2 Samuel 3
1 Krigen imellem Sauls og Davids Huse trak i Langdrag; men David blev stærkere og stærkere, Sauls Hus svagere og svagere.
Now there was a long war between Saul's people and David's people; and David became stronger and stronger, but those on Saul's side became more and more feeble.
2 I Hebron fødtes der David Sønner; hans førstefødte var Amnon, Søn af Ahinoam fra Jizre'el,
While David was in Hebron he became the father of sons: the oldest was Amnon, son of Ahinoam of Jezreel;
3 den næstældste Kil'ab, Søn af Abigajil, Harmeliten Nabals Hustru, den tredje Absalon, en Søn af Kong Talmaj af Gesjurs Datter Ma'aka,
And the second, Chileab, whose mother was Abigail, the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom, son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur;
4 den fjerde Adonija, en Søn af Haggit, den femte Sjefatja, en Søn af Abital,
And the fourth, Adonijah, the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah, the son of Abital;
5 og den sjette Jitream, Søn af Davids Hustru Egla. Disse fødtes David i Hebron.
And the sixth, Ithream, whose mother was David's wife Eglah. These were the sons of David, whose birth took place in Hebron.
6 Under Krigen mellem Sauls og Davids Huse ydede Abner Sauls Hus kraftig Støtte.
Now while there was war between Saul's people and David's people, Abner was making himself strong among the supporters of Saul.
7 Nu havde Saul haft en Medhustru ved Navn Rizpa, Ajjas Datter. Og Isjbosjet sagde til Abner: "Hvorfor gik du ind til min Faders Medhustru?"
Now Saul had among his wives a woman named Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ish-bosheth said to Abner, Why have you taken my father's wife?
8 Abner blev opbragt over Isjbosjets Ord og sagde: "Er jeg nu blevet et Hundehoved fra Juda? Nu har jeg Gang på Gang vist Godhed mod din Fader Sauls Hus, hans Brødre og Venner og ikke ladet dig falde i Davids Hånd, og så går du nu i Rette med mig for en Kvindes Skyld!
And Abner was very angry at the words of Ish-bosheth, and he said, Am I a dog's head of Judah? I am this day doing all in my power for the cause of your father Saul and for his brothers and his friends, and have not given you up into the hands of David, and now you say I have done wrong with a woman.
9 Gud ramme Abner både med det ene og det andet: Hvad HERREN tilsvor David, skal jeg nu sørge for bliver opfyldt på ham;
May God's punishment be on Abner, if I do not for David as the Lord in his oath has said,
10 jeg skal sørge for, at Sauls Hus mister Kongedømmet og Davids Trone bliver rejst over Israel og Juda fra Dan til Be'ersjeba!"
And if I do not take away the kingdom from the family of Saul and make David ruler over Israel and Judah from Dan as far as Beer-sheba!
11 Og af Frygt for Abner kunde Isjbosjet ikke svare et Ord.
And so great was Ish-bosheth's fear of Abner that he was not able to say a word in answer.
12 Så sendte Abner Sendebud til David i Hebron og lod sige: "Slut Pagt med mig! Se, jeg vil hjælpe dig og bringe hele Israel over på din Side!"
And Abner sent men to David at Hebron, saying, Make an agreement with me, and I will give you my support in getting all Israel on your side.
13 Han svarede: "Vel, jeg vil slutte Pagt med dig; men een Ting kræver jeg af dig: Du bliver ikke stedet for mit Åsyn, med mindre du har Sauls Datter Mikal med, når du kommer!"
And he said, It is well; I will make an agreement with you, but on one condition, which is, that when you come before me, Saul's daughter Michal is to come with you; till she comes you will not see my face.
14 David sendte derpå Bud til Isjbosjet, Sauls Søn, og lod sige:"Giv mig min Hustru Mikal, som jeg blev trolovet med for 100 Filisterforhuder!"
And David sent men to Saul's son Ish-bosheth, saying, Give me back Michal, my wife, whom I made mine for the price of the private parts of a hundred Philistines.
15 Da sendte Isjbosjet Bud og lod hende hente hos hendes Mand Paltiel, Lajisj's Søn.
So Ish-bosheth sent and took her from her husband Paltiel, the son of Laish.
16 Hendes Mand fulgte hende grædende lige til Bahurim; her sagde Abner til ham: "Gå nu hjem!" Så vendte han hjem.
And her husband went with her as far as Bahurim, weeping while he went. Then Abner said to him, Go back. And he went back.
17 Men Abner havde forhandlet med Israels Ældste og sagt: "Allerede tidligere ønskede I David til Konge;
Then Abner had a talk with the chief men of Israel, saying, In the past it was your desire to make David your king: so now, do it:
18 så gør nu Alvor af det! Thi HERREN har sagt om David: Ved min Tjener Davids Hånd vil jeg frelse mit Folk Israel fra Filisternes og alle dets fjenders Hånd!"
For the Lord has said of David, By the hand of my servant David I will make my people Israel safe from the Philistines, and from all who are against them.
19 Abner talte også til Benjamin derom. Endelig gik Abner også til Hebron for at meddele David alt, hvad Israel og hele Benjamins Hus havde vedtaget.
And Abner said the same things to Benjamin: and he went to David in Hebron to make clear to him what seemed good to Israel and to all the people of Benjamin.
20 Da Abner, fulgt af tyve Mænd, kom til David i Hebron, gjorde David Gæstebud for Abner og Mændene, som var med ham.
So Abner, with twenty men, came to Hebron, to David. And David made a feast for Abner and the men who were with him.
21 Derpå sagde Abner til David: "Lad mig bryde op og drage hen og samle hele Israel om min Herre Kongen, for at de kan slutte Pagt med dig, at du kan blive Konge over alt, hvad din Hu står til!" Da lod David Abner rejse, og han drog bort i Fred.
And Abner said to David, Now I will go, and make all Israel come to my lord the king, so that they may make an agreement with you, and your kingdom may be as wide as your heart's desire. Then David sent Abner away and he went in peace.
22 Just da kom Davids Folk og Joab hjem fra et Strejftog og medførte et rigt Bytte; Abner var da ikke mere hos David i Hebron, thi David havde ladet ham rejse, og han var draget bort i Fred.
Now the servants of David and Joab had been out attacking a band of armed men, and they came back with a great store of goods taken in the fight: but Abner was no longer in Hebron with David, for he had sent him away and he had gone in peace.
23 Da nu Joab var vendt hjem med hele sin Hær, fik han at vide at Abner, Ners Søn, havde været hos Kongen, og at denne havde ladet ham rejse, så han var draget bort i Fred.
When Joab and his men came, news was given them that Abner, the son of Ner, had come to the king, who had let him go away again in peace.
24 Da gik Joab til Kongen og sagde: "Hvad har du gjort? Abner har jo været hos dig! Hvorfor lod du ham rejse, så han frit kunde drage bort?
Then Joab came to the king, and said, What have you done? when Abner came to you why did you send him away and let him go?
25 Indser du ikke, at Abner, Ners Søn, kun kom for at bedrage dig. udspejde din Færd og få at vide, hvad du har for!"
Is it not clear to you that Abner, the son of Ner, came with deceit to get knowledge of your going out and your coming in and of all you are doing?
26 Så gik Joab bort fra David og sendte uden Davids Vidende Sendebud efter Abner og de hentede ham tilbage fra Bor-Sira.
And when Joab had come out from David, he sent men after Abner, and they overtook him at the water-spring of Sirah, and made him come back with them: but David had no knowledge of it.
27 Og da Abner kom tilbage til Hebron, tog Joab ham til Side midt i Porten for at tale uhindret med ham; og der dræbte han ham ved et Stik i Underlivet for at hævne sin Broder Asa'els Blod.
And when Abner was back in Hebron, Joab took him on one side by the doorway of the town to have a word with him quietly, and there he gave him a wound in the stomach, causing his death in payment for the death of his brother Asahel.
28 Da det siden kom David for Øre, sagde han: "Jeg og mit Rige er til evig Tid uden Skyld for HERREN i Abners, Ners Søns, Blod!
And when David had word of it he said, May I and my kingdom be clear for ever in the eyes of the Lord from the blood of Abner, the son of Ner:
29 Det komme over Joabs Hoved og over hele hans Fædrenehus; og Joabs Hus være aldrig frit for Folk, som lider af Flåd eller Spedalsk hed, går med Krykke eller falder for Sværdet eller mangler Brød!"
May it come on the head of Joab and all his father's family: among the men of Joab's family may there ever be some who are diseased or lepers, or who do the work of women, or are put to the sword, or are wasted from need of food!
30 Men Joab og hans Broder Abisjaj havde slået Abner ihjel, fordi han havde fældet deres Broder Asa'el i Kampen ved Gibeon.
So Joab and Abishai his brother put Abner to death, because he had put to death their brother Asahel in the fight at Gibeon.
31 Derpå sagde David til Joab og alle Folkene, som fulgte ham: "Sønderriv eders Klæder, tag Sæk om eder og hold Klage over Abner!" Og Kong David gik selv bag efter Båren.
And David said to Joab and all the people who were with him, Go in grief and put haircloth about you, in sorrow for Abner. And King David went after the dead body.
32 Og da man jordede Abner i Hebron, græd Kongen højt ved Abners Grav, og alt Folket græd med,
And they put Abner's body to rest in Hebron; and the king and all the people were weeping loudly by the resting-place of Abner's body.
33 Da sang Kongen denne Klagesang over Abner: Skulde Abner dø en Dåres Død?
And the king made a song of grief for Abner and said, Was the death of Abner to be like the death of a foolish man?
34 Dine Hænder var ikke bundne, dine Fødder ikke lagt i Lænker, du faldt, som man falder for Misdædere! Da græd hele Folket end mere over ham,
Your hands were free, your feet were not chained: like the downfall of a man before evil men, so was your fall. And the weeping of the people over him went on again.
35 og da hele Folket kom for at få David til af spise, medens det endnu var Dag, svor David: "Gud ramme mig både med det ene og det andet, om jeg smager Brød eller noget andet, før Sol går ned!"
And the people came to make David take food, while it was still day, but David with an oath said, May God's punishment be on me if I take a taste of bread or any other thing till the sun has gone down!
36 Hele Folket lagde Mærke dertil, og det gjorde et godt Indtryk på dem; alt, hvad Kongen foretog sig, gjorde et godt Indtryk på alt Folket;
And all the people took note of it and were pleased: like everything the king did, it was pleasing to the people.
37 og hele Folket og hele Israel skønnede den Dag, at Kongen ikke var Ophavsmand til Drabet på Abner, Ners Søn.
So it was clear to Israel and to all the people on that day that the king was not responsible for the death of Abner, the son of Ner.
38 Og Kongen sagde til sine Folk: "Ved I ikke, af der i Dag er faldet en Øverste og Stormand i Israel?
And the king said to his servants, Do you not see that a chief and a great man has come to his end today in Israel?
39 Men jeg er endnu for svag, skønt jeg er salvet til Konge, og disse Mænd, Zerujasønnerne, er mig for stærke. HERREN gengælde Udådsmanden hans Skændsels- dåd!"
While I, though I am crowned king, have little strength, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are out of my control: may the Lord give to the evil-doer the reward of his evil-doing!
