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, —See, we pray thee, the place wherein we sit 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, as far as the Jordan, and fetch from thence every man a single beam, and let us make us a place wherein we may sit. And he said—Go ye.
3 Og den ene sagde: Kære, vil du, da gak med dine Tjenere; og han sagde: Ja, jeg vil gaa med.
Then said one—Be content, we pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he said—I myself, 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.
And it came to pass, as one was felling a branch, that, the axe-head, fell into the water, so he made outcry and said—Alas! my lord, 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 shewed him the place. And he cut down a piece of wood and cast it in thither, and the iron did 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 forth 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 making war against Israel, —so he took counsel with his servants, saying—In such and such a place, shall be my encampment.
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.
The man of God, therefore, sent unto the king of Israel, saying—Beware of passing by this place, —for, thither, are the Syrians 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.
So the king of Israel sent unto the place whereof the man of God had spoken to him and warned him, and was on his guard 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?
Then was the heart of the king of Syria disquieted concerning this thing, —and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not tell me, who of our men are 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.
Then said one of his servants, None, my lord O king, —but, Elisha, the prophet, who is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words which thou speakest in thy bed-chamber.
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 take him. And it was told him, saying—Lo! 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 strong force, —and they came in by night, and encompassed 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?
And, when the attendant of the man of God arose early and went forth, lo! a force surrounding the city, with horses and chariots. Then said his young man unto him—Alas! my lord, what 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 said—Do not fear, —for, more, are, they who are with us, than, they 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 prayed Elisha, and said, O Yahweh! open, I beseech thee, his eyes, that he may see. And Yahweh opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw, and lo! 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 Yahweh, and said—Smite, I beseech thee, this people, with sudden blindness. And he smote them with sudden 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.
Then Elisha said unto them—This, is not the way, neither is, this, the city, follow me, that I may lead you unto the man, whom ye would secure! So 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 had entered Samaria, that Elisha said, O Yahweh! open the eyes of these men, that they may see! And Yahweh opened their eyes, and they saw, and lo! 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?
Then said the king of Israel unto Elisha, when he saw them, —Shall I smite—shall I smite, my father?
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 said—Thou shalt not smite. Them whom thou hadst taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow, wouldst, thou, have been smiting? Set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go their way unto their lord.
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 made for them a great feast, and, when they had eaten and drunk, he let them go, and they went their way unto their lord. So then, troops of Syrians came again, 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.
But it came to pass, after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered together all his host, —and came up and laid siege against 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 came to be, a great famine, in Samaria, and lo! they continued the siege against it, —until an ass’s head was sold for eighty pieces of silver, and one pint 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 so it was that, as the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman, made outcry unto him, saying—Save, 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 Yahweh do not save thee, whence should I save thee? out of the threshing-floor or out of the wine-press?
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 to her—What aileth thee? And she said—This woman, said unto me—Give thy son, that we may eat him, to-day, and, my son, will we eat 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 cooked my son, and did eat him, —and I said unto her, on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him; But she had 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, while yet he was passing by upon the wall, —so the people looked, and lo! sackcloth upon his flesh, within.
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.
And he said—So, let God do to me, and, so, let him add, —if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remain on him, to-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, being seated in his house, and, the elders, seated with him, —when he had sent a man from before him, ere yet the messenger could come in unto him, he himself, said unto the elders—Do ye see how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away my head? See! when the messenger is coming in, close ye the door, and press him back with the door, is not the sound of his lord’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.
While yet he was speaking with them, lo! the messenger, coming down unto him, —and he said, —Lo! this, is a calamity from Yahweh, why should I wait for Yahweh, any longer?
