Anden Kongebog 7

1 Men Elisa sagde: »Hør HERRENS Ord! Saa siger HERREN: I Morgen ved denne Tid skal en Sea fint Hvedemel koste en Sekel og to Sea Byg ligeledes en Sekel i Samarias Port!«

Elisha said, "Hear the word of Jehovah. Thus says Jehovah, 'Tomorrow about this time a measure of fine flour will be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.'"

2 Men Høvedsmanden, til hvis Arm Kongen støttede sig, svarede den Guds Mand og sagde: »Om saa HERREN satte Vinduer paa Himmelen, mon da sligt kunde ske?« Han sagde: »Med egne Øjne skal du faa det at se, men ikke komme til at spise deraf!«

Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, "Look, if Jehovah made windows in heaven, could this thing be?" He said, "Look, you shall see it with your eyes, but shall not eat of it."

3 Imidlertid var der fire spedalske Mænd ved Indgangen til Porten; de sagde til hverandre: »Hvorfor skal vi blive her, til vi dør?

Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate. And they said to one another, "Why do we sit here until we die?

4 Dersom vi bestemmer os til at gaa ind i Byen, dør vi der — der er jo Hungersnød i Byen — og bliver vi her, dør vi ogsaa! Kom derfor og lad os løbe over til Aramæernes Lejr! Lader de os leve, saa bliver vi i Live, og slaar de os ihjel, saa dør vi!«

If we say, 'We will enter into the city,' then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there. If we sit still here, we also die. Now therefore come, and let us surrender to the army of the Arameans. If they save us alive, we will live; and if they kill us, we will only die."

5 Saa begav de sig i Mørkningen paa Vej til Aramæernes Lejr; men da de kom til Udkanten af Aramæernes Lejr, var der ikke et Menneske at se.

They rose up in the twilight, to go to the camp of the Arameans. When they had come to the outermost part of the camp of the Arameans, look, there was no man there.

6 HERREN havde nemlig ladet Aramæernes Lejr høre Larm at Vogne og Heste, Larm af en stor Hær, og de havde sagt til hverandre: »Se, Israels Konge har købt Hetiternes og Mizrajims Konger til at falde over os!«

For Jehovah had made the army of the Arameans to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great army: and they said one to another, Look, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come on us.

7 Derfor havde de taget Flugten i Mørkningen og efterladt Lejren, som den stod, deres Telte, Heste og Æsler, og var flygtet for at redde Livet.

Therefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their donkeys, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.

8 Da nu de spedalske havde naaet Udkanten af Lejren, gik de ind i et af Teltene, spiste og drak og tog Sølv og Guld og klæder, som de gik hen og gemte; derpaa kom de tilbage og gik ind i et andet Telt; ogsaa der tog de noget, som de gik hen og gemte.

When these lepers came to the outermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and ate and drink, and carried there silver, and gold, and clothing, and went and hid it. Then they came back, and entered into another tent, and carried there also, and went and hid it.

9 Saa sagde de til hverandre: »Det er ikke rigtigt, som vi bærer os ad! Denne Dag er et godt Budskabs Dag; tier vi stille og venter til Daggry, paadrager vi os Skyld; lad os derfor gaa hen og melde det i Kongens Palads!«

Then they said one to another, "We aren't doing right. This day is a day of good news, and we keep silent. If we wait until the morning light, punishment will overtake us. Now therefore come, let us go and tell the king's household."

10 Saa gik de hen og raabte til Byens Portvægtere og bragte dem den Melding: »Vi kom til Aramæernes Lejr, og der var ikke et Menneske at se eller høre, men vi fandt Hestene og Æslerne bundet og Teltene urørt!«

So they came and called to the gatekeepers of the city; and they told them, saying, "We came to the camp of the Arameans, and, look, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but the horses tied, and the donkeys tied, and the tents as they were."

11 Portvægterne raabte det ud, og man meldte det inde i Kongens Palads.

The gatekeepers called out, and it was reported to the king's household within.

12 Men Kongen stod op om Natten og sagde til sine Folk: »Jeg skal sige eder, hvad Aramæerne har for med os; de ved, at vi er udsultet, derfor har de forladt Lejren og skjult sig paa Marken, i den Tanke at vi skal gaa ud af Byen, saa de kan fange os levende og trænge ind i Byen!«

The king arose in the night, and said to his servants, "I will now show you what the Arameans have done to us. They know that we are hungry. Therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, 'When they come out of the city, we shall take them alive, and get into the city.'"

13 Men en af Folkene svarede: »Vi kan jo tage en fem Stykker af de Heste, der er tilbage her — det vil jo dog gaa dem som alle de mange, der allerede var omkommet — og sende Folk derhen, saa faar vi se!«

And one of his servants answered, "Please let some take five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city. Look, they are like the whole multitude of Israel who have already perished. Let us send and see."

14 De tog da to Spand Heste, og Kongen sendte Folk efter Aramæernes Hær og sagde: »Rid hen og se efter!«

They took therefore two chariots with horses; and the king sent after the army of the Arameans, saying, "Go and see."

15 Saa drog de efter dem lige til Jordan og fandt hele Vejen fuld af Klæder og Vaaben, som Aramæerne havde kastet fra sig paa deres hovedkulds Flugt. Derpaa vendte Sendebudene tilbage og meldte det til Kongen.

They went after them to the Jordan; and look, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Arameans had cast away in their haste. The messengers returned, and told the king.

16 Saa drog Folket ud og plyndrede Aramæernes Lejr; og saaledes kom en Sea fint Hvedemel til at koste en Sekel og to Sea Byg ligeledes en Sekel, som HERREN havde sagt.

The people went out, and plundered the camp of the Arameans. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of Jehovah.

17 Kongen havde overdraget Høvedsmanden, til hvis Arm han støttede sig, Tilsynet med Porten, men Folket traadte ham ned i Porten, saa han døde, saaledes som den Guds Mand havde sagt, dengang Kongen kom ned til ham.

The king appointed the captain on whose hand he leaned to be in charge of the gate: and the people trod on him in the gate, and he died as the man of God had said, who spoke when the king came down to him.

18 Da den Guds Mand sagde til Kongen: »To Sea Byg skal koste en Sekel og en Sea fint Hvedemel ligeledes en Sekel i Morgen ved denne Tid i Samarias Port!«

It happened, as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, "Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be tomorrow about this time in the gate of Samaria";

19 da havde Høvedsmanden svaret ham: »Om saa HERREN satte Vinduer paa Himmelen, mon da sligt kunde ske?« Og den Guds Mand havde sagt: »Med egne Øjne skal du faa det at se, men ikke komme til at spise deraf!«

and that captain answered the man of God, and said, "Now, look, if Jehovah should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be?" and he said, "Look, you shall see it with your eyes, but shall not eat of it."

20 Saaledes gik det ham; Folket traadte ham ned i Porten, saa han døde.

It happened like that to him; for the people trod on him in the gate, and he died.