II Samuel 21

Under Davids Regering blev der Hungersnød tre År i Træk. Da søgte David HERRENs Åsyn; og HERREN sagde: "Der hviler Blodskyld på Saul og hans Hus, fordi han dræbte Gibeoniterne!"

Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.

Kongen lod derfor Gibeoniterne kalde og sagde til dem - Gibeoniterne hørte ikke til Israeliterne, men til Levningerne af Amoriterne; og skønt Israeliterne havde givet dem endeligt Tilsagn, havde Saul i sin Iver for Israeliterne og Juda søgt at udrydde dem -

And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal to the children of Israel and Judah.)

David sagde til Gibeoniterne: "Hvad kan jeg gøre for eder, og hvorledes skal jeg skaffe Soning, så at I kan velsigne HERRENs Arvelod?"

Wherefore David said unto the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? and wherewith shall I make the atonement, that ye may bless the inheritance of the LORD?

Gibeoniterne svarede: "Det er ikke Sølv eller Guld, der er os og Saul og hans Hus imellem, og vi har ikke Lov at dræbe nogen Mand i Israel!" Han sagde da: "Hvad I forlanger, vil jeg gøre for eder!"

And the Gibeonites said unto him, We will have no silver nor gold of Saul, nor of his house; neither for us shalt thou kill any man in Israel. And he said, What ye shall say, that will I do for you.

Så sagde de til Kongen: "Den Mand, som bragte Ødelæggelse over os og tænkte på at udrydde os, så vi ikke skulde kunne være nogetsteds inden for Israels Landemærke.

And they answered the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the coasts of Israel,

lad syv Mænd af hans Efterkommere blive udleveret os, for at vi kan hænge dem op for HERREN i Gibeon på HERRENs Bjerg!" Kongen sagde: "Jeg vil udlevere dem!"

Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto the LORD in Gibeah of Saul, whom the LORD did choose. And the king said, I will give them.

Men Kongen skånede Mefibosjet, en Søn af Sauls Søn Jonatan, af Hensyn til den Ed ved HERREN, som var imellem David og Sauls Søn Jonatan.

But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the LORD'S oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

Derimod tog Kongen de to Sønnner, som Rizpa, Ajjas Datter, havde født Saul, Armoni og Mefibosjet, og de fem Sønner, som Merab, Sauls Datter, havde født Adriel, en Søn af Barzillaj fra Mehola,

But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite:

og udleverede dem til Gibeoniterne, som hængte dem op på Bjerget for HERRENs Åsyn. Således omkom alle syv på een Gang, og de blev dræbt først på Høsten, i Byghøstens Begyndelse.

And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill before the LORD: and they fell all seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of barley harvest.

Men Rizpa, Ajjas Datter, tog sit Sørgeklæde, bredte det ud på Klippen og sad der fra Høstens Begyndelse, indtil der atter strømmede Vand fra Himmelen ned over dem; og hun tillod ikke Himmelens Fugle at kaste sig over dem om Da- gen eller Markens Dyr om Natten.

And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.

Da David fik at vide, hvad Rizpa, Ajjas Datter, Sauls Medhustru, havde gjort,

And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.

drog han hen og hentede Sauls og hans Søn Jonatans Ben hos Borgerne i Jabesj i Gilead, som havde stjålet dem på Torvet i Bet-Sjan, hvor Filisterne havde hængt dem op, dengang de slog Saul på Gilboa.

And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh–gilead, which had stolen them from the street of Beth–shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa:

Og da han havde hentet Sauls og hans Søn Jonatans Ben der, samlede man Benene af de hængte

And he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son; and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged.

og jordede dem sammen med Sauls og hans Søn Jonatans Ben i Zela i Benjamins Land i hans Fader Kisj's Grav. Alt, hvad Kongen havde påbudt, blev gjort; derefter forbarmede Gud sig over Landet.

And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son buried they in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was intreated for the land.

Da det atter kom til Kamp mellem Filisterne og Israel, drog David med sine Folk ned og kastede sig ind i Gob og kæmpede med Filisterne.

Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines: and David waxed faint.

Da fremstod Dod, som var af Rafaslægten, og hvis Spyd vejede 300 Sekel Kobber; han var iført en ny Rustning, og han havde i Sinde at slå David ihjel.

And Ishbi–benob, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David.

Men Abisjaj, Zerujas Søn, kom ham til Hjælp og huggede Filisteren ned. Da besvor Davids Mænd ham og sagde: "Du må ikke mere drage i Kamp med os, for at du ikke skal slukke Israels Lampe!"

But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the light of Israel.

Siden hen kom det atter til Kamp med Filisterne i Gob. Husjatiten Sibbekaj nedhuggede da Saf, som var af Rafaslægten.

And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph, which was of the sons of the giant.

Atter kom det til Kamp med Filisterne i Gob, Beflehemiten Elhanan, Ja'irs Søn, nedhuggede da Gatiten Goliat, hvis Spydstage var som en Væverbom.

And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaare–oregim, a Beth–lehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.

Atter kom det til Kamp i Gat. Da var der en kæmpestor Mand med seks Fingre på hver Hånd og seks Tæer på hver Fod, i alt fire og tyve; han var også af Rafaslægten.

And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant.

Han hånede Israel, og derfor huggede Jonatan, en Søn af Davids Broder Sjim'a, ham ned.

And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea the brother of David slew him.

Disse fire var af Rafaslægten i Gat; de faldt for Davids og hans Mænds Hånd.

These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.