1 Samuel 25

1 Da Samuel var død, samledes hele Israel og holdt Klage over ham; og man jordede ham i hans Hjem i Rama. Derpå brød David op og drog ned til Maons Ørken.

Samuel died; and all Israel gathered themselves together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Maon.

2 I Maon boede en Mand, som havde sin Bedrift i Karmel; denne Mand var hovedrig, han havde 3000 får og 1000 Geder; og han var netop i Karmel til Fåreklipning.

There was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

3 Manden hed Nabal, hans Hustru Abigajil; hun var en klog og smuk Kvinde, medens Manden var hård og ond. Han var Kalebit.

Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail. And the woman was intelligent and beautiful, but the man was harsh and evil in his dealings; and the man was a Calebite.

4 Da David ude i Ørkenen hørte, at Nabal havde Fåreklipning,

David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep.

5 sendte han ti af sine Folk af Sted og sagde til dem: "Gå op til Karmel, og når l kommer til Nabal, så hils ham fra mig

David sent ten young men, and David said to the young men, "Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name.

6 og sig til min Broder: Fred være med dig, Fred være med dit Hus, og Fred være med alt, hvad dit er!

Thus you are to say to my brother, 'Peace be to you, and peace be to your house, and peace be to all that you have.

7 Jeg har hørt, at du har Fåreklipning. Nu har dine Hyrder opholdt sig hos os; vi har ikke fornærmet dem, og de har intet mistet, i al den Tid de har været i Karmel;

And now, look, I have heard that you have shearers. Now your shepherds have been with us in the wilderness, and we did not hurt them, neither was there anything missing from them, all the while they were in Carmel.

8 spørg kun dine Folk, så skal de fortælle dig det. Fat Godhed for Folkene! Vi kommer jo til en Festdag; giv dine Trælle og din Søn David, hvad du vil unde os!"

Ask your young men, and they will tell you. Therefore let the young men find favor in your eyes; for we come in a good day. Please give whatever comes to your hand, to your servants, and to your son David.'"

9 Davids Folk kom hen og sagde alt dette til Nabal fra David og biede så på Svar.

And David's young men came and spoke to Nabal according to all those words, in the name of David. But he became arrogant.

10 Men Nabal svarede Davids Folk: "Hvem er David, hvem er Isajs Søn? Nu til Dags er der så mange Trælle, der løber fra deres Herre.

Nabal answered David's servants, and said, "Who is David? Who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants who break away from their masters these days.

11 Skulde jeg tage mit Brød, min Vin og mit Slagtekvæg, som jeg har slagtet til mine Fåreklippere, og give det til Mænd, jeg ikke ved, hvor er fra?"

Shall I then take my bread, and my wine, and my meat that I have slaughtered for the shearers of my sheep, and give it to men who I do not know where they come from?"

12 Så begav Davids Folk sig på Hjemvejen, og da de kom tilbage, fortalte de ham det hele:

So David's young men turned on their way, and went back, and came and told him according to all these words.

13 Da sagde David til sine Folk:"Spænd alle eders Sværd ved Lænd!" Da spændte de alle deres Sværd om, også David. Og henved 400 Mand fulgte David, medens 200 blev ved Trosset.

David said to his men, "Every man put on his sword." So every man put on his sword. David also put on his sword. About four hundred men followed David; and two hundred stayed by the baggage.

14 Men en af Folkene fortalte Nabals Hustru Abigajil det og sagde: "David sendte Bud fra Ørkenen for at hilse på vor Herre; men han overfusede dem,

But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, "Look, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to greet our master; and he railed at them.

15 skønt de Mænd har været meget gode mod os og ikke fornærmet os, og vi har intet mistet, i al den Tid vi færdedes sammen med dem, da vi var ude i Marken.

But the men were very good to us, and we were not hurt, nor did we miss anything as long as we went with them, when we were in the fields.

16 De var en Mur om os både Nat og Dag, i al den Tid vi vogtede Småkvæget i Nærheden af dem.

They were a wall to us both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.

17 Se nu til, hvad du vil gøre, thi Ulykken hænger over Hovedet på vor Herre og hele hans Hus; han selv er jo en Usling, man ikke kan tale med!"

Now therefore know and consider what you will do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his house; for he is such a worthless fellow that one can't speak to him."

18 Så gik Abigajil straks hen og tog 200 Brød, to Dunke Vin, fem tillavede Får, fem Sea ristet Korn, 100 Rosinkager og 200 Figenkager, lagde det på Æslerne

Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread, two bottles of wine, five sheep ready dressed, five measures of parched grain, one hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on donkeys.

19 og sagde til sine Karle: "Gå i Forvejen, jeg kommer bagefter!" Men sin Mand Nabal sagde hun intet derom.

She said to her young men, "Go on before me. Look, I come after you." But she did not tell her husband, Nabal.

20 Som hun nu på sit Æsel red ned ad Vejen i Skjul af Bjerget, kom David og hans Mænd ned imod hende, så hun mødte dem.

It was so, as she rode on her donkey, and came down by the covert of the mountain, that look, David and his men came down toward her; and she met them.

21 Men David havde sagt: "Det er slet ingen Nytte til, at jeg i Ørkenen har værnet om alt, hvad den Mand ejede, så intet deraf gik tabt; han har gengældt mig godt med ondt.

Now David had said, "Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained to him. He has returned me evil for good.

22 Gud ramme David både med det ene og det andet, om jeg levner noget mandligt Væsen af alt, hvad hans er, til Morgenens Frembrud!"

God do so to David, and more also, if I leave of all that belongs to him by the morning light so much as one who urinates on a wall."

23 Da Abigajil fik Øje på David, sprang hun straks af Æselet og kastede sig ned for David på sit Ansigt, bøjede sig til Jorden,

When Abigail saw David, she hurried, and got off from her donkey, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.

24 faldt ned for hans Fødder og sagde: "Skylden er min, Herre! Lad din Trælkvinde tale til dig og hør din Trælkvindes Ord!

She fell at his feet, and said, "On me, my lord, on me be the iniquity; and please let your handmaid speak in your ears. Hear the words of your handmaid.

25 Min Herre må ikke regne med den Usling fil Nabal! Han svarer til sit Navn; Nabal hedder han, og fuld af Dårskab er han; men jeg, din Trælkvinde, så ikke min Herres Folk, som du sendte hid.

Please do not let my lord regard this worthless fellow, even Nabal; for as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name, and folly is with him; but I, your handmaid, did not see the young men of my lord, whom you sent.

26 Men nu, min Herre, så sandt HERREN lever, og så sandt du lever, du, hvem HERREN har holdt fra at pådrage dig Blodskyld og tage dig selv til Rette: Måtte det gå dine Fjender og dem, som pønser på ondt mod min Herre, som Nabal!

Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, since the LORD has withheld you from blood guiltiness, and from avenging yourself with your own hand, now therefore let your enemies, and those who seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.

27 Lad nu Folkene, som følger min Herre, få denne Gave, som din Trælkvinde bringer min Herre.

Now this present which your servant has brought to my lord, let it be given to the young men who follow my lord.

28 Tilgiv dog din Trælkvinde hendes Brøde; thi HERREN vil visselig bygge min Herre et Hus, som skal stå, eftersom min Herre fører HERRENs Krige, og der ikke har været noget ondt at finde hos dig, så længe du har levet.

Please forgive the trespass of your handmaid. For the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord fights the battles of the LORD; and evil shall not be found in you all your days.

29 Og skulde nogen rejse sig for at forfølge dig og stå dig efter Livet, måtte da min Herres Liv være bundet i de levendes Knippe hos HERREN din Gud; men dine Fjenders Liv slynge han bort med Slyngeskålen!

Though men may rise up to pursue you, and to seek your soul, yet the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD your God. He will sling out the souls of your enemies, as from the hollow of a sling.

30 Når HERREN så for min Herre opfylder alt det gode, han lovede dig, og sætter dig til Fyrste over Israel,

It shall come to pass, when the LORD has done to my lord according to all the good that he has spoken concerning you, and shall have appointed you prince over Israel,

31 da får du ikke dette at bebrejde dig selv, og min Herre får ikke Samvittighedsnag af, at han uden Grund udgød Blod, og at min Herre tog sig selv til Rette. Og når HERREN gør vel imod min Herre, kom da din Trælkvinde i Hu!"

that this shall be no grief to you, nor offense of heart to my lord, either that you have shed blood without cause, or that my lord has avenged himself. When the LORD has dealt well with my lord, then remember your handmaid."

32 Da sagde David til Abigajil: "Priset være HERREN, Israels Gud, som i Dag sendte mig dig i Møde,

David said to Abigail, "Blessed is the LORD, the God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me.

33 priset være din Klogskab, og priset være du selv, som i bag holdt mig fra at pådrage mig Blodskyld og tage mig selv til Rette!

Blessed is your discretion, and blessed are you, that have kept me this day from blood guiltiness, and from avenging myself with my own hand.

34 Men så sandt HERREN, Israels Gud, lever, som holdt mig fra at gøre dig Men: Hvis du ikke var ilet mig i Møde, var ikke et mandligt Væsen levnet Nabal til i Morgen!"

For indeed, as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, who has withheld me from hurting you, unless you had hurried and come to meet me, surely there wouldn't have been left to Nabal by the morning light so much as one who urinates on a wall."

35 Og David modtog af hende, hvad hun havde bragt ham, og sagde til hende: "Gå op til dit Hus i Fred! Jeg har lånt dig Øre og opfyldt dit Ønske."

So David received of her hand that which she had brought him: and he said to her, "Go up in peace to your house. Look, I have listened to your voice, and have granted your request."

36 Da Abigajil kom hjem til Nabal, holdt han netop i sit Hus et Gæstebud som en Konges; og da han var glad og stærkt beruset, sagde hun ham ikke det mindste, før det dagedes.

Abigail came to Nabal; and look, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk. Therefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.

37 Men om Morgenen, da Nabals Rus var ovre, fortalte hans Hustru ham Sagen. Da lammedes Hjertet i hans Bryst, og han blev som Sten;

It happened in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, that his wife told him these things, and his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.

38 og en halv Snes Dage efter slog HERREN Nabal, så han døde.

It happened about ten days after, that the LORD struck Nabal, so that he died.

39 Da David fik at vide, at Nabal var død, sagde han: "Lovet være HERREN, som har hævnet den Krænkelse, Nabal tilføjede mig, og holdt sin Tjener fra at gøre ondt; HERREN har ladet Nabals Ondskab falde tilbage på hans eget Hoved!" Derpå sendte David Bud og bejlede til Abigajil.

When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, "Blessed is the LORD, who has taken my side in the matter of Nabal's insult, and has kept back his servant from evil. The LORD has returned the evildoing of Nabal on his own head." David sent and spoke concerning Abigail, to take her to him as wife.

40 Og da Davids Trælle kom til Abigajil i Karmel, talte de således til hende: "David har sendt os til dig for at bejle til dig!"

When the servants of David had come to Abigail to Carmel, they spoke to her, saying, "David has sent us to you, to take you to him as wife."

41 Da rejste hun sig, bøjede sig med Ansigtet mod Jorden og sagde: "Din Tjenerinde er rede til at blive min Herres Trælkvinde og tvætte hans Trælles Fødder!"

She arose, and bowed herself with her face to the earth, and said, "Look, your handmaid is a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord."

42 Så stod Abigajil hastigt op og satte sig på sit Æsel, og hendes fem Piger ledsagede hende; og hun fulgte med Davids Sendebud og blev hans Hustru.

Abigail hurried, and arose, and rode on a donkey, with five female servants of hers who followed her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.

43 Desuden havde David ægtet Ahinoam fra Jizre'el. Således blev de begge to hans Hustruer.

David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they both became his wives.

44 Men Saul gav sin Datter Mikal, Davids Hustru, til Palti, Lajisj's Søn, fra Gallim.

Now Saul had given Mikal his daughter, David's wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was of Gallim.