¹Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle; and they were gathered together at Socoh, which belongs to Judah, and encamped between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim.

¹Filisterne samlede deres Hær til Kamp. De samlede sig ved Soko i Juda og slog Lejr mellem Soko og Azeka i Efes-Dammim.

²Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and encamped in the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.

²Ligeledes samlede Saul og Israels Mænd sig og slog Lejr i Terebintedalen og gjorde sig rede til at angribe Filisterne.

³The Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them.

³Filisterne stod ved Bjerget på den ene Side, Israeliterne ved Bjerget på den anden, med Dalen imellem sig.

⁴There went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

⁴Da trådte en Tvekæmper ved Navn Goliat fra Gat ud af Filisternes Rækker, seks Alen og et Spand høj.

⁵He had a helmet of brass on his head, and he was clad with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.

⁵Han havde en Kobberhjelm på Hovedet, var iført en Skælbrynje, hvis Kobber vejede 5000 Sekel,

⁶He had brass shin armor on his legs, and a javelin of brass between his shoulders.

⁶og havde Kobberskinner på Benene og et Kobberspyd over Skulderen.

⁷The staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam; and his spear’s head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and his shield bearer went before him.

⁷Hans Spydstage var som en Væverbom, og hans Spydsod var af Jern og vejede 600 Sekel; hans Skjolddrager gik foran ham.

⁸He stood and cried to the armies of Israel, and said to them, “Why have you come out to set your battle in array? Am I not a Philistine, and you servants to Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me.

⁸Han stod frem og råbte over til Israels Slagrækker: "Hvorfor drager I ud til Angreb? Er jeg ikke en Filister og I Sauls Trælle? Vælg jer en Mand og lad ham komme herned til mig!

⁹If he be able to fight with me, and kill me, then will we be your servants; but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then you will be our servants, and serve us.”

⁹Hvis han kan tage Kampen op med mig og dræber mig, vil vi være eders Trælle, men får jeg Bugt med ham og dræber ham, skal I være vore Trælle og trælle for os!"

¹⁰The Philistine said, “I defy the armies of Israel this day! Give me a man, that we may fight together!”

¹⁰Yderligere sagde Filisteren: "I Dag har jeg hånet Israels Slagrækker; kom med en Mand, så vi kan kæmpe sammen!"

¹¹When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.

¹¹Da Saul og hele Israel hørte disse Filisterens Ord, blev de forfærdede og grebes af Rædsel.

¹²Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem Judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man was an old man in the days of Saul, stricken among men.

¹²David var Søn af en Efratit i Betlehem i Juda ved Navn Isaj, som havde otte Sønner. Denne Mand var på Sauls Tid gammel og til Års.

¹³The three eldest sons of Jesse had gone after Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

¹³Isajs tre ældste Sønner havde fulgt Saul i Krigen, og Navnene på hans tre ældste Sønner, som var draget i Krigen, var Eliab, den førstefødte, Abinadab, den næstældste, og Sjamma, den tredje;

¹⁴David was the youngest; and the three eldest followed Saul.

¹⁴David var den yngste. De tre ældste havde fulgt Saul;

¹⁵Now David went back and forth from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Bethlehem.

¹⁵og David gik af og til hjem fra Saul for at vogte sin Faders Småkvæg i Betlehem.

¹⁶The Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.

¹⁶Men Filisteren trådte frem og tilbød Kamp hver Morgen og Aften i fyrretyve Dage.

¹⁷Jesse said to David his son, “Now take for your brothers an ephah 1 ephah is about 22 litres or about 2/3 of a bushel of this parched grain, and these ten loaves, and carry them quickly to the camp to your brothers;

¹⁷Nu sagde Isaj engang til sin Søn David: "Tag en Efa af det ristede Korn her og disse ti Brød til dine Brødre og løb hen til dem i Lejren med det

¹⁸and bring these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and see how your brothers are doing, and bring back news.”

¹⁸og bring disse ti Skiver Flødeost til Tusindføreren; og se så, hvorledes det går dine Brødre, og få et Pant af dem;

¹⁹Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

¹⁹Saul ligger med dem og alle Israels Mænd i Terebintedalen og kæmper med Filisterne!"

²⁰David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the place of the wagons, as the army which was going forth to the fight shouted for the battle.

²⁰Næste Morgen tidlig overlod David Småkvæget til en Vogter, tog Sagerne og gav sig på Vej,som Isaj havde pålagt ham; og han kom til Vognborgen, netop som Hæren rykkede ud til Slag og opløftede Kampråbet.

²¹Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.

²¹Både Israel og Filisterne stod rede til Kamp, Slagorden mod Slagorden.

²²David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage, and ran to the army, and came and greeted his brothers.

²²David lagde sine Sager fra sig og overlod dem til Vagten ved Trosset, løb ind mellem Slagrækkerne og gik hen og hilste på sine Brødre.

²³As he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the ranks of the Philistines, and spoke according to the same words: and David heard them.

²³Medens han talte med dem, se, da kom Tvekæmperen - Filisteren Goliat hed han og var fra Gat - frem fra Filisternes Slagrækker og talte, som han plejede, medens David hørte på det.

²⁴All the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were terrified.

²⁴Da Israels Mænd så Manden, flygtede de alle rædselsslagne for ham.

²⁵The men of Israel said, “Have you seen this man who has come up? He has surely come up to defy Israel. It shall be, that the man who kills him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father’s house free in Israel.”

²⁵Og Israels Mænd sagde: "Ser I den Mand, som kommer der? Det er for at håne Israel, han kommer; den, som dræber ham, vil Kongen give stor Rigdom; sin Datter vil han give ham, og hans Fædrenehus vil han fritage for Skat i Israel!"

²⁶David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, “What shall be done to the man who kills this Philistine, and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”

²⁶David spurgte da de Mænd,som stod om ham: "Hvilken Løn får den, som dræber denne Filister og tager Skammen fra Israel? Thi hvem er vel denne uomskårne Filister, at han vover at håne den levende Guds Slagrækker?"

²⁷The people answered him in this way, saying, “So shall it be done to the man who kills him.”

²⁷Og Folkene gentog for ham: "Det og det får den, som dræber ham!"

²⁸Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, “Why have you come down? With whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride, and the naughtiness of your heart; for you have come down that you might see the battle.”

²⁸Men da hans ældste Broder Eliab hørte ham tale med Mændene, blev han vred på David og sagde: "Hvad vil du her? Og hvem har du overladt de stakkels Får i Ørkenen? Jeg kender dit Overmod og dit Hjertes Ondskab; du kom jo herned for at se på Kampen!"

²⁹David said, “What have I now done? Is there not a cause?”

²⁹Da sagde David: "Hvad har jeg nu gjort? Det var jo da kun et Spørgsmål!"

³⁰He turned away from him toward another, and spoke like that again; and the people answered him again the same way.

³⁰Og han vendte sig fra ham til en anden og sagde det samme, og Folkene svarede ham som før.

³¹When the words were heard which David spoke, they rehearsed them before Saul; and he sent for him.

³¹Imidlertid rygtedes det, hvad David havde sagt; det kom også Saul for Øre, og han lod ham hente.

³²David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail because of him. Your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.”

³²Da sagde David til Saul: "Min Herre må ikke tabe Modet! Din Træl vil gå hen og kæmpe med den Filister!"

³³Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.”

³³Saul svarede David: "Du kan ikke gå hen og kæmpe med den Filister; thi du er en ung Mand, og han har været Kriger fra sin Ungdom!"

³⁴David said to Saul, “Your servant was keeping his father’s sheep; and when a lion or a bear came, and took a lamb out of the flock,

³⁴Men David sagde til Saul: "Din Træl har vogtet sin Faders Små kvæg; og kom der en Løve eller en Bjørn og slæbte et Dyr bort fra Hjorden,

³⁵I went out after him, and struck him, and rescued it out of his mouth. When he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and struck him, and killed him.

³⁵løb jeg efter den og slog den og rev det ud af Gabet på den; kastede den sig så over mig, greb jeg den i Skægget og slog den ihjel.

³⁶Your servant struck both the lion and the bear. This uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, since he has defied the armies of the living God.”

³⁶Både Løve og Bjørn har din Træl dræbt, og det skal gå denne uomskårne Filister som en at dem; thi han har hånet den levende Guds Slagrækker!"

³⁷David said, “Yahweh who delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.” Saul said to David, “Go; and Yahweh shall be with you.”

³⁷Fremdeles sagde David: "HERREN, som har reddet mig fra Løvers og Bjørnes Vold, vil også redde mig fra denne Filisters Hånd!"Da sagde Saul til David: "Gå! HERREN være med dig!"

³⁸Saul dressed David with his clothing. He put a helmet of brass on his head, and he clad him with a coat of mail.

³⁸Saul iførte nu David sin Våbenkjortel, satte en Kobberhjelm på hans Hoved, iførte ham en Brynje

³⁹David strapped his sword on his clothing, and he tried to move; for he had not tested it. David said to Saul, “I can’t go with these; for I have not tested them.” David took them off.

³⁹og spændte sit Sværd om ham over Våbenkjortelen; men det var forgæves, han søgte at gå dermed, thi han havde aldrig prøvet det før. Da sagde David til Saul: "Jeg kan ikke gå dermed, thi jeg har aldrig prøvet det før!" Og David tog det af.

⁴⁰He took his staff in his hand, and chose for himself five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in the shepherd’s bag which he had, even in his wallet. His sling was in his hand; and he drew near to the Philistine.

⁴⁰Derpå tog han sin Stav i Hånden og udsøgte sig fem af de glatteste Sten i Flodlejet, lagde dem i sin Hyrdetaske, der tjente ham som Slyngestenstaske, tog sin Slynge i Hånden og gik mod Filisteren.

⁴¹The Philistine came on and drew near to David; and the man who bore the shield went before him.

⁴¹Imidlertid kom Filisteren David nærmere og nærmere med Skjolddrageren foran sig;

⁴²When the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and withal of a fair face.

⁴²og da Filisteren så til og fik Øje på David, ringeagtede han ham, fordi han var en ung Mand, rødmosset og smuk at se til.

⁴³The Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” The Philistine cursed David by his gods.

⁴³Og Filisteren sagde til David:"Er jeg en Hund, siden du kommer imod mig med en Stav?" Og Filisteren forbandede David ved sin Gud.

⁴⁴The Philistine said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky, and to the animals of the field.”

⁴⁴Derpå sagde Filisteren til David: "Kom herhen, så skal jeg give Himmelens Fugle og Markens vilde Dyr dit Kød!"

⁴⁵Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a javelin: but I come to you in the name of Yahweh of Armies, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.

⁴⁵David svarede Filisteren: "Du kommer imod mig med Sværd og Spyd og kastevåben, men jeg kommer imod dig i Hærskarers HERREs, Israels Slagrækkers Guds, Navn, ham, du har hånet.

⁴⁶Today, Yahweh will deliver you into my hand. I will strike you, and take your head from off you. I will give the dead bodies of the army of the Philistines this day to the birds of the sky, and to the wild animals of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel,

⁴⁶I Dag giver HERREN dig i min Hånd; jeg skal slå dig ned og hugge Hovedet af dig og i Dag give Himmelens Fugle og Jordens vilde Dyr din og Filisterhærens døde Kroppe, for at hele Jorden kan kende, at der er en Gud i Israel,

⁴⁷and that all this assembly may know that Yahweh doesn’t save with sword and spear: for the battle is Yahweh’s, and he will give you into our hand.”

⁴⁷og for at hele denne Forsamling kan kende, at HERREN ikke giver Sejr ved Sværd eller Spyd; thi HERREN råder for Kampen, og han vil give eder i vor Hånd!"

⁴⁸It happened, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew near to meet David, that David hurried, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.

⁴⁸Da Filisteren nu satte sig i Bevægelse og gik nærmere hen imod David, løb David hurtigt hen imod Slagrækken for at møde Filisteren.

⁴⁹David put his hand in his bag, took a stone, and slung it, and struck the Philistine in his forehead; and the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth.

⁴⁹Og David greb ned i Tasken, tog en Sten af den, slyngede den ud og ramte Filisteren i Panden, så Stenen trængte ind i hans Pande, og han styrtede næsegrus til Jorden.

⁵⁰So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and struck the Philistine, and killed him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.

⁵⁰Således fik David Bugt med Filisteren med Slynge og Sten, og han slog Filisteren ihjel, skønt han ikke havde Sværd i Hånden.

⁵¹Then David ran, and stood over the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of its sheath, and killed him, and cut off his head therewith. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled.

⁵¹Så løb David hen ved Siden af Filisteren, greb hans Sværd, drog det af Skeden og gav ham Dødsstødet og huggede Hovedet af ham dermed. Da Filisterne så, at deres Helt var død, flygtede de;

⁵²The men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until you come to Gai, and to the gates of Ekron. The wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even to Gath, and to Ekron.

⁵²men Israels og Judas Mænd satte sig i Bevægelse, opløftede Kampråbet og forfulgte Filisterne lige til Gat og Ekrons Porte, og de faldne Filistere lå på Vejen fra Sja'arajim lige til Gat og Ekron.

⁵³The children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they plundered their camp.

⁵³Derpå vendte Israeliterne tilbage fra Forfølgelsen af Filisterne og plyndrede deres Lejr.

⁵⁴David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armor in his tent.

⁵⁴Og David tog Filisterens Hoved og bragte det til Jerusalem, men hans Våben lagde han i sit Telt.

⁵⁵When Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the captain of the army, “Abner, whose son is this youth?” Abner said, “As your soul lives, O king, I can’t tell.”

⁵⁵Da Saul så David gå imod Filisteren, sagde han til Hærføreren Abner: "Hvis Søn er denne unge Mand, Abner?" Abner svarede: "Så sandt du lever, Konge, jeg ved det ikke!"

⁵⁶The king said, “Inquire whose son the young man is!”

⁵⁶Da sagde Kongen: "Forhør dig om, hvis Søn denne Yngling er!"

⁵⁷As David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

⁵⁷Da så David vendte tilbage efter at have dræbt Filisteren, tog Abner ham og førte ham frem for Saul, og han havde Filisterens Hoved i Hånden.

⁵⁸Saul said to him, “Whose son are you, you young man?” David answered, “I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.”

⁵⁸Saul sagde til ham: "Hvis Søn er du, unge Mand?" David svarede: "Jeg er Søn af din Træl, Betlehemiten Isaj!"