2 Samuel 14
1 Da nu Joab, Zerujas Søn, mærkede, at Kongens Hjerte hang ved Absalom,
And Joab the son of Saruia knew that the heart of the king was toward Abessalom.
2 sendte han Bud til Tekoa efter en klog Kvinde og sagde til hende: »Lad, som om du har Sorg, ifør dig Sørgeklæder, lad være at salve dig med Olie, men bær dig ad som en Kvinde, der alt i lang Tid har sørget over en afdød;
And Joab sent to Thecoe, and took thence a cunning woman, and said to her, Mourn, I pray thee, and put on mourning apparel, and anoint thee not with oil, and thou shalt be as a woman mourning for one that is dead thus for many days.
3 gaa saa til Kongen og sig saaledes til ham« — og Joab lagde hende Ordene i Munden.
And thou shalt go to the king, and speak to him according to this word. And Joab put the words in her mouth.
4 Kvinden fra Tekoa gik saa til Kongen, faldt til Jorden paa sit Ansigt, bøjede sig og sagde: »Hjælp Konge!«
So the woman of Thecoe went in to the king and fell upon her face to the earth, and did him obeisance, and said, Help, O king, help.
5 Kongen spurgte hende: »Hvad fattes dig?« Og hun sagde: »Jo, jeg er Enke, min Mand er død.
And the king said to her, What is the matter with thee? And she said, I am indeed a widow woman, and my husband is dead.
6 Din Trælkvinde havde to Sønner; de kom i Klammeri ude paa Marken, og der var ingen til at bilægge deres Tvist; saa slog den ene den anden ihjel.
And moreover thy handmaid had two sons, and they fought together in the field, and there was no one to part them; and the one smote the other his brother, and slew him.
7 Men nu træder hele Slægten op imod din Trælkvinde og siger: Udlever Brodermorderen, for at vi kan slaa ham ihjel og hævne Broderen, som han dræbte! Saaledes siger de for at faa Arvingen ryddet af Vejen og slukke den sidste Glød, jeg har tilbage, saa at min Mand ikke faar Eftermæle eller Efterkommere paa Jorden!«
And behold the whole family rose up against thine handmaid, and they said, Give up the one that smote his brother, and we will put him to death for the life of his brother, whom he slew, and we will take away even your heir: so they will quench my coal that is left, so as not to leave my husband remnant or name on the face of the earth.
8 Da sagde Kongen til Kvinden: »Gaa kun hjem, jeg skal jævne Sagen for dig!«
And the king said to the woman, Go in peace to thy house, and I will give commandment concerning thee.
9 Men Kvinden fra Tekoa sagde til Kongen: »Lad Skylden komme over mig og mit Fædrenehus, Herre Konge, men Kongen og hans Trone skal være skyldfri!«
And the woman of Thecoe said to the king, On me, my lord, O king, and on my father's house [be] the iniquity, and the king and his throne [be] guiltless.
10 Kongen sagde da: »Enhver, som vil dig noget, skal du bringe til mig, saa skal han ikke mere volde dig Men!«
And the king said, Who was it that spoke to thee? thou shalt even bring him to me, and [one] shall not touch him any more.
11 Men Kvinden sagde: »Vilde dog Kongen nævne HERREN din Guds Navn, for at Blodhævneren ikke skal volde endnu mere Ulykke og min Søn blive ryddet af Vejen!« Da sagde han: »Saa sandt HERREN lever, der skal ikke krummes et Haar paa din Søns Hoved!«
And she said, Let now the king remember concerning his Lord God in that the avenger of blood is multiplied to destroy, and let them not take away my son. And he said, [As] the lord lives, not a hair of thy son shall fall to the ground.
12 Da sagde Kvinden: »Maa din Trælkvinde sige min Herre Kongen et Ord?« Han svarede: »Tal!«
And the woman said, Let now thy servant speak a word to my lord the king. And he said, Say on.
13 Og Kvinden sagde: »Hvor kan du da tænke paa at gøre det samme ved Guds Folk — naar Kongen taler saaledes, dømmer han jo sig selv — og det gør Kongen, naar han ikke vil lade sin forstødte Søn vende tilbage.
And the woman said, Why hast thou devised this thing against the people of God? or [is] this word out of the king's mouth as a transgression, so that the king should not bring back his banished?
14 Thi vi skal visselig alle dø, vi er som Vandet, der ikke kan samles op igen, naar det hældes ud paa Jorden; men Gud vil ikke tage det Menneskes Liv, der omgaas med den Tanke, at en forstødt ikke skal være forstødt for stedse.
For we shall surely die, and be as water poured upon the earth, which shall not be gathered up, and God shall take the life, even as he devises to thrust forth from him his outcast.
15 Naar jeg nu er kommet for at tale om denne Sag til min Herre Kongen, saa er det, fordi de Folk har gjort mig bange; din Trælkvinde tænkte: Jeg vil tale til Kongen, maaske opfylder Kongen sin Trælkvindes Bøn;
And now whereas I came to speak this word to my lord the king, [the reason is] that the people will see me, and thy handmaid will say, Let one now speak to my lord the king, if peradventure the king will perform the request of his handmaid;
16 thi Kongen vil bønhøre mig og fri sin Trælkvinde af den Mands Haand, som tragter efter at udrydde mig tillige med min Søn af Guds Arvelod.
for the king will hear. Let him rescue his handmaid out of the hand of the man that seeks to cast out me and my son from the inheritance of God.
17 Og din Trælkvinde tænkte: Min Herre Kongens Ord vil være mig en Lindring; thi min Herre Kongen er som en Guds Engel til at skønne over godt og ondt! HERREN din Gud være med dig!«
And the woman said, If now the word of my lord the king be gracious, —[well]: for as an angel of God, so [is] my lord the king, to hear good and evil: and the Lord thy God shall be with thee.
18 Da sagde Kongen til Kvinden: »Svar mig paa det Spørgsmaal, jeg nu stiller dig, dølg ikke noget!« Kvinden sagde: »Min Herre Kongen tale!«
And the king answered, and said to the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the matter which I ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king by all means speak.
19 Da sagde Kongen: »Har Joab en Finger med i alt dette?« Og Kvinden svarede: »Saa sandt du lever, Herre Konge, det er umuligt at slippe uden om, hvad min Herre Kongen siger. Ja, det var din Træl Joab, som paalagde mig dette og lagde din Trælkvinde alle disse Ord i Munden.
And the king said, [Is] not the hand of Joab in all this matter with thee? and the woman said to the king, [As] thy soul lives, my lord, O king, there is no turning to the right hand or to the left from all that my lord the king has spoken; for thy servant Joab himself charged me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid.
20 For at give Sagen et andet Udseende har din Træl Joab gjort saaledes. Men min Herre er viis som en Guds Engel, saa han ved alle Ting paa Jorden!«
In order that this form of speech might come about [it was] that thy servant Joab has framed this matter: and my lord is wise as [is] the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.
21 Derpaa sagde Kongen til Joab: »Vel, jeg vil gøre det! Gaa hen og bring den unge Mand, Absalom, tilbage!«
And the king said to Joab, Behold now, I have done to thee according to this thy word: go, bring back the young man Abessalom.
22 Da faldt Joab paa sit Ansigt til Jorden og bøjede sig og velsignede Kongen og sagde: »Nu ved din Træl, at jeg har fundet Naade for dine Øjne, Herre Konge, siden Kongen har opfyldt sin Træls Bøn!«
And Joab fell on his face to the ground, and did obeisance, and blessed the king: and Joab said, To-day thy servant knows that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, for my lord the king has performed the request of his servant.
23 Derpaa begav Joab sig til Gesjur og hentede Absalom tilbage til Jerusalem.
And Joab arose, and went to Gedsur, and brought Abessalom to Jerusalem.
24 Men Kongen sagde: »Lad ham gaa hjem til sit Hus; for mit Aasyn bliver han ikke stedet!« Da gik Absalom hjem til sit Hus, og for Kongens Aasyn blev han ikke stedet.
And the king said, Let him return to his house, and not see my face. And Abessalom returned to his house, and saw not the king's face.
25 Men ingen Mand i hele Israel blev beundret saa højt for sin Skønhed som Absalom; fra Fodsaal til Isse var der ikke en Lyde ved ham.
And there was not a man in Israel so very comely as Abessalom: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.
26 Og naar han lod sit Haar klippe — han lod det klippe, hver Gang der var gaaet et Aar, fordi det blev ham for tungt, derfor maatte han lade det klippe — vejede det 200 Sekel efter kongelig Vægt.
And when he polled his head, (and it was at the beginning of every year that he polled it, because it grew, heavy upon him, ) even when he polled it, he weighed the hair of his head, two hundred shekels according to the royal shekel.
27 Der fødtes Absalom tre Sønner og een Datter ved Navn Tamar; hun var en smuk Kvinde.
And there were born to Abessalom three sons and one daughter, and her name was Themar: she was a very beautiful woman, and she becomes the wife of Roboam son of Solomon, and she bears to him Abia.
28 Absalom boede nu to Aar i Jerusalem uden at blive stedet for Kongen.
And Abessalom remained in Jerusalem two full years, and he saw not the king's face.
29 Da sendte Absalom Bud efter Joab for at faa ham til at gaa til Kongen; men han vilde ikke komme. Han sendte Bud een Gang til, men han vilde ikke komme.
And Abessalom sent to Joab to bring him in to the king, and he would not come to him: and he sent to him the second time, and he would not come.
30 Da sagde han til sine Folk »Se den Bygmark, Joab har der ved Siden af min! Gaa hen og stik Ild paa den!« Og Absaloms Folk stak Ild paa Marken.
And Abessalom said to his servants, Behold, Joab's portion in the field [is] next to mine, and he has in it barley; go and set it on fire. And the servants of Abessalom set the field on fire: and the servants of Joab come to him with their clothes rent, and they said to him, The servants of Abessalom have set the field on fire.
31 Da begav Joab sig ind til Absalom og sagde til ham: »Hvorfor har dine Folk stukket Ild paa min Mark?«
And Joab arose, and came to Abessalom into the house, and said to him, Why have thy servants set my field on fire?
32 Absalom svarede Joab: »Se, jeg sendte Bud efter dig og bad dig komme herhen, for at jeg kunde sende dig til Kongen og sige: Hvorfor kom jeg tilbage fra Gesjur? Det havde været bedre for mig, om jeg var blevet der! Men nu vil jeg stedes for Kongen; er der Skyld hos mig saa lad ham dræbe mig!«
And Abessalom said to Joab, Behold, I sent to thee, saying, Come hither, and I will send thee to the king, saying, Why did I come out of Gedsur? it would have been better for me to have remained there: and now, behold, I have not seen the face of the king; but if there is iniquity in me, then put me to death.
33 Joab gik da til Kongen og overbragte ham disse Ord. Saa lod han Absalom kalde, og han kom ind til Kongen; og han bøjede sig for ham og faldt paa sit Ansigt til Jorden for Kongen. Saa kyssede Kongen Absalom.
And Joab went in to the king, and brought him word: and he called Abessalom, and he went in to the king, and did him obeisance, and fell upon his face to the ground, even in the presence of the king; and the king kissed Abessalom.
