Anden Kongebog 3
1 Joram, Akabs Søn, blev Konge over Israel i Samaria i Kong Josafat af Judas attende Regeringsaar, og han herskede i tolv Aar.
And Joram the son of Achab reigned over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Josaphat king of Juda. And he reigned twelve years.
2 Han gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENS Øjne, dog ikke som hans Fader og Moder, og han fjernede Ba'als Stenstøtter, som hans Fader havde ladet lave.
And he did evil before the Lord, but not like his father and his mother: for he took away the statues of Baal, which his father had made.
3 Men han holdt fast ved de Synder, som Jeroboam, Nebats Søn, forledte Israel til; dem veg han ikke fra.
Nevertheless he stuck to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who made Israel to sin, nor did he depart from them.
4 Kong Mesja af Moab drev Kvægavl og svarede Israels Konge en Afgift paa 100 000 Lam og Ulden af 100 000 Vædre.
Now Mesa, king of Moab, nourished many sheep, and he paid to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs, and a hundred thousand rams with their fleeces.
5 Men efter Akabs Død faldt Moabs Konge fra Israels Konge.
And when Achab was dead, he broke the league which he had made with the king of Israel.
6 Da drog Kong Joram straks ud fra Samaria og mønstrede hele Israel;
And king Joram went out that day from Samaria, and mustered all Israel.
7 desuden sendte han Bud til Kong Josafat af Juda og lod sige: »Moabs Konge er faldet fra mig; vil du drage med i Krig mod Moab?« Han svarede: »Ja, jeg vil; jeg som du, mit Folk som dit, mine Heste som dine!«
And he sent to Josaphat king of Juda, saying: The king of Moab is revolted from me, come with me against him to battle. And he answered: I will come up: he that is mine, is thine: my people, thy people: and my horses, thy horses.
8 Og han spurgte: »Hvilken Vej skal vi drage?« Han svarede: »Gennem Edoms Ørken!«
And he said: Which way shall we go up? But he answered: By the desert of Edom.
9 Saa drog Israels, Judas og Edoms Konger af Sted. Men da de havde tilbagelagt en Strækning af syv Dagsrejser, var der ikke Vand til Hæren og Dyrene, som de havde med.
So the king of Israel, and the king of Juda, and the king of Edom went, and they fetched a compass of seven days’ journey, and there was no water for the army, and for the beasts, that followed them.
10 Da sagde Israels Konge: »Ak, at HERREN har kaldt disse tre Konger sammen for at overgive dem i Moabs Haand!«
And the king of Israel said: Alas, alas, alas, the Lord hath gathered us three kings together, to deliver us into the hands of Moab!
11 Men Josafat sagde: »Er her ingen af HERRENS Profeter, ved hvem vi kan raadspørge HERREN?« Da svarede en af Israels Konges Folk: »Jo, her er Elisa, Sjafats Søn, som øste Vand paa Elias's Hænder.«
And Josaphat said: Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may beseech the Lord by him? And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered: Here is Eliseus the son of Saphat, who poured water on the hands of Elias.
12 Josafat sagde: »Hos ham er HERRENS Ord!« Og Israels Konge og Josafat og Edoms Konge begav sig ned til ham.
And Josaphat said: The word of the Lord is with him. And the king of Israel, and Josaphat king of Juda, and the king of Edom went down to him.
13 Men Elisa sagde til Israels Konge: »Hvad har jeg med dig at gøre? Gaa du til din Faders og Moders Profeter!« Israels Konge svarede: »Ak nej, thi HERREN har kaldt disse tre Konger sammen for at give dem i Moabs Haand.«
And Eliseus said to the king of Israel: What have I to do with thee? go to the prophets of thy father, and thy mother. And the king of Israel said to him: Why hath the Lord gathered together these three kings, to deliver them into the hands of Moab?
14 Da sagde Elisa: »Saa sandt Hærskarers HERRE lever, for hvis Aasyn jeg staar: Var det ikke for Kong Josafat af Judas Skyld, vilde jeg ikke se til dig eller værdige dig et Blik!
And Eliseus said to him: As the Lord of hosts liveth, in whose sight I stand, if I did not reverence the face of Josaphat king of Juda, I would not have hearkened to thee, nor looked on thee.
15 Men hent mig nu en Strengespiller!« Thi naar Strengespilleren spillede, kom HERRENS Haand over ham.
But now bring me hither a minstrel. And when the minstrel played, the hand of the Lord came upon him, and he said:
16 Derpaa sagde han: »Saa siger HERREN: Grav Grøft ved Grøft i Dalen her!
Thus saith the Lord: Make the channel of this torrent full of ditches.
17 Thi saa siger HERREN: I skal hverken mærke til Blæst eller Regn, men alligevel skal Dalen her fyldes med Vand, saa at I, eders Hær og eders Dyr kan drikke!
For thus saith the Lord: You shall not see wind, nor rain: and yet this channel shall be filled with waters, and you shall drink, you and your families, and your beasts.
18 Dog tykkes dette HERREN for lidet, han vil ogsaa give Moab i eders Haand;
And this is a small thing in the sight of the Lord: moreover he will deliver also Moab into your hands.
19 I skal indtage alle befæstede Byer og alle betydelige Byer, alle Frugttræer skal I fælde, alle Kilder skal I tilstoppe, og al frugtbar Agerjord skal I ødelægge med Sten!«
And you shall destroy every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall cut down every fruitful tree, and shall stop up all the springs of waters, and every goodly field you shall cover with stones.
20 Og næste Morgen ved Afgrødeofferets Tid kom der Vand fra den Kant, hvor Edom ligger, saa hele Egnen blev fuld af Vand.
And it came to pass in the morning, when the sacrifices used to be offered, that behold, water came by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.
21 Da alle Moabiterne hørte, at Kongerne var draget op for at føre Krig med dem, blev enhver, der overhovedet kunde bære Vaaben, opbudt, og de tog Stilling ved Grænsen.
And all the Moabites hearing that the kings were come up to fight against them, gathered together all that were girded with a belt upon them, and stood in the borders.
22 Men tidligt om Morgenen, da Solen stod op over Vandet, saa Moabiterne Vandet foran sig rødt som Blod.
And they rose early in the morning, and the sun being now up, and shining upon the waters, the Moabites saw the waters over against them red, like blood,
23 Da raabte de: »Det er Blod! Kongerne har fuldstændig tilintetgjort hverandre, de har hugget hverandre ned; nu til Byttet, Moab!«
And they said: It is the blood of the sword: the kings have fought among themselves, and they have killed one another: go now, Moab, to the spoils.
24 Men da de naaede Israels Lejr, brød Israeliterne op og slog Moabiterne paa Flugt. Derpaa rykkede de frem og huggede Moabiterne ned;
And they went into the camp of Israel: but Israel rising up defeated Moab, who fled before them. And they being conquerors, went and smote Moab.
25 Byerne nedbrød de; paa al frugtbar Agerjord kastede de hver sin Sten, saa den blev fuld af Sten; alle Kildevæld tilstoppede de, og alle Frugttræer fældede de. Til sidst var kun Kir-Hareset tilbage, og denne By omringede Slyngekasterne og skød paa den.
And they destroyed the cities: and they filled every goodly field, every man casting his stone: and they stopt up all the springs of waters: and cut down all the trees that bore fruit, so that brick walls only remained: and the city was beset by the slingers, and a great part thereof destroyed.
26 Da Moabs Konge saa, at han ikke kunde modstaa Angrebet, samlede han 700 sværdvæbnede Mænd for at bryde igennem hen til Kongen af Edom, men det lykkedes ikke.
And when the king of Moab saw this, to wit, that the enemies had prevailed, he took with him seven hundred men that drew the sword, to break in upon the king of Edom: but they could not.
27 Saa tog han sin førstefødte Søn, der skulde følge ham paa Tronen, og ofrede ham som Brændoffer paa Muren. Da kom heftig Vrede over Israel, og de brød op og vendte hjem til deres Land.
Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall: and there was great indignation in Israel, and presently they departed from him, and returned into their own country.
