Første Krønikebog 12
1 Følgende er de, der kom til David i Ziklag, medens han måtte holde sig skjult for Saul, Kisj's Søn. De hørte til Heltene, som hjalp til i Kampen;
And these [are] they that came to Sikelag, when he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kis; and these [were] among the mighty, aiding [him] in war,
2 de var væbnet med Bue og øvet i Stenkast og Pileskydning både med højre og venstre Hånd; de hørte til Sauls Brødre, Benjaminiterne.
and [using] the bow with the right hand and with the left, and slingers with stones, and [shooters] with bows. Of the brethren of Saul of Benjamin,
3 Deres Overhoved var Ahiezer; dernæst Joasj, Sjema'as Søn, fra Gibea, Jeziel og Pelet, Azmavets Sønner, Beraka, Jehu fra Anatot,
the chief [was] Achiezer, and Joas son of Asma the Gabathite, and Joel and Jophalet, sons of Asmoth, and Berchia, and Jeul of Anathoth,
4 Jisjmaja fra Gibeon, en Helt blandt de tredive og Høvedsmand over de tredive, Jirme'ja, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad fra Gedera,
and Samaias the Gabaonite a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; [and] Jeremia, and Jeziel, and Joanan, and Jozabath of Gadarathiim,
5 El'uzaj, Jerimot, Bealja, Sjemarja, Sjefatja fra Harif,
Azai and Arimuth, and Baalia, and Samaraia, and Saphatias of Charaephiel,
6 Elkana, Jissjija, Azar'el, Jo'ezer og Jasjobam, Koraiterne,
Helcana, and Jesuni, and Ozriel, and Jozara, and Sobocam, and the Corites,
7 Joela og Zebadja, Sønner af Jeroham fra Gedor.
and Jelia and Zabadia, sons of Iroam, and the [men] of Gedor.
8 Af Gaditerne slutfede nogle sig dygtige Krigere, øvede Krigsmænd, væbnet med Skjold og Spyd; de var som Løver at se på og rappe som Gazellerne på Bjergene.
And from Gad these separated themselves to David from the wilderness, strong mighty men of war, bearing shields and spears, and their faces [were as] the face of a lion, and they were nimble as roes upon the mountains in speed.
9 Deres Overhoved var Ezer, Obadja den anden, Eliab den tredje,
Aza the chief, Abdia the second, Eliab the third,
10 Masjmanna den fjerde, Jirmeja den femte,
Masmana the fourth, Jeremias the fifth,
11 Attaj den sjette, Eliel den syvende,
Jethi the sixth, Eliab the seventh,
12 Johanan den ottende, Elzabad den niende,
Joanan the eighth, Eleazer the ninth,
13 Jirmeja den tiende, Makbannaj den ellevte.
Jeremia the tenth, Melchabanai the eleventh.
14 De var Anførere blandt Gaditerne; den mindste af dem tog det op med hundrede, den største med tusind.
These [were] chiefs of the army of the sons of Gad, the least one commander of a hundred, and the greatest one of a thousand.
15 Det var dem, der gik over Jordan i den første Måned, engang den overalt var gået over sine Bredder, og slog alle Dalboerne på Flugt både mod Øst og Vest.
These [are] the [men] that crossed over Jordan in the first month, and it had overflowed all its banks; and they drove out all the inhabitants of the valleys, from the east to the west.
16 Engang kom nogle Benjaminiter og Judæere til David i Klippeborgen;
And there came [some] of the sons of Benjamin and Juda to the assistance of David.
17 David gik ud til dem, tog til Orde og sagde: "Hvis I kommer til mig i fredelig Hensigt, for at hjælpe mig, er jeg af Hjertet rede til at gøre fælles Sag med eder; men er det for at forråde mig til mine Fjender, skønt der ikke er Uret i mine Hænder, da se vore Fædres Gud til og straffe det!"
And David went out to meet them, and said to them, If ye are come peaceably to me, let my heart be at peace with you: but if [ye are come] to betray me to my enemies unfaithfully, the God of your fathers look upon it, and reprove it.
18 Så iførte Ånden sig Amasaj, de tredives Anfører, og han sagde: "For dig, David, og med dig, Isajs Søn! Fred, Fred være med dig, og Fred med dine Hjælpere, thi dig hjælper din Gud!" Da tog David imod dem og satte dem i Spidsen for Krigerskaren.
And the Spirit came upon Amasai, a captain of the thirty, and he said, Go, David, son of Jesse, thou and thy people, peace, peace be to thee, and peace to thy helpers, for thy God has helped thee. And David received them, and made them captains of the forces.
19 Af Manasse gik nogle over til David. Det var, dengang han sammen med Filisterne drog i Kamp mod Saul, uden at han dog blev dem til Hjælp, fordi Filisternes Fyrster efter at have holdt Rådslagning sendte ham bort, idet de sagde: "Det koster vore Hoveder, hvis han går over til sin Herre Saul!"
And [some] came to David from Manasse, when the Philistines came against Saul to war: and he helped them not, because the captains of the Philistines took counsel, saying, With the heads of those men will he return to his master Saul.
20 Da han så drog til Ziklag, gik følgende Manassiter over til ham: Adna, Jozabad, Jediael, Mikael, Jozabad, Elibu og Zilletaj, der var Overhoveder for Slægter i Manasse;
When David was going to Sikelag, there came to him of Manasse, Edna and Jozabath, and Rodiel, and Michael, and Josabaith, and Elimuth, and Semathi: [these] are the captains of thousands of Manasse.
21 de hjalp siden David imod Strejfskarerne, thi de var alle dygtige Krigere og blev Førere i Hæren.
And they fought on the side of David against a troop, for they [were] all men of might; and they were commanders in the army, [because] of [their] might.
22 Der kom nemlig daglig Folk til David for at hjælpe ham, så det til sidst blev en stor Hær, stor som Guds Hær.
For daily men came to David, [till they amounted] to a great force, as the force of God.
23 Følgende er Tallene på Førerne for de væbnede Krigere, der kom til David i Hebron for at gøre ham til Konge i Sauls Sted efter HERRENs Bud:
And these [are] the names of the commanders of the army, who came to David to Chebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him according to the word of the Lord.
24 Af Judæere, der har Skjold og Spyd, 6800 væbnede Krigere;
The sons of Juda, bearing shields and spears, six thousand and eight hundred mighty in war.
25 af Simeoniterne 7100 dygfige Krigshelte;
Of the sons of Symeon mighty for battle, seven thousand and a hundred.
26 af Leviterne 4600,
Of the sons of Levi, four thousand and six hundred.
27 dertil Øverstenover Arons Slægt, Jojada, fulgt af 3700,
And Joadas the chief [of the family] of Aaron, and with him three thousand and seven hundred.
28 og Zadok, en ung, dygtig Kriger, med sit Fædrenehus, 22 Førere;
And Sadoc, a young [man] mighty in strength, and [there were] twenty-two leaders of his father's house.
29 af Benjaminiterne, Sauls Brødre, 3000, men de fleste af dem holdt endnu fast ved Sauls Hus;
And of the sons of Benjamin, the brethren of Saul, three thousand: and still the greater part of them kept the guard of the house of Saul.
30 af Efraimiterne 20800 dygtige Krigere, navnkundige Mænd i deres Fædrenehuse;
And of the sons of Ephraim, twenty thousand and eight hundred mighty men, famous in the houses of their fathers.
31 af Manasses halve Stamme 18.000 navngivne Mænd, der skulde gå hen og gøre David til Konge;
And of the half-tribe of Manasse, eighteen thousand, even [those] who were named by name, to make David king.
32 af Issakariterne, der forstod sig på Tiderne, så de skønnede, hvad Israel havde at gøre, 200 Førere og alle deres Brødre, der stod under dem;
And of the sons of Issachar having wisdom with regard to the times, knowing what Israel should do, two hundred; and all their brethren with them.
33 af Zebulon 50.000, øvede Krigere, udrustet med alle Hånde Våben, med een Vilje rede til Kamp;
And of Zabulon they that went out to battle, with all weapons of war, [were] fifty thousand to help David, not weak-handed.
34 af Naftali 1.000 Førere, fulgt af 37.000 Mænd med Skjold og Spyd;
And of Nephthali a thousand captains, and with them [men] with shields and spears, thirty-seven thousand.
35 af Daniterne 28.600, udrustede Mænd;
And of the Danites [men] ready for war twenty-eight thousand and eight hundred.
36 af Aser 40.000, øvede Krigere, rustet til Kamp;
And of Aser, they that went out to give aid in war, forty thousand.
37 fra den anden Side af Jordan, fra Rubeniterne, Gaditerne og Manasses halve Stamme, 120.000 Mænd med alle Hånde Krigsvåben.
And from the country beyond Jordan, from Ruben, and the Gadites, and from the half-tribe of Manasse, a hundred and twenty thousand, with all weapons of war.
38 Med helt Hjerte og rede til Kamp kom alle disse Krigere til Hebron for at gøre David til Konge over hele Israel; men også det øvrige Israel var endrægtigt med til at gøre David til Konge.
All these [were] men of war, setting [the army] in battle array, with a peaceful mind [towards him], and they came to Chebron to make David king over all Israel: and the rest of Israel [were of] one mind to make David king.
39 De blev der hos David i tre Dage og spiste og drak, thi deres Brødre havde forsynet dem;
And they were there three days eating and drinking, for their brethren [had] made preparations.
40 også de, der boede i deres Nærhed lige til Issakar, Zebulon og Naftali, bragte dem Levnedsmidler på Æsler, Kameler, Muldyr og Okser, Fødevarer af Mel, Figenkar, Rosinkager, Vin, Olie, Hornkvæg og Småkvæg i Mængde; thi der var Glæde i Israel.
And their neighbours, as far as Issachar and Zabulon and Nephthali, brought to them upon camels, and asses, and mules, and upon calves, victuals, meal, cakes of figs, raisins, wine, and oil, calves and sheep abundantly: for [there was] joy in Israel.
