Første Kongebog 13
1 Og se, paa HERRENS Bud kom en Guds Mand fra Juda til Betel, netop som Jeroboam stod paa Alteret for at tænde Offerild.
And behold there came a man of God out of Juda, by the word of the Lord to Bethel, when Jeroboam was standing upon the altar, and burning incense.
2 Og han raabte med HERRENS Ord imod Alteret: »Alter, Alter! Saa siger HERREN: Der skal fødes Davids Hus en Søn ved Navn Josias, og paa dig skal han ofre Højenes Præster, som tænder Offerild paa dig, og han skal brænde Menneskeknogler paa dig!«
And he cried out against the altar in the word of the Lord, and said: O altar, altar, thus saith the Lord: Behold a child shall be born to the house of David, Josias by name, and he shall immolate upon thee the priests of the high places, who now burn incense upon thee, and he shall burn men’s bones upon thee.
3 Og samtidig kundgjorde han et Tegn, idet han sagde: »Dette er Tegnet paa, at HERREN har talet: Se, Alteret skal revne, saa Asken derpaa vælter ud!«
And he gave a sign the same day, saying: This shall be the sign, that the Lord hath spoken: Behold the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out.
4 Da nu Kongen hørte de Ord, den Guds Mand raabte mod Alteret i Betel, rakte Jeroboam sin Haand ud fra Alteret og sagde: »Grib ham!« Men Haanden, han rakte ud imod ham, visnede, og han kunde ikke tage den til sig igen;
And when the king had heard the word of the man of God, which he had cried out against the altar in Bethel, he stretched forth his hand from the altar, saying: Lay hold on him. And his hand which he stretched forth against him withered: and he was not able to draw it back again to him.
5 og Alteret revnede, saa Asken væltede ud fra Alteret — det Tegn, den Guds Mand havde kundgjort med HERRENS Ord.
The altar also was rent, and the ashes were poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given before in the word of the Lord.
6 Da tog Kongen til Orde og sagde til den Guds Mand: »Bed dog HERREN din Gud om Naade og gaa i Forbøn for mig, at jeg kan tage Haanden til mig igen!« Og den Guds Mand bad HERREN om Naade, og Kongen kunde tage Haanden til sig igen, og den var som før.
And the king said to the man of God: Entreat the face of the Lord thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me. And the man of God besought the face of the Lord, and the king’s hand was restored to him, and it became as it was before.
7 Derpaa sagde Kongen til den Guds Mand: »Følg med mig hjem og vederkvæg dig, saa vil jeg give dig en Gave!«
And the king said to the man of God: Come home with me to dine, and I will make thee presents.
8 Men den Guds Mand svarede Kongen: »Om du saa giver mig Halvdelen af dit Hus, vil jeg ikke følge med dig, og jeg vil hverken spise eller drikke paa dette Sted;
And the man of God answered the king: If thou wouldst give me half thy house I will not go with thee, nor eat bread, nor drink water in this place:
9 thi det Bud har jeg faaet med HERRENS Ord: Du maa hverken spise eller drikke, og du maa ikke vende hjem ad den Vej, du kom!«
For so it was enjoined me by the word of the Lord commanding me: Thou shalt not eat bread nor drink water, nor return by the same way that thou camest.
10 Derpaa drog han bort ad en anden Vej og vendte ikke hjem ad den Vej, han var kommet til Betel.
So he departed by another way, and returned not by the way that he came into Bethel.
11 Nu boede der i Betel en gammel Profet; hans Sønner kom og fortalte ham om alt, hvad den Guds Mand den Dag havde gjort i Betel, og om de Ord, han havde talt til Kongen. Men da de havde fortalt deres Fader det,
Now a certain old prophet dwelt in Bethel, and his sons came to him and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel: and they told their father the words which he had spoken to the king.
12 spurgte han dem: »Hvilken Vej gik han?« Og hans Sønner viste ham, hvilken Vej den Guds Mand, der var kommet fra Juda, var gaaet.
And their father said to them: What way went he? His sons shewed him the way by which the man of God went, who came out of Juda.
13 Da sagde han til sine Sønner: »Læg Sadelen paa mit Æsel!« Og da de havde sadlet Æselet, satte han sig op,
And he said to his sons: Saddle me the ass. And when they had saddled him, he got up,
14 red efter den Guds Mand og traf ham siddende under Egetræet. Han spurgte ham da: »Er du den Guds Mand, der kom fra Juda?« Han svarede: »Ja!«
And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under a turpentine tree: and he said to him: Art thou the man of God that camest from Juda? He answered: I am.
15 Saa sagde han til ham: »Kom med mig hjem og faa noget at spise!«
And he said to him: Come home with me, to eat bread.
16 Men han svarede: »Jeg kan ikke vende om og følge med dig, og jeg kan hverken spise eller drikke sammen med dig paa dette Sted,
But he said: I must not return, nor go with thee, neither will I eat bread, nor drink water in this place:
17 thi der er sagt mig med HERRENS Ord: Du maa hverken spise eller drikke der, og du maa ikke vende tilbage ad den Vej, du kom!«
Because the Lord spoke to me in the word of the Lord, saying: Thou shalt not eat bread, and thou shalt not drink water there, nor return by the way thou wentest.
18 Da sagde han til ham: »Ogsaa jeg er Profet som du, og en Engel har med HERRENS Ord sagt til mig: Tag ham med dig hjem, for at han kan faa noget at spise og drikke!« Men han løj for ham.
He said to him: I also am a prophet like unto thee: and an angel spoke to me in the word of the Lord, saying: Bring him back with thee into thy house, that he may eat bread, and drink water. He deceived him,
19 Saa vendte han tilbage med ham og spiste og drak i hans Hus.
And brought him back with him: so he ate bread and drank water in his house.
20 Men medens de sad til Bords, kom HERRENS Ord til Profeten, der havde faaet ham tilbage,
And as they sat at table, the word of the Lord came to the prophet that brought him back:
21 og han raabte til den Guds Mand, der var kommet fra Juda: »Saa siger HERREN: Fordi du har været genstridig mod HERRENS Ord og ikke holdt det Bud, HERREN din Gud paalagde dig,
And he cried out to the man of God who came out of Juda, saying: Thus saith the Lord: Because thou hast not been obedient to the Lord, and hast not kept the commandment which the Lord thy God commanded thee,
22 men vendte tilbage og spiste og drak paa det Sted, hvor han sagde, du ikke maatte spise og drikke, derfor skal dit Lig ikke komme i dine Fædres Grav!«
And hast returned and eaten bread, and drunk water in the place wherein he commanded thee that thou shouldst not eat bread, nor drink water, thy dead body shall not be brought into the sepulchre of thy fathers.
23 Efter at han havde spist og drukket, sadlede han Æselet til ham, og han gav sig paa Hjemvejen.
And when he had eaten and drunk, he saddled his ass for the prophet, whom he had brought back.
24 Men en Løve kom imod ham paa Vejen og dræbte ham. Og hans Lig laa henslængt paa Vejen, og Æselet stod ved Siden af; ogsaa Løven stod ved Siden af Liget.
And when he was gone, a lion found him in the way, and killed him, and his body was cast in the way: and the ass stood by him, and the lion stood by the dead body.
25 Og se, nogle Mænd kom der forbi og saa Liget ligge henslængt paa Vejen, og Løven staa ved Siden af, og de kom og fortalte det i Byen, hvor den gamle Profet boede;
And behold, men passing by saw the dead body cast in the way, and the lion standing by the body. And they came and told it in the city, wherein that old prophet dwelt.
26 og da Profeten, der havde faaet ham til at vende om, hørte det, sagde han: »Det er den Guds Mand, som var genstridig mod HERRENS Ord; derfor har HERREN givet ham i Løvens Vold, og den har sønderrevet ham og dræbt ham efter det Ord, HERREN talede til ham!«
And when that prophet, who had brought him back out of the way, heard of it, he said: It is the man of God, that was disobedient to the mouth of the Lord, and the Lord hath delivered him to the lion, and he hath torn him, and killed him according to the word of the Lord, which he spoke to him.
27 Derpaa sagde han til sine Sønner: »Læg Sadelen paa mit Æsel!« Og da de havde gjort det,
And he said to his sons: Saddle me an ass. And when they had saddled it,
28 red han hen og fandt hans Lig liggende henslængt paa Vejen og Æselet og Løven staaende ved Siden af, uden at Løven havde ædt Liget eller sønderrevet Æselet.
And he was gone, he found the dead body cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the carcass: the lion had not eaten of the dead body, nor hurt the ass.
29 Da løftede Profeten den Guds Mands Lig op, lagde ham paa Æselet og førte ham tilbage til Byen for at holde Dødeklage og jorde ham;
And the prophet took up the body of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and going back brought it into the city of the old prophet, to mourn for him.
30 og da han havde lagt Liget i sin egen Grav, holdt de Dødeklage over ham og sagde: »Ak ve min Broder!«
And he laid his dead body in his own sepulchre: and they mourned over him, saying: Alas! alas! my brother.
31 Og efter at have jordet ham sagde han til sine Sønner: »Naar jeg dør, skal I lægge mig i samme Grav, som den Guds Mand ligger i; ved Siden af hans Ben skal I lægge mig, for at mine Ben kan blive skaanet sammen md hans;
And when they had mourned over him, he said to his sons: When I am dead, bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried: lay my bones beside his bones.
32 thi det Ord skal gaa i Opfyldelse, som han med HERRENS Ord raabte mod Alteret i Betel og alle Offerhusene paa Højene i Samarias Byer!«
For assuredly the word shall come to pass which he hath foretold in the word of the Lord against the altar that is in Bethel: and against all the temples of the high places, that are in the cities of Samaria.
33 Heller ikke efter denne Begivenhed opgav Jeroboam sin onde Færd, men gjorde paa ny alle Slags Folk til Præster paa Højene, idet han indsatte enhver, der havde Lyst, til Præst paa Højene.
After these words Jeroboam came not back from his wicked way: but on the contrary he made of the meanest of the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he filled his hand, and he was made a priest of the high places.
34 Og det blev Jeroboams Hus til Synd og førte til, at det blev tilintetgjort og udryddet af Jorden.
And for this cause did the house of Jeroboam sin, and was cut off and destroyed from the face of the earth.
