2 Kings 4

1 Now a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead, and thou know that thy servant feared Jehovah, and the creditor has come to take my two children to him to be bondmen.

En Kvinde, som var gift med en af Profetsønnerne raabte til Elisa: »Din Træl, min Mand, er død; og du ved, at din Træl frygtede HERREN. Og nu kommer en, der har Krav paa ham, for at tage mine to Drenge til Trælle!«

2 And Elisha said to her, What shall I do for thee? Tell me, what have thou in the house? And she said, Thy handmaid has not anything in the house except a pot of oil.

Da sagde Elisa til hende: »Hvad kan jeg gøre for dig? Sig mig, hvad du har i Huset?« Hun svarede: »Din Trælkvinde har ikke andet i Huset end et Krus Olie.«

3 Then he said, Go, borrow for thee vessels abroad from all thy neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.

Da sagde han: »Gaa ud og bed alle dine Naboer om tomme Dunke, ikke for faa!

4 And thou shall go in, and shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and pour out into all those vessels, and thou shall set aside that which is full.

Saa lukker du dig inde med dine Sønner og fylder paa alle disse Dunke, og naar de er fulde, sætter du dem til Side!«

5 So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons. They brought the vessels to her, and she poured out.

Saa gik hun fra ham og lukkede sig inde med sine Sønner; og de rakte hende Dunkene, medens hun fyldte paa.

6 And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said to her, There is no more a vessel. And the oil halted.

Og da Dunkene var fulde, sagde hun til Sønnen: »Ræk mig een Dunk til!« Men han svarede: »Der er ikke flere Dunke!« Da holdt Olien op at flyde.

7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy sons from the rest.

Det kom hun og fortalte den Guds Mand; og han sagde: »Gaa hen og sælg Olien og betal din Gæld; og lev saa med dine Sønner af Resten!«

8 And it fell on a day that Elisha passed to Shunem where there was a prominent woman. And she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as often as he passed by he turned in there to eat bread.

Det skete en Dag, at Elisa paa sin Vej kom til Sjunem. Der boede en velhavende Kvinde, som nødte ham til at spise hos sig; og hver Gang han senere kom forbi, tog han derind og spiste.

9 And she said to her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is a holy man of God who passes by us continually.

Hun sagde nu til sin Mand: »Jeg ved, af det er en hellig Guds Mand, der stadig kommer her forbi;

10 Let us make, I pray thee, a little chamber on the wall. And let us set a bed for him there, and a table, and a seat, and a lampstand. And it shall be, when he comes to us, that he shall turn in there.

lad os mure en lille Stue paa Taget og sætte Seng, Bord, Stol og Lampe ind til ham, for at han kan gaa derind, naar han kommer til os!«

11 And it fell on a day that he came there, and he turned into the chamber and lay there.

Saa kom han en Dag derhen og gik op i Stuen og lagde sig.

12 And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.

Og han sagde til sin Tjener Gehazi: »Kald paa Sjunemkvinden!« Og han kaldte paa hende, og hun traadte frem for ham.

13 And he said to him, Say now to her, Behold, thou have been caring for us with all this care. What is to be done for thee? Would thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the army? And she answered, I dwell among my own people.

Da sagde han til Gehazi: »Sig til hende: Se, du har haft al den Ulejlighed for vor Skyld; hvad kan jeg gøre for dig? Ønsker du, at jeg skal tale din Sag hos Kongen eller Hærføreren?« Men hun svarede: »Jeg bor midt iblandt mit Folk!«

14 And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Truly she has no son, and her husband is old.

Da sagde han: »Hvad kan jeg da gøre for hende?« Gehazi sagde: »Jo, hun har ingen Søn, og hendes Mand er gammel.«

15 And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.

Da sagde han: »Kald paa hende!« Og han kaldte paa hende, og hun tog Plads ved Døren.

16 And he said, At this season, when the time comes round, thou shall embrace a son. And she said, No, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie to thy handmaid.

Da sagde han: »Om et Aar ved denne Tid har du en Dreng ved Brystet!« Men hun sagde: »Nej dog, Herre! Den Guds Mand maa ikke narre sin Trælkvinde!«

17 And the woman conceived, and bore a son at that season, when the time came round, as Elisha had said to her.

Men Kvinden blev frugtsommelig og fødte en Søn Aaret efter ved samme Tid, saaledes som Elisa havde sagt hende.

18 And when the child was grown, it fell on a day that he went out to his father to the reapers.

Da Drengen var blevet stor, gik han en Dag ud til sin Fader hos Høstfolkene.

19 And he said to his father, My head, my head. And he said to his servant, Carry him to his mother.

Da sagde han til sin Fader: »Mit Hoved, mit Hoved!« Og hans Fader sagde til en Karl: »Bær ham hjem til hans Moder!«

20 And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.

Han tog, ham og har ham hjem til hans Moder, og han sad paa hendes Skød til Middag; saa døde han.

21 And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.

Men hun gik op og lagde ham paa den Guds Mands Seng, og derefter lukkede hun Døren og gik.

22 And she called to her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the servants, and one of the donkeys, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.

Saa kaldte hun paa sin Mand og sagde: »Send mig en af Karlene med et Æsel, for at jeg hurtig kan komme hen til den Guds Mand og hjem igen!«

23 And he said, Why will thou go to him today? It is neither new moon nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well.

Han spurgte: »Hvad vil du hos ham i Dag? Det er jo hverken Nymaanedag eller Sabbat!« Men hun sagde: »Lad mig om det!«

24 Then she saddled a donkey, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward. Do not restrain my riding unless I bid thee.

Derpaa sadlede hun Æselet og sagde til Karlen: »Driv nu godt paa! Stands mig ikke i Farten, før jeg siger til!«

25 So she went, and came to the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is the Shunammite.

Saa drog hun af Sted og kom til den Guds Mand paa Kamels Bjerg. Da den Guds Mand fik Øje paa hende i Frastand, sagde han til sin Tjener Gehazi: »Se, der er Sjunemkvinden!

26 Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say to her, Is it well with thee? Is it well with thy husband? Is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well.

Løb hende straks i Møde og spørg hende: Har du det godt? Har din Mand det godt? Har Drengen det godt?« Hun svarede: »Ja, vi har det godt!«

27 And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught hold of his feet. And Gehazi came near to thrust her away, but the man of God said, Let her alone, for her soul is vexed within her, and Jehovah has hid it from me, and has not told me.

Men da hun kom hen til den Guds Mand paa Bjerget, klamrede hun sig til hans Fødder. Gehazi traadte til for at støde hende bort, men den Guds Mand sagde: »Lad hende være, hun er i Vaande, og HERREN har dulgt det for mig og ikke aabenbaret mig det!«

28 Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? Did I not say, do not deceive me?

Da sagde hun: »Har jeg vel bedt min Herre om en Søn? Sagde jeg ikke, at du ikke maatte narre mig?«

29 Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy hand, and go thy way. If thou meet any man, do not salute him, and if any salute thee, do not answer him again. And lay my staff upon the face of the child.

Saa sagde han til Gehazi: »Omgjord din Lænd, tag min Stav i Haanden og drag af Sted! Møder du nogen, saa hils ikke paa ham, og hilser nogen paa dig, saa gengæld ikke hans Hilsen; og læg min Stav paa Drengens Ansigt!«

30 And the mother of the child said, As Jehovah lives, and as thy soul lives, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.

Men Drengens Moder sagde: »Saa sandt HERREN lever, og saa sandt du lever, jeg gaar ikke fra dig!« Da stod han op og gik med hende.

31 And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child, but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Therefore he returned to meet him, and told him, saying, The child has not awakened.

Imidlertid var Gehazi gaaet i Forvejen og havde lagt Staven paa Drengens Ansigt; men ikke en Lyd hørtes, og der var intet Livstegn. Da vendte han tilbage og gik Elisa i Møde, meldte ham det og sagde: »Drengen vaagnede ikke!«

32 And when Elisha came into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.

Og da Elisa var kommet ind i Huset, saa han Drengen ligge død paa Sengen.

33 He went in therefore, and shut the door upon the two of them, and prayed to Jehovah.

Han gik da hen og lukkede sig inde med ham og bad til HERREN.

34 And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands. And he stretched himself upon him, and the flesh of the child grew warm.

Derpaa steg han op og lagde sig oven paa Drengen med sin Mund paa hans Mund, sine Øjne paa hans Øjne og sine Hænder paa hans Hænder, og medens han saaledes bøjede sig over ham, blev Drengens Legeme varmt.

35 Then he returned, and walked in the house once to and fro, and went up, and stretched himself upon him. And the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.

Saa steg han ned og gik een Gang frem og tilbage i Huset, og da han atter steg op og bøjede sig over Drengen, nyste denne syv Gange og slog Øjnene op.

36 And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she came in to him, he said, Take up thy son.

Derpaa kaldte han paa Gehazi og sagde: »Kald paa Sjunemkvinden!« Han kaldte saa paa hende, og hun kom til ham. Da sagde han: »Tag din Dreng!«

37 Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground. And she took up her son, and went out.

Og hun traadte hen og faldt ned for hans Fødder og kastede sig til Jorden, tog saa sin Dreng og gik ud.

38 And Elisha came again to Gilgal. And there was a dearth in the land, and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him. And he said to his servant, Set on the great pot, and boil pottage for the sons of the prophets.

Dengang Hungersnøden var i Landet, vendte Elisa tilbage til Gilgal. Som nu Profetsønnerne sad hos ham, sagde han til sin Tjener: »Sæt den store Gryde over og kog en Ret Mad til Profetsønnerne!«

39 And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered wild gourds from it, his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage, for they did not know them.

Saa gik en ud paa Marken for at plukke Urter, og da han fandt en Slyngplante med vilde Agurker, plukkede han saa mange, han kunde bære i sin Kappe; da han kom tilbage, skar han dem itu og kom dem i Gryden, thi han kendte dem ikke.

40 So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat of it.

Derpaa øste man op for Mændene, for at de kunde spise, men saa snart de smagte Maden, skreg de op og raabte: »Døden er i Gryden, du Guds Mand!« Og de kunde ikke spise Maden.

41 But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot, and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot.

Men han sagde: »Hent noget Mel!« Og da han havde hældt det i Gryden, sagde han: »Øs nu op for Folkene, saa de kan spise!« Saa var der ingen Ulykke i Gryden mere.

42 And a man came from Baal-shalishah, and brought the man of God bread of the first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and fresh ears of grain in his sack. And he said, Give to the people that they may eat.

Engang kom en Mand fra Ba'al-Sjalisja og bragte den Guds Mand Brød af nyt Korn, tyve Bygbrød, og nyhøstet Korn i sin Ransel. Da sagde han: »Giv Folkene det at spise!«

43 And his servant said, What, should I set this before a hundred men? But he said, Give to the people that they may eat, for thus says Jehovah, They shall eat, and shall leave of it.

Men hans Tjener sagde: »Hvorledes skal jeg kunne sætte dette frem for hundrede Mennesker?« Men han sagde: »Giv Folkene det at spise! Thi saa siger HERREN: De skal spise og levne!«

44 So he set it before them, and they ate, and left of it according to the word of Jehovah.

Da satte han det frem for dem, og de spiste og levnede efter HERRENS Ord.