Anden Kongebog 5

1 Na'aman, Kongen af Arams Hærfører, havde meget at sige hos sin Herre og var højt agtet; thi ved ham havde HERREN givet Aramæerne Sejr; men Manden var spedalsk.

Now Naiman, the captain of the host of Syria, was a great man before his master, and highly respected, because by him the Lord had given deliverance to Syria, and the man was mighty in strength, [but] a leper.

2 Nu havde Aramæerne engang paa et Strejftog røvet en lille Pige i Israels Land; hun var kommet i Tjeneste hos Na'amans Hustru,

And the Syrians went forth in small bands, and took captive out of the land of Israel a little maid: and she waited on Naiman's wife.

3 og hun sagde til sin Frue: »Gid min Herre var hos Profeten i Samaria; han vilde sikkert skille ham af med hans Spedalskhed!«

And she said to her mistress, O that my lord were before the prophet of God in Samaria; then he would recover him from his leprosy.

4 Saa kom Na'aman og fortalte sin Herre, hvad Pigen fra Israels Land havde sagt.

And she went in and told her lord, and said, Thus and thus spoke the maid from the land of Israel.

5 Da sagde Arams Konge: »Rejs derhen! Jeg skal sende et Brev med til Israels Konge!« Saa rejste han og tog ti Talenter Sølv, 6000 Sekel Guld og ti Sæt Festklæder med.

And the king of Syria said to Naiman, Go to, go, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel. And he went, and took in his hand ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.

6 Og han overbragte Israels Konge Brevet. Deri stod der: »Naar dette Brev kommer dig i Hænde, skal du vide, at jeg sender min Tjener Na'aman til dig, for at du skal skille ham af med hans Spedalskhed!«

And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now then, as soon as this letter shall reach you, behold, I have sent to you my servant Naiman, and you shall recover him from his leprosy.

7 Da Israels Konge havde læst Brevet, sønderrev han sine klæder og sagde: »Er jeg Gud, saa jeg raader over Liv og Død, siden han skriver til mig, at jeg skal skille en Mand af med hans Spedalskhed Nej, I kan da se, at han søger Lejlighed til Strid med mig!«

And it came to pass, when the king of Israel read the letter, [that] he tore his garments, and said, [Am] I God, to kill and to make alive, that this [man] sends to me to recover a man of his leprosy? consider, however, I pray you, and see that this [man] seeks an occasion against me.

8 Men da den Guds Mand Elisa hørte, at Israels Konge havde sønderrevet sine klæder, sendte han det Bud til Kongen: »Hvorfor sønderriver du dine Klæder? Lad ham komme til mig, saa skal han kende, at der er en Profet i Israel!«

And it came to pass, when Elisaie heard that the king of Israel had tore his garments, that he sent to the king of Israel, saying, Therefore have you tore your garments? Let Naiman, I pray you, come to me, and let him know that there is a prophet in Israel.

9 Da kom Na'aman med Heste og Vogne og holdt uden for Døren til Elisas Hus.

So Naiman came with horse and chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisaie.

10 Elisa sendte et Bud ud til ham og lod sige: »Gaa hen og bad dig syv Gange i Jordan, saa bliver dit Legeme atter friskt, og du bliver ren!«

And Elisaie sent a messenger to him, saying, Go and wash seven times in Jordan, and your flesh shall return to you, and you shall be cleansed.

11 Men Na'aman blev vred og drog bort med de Ord: »Se, jeg havde tænkt, at han vilde komme ud til mig, staa og paakalde HERREN sin Guds Navn og svinge sin Haand i Retning af Helligdommen og saaledes gøre Ende paa Spedalskheden!

And Naiman was angry, and departed, and said, Behold, I said, He will by all means come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of his God, and lay his hand upon the place, and recover the leper.

12 Er ikke Damaskus's Floder Abana og Parpar fuldt saa gode som alle Israels Vande? Kunde jeg ikke blive ren ved at bade mig i dem?« Og han vendte sig og drog bort i Vrede.

[Are] not the Abana and Pharphar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not go and wash in them, and be cleansed? and he turned and went away in a rage.

13 Men hans Trælle kom og sagde til ham: »Dersom Profeten havde paalagt dig noget, som var vanskeligt vilde du saa ikke have gjort det? Hvor meget mere da nu, da han sagde til dig: Bad dig, saa bliver du ren!«

And his servants came near and said to him, [Suppose] the prophet had spoken a great thing to you, would you not perform it? yet he has but said to you, Wash, and be cleansed.

14 Saa drog han ned og dykkede sig syv Gange i Jordan efter den Guds Mands Ord; og hans Legeme blev atter friskt som et Barns, og han blev ren.

So Naiman went down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the word of Elisaie: and his flesh returned to him as the flesh of a little child, and he was cleansed.

15 Saa vendte han med hele sit Følge tilbage til den Guds Mand, og da han var kommet derhen, traadte han frem for ham og sagde: »Nu ved jeg, at der ingensteds paa Jorden er nogen Gud uden i Israel! Saa modtag nu en Takkegave af din Træl!«

And he and all his company returned to Elisaie, and he came and stood before him, and said, Behold, I know that there is no God in all the earth, save only in Israel: and now receive a blessing of your servant.

16 Men han svarede: »Saa sandt HERREN lever, for hvis Aasyn jeg staar, jeg modtager ikke noget!« Og skønt han nødte ham, vægrede han sig ved at modtage noget.

And Elisaie said, [As] the Lord lives, before whom I stand, I will not take [one]. And he pressed him to take [one]: but he would not.

17 Da sagde Na'aman: »Saa lad da være! Men lad din Træl faa saa meget Jord, som et Par Muldyr kan bære, thi din Træl vil aldrig mere ofre Brændoffer eller Slagtoffer til nogen anden Gud end HERREN!

And Naiman said, Well then, if not, let there be given to your servant, I pray you, the load [of a] yoke of mules; and you shall give me of the red earth: for henceforth your servant will not offer whole burnt offering or sacrifice to other gods, but only to the Lord by [reason of] this thing.

18 Men i een Ting vil HERREN nok bære over med din Træl: Naar min Herre gaar ind i Rimmons Hus for at tilbede og støtter sig til min Arm og jeg saa sammen med ham kaster mig til Jorden i Rimmons Hus, da vil HERREN nok bære over med din Træl i den Ting!«

And let the Lord be propitious to your servant when my master goes into the house of Remman to worship there, and he shall lean on my hand, and I shall bow down in the house of Remman when he bows down in the house of Remman; even let the Lord, I pray, be merciful to your servant in this matter.

19 Han svarede: »Far i Fred!« Men da han var kommet et Stykke hen ad Vejen,

And Elisaie said to Naiman, Go in peace. And he departed from him a little way.

20 sagde Gehazi, den Guds Mand Elisas Tjener, ved sig selv: »Der har min Herre ladet denne Aramæer Na'aman slippe og ikke modtaget af ham, hvad han havde med; saa sandt HERREN lever, jeg vil løbe efter ham for at faa noget af ham!«

And Giezi the servant of Elisaie said, Behold, my Lord has spared this Syrian Naiman, so as not to take of his hand what he has brought: as the Lord lives, I will surely run after him, and take somewhat of him.

21 Saa satte Gehazi efter Na'aman, og da Na'aman saa ham komme løbende efter sig, sprang han af Vognen, gik ham i Møde og spurgte: »Staar det godt til?«

So Giezi followed after Naiman: and Naiman saw him running after him, and turned back from his chariot to meet him.

22 Han svarede: »Ja, det staar godt til! Min Herre sender mig med det Bud: Der kom lige nu to unge Mænd, som hører til Profetsønnerne, til mig fra Efraims Bjerge: giv dem en Talent Sølv og to Sæt Festklæder!«

And [Giezi] said, All is well: my master has sent me, saying, Behold, now are there come to me two young men of the sons of the prophets from mount Ephraim; give them, I pray you, a talent of silver, and two changes of raiment.

23 Da sagde Na'aman: »Tag dog mod to Talenter Sølv!« Og han nødte ham. Saa bandt han to Talenter ind i to Punge og tog to Sæt Festklæder og gav to af sine Trælle dem, for at de skulde bære dem foran ham.

And [Naiman] said, Take two talents of silver. And he took two talents of silver in two bags, and two changes of raiment, and put them upon two of his servants, and they bore them before him.

24 Men da de kom til Højen, tog han Pengene fra dem, gemte dem i Huset og lod Mændene gaa.

And he came to a secret place, and took them from their hands, and laid them up in the house, and dismissed the men.

25 Saa gik han ind til sin Herre og traadte hen til ham. Da spurgte Elisa: »Hvor har du været, Gehazi?« Han svarede: »Din Træl har ingen Steder været!«

And he went in himself and stood before his master; and Elisaie said to him,

26 Saa sagde han til ham: »Gik jeg ikke i Aanden hos dig, da en stod af sin Vogn og gik tilbage for at møde dig? Nu har du faaet Penge, og du kan faa Klæder, Olivenlunde og Vingaarde, Smaakvæg og Hornkvæg, Trælle og Trælkvinder,

Whence [come you], Giezi? and Giezi said, Your servant has not been hither or there. And Elisaie said to him, Went not my heart with you, when the man returned from his chariot to meet you? and now you have received silver, and now you have received raiment, and olive yards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants.

27 men Na'amans Spedalskhed skal hænge ved dig og dit Afkom til evig Tid!« Og Gehazi gik fra ham, hvid som Sne af Spedalskhed.

The leprosy also of Naiman shall cleave to you, and to your seed for ever. And he went out from his presence leprous, like snow.