Første Kongebog 2 |
| 1992 | King James Version |
| 1 Da Davids liv nærmede sig sin afslutning, indskærpede han sin søn Salomo: | 1 Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, |
| 2 "Jeg går nu al kødets gang. Vær stærk og mandig! | 2 I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and show thyself a man; |
| 3 Du skal holde Herren din Guds bud og vandre ad hans veje, holde hans love og befalinger, hans retsregler og hans formaninger, som de står i Moses' lov. Så vil du have lykken med dig i alt, hvad du foretager dig, og hvor du end vender dig hen, | 3 And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself: |
| 4 så Herren holder det løfte, han gav mig: Hvis dine sønner vogter på deres færd og af hele deres hjerte og af hele deres sjæl vandrer i trofasthed for mit ansigt, skal der aldrig mangle en af din slægt på Israels trone. | 4 That the LORD may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel. |
| 5 Du ved selv, hvad Joab, Serujas søn, har gjort imod mig, det han gjorde mod Israels to hærførere, Abner, Ners søn, og Amasa, Jeters søn; han dræbte dem og lod krigsblod flyde i fredstid. Sådan fik han krigsblod på bæltet om sin lænd og på sa-dalerne på sine fødder. | 5 Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet. |
| 6 Brug nu din klogskab, og lad ham ikke gå ned i dødsriget med fred i hans høje alder! | 6 Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace. |
| 7 Men gileaditten Barzillajs sønner skal du vise godhed; giv dem plads ved dit bord, for de tog godt imod mig, da jeg måtte flygte for din bror Absalom. | 7 But show kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother. |
| 8 Så har du også Shim'i, benjaminitten Geras søn fra Bahurim. Det var ham, der udstødte de voldsomme forbandelser mod mig den dag, jeg var på vej til Mahanajim. Han kom ganske vist ned til Jordan for at tage imod mig, og da svor jeg ved Herren, at jeg ikke ville lade ham dø for sværdet. | 8 And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword. |
| 9 Men du skal ikke lade ham gå fri. Du er klog nok til at vide, hvad du skal gøre ved ham. Lad ham gå ned i dødsriget med blod i hans høje alder!" | 9 Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood. |
| 10 David lagde sig til hvile hos sine fædre og blev begravet i Davidsbyen . | 10 So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David. |
| 11 Han regerede over Israel fyrre år; i Hebron regerede han syv år og i Jerusalem treogtredive år. | 11 And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem. |
| 12 Salomo sad nu på sin far Davids trone, og hans kongedømme var grundfæstet. | 12 Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly. |
| 13 Men en dag kom Adonija, Haggits søn, til Salomos mor Batseba. Hun spurgte ham: "Kommer du i god hensigt.?" "Ja," svarede han, | 13 And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably. |
| 14 "der er noget, jeg gerne vil tale med dig om." "Sig det," sagde hun. | 14 He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on. |
| 15 Han sagde: "Du ved, at kongemagten tilkom mig, og hele Israel så hen til, at jeg skulle være konge. Men det gik anderledes. Riget tilfaldt min bror, for han fik det fra Herren. | 15 And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's: for it was his from the LORD. |
| 16 Nu beder jeg dig blot om en ting; du må ikke afvise mig." Hun sagde: "Sig det." | 16 And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on. |
| 17 Så sagde han: "Sig til kong Salomo, at han skal give mig Abishag fra Shunem til hustru. Dig vil han ikke afvise." | 17 And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife. |
| 18 Batseba svarede: "Godt, jeg skal tale din sag for kongen." | 18 And Bathsheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king. |
| 19 Batseba gik så til kong Salomo for at tale Adonijas sag. Kongen gik hende i møde og kastede sig ned for hende. Han satte sig på sin trone og lod en anden sætte frem til kongemoderen, der tog plads ved hans højre side. | 19 Bathsheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king's mother; and she sat on his right hand. |
| 20 Hun sagde: "Der er en lille ting, jeg vil bede dig om; du må ikke afvise mig." Kongen svarede: "Bed om det, mor, jeg afviser dig ikke." | 20 Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay. |
| 21 Så sagde hun: "Lad din bror Adonija få Abishag fra Shunem til hustru." | 21 And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife. |
| 22 Kong Salomo svarede sin mor: "Hvorfor beder du om Abishag fra Shunem til Adonija? Nej, bed dog om kongedømmet til ham! Han er jo min ældrebror, og han har præsten Ebjatar og Joab, Serujas søn, på sin side." | 22 And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah. |
| 23 Og kong Salomo svorved Herren: "Gud ramme mig igen og igen, om ikke det skal koste Adonija livet, at han har sagt sådan! | 23 Then king Solomon sware by the LORD, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life. |
| 24 Ja, så sandt Herren lever, han som har sikret mig herredømmet på min far Davids trone og bygget mig et hus, som han lovede det: I dag skal Adonija lide døden!" | 24 Now therefore, as the LORD liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day. |
| 25 Kong Salomo gav så Benaja, Jojadas søn, ordre til at hugge ham ned. Sådan døde han. | 25 And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died. |
| 26 Kongen sagde til præsten Ebjatar: "Tag hjem til dine jorder i Anatot. Du fortjente at dø, men i dag kan jeg ikke slå dig ihjel; du har jo båret Gud Herrens ark foran min far David og delt alle ydmygelserne med ham." | 26 And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted. |
| 27 Så jog Salomo Ebjatar bort, så han ikke længere var præst for Herren, og dermed gik det ord fra Herren i opfyldelse, der var talt mod Elis slægt i Shilo. | 27 So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the LORD; that he might fulfil the word of the LORD, which he spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh. |
| 28 Da rygtet om det nåede Joab, søgte han tilflugt i Herrens telt og greb fat i alterets horn. For Joab havde taget parti for Adonija, selv om han i sin tid ikke havde taget parti for Absalom. | 28 Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar. |
| 29 Da kong Salomo fik at vide, at Joab havde søgt tilflugt i Herrens telt og nu stod ved siden af alteret, sendte han Benaja, Jojadas søn, af sted med ordre til at hugge ham ned. | 29 And it was told king Solomon that Joab was fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD; and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall upon him. |
| 30 Da Benaja kom hen til Herrens telt, sagde han til ham: "Dette siger kongen: Kom herud!" Han svarede: "Nej, her vil jeg dø." Benaja gik så tilbage til kongen og for talte, hvad Joab havde sagt og svaret ham. | 30 And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the LORD, and said unto him, Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said, Nay; but I will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me. |
| 31 Kongen sagde til ham: "Gør, som han siger! Hug ham ned og få ham begravet, så får du befriet mig og min fars hus for det uskyldige blod, Joab har udgydt. | 31 And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father. |
| 32 Det er Herren, der gengælder ham det blod, han udgød, da han huggede de to mænd ned, Israels hærfører Abner, Ners søn, og Judas hærfører Amasa, Jeters søn, som var retfærdigere og bedre end han. Han dræbte dem med sværd, uden at min far David vidste det. | 32 And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah. |
| 33 Deres blod skal komme over Joab og hans slægt i evighed. Men over David, hans slægt, hans hus og hans trone skal Her rens fred være i evighed." | 33 Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the LORD. |
| 34 Benaja, Jojadas søn, gik så hen og slog ham ihjel, og han blev begravet i sit hus i ørkenen. | 34 So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and slew him: and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness. |
| 35 I hans sted satte kongen Benaja, Jojadas søn, over hæren, og præsten Sadok indsatte han i Ebjatars stilling. | 35 And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar. |
| 36 Derefter sendte kongen bud efter Shim'i og sagde til ham: "Byg dig et hus i Jerusalem og bliv boende der. Du må ikke tage noget sted hen. | 36 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither. |
| 37 For det skal du vide, at den dag du tager af sted og går over Kedro-dalen, skal du dø, og så hviler blodskylden på dig selv." | 37 For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head. |
| 38 Shim'i svarede: "Godt, jeg skal gøre, som du siger, herre konge." Shim'i blev da også længe i Jerusalem. | 38 And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days. |
| 39 Men tre år senere flygtede to af Shim'is folk til Ma'akas søn Akish, kongen i Gat, og da Shim'i fik at vide, at hans folk var i Gat, | 39 And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath. |
| 40 sadlede han straks sit æsel og begav sig til Akish i Gat for at lede efter sine folk. Shim'i tog altså af sted og bragte sine folk med tilbage fra Gat. | 40 And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath. |
| 41 Da Salomo fik at vide, at Shim'i var taget fra Jerusalem til Gat og var vendt tilbage, | 41 And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again. |
| 42 sendte kongen bud efter Shim'i og sagde til ham: "Har jeg ikke taget dig i ed ved Herren og advaret dig? Jeg sagde, at du måtte vide, at den dag du tog af sted, uanset hvorhen, skulle du dø, og du svarede: Godt, jeg har hørt det. | 42 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good. |
| 43 Hvorfor har du ikke holdt din ed til Herren og den ordre, jeg gav dig?" | 43 Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with? |
| 44 Og kongen sagde til Shim'i: "Du ved inderst inde, hvor megen ulykke du har voldt min far David. Nu vil Herren lade din ondskab ramme dig selv. | 44 The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head; |
| 45 Men kong Salomo skal være velsignet, og Davids trone skal være grundfæstet til evig tid for Herrens ansigt." | 45 And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD for ever. |
| 46 Så gav kongen Benaja, Jojadas søn, ordre til at gå udenfor og hugge ham ned. Sådan døde han. Kongemagten var nu sikret i Salomos hånd. | 46 So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon. |