Første Kongebog 20
1 Kong Benhadad af Aram samlede hele sin Hær, og to og tredive Konger fulgte ham med Heste og Stridsvogne; og han drog op og indesluttede Samaria og belejrede det.
Ben Hadad the king of Aram gathered all his army together; and there were thirty-two kings with him, and horses and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it.
2 Han sendte nu Sendebud ind i Byen til Kong Akab af Israel
He sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said to him, "Thus says Ben Hadad,
3 og lod sige til ham: »Saaledes siger Benhadad: Dit Sølv og Guld er mit, men dine Hustruer og Børn kan du beholde!«
'Your silver and your gold is mine. Your wives also and your children, even the best, are mine.'"
4 Israels Konge lod svare: »Som du byder, Herre Konge! Jeg og alt, hvad mit er, tilhører dig.«
The king of Israel answered, "It is according to your saying, my lord, O king. I am yours, and all that I have."
5 Men Sendebudene vendte tilbage og sagde: »Saaledes siger Benhadad: Jeg sendte Bud til dig og lod sige: Dit Sølv og Guld og dine Hustruer og Børn skal du give mig!
The messengers came again, and said, "Ben Hadad says, 'I sent indeed to you, saying, "You shall deliver me your silver, and your gold, and your wives, and your children;
6 Saa sender jeg da i Morgen ved denne Tid mine Folk til dig, og de skal gennemsøge dit Hus og dine Folks Huse og tilvende sig og tage alt, hvad de lyster!«
but I will send my servants to you tomorrow about this time, and they shall search your house, and the houses of your servants; and it shall be, that whatever is pleasant in their eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take it away."'"
7 Da lod Israels Konge alle Landets Ældste kalde og sagde: »Der ser I, at Manden har ondt i Sinde, thi nu sender han Bud til mig om mine Hustruer og Børn, og mit Sølv og Guld havde jeg ikke nægtet ham!«
Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, "Please notice how this man seeks mischief; for he sent to me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I did not deny him."
8 Alle de Ældste og alt Folket svarede ham: »Hør ham ikke; du maa ikke give efter!«
All the elders and all the people said to him, "Do not listen, neither consent."
9 Da sagde han til Benhadads Sendebud: »Sig til min Herre Kongen: Alt, hvad du første Gang krævede af din Træl, vil jeg gøre, men dette Krav kan jeg ikke opfylde!« Med det Svar vendte Sendebudene tilbage.
Therefore he said to the messengers of Ben Hadad, "Tell my lord the king, 'All that you sent for to your servant at the first I will do; but this thing I cannot do.'" The messengers departed, and brought him back the message.
10 Da sendte Benhadad Bud til ham og lod sige: »Guderne ramme mig baade med det ene og det andet, om Støvet i Samaria forslaar til at fylde Hænderne paa alle de Krigere, der følger mig!«
Ben Hadad sent to him, and said, "The gods do so to me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people who follow me."
11 Men Israels Konge lod svare: »Sig saaledes: Den, der spænder Bæltet, skal ikke rose sig som den, der løser det!«
The king of Israel answered, "Tell him, 'Do not let him who puts on his armor brag like he who takes it off.'"
12 Benhadad modtog Svaret, just som han sad og drak sammen med Kongerne i Løvhytterne; da sagde han til sine Folk: »Til Storm!« Og de gjorde sig rede til at storme Byen.
It happened, when Ben Hadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings, in the pavilions, that he said to his servants, "Prepare to attack." They prepared to attack the city.
13 Men en Profet traadte hen til Kong Akab af Israel og sagde: »Saa siger HERREN: Ser du hele den vældige Menneskemængde der? Se, jeg giver den i Dag i din Haand, og du skal kende, at jeg er HERREN!«
Look, a prophet came near to Ahab king of Israel, and said, "Thus says the LORD, 'Have you seen all this great multitude? Look, I will deliver it into your hand this day; and you shall know that I am the LORD.'"
14 Akab spurgte: »Ved hvem?« Han svarede: »Saa siger HERREN: Ved Fogedernes Folk!« Derpaa spurgte han: »Hvem skal aabne Kampen?« Han svarede: »Du!«
Ahab said, "By whom?" He said, "Thus says the LORD, 'By the young men of the governors of the districts.'" Then he said, "Who shall begin the battle?" He answered, "You."
15 Saa mønstrede han Fogedernes Folk, og de var 232; derefter mønstrede han hele Hæren, alle Israeliterne, 7000 Mand.
Then he mustered the young men of the governors of the districts, and they were two hundred and thirty-two. After them, he mustered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand.
16 Og ved Middagstid gjorde de et Udfald, just som Benhadad og de to og tredive Konger, der fulgte ham, sad og drak i Løvhytterne.
They went out at noon. But Ben Hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty-two kings who helped him.
17 Først rykkede Fogedernes Folk ud. Man sendte da Bud til Benhadad og meldte: »Der rykker Mænd ud fra Samaria!«
the young men of the governors of the districts went out first; and Ben Hadad sent out, and they told him, saying, "Men are coming out from Samaria."
18 Da sagde han: »Hvad enten de rykker ud for at faa Fred eller for at kæmpe, saa grib dem levende!«
He said, "If they have come out for peace, take them alive; or if they have come out for war, take them alive."
19 Da Fogedernes Folk og Hæren, som fulgte efter, var rykket ud fra Byen,
So these went out of the city, the young men of the governors of the districts, and the army which followed them.
20 huggede de ned for Fode, saa at Aramæerne tog Flugten; og Israeliterne satte efter dem. Men Kong Benhadad af Aram undslap til Hest sammen med nogle Ryttere.
They each killed his man. The Arameans fled, and Israel pursued them. Ben Hadad the king of Aram escaped on a horse with horsemen.
21 Da rykkede Israels Konge ud og gjorde Hestene og Vognene til Bytte, og han tilføjede Aramæerne et stort Nederlag.
The king of Israel went out, and struck the horses and chariots, and killed the Arameans with a great slaughter.
22 Men Profeten traadte hen til Israels Konge og sagde til ham: »Tag dig sammen og se vel til, hvad du vil gøre, thi næste Aar drager Arams Konge op imod dig igen!«
The prophet came near to the king of Israel, and said to him, "Go, strengthen yourself, and mark, and see what you do; for at the return of the year the king of Aram will come up against you."
23 Men Aramæerkongens Folk sagde til ham: »Deres Gud er en Bjerggud, derfor blev de os for stærke; men lad os se, om vi ikke kan blive de stærkeste, naar vi angriber dem paa Slettelandet!
The servants of the king of Aram said to him, "Their god is a god of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we. But let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.
24 Saaledes skal du gøre: Afsæt alle Kongerne, sæt Statholdere i deres Sted
Do this thing: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their place.
25 og stil lige saa stor en Hær paa Benene som den, du mistede, og lige saa mange Heste og Vogne som før! Naar vi saa kæmper med dem paa Slettelandet, sandelig, om vi ikke bliver de stærkeste!« Og han fulgte deres Raad og handlede derefter.
Muster an army, like the army that you have lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot. We will fight against them in the plain, and surely we will be stronger than them." He listened to their voice, and did so.
26 Næste Aar mønstrede Benhadad Aramæerne og drog op til Afek for at kæmpe med Israel.
It happened at the return of the year, that Ben Hadad mustered the Arameans, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.
27 Ogsaa Israeliterne blev mønstret og forsynede sig med Levnedsmidler, hvorefter de rykkede dem i Møde og lejrede sig lige over for dem som to smaa Gedehjorde, medens Aramæerne oversvømmede Landet.
The children of Israel were mustered, and were provisioned, and went against them. The children of Israel camped before them like two little flocks of young goats; but the Arameans filled the country.
28 Da traadte en Guds Mand hen til Israels Konge og sagde: »Saa siger HERREN: Fordi Aramæerne siger: HERREN er en Bjerggud og ikke en Dalgud! vil jeg give hele den vældige Menneskemængde der i din Haand, og I skal kende, at jeg er HERREN!«
A man of God came near and spoke to the king of Israel, and said, "Thus says the LORD, 'Because the Arameans have said, "The LORD is a god of the hills, but he is not a god of the valleys"; therefore I will deliver all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am the LORD.'"
29 De laa nu lejret over for hinanden i syv Dage, men Syvendedagen kom det til Kamp, og Israeliterne huggede Aramæerne ned, 100 000 Mand Fodfolk paa een Dag.
They camped one over against the other seven days. So it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined; and the children of Israel killed one hundred thousand footmen of the Arameans in one day.
30 De, der blev tilovers, flygtede til Byen Afek, men Muren styrtede ned over dem, der var tilbage, 27 000 Mand. Benhadad flygtede ind i Byen, hvor han løb fra Kammer til Kammer.
But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand men who were left. Ben Hadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner room.
31 Da sagde hans Folk til ham: »Vi har hørt, at Kongerne over Israels Hus er naadige Konger; lad os binde Sæk om Lænderne og Reb om Hovederne og gaa ud til Israels Konge, maaske han da vil skaane dit Liv!«
His servants said to him, "See now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings. Please let us put sackcloth on our bodies, and ropes on our heads, and go out to the king of Israel. Maybe he will save your life."
32 Saa bandt de Sæk om Lænderne og Reb om Hovederne og kom til Israels Konge og sagde: »Din Træl Benhadad siger: Lad mig leve!« Han svarede: »Er han endnu i Live? Han er min Broder!«
So they put sackcloth on their bodies and ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, "Your servant Ben Hadad says, 'Please let me live.'" He said, "Is he still alive? He is my brother."
33 Det tog Mændene for et godt Varsel, og de tog ham straks paa Ordet, idet de sagde: »Benhadad er din Broder!« Da sagde han: »Gaa hen og hent ham!« Saa gik Benhadad ud til ham, og han tog ham op i Vognen til sig.
Now the men were looking for an omen, and they seized upon it from him, and they said, "Ben Hadad is your brother." Then he said, "Go, bring him." Then Ben Hadad came out to him, and he had him come up into the chariot.
34 Benhadad sagde nu til ham: »De Byer, min Fader fratog din Fader, vil jeg give tilbage, og du maa bygge dig Gader i Damaskus, lige som min Fader gjorde i Samaria! Paa disse Vilkaar give du mig fri!« Og han sluttede Pagt med ham og lod ham gaa.
Ben Hadad said to him, "The cities which my father took from your father I will restore. You shall make streets for yourself in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria." "I," said Ahab, "will let you go with this covenant." So he made a covenant with him, and let him go.
35 Men en af Profetsønnerne sagde med HERRENS Ord til sin Fælle: »Slaa mig!« Men han vægrede sig derved.
A certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his fellow by the word of the LORD, "Please strike me." The man refused to strike him.
36 Da sagde han til ham: »Fordi du ikke har adlydt HERRENS Ord, skal en Løve dræbe dig, naar du gaar bort fra mig!« Og da han gik bort fra ham, traf en Løve paa ham og dræbte ham.
Then he said to him, "Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, look, as soon as you are departed from me, a lion shall kill you." As soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him, and killed him.
37 Saa traf Profetsønnen en anden og sagde til ham: »Slaa mig!« Og den anden slog ham og saarede ham.
Then he found another man, and said, "Please strike me." The man struck him, smiting and wounding him.
38 Saa gik Profeten hen og stillede sig paa den Vej, Kongen kom, og gjorde sig ukendelig med et Bind for Øjnene.
So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with his headband over his eyes.
39 Da Kongen kom forbi, raabte han til ham: »Din Træl var draget med i Kampen; da kom en hen til mig med en Mand og sagde: Vogt den Mand vel! Slipper han bort, skal du svare for hans Liv med dit eget Liv eller bøde en Talent Sølv!
As the king passed by, he cried to the king; and he said, "Your servant went out into the midst of the battle; and look, a man turned aside, and brought a man to me, and said, 'Guard this man. If by any means he be missing, then your life shall be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.'
40 Men din Træl var optaget snart her, snart der, og borte var han.« Da sagde Israels Konge til ham: »Det er din Dom, du har selv fældet den!«
As your servant was busy here and there, he was gone." The king of Israel said to him, "So your judgment shall be; you yourself have decided it."
41 Saa tog han hurtig Bindet fra Øjnene, og Israels Konge genkendte ham som en af Profeterne.
He hurried, and took the headband away from his eyes; and the king of Israel recognized that he was of the prophets.
42 Og han sagde til ham: »Saa siger HERREN: Fordi du gav Slip paa den Mand, der var hjemfaldet til mit Band, skal du svare for hans Liv med dit eget Liv og for hans Folk med dit eget Folk!«
He said to him, "Thus says the LORD, 'Because you have let go out of your hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction, therefore your life shall go for his life, and your people for his people.'"
43 Da drog Israels Konge hjem, misfornøjet og ilde til Mode, og han kom til Samaria.
The king of Israel went to his house sullen and angry, and came to Samaria.
