Anden Kongebog 1
1 Og Moab faldt af fra Israel efter Akabs Død.
Then, after the death of Ahab, Moab transgressed against Israel.
2 Og Ahasia faldt igennem Sprinkelværket i sin Sal i Samaria og blev syg; og han sendte Bud og sagde til dem: Gaar hen, adspørger Baal-Sebub, Ekrons Gud, om jeg skal leve efter denne Sygdom.
And Ahaziah fell down through the lattices of his upper room, which he had in Samaria, and he was injured. And he sent messengers, saying to them, “Go, consult Beelzebub, the god of Ekron, as to whether I may be able to survive this infirmity of mine.”
3 Men Herrens Engel sagde til Thisbiteren Elias: Staa op, gak hen at møde Kongen af Samarias Bud, og sig til dem: Mon det er, fordi der er ingen Gud i Israel, at I gaa bort at adspørge Baal-Sebub, Ekrons Gud?
And an Angel of the Lord spoke to Elijah, the Tishbite, saying: “Rise up, and ascend to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria. And you shall say to them: ‘Is there not a God in Israel, so that you would go to consult Beelzebub, the god of Ekron?
4 Derfor saa sagde Herren: Du skal ikke komme op af din Seng, som du lagde dig paa, men visselig dø; og Elias gik bort.
For this reason, thus says the Lord: From the bed to which you have ascended, you shall not descend. Instead, dying you shall die.’” And Elijah went away.
5 Der Budene kom tilbage til ham, da sagde han til dem: Hvi komme I allerede igen?
And the messengers returned to Ahaziah. And he said to them, “Why have you returned?”
6 Og de sagde til ham: Der kom en Mand op imod os og sagde til os: Gaar, vender tilbage til Kongen, som sendte eder, og siger til ham: Saa siger Herren: Mon det er, fordi der er ingen Gud i Israel, at du sender hen at adspørge Baal-Sebub, Ekrons Gud? derfor skal du ikke komme op af Sengen, som du lagde dig paa, men visselig dø.
But they responded to him: “A man met us, and he said to us: ‘Go, and return to the king who sent you. And you shall say to him: Thus says the Lord: Is it because there was no God in Israel that you are sending to consult Beelzebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore, from the bed to which you have ascended, you shall not descend. Instead, dying you shall die.’”
7 Og han sagde til dem: Hvorledes var den Mands Skikkelse, som kom eder i Møde og sagde disse Ord til eder?
And he said to them: “What was the appearance and dress of that man, who met you and who spoke these words?”
8 Og de sagde til ham: Det var en Mand, som havde en laadden Kappe paa og var ombunden med et Læderbælte om sine Lænder; da sagde han: Det er Thisbiteren Elias.
So they said, “A hairy man, with a belt of leather wrapping his waist.” And he said, “It is Elijah, the Tishbite.”
9 Og han sendte en Høvedsmand over halvtredsindstyve med hans halvtredsindstyve til ham, og denne kom op til ham, og se, han sad paa Bjergets Top, og han sagde til ham: Du Guds Mand! Kongen siger: Kom ned!
And he sent to him a leader of fifty, with the fifty who were under him. And he ascended to him, sitting at the top of a hill, and he said, “Man of God, the king commanded that you should descend.”
10 Men Elias svarede og sagde til Høvedsmanden over halvtredsindstyve: Dersom jeg er en Guds Mand, da falde Ild ned fra Himmelen og fortære dig og dine halvtredsindstyve; og Ild faldt ned fra Himmelen og fortærede ham og hans halvtredsindstyve.
And responding, Elijah said to the leader of fifty, “If I am a man of God, let fire from heaven descend and devour you and your fifty.” And then fire from heaven descended and devoured him and the fifty who were with him.
11 Og han sendte atter en anden Høvedsmand over halvtredsindstyve med hans halvtredsindstyve til ham, og denne tog Ordet og sagde til ham: Du Guds Mand! saa sasr de Kongen: Kom straks ned!
And again, he sent to him another leader of fifty, and the fifty with him. And he said to him, “Man of God, thus says the king: Hurry, descend.”
12 Og Elias svarede og sagde til dem: Dersom jeg er en Guds Mand, da falde Ild ned fra Himmelen og fortære dig og dine halvtredsindstyve; og Guds Ild faldt ned fra Himmelen og fortærede ham og hans halvtredsindstyve.
Responding, Elijah said, “If I am a man of God, let fire from heaven descend and devour you and your fifty.” And fire from heaven descended and devoured him and his fifty.
13 Da sendte han igen en Høvedsmand over det tredje halvtredsindstyve med hans halvtredsindstyve; og den tredje Høvedsmand for halvtredsindstyve steg op og kom og bøjede sig paa sine Knæ for Elias og bad ham om Naade og talte til ham: Du Guds Mand! kære, lad min Sjæl og disse dine halvtredsindstyve Tjeneres Sjæle være dyrebare for dine Øjne.
Again, he sent a third leader of fifty men and the fifty who were with him. And when he had arrived, he bent his knees before Elijah, and he pleaded with him, and said: “Man of God, do not choose to despise my life and the lives of your servants who are with me.
14 Se, der faldt Ild ned fra Himmelen og fortærede de to første Høvedsmænd over halvtredsindstyve og deres halvtredsindstyve; men nu, lad min Sjæl være dyrebar for dine Øjne!
Behold, fire from heaven descended and devoured the two previous leaders of fifty and the fifties who were with them. But now I beg you to take pity on my life.”
15 Da sagde Herrens Engel til Elias: Gak ned med ham, frygt ikke for hans Ansigt; og han gjorde sig rede og gik ned med ham til Kongen.
Then the Angel of the Lord spoke to Elijah, saying, “Descend with him; fear not.” And so, he arose and descended with him to the king.
16 Og han talte til ham: Saa sagde Herren: At du sendte Bud til at adspørge Baal-Sebub, Ekrons Gud, mon det var, fordi der var ingen Gud i Israel, at du kunde adspørge hans Ord? derfor skal du ikke komme op af Sengen, som du lagde dig paa, men visselig dø.
And he said to him: “Thus says the Lord: Because you sent messengers to consult Beelzebub, the god of Ekron, as if there were no God in Israel, from whom you would be able to seek a word, therefore, from the bed to which you have ascended, you shall not descend. Instead, dying you shall die.”
17 Saa døde han efter Herrens Ord, som Elias havde talt; og Joram blev Konge i hans Sted i det andet Jorams, Josafats Søns, Judas Konges, Aar, fordi han havde ingen Søn.
And so he died, in accord with the word of the Lord, which Elijah spoke. And Jehoram, his brother, reigned in his place, in the second year of Jehoram, the son of Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah. For he had no son.
18 Men det øvrige af Ahasias Handeler, hvad han gjorde, er det ikke skrevet i Israels Kongers Krønikers Bog?
But the rest of the words of Ahaziah that he worked, have these not been written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Israel?
