¹It happened, at the return of the year, at the time when kings go out, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem.

¹Næste År, ved den Tid Kongerne drager i Krig, sendte David Joab ud med sine folk og hele Israel, og de hærgede Ammoniternes Land og belejrede Rabba. David blev derimod selv i Jerusalem.

²It happened at evening, that David arose from off his bed, and walked on the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look on.

²Så skete det en Aftenstund, da David havde rejst sig fra sit Leje og vandrede på Kongepaladsets Tag, at han fik Øje på en Kvinde, der var i Færd med at bade sig; og Kvinden, var meget smuk.

³David sent and inquired after the woman. One said, “Isn’t this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?”

³David sendte da Bud for at forhøre sig om hende, og der blev sagt: "Det er vist Batseba, Eliams Datter, Hetiten Urias's Hustru!"

⁴David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in to him, and he lay with her (for she was purified from her uncleanness); and she returned to her house.

⁴Så lod David hende hente, og da hun kom til ham, lå han hos hende; hun havde lige renset sig efter sin Urenhed. Derefter vendte hun hjem igen.

⁵The woman conceived; and she sent and told David, and said, “I am with child.”

⁵Men da Kvinden blev frugtsommelig, sendte hun Bud til David og lod sige: "Jeg er frugtsommelig!"

⁶David sent to Joab, “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” Joab sent Uriah to David.

⁶Da sendte David det Bud til Joab: "Send Hetiten Urias til mig!" Og Joab sendte Urias til David.

⁷When Uriah had come to him, David asked of him how Joab did, and how the people fared, and how the war prospered.

⁷Da Urias kom, spurgte David, hvorledes det stod til med Joab og Hæren, og hvorledes det gik med Krigen.

⁸David said to Uriah, “Go down to your house, and wash your feet.” Uriah departed out of the king’s house, and a gift from the king was sent after him.

⁸Derpå sagde David til Urias: "Gå nu ned til dit Hus og tvæt dine Fødder!" Urias gik da ud af Kongens Palads, og en Gave fra Kongen blev sendt efter ham;

⁹But Uriah slept at the door of the king’s house with all the servants of his lord, and didn’t go down to his house.

⁹men Urias lagde sig ved Indgangen til Kongens Palads hos sin Herres Folk og, gik ikke ned til sit Hus.

¹⁰When they had told David, saying, “Uriah didn’t go down to his house,” David said to Uriah, “Haven’t you come from a journey? Why didn’t you go down to your house?”

¹⁰Da David fik at vide, at Urias ikke var gået ned til sit Hus, sagde han til ham: "Kommer du ikke lige fra Rejsen? Hvorfor går du så ikke ned til dit Hus?"

¹¹Uriah said to David, “The ark, Israel, and Judah, are staying in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open field. Shall I then go into my house to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? As you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do this thing!”

¹¹Urias svarede David: "Arken og Israel og Juda bor i Hytter, og min Herre Joab og min Herres Trælle ligger lejret på åben Mark; skulde jeg da gå til mit Hus for at spise og drikke og søge min Hustrus Leje? Så sandt HERREN lever, og så sandt du lever, jeg gør det ikke!"

¹²David said to Uriah, “Stay here today also, and tomorrow I will let you depart.” So Uriah stayed in Jerusalem that day, and the next day.

¹²Da sagde David til Urias: "Så bliv her i Dag; i Morgen vil jeg lade dig rejse!" Urias blev da i Jerusalem den Dag.

¹³When David had called him, he ate and drink before him; and he made him drunk. At evening, he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but didn’t go down to his house.

¹³Næste Dag indbød David ham til at spise og drikke hos sig og fik ham beruset. Men om Aftenen gik han ud og lagde sig på sit Leje hos sin Herres Folk; til sit Hus gik han ikke ned.

¹⁴It happened in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.

¹⁴Næste Morgen skrev David et Brev til Joab og sendte det med Urias.

¹⁵He wrote in the letter, saying, “Send Uriah to the forefront of the hottest battle, and retreat from him, that he may be struck, and die.”

¹⁵I Brevet skrev han: "Sæt Urias der, hvor Kampen er hårdest, og lad ham i Stikken, så han kan blive dræbt!"

¹⁶It happened, when Joab kept watch on the city, that he assigned Uriah to the place where he knew that valiant men were.

¹⁶Joab, der var ved at belejre Byen, satte da Urias på en Plads, hvor han vidste, der stod tapre Mænd over for ham:

¹⁷The men of the city went out, and fought with Joab. Some of the people fell, even of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.

¹⁷og da Mændene i Byen gjorde Udfald og angreb Joab, faldt nogle af Folket, af Davids Mænd; også Hetiten Urias faldt.

¹⁸Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;

¹⁸Da sendte Joab David Melding om hele Slagets Gang,

¹⁹and he commanded the messenger, saying, “When you have finished telling all the things concerning the war to the king,

¹⁹og han gav Sendebudet den Befaling: "Når du har givet Kongen Beretning om hele Slagets Gang,

²⁰it shall be that, if the king’s wrath arise, and he asks you, ‘Why did you go so near to the city to fight? Didn’t you know that they would shoot from the wall?

²⁰kan det være, at Kongen bruser op i Vrede og siger til dig: Hvorfor kom I Byen så nær i Slaget? I måtte jo vide, at der vilde blive skudt oppe fra Muren!.

²¹who struck Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? Didn’t a woman cast an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died at Thebez? Why did you go so near the wall?’ then you shall say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.’”

²¹Hvem var det, der dræbte Abimelek, Jerubba'als Søn? Var det ikke en Kvinde, som kastede en Møllesten ned på ham fra Muren, så han fandt sin Død i Tebez? Hvorfor kom I Muren så nær? Så skal du sige: Også din Træl Hetiten Urias faldt!"

²²So the messenger went, and came and showed David all that Joab had sent him for.

²²Så drog Budet af Sted og kom og meldte David alt, hvad Joab havde pålagt ham, hele Slagets Gang. Da blussede Davids Vrede op mod Joab, og han sagde til Budet:"Hvorfor kom I Byen så nær i Slaget? I måtte jo vide, at der vilde blive skudt oppe fra Muren! Hvem var det, der dræbte Abimelek, Jerubba'als Søn? Var det ikke en Kvinde, som kastede en Møllesten ned på ham fra Muren, så han fandt sin Død i Tebez? Hvorfor kom I Muren så nær?"

²³The messenger said to David, “The men prevailed against us, and came out to us into the field, and we were on them even to the entrance of the gate.

²³Budet sagde til David: "Mændene var os overlegne og rykkede ud imod os på åben Mark, men vi trængte dem tilbage til Portens Indgang;

²⁴The shooters shot at your servants from off the wall; and some of the king’s servants are dead, and your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.”

²⁴så skød Bueskytterne oppe fra Muren på dine Trælle, og nogle af Kongens Trælle faldt; også din Træl Hetiten Urias faldt!"

²⁵Then David said to the messenger, “Thus you shall tell Joab, ‘Don’t let this thing displease you, for the sword devours one as well as another. Make your battle stronger against the city, and overthrow it.’ Encourage him.”

²⁵Da sagde David til Budet: "Sig til Joab: Du skal ikke græmme dig over den Ting; thi Sværdet fortærer snart den ene, snart den anden; fortsæt med Kraft Kampen mod Byen og riv den ned! Med de Ord skal du sætte Mod i ham!"

²⁶When the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she made lamentation for her husband.

²⁶Da Urias's Hustru hørte, at hendes Mand var faldet, holdt hun Dødeklage over sin Ægtefælle.

²⁷When the mourning was past, David sent and took her home to his house, and she became his wife, and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased Yahweh.

²⁷Men da Sørgetiden var omme, lod David hende hente til sit Hus, og hun blev hans Hustru og fødte ham en Søn. Men det, David havde gjort, var ondt i HERRENs Øjne.