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 Judah by the word of the LORD to Beth-el: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn 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 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, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt 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 [is] the sign which 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 it came to pass when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, who had cried against the altar in Beth-el, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not draw it to him again.
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 poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by 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 answered and said to the man of God, Entreat now the face of the LORD thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me again. And the man of God besought the LORD, and the king's hand was restored to him again, and 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, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.
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 said to the king, If thou wilt give me half thy house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I 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 was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again 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 went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Beth-el.
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 there dwelt an old prophet in Beth-el; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Beth-el: the words which he had spoken to the king, them they told also to their father.
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? for his sons had seen what way the man of God went, who came from Judah.
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. So they saddled him the ass: and he rode upon it.
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 an oak: and he said to him, [Art] thou the man of God that camest from Judah? And he said, I [am].
15 Saa sagde han til ham: »Kom med mig hjem og faa noget at spise!«
Then he said to him, Come home with me, and 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,
And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee: neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee 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!«
For it was said to me by the word of the LORD, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest.
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 [am] a prophet also as thou [art]; and an angel spoke to me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thy house, that he may eat bread and drink water. [But] he lied to him.
19 Saa vendte han tilbage med ham og spiste og drak i hans Hus.
So he went back with him, and ate bread in his house, and drank water.
20 Men medens de sad til Bords, kom HERRENS Ord til Profeten, der havde faaet ham tilbage,
And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that 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 to the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of 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!«
But hast returned, and hast eaten bread and drank water in the place, of which [the LORD] said to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water; thy carcass shall not come to the sepulcher of thy fathers.
23 Efter at han havde spist og drukket, sadlede han Æselet til ham, og han gav sig paa Hjemvejen.
And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drank, that he saddled for him the ass, [to wit], 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 had gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcass was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcass.
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 passed by, and saw the carcass cast in the way, and the lion standing by the carcass: and they came and told [it] in the city where the 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 the prophet that brought him back from the way heard [of it], he said, It [is] the man of God, who was disobedient to the word of the LORD: therefore the LORD hath delivered him to the lion, which hath torn him, and slain 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 spoke to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass. And they saddled [him].
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 went and found his carcass cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the carcass: the lion had not eaten the carcass, nor torn 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 carcass of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back: and the old prophet came to the city, to mourn and to bury 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 carcass in his own grave; and they mourned over him, [saying], 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 it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spoke to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulcher in which 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 the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Beth-el, and against all the houses of the high places which [are] in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.
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 this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whoever would, he consecrated him, and he became [one] of the priests of the high places.
34 Og det blev Jeroboams Hus til Synd og førte til, at det blev tilintetgjort og udryddet af Jorden.
And this thing became sin to the house of Jeroboam, even to cut [it off], and to destroy [it] from the face of the earth.
