I Samuel 30

And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;

Da David og hans Mænd Tredjedagen efter kom til Ziklag, var Amalekiterne faldet ind i Sydlandet og Ziklag, og de havde indtaget Ziklag og stukket det i Brand;

And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way.

Kvinderne og alle, som var der, små og store, havde de taget til Fange; de havde ingen dræbt, men ført dem med sig, da de drog bort.

So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.

Da David og hans Mænd kom til Byen, se, da var den nedbrændt og deres Hustruer, Sønner og Døtre taget til Fange.

Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.

Da brast David og hans Krigere i lydelig Gråd, og de græd, til de ikke kunde mere.

And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

Også Davids to Hustruer Ahinoam fra Jizre'el og Abigajil, Karmeliten Nabals Hustru, var taget til Fange.

And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.

Og David kom i stor Vånde, thi Folkene tænkte på at stene ham, da de alle græmmede sig over deres Sønner eller Døtre. Men David søgte Styrke hos HERREN sin Gud;

And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.

og David sagde til Præsten Ebjatar, Ahimeleks Søn: "Bring mig Efoden hid!" Og Ebjatar bragte David den.

And David enquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.

Da rådspurgte David HERREN: "Skal jeg sætte efter denne Røverskare? Kan jeg indhente den?" Han svarede: "Sæt efter den; thi du skal indhente den og bringe Redning!"

So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.

Så drog David af Sted med de 600 Mand, som var hos ham, og de kom til Besorbækken, hvor de, som skulde lades tilbage, blev stående;

But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.

men David begyndte Forfølgelsen med 400 Mand, medens 200 Mand, som var for udmattede til at gå over Besorbækken, blev tilbage.

And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water;

Og de fandt en Ægypter liggende på Marken; ham tog de med til David og gav ham Brød at spise og Vand at drikke;

And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.

desuden gav de ham en Figenkage og to Rosinkager. Da han havde spist, kom han til Kræfter; - thi han havde hverken spist eller drukket i hele tre Døgn.

And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick.

David spurgte ham da: "Hvem tilhører du, og hvor er du fra?" Han svarede: "Jeg er en ung Ægypter, Træl hos en Amalekit; min Herre efterlod mig her, da jeg for tre Dage siden blev syg.

We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.

Vi gjorde Indfald i det kretiske Sydland, i Judas Område og i Kalebs Sydland, og Ziklag stak vi i Brand."

And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company.

Da sagde David til ham: "Vil du vise mig Vej til denne Røverskare?" Han svarede: "Tilsværg mig ved Gud, at du hverken vil dræbe mig eller udlevere mig til min Herre, så vil jeg vise dig Vej til den!"

And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.

Så viste han dem Vej, og de traf dem spredte rundt om i hele Egnen i Færd med at spise og drikke og holde Fest på hele det store Bytte, de havde taget fra Filisterlandet og Judas Land.

And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.

David huggede dem da ned fra Dæmring til Aften; og ingen af dem undslap undtagen 400 unge Mænd, som svang sig på Kamelerne og flygtede.

And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.

Og David reddede alt, hvad Amalekiterne havde røvet, også sine to Hustruer.

And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all.

Og der savnedes intet, hverken småt eller stort, hverken Byttet eller Sønnerne og Døtrene eller noget af, hvad de havde taget med; det hele bragte David tilbage.

And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drave before those other cattle, and said, This is David's spoil.

Da tog de alt Småkvæget og Hornkvæget og drev det hen for David og sagde: "Her er Davids Bytte!"

And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them.

Da David kom til de 200 Mand, som havde været for udmattede til at følge ham, og som han havde ladet blive ved Besorbækken, gik de David og hans Folk i Møde, og David gik hen til Folkene og hilste på dem.

Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart.

Men alle ildesindede Niddinger blandt dem, som havde fulgt David, tog til Orde og sagde: "De fulgte os ikke, derfor vil vi intet give dem af Byttet, vi har reddet; kun deres Hustruer og Børn må de tage med hjem!"

Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the LORD hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand.

David sagde: "Således må I ikke gøre, nu da HERREN har været gavmild imod os og skærmet os og givet Røverskaren, som overfaldt os, i vor Hånd.

For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.

Hvem er der vel, som vil følge eder i det? Nej, den, der drog i Kampen, og den, der blev ved Trosset, skal have lige Del, de skal dele med hinanden!"

And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.

Og derved blev det både den Dag og siden; han gjorde det til Lov og Ret i Israel, som det er den Dag i bag.

And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD;

Da David kom til Ziklag, sendte han noget af Byttet til de Ældste i Juda, som var hans Venner, med det Bud: "Her er en Gave til eder af Byttet, der er taget fra HERRENs Fjender!"

To them which were in Beth–el, and to them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which were in Jattir,

Det var til dem i Betel, i Ramot i Sydlandet, i Jattir,

And to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa,

dem i Ar'ara, i Sifmot, i Esjtemoa,

And to them which were in Rachal, and to them which were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them which were in the cities of the Kenites,

i Karmel, i Jerame'eliternes Byer, i Keniternes Byer,

And to them which were in Hormah, and to them which were in Chor–ashan, and to them which were in Athach,

i Horma, i Bor-Asjan, i Atak,

And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.

i Hebron, og ligeledes til alle de andre Steder, hvor David havde færdedes med sine Mænd.