tog til Orde og sagde: »De fulgte os ikke, derfor vil vi intet give dem af Byttet, vi har reddet; kun deres Hustruer og Børn maa de tage med hjem!«
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 David sagde: »Saaledes maa I ikke gøre, nu da HERREN har været gavmild imod os og skærmet os og givet Røverskaren, som overfaldt os, i vor Haand.
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 Hvem er der vel, som vil følge eder i det? Nej, den, der drog i Kampen, og den, der blev ved Trosset, skal have lige Del, de skal dele med hinanden!«
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 derved blev det baade den Dag og siden; han gjorde det til Lov og Ret i Israel, som det er den Dag i bag.
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 Da David kom til Ziklag, sendte han noget af Byttet til de Ældste i Juda, som var hans Venner, med det Bud: »Her er en Gave til eder af Byttet, der er taget fra HERRENS Fjender!«
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 Det var til dem i Betel, i Ramot i Sydlandet, i Jattir,
To them that were in Bethel, and that were in Ramoth to the south, and to them that were in Jether,
28 dem i Ar'ara, i Sifmot, i Esjtemoa,
And to them that were in Aroer and that were in Sephamoth, and that were in Esthamo,
29 i Karmel, i Jerame'eliternes Byer, i Keniternes Byer,
And that were in Rachal, and that were in the cities of Jerameel, and that were in the cities of Ceni,
30 i Horma, i Bor-Asjan, i Atak,
And that were in Arama, and that were in the lake Asan, and that were in Athach,
31 i Hebron, og ligeledes til alle de andre Steder, hvor David havde færdedes med sine Mænd.
And that were in Hebron, and to the rest that were in those places, in which David had abode with his men.
