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1 Og Moab faldt af fra Israel efter Akabs Død.
Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.
2 Og Ahasia faldt igennem Sprinkelværket i sin Sal i Samaria og blev syg; og han sendte Bud og sagde til dem: Gaar hen, adspørger Baal-Sebub, Ekrons Gud, om jeg skal leve efter denne Sygdom.
And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said to them, Go, enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover from this disease.
3 Men Herrens Engel sagde til Thisbiteren Elias: Staa op, gak hen at møde Kongen af Samarias Bud, og sig til dem: Mon det er, fordi der er ingen Gud i Israel, at I gaa bort at adspørge Baal-Sebub, Ekrons Gud?
But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say to them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron?
4 Derfor saa sagde Herren: Du skal ikke komme op af din Seng, som du lagde dig paa, men visselig dø; og Elias gik bort.
Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.
5 Der Budene kom tilbage til ham, da sagde han til dem: Hvi komme I allerede igen?
And when the messengers returned to him, he said to them, Why have ye now returned?
6 Og de sagde til ham: Der kom en Mand op imod os og sagde til os: Gaar, vender tilbage til Kongen, som sendte eder, og siger til ham: Saa siger Herren: Mon det er, fordi der er ingen Gud i Israel, at du sender hen at adspørge Baal-Sebub, Ekrons Gud? derfor skal du ikke komme op af Sengen, som du lagde dig paa, men visselig dø.
And they said to him, There came up a man to meet us, and said to us, Go, return to the king that sent you, and say to him, Thus saith the LORD, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
7 Og han sagde til dem: Hvorledes var den Mands Skikkelse, som kom eder i Møde og sagde disse Ord til eder?
And he said to them, What manner of man was he who came up to meet you, and told you these words?
8 Og de sagde til ham: Det var en Mand, som havde en laadden Kappe paa og var ombunden med et Læderbælte om sine Lænder; da sagde han: Det er Thisbiteren Elias.
And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a leather belt about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.
9 Og han sendte en Høvedsmand over halvtredsindstyve med hans halvtredsindstyve til ham, og denne kom op til ham, og se, han sad paa Bjergets Top, og han sagde til ham: Du Guds Mand! Kongen siger: Kom ned!
Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spoke to him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down.
10 Men Elias svarede og sagde til Høvedsmanden over halvtredsindstyve: Dersom jeg er en Guds Mand, da falde Ild ned fra Himmelen og fortære dig og dine halvtredsindstyve; og Ild faldt ned fra Himmelen og fortærede ham og hans halvtredsindstyve.
And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I am a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
11 Og han sendte atter en anden Høvedsmand over halvtredsindstyve med hans halvtredsindstyve til ham, og denne tog Ordet og sagde til ham: Du Guds Mand! saa sasr de Kongen: Kom straks ned!
Again also he sent to him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said to him, O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly.
12 Og Elias svarede og sagde til dem: Dersom jeg er en Guds Mand, da falde Ild ned fra Himmelen og fortære dig og dine halvtredsindstyve; og Guds Ild faldt ned fra Himmelen og fortærede ham og hans halvtredsindstyve.
And Elijah answered and said to them, If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
13 Da sendte han igen en Høvedsmand over det tredje halvtredsindstyve med hans halvtredsindstyve; og den tredje Høvedsmand for halvtredsindstyve steg op og kom og bøjede sig paa sine Knæ for Elias og bad ham om Naade og talte til ham: Du Guds Mand! kære, lad min Sjæl og disse dine halvtredsindstyve Tjeneres Sjæle være dyrebare for dine Øjne.
And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said to him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.
14 Se, der faldt Ild ned fra Himmelen og fortærede de to første Høvedsmænd over halvtredsindstyve og deres halvtredsindstyve; men nu, lad min Sjæl være dyrebar for dine Øjne!
Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.
15 Da sagde Herrens Engel til Elias: Gak ned med ham, frygt ikke for hans Ansigt; og han gjorde sig rede og gik ned med ham til Kongen.
And the angel of the LORD said to Elijah, Go down with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him to the king.
16 Og han talte til ham: Saa sagde Herren: At du sendte Bud til at adspørge Baal-Sebub, Ekrons Gud, mon det var, fordi der var ingen Gud i Israel, at du kunde adspørge hans Ord? derfor skal du ikke komme op af Sengen, som du lagde dig paa, men visselig dø.
And he said to him, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to enquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
17 Saa døde han efter Herrens Ord, som Elias havde talt; og Joram blev Konge i hans Sted i det andet Jorams, Josafats Søns, Judas Konges, Aar, fordi han havde ingen Søn.
So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.
18 Men det øvrige af Ahasias Handeler, hvad han gjorde, er det ikke skrevet i Israels Kongers Krønikers Bog?
Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
