Anden Kongebog 7
1 Da sagde Elisa: Hører Herrens Ord! saa sagde Herren: I Morgen ved denne Tid skal en Maade Mel koste en Sekel, og to Maader Byg en Sekel i Samarias Port.
Elisha said, "Hear the word of the LORD. Thus says the LORD, 'Tomorrow about this time a measure of fine flour will be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.'"
2 Men Høvedsmanden, til hvis Haand Kongen hældede sig, svarede den Guds Mand og sagde: Se, om Herren gjorde Vinduer paa Himmelen, mon dette Ord kunde ske? og han sagde: Se, du skal se det med dine Øjne, men ikke æde deraf.
Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, "Look, if the LORD made windows in heaven, could this thing be?" He said, "Look, you shall see it with your eyes, but shall not eat of it."
3 Men der var fire spedalske Mænd, ved Indgangen til Porten, og de sagde den ene til den anden: Hvorfor blive vi her, indtil vi dø?
Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate. And they said to one another, "Why do we sit here until we die?
4 Om vi sige: Vi ville gaa ind i Staden, saa er der Hunger i Staden, og vi dø der, og om vi blive her, da maa vi og dø; saa kommer nu og lader os gaa over til Syrernes Lejr, lade de os leve, saa leve vi, og dræbe de os, saa dø vi.
If we say, 'We will enter into the city,' then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there. If we sit still here, we also die. Now therefore come, and let us surrender to the army of the Arameans. If they save us alive, we will live; and if they kill us, we will only die."
5 Og de gjorde sig rede i Tusmørket at komme til Syrernes Lejr; der de kom til det yderste af Syrernes Lejr, se, da var der ikke en Mand.
They rose up in the twilight, to go to the camp of the Arameans. When they had come to the outermost part of the camp of the Arameans, look, there was no man there.
6 Thi Herren havde ladet Syrernes Lejr høre en Lyd af Vogne og en Lyd af Heste, ja, en Lyd af en stor Hær, og de sagde, den ene til den anden: Se, Israels Konge har lejet imod os Hethiternes Konger og Ægypternes Konger til at komme over os.
For the LORD had made the army of the Arameans to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great army: and they said one to another, Look, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come on us.
7 Derfor gjorde de sig rede og flyede i Tusmørket og forlode deres Telte og deres Heste og deres Asener og Lejren, som den stod, og flyede for at redde deres Liv.
Therefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their donkeys, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.
8 Der disse spedalske kom til det yderste af Lejren, da kom de til et Telt og aade og drak og toge derfra Sølv og Guld og Klæder og gik bort og skjulte det, og de vendte tilbage og kom til et andet Telt og toge ogsaa noget derfra og gik bort og skjulte det.
When these lepers came to the outermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and ate and drink, and carried there silver, and gold, and clothing, and went and hid it. Then they came back, and entered into another tent, and carried there also, and went and hid it.
9 Da sagde de, den ene til den anden: Vi gøre ikke ret, denne Dag er et godt Budskabs Dag, og skulde vi tie? dersom vi bie, indtil det bliver lys Morgen, da rammer vor Misgerning os; velan da, lader os gaa og give det til Kende for Kongens Hus!
Then they said one to another, "We aren't doing right. This day is a day of good news, and we keep silent. If we wait until the morning light, punishment will overtake us. Now therefore come, let us go and tell the king's household."
10 Og der de kom, raabte de til Stadens Portvagt, og de gave den det til Kende og sagde: Vi kom til Syrernes Lejr, og se, der var ikke en Mand eller et Menneskes Røst, men Heste bundne og Asener bundne og Teltene, saaledes som de vare.
So they came and called to the gatekeepers of the city; and they told them, saying, "We came to the camp of the Arameans, and, look, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but the horses tied, and the donkeys tied, and the tents as they were."
11 Da raabte Portvagten og forkyndte det inde i Kongens Hus!
The gatekeepers called out, and it was reported to the king's household within.
12 Og Kongen stod op om Natten og sagde til sine Tjenere: Jeg vil kundgøre eder, hvad Syrerne have gjort imod os: De vide, at vi lide Hunger, derfor ere de udgangne af Lejren for at skjule sig paa Marken, sigende: Naar de gaa ud af Staden, da ville vi gribe dem levende og komme ind i Staden.
The king arose in the night, and said to his servants, "I will now show you what the Arameans have done to us. They know that we are hungry. Therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, 'When they come out of the city, we shall take them alive, and get into the city.'"
13 Da svarede en af hans Tjenere og sagde: Lad dem dog tage fem af Hestene, som ere tilovers, som ere overblevne herinde; se, de ere som al Israels Hob, som ere overblevne herinde, se, de ere som al Israels Hob, der er omkommen; og lader os dog sende hen og se til!
And one of his servants answered, "Please let some take five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city. Look, they are like the whole multitude of Israel who have already perished. Let us send and see."
14 Da toge de to Vogne med Heste, og Kongen sendte dem efter Syrernes Hær og sagde: Drager hen og ser til!
They took therefore two chariots with horses; and the king sent after the army of the Arameans, saying, "Go and see."
15 Og der de droge efter dem indtil Jordanen, se, da laa hele Vejen fuld af Klæder og Tøj, som Syrerne havde kastet fra sig, der de hastede af Sted; og Budene kom igen og gave Kongen det til Kende.
They went after them to the Jordan; and look, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Arameans had cast away in their haste. The messengers returned, and told the king.
16 Saa gik Folket ud og plyndrede Syrernes Lejr; og en Maade Mel kostede en Sekel og to Maader Byg en Sekel, efter Herrens Ord.
The people went out, and plundered the camp of the Arameans. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD.
17 Men Kongen beskikkede den Høvedsmand, hvis Haand han hældede sig til, til at være ved Porten, og Folket traadte ham ned i Porten, saa at han døde, ligesom den Guds Mand havde talt, som havde talt det, der Kongen kom ned til ham.
The king appointed the captain on whose hand he leaned to be in charge of the gate: and the people trod on him in the gate, and he died as the man of God had said, who spoke when the king came down to him.
18 Thi det skete, som den Guds Mand havde talt til Kongen og sagt: I Morgen paa denne Tid skulle to Maader Byg koste en Sekel og en Maade Mel en Sekel i Samarias Port.
It happened, as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, "Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be tomorrow about this time in the gate of Samaria";
19 Og Høvedsmanden havde svaret den Guds Mand og sagt: Ja se, om Herren gjorde Vinduer paa Himmelen, mon det kunde ske efter dette Ord? og han havde sagt: Se, du skal se det med dine Øjne og ikke æde deraf.
and that captain answered the man of God, and said, "Now, look, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be?" and he said, "Look, you shall see it with your eyes, but shall not eat of it."
20 Og det gik ham saaledes; thi Folket traadte ham ned i Porten, saa at han døde.
It happened like that to him; for the people trod on him in the gate, and he died.
