Anden Kongebog 6
1 Profetsønnerne sagde engang til Elisa: »Se, der er for lidt Plads til os her, hvor vi sidder hos dig.
And the sons of the prophets said to Elisaie, Behold now, the place wherein we dwell before thee is too narrow for us.
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!«
Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and make for ourselves a habitation there.
3 Men en af dem sagde: »Vil du ikke nok følge med dine Trælle!« Og han svarede: »Jo, det vil jeg!«
And he said, Go. And one of them said gently, Come with thy 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.
And he went with them, and they came to Jordan, and began to cut down wood.
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!«
And behold, one was cutting down a beam, and the axe head fell into the water: and he cried out, Alas! master: and it was hidden.
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 fall? and he shewed him the place: and he broke off a stick, and threw it in there, and the iron came to the surface.
7 og han sagde: »Tag den op!« Saa rakte han Haanden ud og tog den.
And he said, Take it up to thyself. And he stretched 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.
And the king of Syria was at war with Israel: and he consulted with his servants, saying, I will encamp in such a 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 Elisaie sent to the king of Israel, saying, Take heed that thou pass not by that place, for the Syrians are hidden there.
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.
And the king of Israel sent to the place which Elisaie mentioned to him, and saved himself thence not once or twice.
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 the mind of the king of Syria was very much disturbed concerning this thing; and he called his servants, and said to them, Will ye not tell me who betrays me to 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 his servants said, Nay, my Lord, O king, for Elisaie the prophet that is in Israel reports to the king of Israel all the words whatsoever thou mayest say in thy bedchamber.
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,
And he said, Go, see where this man [is], and I will send and take him. And they sent word to him, saying, Behold, [he is] in Dothaim.
14 sendte han Heste og Vogne og en stor Hærstyrke derhen; og de kom ved Nattetide og omringede Byen.
And he sent thither horses, and chariots, and a mighty host: and they came by night, and compassed about the city.
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?«
And the servant of Elisaie rose up early and went out; and, behold, a host compassed the city, and horses and chariots: and the servant said to him, O master, what shall we do?
16 Men han svarede: »Frygt ikke, thi de, der er med os, er flere end de, der er med dem!«
And Elisaie said, Fear not, for they who are with us [are] more than they that 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.
And Elisaie prayed, and said, Lord, open, I pray thee, the eyes of the servant, and let him see. And the Lord opened his eyes, and he saw: and, behold, the mountain [was] full of horses, and there were chariots of fire round about Elisaie.
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.
And they came down to him; and he prayed to the Lord, and said, Smite, I pray thee, this people with blindness. And he smote them with blindness, according to the word of Elisaie.
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 Elisaie said to them, This [is] not the city, and this [is] not the way: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. And he led them away 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 it came to pass when they entered into Samaria, that Elisaie said, Open, I pray thee, O Lord, their eyes, and let them see. And the Lord opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.
21 Da Israels Konge saa dem, spurgte han Elisa: »Skal jeg hugge dem ned, min Fader?«
And the king of Israel said to Elisaie, when he saw them, Shall I [not] verily smite them, [my] father?
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!«
And he said, Thou shalt not smite them, unless thou wouldest smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow: set bread and water before them, and let them eat and drink, and depart 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.
And he set before them a great feast, and they ate and drank: and he dismissed them and they departed to their master. And the bands of Syria came no longer into the land of Israel.
24 Siden hændte det, at Kong Benhadad af Aram samlede hele sin Hær og drog op og belejrede Samaria;
And it came to pass after this, that the son of Ader king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
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 there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was [valued] at fifty pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung at five pieces of silver.
26 Da Israels Konge en Dag gik oppe paa Bymuren, raabte en Kvinde til ham: »Hjælp, Herre Konge!«
And the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, and a woman cried to him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.
27 Han svarede: »Hjælper HERREN dig ikke, hvor skal saa jeg skaffe dig Hjælp fra? Fra Tærskepladsen eller Vinpersen?«
And he said to her, Unless the Lord help thee, whence shall I help thee? from the corn-floor, or from the wine-press?
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 [the matter] with thee? And the woman said to him, This [woman] said to me, Give thy son, and we will eat him to-day, and we will eat my son to-morrow.
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 we boiled my son, and ate him; and I said to her on the second day, Give thy son, and let us eat him: and she has hidden her son.
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.
And it came to pass, when the king of Israel heard the words of the woman, [that] he rent his garments; and he passed by on the wall, and the people saw sackcloth within upon 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!«
And he said, God do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisaie shall stand upon him 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.«
And Elisaie was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him; and [the king] sent a man before him: before the messenger came to him, he also said to the elders, Do ye see that this son of a murderer has sent to take away my head? See, as soon as the messenger shall have come, shut the door, and forcibly detain him at the door: [is] not the sound of his master's feet behind him?
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 yet speaking with them, behold, a messenger came to him: and he said, Behold, this evil [is] of the Lord; why should I wait for the Lord any longer?
