1Det følgende er Davids sidste ord: „Et budskab fra David, Isajs søn, et budskab fra en, som Gud har gjort stor, som Jakobs Gud har salvet til konge, helten som Israel synger om.*2Herrens Ånd talte gennem mig, hans ord lå på min tunge.3Israels Gud talte, Israels beskytter sagde til mig: ‚Den, der regerer retfærdigt, den, der hersker i ærefrygt for Gud,4stråler som morgenens lys, skinner som solen fra en skyfri himmel, som lysglimt i det våde græs, der lokker urter frem af jorden.’5Står min slægt ikke ret ind for Gud? Har Gud ikke oprettet en evig pagt med mig? En nøje beregnet og bevaret pagt. Alt, hvad jeg har brug for til frelse, mine behov og det, jeg længes efter, dem får han til at spire frem.6Men onde mennesker er som tjørne, der fejes bort, ingen vil røre ved dem.7Med en jernstang eller et spydskaft bliver de samlet i bunke; bagefter brændes de op.”
Davids krigshelte
8Blandt Davids mægtige mænd var der tre store helte: Den største var takmonitten Josheb-Bashebet. Med sit spyd dræbte han engang 800 modstandere i ét slag.9Den næste af de tre store var Elazar, en søn af ahohitten Dodo. Han var sammen med David, da de triumferede over filistrene i slaget ved Pas-Dammim. Den israelitiske hær flygtede,10men Elazar holdt stand og huggede filistre ned, indtil hans hånd blev så stiv, at han ikke kunne slippe sværdskæftet. Den dag gav Herren ham en stor sejr, så da de andre mænd kom tilbage igen, var der ikke andet for dem at lave end at samle krigsbyttet.11Den sidste af de tre store helte var Shamma, Ages søn af Harar-slægten. Engang, da filistrene angreb ham og hans mænd i en linsemark, flygtede alle mændene, men Shamma blev stående midt i marken og slog ene mand filistrene på flugt. Ved den lejlighed gav Gud ham en stor sejr.13Foruden de tre store helte var der en større gruppe tapre krigere, som blev kaldt „De Tredive”. Engang i høsttiden kom tre af dem hen til David, som opholdt sig ved Adullams hule, mens filistrene havde slået lejr i Refaimdalen.14David var i klippeborgen, mens en af filistrenes garnisoner havde besat Betlehem, som lå i nærheden.15David var tørstig og sagde henkastet: „Det kunne være skønt med et krus vand fra brønden ved byporten hjemme i Betlehem!”16Da sneg de tre mænd sig gennem filistrenes lejr, øste vand fra brønden ved byporten og bragte det til David. Men han kunne ikke få sig selv til at drikke det. I stedet hældte han det ud på jorden som et offer til Herren.17„Gud forbyde, at jeg skulle drikke det!” udbrød han. „Det ville jo være som at drikke de tre mænds blod, der satte livet på spil for at hente det!” Derfor drak han det ikke. Det er blot ét eksempel på de tre heltes vovemod.18Abishaj, Joabs bror, var anfører for „De Tredive”. Engang dræbte han 300 fjendtlige soldater med sit spyd. Det var på grund af sådanne heltegerninger, at „De Tredive” så op til ham som deres anfører, men han kom ikke på højde med de tre store helte.20Benaja, Jojadas søn fra Kabtze’el, var en anden heltemodig kriger. Det var ham, der dræbte Ariels to sønner, kæmperne fra Moab. Det var også ham, der kravlede ned i en cisterne og dræbte en løve en dag, hvor det sneede.21Ved en anden lejlighed gik han løs på en egyptisk kæmpe, der havde et enormt spyd. Benaja slog spyddet ud af hånden på ham med sin stok og dræbte ham med det.22Det var den slags heltegerninger, som gjorde Benaja lige så berømt som de tre store helte,23selv om han ikke regnedes blandt dem. Men „De Tredive” så op til ham, og David udnævnte ham til chef for sin livvagt.24Her følger en liste over de heltemodige krigere, der blev kaldt „De Tredive”: Asael, Joabs bror; Elhanan, Dodos søn fra Betlehem; Shamma fra Harod; Elika fra Harod; Heletz fra Palti; Ira, Ikkesh’ søn fra Tekoa; Abiezer fra Anatot; Sibbekaj fra Husha; Zalmon fra Ahoa; Maharaj fra Netofa; Heled, Ba’anas søn fra Netofa; Ittaj, Ribajs søn fra Gibea i Benjamins land; Benaja fra Piraton; Hiddaj fra Ga’ash kløften; Abi-Albon fra Arba; Azmavet fra Bahurim; Eljahba fra Sha’albon; Jashens sønner; Jonatan, Shammas søn fra Harar; Ahiam, Sharars søn fra Harar; Elifelet, Ahasbajs søn fra Bet-Ma’aka; Eliam, Ahitofels søn fra Gilo; Hetzro fra Karmel; Pa’araj fra Arab; Jigal, Natans søn fra Zoba; Bani fra Gad; Zelek fra Ammon; Nahraj, Joabs våbendrager, fra Be’erot; Ira fra Jattir; Gareb fra Jattir; hittitten Urias. I alt 37 heltemodige mænd.
English Standard Version
The Last Words of David
1Now these are the last words of David: The oracle of David, the son of Jesse, the oracle of the man who was raised on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, the sweet psalmist of Israel:*2“The Spirit of the Lord speaks by me; his word is on my tongue.3The God of Israel has spoken; the Rock of Israel has said to me: When one rules justly over men, ruling in the fear of God,4he dawns on them like the morning light, like the sun shining forth on a cloudless morning, like rain* that makes grass to sprout from the earth.5“For does not my house stand so with God? For he has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things and secure. For will he not cause to prosper all my help and my desire?6But worthless men* are all like thorns that are thrown away, for they cannot be taken with the hand;7but the man who touches them arms himself with iron and the shaft of a spear, and they are utterly consumed with fire.”*
David’s Mighty Men
8These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-basshebeth a Tahchemonite; he was chief of the three.* He wielded his spear* against eight hundred whom he killed at one time.9And next to him among the three mighty men was Eleazar the son of Dodo, son of Ahohi. He was with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there for battle, and the men of Israel withdrew.10He rose and struck down the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clung to the sword. And the Lord brought about a great victory that day, and the men returned after him only to strip the slain.11And next to him was Shammah, the son of Agee the Hararite. The Philistines gathered together at Lehi,* where there was a plot of ground full of lentils, and the men fled from the Philistines.12But he took his stand in the midst of the plot and defended it and struck down the Philistines, and the Lord worked a great victory.13And three of the thirty chief men went down and came about harvest time to David at the cave of Adullam, when a band of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.14David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then at Bethlehem.15And David said longingly, “Oh, that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem that is by the gate!”16Then the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate and carried and brought it to David. But he would not drink of it. He poured it out to the Lord17and said, “Far be it from me, O Lord, that I should do this. Shall I drink the blood of the men who went at the risk of their lives?” Therefore he would not drink it. These things the three mighty men did.18Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the thirty.* And he wielded his spear against three hundred men* and killed them and won a name beside the three.19He was the most renowned of the thirty* and became their commander, but he did not attain to the three.20And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was a valiant man* of Kabzeel, a doer of great deeds. He struck down two ariels* of Moab. He also went down and struck down a lion in a pit on a day when snow had fallen.21And he struck down an Egyptian, a handsome man. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand, but Benaiah went down to him with a staff and snatched the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear.22These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and won a name beside the three mighty men.23He was renowned among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. And David set him over his bodyguard.24Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,25Shammah of Harod, Elika of Harod,26Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh of Tekoa,27Abiezer of Anathoth, Mebunnai the Hushathite,28Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai of Netophah,29Heleb the son of Baanah of Netophah, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the people of Benjamin,30Benaiah of Pirathon, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,31Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth of Bahurim,32Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,33Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,34Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai of Maacah, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,35Hezro* of Carmel, Paarai the Arbite,36Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,37Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai of Beeroth, the armor-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,38Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,39Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.
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