Anden Kongebog 6
1 Og Profeternes Børn sagde til Elisa: Kære, se, det Sted, hvor vi bo for dit Ansigt, er os for trangt.
One day a group of prophets said to Elisha, “Look, this place where we meet together with you is very small.
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!
Allow us to go to the Jordan [River and cut down some trees to make] logs to build a new meeting place.” So Elisha said, “Okay, go.”
3 Og den ene sagde: Kære, vil du, da gak med dine Tjenere; og han sagde: Ja, jeg vil gaa med.
One of them said to Elisha, “Please come with us.” So Elisha replied, “Okay, I will go with you.”
4 Og han gik med dem; og der de kom til Jordanen, da fældede de Træer.
So they went together. When they reached the Jordan [River], they 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.
But while one of them was cutting down a tree, suddenly the axe head [separated from the handle and] fell into the water. He cried out to Elisha, “O, Master, what shall I do? [The axe is not mine]; I borrowed it!”
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.
Elisha replied, “Where did it fall into the water?” After the man showed him the place, Elisha cut off a stick, and threw it into the water, and caused the iron axe head to float [on top of the water].
7 Og han sagde: Tag dig det op; da udrakte han sin Haand og tog det.
Elisha said, “Take it out of the water.” So the man reached his hand down and picked up the axe head.
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.
Whenever the king of Syria [prepared to send his army to] fight against Israel, he first consulted his officers, and then told them where they should set up their tents.
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.
But each time, Elisha would send a message to warn the king of Israel, [telling him where the army of Syria was planning to attack them, ] saying, “Be sure that your army does not go near that place, because the army of Syria has set up their tents 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 would send [messengers] to warn [the people who lived in] that place, and the people would remain on guard. That happened several times.
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?
The king of Syria was very upset/disturbed/angry about that. So he summoned his army officers and said to them, “[Obviously] one of you is (betraying us/revealing our plans) to the king of Israel. Which one of you is doing it?”
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.
One of his officers answered, “Your Majesty, it is not one of us. Elisha the prophet [knows what we plan to do, and he] tells the king of Israel everything. He even knows what you say in your own 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.
The king of Syria replied, “Go and find out where he is, and I will send [some men there] to capture him.” Someone told him, “People say that he is in Dothan [town north of Samaria].”
14 Da sendte han derhen Heste og Vogne og en stor Hær, og der de kom om Natten, da omringede de Staden.
So the king sent a large group of soldiers [to Dothan] with horses and chariots. They arrived at night and surrounded the town.
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?
Early the next morning, Elisha’s servant got up and went outside the house. He saw the soldiers of Syria with their horses and chariots surrounding the town. So he went inside [the house and reported it to Elisha] and exclaimed, “O, sir! What are we going to do?”
16 Og han sagde: Frygt intet; thi de ere flere, som ere hos os, end de, som ere hos dem.
Elisha replied, “Do not be afraid! Those who will be helping us will be more than those who will be helping 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 he prayed, “Yahweh, I request that you open my servant’s eyes in order that he can see [what is out there]!” So Yahweh enabled the servant to look out and see that surrounding the hill on which the town [was built] was a huge number of horses, and chariots made of fire!
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.
When the army of Syria prepared to attack Elisha, he prayed again, saying, “Yahweh, cause all these soldiers to become blind!” Yahweh answered his prayer and caused them to be unable to see clearly.
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 went to them and said, “You are not on the right road; this is not the city that you are searching for. I will take you to the man whom you are searching for.” But he led them to Samaria, [the capital of Israel]!
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.
As soon as they entered Samaria, Elisha prayed again, saying, “Yahweh, now enable these soldiers to see correctly again!” So Yahweh enabled them to see correctly, and they were surprised to see that they were inside Samaria [city].
21 Og Israels Konge sagde til Elisa, der han saa dem: Min Fader, maa jeg slaa dem ihjel? maa jeg slaa dem ihjel?
When the king of Israel saw them, he said to Elisha, “Sir, shall I [tell my soldiers to] kill them? Shall we kill all of 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.
Elisha replied, “No, you must not kill them. If your army captured many of your enemies in a battle, you would certainly not [RHQ] kill them. Give these men something to eat and drink, and then allow them to return to their king.”
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 of Israel did that. He told his servants to provide a big feast for them. And when they had eaten and drunk plenty, he sent them away. They returned to the king of Syria [and told him what had happened]. So for a while after that, soldiers from Syria stopped raiding/attacking towns in Israel.
24 Og det skete derefter, at Benhadad, Kongen af Syrien, samlede hele sin Hær, og han drog op og belejrede Samaria.
But some time later, Ben-Hadad, the king of Syria, assembled his entire army, and they went to Samaria and surrounded the city [for a long time].
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.
Because of that, after a while there was hardly any food left inside the city, with the result that eventually a donkey’s head, [which was usually worthless, ] cost eighty pieces of silver, and (one cup/0.3 liter) of dove’s dung cost 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!
One day when the king of Israel was walking on top of the city wall, a woman cried out to him, “Your Majesty, help me!”
27 Og han sagde: Da Herren ikke frelser dig, hvorfra skal jeg da skaffe dig Frelse? af Laden eller af Vinpersen?
He replied, “If Yahweh will not help you, I certainly cannot [RHQ] help you. I certainly [RHQ] do not have any wheat or wine!
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.
What is your problem?” She replied, “Several days ago, that woman [over there] said to me, ‘[Because we have nothing left to eat, ] let’s kill your son today, in order that we can eat his flesh. Then tomorrow we can [kill] my son [and] eat his flesh.’
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 [killed my son and cut his body up and] boiled his flesh and ate it. The next day, I said to her, ‘Now give your son to me, in order that we can [kill him and cook his flesh and] eat it.’ But she has 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 what the woman said, he tore his robe [to show that he was very distressed]. The people who were standing close to the wall were able to see that the king was wearing rough cloth underneath his robe [because he was very distressed].
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.
The king exclaimed, “I wish/hope that God will strike me dead if I do not cut off the head of Elisha today, [because he is the one who has caused these terrible things to happen to us]!”
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?
So the king sent an officer to get Elisha. Before the officer arrived, Elisha was sitting in his house with some Israeli elders who were talking with him. Elisha said to them, “That murderer, [the king of Israel, ] is sending someone here to kill me. Listen: When he arrives, shut the door and do not allow him to come in. And the king will be coming right behind that officer!”
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 still speaking, the king and the officer arrived. The king said, “It is Yahweh who has caused us to have all this trouble/suffering. (Why should I wait any longer [RHQ] for him to do something [to help us]?/It is useless for me to wait any longer for him [to help us]!)”
