1 Samuel 23

¹ Da fik David at vide, at Filisterne belejrede Ke'ila og plyndrede Tærskepladserne.

¹ Then they told David, saying, “Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are plundering the threshing floors.”

³ Men Davids Mænd sagde til ham: "Se, vi lever i stadig Frygt her i Juda; kan der så være Tale om, at vi skal drage til Ke'ila mod Filisternes Slagrækker?"

³ But David’s men said to him, “Behold, we are afraid here in Judah. How much more then if we go to Keilah against the ranks of the Philistines?”

⁵ David og hans Mænd drog da til Ke'ila, angreb Filisterne, bortførte deres Kvæg og tilføjede dem et stort Nederlag. Således befriede David Ke'ilas Indbyggere.

⁵ So David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines; and he led away their livestock and struck them with a great slaughter. Thus David delivered the inhabitants of Keilah.

⁷ Da Saul fik at vide, at David var kommet til Ke'ila, sagde han: "Gud har givet ham i min Hånd! Thi han lukkede sig selv inde, da han gik ind i en By med Porte og Slåer."

⁷ When it was told Saul that David had come to Keilah, Saul said, “God has delivered him into my hand, for he shut himself in by entering a city with double gates and bars.”

⁹ Da David hørte, at Saul pønsede på ondt imod ham, sagde han til Præsten Ebjatar: "Bring Efoden hid!"

⁹ Now David knew that Saul was plotting evil against him; so he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod here.”

¹¹ Vil Folkene i Ke'ila overgive mig i Sauls Hånd? Vil Saul drage herned, som din Tjener har hørt? HERRE, Israels Gud, kundgør din Tjener det!" HERREN svarede: "Ja, han vil!"

¹¹ Will the men of Keilah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down just as Your servant has heard? O Lord God of Israel, I pray, tell Your servant.” And the Lord said, “He will come down.”

¹³ Da brød David op med sine Mænd, henved 600 i Tal, og de drog bort fra Ke'ila og flakkede om fra Sted til Sted. Men da Saul fik at vide, at David var sluppet bort fra Ke'ila, opgav han sit Togt.

¹³ Then David and his men, about six hundred, arose and departed from Keilah, and they went wherever they could go. When it was told Saul that David had escaped from Keilah, he gave up the pursuit.

¹⁵ Og David så, at Saul var draget ud for at stå ham efter Livet.

¹⁵ Now David became aware that Saul had come out to seek his life while David was in the wilderness of Ziph at Horesh.

¹⁷ idet han sagde til ham: "Frygt ikke! Min Fader Sauls Arm skal ikke nå dig. Du bliver Konge over Israel og jeg den næste efter dig; det ved min Fader Saul også!"

¹⁷ Thus he said to him, “Do not be afraid, because the hand of Saul my father will not find you, and you will be king over Israel and I will be next to you; and Saul my father knows that also.”

¹⁹ Men nogle Zifiter gik op til Saul i Gibea og sagde: "David holder sig skjult hos os på Klippehøjderne ved Horesj i Gibeat-Hakila sønden for Jesjimon.

¹⁹ Then Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is David not hiding with us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?

²¹ Saul svarede: "HERREN velsigne eder, fordi l har Medfølelse med mig!

²¹ Saul said, “May you be blessed of the Lord, for you have had compassion on me.

²³ Opspor alle de Skjulesteder, hvor han gemmer sig, og vend tilbage til mig med pålidelig Underretning; så vil jeg følge med eder, og hvis han er i Landet, skal jeg opsøge ham iblandt alle Judas Tusinder!"

²³ So look, and learn about all the hiding places where he hides himself and return to me with certainty, and I will go with you; and if he is in the land, I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah.”

²⁵ Så drog Saul og hans Mænd ud for at opsøge ham, og da David kom under Vejr dermed, drog han ned til den Klippe, som ligger i Maons Ørken; men da det kom Saul for Øre, fulgte han efter David i Maons Ørken.

²⁵ When Saul and his men went to seek him, they told David, and he came down to the rock and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard it, he pursued David in the wilderness of Maon.

²⁷ kom der et Sendebud og sagde til Saul: "Skynd dig og kom! Filisterne har gjort Indfald i Landet!"

²⁷ But a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Hurry and come, for the Philistines have made a raid on the land.”

²⁹ (24:1) Derpå drog David op til Klippehøjderne ved En-Gedi og opholdt sig der. 

²⁹ David went up from there and stayed in the strongholds of Engedi.