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.
Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and 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 that which was evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother; for he put away the pillar of Baal that 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 cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.
4 Kong Mesja af Moab drev Kvægavl og svarede Israels Konge en Afgift paa 100 000 Lam og Ulden af 100 000 Vædre.
Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep-master; and he rendered unto the king of Israel the wool of a hundred thousand lambs, and of a hundred thousand rams.
5 Men efter Akabs Død faldt Moabs Konge fra Israels Konge.
But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
6 Da drog Kong Joram straks ud fra Samaria og mønstrede hele Israel;
And king Jehoram went out of Samaria at that time, 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 went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying: 'The king of Moab hath rebelled against me; wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle?' And he said: 'I will go up; I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as 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?' And he answered: 'The way of the wilderness 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 went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom; and they made a circuit of seven days' journey; and there was no water for the host, nor 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! for the LORD hath called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand 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.«
But Jehoshaphat said: 'Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may inquire of the LORD by him?' And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said: 'Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.'
12 Josafat sagde: »Hos ham er HERRENS Ord!« Og Israels Konge og Josafat og Edoms Konge begav sig ned til ham.
And Jehoshaphat said: 'The word of the LORD is with him.' So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat 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 Elisha said unto the king of Israel: 'What have I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother.' And the king of Israel said unto him: 'Nay; for the LORD hath called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand 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 Elisha said: 'As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.
15 Men hent mig nu en Strengespiller!« Thi naar Strengespilleren spillede, kom HERRENS Haand over ham.
But now bring me a minstrel.' And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.
16 Derpaa sagde han: »Saa siger HERREN: Grav Grøft ved Grøft i Dalen her!
And he said: 'Thus saith the LORD: Make this valley full of trenches.
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: Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain, yet that valley shall be filled with water; and ye shall drink, both ye and your cattle and your beasts.
18 Dog tykkes dette HERREN for lidet, han vil ogsaa give Moab i eders Haand;
And this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD; He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand.
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 ye shall smite every fortified city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all fountains of water, and mar every good piece of land 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, about the time of making the offering, that, behold, there came water 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.
Now when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered themselves together, all that were able to put on armour, and upward, and stood on the border.
22 Men tidligt om Morgenen, da Solen stod op over Vandet, saa Moabiterne Vandet foran sig rødt som Blod.
And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water some way off as red as 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: 'This is blood: the kings have surely fought together, and they have smitten each man his fellow; now therefore, Moab, to the spoil.'
24 Men da de naaede Israels Lejr, brød Israeliterne op og slog Moabiterne paa Flugt. Derpaa rykkede de frem og huggede Moabiterne ned;
And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them. And they smote the land, even Moab, mightily.
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 beat down the cities; and on every good piece of land they cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the fountains of water, and felled all the good trees; until there was left only Kir-hareseth with the stones of the wall thereof; so the slingers encompassed it, and smote it.
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 that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew sword, to break through unto 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 came great wrath upon Israel; and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.
