1 Samuel 21

1 Then came Dauid to Nob, to Ahimelech the Priest, and Ahimelech was astonied at the meeting of Dauid, and saide vnto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?

David kom derpå til Præsten Ahimelek i Nob. Ahimelek kom ængstelig David i Møde og sagde til ham: "Hvorfor er du alene og har ingen med dig?"

2 And Dauid saide to Ahimelech the Priest, The King hath commanded mee a certaine thing, and hath sayd vnto me, Let no man know whereabout I sende thee, and what I haue commanded thee: and I haue appointed my seruants to such and such places.

David svarede Præsten Ahimelek: "Kongen overdrog mig et Ærinde og sagde til mig: Ingen må vide noget om det Ærinde, jeg sender dig ud i og overdrager dig! Derfor har jeg sat Folkene Stævne på et aftalt Sted.

3 Nowe therefore if thou hast ought vnder thine hande, giue me fiue cakes of bread, or what commeth to hand.

Men hvis du har fem Brød ved Hånden, så giv mig dem, eller hvad du har!"

4 And the Priest answered Dauid, and saide, There is no common bread vnder mine hande, but here is halowed bread, if the yong men haue kept themselues, at least from women.

Præsten svarede David: "Jeg har intet almindeligt Brød ved Hånden, kun helligt Brød; Folkene har da vel holdt sig fra Kvinder?"

5 Dauid then answered the Priest, and sayde vnto him, Certainely women haue bene separarate from vs these two or three dayes since I came out: and the vessels of the yong men were holy, though the way were prophane, and how much more then shall euery one be sanctified this day in the vessell?

David svarede Præsten: "Ja visselig, vi har været afskåret fra Omgang med Kvinder i flere Dage. Da jeg drog ud, var Folkenes Legemer rene, skønt det var en dagligdags Rejse; hvor meget mere må de da i Dag være rene på Legemet!"

6 So the Priest gaue him halowed bread: for there was no bread there, saue the shewe bread that was taken from before the Lord, to put hote bread there, the day that it was taken away.

Præsten gav ham da det hellige Brød; thi der var ikke andet Brød der end Skuebrødene, som tages bort fra deres Plads for HERRENs Åsyn, samtidig med at der lægges frisk Brød i Stedet.

7 (And there was the same day one of the seruants of Saul abiding before the Lord, named Doeg the Edomite, the chiefest of Sauls heardmen)

Men den Dag var en Mand af Sauls Folk lukket inde der for HERRENs Åsyn, en Edomit ved Navn Doeg, den øverste af Sauls Hyrder.

8 And Dauid said vnto Ahimelech, Is there not here vnder thine hand a speare or a sworde? for I haue neither brought my sworde nor mine harnesse with me, because the Kings businesse required haste.

David spurgte derpå Ahimelek: "Har du ikke et Spyd eller et Sværd ved Hånden her? Thi hverken mit Sværd eller mine andre Våben fik jeg med, da Kongens Ærinde havde Hast."

9 And the Priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistim, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is wrapt in a cloth behinde the Ephod: if thou wilt take that to thee, take it: for there is none other saue that here: And Dauid sayd, There is none to that, giue it me.

Præsten svarede: "Det Sværd, som tilhørte Filisteren Goliat, ham, som du dræbte i Terebintedalen, er her, hyllet i en Kappe bag Efoden. Vil du have det, så tag det! Thi her er intet andet!" Da sagde David: "Dets Lige findes ikke; giv mig det!"

10 And Dauid arose and fled the same day from the presence of Saul, and went to Achish the King of Gath.

Derpå brød David op og flygtede samme Dag for Saul, og han kom til Kong Akisj af Gat.

11 And the seruants of Achish said vnto him, Is not this Dauid the King of the land? did they not sing vnto him in daunces, saying, Saul hath slayne his thousand, and Dauid his ten thousande?

Men Akisj's Folk sagde til ham: "Er det ikke David, Landets Konge, er det ikke ham, om hvem man sang under Dans: Saul slog sine Tusinder, men David sine Titusinder!"

12 And Dauid considered these wordes, and was sore afraide of Achish the King of Gath.

Disse Ord gav David Agt på, og han grebes af stor Frygt for Kong Akisj af Gat;

13 And hee changed his behauiour before them, and fayned him selfe mad in their handes, and scrabled on the doores of the gate, and let his spettel fall downe vpon his beard.

derfor lod han afsindig overfor dem og rasede imellem Hænderne på dem, idet han trommede på Portfløjene og lod sit Spyt flyde ned i Skægget.

14 Then said Achish vnto his seruants, Lo, ye see the man is beside him selfe, wherefore haue ye brought him to me?

Da sagde Akisj til sine Folk: "I kan da se, at Manden er gal; hvorfor bringer I ham til mig?

15 Haue I neede of mad men, that ye haue brought this fellowe to play the mad man in my presence? shall he come into mine house?

Har jeg ikke gale Mennesker nok, siden I bringer mig ham til at plage mig med sin Galskab? Skal han komme i mit Hus?"