2 Samuel 4

1 Da Isjbosjet, Sauls Søn, hørte, at Abner var død i Hebron, tabte han Modet, og hele Israel grebes af Skræk.

And when Sauls sonne heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, then his handes were feeble, and all Israel was afraide,

2 Nu havde Isjbosjet, Sauls Søn, to Mænd, der var Førere for Strejfskarer, den ene hed Ba'ana, den anden Rekab, Sønner af Benjaminiten Rimmon fra Be'erot; thi også Be'erot regnes til Benjamin;

And Sauls sonne had two men that were captaines of bandes: the one called Baanah, and the other called Rechab, the sonnes of Rimmon a Beerothite of the children of Beniamin. (for Beeroth was reckened to Beniamin,

3 dog var Be'erotiterne flygtet til Gittajim, hvor de bor som fremmede den Dag i Dag.

Because the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and soiourned there, vnto this day).

4 Sauls Søn Jonatan havde en Søn, der var lam i Fødderne; han var fem År gammel, da Efterretningen om Saul og Jonatan kom fra Jizre'el, og hans Fostermoder tog ham og flygtede; men under hendes skyndsomme Flugt faldt han fra hende og blev lam; hans Navn var Mefibosjet.

And Ionathan Sauls sonne had a sonne that was lame on his feete: he was fiue yere olde when the tydings came of Saul and Ionathan out of Israel: then his nourse tooke him, and fledde away. And as she made haste to flee, the childe fell, and beganne to halte, and his name was Mephibosheth.

5 Be'erotiten Rimmons Sønner Rekab og Ba'ana gav sig på Vej og kom ved Middagstide til Isjbosjets Hus, medens han sov til Middag;

And the sonnes of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah went and came in the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth (who slept on a bed at noone)

6 og da Dørvogtersken, som var ved at rense Hvede, var faldet i Søvn, slap Rekab og hans Broder Ba'ana forbi

And beholde, Rechab and Baanah his brother came into the middes of the house as they would haue wheate, and they smote him vnder the fift ryb, and fled.

7 og trængte ind i Huset, hvor Isjbosjet lå på sit Leje i Soveværelset; og de slog ham ihjel og huggede Hovedet af ham; derpå tog de Hovedet og vandrede i Løbet at Natten gennem Arabalavningen

For when they came into the house, he slept on his bed in his bed chamber, and they smote him, and slewe him, and beheaded him, and tooke his head, and gate them away through the plaine all the night.

8 og bragte Isjbosjets Hoved til David i Hebron, idet de sagde til Kongen: "Her er Hovedet af Isjbosjet, din Fjende Sauls Søn, han, som stod dig efter Livet; i Dag har HERREN givet min Herre Kongen Hævn over Saul og hans Afkom!"

And they brought the head of Ish-bosheth vnto Dauid to Hebron, and saide to the King, Beholde the head of Ish-bosheth Sauls sonne thine enemie, who sought after thy life: and the Lord hath auenged my lorde the King this day of Saul, and of his seede.

9 Da svarede David Be'erotiten Rimmons Sønner Rekab og hans Broder Ba'ana: "Så sandt HERREN lever, som har udfriet mig af al Trængsel:

Then Dauid answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sonnes of Rimmon the Beerothite, and saide vnto them, As the Lord liueth, who hath deliuered my soule out of al aduersity,

10 Den, som bragte mig Efterretning om Sauls Død, i den Tro at han bragte et Glædesbud, ham greb jeg og lod dræbe i Ziklag for at give ham Løn for hans Glædesbud;

When one tolde me, and sayde that Saul was dead, (thinking to haue brought good tydings) I tooke him and slewe him in Ziklag, who thought that I woulde haue giuen him a rewarde for his tidings:

11 hvor meget mere skulde jeg da ikke nu, når gudløse Mænd har myrdet en retfærdig Mand på hans Leje i hans eget Hus, kræve hans Blod af eder og udrydde eder af Jorden!"

How much more, when wicked men haue slaine a righteous person in his owne house, and vpon his bed? shall I not now therfore require his blood at your hand, and take you from the earth?

12 Derpå bød David sine Folk dræbe dem, og de huggede Hænder og Fødder af dem og hængte dem op ved Dammen i Hebron; men Isjbosjets Hoved tog de og jordede i Abners Grav i Hebron.

Then Dauid commanded his yong men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feete, and hanged them vp ouer the poole in Hebron: but they tooke the head of Ishbosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.