Første Kongebog 20
1 Kong Benhadad af Aram samlede hele sin Hær, og to og tredive Konger fulgte ham med Heste og Stridsvogne; og han drog op og indesluttede Samaria og belejrede det.
And Ben-Hadad king of Aram has gathered all his force, and thirty-two kings [are] with him, and horse and chariot, and he goes up and lays siege against Samaria, and fights with it,
2 Han sendte nu Sendebud ind i Byen til Kong Akab af Israel
and sends messengers to Ahab king of Israel, to the city,
3 og lod sige til ham: "Således siger Benhadad: Dit Sølv og Guld er mit, men dine Hustruer og børn kan du beholde!"
and says to him, “Thus said Ben-Hadad: Your silver and your gold are mine, and your wives and your sons—the best—are mine.”
4 Israels Konge lod svare: "Som du byder, Herre Konge! Jeg og alt, hvad mit er, tilhører dig."
And the king of Israel answers and says, “According to your word, my lord, O king: I [am] yours, and all that I have.”
5 Men Sendebudene vendte tilbage og sagde: "Således siger Benha dad: Jeg sendte Bud til dig og lod sige: Dit Sølv og Guld og dine Hustruer og Børn skal du give mig!
And the messengers turn back and say, “Thus spoke Ben-Hadad, saying, Surely I sent to you, saying, Your silver, and your gold, and your wives, and your sons, you give to me;
6 Så sender jeg da i Morgen ved denne Tid mine Folk til dig, og de skal gennemsøge dit Hus og dine Folks Huse og tilvende sig og tage alt, hvad de lyster!"
for if, at this time tomorrow, I send my servants to you, then they have searched your house, and the houses of your servants, and it has been [that] every desirable thing of your eyes they place in their hand, and have taken [them] away.”
7 Da lod Israels Konge alle Landets Ældste kalde og sagde: "Der ser I, at Manden har ondt i Sinde, thi nu sender han Bud til mig om mine Hustruer og Børn, og mit Sølv og Guld havde jeg ikke nægtet ham!"
And the king of Israel calls to all [the] elderly of the land and says, “Please know and see that this [one] is seeking evil, for he sent to me for my wives, and for my sons, and for my silver, and for my gold, and I did not withhold from him.”
8 Alle de Ældste og alt Folket svarede ham: "Hør ham ikke; du må ikke give efter!"
And all the elderly and all the people say to him, “Do not listen, nor consent.”
9 Da sagde han til Benhadads Sendebud: "Sig til min Herre Kongen: Alt, hvad du første Gang krævede af din Træl, vil jeg gøre, men dette Krav kan jeg ikke opfylde!" Med det Svar vendte Sendebudene tilbage.
And he says to the messengers of Ben-Hadad, “Say to my lord the king, All that you sent to your servant for at the first I do, and this thing I am not able to do”; and the messengers go and take him back word.
10 Da sendte Benhadad Bud til ham og lod sige: "Guderne ramme mig både med det ene og det andet, om Støvet i Samaria forslår til at fylde Hænderne på alle de Krigere, der følger mig!"
And Ben-Hadad sends to him and says, “Thus the gods do to me, and thus do they add, if the dust of Samaria suffice for handfuls for all the people who [are] at my feet.”
11 Men Israels Konge lod svare: "Sig således: Den, der spænder Bæltet, skal ikke rose sig som den, der løser det!"
And the king of Israel answers and says, “Speak: Do not let him who is girding on boast himself as him who is loosing [his armor].”
12 Benhadad modtog Svaret, just som han sad og drak sammen med Kongerne i Løvhytterne; da sagde han til sine Folk: "Til Storm!" Og de gjorde sig rede til at storme Byen.
And it comes to pass at the hearing of this word—and he is drinking, he and the kings, in the shelters—that he says to his servants, “Set yourselves”; and they set themselves against the city.
13 Men en Profet trådte hen til Kong Akab af Israel og sagde: "Så siger HERREN: Ser du hele den vældige Menneskemængde der? Se, jeg giver den i Dag i din Hånd, og du skal kende, at jeg er HERREN!"
And behold, a certain prophet has come near to Ahab king of Israel and says, “Thus said YHWH: Have you seen all this great multitude? Behold, I am giving it into your hand today, and you have known that I [am] YHWH.”
14 Akab spurgte: "Ved hvem?" Han svarede: "Så siger HERREN: Ved Fogedernes Folk!" Derpå spurgte han: "Hvem skal åbne Kampen?" Han svarede: "Du!"
And Ahab says, “By whom?” And he says, “Thus said YHWH: By the young men of the heads of the provinces”; and he says, “Who directs the battle?” And he says, “You.”
15 Så mønstrede han Fogedernes Folk, og de var 232; derefter mønstrede han hele Hæren, alle Israeliterne, 7000 Mand.
And he inspects the young men of the heads of the provinces, and they are two hundred and thirty-two, and after them he has mustered all the people, all the sons of Israel—seven thousand,
16 Og ved Middagstid gjorde de et Udfald, just som Benhadad og de to og tredive Konger, der fulgte ham, sad og drak i Løvhytterne.
and they go out at noon, and Ben-Hadad is drinking—drunk in the shelters, he and the kings, the thirty-two kings helping him.
17 Først rykkede Fogedernes Folk ud. Man sendte da Bud til Benhadad og meldte: "Der rykker Mænd ud fra Samaria!"
And the young men of the heads of the provinces go out at the first, and Ben-Hadad sends, and they declare to him, saying, “Men have come out of Samaria.”
18 Da sagde han: "Hvad enten de rykker ud for at få Fred eller for at kæmpe, så grib dem levende!"
And he says, “If they have come out for peace, catch them alive; and if they have come out for battle, catch them alive.”
19 Da Fogedernes Folk og Hæren, som fulgte efter, var rykket ud fra Byen,
And these have gone out of the city—the young men of the heads of the provinces—and the force that [is] after them,
20 huggede de ned for Fode, så at Aramæerne tog Flugten; og Israeliterne satte efter dem. Men Kong Benhadad af Aram undslap til Hest sammen med nogle Ryttere.
and each strikes his man, and Aram flees, and Israel pursues them, and Ben-Hadad king of Aram escapes on a horse—and the horsemen;
21 Da rykkede Israels Konge ud og gjorde Hestene og Vognene til Bytte, og han tilføjede Aramæerne et stort Nederlag.
and the king of Israel goes out, and strikes the horses, and the charioteers, and has struck among the Arameans a great striking.
22 Men Profeten trådte hen til Israels Konge og sagde til ham: "Tag dig sammen og se vel til, hvad du vil gøre, thi næste År drager Arams Konge op imod dig igen!"
And the prophet comes near to the king of Israel and says to him, “Go, strengthen yourself, and know and see that which you do, for at the turn of the year the king of Aram is coming up against you.”
23 Men Aramæerkongens Folk sagde til ham: "Deres Gud er en Bjerggud, derfor blev de os for stærke; men lad os se, om vi ikke kan blive de stærkeste, når vi angriber dem på Slettelandet!
And the servants of the king of Aram said to him, “Their gods [are] gods of hills, therefore they were stronger than us; and yet, we fight with them in the plain—are we not stronger than they?
24 Således skal du gøre: Afsæt alle Kongerne, sæt Statholdere i deres Sted
And this thing you do: turn aside each of the kings out of his place, and set captains in their stead;
25 og stil lige så stor en Hær på Benene som den, du mistede, og lige så mange Heste og Vogne som før! Når vi så kæmper med dem på Slettelandet, sandelig, om vi ikke bliver de stærkeste!" Og han fulgte deres Råd og handlede derefter.
and you, number for yourself a force as the force that is fallen from you, and horse for horse, and chariot for chariot, and we fight with them in the plain; are we not stronger than they?” And he listens to their voice, and does so.
26 Næste År mønstrede Benha dad Aramæeme og drog op til Atek for at kæmpe med Israel.
And it comes to pass at the turn of the year, that Ben-Hadad inspects the Arameans, and goes up to Aphek, to battle with Israel,
27 Også Israeliterne blev mønstret og forsynede sig med Levnedsmidler, hvorefter de rykkede dem i Møde og lejrede sig lige over for dem som to små Gedehjorde, medens Aramæerne oversvømmede Landet.
and the sons of Israel have been inspected, and supported, and go to meet them, and the sons of Israel encamp before them, like two flocks of goats, and the Arameans have filled the land.
28 Da trådte en Guds Mand hen til Israels Konge og sagde: "Så siger HERREN: Fordi Aramæerne siger: HERREN er en Bjerggud og ikke en Dalgud! vil jeg give hele den vældige Menneskemængde der i din Hånd, og I skal kende, at jeg er HERREN!"
And a man of God comes near, and speaks to the king of Israel and says, “Thus said YHWH: Because that the Arameans have said, YHWH [is] God of [the] hills, but He [is] not God of [the] valleys—I have given the whole of this great multitude into your hand, and you have known that I [am] YHWH.”
29 De lå nu lejret over for hinanden i syv Dage, men Syvendedagen kom det til Kamp, og Israeliterne huggede Aramæerne ned, 100.000 Mand Fodfolk på een Dag.
And they encamp opposite one another [for] seven days, and it comes to pass on the seventh day, that the battle draws near, and the sons of Israel strike one hundred thousand footmen of Aram in one day.
30 De, der blev tilovers, flygtede til Byen Afek, men Muren styrtede ned over dem, der var tilbage, 27000 Mand. Benhadad flygtede ind i Byen, hvor han løb fra Kammer til Kammer.
And those left flee to Aphek, into the city, and the wall falls on twenty-seven chief men who are left, and Ben-Hadad has fled, and comes into the city, into the innermost part.
31 Da sagde hans Folk til ham: Vi har hørt, at Kongerne over Israels Hus er nådige Konger; lad os binde Sæk om Lænderne og Reb om Hovederne og gå ud til Israels Konge, måske han da vil skåne dit Liv!"
And his servants say to him, “Now behold, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel—that they are kind kings; please let us put sackcloth on our loins and ropes on our heads, and we go out to the king of Israel; it may be he keeps you alive.”
32 Så bandt de Sæk om Lændeme og Reb om Hovederne og kom til Israels Konge og sagde: "Din Træl Benhadad siger: Lad mig leve!" Han svarede: "Er han endnu i Live? Han er min Broder!"
And they gird sackcloth on their loins, and ropes [are] on their heads, and they come to the king of Israel, and say, “Your servant Ben-Hadad has said, Please let me live”; and he says, “Is he still alive? He [is] my brother.”
33 Det tog Mændene for et godt Varsel. og de tog ham straks på Ordet, idet de sagde: "Benhadad er din Broder!" Da sagde han: "Gå hen og hent ham!" Så gik Benhadad ud til ham, og han tog ham op i Vognen til sig.
And the men observe diligently, and hurry, and catch [the word] from him, and say, “Your brother Ben-Hadad”; and he says, “Go in, bring him”; and Ben-Hadad comes out to him, and he causes him to come up on the chariot.
34 Benhadad sagde nu til ham: "De Byer, min Fader fratog din Fader, vil jeg give tilbage, og du må bygge dig Gader i Damaskus, lige som min Fader gjorde i Samaria! På disse Vilkår give du mig fri!" Og han sluttede Pagt med ham og lod ham gå.
And he says to him, “The cities that my father took from your father, I give back, and you make streets for yourself in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria; and I, with a covenant, send you away”; and he makes a covenant with him, and sends him away.
35 Men en af Profetsønnerne sagde med HERRENs Ord til sin Fælle: "Slå mig!" Men han vægrede sig derved.
And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his neighbor by the word of YHWH, “Please strike me”; and the man refuses to strike him,
36 Da sagde han til ham: "Fordi du ikke har adlydt HERRENs Ord. skal en Løve dræbe dig, når du går bort fra mig!" Og da han gik bort fra ham, traf en Løve på ham og dræbte ham.
and he says to him, “Because that you have not listened to the voice of YHWH, behold, you are going from me, and the lion has struck you”; and he goes from him, and the lion finds him, and strikes him.
37 Så traf Profetsønnen en anden og sagde til ham: "Slå mig!" Og den anden slog ham og sårede ham.
And he finds another man and says, “Please strike me”; and the man strikes him, striking and wounding,
38 Så gik Profeten hen og stillede sig på den Vej, Kongen kom, og gjorde sig ukendelig med et Bind for Øjnene.
and the prophet goes and stands for the king on the way, and disguises himself with ashes on his eyes.
39 Da Kongen kom forbi, råbte han til ham: "Din Træl var draget med i Kampen; da kom en hen til mig med en Mand og sagde: Vogt den Mand vel! Slipper han bort, skal du svare for hans Liv med dit eget Liv eller bøde en Talent Sølv!
And it comes to pass—the king is passing by—that he has cried to the king and says, “Your servant went out into the midst of the battle, and behold, a man has turned aside and brings a man to me, and says, Keep this man; if he is at all missing, then your life has been for his life, or you weigh out a talent of silver;
40 Men din Træl var optaget snart her, snart der, og borte var han." Da sagde Israels Konge til ham: "Det er din Dom, du har selv fældet den!"
and it comes to pass, your servant is working here and there, and he is not!” And the king of Israel says to him, “Your judgment [is] right; you have determined [it].”
41 Så tog han hurtig Bindet fra Øjnene, og Israels Konge genkendte ham som en af Ptofeterne.
And he hurries and turns aside the ashes from off his eyes, and the king of Israel discerns him, that he [is] of the prophets,
42 Og han sagde til ham: "Så siger HERREN: Fordi du gav Slip på den Mand, der var hjemfaldet til mit Band, skal du svare for hans Liv med dit eget Liv og for hans Folk med dit eget Folk!"
and he says to him, “Thus said YHWH: Because you have sent away the man I devoted, out of [your] hand, even your life has been for his life, and your people for his people”;
43 Da drog Israels Konge hjem, misfornøjet og ilde til Mode, og han kom til Samaria.
and the king of Israel goes to his house, sulky and angry, and comes to Samaria.
