Anden Kongebog 3
1 Joram, Akabs Søn, blev Konge over Israel i Samaria i Kong Josafat af Judas attende Regeringsår, og han herskede i tolv År.
And Jehoram the son of Achab became king over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, and he reigned twelve years.
2 Han gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENs Øjne, dogikke som bans Fader og Moder, og han fjernede Ba'als Stenstøtter, som hans Fader havde ladet lave.
And he did what is evil in the eyes of the Lord; but not like his father, and like his mother; and he removed the statue of Ba'al which his father had made.
3 Men han holdt fast ved de Synder, som Jeroboam, Nebats Søn, forledte Israel til; dem veg han ikke fra.
Nevertheless unto the sins of Jerobo'am the son of Nebat, who had induced Israel to sin, did he cleave: he departed not therefrom.
4 Kong Mesja af Moab drev Kvægavl og svarede Israels Konge en Afgift på 100.000 Lam og Ulden af 100.000 Vædre.
And Mesha' the king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered as tribute unto the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs, and a hundred thousand rams, with the wool.
5 Men efter Akabs Død faldt Moabs Konge fra Israels Konge.
And it came to pass, when Achab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
6 Da drog Koog Joram straks ud fra Samaria og mønstrede hele Israel;
And king Jehoram went out of Samaria at that time, and numbered all Israel.
7 desuden sendte han Bud til Kong Josafat af Juda og lod sige: "Moabs Konge er faldet fra mig; vil du drage med i Krig mod Moab?" Han svarede: "Ja, jeg vil; jeg som du, mit Folk som dit, mine Heste som dine!"
And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up, I as thyself, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.
8 Og han spurgte: "Hvilken Vej skal vi drage?" Han svarede: "Gennem Edoms Ørken!"
And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he said, The way through the wilderness of Edom.
9 Så drog Israels, Judas og Edoms Konger af Sted. Men da de havde tilbagelagt en Strækning af syv Dagsrejser, var der ikke Vand til Hæren og Dyrene, som de havde med.
So the king of Israel went with the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they took a circuitous route, a seven days' journey; and there was no water for the camp, and for the cattle that followed in their train.
10 Da sagde Israels Konge: "Ak, at HERREN har kaldt disse tre Konger sammen for at overgive dem i Moabs Hånd!"
And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the Lord hath called these three kings, to deliver them into the hand of Moab!
11 Men Josafat sagde: "Er her ingen af HERRENs Profeter, ved hvem vi kan rådspørge HERREN?" Da svarede en af Israels Konges Folk: "Jo, her er Elisa, Sjafats Søn, som øste Vand på Elias's Hænder."
But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may inquire of the Lord from him? And there answered one of the king of Israel's servants and said, Here is Elisha' the son of Shaphat, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.
12 Josafat sagde: "Hos ham er HERRENs Ord!" Og Israels Konge og Josafat og Edoms Konge begav sig ned til ham.
And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the Lord is with him. And there went down to him the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom.
13 Men Elisa sagde til Israels Konge: "Hvad har jeg med dig at gøre? Gå du til din Faders og Moders Profeter!" Israels Konge svarede: "Ak nej, thi HERREN har kaldt disse tre Konger sammen for at give dem i Moabs Hånd."
And Elisha' said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? go to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, Not so; for the Lord hath called these three kings, to deliver them into the hand of Moab.
14 Da sagde Elisa: "Så sandt Hærskarers HERRE lever, for hvis Åsyn jeg står: Var det ikke for Kong Josafat af Judas Skyld, vilde jeg ikke se til dig eller værdige dig et Blik!
And Elisha' said, As the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom I have stood, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.
15 Men hent mig nu en Strengespiller!" Thi når Strengespilleren spillede, kom HERRENs Hånd over ham.
But now bring me a musician. And it came to pass, when the musician played, that the inspiration of the Lord came upon him.
16 Derpå sagde han: "Så siger HERREN: Grav Grøft ved Grøft i Dalen her!
And he said, Thus hath said the Lord, Make this valley full of ditches.
17 Thi så siger HERREN: I skal hverken mærke til Blæst eller Regn, men alligevel skal Dalen her fyldes med Vand, så at I, eders Hær og eders Dyr kan drikke!
For thus hath said the Lord, Ye shall not perceive wind, nor shall ye see rain; yet this valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, yourselves, and your flocks, and your cattle.
18 Dog tykkes dette HERREN for lidet, han vil også give Moab i eders Hånd;
And this is yet too light a thing in the eyes of the Lord; and he will also deliver the Moabites into your hand.
19 I skal indtage alle befæstede Byer og alle betydelige Byer, alle Frugttræer skal t fælde, alle Kilder skal I tilstoppe, og al frugtbar Agerjord skal I ødelægge med Sten!"
And ye shall smite every fortified city, and every choice city, and every good tree shall ye fell, and all springs of water shall ye stop, and every good piece of land shall ye spoil with stones.
20 Og næste Morgen ved Afgrødeofferets Tid kom der Vand fra den Kant, hvor Edom ligger, så hele Egnen blev fuld af Vand.
And it came to pass in the morning, at the time when the meat-offering is offered, that, behold, there came water by the way from Edom, and the country was filled with the water.
21 Da alle Moabiterne hørte, at Kongerne var draget op for at føre Krig med dem, blev enhver, der overhovedet kunde bære Våben, opbudt, og de tog Stilling ved Grænsen.
And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they were called together from every one who was girded with a sword, and upward, and they posted themselves on the border.
22 Men tidligt om Morgenen, da Solen stod op over Vandet, så Moabiterne Vandet foran sig rødt som Blod.
And when they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, the Moabites saw the water at a distance as red as blood.
23 Da råbte de: "Det er Blod! Kongerne har fuldstændig tilintetgjort hverandre, de har hugget hverandre ned; nu til Byttet, Moab!"
And they said, This is blood; the kings have certainly had a contest among themselves, and they have smitten one another: and now, up to the spoil, Moab.
24 Men da de nåede Israels Lejr, brød Israeliterne op og slog Moabiterne på Flugt. Derpå rykkede de frem og huggede Moabiterne ned;
But when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them; and they smote the Moabites completely, even in their own country.
25 Byerne nedbrød de; på al frugtbar Agerjord kastede de hver sin Sten, så den blev fuld af Sten; alle Kildevæld tilstoppede de, og alle Frugttræer fældede de. Til sidst var kun Kir-Hareset tilbage, og denne By omringede Slyngekasterne og skød på den.
And the cities they pulled down, and into every good piece of land they cast every man his stone, and filled it up, and every spring of water they stopped, and every good tree they felled, until they left only its stones in Kir-chareseth, and this the slingers encompassed and smote it.
26 Da Moabs Konge så, at han ikke kunde modstå Angrebet, samlede han 700 sværdvæbnede Mænd for at bryde igennem hen til Kongen af Edom. men det lykkedes ikke.
And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too strong for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew the sword, to break through unto the king of Edom; but they could not.
27 Så tog han sin førstefødte Søn, der skulde følge ham på Tronen, og ofrede ham som Brændoffer på Muren. Da kom heftig Vrede over Israel, og de brød op og vendte hjem til deres Land.
Then took he his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt-offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their land.
