¹It was told Joab, “Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Absalom.”

¹Joab fik nu Efterretning om, at Kongen græd og sørgede over Absalon,

²The victory that day was turned into mourning to all the people; for the people heard it said that day, “The king grieves for his son.”

²og Sejren blev den Dag til Sorg for alt Folket, fordi det hørte, at Kongen sørgede dybt over sin Søn.

³The people sneaked into the city that day, as people who are ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.

³Og Folket stjal sig den Dag ind i Byen, som man stjæler sig bort af Skam, når man har taget Flugten i Kampen.

⁴The king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, “My son Absalom, Absalom, my son, my son!”

⁴Kongen havde tilhyllet sit Ansigt og klagede højt: "Min Søn Absalon, min Søn, Absalon, min Søn!"

⁵Joab came into the house to the king, and said, “You have shamed this day the faces of all your servants, who this day have saved your life, and the lives of your sons and of your daughters, and the lives of your wives, and the lives of your concubines;

⁵Da gik Joab ind til Kongen og sagde: "Du beskæmmer i Dag alle dine Folk, der dog i bag har reddet dit Liv og dine Sønners og Døtres, Hustruers og Medhustruers Liv,

⁶in that you love those who hate you, and hate those who love you. For you have declared this day, that princes and servants are nothing to you. For today I perceive that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it would have pleased you well.

⁶siden du elsker dem, som hader dig, og hader dem, som elsker dig; thi i dag viser du, at Øverster og Folk er intet for dig. Ja, nu forstår jeg, at du vilde have været tilfreds, hvis Absalon i Dag var i Live og alle vi andre døde.

⁷Now therefore arise, go out, and speak to comfort your servants; for I swear by Yahweh, if you don’t go out, not a man will stay with you this night. That would be worse to you than all the evil that has happened to you from your youth until now.”

⁷Stå nu op og gå ud og tal godt for dine Folk; thi jeg sværger ved HERREN, at hvis du ikke gør det, bliver ikke en eneste Mand hos dig Natten over, og dette vil volde dig større Ulykke end alt, hvad der har ramt dig fra din Ungdom af og til nu!"

⁸Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. They told to all the people, saying, “Behold, the king is sitting in the gate.” All the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled every man to his tent.

⁸Så stod Kongen op og satte sig i Porten; og da man fik at vide, at Kongen sad i Porten, kom alt Folket hen og stillede sig foran Kongen. Men efter at Israeliterne var flygtet hver til sit,

⁹All the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, “The king delivered us out of the hand of our enemies, and he saved us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he has fled out of the land from Absalom.

⁹begyndte alt Folket i alle Israels Stammer at gå i Rette med hverandre, idet de sagde: "Kongen frelste os fra vore Fjenders Hånd; det var ham, som reddede os af Filisternes Hånd; og nu har han måttet rømme Landet for Absalon.

¹⁰Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why don’t you speak a word of bringing the king back?”

¹⁰Men Absalon, som vi havde salvet til Konge over os, er faldet i Kampen. Hvorfor tøver l da med at føre Kongen tilbage?"

¹¹King David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, “Speak to the elders of Judah, saying, ‘Why are you the last to bring the king back to his house? Since the speech of all Israel has come to the king, to return him to his house.

¹¹Men da alle Israeliternes Ord kom Kong David for Øre, sendte han Bud til Præsterne Zadok og Ebjatar og lod sige: "Tal til Judas Ældste og sig: Hvorfor vil I være de sidste til at føre Kongen tilbage til hans Hus?

¹²You are my brothers, you are my bone and my flesh. Why then are you the last to bring back the king?’

¹²I er jo mine Brødre, I er mit Kød og Blod. Hvorfor vil I være de sidste til at føre Kongen tilbage?

¹³Say to Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my bone and my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if you aren’t captain of the army before me continually in the room of Joab.’”

¹³Og til Amasa skal l sige: Er du ikke mit Kød og Blod? Gud ramme mig både med det ene og det andet, om du ikke for stedse skal være min Hærfører i Joabs Sted!"

¹⁴He bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as one man; so that they sent to the king, saying, “Return, you and all your servants.”

¹⁴Så vendte alle Judas Mænds Hjerter sig til ham, alle som een, og de sendte Bud til Kongen: "Vend tilbage med alle dine Folk!"

¹⁵So the king returned, and came to the Jordan. Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to bring the king over the Jordan.

¹⁵Og da Kongen på Hjemvejen kom til Jordan, var Judæerne kommet til Gilgal for at gå Kongen i Møde og føre ham over Jordan.

¹⁶Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, who was of Bahurim, hurried and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.

¹⁶Da skyndte Benjaminiten Simei, Geras Søn, fra Bahurim sig sammen med Judas Mænd ned for at gå Kong David i Møde,

¹⁷There were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went through the Jordan in the presence of the king.

¹⁷fulgt af tusind Mænd fra Benjamin. Også Ziba, som var Tjener i Sauls Hus, var med sine femten Sønner og tyve Trælle ilet til Jordan forud for Kongen,

¹⁸A ferry boat went to bring over the king’s household, and to do what he thought good. Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, when he had come over the Jordan.

¹⁸og de var sat over Vadestedet for at sætte Kongens Hus over og være ham til Tjeneste. Men da Kongen skulde til at gå over Floden kastede Simei, Geras Søn, sig ned for ham

¹⁹He said to the king, “Don’t let my lord impute iniquity to me, nor remember that which your servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.

¹⁹og sagde: "Min Herre tilregne mig ikke min Brøde og tænke ikke mere på, hvad din Træl forbrød, den Dag min Herre Kongen drog bort fra Jerusalem ' Kongen agte ikke derpå;

²⁰For your servant knows that I have sinned. Therefore behold, I have come this day the first of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.”

²⁰thi din Træl ved, at han har syndet, men se, jeg er i Dag den første af hele Josefs Hus, der er kommet herned for at gå min Herre Kongen i Møde!"

²¹But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered, “Shall Shimei not be put to death for this, because he cursed Yahweh’s anointed?”

²¹Da tog Abisjaj, Zerujas Søn, Ordet og sagde: "Skal Simei ikke lide Døden til Straf for, at han forbandede HERRENs Salvede?"

²²David said, “What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you should this day be adversaries to me? Shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? For don’t I know that I am this day king over Israel?”

²²Men David svarede: "Hvad er der mig og eder imellem, I Zerujasønner, at I vil være mine Modstandere i Dag? Skulde nogen i Israel lide Døden i Dag? Ved jeg da ikke, at jeg nu er Konge over Israel?"

²³The king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” The king swore to him.

²³Derpå sagde Kongen til Simei: "Du skal ikke dø!" Og Kongen tilsvor ham det.

²⁴Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king; and he had neither groomed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came home in peace.

²⁴Også Mefibosjet, Sauls Sønnesøn, var draget ned for at gå Kongen i Møde. Han havde ikke plejet sine Fødder eller sit Skæg eller tvættet sine Klæder, fra den Dag Kongen gik bort, til den Dag han kom uskadt tilbage.

²⁵It happened, when he had come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said to him, “Why didn’t you go with me, Mephibosheth?”

²⁵Da han nu kom fra Jerusalem for at gå Kongen i Møde, sagde Kongen til ham: "Hvorfor fulgte du mig ikke, Mefibosjet?"

²⁶He answered, “My lord, O king, my servant deceived me. For your servant said, I will saddle me a donkey, that I may ride thereon, and go with the king; because your servant is lame.

²⁶Han svarede: "Herre Konge, min Træl bedrog mig; thi din Træl bød ham sadle mit Æsel, for at jeg kunde sidde op og følge Kongen; din Træl er jo lam;

²⁷He has slandered your servant to my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God. Do therefore what is good in your eyes.

²⁷men i Stedet bagtalte han din Træl hos min Herre Kongen. Dog, min Herre Kongen er jo som en Guds Engel. Gør, hvad du finder for godt!

²⁸For all my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king; yet you set your servant among those who ate at your own table. What right therefore have I yet that I should cry any more to the king?”

²⁸Thi skønt hele mit Fædrenehus kun havde Døden at vente af min Herre Kongen, gav du din Træl Plads imellem dine Bordfæller; hvad Ret har jeg da endnu til at kræve noget eller anråbe Kongen?"

²⁹The king said to him, “Why do you speak any more of your matters? I say, you and Ziba divide the land.”

²⁹Da sagde Kongen til ham: "Hvorfor bliver du ved med at tale? Her er mit Ord: Du og Ziba skal dele Jordegodset!"

³⁰Mephibosheth said to the king, “Yes, let him take all, because my lord the king has come in peace to his own house.”

³⁰Mefibosjet svarede Kongen: "Han må gerne få det hele, nu min Herre Kongen er kommet uskadt hjem!"

³¹Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim; and he went over the Jordan with the king, to conduct him over the Jordan.

³¹Også Gileaditen Barzillaj drog ned fra Rogelim og fulgte med Kongen for at ledsage ham til Jordan.

³²Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even eighty years old: and he had provided the king with sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man.

³²Barzillaj var en Olding på firsindstyve År; det var ham, som havde sørget for Kongens Underhold, medens han var i Mahanajim, thi han var en meget velstående Mand.

³³The king said to Barzillai, “Come over with me, and I will sustain you with me in Jerusalem.”

³³Kongen sagde nu til Barzillaj: "Følg med mig, jeg vil sørge for, at du i din Alderdom får dit Underhold hos mig i Jerusalem!"

³⁴Barzillai said to the king, “How many are the days of the years of my life, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?

³⁴Men Barzillaj svarede Kongen: "Hvor lang Tid har jeg endnu tilbage, at jeg skulde følge med Kongen op til Jerusalem?

³⁵I am this day eighty years old. Can I discern between good and bad? Can your servant taste what I eat or what I drink? Can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? Why then should your servant be yet a burden to my lord the king?

³⁵Jeg er nu firsindstyve År gammel; mon jeg kan skelne mellem godt og ondt, eller mon din Træl har nogen Smag for, hvad jeg spiser eller drikker, mon jeg endnu har Øre for Sangeres og Sangerinders Røst? Hvorfor skulde din Træl da i Fremtiden falde min Herre Kongen til Byrde?

³⁶Your servant would but just go over the Jordan with the king. Why should the king repay me with such a reward?

³⁶Kun det lille Stykke Vej til Jordan vilde din Træl ledsage Kongen; hvorfor vil Kongen give mig så meget til Gengæld?

³⁷Please let your servant turn back again, that I may die in my own city, by the grave of my father and my mother. But behold, your servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good to you.”

³⁷Lad din Træl vende tilbage, at jeg kan dø i min egen By ved mine Forældres Grav! Men her er din Træl Kimham; lad ham følge med min Herre Kongen, og gør med ham, hvad dig tykkes bedst!"

³⁸The king answered, “Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good to you. Whatever you require of me, that I will do for you.”

³⁸Da sagde Kongen: "Kimham skal følge med mig, og jeg vil gøre med ham, hvad dig tykkes bedst; alt, hvad du ønsker, vil jeg gøre for dig!"

³⁹All the people went over the Jordan, and the king went over. Then the king kissed Barzillai, and blessed him; and he returned to his own place.

³⁹Derpå gik alle Krigerne over Jordan, medens Kongen blev stående; og Kongen kyssede Barzillaj og velsignede ham, hvorefter Barzillaj vendte tilbage til sit Hjem.

⁴⁰So the king went over to Gilgal, and Chimham went over with him. All the people of Judah brought the king over, and also half the people of Israel.

⁴⁰Så drog Kongen over til Gilgal, og Kimham drog med ham. Hele Judas Folk fulgte med Kongen og desuden Halvdelen af Israels Folk.

⁴¹Behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said to the king, “Why have our brothers the men of Judah stolen you away, and brought the king, and his household, over the Jordan, and all David’s men with him?”

⁴¹Men nu kom alle Israeliterne til Kongen og sagde: "Hvorfor har vore Brødre, Judas Mænd, bortført dig og bragt Kongen og hans Hus over Jordan tillige med alle Davids Mænd?"

⁴²All the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, “Because the king is a close relative to us. Why then are you angry about this matter? Have we eaten at all at the king’s cost? Or has he given us any gift?”

⁴²Da svarede alle Judas Mænd Israels Mænd: "Kongen står jo os nærmest; hvorfor er I vrede over det? Har vi levet af Kongen eller taget noget fra ham?"

⁴³The men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, “We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more claim to David than you. Why then did you despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king?” The words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

⁴³Israels Mænd svarede Judas Mænd: "Vi har ti Gange Part i kongen, og tilmed har vi Førstefødselsretten fremfor eder; hvorfor har I da tilsidesat os? Og var det ikke os, der først talte om at føre vor Konge tilbage?" Men Judas Mænds Svar var endnu hårdere end Israels Mænds.