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!«

One day the widow of one of [Yahweh’s] prophets came to Elisha and cried out to him, “My husband, who worked with you, is dead. You know that he revered Yahweh [very much]. But now a man to whom he owed a lot of money has come to me. [And because I cannot pay back the money, he is threatening] to take away my two sons to be his slaves [as payment for what I owe him]!”

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.«

Elisha replied, “What can I do to help you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?” She replied, “We have only a container of [olive] oil; we have nothing else.”

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

Elisha said, “Go to your neighbors and borrow from them as many empty jars as you can.

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!«

Then take the jars into your house with your sons. Shut the door. Then pour olive oil from your container into the other jars. When each jar is full, set it aside [and fill another jar. Keep doing that until all the jars are full].”

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

[So she did what Elisha told her to do]. Her sons kept bringing jars to her, and she kept filling them.

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.

Soon all the jars were full. So she said to one of her sons, “Bring me another jar!” But he replied, “There are no more jars!” And then the olive oil stopped flowing.

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!«

When she told Elijah [what had happened], he said to her, “Now sell the jars of oil. And [with the money you get, ] pay what you owe, and there will be enough extra money to keep buying food for yourself and your sons.” [So she did that].

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.

One day Elisha went to Shunem [town]. There was a wealthy woman who lived there [with her husband]. One day she invited Elisha to her house for a meal. [Elisha went there and] from then on, every time Elisha was in Shunem, he went to their house to eat a meal.

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

One day the woman said to her husband, “I am sure that this man who often comes here is a prophet [who brings messages] from God.

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!«

I think we should make a small room for him on our [flat] roof, and put a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp in it. If we do that, whenever he comes here, he will have a place to stay.” [So they did that].

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

One day Elisha returned to Shunem, and he went up to that room to rest.

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

He said to his servant Gehazi, “Tell the woman that I want to speak to her.” [So the servant went and told her]. When she came [to the doorway of Elisha’s room],

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!«

Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tell her that we both appreciate all the kind things that she has done for us. Then ask her what we can do for her. Ask, ‘Do you want [me to go to] the king or the army commander, to request something for you?’” [Gehazi told her, ] and she replied, “No, [he does not need to do that, because] my family/relatives are able to give me what I need.”

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

[Later, ] Elisha asked Gehazi, “What do you think that we can do for that woman?” He replied, “She does not have a son, and her husband is an old man. [So maybe we should ask Yahweh to enable her to have a son].”

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

Elisha told Gehazi, “Call her back again.” [So Gehazi went and called her]. And when the woman returned, as 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!«

Elisha said to her, “About this time next year you will be holding your [infant] son in your arms.” But she protested, “O, sir, you are a prophet [who brings messages] from God, so please do not deceive/lie to me by saying things like that!”

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

But a few months later, the woman became pregnant, and she gave birth to a son at that time the following year, just like Elisha had predicted.

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

When the child was older, one day he went out to the fields to see his father, who was [working] with the men who were harvesting [grain].

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

[Suddenly] the boy exclaimed, “My head [hurts]! My head [hurts a lot]!” His father said to one of the servants, “Carry him home 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.

So the servant carried him home, and his mother held him on her lap. But at noontime the boy died.

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

She carried him up [the steps] to the prophet’s room and laid him on the bed. She left him there and went out and shut the door.

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!«

She then called out to her husband, saying, “Send to me one of the servants and a donkey, so that I can ride [on it] quickly to the prophet, and then come back!” [But she did not tell her husband that their son had died].

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

Her husband [called out to her and] said, “Why [do you want to go] today? This is not the day when we celebrate the Festival of the New Moon, and it is not a Sabbath day!” But she only replied, “[Just do what I requested and] everything will be all right.”

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

So she [told the servant to] put saddles on [two] donkeys, and as they left, she said, “Hurry! Do not slow down unless t tell you to do that!”

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!

As they approached Carmel Mountain, where Elisha was, Elisha saw her in the distance. He said to Gehazi, “Look, the woman from Shunem is coming!

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 to her, and ask her if everything is all right with her and her husband and with her child!” [So Gehazi ran to her and asked her, but she did not tell Gehazi anything.] She only said, “Yes, everything is fine.”

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!«

But when she came to where Elisha was, she [prostrated herself on the ground in front of Elisha and] took hold of his feet. Gehazi started to push her away, but Elisha said, “(Do not push her away/Leave her alone)! Something is troubling her very much, but Yahweh has not told me what it is.”

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

Then she said to Elisha, “O, sir, I did not ask you to enable me to give birth to a son [RHQ]. And I told you not to lie to me about that!” [RHQ]

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!«

Then Elisha [realized that something must have happened to her son. So he] said to Gehazi, “Get ready [to leave immediately]. Take my staff/walking stick and go [to her home]. Do not [stop to] talk to anyone on the way. Go quickly [to where her son is] and lay the staff on the child’s face. [If you do that, perhaps Yahweh will enable him to be well].”

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.

But the boy’s mother said, “Just [as certain] as Yahweh lives and you live, I will not go home if you do not go with me.” So Elisha returned with her [to her home].

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!«

Gehazi hurried quickly, and [when he got to the woman’s home, ] he laid the staff/walking stick on the child’s face, but the child did not move or say anything. So Gehazi returned to meet Elisha [along the road], and told him, “The child is still dead.”

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

When Elisha reached the house, he saw that the boy was lying dead on his bed.

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

Elisha went into the room by himself and shut the door and prayed to Yahweh.

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.

Then he lay down on the boy’s body, and put his mouth on the boy’s mouth, and put his eyes on the boy’s eyes, and put his hands on the boy’s hands. Then the boy’s body started to become 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.

Elisha got up and walked back and forth in the room [several times]. Then he stretched his body on the boy’s body again. The boy sneezed seven times and 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!«

Then Elisha summoned Gehazi. He said, “Call the boy’s mother!” [So Gehazi went and called her, ] and when she came in, Elisha said, “Here, take your son!”

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

She [gratefully] prostrated herself at Elisha’s feet. Then she picked up her son and carried him downstairs.

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!«

Then Elisha returned to Gilgal. But at that time there was (a famine/very little food) in that area. One day as the group of prophets was sitting in front of Elisha [listening to what he was teaching], he said to his servant, “Put a large pot on [the stove] and make some stew for these men.”

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.

One of the prophets went out to the fields to gather some vegetables. But he gathered [only] some wild gourds and put them in his cloak and brought them back. He shredded them and put them in the pot, but he did not know that the gourds were poisonous.

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.

He served the stew to the prophets, but after the men had eaten only a couple bites, they cried out, “Elisha, there is something in the pot that will kill us!” So they would 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.

Elisha said, “Bring me some flour.” [They brought him some, and] he threw it in the pot and he said, “It is all right now. You can eat it.” And they ate it, and it did not harm them.

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!«

One day a man from Baal-Shalishah [town] brought to Elisha a sack of freshly cut grain and 20 loaves of barley bread, made from the first grain that they harvested [that year]. Elisha said [to his servant], “Give it to the group of prophets, so that they can eat it.”

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!«

But his servant exclaimed, “Do you think that we can feed 100 of us prophets with only that much?” [RHQ] But Elisha replied, “Give it to the prophets so that they can eat it, because Yahweh says that there will be plenty for all of them, and there will be some left over!”

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

After his servant gave it to the prophets, they ate [all that they wanted], and there was food left over, just as Yahweh had promised.