2 Samuel 12
1 Og HERREN sendte Natan til David. Da han kom ind til ham, sagde han: "Der boede to Mænd i samme By, en rig og en fattig.
And the Lord sent Nathan the prophet to David; and he went in to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city, one rich and the other poor.
2 Den rige havde Småkvæg og Hornkvæg i Mængde,
And the rich [man] had very many flocks and herds.
3 medens den fattige ikke ejede andet end et eneste lille Lam, som han havde købt og opdrættet, og som var vokset op hos ham sammen med hans Børn; det åd af hans Brød, drak af hans Bæger og lå i hans Skød og var ham som en Datter.
But the poor [man had] only one little ewe lamb, which he had purchased, and preserved, and reared; an it grew up with himself and his children in common; it ate of his bread and drank of his cup, and slept in his bosom, and was to him as a daughter.
4 Men da den rige Mand engang fik Besøg, ømmede han sig ved at tage noget af sit eget Småkvæg eller Hornkvæg og tillave det til den vejfarende Mand, som var kommet til ham, men tog den fattige Mands Lam og tillavede det til sin Gæst!"
And a traveller came to the rich man, and he spared to take of his flocks and of his herds, to dress for the traveller that came to him; and he took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that came to him.
5 Da blussede Davids Vrede heftigt op mod den Mand, og han sagde til Natan: "Så sandt HERREN lever: Den Mand, som gjorde det, er dødsens,
And David was greatly moved with anger against the man; and David said to Nathan, [As] the Lord lives, the man that did this thing shall surely die.
6 og Lammet skal han erstatte trefold, fordi han handlede så hjerteløst!"
And he shall restore the lamb seven-fold, because he has not spared.
7 Men Natan sagde til David: "Du er Manden! Så siger HERREN, Israels Gud: Jeg salvede dig til Konge over Israel, og jeg friede dig af Sauls Hånd;
And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man that has done this. Thus says the Lord God of Israel, I anointed thee to be king over Israel, and I rescued thee out the hand of Saul;
8 jeg gav dig din Herres Hus, lagde din Herres Hustruer i din Favn og gav dig Israels og Judas Hus; og var det for lidet, vilde jeg have givet dig endnu mere, både det ene og det andet.
and I gave thee the house of thy lord, and the wives of thy lord into thy bosom, and I gave to thee the house of Israel and Juda; and if that had been little, I would have given thee yet more.
9 Hvorfor har du da ringeagtet HERRENs Ord og gjort, hvad der er ondt i hans Øjne? Hetiten Urias har du dræbt med Sværdet; hans Hustru har du taget til Ægte, og ham har du slået ihjel med Ammoniternes Sværd.
Why hast thou set at nought the word of the Lord, to do that which is evil in his eyes? thou hast slain Urias the Chettite with the sword, and thou hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and thou hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
10 Så skal nu Sværdet aldrig vige fra dit Hus, fordi du ringeagtede mig og tog Hetiten Urias's Hustru til Ægte.
Now therefore the sword shall not depart from thy house for ever, because thou has set me at nought, and thou hast taken the wife of Urias the Chettite, to be thy wife.
11 Så siger HERREN: Se, jeg lader Ulykke komme over dig fra dit eget Hus, og jeg tager dine Hustruer bort for Øjnene af dig og giver dem til en anden, som skal ligge hos dine Hustruer ved højlys Dag.
Thus says the Lord, Behold, I will raise up against thee evil out of thy house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and will give them to thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.
12 Thi du handlede i det skjulte, men jeg vil opfylde dette Ord i hele Israels Påsyn og ved højlys Dag!"
For thou didst it secretly, but I will do this thing in the sight of all Israel, and before the sun.
13 Da sagde David til Natan: "Jeg har syndet mod HERREN!" Og Natan sagde til David: "Så har HERREN også tilgivet dig din Synd; du skal ikke dø.
And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said to David, And the Lord has put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
14 Men fordi du ved denne Gerning har vist Foragt for HERREN, skal Sønnen, som er født dig, visselig dø!"
Only because thou hast given great occasion of provocation to the enemies of the Lord by this thing, thy son also that is born to thee shall surely die.
15 Derpå gik Natan til sit Hus. Og HERREN ramte det Barn, Urias's Hustru havde født David, med Sygdom.
And Nathan departed to his house. And the Lord smote the child, which the wife of Urias the Chettite bore to David, and it was ill.
16 Da søgte David Gud for Barnet, holdt Faste og gik hen og lagde sig om Natten på Jorden i Sæk.
And David enquired of God concerning the child, and David fasted, and went in and lay all night upon the ground.
17 De ældste i hans Hus kom til ham for at få ham til at rejse sig, men han vilde ikke, og han holdt ikke Måltid sammen med dem.
And the elders of his house arose [and went] to him to raise him up from the ground, but he would not [rise], nor did he eat bread with them.
18 Syvendedagen døde Barnet; men Davids Folk turde ikke lade ham vide, at Barnet var død, thi de tænkte: "Da Barnet levede, vilde han ikke låne os Øre, når vi talte til ham; hvor kan vi da nu sige til ham, at Barnet er død? Han kunde gøre en Ulykke!"
And it came to pass on the seventh day that the child died: and the servants of David were afraid to tell him that the child was dead; for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive we spoke to him, and he hearkened not to our voice; and thou should we tell him that the child is dead?—so would he do [himself] harm.
19 Men da David så, at hans Folk hviskede sammen, skønnede han, at Barnet var død. Så spurgte David sine Folk: "Er Barnet død?" Og de svarede: "Ja, han er død!"
And David understood that his servants were whispering, and David perceived that the child was dead: and David said to his servants, Is the child dead? and they said, He is dead.
20 Da rejste David sig fra Jorden, tvættede og salvede sig, tog andre Klæder på og gik ind i HERRENs Hus og bad; så gik han hjem, forlangte at få Mad sat frem og spiste.
Then David rose up from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his raiment, and went into the house of God, and worshipped him; and went into his own house, and called for bread to eat, and they set bread before him and he ate.
21 Da sagde hans Folk til ham: "Hvorledes er det dog, du bærer dig ad? Medens Barnet endnu levede, fastede du og græd; og nu da Barnet er død, rejser du dig og spiser!"
And his servants said to him, What [is] this thing that thou hast done concerning the child? while it was yet living thou didst fast, and weep, and watch: and when the child was dead thou didst rise up, and didst eat bread, and drink.
22 Han svarede: "Så længe Barnet levede, fastede jeg og græd; thi jeg tænkte: Måske er HERREN mig nådig, så Barnet bliver i Live.
And David said, While the child yet lived, I fasted and wept; for I said, Who knows if the Lord will pity me, and the child live?
23 Men hvorfor skulde jeg faste, nu han er død? Kan jeg bringe ham tilbage igen? Jeg går til ham, men han kommer ikke tilbage til mig!"
But now it is dead, why should I fast thus? shall I be able to bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
24 Derpå trøstede David sin Hustru Batseba, og efter at han var gået ind til hende og havde ligget hos hende, fødte hun en Søn, som han kaldte Salomo, og ham elskede HERREN.
And David comforted Bersabee his wife, and he went in to her, and lay with her; and she conceived and bore a son, and he called his named Solomon, and the Lord loved him.
25 Han overgav ham til Profeten Natan, og på HERRENs Ord kaldte denne ham Jedidja.
And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and called his name Jeddedi, for the Lord's sake.
26 Joab angreb imidlertid Rabba i Ammon og indtog Vandbyen.
And Joab fought against Rabbath of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.
27 Derpå sendte Joab Bud til David og lod sige: "Jeg har angrebet Rabba og indtaget Vandbyen;
And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbath, and taken the city of waters.
28 kald nu Resten af Hæren sammen, så du kan belejre Byen og indtage den, for at det ikke skal blive mig, der indtager den og får mit Navn udråbt over den!"
And now gather the rest of the people, and encamp against the city, an take it beforehand; lest I take the city first, and my name be called upon it.
29 Da samlede David hele Hæren og drog til Rabba, angreb og indtog det.
And David gathered all the people, and went to Rabbath, and fought against it, and took it.
30 Og han tog Kronen af Milkoms Hoved; den var af Guld og vejede en Talent; der var en Ædelsten på den, og den blev sat på Davids Hoved. Et vældigt Bytte fra Byen førte han med sig,
And he took the crown of Molchom their king from off his head, and the weight of it was a talent of gold, with precious stones, and it was upon the head of David; and he carried forth very much spoil of the city.
31 og Indbyggerne slæbte han bort, satte dem til Savene, Jernhakkerne - og Jernøkserne og lod dem trælle ved Teglovnene. Således gjorde han ved alle Ammoniternes Byer. Derpå vendte David og hele Hæren tilbage til Jerusalem.
And he brought forth the people that were in it, and put them under the saw, and under iron harrows, and axes of iron, and made them pass through the brick-kiln: and thus he did to all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
