Anden Kongebog 1
1 Efter Akabs Død faldt Moab fra Israel.
After King Ahab died, [the country of] Moab rebelled against Israel.
2 Og Ahazja faldt ud gennem Vinduesgitteret for sin Stue paa Taget i Samaria og blev syg; da sendte han Sendebud af Sted og sagde til dem: »Gaa hen og spørg Ekrons Gud Ba'al-Zebub, om jeg kommer mig af min Sygdom!«
One day, Ahaziah, [the new king of Israel, ] fell through the wooden slats/boards around the edge of the flat roof [of his palace] in Samaria. He was badly injured, so he summoned some messengers and told them, “Go to Ekron [city in Philistia], and ask their god Baalzebub whether I will (recover/become well).”
3 Men HERRENS Engel sagde til Tisjbiten Elias: »Gaa Sendebudene fra Samarias Konge i Møde og sig til dem: Mon det er, fordi der ingen Gud er i Israel, at I drager hen for at raadspørge Ekrons Gud Ba'al-Zebub?
But an angel from Yahweh said to Elijah, the prophet from Tishbe [town], “The king of Samaria [is sending] some messengers [to Ekron]. Go and meet them and say to them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to Ekron to ask Baalzebub, the god of those people, [whether you will recover]?
4 Derfor, saa siger HERREN: Det Leje, du steg op paa, kommer du ikke ned fra, thi du skal dø!« Dermed gik Elias bort.
Yahweh says [that you should tell King Ahaziah] that he will not recover from his being injured; he will surely die.’”
5 Da Sendebudene kom tilbage til ham, spurgte han dem: »Hvorfor kommer I tilbage?«
[So Elijah went to meet] the messengers [and told that to them, and they] returned to the king [instead of going to Ekron]. The king asked them, “Why did you return [so soon]?”
6 De svarede: »En Mand kom os i Møde og sagde til os: Vend tilbage til Kongen, som har sendt eder, og sig: Saa siger HERREN: Mon det er, fordi der ingen Gud er i Israel, at du sender Bud for at raadspørge Ekrons Gud Ba'al-Zebub? Derfor: Det Leje, du steg op paa, kommer du ikke ned fra, thi du skal dø!«
They replied, “A man came to meet us, and said to us, ‘Return to the king who sent you and tell him that Yahweh says, “(Is it because there no God in Israel that you are sending [messengers] to Ekron to consult Baalzebub, their god?/You seem to think there is no God in Israel, with the result that you are sending [messengers] to Ekron to ask Baalzebub, their god, [whether you will recover].) [RHQ] [Go tell the king that] he will not recover from being injured; instead, he will surely die.”’”
7 Han spurgte dem da: »Hvorledes saa den Mand ud, som kom eder i Møde og sagde disse Ord til eder?«
The king said to them, “The man who came to meet you and told that to you, what did he look like?”
8 De svarede: »Det var en Mand i en laadden Kappe med et Læderbælte om Lænderne.« Da sagde han: »Det er Tisjbiten Elias.«
They replied, “He was a hairy man and he had a [wide] leather belt around his waist.” The king exclaimed, “That was Elijah!”
9 Derpaa sendte han en Halvhundredfører med hans halvtredsindstyve Mand ud efter ham; og da han kom op til ham paa Bjergets Top, hvor han sad, sagde han til ham: »Du Guds Mand! Kongen byder: Kom ned!«
Then the king sent an officer with 50 soldiers to seize Elijah. They found Elijah sitting on the top of a hill. The officer called out to him, “Prophet, the king commands that you come down here!”
10 Men Elias svarede Halvhundredføreren: »Er jeg en Guds Mand, saa fare Ild ned fra Himmelen og fortære dig og dine halvtredsindstyve Mand!« Da for Ild ned fra Himmelen og fortærede ham og hans halvtredsindstyve Mand.
But Elijah replied, “I am a prophet; so, I command that fire come down from the sky and burn up you and your 50 soldiers!” Immediately, fire came down from the sky and completely burned up the officer and his 50 [soldiers].
11 Atter sendte Kongen en Halvhundredfører med hans halvtredsindstyve Mand ud efter ham; og da han kom derop, sagde han til ham: »Du Guds Mand! Saaledes siger Kongen: Kom straks ned!«
[When the king found out about that, ] he sent another officer with 50 more soldiers. They went [to where Elijah was], and the officer called out to him, “Prophet, the king commands that you come down immediately!”
12 Men Elias svarede ham: »Er jeg en Guds Mand, saa fare Ild ned fra Himmelen og fortære dig og dine halvtredsindstyve Mand!« Da for Guds Ild ned fra Himmelen og fortærede ham og hans halvtredsindstyve Mand.
But Elijah replied, “I am a prophet; [to prove that, ] I command that fire come down from the sky and kill you and your soldiers!” Then a fire from God came down from the sky and killed the officer and his soldiers.
13 Atter sendte Kongen en Halvhundredfører ud efter ham: men da den tredje Halvhundredfører kom derop, kastede han sig paa Knæ for Elias, bønfaldt ham og sagde: »du Guds Mand! Lad dog mit og disse dine halvtredsindstyve Trælles Liv være dyrebart i dine Øjne!
[When the king heard about that] he sent another officer with 50 more soldiers. [They went to where Elijah was], and the officer prostrated himself in front of Elijah, and said to him, “Prophet, I plead with you, be kind to me and my 50 soldiers, and (do not kill us/allow us to remain alive)!
14 Se, Ild for ned fra Himmelen og fortærede de to første Halvhundredførere og deres halvtredsindstyve Mand, men lad nu mit Liv være dyrebart i dine Øjne!«
[We know that] two times fire came down from the sky and killed officers and the 50 soldiers who were with them. So now, please be kind to me!”
15 Da sagde HERRENS Engel til Elias: »Gaa ned med ham, frygt ikke for ham!« Saa gik han ned med ham og fulgte ham til Kongen.
Then the angel from Yahweh said to Elijah, “Go down [and go] with him. Do not be afraid of him.” So Elijah went with them to the king.
16 Og han sagde til Kongen: »Saa siger HERREN: Fordi du har sendt Sendebud hen at raadspørge Ekrons Gud Ba'al-Zebub — men det er, fordi der ingen Gud er i Israel, du kunde raadspørge? — derfor: Det Leje, du steg op paa, kommer du ikke ned fra, thi du skal dø!«
[When Elijah arrived, ] he said to the king, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘You sent messengers to go to Ekron to ask Baalzebub, their god, [whether you would recover]. You acted as though [RHQ] there is no God in Israel to consult. So you will not recover from being injured; instead, you are going to die!’”
17 Og han døde efter det HERRENS Ord, som Elias havde talt. Og hans Broder Joram blev Konge i hans Sted i Josafats Søns, Kong Joram af Judas, andet Regeringsaar; thi han havde ingen Søn.
So Ahaziah died, which is what Yahweh told Elijah would happen. Ahaziah’s [younger] brother Joram became the new king, when Jehoram, the son of Jehoshaphat, had been ruling Judah for almost two years. Ahaziah’s brother became the king because Ahaziah had no son [to become the king].
18 Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Ahazja, hvad han udførte, staar jo optegnet i Israels Kongers Krønike.
[If you want to know about] all the other things that Ahaziah did, they are [RHQ] written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
