Anden Kongebog 5

1 Og Naaman, Kongen af Syriens Stridshøvedsmand, var en mægtig Mand for sin Herres Ansigt og højt anset, thi Herren gav Syrien Frelse ved ham; og den Mand var vældig til Strid, men spedalsk.

Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, [but he was] a leper.

2 Men nogle Tropper af Syrien havde gjort et Udfald og havde ført en liden Pige fangen af Israels Land, og hun tjente Naamans Hustru.

And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman’s wife.

3 Og hun sagde til sin Frue: Ak! var min Herre for den Profets Ansigt, som er i Samaria, da skulde denne skille ham af med hans Spedalskhed.

And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord [were] with the prophet that [is] in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.

4 Da gik han ind og gav sin Herre det til Kende og sagde: Saa og saa har den Pige talt, som er fra Israels Land.

And [one] went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that [is] of the land of Israel.

5 Da sagde Kongen af Syrien: Drag af Sted, kom derhen, saa vil jeg sende et Brev til Israels Konge; og han drog bort og tog ti Centner Sølv med sig og seks Tusinde Sekel Guld og ti Klædninger til at skifte med.

And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand [pieces] of gold, and ten changes of raiment.

6 Og han bragte Brevet til Israels Konge, hvori han lod sige: Og nu, naar dette Brev kommer til dig, se, da har jeg sendt Naaman min Tjener til dig, at du skal skille ham af med hans Spedalskhed.

And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have [therewith] sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy.

7 Og det skete, der Israels Konge læste Brevet, da sønderrev han sine Klæder og sagde: Er jeg Gud, at jeg kan ihjelslaa og give Liv, efterdi denne sender til mig, at jeg skal skille en Mand af med hans Spedalskhed? Men, kære, mærker dog og ser, hvorledes han søger Aarsag imod mig.

And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, [Am] I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.

8 Men det skete, der Elisa, den Guds Mand, hørte, at Israels Konge havde sønderrevet sine Klæder, da sendte han til Kongen og lod sige: Hvorfor har du sønderrevet dine Klæder? Kære, lad ham komme til mig, saa skal han fornemme, at her er en Profet i Israel.

And it was [so], when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.

9 Saa kom Naaman med sine Heste og sin Vogn og holdt for Elisas Hus's Dør.

So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha.

10 Da sendte Elisa et Bud til ham og lod sige: Gak hen og to dig syv Gange i Jordanen, saa skal dit Kød komme sig paa dig igen, og du skal blive ren.

And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.

11 Da blev Naaman vred og for bort, og han sagde: Se, jeg tænkte, han skulde komme ud til mig og staa og paakalde Herren sin Guds Navn og røre med sin Haand paa Stedet og skille mig af med Spedalskheden.

But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.

12 Ere ikke Floderne Abana og Farfar i Damaskus bedre, end alle Vandene i Israel? kunde jeg ikke to mig i dem og blive ren? Og han vendte sig og drog bort med Vrede.

[Are] not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.

13 Da gik hans Tjenere frem og talte til ham, og de sagde: Min Fader! havde Profeten talt til dig om en stor Ting, vilde du da I ikke have gjort det? og hvor meget mere nu, da han sagde til dig: To dig, saa skal du blive ren!

And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, [if] the prophet had bid thee [do some] great thing, wouldest thou not have done [it]? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?

14 Da drog han ned og dyppede sig i Jordanen syv Gange efter den Guds Mands Ord, og hans Kød blev igen ligesom en liden Drengs Kød, og han blev ren.

Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.

15 Og han vendte om til den Guds Mand igen, han og hele hans Hær, og han kom og stod for hans Ansigt og sagde: Kære, se, jeg ved, at der er ikke en Gud paa al Jorden uden i Israel; og nu, kære, tag en Gave af din Tjener!

And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that [there is] no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant.

16 Men han sagde: Saa vist som Herren lever, for hvis Ansigt jeg staar, jeg tager den ikke; og han nødte ham til at tage den, men han vægrede sig.

But he said, [As] the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take [it; ] but he refused.

17 Da sagde Naaman: Hvis ikke, saa lad der, kære, gives din Tjener saa meget Jord, som et Par Muler kunne bære, thi din Tjener vil ikke ydermere gøre Brændoffer eller Slagtoffer til andre Guder, men til Herren.

And Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules’ burden of earth? for thy servant will henceforth offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto the LORD.

18 Ikkun den Ting vilde Herren forlade din Tjener: Naar min Herre gaar ind i Rimmons Hus at tilbede der, og han hælder sig til min Haand, og jeg nedbøjer mig i Rimmons Hus, naar jeg altsaa nedbøjer mig i Rimmons Hus, da vilde Herren forlade din Tjener denne Ting.

In this thing the LORD pardon thy servant, [that] when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon: when I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon, the LORD pardon thy servant in this thing.

19 Og han sagde til ham: Drag bort med Fred! Og han for fra ham et Stykke Vej.

And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way.

20 Da sagde Gihesi, Elisas, den Guds Mands, Dreng: Se, min Herre sparede denne Syrer Naaman og tog ikke af hans Haand det, han bragte; saa vist som Herren lever, jeg vil løbe efter ham og tage noget af ham.

But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, [as] the LORD liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.

21 Saa løb Gihesi hastelig efter Naaman, og der Naaman saa, at han løb efter ham, da sprang han af Vognen og gik ham i Møde og sagde: Staar det vel til?

So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw [him] running after him, he lighted down from the chariot to meet him, and said, [Is] all well?

22 Og han sagde: Vel! Min Herre sendte mig til dig og lod sige: Se, der kom nu to unge Mennesker til mig fra Efraims Bjerg af Profeternes Børn; kære, giv dem et Centner Sølv og to Klædninger til at skifte med.

And he said, All [is] well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets: give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments.

23 Og Naaman sagde: Vil du, da tag to Centner; og han nødte ham, og han bandt to Centner Sølv i to Punge og tog to Klædninger til at skifte med og gav det til to af sine Drenge, og de bare det foran ham.

And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid [them] upon two of his servants; and they bare [them] before him.

24 Og han kom til Højen, da tog han det af deres Haand og nedlagde det i Huset, og han lod Mændene gaa, og de gik bort.

And when he came to the tower, he took [them] from their hand, and bestowed [them] in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.

25 Og han selv kom og traadte frem for sin Herre; men Elisa sagde til ham: Hvorfra kommer du, Gihesi? og han sagde: Din Tjener er hverken gaaet hid eller did.

But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence [comest thou], Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.

26 Men han sagde til ham: Vandrede ikke mit Hjerte med, der Manden vendte sig fra sin Vogn imod dig? var det nu Tid til at tage Sølv og at tage Klæder og Oliegaarde og Vingaarde og smaat Kvæg og stort Kvæg og Tjenere og Tjenestepiger?

And he said unto him, Went not mine heart [with thee], when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? [Is it] a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?

27 Derfor skal Naamans Spedalskhed hænge ved dig og ved din Sæd evindeligt; og han gik ud fra hans Ansigt, spedalsk som Sne.

The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper [as white] as snow.