1 Samuel 29
1 Now the Philistines got all their army together at Aphek: and the Israelites put their forces in position by the fountain in Jezreel.
Filisterne samlede hele deres Hær i Afek, medens Israel havde slaaet lejr om Kilden ved Jizre'el.
2 And the lords of the Philistines went on with their hundreds and their thousands, and David and his men came after with Achish.
Og Filisternes Fyrster rykkede frem med deres Hundreder og Tusinder, og sidst kom David og hans Mænd sammen med Akisj.
3 Then the rulers of the Philistines said, What are these Hebrews doing here? And Achish said to the rulers of the Philistines, Is this not David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who has been with me for a year or two, and I have never seen any wrong in him from the time when he came to me till now?
Da sagde Filisternes Høvdinger: »Hvad skal de Hebræere her?« Akisj svarede: »Det er jo David, Kong Saul af Israels Tjener, som nu allerede har været hos mig et Par Aar, og jeg har ikke opdaget noget mistænkeligt hos ham, siden han gik over til mig.«
4 But the rulers of the Philistines were angry with him, and said to him, Make the man go back to the place you have given him; do not let him go down with us to the fight, or he may be turned against us and be false to us: for how will this man make peace with his lord? will it not be with the heads of these men?
Men Filisternes Høvdinger blev vrede paa ham og sagde: »Send den Mand tilbage til det Sted, du har anvist ham. Han maa ikke drage i Kamp med os, for at han ikke skal vende sig imod os under Slaget; thi hvorledes kan denne Mand bedre vinde sin Herres Gunst end med disse Mænds Hoveder?
5 Is this not David, who was named in their songs, when in the dance they said to one another, Saul has put to death thousands, and David tens of thousands?
Det var jo David, om hvem man sang under Dans: Saul slog sine Tusinder, men David sine Titusinder!«
6 Then Achish sent for David and said to him, By the living Lord, you are upright, and everything you have done with me in the army has been pleasing to me: I have seen no evil in you from the day when you came to me till now: but still, the lords are not pleased with you.
Da lod Akisj David kalde og sagde til ham: »Saa sandt HERREN lever: Du er redelig, og jeg er vel tilfreds med, at du gaar ud og ind hos mig i Lejren, thi jeg har ikke opdaget noget mistænkeligt hos dig, siden du kom til mig; men Fyrsterne er ikke glade for dig.
7 So now go back, and go in peace, so that you do not make the lords of the Philistines angry.
Vend nu derfor tilbage og gaa bort i Fred, for at du ikke skal gøre noget, som mishager Filisternes Fyrster!«
8 And David said to Achish, But what have I done? what have you seen in your servant while I have been with you till this day, that I may not go and take up arms against those who are now making war on my lord the king?
Da sagde David til Akisj: »Hvad har jeg gjort, og hvad har du opdaget hos din Træl, fra den Dag jeg traadte i din Tjeneste, siden jeg ikke maa drage hen og kæmpe mod min Herre Kongens Fjender?«
9 And Achish in answer said, It is true that in my eyes you are good, like an angel of God: but still, the rulers of the Philistines have said, He is not to go up with us to the fight.
Akisj svarede David: »Du ved, at du er mig kær som en Guds Engel, men Filisternes Høvdinger siger: Han maa ikke drage med os i Kampen!
10 So get up early in the morning, with the servants of your lord who are with you, and go to the place I have given you, and have no evil design in your heart, for you are good in my eyes; but when there is light enough in the morning, go away.
Gør dig derfor rede i Morgen tidlig tillige med din Herres Folk, som har fulgt dig, og gaa til det Sted, jeg har anvist eder; tænk ikke ilde om mig, thi du er mig kær; gør eder rede i Morgen tidlig og drag af Sted, saa snart det bliver lyst!«
11 So David and his men got up early in the morning to go back to the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.
David og hans Mænd begav sig da tidligt næste Morgen paa Hjemvejen til Filisternes Land, medens Filisterne drog op til Jizre'el.
