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, general of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man in presence of his lord, and held in honour, because, by him, had Yahweh given deliverance to Syria, —and, the man, was a hero of valour—[but], 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.

Now, the Syrians, had gone out in companies, and had brought back out of the land of Israel, a little maiden, —who became an attendant on the wife of Naaman.

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, Ah! would that my lord were before the prophet, who is in Samaria! then, would he set him free from 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 he went in and told his lord, saying, —Thus and thus, hath spoken the maiden who 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, get in, that I may send a letter unto the king of Israel. So he went, and took in his hand 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 in the letter unto the king of Israel, saying, Now, therefore, when this letter cometh in unto thee, lo! I have sent unto thee, Naaman my servant, and thou shalt set him free from 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 is sending unto me, to set one free from his leprosy, —but, of a truth, just mark, I pray you, and see, that he, is seeking an occasion, 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 heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent unto the king, saying—Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come, I pray thee, unto me, that he may get to 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 entrance 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 bathe seven times in the Jordan, so shall thy flesh come back to thee, and be thou 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—Lo! I thought, Unto me, will he, come right out, and take his stand, and call on the name of Yahweh his God, and wave his hand towards the spot, and so set free 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, Abanah and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not bathe, 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!

Then drew near his servants, and spake unto him, and said—My father! if, some great thing, the prophet had commanded thee, wouldst thou not have done it? then, how much rather, when he hath said unto thee, Bathe 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 in the Jordan, seven times, according to the word of the man of God: and his flesh came back, as 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 unto the man of God, he and all his company; and came, and took his stand before him, and said—Lo! I pray thee—I know that there is no God in all the earth, save in Israel, —now, therefore, I pray thee, accept a blessing from 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—By the life of Yahweh, before whom I stand, I will not accept one. And, though he urged him to accept it, yet did he refuse.

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.

Then said Naaman, Shall there not, then, I pray thee, be given to thy servant, two mules’ burden of earth? For thy servant will henceforth offer neither ascending-offering nor sacrifice to other gods, save only to Yahweh.

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, Yahweh grant forgiveness to thy servant, —When my lord entereth the house of Rimmon, to bow down therein, he leaning upon my hand, and so I bow down in the house of Rimmon, when he boweth down in the house of Rimmon, Yahweh, I pray, grant forgiveness to 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 and prosper! But, when he had gone from him some distance,

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.

Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said—Lo! my lord, hath restrained, this Naaman the Syrian, by not taking at his hand that which he brought! By the life of Yahweh, verily, I will runs after him, and accept of him, something.

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 hastened after Naaman. And, when Naaman saw one running after him, he alighted from his 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 lord, hath sent me to say, Lo! just now, have come unto me, two young men out of the hill country of Ephraim, of the sons of the prophets, —give for them, I pray thee, a talent, of silver, and two changes of raiment.

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, accept two talents. So he urged him, and bound up two talents of silver in two bags, and two changes of raiment, and laid them upon two of his young men, 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 hill-tower, he took them from their hand, and put them in charge within, —and 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.

Now, when, he, came in and stood before his lord, Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, —Thy servant hath been neither hither nor thither.

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?

Then he said unto him—My heart, had not gone with thee, when someone turned again from off his chariot, to meet thee! Is it a time to accept silver, or to accept raiment, or oliveyards, or vineyards, or flocks or herds, or men-servants, or maid-servants?

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 of Naaman, therefore, shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed, to times age-abiding. And he went forth from before him—a leper—like snow.