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 står mig efter Livet?"
And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before your father, that he seeks my life?
2 Han svarede: "Det være langt fra! Du skal ikke dø! Min Fader foretager sig jo intet, hverken stort eller småt, uden at lade mig det vide; hvorfor skulde min Fader så dølge dette for mig? Der er intet om det!"
And he said unto him, God forbid; you shall not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will show it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so.
3 Men David svarede: "Din Fader ved sikkert, at du har fattet Godhed for mig, og tænker så: Det må Jonatan ikke få at vide, at det ikke skal gøre ham ondt; nej, så sandt HERREN lever, og så sandt du lever, der er kun et Skridt imellem mig og Døden!"
And David swore moreover, and said, Your father certainly knows that I have found grace in your eyes; and he says, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death.
4 Da sagde Jonatan til David: "Alt, hvad du ønsker, vil jeg gøre for dig!"
Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever your soul desires, I will even do it for you.
5 David sagde til Jonatan: "I Morgen er det jo Nymånedag, og jeg skulde sidde til Bords med Kongen; men lad mig gå bort og skjule mig på Marken indtil Aften.
And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, tomorrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at food: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the third day at even.
6 Hvis din Fader savner mig, så sig: David har bedt mig om Lov til at skynde sig til Betlehem, sin Fødeby, da hele hans Slægt har sit årlige Slagtoffer der.
If your father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city: for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.
7 Hvis han så siger: Godt! er der ingen Fare for din Træl; men bliver han vred, så vid, at han vil min Ulykke.
If he say thus, It is well; your servant shall have peace: but if he be very angry, then be sure that evil is determined by him.
8 Vis din Træl den Godhed, siden du er gået i Pagt med din Træl for HERRENs Åsyn. Men har jeg forbrudt mig, så slå du mig ihjel; thi hvorfor skulde du bringe mig til din Fader?"
Therefore you shall deal kindly with your servant; for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the LORD with you: notwithstanding, if there be in me iniquity, slay me yourself; for why should you bring 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 så ikke lade dig det vide?"
And Jonathan said, Far be it from you: for if I knew certainly that evil were determined by my father to come upon you, then would not I tell it you?
10 Da sagde David til Jonatan: "Men hvem skal lade mig det vide, om din Fader giver dig et hårdt Svar?"
Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if your father answer you roughly?
11 Jonatan svarede David: "Kom, lad os gå ud på Marken!" Og de gik begge ud på Marken.
And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field.
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 unto David, O LORD God of Israel, when I have sounded my father about tomorrow any time, or the third day, and, behold, if there be good toward David, and I then send not unto you, and show it you;
13 HERREN ramme Jonatan både 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, så du kan fare i Fred. HERREN være med dig, som han har været med min Fader.
The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father to do you evil, then I will show it you, and send you away, that you may go in peace: and the LORD be with you, as he has been with my father.
14 Og måtte du så, hvis jeg endnu er i Live, måtte du så vise HERRENs Godhed imod mig. Men skulde jeg være død,
And you shall not only while yet I live show me the kindness of the LORD, that I die not:
15 så unddrag ingen Sinde min Slægt din Godhed. Og når HERREN udrydder hver eneste af Davids Fjender af Jorden,
But also you shall not cut off your kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the LORD has cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.
16 måtte da Jonatans Navn ikke blive udryddet, men bestå sammen med Davids Hus, og måtte HERREN kræve det af Davids Fjenders Hånd!"
So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the LORD even require it at the hand of David's enemies.
17 Da svor Jonatan på ny David en Ed, fordi han elskede ham; thi han elskede ham af hele sin Sjæl.
And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
18 Da sagde Jonatan til ham: "I Morgen er det Nymånedag; da vil du blive savnet, når din Plads står tom;
Then Jonathan said to David, Tomorrow is the new moon: and you shall be missed, because your seat will be empty.
19 men i Overmorgen vil du blive savnet endnu mere; gå så hen til det Sted, hvor du holdt dig skjult, den Dag Skændselsdåden skulde have fundet Sted, og sæt dig ved Jorddyngen der;
And when you have stayed three days, then you shall go down quickly, and come to the place where you did hide yourself when the business was in hand, and shall remain by the stone Ezel.
20 i Overmorgen vil jeg så skyde med Pile der, som om jeg skød til Måls.
And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.
21 Jeg sender så Drengen hen for at lede efter Pilen, og hvis jeg da siger til ham: Pilen ligger her på denne Side af dig, hent den! så kan du komme; thi da står alt vel til for dig, og der er ingen Fare, så sandt HERREN lever.
And, behold, I will send a lad, saying, Go, find out the arrows. If I expressly say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of you, take them; then come you: for there is peace to you, and no hurt; as the LORD lives.
22 Men siger jeg til den unge Mand: Pilen ligger på den anden Side af dig, bedre frem! så fly, thi da vil HERREN have dig bort.
But if I say thus unto the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond you; go your way: for the LORD has sent you away.
23 Men om det, vi to har aftalt sammen, gælder, at HERREN står mellem mig og dig for evigt!"
And as concerning the matter which you and I have spoken of, behold, the LORD be between you and me for ever.
24 David skjulte sig så ude på Marken. Da Nymånedagen kom, satte Kongen sig til Bords for at spise;
So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat food.
25 Kongen sad på sin vante Plads, på Pladsen ved Væggen, medens Jonatan sad lige overfor og Abner ved Siden af Saul, men Davids Plads stod tom.
And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon a seat by the wall: and Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul's side, and David's place was empty.
26 Saul sagde intet den Dag, thi han tænkte: "Der er vel hændet ham noget, så han ikke er ren, fordi han endnu ikke har renset sig."
Nevertheless Saul spoke not any thing that day: for he thought, Something has befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean.
27 Men da Davids Plads også stod tom næste Dag, Dagen efter Nymånedagen, sagde Saul til sin Søn Jonatan: "Hvorfor kom Isajs Søn hverken til Måltidet i Går eller i Dag?"
And it came to pass on the next day, which was the second day of the month, that David's place was empty: and Saul said unto Jonathan his son, Wherefore comes not the son of Jesse to food, neither yesterday, nor to day?
28 Jonatan svarede Saul: "David bad mig om Lov til at gå til Betlehem;
And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem:
29 han sagde: Lad mig gå, thi vor Slægt har Offerfest der i Byen, og mine Brødre har pålagt mig at komme; hvis du har Godhed for mig, lad mig så få fri, for at jeg kan besøge mine Slægtninge! Det er Grunden til, at han ikke er kommet til Kongens Bord!"
And he said, Let me go, I pray you; for our family has a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he has commanded me to be there: and now, if I have found favour in your eyes, let me get away, I pray you, and see my brethren. Therefore he comes not unto 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's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, You son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own confusion, and unto the confusion of your mother's nakedness?
31 Thi så længe Isajs Søn er i Live på Jorden, er hverken du eller dit Kongedømme i Sikkerhed. Send derfor Bud og hent ham til mig, thi han er dødsens!"
For as long as the son of Jesse lives upon the ground, you shall not be established, nor your kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.
32 Jonatan svarede sin Fader Saul: "Hvorfor skal han dræbes? Hvad har han gjort?"
And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore shall he be slain? what has he done?
33 Da kastede Saul Spydet efter ham for at ramme ham. Så skønnede Jonatan, at det var hans Faders bestemte Vilje at dræbe David.
And Saul cast a javelin at him to strike him: whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to slay David.
34 Og Jonatan rejste sig fra Bordet i heftig Vrede og spiste intet den anden Nymånedag, thi det gjorde ham ondt for David, at hans Fader havde smædet ham.
So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no food the second day of the month: for he was grieved for David, because his father had done him shame.
35 Næste Morgen gik Jonatan fulgt af en dreng ud i Marken, til den Tid han havde aftalt med David.
And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with David, and a little lad with him.
36 Derpå 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 unto his lad, Run, find out now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.
37 og da Drengen nåede Stedet, hvor Pilen, som Jonatan havde afskudt, lå, råbte Jonatan til ham: "Pilen ligger jo på den anden Side af dig, bedre frem!"
And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said, Is not the arrow beyond you?
38 Derpå råbte Jonatan til Drengen: "Skynd dig alt, hvad du kan, og bliv ikke stående!" Så tog Jonatans dreng Pilen og bragte sin Herre den.
And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
39 Og Drengen vidste ikke noget, thi kun Jonatan og David kendte Sammenhængen.
But the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
40 Jonatan gav derpå sin Dreng Våbnene og sagde til ham: "Tag dem med til Byen!"
And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad, and said unto him, Go, carry them to the city.
41 Da Drengen var gået, rejste David sig fra sit Skjul ved Jorddyngen og faldt til Jorden på sit Ansigt og bøjede sig ned tre Gange. Og de kyssede hinanden og græd bitterlig sammen.
And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.
42 Derpå sagde Jonatan til David: "Far i Fred! Om det, vi to har tilsvoret hinanden i HERRENs Navn, gælder, at HERREN står mellem mig og dig, mellem mine og dine Efterkommere for evigt!" Så brød David op og drog bort, medens Jonatan gik ind i Byen.
And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the LORD, saying, The LORD be between me and you, and between my seed and your seed for ever. And he arose and departed: and Jonathan went into the city.
