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!«

And Elisha saith, 'Hear ye a word of Jehovah: thus said Jehovah, About this time to-morrow, a measure of fine flour [is] at a shekel, and two measures of barley at 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!«

And the captain whom the king hath, by whose hand he hath been supported, answereth the man of God and saith, 'Lo, Jehovah is making windows in the heavens — shall this thing be?' and he saith, 'Lo, thou art seeing it with thine eyes, and thereof thou dost not eat.'

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

And four men have been leprous, at the opening of the gate, and they say one unto another, 'What — we are sitting here till we have died;

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 have said, We go in to the city, then the famine [is] in the city, and we have died there; and if we have sat here, then we have died; and now, come and we fall unto the camp of Aram; if they keep us alive, we live, and if they put us to death — we have died.'

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.

And they rise in the twilight, to go in unto the camp of Aram, and they come in unto the extremity of the camp of Aram, and lo, there is not a 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!«

seeing Jehovah hath caused the camp of Aram to hear a noise of chariot and a noise of horse — a noise of great force, and they say one unto another, 'Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of Egypt, to come against 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.

And they rise and flee in the twilight, and forsake their tents, and their horses, and their asses — the camp as it [is] — and flee 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.

And these lepers come in unto the extremity of the camp, and come in unto one tent, and eat, and drink, and lift up thence silver, and gold, and garments, and go and hide; and they turn back and go in unto another tent, and lift up thence, and go and hide.

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!«

And they say one unto another, 'We are not doing right this day; a day of tidings it [is], and we are keeping silent; and — we have waited till the light of the morning, then hath punishment found us; and now, come and we go in and declare to the house of the king.'

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!«

And they come in, and call unto the gatekeeper of the city, and declare for themselves, saying, 'We have come in unto the camp of Aram, and lo, there is not there a man, or sound of man, but the bound horse, and the bound ass, and tents as they [are].'

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

and he calleth the gatekeepers, and they declare to the house of the king 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!«

And the king riseth by night, and saith unto his servants, 'Let me declare, I pray you, to you that which the Aramaeans have done to us; they have known that we are famished, and they are gone out from the camp to be hidden in the field, saying, When they come out from the city, then we catch them alive, and unto the city we enter.'

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 answereth and saith, 'Then let them take, I pray thee, five of the horses that are left, that have been left in it — lo, they [are] as all the multitude of Israel who have been left in it; lo, they are as all the multitude of Israel who have been consumed — and we send and see.'

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

And they take two chariot-horses, and the king sendeth after the camp of Aram, 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.

And they go after them unto the Jordan, and lo, all the way is full of garments and vessels that the Aramaeans have cast away in their haste, and the messengers turn back and declare to 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.

And the people go out and spoil the camp of Aram, and there is a measure of fine flour at a shekel, and two measures of barley at 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.

And the king hath appointed the captain, by whose hand he is supported, over the gate, and the people tread him down in the gate, and he dieth, as the man of God spake, which he spake in the coming down of the king unto 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!«

yea, it cometh to pass, according to the speaking of the man of God unto the king, saying, 'Two measures of barley at a shekel, and a measure of fine flour at a shekel are, at this time to-morrow, 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 the captain answereth the man of God, and saith, 'And lo, Jehovah is making windows in the heavens — it is according to this word?' and he saith, 'Lo, thou art seeing with thine eyes, and thereof thou dost not eat;'

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

and it cometh to him so, and the people tread him down in the gate, and he dieth.