Anden Kongebog 3
1 Og Joram, Akabs Søn, blev Konge over Israel i Samaria i det attende Josafats, Judas Konges, Aar og regerede tolv Aar.
Now in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Joram son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria; he reigned twelve years.
2 Og han gjorde det, som var ondt for Herrens Øjne, dog ikke som hans Fader og hans Moder; thi han borttog den Baals Støtte, som hans Fader lod gøre.
He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, but not like his father and his mother; for he removed the sacred stone pillar of Baal that his father had made.
3 Dog blev han hængende ved Jeroboams, Nebats Søns, Synder, som han kom Israel til at synde med, han veg ikke fra nogen af dem.
Nevertheless he held on to the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin; he did not turn away from them.
4 Og Mesa, Moabiternes Konge, havde meget Kvæg, og han betalte Israels Konge hundrede Tusinde Lam og hundrede Tusinde Vædre med Ulden.
Now Mesha king of Moab bred sheep. He had to give to the king of Israel 100,000 lambs and the wool of 100,000 rams.
5 Men det skete, der Akab var død, da faldt Moabiternes Konge af fra Israels Konge.
But after Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
6 Da drog Kong Joram ud paa den samme Dag af Samaria og mønstrede al Israel.
So King Joram left Samaria at that time to mobilize all Israel for war.
7 Og han drog hen og sendte til Josafat, Kongen i Juda, og lod sige: Moabiternes Konge er falden af fra mig, vil du drage med mig imod Moabiterne til Krigen? Og han sagde: Jeg vil drage op, jeg vil være som du, mit Folk som dit Folk, mine Heste som dine Heste.
He sent a message to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, saying, “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me against Moab to battle?” Jehoshaphat replied, “I will go. I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.”
8 Og han sagde: Ad hvilken Vej skulle vi drage op? og han sagde: Ad Vejen igennem Edoms Ørk.
Then he said, “By which way should we attack?” Jehoshaphat answered, “By way of the wilderness of Edom.”
9 Saa droge Israels Konge og Judas Konge og Edoms Konge af Sted, og da de havde draget syv Dages Rejse omkring, var der ikke Vand for Hæren og for Lastdyrene, som vare i Følge med dem.
So the king of Israel went with the king of Judah and the king of Edom. They wandered around for seven days, and then there was no water for the army or for the animals that followed them.
10 Da sagde Israels Konge: Ak, at Herren har kaldet disse tre Konger for at give dem i Moabs Haand!
So the king of Israel said, “What is this? Has Yahweh called three kings to give them into the hand of Moab?”
11 Og Josafat sagde: Er her ingen Herrens Profet, at vi kunne adspørge Herren ved ham? Da svarede en af Israels Konges Tjenere og sagde: Her er Elisa, Safats Søn, som øste Vand paa Elias's Hænder.
But Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not here a prophet of Yahweh, that we may consult Yahweh by him?” One of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.”
12 Og Josafat sagde: Herrens Ord er hos ham; saa droge Israels Konge og Josafat og Edoms Konge ned til ham.
Jehoshaphat said, “The word of Yahweh is with him.” So the king of Israel, Jehoshaphat, and the king of Edom went down to him.
13 Da sagde Elisa til Israels Konge; Hvad har jeg at gøre med dig? gak til din Faders Profeter og til din Moders Profeter; og Israels Konge sagde til ham: Nej; thi Herren har kaldet disse tre Konger for at give dem i Moabs Haand.
Elisha said to the king of Israel, “What have I to do with you? Go to the prophets of your father and mother.” So the king of Israel said to him, “No, because Yahweh has called these three kings together to give them into the hand of Moab.”
14 Og Elisa sagde: Saa vist som den Herre Zebaoth lever, for hvis Ansigt jeg staar, dersom jeg ikke ansaa Josafats, Judas Konges, Person, da vilde jeg ikke vende Øjet til dig eller anse dig.
Elisha replied, “As Yahweh of hosts lives, before whom I stand, surely were it not for the fact that I honor the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not pay any attention to you, or even look at you.
15 Saa henter mig nu en Harpespiller; og det skete, der Harpespilleren legede paa Harpen, da kom Herrens Aand over ham.
But now bring me a musician.” Then it came to pass when the harpist played, the hand of Yahweh came upon Elisha.
16 Og han sagde: Saa siger Herren: Gører Grøfter ved Grøfter i denne Dal;
He said, “Yahweh says this, 'Make this dry river valley full of trenches.'
17 thi saa siger Herren: I skulle ikke se Vejr, ikke heller se Regn, alligevel skal denne Dal blive fuld af Vand, at I skulle drikke, baade I og eders Kvæg og eders Lastdyr.
For Yahweh says this, 'You will not see wind, neither will you see rain, but this river valley will be filled with water, and you will drink, you and your livestock and all your animals.'
18 Og dette er en ringe Ting for Herrens Øjne; han skal ogsaa give Moab i eders Haand.
This is an easy thing in the sight of Yahweh. He will also give you victory over the Moabites.
19 Og I skulle nedslaa alle faste Stæder og alle udvalgte Stæder og fælde alle gode Træer og tilstoppe alle Vandkilder, og I skulle fordærve alle gode Stykker Land med Stene.
You will attack every fortified city and every good city, cut down every good tree, stop up all springs of water, and ruin every good piece of land with rocks.”
20 Og det skete om Morgenen ved Madofferets Tid, se, da kom der Vand ad Vejen fra Edom, og Landet fyldtes med Vandet.
So in the morning about the time of offering the sacrifice, there came water from the direction of Edom; the country was filled with water.
21 Og der alle Moabiterne hørte, at Kongerne vare dragne op til at stride imod dem, da bleve de sammenkaldte, baade alle, som ombandt Bælte, og de, som vare ældre, og de opstillede sig ved Landemærket.
Now when all the Moabites heard that the kings had come to fight against them, they gathered themselves together, all who were able to put on armor, and they stood at the border.
22 Og der de stode aarle op om Morgenen, og Solen gik op over Vandet, da saa Moabiterne tværs overfor, at Vandet var rødt som Blod.
They awakened early in the morning and the sun reflected on the water. When the Moabites saw the water opposite them, it looked as red as blood.
23 Og de sagde: Det er Blod, Kongerne have aldeles ødelagt hverandre, og den ene har slaget den anden; op nu, Moab! efter Bytte.
They exclaimed, “This is blood! The kings have certainly been destroyed, and they have killed each other! So now, Moab, let us go plunder them!”
24 Der de kom til Israels Lejr, da stod Israel op og slog Moab, og de flyede for deres Ansigt, og de kom ind i Landet og sloge Moab.
When they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites surprised them and attacked the Moabites, who fled before them. The army of Israel drove the Moabites across the land, killing them.
25 Og de nedbrøde Stæderne, og hver kastede sin Sten paa alle gode Stykker Land og fyldte dem og tilstoppede alle Vandkilder og fældede alle gode Træer, indtil ikkun Stenene i Kir-Hareseth bleve tilovers af den; og Slyngekasterne omringede den og sloge den.
They destroyed the cities, and on every good piece of land every man threw a rock until it was covered up. They stopped up every spring of water and chopped down all the good trees. Only Kir Hareseth was left with its rocks in place. But the soldiers armed with slings surrounded and attacked it.
26 Og Moabs Konge saa, at Krigen var ham for stærk, da tog han syv Hundrede Mænd til sig, som kunde uddrage Sværd, for at bryde igennem til Kongen af Edom; men de kunde ikke.
When King Mesha of Moab saw that the battle was lost, he took with him seven hundred swordsmen to break through to the king of Edom, but they failed.
27 Da tog han sin Søn den førstefødte, som skulde blevet Konge i hans Sted, og ofrede ham til Brændoffer paa Muren; da brød der en stor Vrede løs over Israel, og de droge fra ham og kom tilbage til deres Land.
Then he took his oldest son, who should have reigned after him, and offered him as a burnt offering upon the wall. So there was great anger against Israel, and the Israelite army left King Mesha and returned to their own land.
