I Samuel 25

And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.

Da Samuel var død, samledes hele Israel og holdt Klage over ham; og man jordede ham i hans Hjem i Rama. Derpå brød David op og drog ned til Maons Ørken.

And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

I Maon boede en Mand, som havde sin Bedrift i Karmel; denne Mand var hovedrig, han havde 3000 får og 1000 Geder; og han var netop i Karmel til Fåreklipning.

Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.

Manden hed Nabal, hans Hustru Abigajil; hun var en klog og smuk Kvinde, medens Manden var hård og ond. Han var Kalebit.

And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep.

Da David ude i Ørkenen hørte, at Nabal havde Fåreklipning,

And David sent out ten young men, and David said unto the young men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name:

sendte han ti af sine Folk af Sted og sagde til dem: "Gå op til Karmel, og når l kommer til Nabal, så hils ham fra mig

And thus shall ye say to him that liveth in prosperity, Peace be both to thee, and peace be to thine house, and peace be unto all that thou hast.

og sig til min Broder: Fred være med dig, Fred være med dit Hus, og Fred være med alt, hvad dit er!

And now I have heard that thou hast shearers: now thy shepherds which were with us, we hurt them not, neither was there ought missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel.

Jeg har hørt, at du har Fåreklipning. Nu har dine Hyrder opholdt sig hos os; vi har ikke fornærmet dem, og de har intet mistet, i al den Tid de har været i Karmel;

Ask thy young men, and they will shew thee. Wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes: for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David.

spørg kun dine Folk, så skal de fortælle dig det. Fat Godhed for Folkene! Vi kommer jo til en Festdag; giv dine Trælle og din Søn David, hvad du vil unde os!"

And when David's young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.

Davids Folk kom hen og sagde alt dette til Nabal fra David og biede så på Svar.

And Nabal answered David's servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master.

Men Nabal svarede Davids Folk: "Hvem er David, hvem er Isajs Søn? Nu til Dags er der så mange Trælle, der løber fra deres Herre.

Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men, whom I know not whence they be?

Skulde jeg tage mit Brød, min Vin og mit Slagtekvæg, som jeg har slagtet til mine Fåreklippere, og give det til Mænd, jeg ikke ved, hvor er fra?"

So David's young men turned their way, and went again, and came and told him all those sayings.

Så begav Davids Folk sig på Hjemvejen, og da de kom tilbage, fortalte de ham det hele:

And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the stuff.

Da sagde David til sine Folk:"Spænd alle eders Sværd ved Lænd!" Da spændte de alle deres Sværd om, også David. Og henved 400 Mand fulgte David, medens 200 blev ved Trosset.

But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed on them.

Men en af Folkene fortalte Nabals Hustru Abigajil det og sagde: "David sendte Bud fra Ørkenen for at hilse på vor Herre; men han overfusede dem,

But the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields:

skønt de Mænd har været meget gode mod os og ikke fornærmet os, og vi har intet mistet, i al den Tid vi færdedes sammen med dem, da vi var ude i Marken.

They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.

De var en Mur om os både Nat og Dag, i al den Tid vi vogtede Småkvæget i Nærheden af dem.

Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him.

Se nu til, hvad du vil gøre, thi Ulykken hænger over Hovedet på vor Herre og hele hans Hus; han selv er jo en Usling, man ikke kan tale med!"

Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses.

Så gik Abigajil straks hen og tog 200 Brød, to Dunke Vin, fem tillavede Får, fem Sea ristet Korn, 100 Rosinkager og 200 Figenkager, lagde det på Æslerne

And she said unto her servants, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal.

og sagde til sine Karle: "Gå i Forvejen, jeg kommer bagefter!" Men sin Mand Nabal sagde hun intet derom.

And it was so, as she rode on the ass, that she came down by the covert of the hill, and, behold, David and his men came down against her; and she met them.

Som hun nu på sit Æsel red ned ad Vejen i Skjul af Bjerget, kom David og hans Mænd ned imod hende, så hun mødte dem.

Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath requited me evil for good.

Men David havde sagt: "Det er slet ingen Nytte til, at jeg i Ørkenen har værnet om alt, hvad den Mand ejede, så intet deraf gik tabt; han har gengældt mig godt med ondt.

So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.

Gud ramme David både med det ene og det andet, om jeg levner noget mandligt Væsen af alt, hvad hans er, til Morgenens Frembrud!"

And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,

Da Abigajil fik Øje på David, sprang hun straks af Æselet og kastede sig ned for David på sit Ansigt, bøjede sig til Jorden,

And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid.

faldt ned for hans Fødder og sagde: "Skylden er min, Herre! Lad din Trælkvinde tale til dig og hør din Trælkvindes Ord!

Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send.

Min Herre må ikke regne med den Usling fil Nabal! Han svarer til sit Navn; Nabal hedder han, og fuld af Dårskab er han; men jeg, din Trælkvinde, så ikke min Herres Folk, som du sendte hid.

Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.

Men nu, min Herre, så sandt HERREN lever, og så sandt du lever, du, hvem HERREN har holdt fra at pådrage dig Blodskyld og tage dig selv til Rette: Måtte det gå dine Fjender og dem, som pønser på ondt mod min Herre, som Nabal!

And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord.

Lad nu Folkene, som følger min Herre, få denne Gave, som din Trælkvinde bringer min Herre.

I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid: for the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth the battles of the LORD, and evil hath not been found in thee all thy days.

Tilgiv dog din Trælkvinde hendes Brøde; thi HERREN vil visselig bygge min Herre et Hus, som skal stå, eftersom min Herre fører HERRENs Krige, og der ikke har været noget ondt at finde hos dig, så længe du har levet.

Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling.

Og skulde nogen rejse sig for at forfølge dig og stå dig efter Livet, måtte da min Herres Liv være bundet i de levendes Knippe hos HERREN din Gud; men dine Fjenders Liv slynge han bort med Slyngeskålen!

And it shall come to pass, when the LORD shall have done to my lord according to all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee, and shall have appointed thee ruler over Israel;

Når HERREN så for min Herre opfylder alt det gode, han lovede dig, og sætter dig til Fyrste over Israel,

That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the LORD shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmaid.

da får du ikke dette at bebrejde dig selv, og min Herre får ikke Samvittighedsnag af, at han uden Grund udgød Blod, og at min Herre tog sig selv til Rette. Og når HERREN gør vel imod min Herre, kom da din Trælkvinde i Hu!"

And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me:

Da sagde David til Abigajil: "Priset være HERREN, Israels Gud, som i Dag sendte mig dig i Møde,

And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.

priset være din Klogskab, og priset være du selv, som i bag holdt mig fra at pådrage mig Blodskyld og tage mig selv til Rette!

For in very deed, as the LORD God of Israel liveth, which hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.

Men så sandt HERREN, Israels Gud, lever, som holdt mig fra at gøre dig Men: Hvis du ikke var ilet mig i Møde, var ikke et mandligt Væsen levnet Nabal til i Morgen!"

So David received of her hand that which she had brought him, and said unto her, Go up in peace to thine house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.

Og David modtog af hende, hvad hun havde bragt ham, og sagde til hende: "Gå op til dit Hus i Fred! Jeg har lånt dig Øre og opfyldt dit Ønske."

And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.

Da Abigajil kom hjem til Nabal, holdt han netop i sit Hus et Gæstebud som en Konges; og da han var glad og stærkt beruset, sagde hun ham ikke det mindste, før det dagedes.

But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.

Men om Morgenen, da Nabals Rus var ovre, fortalte hans Hustru ham Sagen. Da lammedes Hjertet i hans Bryst, og han blev som Sten;

And it came to pass about ten days after, that the LORD smote Nabal, that he died.

og en halv Snes Dage efter slog HERREN Nabal, så han døde.

And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.

Da David fik at vide, at Nabal var død, sagde han: "Lovet være HERREN, som har hævnet den Krænkelse, Nabal tilføjede mig, og holdt sin Tjener fra at gøre ondt; HERREN har ladet Nabals Ondskab falde tilbage på hans eget Hoved!" Derpå sendte David Bud og bejlede til Abigajil.

And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife.

Og da Davids Trælle kom til Abigajil i Karmel, talte de således til hende: "David har sendt os til dig for at bejle til dig!"

And she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thine handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.

Da rejste hun sig, bøjede sig med Ansigtet mod Jorden og sagde: "Din Tjenerinde er rede til at blive min Herres Trælkvinde og tvætte hans Trælles Fødder!"

And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that went after her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.

Så stod Abigajil hastigt op og satte sig på sit Æsel, og hendes fem Piger ledsagede hende; og hun fulgte med Davids Sendebud og blev hans Hustru.

David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives.

Desuden havde David ægtet Ahinoam fra Jizre'el. Således blev de begge to hans Hustruer.

But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, which was of Gallim.

Men Saul gav sin Datter Mikal, Davids Hustru, til Palti, Lajisj's Søn, fra Gallim.