¹Then all Israel gathered themselves to David to Hebron, saying, “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.

¹Derpå samlede hele Israel sig hos David i Hebron og sagde: "Vi er jo dit Kød og Blod!"

²In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. Yahweh your God said to you, ‘You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over my people Israel.’”

²Allerede før i Tiden, medens Saul var Konge, var det dig, som førte Israel ud i Kamp og hjem igen; og HERREN din Gud sagde til dig: Du skal vogte mit Folk Israel og være Hersker over mit Folk Israel!"

³So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Yahweh; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of Yahweh by Samuel.

³Og alle Israels Ældste kom til Kongen i Hebron, og David sluttede i Hebron Pagt med dem for HERRRNs Åsyn, og de salvede David til Konge over Israel efter HERRENs Ord ved Samuel.

⁴David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (the same is Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.

⁴Derpå drog David med hele Israel til Jerusalem, det er Jebus; der boede Jebusiterne, Landets oprindelige Indbyggere;

⁵The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You shall not come in here.” Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion. The same is the city of David.

⁵og Indbyggerne i Jebus sagde til David: "Her kan du ikke trænge ind!" Men David indtog Klippeborgen Zion, det er Davidsbyen.

⁶David said, “Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain.” Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was made chief.

⁶Og David sagde: "Den, der først slår en Jebusit, skal være Øverste og Hærfører!" Og da Joab, Zentjas Søn, var den første, der steg derop, blev han Øverste.

⁷David lived in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David.

⁷Så tog David Bolig i Klippeborgen, hvorfor man kaldte den Davidsbyen;

⁸He built the city all around, from Millo even around; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.

⁸og han befæstede Byen hele Vejen rundt fra Millo af; Resten af Byen genopførte Joab.

⁹David grew greater and greater; for Yahweh of Armies was with him.

⁹Og David blev mægtigere og mægtigere; Hærskarers HERRE var med ham.

¹⁰Now these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who showed themselves strong with him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of Yahweh concerning Israel.

¹⁰Følgende var de ypperste at Davids Helte, som sammen med hele Israel kraftig stod ham bi med at nå Kongedømmet, så de fik ham valgt til Konge efter HERRENs Ord til Israel.

¹¹This is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the thirty; he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them at one time.

¹¹Navnene på Davids Helte var følgende: Isjba'al, Hakmonis Søn, Anføreren for de tre; det var ham, som engang svang sit Spyd over 300 faldne på een Gang.

¹²After him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.

¹²Blandt de tre Helte kom efter ham Ahohiten El'azar, Dodos Søn;

¹³He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where there was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.

¹³han var med David ved PasDammim, dengang Filisterne samlede sig der til Kamp. Marken var fuld af Byg, og Folkene flygtedefor Filisterne;

¹⁴They stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and killed the Philistines; and Yahweh saved them by a great victory.

¹⁴men han stillede sig op midt på Marken og holdt den og huggede Filisterne ned; og HERREN gav dem en stor Sejr.

¹⁵Three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the army of the Philistines were encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

¹⁵Engang drog tre af de tredive ned til David på Klippen, til Adullams Hule, medens Filisternes Hær var lejret i Refaimdalen.

¹⁶David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.

¹⁶David var dengang i Hlippeborgen, medens Filisternes Foged var i Betlehem.

¹⁷David longed, and said, “Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”

¹⁷Så vågnede Lysten hos David, og han sagde: "Hvem skaffer mig en Drik Vand fra Cisternen ved Betlehems Port?"

¹⁸The three broke through the army of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to Yahweh,

¹⁸Da banede de tre Helte sig Vej gennem Filisternes Lejr, øste Vand af Cisternen ved Betlehems Port og bragte David det. Han vilde dog ikke drikke det, men udgød det for HERREN

¹⁹and said, “My God forbid it me, that I should do this! Shall I drink the blood of these men who have put their lives in jeopardy?” For they risked their lives to bring it. Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.

¹⁹med de Ord: "Gud vogte mig for at gøre det! Skulde jeg drikke de Mænds blod, som har vovet deres Liv? Thi med Fare for deres Liv har de hentet det!" Og han vilde ikke drikke det. Den Dåd udførte de tre Helte.

²⁰Abishai, the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three; for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.

²⁰Abisjaj, Joabs Broder, var Anfører for de tredive. Han svang sit Spyd over de faldne, og han var navnkundig blandt de tredive;

²¹Of the three, he was more honorable than the two, and was made their captain: however he didn’t attain to the three.

²¹iblandt de tredive var han højt æret, og han var deres Anfører; men de tre nåede han ikke.

²²Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab: he went down also and killed a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow.

²²Benaja, Jojadas Søn, var en tapper Mand fra Kabze'el, der havde udført store Heltegeminger; han fældede de to Arielsønner fra Moab; og han steg ned og fældede en Løve i en Cisterne, en Dag den var faldet Sne.

²³He killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian’s hand was a spear like a weaver’s beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear.

²³Ligeledes fældede han Ægypteren, en kæmpestor Mand, fem Alen høj. Ægypteren havde et Spyd som en Væverbom i Hånden, men han gik ned imod ham med en Stok, vristede Spydet ud af Hånden på ham og dræbte ham med hans eget Spyd.

²⁴Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things, and had a name among the three mighty men.

²⁴Disse Heltegerninger udførte Benaja, Jojadas Søn, og han var navnkundig iblandt de tredive Helte;

²⁵Behold, he was more honorable than the thirty, but he didn’t attain to the three: and David set him over his guard.

²⁵iblandt de tredive var han højt æret, men de tre nåede han ikke. David satte ham over sin Livvagt.

²⁶Also the mighty men of the armies: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

²⁶De tapre Helte var: Asa'el, Joabs Broder; Elhanan, Dodos Søn, fra Betlehem;

²⁷Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

²⁷Haroriten Sjammot; Peloniten Helez;

²⁸Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,

²⁸Ira, Ikkesj's Søn, fra Tekoa; Abiezer fra Anatot;

²⁹Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,

²⁹Husjatiten Sibbekaj; Ahohiten Ilaj;

³⁰Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,

³⁰Maharaj fra Netofa; Heled, Ba'anas Søn, fra Netofa;

³¹Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

³¹Itaj, Ribajs Søn, fra det benjaminitiske Gibea; Benaja fra Pir'aton;

³²Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,

³²Huraj fra Nahale-Ga'asj; Abiel fra Araba;

³³Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

³³Azmavet fra Bahurim.; Sja'alboniten Eljaba;

³⁴the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shagee the Hararite,

³⁴Guniten Jasjen; Harariten Jonatan, Sjammas, Søn;

³⁵Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,

³⁵Harariten Ahi'am, Sakars Søn; Elifal, Urs Søn;

³⁶Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,

³⁶Mekeratiten Hefer; Peloniten Ahija;

³⁷Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,

³⁷Hezro fra Karmel; Na'araj, Ezbajs Søn;

³⁸Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri,

³⁸Joel, Natans Broder; Mibhar, Hagritens Søn;

³⁹Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armor bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,

³⁹Ammoniten Zelek; Naharaj fra Berot, der var Joabs, Zerujas Søns, Våbendrager;

⁴⁰Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

⁴⁰Ira fra Jattir; Gareb fra Jattir;

⁴¹Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,

⁴¹Hetiten Urias; Zabad, Alajs Søn;

⁴²Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a chief of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,

⁴²Rubeniten Adina, Sjizas Søn, et af Rubeniternes Overhoveder over tredive;

⁴³Hanan the son of Maacah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,

⁴³Hanan, Ma'akas Søn; Mitniten Josjafat;

⁴⁴Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,

⁴⁴Uzzija fra Asjtarot; Sjama og Je'uel, Aroeriten Hotams Sønner;

⁴⁵Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,

⁴⁵Jediael, Sjimris Søn, og hans Broder Tiziten Joha;

⁴⁶Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,

⁴⁶Mahaviten Eliel; Jeribaj og Josjavja, Elna'ams Sønner; Moabiten Jitma;

⁴⁷Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.

⁴⁷Eliel, Obed og Ja'asiel fra Zoba.