Anden Kongebog 6
1 Og Profeternes Børn sagde til Elisa: Kære, se, det Sted, hvor vi bo for dit Ansigt, er os for trangt.
Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Please take note that the place where we meet with you is too small 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!
Please let us go to the Jordan, where each of us can get a log so we can build ourselves a place to live there.” “Go,” said Elisha.
3 Og den ene sagde: Kære, vil du, da gak med dine Tjenere; og han sagde: Ja, jeg vil gaa med.
Then one of them said, “Please come with your servants.” “I will come,” he replied.
4 Og han gik med dem; og der de kom til Jordanen, da fældede de Træer.
So Elisha went with them, and when they came to the Jordan, they began to cut down some trees.
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.
As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron axe head fell into the water. “Oh, my master,” he cried out, “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.
“Where did it fall?” asked the man of God. And when he showed him the place, the man of God cut a stick, threw it there, and made the iron float.
7 Og han sagde: Tag dig det op; da udrakte han sin Haand og tog det.
“Lift it out,” he said, and the man reached 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 Aram was at war against Israel. After consulting with his servants, he said, “My camp will be in such and such a place.”
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.
Then the man of God sent word to the king of Israel: “Be careful passing by this place, for the Arameans are going down there.”
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.
So the king of Israel sent word to the place the man of God had pointed out. Time and again Elisha warned the king, so that he was on his guard in such places.
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?
For this reason the king of Aram became enraged and called his servants to demand of them, “Tell me, which one of us is on the side of 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.
But one of his servants replied, “No one, my lord the king. For Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells the king of Israel the very words you speak in your bedroom.”
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.
So the king said, “Go and see where he is, that I may send men to capture him.” On receiving the report, “Elisha 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.
the king of Aram sent horses, chariots, and a great army. They went there by night and surrounded the city.
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?
When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early in the morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. So he asked Elisha, “Oh, my master, what are we to do?”
16 Og han sagde: Frygt intet; thi de ere flere, som ere hos os, end de, som ere hos dem.
“Do not be afraid,” Elisha answered, “for those who are with us are more than those who 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.
Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire all around 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.
As the Arameans came down against him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, “Please strike these people with blindness.” So He struck 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 told them, “This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will take you to the man you are seeking.” 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.
When they had entered Samaria, Elisha said, “O LORD, open the eyes of these men that they may see.” Then the LORD opened their eyes, and they looked around and discovered that they were in 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 when the king of Israel saw them, he asked Elisha, “My father, shall I kill them? Shall I kill 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.
“Do not kill them,” he replied. “Would you kill those you have captured with your own sword or bow? Set food and water before them, that they may eat and drink and then return 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.
So the king prepared a great feast for them, and after they had finished eating and drinking, he sent them away, and they returned to their master. And the Aramean raiders did not come into the land of Israel again.
24 Og det skete derefter, at Benhadad, Kongen af Syrien, samlede hele sin Hær, og han drog op og belejrede Samaria.
Some time later, Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army and marched up to besiege 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.
So there was a great famine in Samaria. Indeed, they besieged the city so long that a donkey’s head sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a quarter cab of dove’s dung sold for five shekels 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!
As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, “Help me, my lord the king!”
27 Og han sagde: Da Herren ikke frelser dig, hvorfra skal jeg da skaffe dig Frelse? af Laden eller af Vinpersen?
He answered, “If the LORD does not help you, where can I find help for you? From the threshing floor or 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.
Then the king asked her, “What is the matter?” And she answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him, and tomorrow we will eat my son.’
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 ate him, and the next day I said to her, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him.’ But she had hidden 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.
When the king heard the words of the woman, he tore his clothes. And as he passed by on the wall, the people saw the sackcloth under his clothes next to his skin.
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.
He announced, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders through 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?
Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a messenger ahead, but before he arrived, Elisha said to the elders, “Do you see how this murderer has sent someone to cut off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door to keep him out. Is not the sound of his master’s footsteps 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.
While Elisha was still speaking with them, the messenger came down to him. And the king said, “This calamity is from the LORD. Why should I wait for the LORD any longer?”
