Anden Kongebog 6
1 Og Profeternes Børn sagde til Elisa: Kære, se, det Sted, hvor vi bo for dit Ansigt, er os for trangt.
And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell before thee is too strait for us.
2 Lader os dog gaa til Jordanen, og hver hente derfra en Bjælke, at vi der maa bygge os et Sted at bo der; og han sagde: Gaar!
Let us go, we pray thee, unto the Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye.
3 Og den ene sagde: Kære, vil du, da gak med dine Tjenere; og han sagde: Ja, jeg vil gaa med.
And one said, Be pleased, I pray thee, to go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.
4 Og han gik med dem; og der de kom til Jordanen, da fældede de Træer.
So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down wood.
5 Og det skete, der en fældede et Træ til en Bjælke, da faldt Jernet i Vandet; og han raabte og sagde: Ak! min Herre, tilmed er det laant.
But as one was felling a beam, the axe-head fell into the water; and he cried, and said, Alas, my master! for it was borrowed.
6 Og den Guds Mand sagde: Hvor faldt det? og der han havde vist ham Stedet, da huggede han et Stykke Træ af og kastede det derhen og kom Jernet til at svømme.
And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he showed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither, and made the iron to swim.
7 Og han sagde: Tag dig det op; da udrakte han sin Haand og tog det.
And he said, Take it up to thee. So he put out his hand, and took it.
8 Og Kongen af Syrien førte Krig imod Israel, og han raadslog med sine Tjenere og sagde: Jeg vil lejre mig paa det og det Sted.
Now the king of Syria was warring against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.
9 Men den Guds Mand sendte til Israels Konge og lod sige: Forvar dig, at du ikke drager dette Sted forbi; thi Syrerne ville lægge sig der.
And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are coming down.
10 Saa sendte Israels Konge til det Sted, som den Guds Mand havde sagt til ham og paamindet ham om, og han forvarede sig der, ikke een Gang og ikke to Gange alene.
And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of; and he saved himself there, not once nor twice.
11 Da blev Kongen af Syriens Hjerte heftig oprørt over denne Sag, og han kaldte ad sine Tjenere og sagde til dem: Ville I ikke give mig til Kende, hvem af os der holder med Israels Konge?
And the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not show me which of us is for the king of Israel?
12 Da sagde en af hans Tjenere: Ikke saa, min Herre Konge! men Elisa, den Profet, som er i Israel, giver Israels Konge de Ord til Kende, som du taler i dit Sengekammer.
And one of his servants said, Nay, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.
13 Og han sagde: Gaar og ser, hvor han er, at jeg kan sende hen og lade ham hente; og det blev ham tilkendegivet, at der sagdes: Se, han er i Dothan.
And he said, Go and see where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
14 Da sendte han derhen Heste og Vogne og en stor Hær, og der de kom om Natten, da omringede de Staden.
Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.
15 Og den Guds Mands Tjener stod aarle op at gøre sig rede, og han gik ud, og se, da havde en Hær omringet Staden med Heste og Vogne; da sagde Drengen til ham: Ak, min Herre, hvad skulle vi gøre?
And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, a host with horses and chariots was round about the city. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?
16 Og han sagde: Frygt intet; thi de ere flere, som ere hos os, end de, som ere hos dem.
And he answered, Fear not; for they that are with us are more than they that are with them.
17 Og Elisa bad og sagde: Herre! oplad dog hans Øjne, at han maa se; da oplod Herren Drengens Øjne, og han saa, og se, da var Bjerget fuldt af gloende Heste og Vogne trindt omkring Elisa.
And Elisha prayed, and said, Jehovah, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And Jehovah opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
18 Der de kom ned til ham, da bad Elisa til Herren og sagde: Kære, slaa dette Folk med Blindhed; og han slog dem med Blindhed efter Elisas Ord.
And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto Jehovah, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.
19 Da sagde Elisa til dem: Dette er ikke Vejen, og dette er ikke Staden, gaar efter mig, saa vil jeg føre eder til den Mand, som I lede efter; og han førte dem til Samaria.
And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. And he led them to Samaria.
20 Og det skete, der de kom ind i Samaria, da sagde Elisa: Herre! oplad Øjnene paa disse, at de maa se; og Herren oplod deres Øjne, at de saa, og se, da vare de midt i Samaria.
And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, Jehovah, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And Jehovah opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.
21 Og Israels Konge sagde til Elisa, der han saa dem: Min Fader, maa jeg slaa dem ihjel? maa jeg slaa dem ihjel?
And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?
22 Og han sagde: Du skal ikke slaa dem ihjel! vilde du slaa dem ihjel, som du har fanget med dit Sværd og med din Bue? sæt Brød og Vand for dem, at de maa æde og drikke og drage til deres Herre.
And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.
23 Da beredte han dem et stort Maaltid; og der de havde ædt og drukket, da lod han dem fare, og de droge til deres Herre; og de syriske Tropper bleve ikke ved at komme i Israels Land.
And he prepared great provision for them; and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.
24 Og det skete derefter, at Benhadad, Kongen af Syrien, samlede hele sin Hær, og han drog op og belejrede Samaria.
And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
25 Og der blev en stor Hunger i Samaria, thi se, de belejrede den, indtil et Asens Hoved gjaldt firsindstyve Sekel Sølv, og en Fjerdepart af en Kab Duemøg fem Sekel Sølv.
And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass’s head was sold for fourscore [pieces] of silver, and the fourth part of a kab of dove’s dung for five [pieces] of silver.
26 Og det skete, der Israels Konge gik forbi paa Muren, da raabte en Kvinde til ham og sagde: Frels, min Herre Konge!
And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.
27 Og han sagde: Da Herren ikke frelser dig, hvorfra skal jeg da skaffe dig Frelse? af Laden eller af Vinpersen?
And he said, If Jehovah do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the threshing-floor, or out of the winepress?
28 Og Kongen sagde til hende: Hvad fattes dig? Og hun sagde: Denne Kvinde sagde til mig: Giv din Søn hid, saa ville vi æde ham i Dag, og i Morgen ville vi æde min Søn.
And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to-day, and we will eat my son to-morrow.
29 Saa have vi kogt min Søn og ædt ham; men der jeg sagde til hende paa den anden Dag: Giv din Søn hid og lader os æde ham, da havde hun skjult sin Søn.
So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him; and she hath hid her son.
30 Og det skete, der Kongen hørte Kvindens Ord, da sønderrev han sine Klæder, medens han gik forbi paa Muren; da saa Folket, og se, der var Sæk indentil paa hans Krop.
And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes (now he was passing by upon the wall); and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh.
31 Og han sagde: Gud gøre mig nu og fremdeles saa og saa, om Elisas, Safats Søns, Hoved, skal blive siddende paa ham i Dag.
Then he said, God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.
32 Og Elisa sad i sit Hus, og de Ældste sade hos ham, og han sendte en Mand frem foran sig; men førend dette Bud kom til ham, da sagde han til de Ældste: Have I set, at denne Søn af en Morder har sendt hid at lade mit Hoved tage? ser til, naar Budet kommer, lukker Døren og trykker ham tilbage med Døren; høres ikke Lyden af hans Herres Fødder bag efter ham?
But Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him; and [the king] sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away my head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold the door fast against him: is not the sound of his master’s feet behind him?
33 Der han end talte med dem, se, da kom Budet ned til ham; og han sagde: Se, dette er Ulykken fra Herren, hvad skal jeg vel ydermere vente af Herren.
And while he was yet talking with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of Jehovah; why should I wait for Jehovah any longer?
