Dommer 9

¹ Jerubba'als Søn Abrimelek begav sig til sine Morbrødere i Sikem og talte til dem og til hele sin Moders Fædrenehus's Slægt og sagde:

¹ And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother’s relatives, and spoke to them and to the whole clan of the household of his mother’s father, saying,

³ Hans Morbrødre talte da alle disse Ord til alle Sikems Borgere til Gunst til ham; og deres Hu vendte sig til Abimelek, idet de sagde: "Han er vor Broder."

³ And his mother’s relatives spoke all these words on his behalf in the hearing of all the leaders of Shechem; and they were inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, “He is our relative.”

⁵ Derpå drog han til sin Faders Hus i Ofra og slog sine Brødre, Jerubba'als halvfjerdsindstyve Sønner, ihjel på een Sten. Kun Jotam, Jerubba'als yngste Søn, blev tilbage, thi han havde skjult sig.

⁵ Then he went to his father’s house at Ophrah and killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, seventy men, on one stone. But Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left, for he hid himself.

⁷ Da Jotam fik Efterretning herom, gik han hen og stillede sig på Toppen af Garizims Bjerg og råbte med høj Røst til dem: "Hør mig, Sikems Borgere, så skal Gud høre eder!

⁷ Now when they told Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim, and lifted his voice and called out. Thus he said to them, “Listen to me, O men of Shechem, that God may listen to you.

⁹ Men Olietræet svarede dem: Skulde jeg give Afkald på min Fedme, for hvilken Guder og Mennesker priser mig, for at give mig til at svæve over Træerne?

⁹ But the olive tree said to them, ‘Shall I leave my fatness with which God and men are honored, and go to wave over the trees?’

¹¹ Men Figentræet svarede dem: Skulde jeg give Afkald på min Sødme og min liflige Frugt for at give mig til at svæve over Træerne?

¹¹ But the fig tree said to them, ‘Shall I leave my sweetness and my good fruit, and go to wave over the trees?’

¹³ Men Vinstokken svarede dem: Skulde jeg give Afkald på min Most, som glæder Guder og Mennesker, for at give mig til at svæve over Træerne?

¹³ But the vine said to them, ‘Shall I leave my new wine, which cheers God and men, and go to wave over the trees?’

¹⁵ Og Tornebusken svarede Træerne: Hvis I mener det ærligt med at salve mig til eders Konge, kom så og søg ind under min Skygge; men hvis ikke, så vil Flammer slå op af Tornebusken og fortære Libanons Cedre!

¹⁵ The bramble said to the trees, ‘If in truth you are anointing me as king over you, come and take refuge in my shade; but if not, may fire come out from the bramble and consume the cedars of Lebanon.’

¹⁷ min Fader kæmpede jo for eder og vovede sit Liv for at frelse eder af Midjaniternes Hånd,

¹⁷ for my father fought for you and risked his life and delivered you from the hand of Midian;

¹⁹ ja, hvis I i Dag er gået ærligt og redeligt til Værks mod Jerubba'al og hans Hus, så gid I må få Glæde af Abimelek, og gid han må få Glæde af eder;

¹⁹ if then you have dealt in truth and integrity with Jerubbaal and his house this day, rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you.

²¹ Derpå tog Jotam Flugten og flygtede til Be'er; og der tog han Ophold for at være i Sikkerhed for sin Broder Abimelek.

²¹ Then Jotham escaped and fled, and went to Beer and remained there because of Abimelech his brother.

²³ sendte Gud en ond Ånd mellem Abimelek og Sikems Borgere. og Sikems Borgere faldt fra Abimelek,

²³ Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech,

²⁵ Sikems Borgere lagde da Baghold på Bjergtoppene, og de udplyndrede alle vejfarende, der kom forbi dem. Dette meldtes Abimelek.

²⁵ The men of Shechem set men in ambush against him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all who might pass by them along the road; and it was told to Abimelech.

²⁷ De begav sig ud i Marken, plukkede Druer og pressede dem og fejrede deres Vinhøstfest. Og de gik ind i deres Guds Hus, hvor de spiste og drak og udstødte Forbandelser over Abimelek.

²⁷ They went out into the field and gathered the grapes of their vineyards and trod them, and held a festival; and they went into the house of their god, and ate and drank and cursed Abimelech.

²⁹ Havde jeg blot Magten over Folket her, skulde jeg nok skaffe Abimelek af Vejen!"

²⁹ Would, therefore, that this people were under my authority! Then I would remove Abimelech.” And he said to Abimelech, “Increase your army and come out.”

³¹ og han sendte Bud til Abimelek i Aruma og lod sige: "Se, Ga'al, Ebeds Søn, og hans Brødre er kommet til Sikem, og se, de ophidser Byen imod dig; forstærk derfor din Hær og ryk ud!

³¹ He sent messengers to Abimelech deceitfully, saying, “Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his relatives have come to Shechem; and behold, they are stirring up the city against you.

³³ og kast dig så over Byen tidligt om Morgenen, når Solen står op! Når da han og hans Folk rykker ud imod dig, kan du gøre med dem, hvad der falder for!"

³³ In the morning, as soon as the sun is up, you shall rise early and rush upon the city; and behold, when he and the people who are with him come out against you, you shall do to them whatever you can.”

³⁵ Da gik Ga'al, Ebeds Søn, ned og stillede sig op ved Byporten.

³⁵ Now Gaal the son of Ebed went out and stood in the entrance of the city gate; and Abimelech and the people who were with him arose from the ambush.

³⁷ Men Ga'al sagde atter: "Der stiger Folk ned fra Landets Navle, og en anden Skare kommer i Retning af Sandsigernes Træ!"

³⁷ Gaal spoke again and said, “Behold, people are coming down from the highest part of the land, and one company comes by the way of the diviners’ oak.”

³⁹ Ga'al rykkede da ud i Spidsen for Sikems Borgere for at kæmpe mod Abimelek.

³⁹ So Gaal went out before the leaders of Shechem and fought with Abimelech.

⁴¹ Abimelek tog så Ophold i Aruma; og Zebul jog Ga'al og hans Brødre bort fra Sikem.

⁴¹ Then Abimelech remained at Arumah, but Zebul drove out Gaal and his relatives so that they could not remain in Shechem.

⁴³ Han tog da sine Folk og delte dem i tre dele og lagde Baghold på Marken; og da han så Folket drage ud, overfaldt han dem og slog dem.

⁴³ So he took his people and divided them into three companies, and lay in wait in the field; when he looked and saw the people coming out from the city, he arose against them and slew them.

⁴⁵ og efter at Abimelek hele Dagen igennem havde angrebet Byen, indtog han den, dræbte Folkene deri, nedbrød Byen og strøede Salt på den.

⁴⁵ Abimelech fought against the city all that day, and he captured the city and killed the people who were in it; then he razed the city and sowed it with salt.

⁴⁷ Og da Abimelek fik Melding om, at hele Besætningen i Sikems Tårn var samlet,

⁴⁷ It was told Abimelech that all the leaders of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.

⁴⁹ Alle Folkene afhuggede da også hver sit Knippe og fulgte efter Abimelek og lagde det oven på Kælderrummet og stak Ild på Kælderrummet oven over dem. Således omkom også hele Besætningen i Sikems Tårn, henved 1000 Mænd og Kvinder.

⁴⁹ All the people also cut down each one his branch and followed Abimelech, and put them on the inner chamber and set the inner chamber on fire over those inside, so that all the men of the tower of Shechem also died, about a thousand men and women.

⁵¹ Inde i Byen var der et stærkt befæstet Tårn; derhen flygtede alle Mænd og Kvinder, alle Byens Indbyggere, idet de stængede efter sig og tyede op på Tårnets Tag;

⁵¹ But there was a strong tower in the center of the city, and all the men and women with all the leaders of the city fled there and shut themselves in; and they went up on the roof of the tower.

⁵³ kastede en Kvinde en Møllesten ned på Abimeleks Hoved og knuste hans Hjerneskal.

⁵³ But a certain woman threw an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head, crushing his skull.

⁵⁵ Men da Israelitterne så, at Abimelek var død, begav de sig hver til sit.

⁵⁵ When the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, each departed to his home.

⁵⁷ og al Sikemiternes Ondskab lod Gud komme over deres egne Hoveder. På den Måde kom Jotams, Jerubba'als Søns, Forbandelse over dem. 

⁵⁷ Also God returned all the wickedness of the men of Shechem on their heads, and the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal came upon them.