Anden Kongebog 6
1 Profetsønnerne sagde engang til Elisa: »Se, der er for lidt Plads til os her, hvor vi sidder hos dig.
Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, There is not room enough for us in the place where we are living under your care;
2 Vi vil gaa til Jordan og hver tage en Bjælke og der indrette os et Rum, vi kan sidde i!« Han sagde: »Ja, gør det!«
So let us go to Jordan, and let everyone get to work cutting boards, and we will make a living-place for ourselves there. And he said to them, Go, then.
3 Men en af dem sagde: »Vil du ikke nok følge med dine Trælle!« Og han svarede: »Jo, det vil jeg!«
And one of them said, Be pleased to go with your servants. And he said, I will go.
4 Han gik saa med, og da de kom til Jordan, gav de sig til at fælde Træer.
So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they got to work cutting down trees.
5 Medens nu en af dem var ved at fælde en Bjælke, faldt hans Øksejern i Vandet. Da gav han sig til at raabe: »Ak, min Herre! Og det var endda laant!«
But one of them, while cutting a board, let the head of his axe go into the water; and he gave a cry, and said, This is a bad business, my master, for it is another's.
6 Men den Guds Mand sagde: »Hvor faldt det?« Og da han havde vist ham Stedet, skar han en Gren af og kastede den derhen. Da kom Øksen op paa Overfladen;
And the man of God said, Where did it go in? and when he saw the place where it had gone into the water, cutting a stick, he put it into the water, and the iron came up to the top of the water.
7 og han sagde: »Tag den op!« Saa rakte han Haanden ud og tog den.
Then he said, Take it up. So he put out his hand and took it.
8 Engang Arams Konge laa i Krig med Israel, aftalte han med sine Folk, at de skulde lægge sig i Baghold paa det og det Sted.
At that time the king of Aram was making war against Israel; and he had a meeting with the chiefs of his army and said, I will be waiting in secret in some named place.
9 Men den Guds, Mand sendte Bud til Israels Konge og lod sige: »Vogt dig for at drage forbi det Sted, thi der ligger Aramæerne i Baghold!«
And the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, Take care to keep away from that place, for the Aramaeans are waiting there in secret.
10 Israels Konge sendte da Folk til det Sted, den Guds Mand havde sagt ham. Saaledes mindede han ham om at være paa sin Post der; og det gjorde han ikke een, men flere Gange.
So the king of Israel sent to the place where the man of God had said there was danger, and kept clear of it more than once.
11 Derover blev Arams Konge urolig i sit Sind, og han lod sine Folk kalde og spurgte dem: »Han I ikke sige mig, hvem det er, der forraader os til Israels Konge?«
And at this, the mind of the king of Aram was greatly troubled, and he sent for his servants and said to them, Will you not make clear to me which of us is helping the king of Israel?
12 Da sagde en af hans Hærførere: »Det er ingen af os, Herre Konge; det er Profeten Elisa i Israel, der lader Israels Konge vide, hvad du taler i dit Sovekammer.«
And one of them said, Not one of us, my lord king; but Elisha, the prophet in Israel, gives the king of Israel news of the words you say even in your bedroom.
13 Da sagde han: »Gaa hen og se, hvor han er, for at jeg kan sende Folk ud og lade ham gribe!« Da det meldtes ham, at han var i Dotan,
Then he said, Go and see where he is, so that I may send and get him. And news came to him that he was in Dothan.
14 sendte han Heste og Vogne og en stor Hærstyrke derhen; og de kom ved Nattetide og omringede Byen.
So he sent there horses and carriages and a great army; and they came by night, circling the town.
15 Næste Morgen tidlig, da den Guds Mand gik ud, se, da var Byen omringet af en Hær og Heste og Vogne, Da sagde hans Tjener til ham: »Ak, Herre, hvad skal vi dog gribe til?«
Now the servant of the man of God, having got up early and gone out, saw an army with horses and carriages of war all round the town. And the servant said to him, O my master, what are we to do?
16 Men han svarede: »Frygt ikke, thi de, der er med os, er flere end de, der er med dem!«
And he said in answer, Have no fear; those who are with us are more than those who are with them.
17 Og Elisa bad og sagde: »HERRE, luk hans Øjne op, saa han kan se!« Da lukkede HERREN Tjenerens Øjne op, og han saa, at Bjerget var fuldt af Ildheste og Ildvogne rundt om Elisa.
Then Elisha made a prayer to the Lord, saying, Lord, let his eyes be open so that he may see. And the Lord made the young man's eyes open; and he saw that all the mountain was full of horses and carriages of fire round Elisha.
18 Da nu Fjenderne rykkede ned imod ham, bad Elisa til HERREN og sagde: »Slaa de Folk med Blindhed!« Og han slog dem med Blindhed efter Elisas Ord.
Now when the Aramaeans came down to Elisha, he made a prayer to the Lord saying, Lord, make this people blind. And he made them blind at Elisha's request.
19 Da sagde Elisa til dem: »Det er ikke den rigtige Vej eller den rigtige By; følg med mig, saa skal jeg føre eder til den Mand, I søger!« Han førte dem saa til Samaria,
And Elisha said to them, This is not the way, and this is not the town: come after me so that I may take you to the man you are searching for. And he took them to Samaria.
20 og da de var kommet ind i Samaria, bad Elisa: »Herre, luk nu deres Øjne op, saa at de kan se!« Da lukkede HERREN deres Øjne op, og de saa, at de var midt i Samaria.
And when they had come into Samaria, Elisha said, Lord, let the eyes of these men be open so that they may see. And the Lord made their eyes open, and they saw that they were in the middle of Samaria.
21 Da Israels Konge saa dem, spurgte han Elisa: »Skal jeg hugge dem ned, min Fader?«
And the king of Israel, when he saw them, said to Elisha, My father, am I to put them to the sword?
22 Men han svarede: »Nej, du maa ikke hugge dem ned! Bruger du at hugge Folk ned, som du ikke har taget til Fange med Sværd eller Bue? Sæt Brød og Vand for dem, at de kan spise og drikke, og lad dem saa vende tilbage til deres Herre!«
But he said in answer, You are not to put them to death; have you any right to put to death those whom you have not taken prisoner with your sword and your bow? put bread and water before them, so that they may have food and drink and go to their master.
23 Saa gav han dem et godt Maaltid, og da de havde spist og drukket, lod han dem gaa, og de drog tilbage til deres Herre. Men fra den Tid af kom der ikke flere aramaiske Strejfskarer i Israels Land.
So he made ready a great feast for them, and when they had had food and drink, he sent them away and they went back to their master. And no more bands of Aramaeans came into the land of Israel.
24 Siden hændte det, at Kong Benhadad af Aram samlede hele sin Hær og drog op og belejrede Samaria;
Now after this, Ben-hadad, king of Aram, got together all his army and went up to make an attack on Samaria, shutting the town in on all sides with his forces.
25 og under Belejringen blev der stor Hungersnød i Byen, saa at et Æselhoved til sidst kostede tresindstyve Sekel Sølv og en Fjerdedel Kab Duegødning fem.
And they became very short of food in Samaria; for they kept it shut in till the price of an ass's head was eighty shekels of silver, and a small measure of doves' droppings was five shekels of silver.
26 Da Israels Konge en Dag gik oppe paa Bymuren, raabte en Kvinde til ham: »Hjælp, Herre Konge!«
And when the king of Israel was going by on the wall, a woman came crying out to him, and said, Help! my lord king.
27 Han svarede: »Hjælper HERREN dig ikke, hvor skal saa jeg skaffe dig Hjælp fra? Fra Tærskepladsen eller Vinpersen?«
And he said, If the Lord does not give you help, where am I to get help for you? from the grain-floor or the grape-crusher?
28 Og Kongen spurgte hende videre: »Hvad fattes dig?« Da sagde hun: »Den Kvinde der sagde til mig: Kom med din Dreng, saa fortærer vi ham i Dag; i Morgen vil vi saa fortære min Dreng!
And the king said to her, What is troubling you? And she said in answer, This woman said to me, Give your son to be our food today, and we will have my son tomorrow.
29 Saa kogte vi min Dreng og fortærede ham. Næste Dag sagde jeg til hende: Kom nu med din Dreng, at vi kan fortære ham! Men hun holdt Drengen skjult.«
So, boiling my son, we had a meal of him; and on the day after I said to her, Now give your son for our food; but she has put her son in a secret place.
30 Da Kongen hørte Kvindens Ord, sønderrev han sine Klæder, som han stod der paa Muren; og Folket saa da, at han indenunder har Sæk paa den bare Krop.
Then the king, hearing what the woman said, took his robes in his hands, violently parting them; and, while he was walking on the wall, the people, looking, saw that under his robe he had haircloth on his flesh.
31 Og han sagde: »Gud ramme mig baade med det ene og det andet, om Elisas, Sjafats Søns, Hoved skal blive siddende mellem Skuldrene paa ham Dagen til Ende!«
Then he said, May God's punishment come on me if Elisha, the son of Shaphat, keeps his head on his body after this day.
32 Elisa sad imidlertid i sit Hus sammen med de Ældste; da sendte Kongen en Mand i Forvejen. Men før Sendebudet kom til ham, sagde han til de Ældste: »Ved I, at denne Mordersjæl har sendt en Mand herhen for at tage mit Hoved? Se, naar Budet kommer, skal I lukke Døren og stemme jer imod den! Allerede hører jeg hans Herres Trin bag ham.«
But Elisha was in his house, and the responsible men were seated there with him; and before the king got there, Elisha said to those who were with him, Do you see how this cruel and violent man has sent to take away my life?
33 Og medens han endnu talte med dem, kom Kongen ned til ham og sagde: »Se, hvilken Ulykke HERREN har bragt over os! Hvorfor skal jeg da bie længer paa HERREN?«
While he was still talking to them, the king came down and said, This evil is from the Lord; why am I to go on waiting any longer for the Lord?
