Anden Kongebog 4

1 Og en Kvinde af Profeternes Børns Hustruer raabte til Elisa og sagde: Din Tjener, min Mand, er død, og du ved, at din Tjener frygtede Herren; nu kommer Aagerkarlen og vil tage begge mine Sønner til sine Trælle.

Now a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your servant my husband is dead. You know that your servant feared the LORD. Now the creditor has come to take for himself my two children to be slaves.”

2 Og Elisa sagde til hende: Hvad skal jeg gøre for dig? giv mig til Kende, hvad har du i Huset? Og hun sagde: Din Tjenerinde har intet i Huset uden et Krus Olie.

Elisha said to her, “What should I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She said, “Your servant has nothing in the house, except a pot of oil.”

3 Og han sagde: Gak hen, laan dig Kar derude fra alle dine Naboer, tomme Kar, du skal ikke lade det blive faa.

Then he said, “Go, borrow empty containers from all your neighbours. Don’t borrow just a few containers.

4 Og du skal gaa ind og lukke Døren til efter dig og efter dine Sønner og øse i alle disse Kar, og du skal lade dem sætte hen, hvert, naar det er fuldt.

Go in and shut the door on you and on your sons, and pour oil into all those containers; and set aside those which are full.”

5 Og hun gik fra ham og lukkede Døren efter sig og efter sine Sønner; de bare frem til hende, og hun øste i.

So she went from him, and shut the door on herself and on her sons. They brought the containers to her, and she poured oil.

6 Og det skete, der hun havde fyldt Karrene, da sagde hun til sin Søn: Bær endnu et Kar frem til mig; og han sagde til hende: Der er ikke et Kar mere; og Olien standsede.

When the containers were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another container.” He said to her, “There isn’t another container.” Then the oil stopped flowing.

7 Da kom hun og gav den Guds Mand det til Kende, og han sagde: Gak bort, sælg Olien og betal din Gæld, saa maa du og dine Sønner leve af det, som bliver tilovers.

Then she came and told the man of God. He said, “Go, sell the oil, and pay your debt; and you and your sons live on the rest.”

8 Og det skete en Dag, at Elisa gik over til Sunem, og der var en rig Kvinde, og hun holdt paa ham, at han skulde æde Brød; og det skete, saa tidt han gik derigennem, tog han derhen at æde Brød.

One day Elisha went to Shunem, where there was a prominent woman; and she persuaded him to eat bread. So it was, that as often as he passed by, he turned in there to eat bread.

9 Og hun sagde til sin Mand: Kære, se, jeg ved, at denne Guds Mand, som kommer idelig ind til os, er hellig.

She said to her husband, “See now, I perceive that this is a holy man of God who passes by us continually.

10 Kære, lad os gøre et lidet muret Kammer ovenpaa og derudi sætte ham en Seng og et Bord og en Stol og en Lysestage, og det skal ske, naar han kommer til os, at han kan tage derind.

Please, let’s make a little room on the roof. Let’s set a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp stand for him there. When he comes to us, he can stay there.”

11 Og det hændte sig paa en Dag, at han kom derhen, og han gik op paa Kammeret, og han laa der.

One day he came there, and he went to the room and lay there.

12 Og han sagde til Gihesi, sin Dreng: Kald ad denne sunamitiske; og der han kaldte ad hende, da traadte hun frem for hans Ansigt.

He said to Gehazi his servant, “Call this Shunammite.” When he had called her, she stood before him.

13 Og han sagde til ham: Kære, sig til hende: Se, du har haft Omhu for os med al denne Omhyggelighed, hvad skal man gøre dig? er der nogen Ting, hvori man kan tale for dig til Kongen eller til Stridshøvedsmanden? og hun sagde: Jeg bor midt iblandt mit Folk.

He said to him, “Say now to her, ‘Behold, you have cared for us with all this care. What is to be done for you? Would you like to be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the army?’” She answered, “I dwell amongst my own people.”

14 Da sagde han: Hvad kan man da gøre hende? og Gihesi sagde: Sandelig, hun har ingen Søn, og hendes Mand er gammel.

He said, “What then is to be done for her?” Gehazi answered, “Most certainly she has no son, and her husband is old.”

15 Derfor sagde han: Kald ad hende; og der han kaldte ad hende, da traadte hun frem i Døren.

He said, “Call her.” When he had called her, she stood in the door.

16 Og han sagde: Paa denne bestemte Tid, ved denne Aarets Tid skal du tage en Søn i Favn; og hun sagde: Nej, min Herre, du Guds Mand! lyv ikke for din Tjenerinde!

He said, “At this season next year, you will embrace a son.” She said, “No, my lord, you man of God, do not lie to your servant.”

17 Og Kvinden blev frugtsommelig og fødte en Søn paa den bestemte Tid, ved denne Aarets Tid, som Elisa havde sagt til hende.

The woman conceived, and bore a son at that season when the time came around, as Elisha had said to her.

18 Og Barnet blev stort; og det skete en Dag, at det gik ud til sin Fader til Høstfolkene,

When the child was grown, one day he went out to his father to the reapers.

19 og det sagde til sin Fader: Mit Hoved! mit Hoved! og han sagde til en Dreng: Bær ham til hans Moder!

He said to his father, “My head! My head!” He said to his servant, “Carry him to his mother.”

20 Og han bar ham og bragte ham til hans Moder; og han sad paa hendes Knæ indtil om Middagen, da døde han.

When he had taken him and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees until noon, and then died.

21 Saa gik hun op og lagde ham paa den Guds Mands Seng, og hun lukkede for ham og gik ud.

She went up and laid him on the man of God’s bed, and shut the door on him, and went out.

22 Og hun kaldte ad sin Mand og sagde: Kære, send mig en af Drengene og en af Aseninderne, og jeg vil skynde mig hen til den Guds Mand og komme igen.

She called to her husband and said, “Please send me one of the servants, and one of the donkeys, that I may run to the man of God and come again.”

23 Og han sagde: Hvorfor vil du gaa til ham i Dag, da det ikke er Nymaane, ej heller Sabbat? og hun sagde: Lad det være godt!

He said, “Why would you want to go to him today? It is not a new moon or a Sabbath.” She said, “It’s all right.”

24 Og hun sadlede Aseninden og sagde til sin Dreng: Led den og gaa, ophold mig ikke i at ride fort, uden jeg siger dig til.

Then she saddled a donkey, and said to her servant, “Drive, and go forward! Don’t slow down for me, unless I ask you to.”

25 Saa drog hun bort og kom til den Guds Mand, til Karmels Bjerg; og det skete, der den Guds Mand saa hende i Afstand, da sagde han til Gihesi, sin Dreng: Se, denne sunamitiske er der.

So she went, and came to the man of God to Mount Carmel. When the man of God saw her afar off, he said to Gehazi his servant, “Behold, there is the Shunammite.

26 Kære, løb hende nu i Møde og sig til hende: Gaar det dig vel? gaar det din Mand vel? gaar det Barnet vel? Og hun sagde: Vel.

Please run now to meet her, and ask her, ‘Is it well with you? Is it well with your husband? Is it well with your child?’” She answered, “It is well.”

27 Og der hun kom til den Guds Mand paa Bjerget, holdt hun fast ved hans Fødder; da gik Gihesi frem at støde hende bort; men den Guds Mand sagde: Lad hende være, thi hendes Sjæl er beskelig bedrøvet i hende, og Herren har skjult det for mig og ikke givet mig det til Kende.

When she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught hold of his feet. Gehazi came near to thrust her away; but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is troubled within her; and the LORD has hidden it from me, and has not told me.”

28 Og hun sagde: Begærede jeg en Søn af min Herre? sagde jeg ikke, at du skulde ikke bedrage mig?

Then she said, “Did I ask you for a son, my lord? Didn’t I say, ‘Do not deceive me’?”

29 Og han sagde til Gihesi: Bind om dine Lænder og tag min Stav i din Haand og gak: Om du møder nogen, da hils ham ikke, og om nogen hilser dig, da svar ham ikke, og læg min Stav paa Drengens Ansigt!

Then he said to Gehazi, “Tuck your cloak into your belt, take my staff in your hand, and go your way. If you meet any man, don’t greet him; and if anyone greets you, don’t answer him again. Then lay my staff on the child’s face.”

30 Og Drengens Moder sagde: Saa vist, som Herren lever, og din Sjæl lever, jeg forlader dig ikke; da stod han op og gik efter hende.

The child’s mother said, “As the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.” So he arose, and followed her.

31 Og Gihesi var gaaet foran dem og lagde Staven paa Drengens Ansigt; men der var ingen Lyd og ingen Følelse; saa gik han tilbage og mødte ham og gav ham det til Kende og sagde: Drengen vaagnede ikke op.

Gehazi went ahead of them, and laid the staff on the child’s face; but there was no voice and no hearing. Therefore he returned to meet him, and told him, “The child has not awakened.”

32 Og der Elisa kom i Huset, se, da var den døde Dreng lagt paa hans Seng.

When Elisha had come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and lying on his bed.

33 Og han gik ind og lukkede Døren til for dem begge og bad til Herren.

He went in therefore, and shut the door on them both, and prayed to the LORD.

34 Og han steg op og lagde sig over Barnet og lagde sin Mund paa dets Mund og sine Øjne paa dets Øjne og sine Hænder paa dets Hæn der og bredte sig ud over det, saa at Barnets Legeme blev varmt.

He went up and lay on the child, and put his mouth on his mouth, and his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands. He stretched himself on him; and the child’s flesh grew warm.

35 Og han trak sig tilbage og gik i Huset, en Gang hid og en Gang did, og steg op og bredte sig ud over ham, da gispede Drengen indtil syr Gange, og Drengen oplod sine Øjne.

Then he returned, and walked in the house once back and forth, then went up and stretched himself out on him. Then the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.

36 Og han kaldte ad Gihesi og sagde: Kald ad den sunamitiske; og der han kaldte ad hende, da kom hun til ham, og han sagde: Tag din Søn!

He called Gehazi, and said, “Call this Shunammite!” So he called her. When she had come in to him, he said, “Take up your son.”

37 Da kom hun og faldt ned for hans Fødder og bøjede sig ned til Jorden, og hun tog sin Søn og gik ud.

Then she went in, fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground; then she picked up her son, and went out.

38 Og Elisa kom tilbage til Gilgal, og der var Hunger i Landet, og Profeternes Børn sade for hans Ansigt; og han sagde til sin Dreng: Sæt en stor Gryde til og kog en Ret til Profeternes Børn!

Elisha came again to Gilgal. There was a famine in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him; and he said to his servant, “Get the large pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets.”

39 Da gik en ud paa Marken at sanke Urter og fandt en vild Ranke og samlede deraf sit Klæde fuldt af vilde Græskar, og der han kom, da skar han dem i Gryden til en Ret; thi de kendte dem ikke.

One went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered a lap full of wild gourds from it, and came and cut them up into the pot of stew; for they didn’t recognise them.

40 Og de øste det op for Mændene til at æde; og det skete, der de aade af den Ret, da raabte de og sagde: Døden er i Gryden, du Guds Mand! og de kunde ikke æde deraf.

So they poured out for the men to eat. As they were eating some of the stew, they cried out and said, “Man of God, there is death in the pot!” And they could not eat it.

41 Da sagde han: Tager Mel hid! og han kastede det i Gryden og sagde: Øs op for Folket, at de maa æde; da var der intet ondt i Gryden.

But he said, “Then bring meal.” He threw it into the pot; and he said, “Serve it to the people, that they may eat.” And there was nothing harmful in the pot.

42 Og en Mand kom fra Baal-Salisa og bragte den Guds Mand Førstegrødes Brød, tyve Bygbrød, og nyt Korn i sin Pose, og han sagde: Giv Folket, at de maa æde.

A man from Baal Shalishah came, and brought the man of God some bread of the first fruits: twenty loaves of barley and fresh ears of grain in his sack. Elisha said, “Give to the people, that they may eat.”

43 Og hans Tjener sagde: Hvad! skal jeg sætte dette frem for hundrede Mænd? og han sagde: Giv Folket det, at de maa æde; thi saa sagde Herren: Man skal æde, og der skal levnes.

His servant said, “What, should I set this before a hundred men?” But he said, “Give it to the people, that they may eat; for the LORD says, ‘They will eat, and will have some left over.’”

44 Og han satte det frem for dem, og de aade og levnede efter Herrens Ord.

So he set it before them and they ate and had some left over, according to the LORD’s word.