¹Now these are the last words of David. David the son of Jesse says, the man who was raised on high says, the anointed of the God of Jacob, the sweet psalmist of Israel:

¹Dette er Davids sidste Ord; Så siger David, Isajs Søn, så siger Manden, Højt ophøjet, Jakobs Guds salvede, Helten i Israels Sange:

²“The Spirit of Yahweh spoke by me. His word was on my tongue.

²Ved mig talede HERRENs Ånd, hans Ord var på min Tunge.

³The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me, ‘One who rules over men righteously, who rules in the fear of God,

³Jakobs Gud talede til mig, Israels Klippe sagde: "En retfærdig Hersker blandt Mennesker, en, der hersker i Gudsfrygt,

⁴shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun rises, a morning without clouds, when the tender grass springs out of the earth, through clear shining after rain.’

⁴han stråler som Morgenrøden, som den skyfri Morgensol, der fremlokker Urter af Jorden efter Regn."

⁵Most certainly my house is not so with God, yet he has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure, for it is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he doesn’t make it grow.

⁵Således har jo mit Hus det med Gud. Han gav mig en evig Pagt, fuldgod og vel forvaret. Ja, al min Frelse og al min Lyst, skulde han ikke lade den spire frem?

⁶But all of the ungodly shall be as thorns to be thrust away, because they can’t be taken with the hand,

⁶Men Niddinger er alle som Torne i Ørk, der tages ikke på dem med Hænder;

⁷But the man who touches them must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear. They shall be utterly burned with fire in their place.”

⁷ingen rører ved dem uden med Jern og Spydstage, i Ilden brændes de op.

⁸These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb Basshebeth a Tahchemonite, chief of the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite, against eight hundred slain at one time.

⁸Navnene på Davids Helte var følgende: Hakmoniten Isjbosjet, Anføreren for de tre; det var ham, der engang svang sit Spyd over 800 faldne på een Gang.

⁹After him was Eleazar the son of Dodai the son of an Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines who were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away.

⁹Blandt de tre Helte kom efter ham Ahohiten El'azar, Dodis Søn; han var med David ved Pas-Dammim, dengang Filisterne samlede sig der til Kamp. Da Israels Mænd trak sig tilbage,

¹⁰He arose, and struck the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand froze to the sword; and Yahweh worked a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to take spoil.

¹⁰holdt han Stand og huggede ned blandt Filisterne, til hans Hånd blev træt og klæbede fast ved Sværdet; HERREN gav dem den bag en stor Sejr. Så vendte Folket tilbage og fulgte ham, kun for at plyndre.

¹¹After him was Shammah the son of Agee a Hararite. The Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where there was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the people fled from the Philistines.

¹¹Efter ham kom Harariten Sjamma, Ages Søn. Engang havde Filisterne samlet sig i Lehi, hvor der var en Mark fuld af Linser, og Folket flygtede for Filisterne;

¹²But he stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and killed the Philistines; and Yahweh worked a great victory.

¹²men han stillede sig op midt på Marken og holdt den og huggede Filisterne ned; og HERREN gav dem en stor Sejr.

¹³Three of the thirty chief men went down, and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam; and the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

¹³Engang drog tre af de tredive ned og kom til David på Klippens Top, til Adullams Hule, medens Filisterskaren var lejret i Refaimdalen.

¹⁴David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.

¹⁴David var dengang i Klippeborgen, medens Filisternes Besætning lå i Betlehem.

¹⁵David longed, and said, “Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”

¹⁵Så vågnede Lysten hos David, og han sagde: "Hvem skaffer mig en Drik Vand fra Cisternen ved Betlehems Port?"

¹⁶The three mighty men 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 he would not drink of it, but poured it out to Yahweh.

¹⁶Da 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

¹⁷He said, “Be it far from me, Yahweh, that I should do this! Isn’t it the blood of the men who went in jeopardy of their lives?” Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.

¹⁷med de Ord: "HERREN vogte mig for at gøre det! Skulde jeg drikke de Mænds Blod, som har vovet deres Liv!" Og han vilde ikke drikke det. Den Dåd udførte de tre Helte.

¹⁸Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the three. He lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.

¹⁸Abisjaj, Joabs Broder, Zerujas Søn, var Anfører for de tredive. Han svang sit Spyd over 300 faldne, og han var navnkundig iblandt de tredive;

¹⁹Wasn’t he most honorable of the three? therefore he was made their captain: however he didn’t attain to the three.

¹⁹iblandt de tredive var han højtæret, og han var deres Anfører; men de tre nåede han ikke.

²⁰Benaiah 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.

²⁰Benaja, Jojadas Søn, var en tapper Mand fra Kabze'el, der havde udført store Heltegerninger; han fældede de to Arielsønner fra Moah; og han steg ned og fældede en Løve i en Cisterne, en Dag der var faldet Sne.

²¹He killed an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but 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.

²¹Ligeledes fældede han Ægypteren, en kæmpestor Mand. Ægypteren havde et Spyd i Hånden, men han gik ned imod ham meden Stok, vristede Spydet ud af Hånden på ham og dræbte ham med hans eget Spyd.

²²Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things, and had a name among the three mighty men.

²²Disse Heltegerninger udførte Benaja, Jojadas Søn, og han var navnkundig iblandt de tredive Helte;

²³He was more honorable than the thirty, but he didn’t attain to the three. David set him over his guard.

²³iblandt de tredive var han højt æret, men de tre nåede han ikke. David satte ham over sin Livvagt.

²⁴Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

²⁴Til de tredive hørte Asa'el' Joabs Broder; Elbanan, Dodos Søn fra Betlehem;

²⁵Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

²⁵Haroditen Sjamma; Haroditen Elika;

²⁶Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,

²⁶Paltiten Helez; Ira, Ikkesj's Søn fra Tekoa;

²⁷Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,

²⁷Abiezer fra Anatot; Husjatiten Sibbekaj;

²⁸Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,

²⁸Ahohiten Zalmon; Maharaj fra Netofa;

²⁹Heleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,

²⁹Heled, Ba'anas Søn, fra Nefofa; Ittaj, Ribajs Søn, fra det benjaminitiske Gibea;

³⁰Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash.

³⁰Benaja fra Pir'aton; Hiddaj fra Nahale-Ga'asj;

³¹Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,

³¹Abiba'al fra Araba; Azmavet fra Bahurim;

³²Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,

³²Sja'alboniten Eljaba; Guniten Jasjen;

³³Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite,

³³Harariten Jonatan, Sjammas Søn; Harariten Ahi'am, Sjarars Søn;

³⁴Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,

³⁴Elifelet, Ahazbajs Søn, fra Bet-Ma'aka; Eliam, Akitofels Søn, fra Gilo;

³⁵Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,

³⁵Hezro fra Karmel; Pa'araj fra Arab;

³⁶Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,

³⁶Jig'al, Natans Søn, fra Zoba; Gaditen Bani;

³⁷Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armor bearers to Joab the son of Zeruiah,

³⁷Ammoniten Zelek; Naharaj fra Be'erot, der var Joabs, Zerujas Søns, Våbendrager;

³⁸Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

³⁸Ira fra Jattir; Gareb fra Jattir;

³⁹Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.

³⁹Hetiten Urias. I alt syv og tredive.