Anden Kongebog 4

1 En Kvinde, som var gift med en af Profetsønnerne raabte til Elisa: »Din Træl, min Mand, er død; og du ved, at din Træl frygtede HERREN. Og nu kommer en, der har Krav paa ham, for at tage mine to Drenge til Trælle!«

And a woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried to Elisha saying, Thy servant my husband is dead, and thou knowest that thy servant feared Jehovah; and the creditor is come to take my two children to be bondmen.

2 Da sagde Elisa til hende: »Hvad kan jeg gøre for dig? Sig mig, hvad du har i Huset?« Hun svarede: »Din Trælkvinde har ikke andet i Huset end et Krus Olie.«

And Elisha said to her, What shall I do for thee? Tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thy handmaid has not anything at all in the house but a pot of oil.

3 Da sagde han: »Gaa ud og bed alle dine Naboer om tomme Dunke, ikke for faa!

And he said, Go, borrow for thyself vessels abroad from all thy neighbours, empty vessels; let it not be few;

4 Saa lukker du dig inde med dine Sønner og fylder paa alle disse Dunke, og naar de er fulde, sætter du dem til Side!«

and go in, and shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and pour out into all those vessels, and set aside what is full.

5 Saa gik hun fra ham og lukkede sig inde med sine Sønner; og de rakte hende Dunkene, medens hun fyldte paa.

And she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons: they brought [the vessels] to her, and she poured out.

6 Og da Dunkene var fulde, sagde hun til Sønnen: »Ræk mig een Dunk til!« Men han svarede: »Der er ikke flere Dunke!« Da holdt Olien op at flyde.

And it came to pass when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said to her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.

7 Det kom hun og fortalte den Guds Mand; og han sagde: »Gaa hen og sælg Olien og betal din Gæld; og lev saa med dine Sønner af Resten!«

And she came and told the man of God; and he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou [and] thy sons on the rest.

8 Det skete en Dag, at Elisa paa sin Vej kom til Sjunem. Der boede en velhavende Kvinde, som nødte ham til at spise hos sig; og hver Gang han senere kom forbi, tog han derind og spiste.

And it came to pass on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a wealthy woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, [that] as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.

9 Hun sagde nu til sin Mand: »Jeg ved, af det er en hellig Guds Mand, der stadig kommer her forbi;

And she said to her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is a holy man of God, who passes by us continually.

10 lad os mure en lille Stue paa Taget og sætte Seng, Bord, Stol og Lampe ind til ham, for at han kan gaa derind, naar han kommer til os!«

Let us make, I pray thee, a small upper chamber with walls, and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a seat, and a lampstand; and it shall be when he cometh to us, he shall turn in thither.

11 Saa kom han en Dag derhen og gik op i Stuen og lagde sig.

And it came to pass on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the upper chamber, and lay there.

12 Og han sagde til sin Tjener Gehazi: »Kald paa Sjunemkvinden!« Og han kaldte paa hende, og hun traadte frem for ham.

And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And he called her, and she stood before him.

13 Da sagde han til Gehazi: »Sig til hende: Se, du har haft al den Ulejlighed for vor Skyld; hvad kan jeg gøre for dig? Ønsker du, at jeg skal tale din Sag hos Kongen eller Hærføreren?« Men hun svarede: »Jeg bor midt iblandt mit Folk!«

And he said to him, Say now to her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she said, I dwell among mine own people.

14 Da sagde han: »Hvad kan jeg da gøre for hende?« Gehazi sagde: »Jo, hun har ingen Søn, og hendes Mand er gammel.«

And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi said, Verily, she has no son, and her husband is old.

15 Da sagde han: »Kald paa hende!« Og han kaldte paa hende, og hun tog Plads ved Døren.

And he said, Call her; and he called her; and she stood in the doorway.

16 Da sagde han: »Om et Aar ved denne Tid har du en Dreng ved Brystet!« Men hun sagde: »Nej dog, Herre! Den Guds Mand maa ikke narre sin Trælkvinde!«

And he said, At this appointed time, when thy term is come, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, No, my lord, man of God, do not lie to thy handmaid.

17 Men Kvinden blev frugtsommelig og fødte en Søn Aaret efter ved samme Tid, saaledes som Elisa havde sagt hende.

And the woman conceived, and bore a son at that appointed time in the next year as Elisha had said to her.

18 Da Drengen var blevet stor, gik han en Dag ud til sin Fader hos Høstfolkene.

And the child grew, and it came to pass one day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.

19 Da sagde han til sin Fader: »Mit Hoved, mit Hoved!« Og hans Fader sagde til en Karl: »Bær ham hjem til hans Moder!«

And he said to his father, My head, my head! And he said to the servant, Carry him to his mother.

20 Han tog, ham og har ham hjem til hans Moder, og han sad paa hendes Skød til Middag; saa døde han.

And he carried him, and brought him to his mother; and he sat on her knees till noon, and died.

21 Men hun gik op og lagde ham paa den Guds Mands Seng, og derefter lukkede hun Døren og gik.

And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut [the door] upon him, and went out.

22 Saa kaldte hun paa sin Mand og sagde: »Send mig en af Karlene med et Æsel, for at jeg hurtig kan komme hen til den Guds Mand og hjem igen!«

And she called to her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, and I will run to the man of God, and come again.

23 Han spurgte: »Hvad vil du hos ham i Dag? Det er jo hverken Nymaanedag eller Sabbat!« Men hun sagde: »Lad mig om det!«

And he said, Why wilt thou go to him to-day? It is neither new moon nor sabbath. And she said, [It is] well.

24 Derpaa sadlede hun Æselet og sagde til Karlen: »Driv nu godt paa! Stands mig ikke i Farten, før jeg siger til!«

Then she saddled the ass, and said to her servant, Drive and go forward; slack not the riding for me, except I bid thee.

25 Saa drog hun af Sted og kom til den Guds Mand paa Kamels Bjerg. Da den Guds Mand fik Øje paa hende i Frastand, sagde han til sin Tjener Gehazi: »Se, der er Sjunemkvinden!

And she went and came to the man of God, to mount Carmel. And it came to pass when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, there is the Shunammite:

26 Løb hende straks i Møde og spørg hende: Har du det godt? Har din Mand det godt? Har Drengen det godt?« Hun svarede: »Ja, vi har det godt!«

run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she said, It is well.

27 Men da hun kom hen til den Guds Mand paa Bjerget, klamrede hun sig til hans Fødder. Gehazi traadte til for at støde hende bort, men den Guds Mand sagde: »Lad hende være, hun er i Vaande, og HERREN har dulgt det for mig og ikke aabenbaret mig det!«

And she came to the man of God to the mountain, and caught him by the feet; and Gehazi drew near to thrust her away; but the man of God said, Let her alone, for her soul is troubled within her, and Jehovah has hidden it from me, and has not told me.

28 Da sagde hun: »Har jeg vel bedt min Herre om en Søn? Sagde jeg ikke, at du ikke maatte narre mig?«

And she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?

29 Saa sagde han til Gehazi: »Omgjord din Lænd, tag min Stav i Haanden og drag af Sted! Møder du nogen, saa hils ikke paa ham, og hilser nogen paa dig, saa gengæld ikke hans Hilsen; og læg min Stav paa Drengens Ansigt!«

And he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy hand, and go thy way. If thou meet any man, salute him not, and if any salute thee, answer him not again; and lay my staff upon the face of the lad.

30 Men Drengens Moder sagde: »Saa sandt HERREN lever, og saa sandt du lever, jeg gaar ikke fra dig!« Da stod han op og gik med hende.

And the mother of the lad said, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee! And he rose up and followed her.

31 Imidlertid var Gehazi gaaet i Forvejen og havde lagt Staven paa Drengens Ansigt; men ikke en Lyd hørtes, og der var intet Livstegn. Da vendte han tilbage og gik Elisa i Møde, meldte ham det og sagde: »Drengen vaagnede ikke!«

And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the lad; but there was neither voice, nor sign of attention. And he returned to meet him, and told him saying, The lad is not awaked.

32 Og da Elisa var kommet ind i Huset, saa han Drengen ligge død paa Sengen.

And when Elisha came into the house, behold, the child was dead, [and] laid upon his bed.

33 Han gik da hen og lukkede sig inde med ham og bad til HERREN.

And he went in and shut the door upon them both, and prayed to Jehovah.

34 Derpaa steg han op og lagde sig oven paa Drengen med sin Mund paa hans Mund, sine Øjne paa hans Øjne og sine Hænder paa hans Hænder, og medens han saaledes bøjede sig over ham, blev Drengens Legeme varmt.

And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands, and bent over him; and the flesh of the child grew warm.

35 Saa steg han ned og gik een Gang frem og tilbage i Huset, og da han atter steg op og bøjede sig over Drengen, nyste denne syv Gange og slog Øjnene op.

And he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and bent over him. And the lad sneezed seven times, and the lad opened his eyes.

36 Derpaa kaldte han paa Gehazi og sagde: »Kald paa Sjunemkvinden!« Han kaldte saa paa hende, og hun kom til ham. Da sagde han: »Tag din Dreng!«

And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. And he called her; and she came to him. And he said, Take up thy son.

37 Og hun traadte hen og faldt ned for hans Fødder og kastede sig til Jorden, tog saa sin Dreng og gik ud.

And she came and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground; and she took up her son, and went out.

38 Dengang Hungersnøden var i Landet, vendte Elisa tilbage til Gilgal. Som nu Profetsønnerne sad hos ham, sagde han til sin Tjener: »Sæt den store Gryde over og kog en Ret Mad til Profetsønnerne!«

And Elisha came again to Gilgal. And there was a famine in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him. And he said to his servant, Set on the great pot, and boil pottage for the sons of the prophets.

39 Saa gik en ud paa Marken for at plukke Urter, og da han fandt en Slyngplante med vilde Agurker, plukkede han saa mange, han kunde bære i sin Kappe; da han kom tilbage, skar han dem itu og kom dem i Gryden, thi han kendte dem ikke.

Then one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered from it his lap full of wild colocynths, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage; for they did not know them.

40 Derpaa øste man op for Mændene, for at de kunde spise, men saa snart de smagte Maden, skreg de op og raabte: »Døden er i Gryden, du Guds Mand!« Og de kunde ikke spise Maden.

And they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out and said, Man of God, there is death in the pot! And they could not eat [it].

41 Men han sagde: »Hent noget Mel!« Og da han havde hældt det i Gryden, sagde han: »Øs nu op for Folkene, saa de kan spise!« Saa var der ingen Ulykke i Gryden mere.

And he said, Then bring meal. And he cast [it] into the pot, and said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot.

42 Engang kom en Mand fra Ba'al-Sjalisja og bragte den Guds Mand Brød af nyt Korn, tyve Bygbrød, og nyhøstet Korn i sin Ransel. Da sagde han: »Giv Folkene det at spise!«

And there came a man from Baal-shalishah, and brought the man of God bread of the first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and fresh ears of corn in his sack. And he said, Give to the people that they may eat.

43 Men hans Tjener sagde: »Hvorledes skal jeg kunne sætte dette frem for hundrede Mennesker?« Men han sagde: »Giv Folkene det at spise! Thi saa siger HERREN: De skal spise og levne!«

And his attendant said, How shall I set this before a hundred men? And he said, Give the people that they may eat; for thus saith Jehovah: They shall eat, and shall have to spare.

44 Da satte han det frem for dem, og de spiste og levnede efter HERRENS Ord.

And he set [it] before them, and they ate and left [thereof], according to the word of Jehovah.