2 Kings 8

1 Now Elisha had spoken to the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thy household, and sojourn wherever thou can sojourn, for Jehovah has called for a famine, and it shall also come upon the land seven years.

Elisa talte til den Kvinde, hvis Søn han havde kaldt til Live, og sagde: »Drag bort med dit Hus og slaa dig ned som fremmed et eller andet Sted, thi HERREN har kaldt Hungersnøden hid; og den vil komme over Landet og vare syv Aar!«

2 And the woman arose, and did according to the word of the man of God. And she went with her household, and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years.

Da brød Kvinden op og gjorde, som den Guds Mand havde sagt, og drog med sit Hus hen og boede syv Aar som fremmed i Filisternes Land.

3 And it came to pass at the end of seven years, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines, and she went forth to cry to the king for her house and for her land.

Men da der var gaaet syv Aar, vendte Kvinden tilbage fra Filisternes Land; Og hun gik hen og paakaldte Kongens Hjælp til at faa sit Hus og sin Jord tilbage.

4 Now the king was talking with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha has done.

Kongen talte just med den Guds Mands Tjener Gehazi og sagde: »Fortæl mig om alle de store Gerninger, Elisa har udført!«

5 And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored to life him who was dead, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son whom Elisha restored to life.

Og netop som han fortalte Kongen, hvorledes han havde kaldt den døde til Live, kom Kvinden, hvis Søn han havde kaldt til Live, og paakaldt Kongens Hjælp til at faa sit Hus og sin Jord tilbage. Da sagde Gehazi: »Herre Konge, der er den Kvinde, og der er hendes Søn, som Elisa kaldte til Live!«

6 And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed to her a certain officer, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now.

Kongen spurgte saa Kvinden ud, og hun fortalte. Derpaa gav Kongen hende en Hofmand med og sagde: »Sørg for, at hun faar al sin Ejendom tilbage og alt, hvad hendes Jord har baaret, siden den Dag hun forlod Landet!«

7 And Elisha came to Damascus, and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick. And it was told him, saying, The man of God has come here.

Siden begav Elisa sig til Damaskus, hvor Kong Benhadad af Aram laa syg. Da Kongen fik at vide, at den Guds Mand var paa Vej derhen,

8 And the king said to Hazael, Take a present in thy hand, and go, meet the man of God, and inquire of Jehovah by him, saying, Shall I recover of this sickness?

sagde han til Hazael: »Tag en Gave med, gaa den Guds Mand i Møde og raadspørg HERREN gennem ham, om jeg kommer mig af min Sygdom!«

9 So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Benhadad king of Syria has sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this sickness?

Da gik Hazael ham i Møde; han tog en Gave med af alskens Kostbarheder, som fandtes i Damaskus, fyrretyve Kamelladninger, og traadte frem for ham og sagde: »Din Søn Benhadad, Arams Konge sender mig til dig og lader spørge: Kommer jeg mig af min Sygdom?«

10 And Elisha said to him, Go, say to him, Thou shall surely recover. However Jehovah has shown me that he shall surely die.

Elisa svarede: »Gaa hen og sig ham: «Du kommer dig!» Men HERREN har ladet mig skue, at han skal dø!«

11 And he settled his countenance steadfastly upon him, until he was ashamed. And the man of God wept.

Og han stirrede stift frem for sig og var ude af sig selv af Rædsel. Saa brast den Guds Mand i Graad,

12 And Hazael said, Why do thou weep my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou will do to the sons of Israel: their strongholds thou will set on fire, and their young men thou will kill with the sword, and will dash in pieces their little ones, and rip up their women with child.

og Hazael sagde: »Hvorfor græder min Herre?« Han svarede: »Fordi jeg ved, hvilke Ulykker du skal bringe over Israeliterne! Deres Fæstninger skal du stikke i Brand, deres unge Mænd skal du hugge ned med Sværdet, deres spæde Børn skal du knuse, og paa deres frugtsommelige Kvinder skal du rive Livet op!«

13 And Hazael said, But what is thy servant, who is but a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, Jehovah has shown me that thou shall be king over Syria.

Da sagde Hazael: »Hvad er din Træl, den Hund, at han skal kunne gøre slige store Ting!« Elisa svarede: »HERREN har ladet mig skue dig som Konge over Aram!«

14 Then he departed from Elisha, and came to his master, who said to him, What did Elisha say to thee? And he answered, He told me that thou would surely recover.

Derpaa forlod han Elisa og kom til sin Herre; og han spurgte ham: »Hvad sagde Elisa til dig?« Han svarede: »Han sagde: Du kommer dig!«

15 And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took the coverlet, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died. And Hazael reigned in his stead.

Men næste Dag tog han et Klæde, dyppede det i Vand og bredte det over Ansigtet paa Kongen, og det blev hans Død. Og Hazael blev Konge i hans Sted.

16 And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.

I Akabs Søns, Kong Joram af Israels, femte Regeringsaar blev Joram, Josafats Søn, Konge over Juda.

17 He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

Han var to og tredive Aar gammel, da han blev Konge, og han herskede otte Aar i Jerusalem.

18 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab, for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife. And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah.

Han vandrede i Israels Kongers Spor ligesom Akabs Hus, thi han havde en Datter af Akab til Hustru, og han gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENS Øjne.

19 However Jehovah would not destroy Judah, for David his servant's sake, as he promised him to give to him a lamp for his sons always.

Dog vilde HERREN ikke tilintetgøre Juda for sin Tjener Davids Skyld efter det Løfte, han havde givet ham, at han altid skulde have en Lampe for hans Aasyn.

20 In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.

I hans Dage rev Edomiterne sig løs fra Judas Overherredømme og valgte sig en Konge.

21 Then Joram passed over to Zair, and all his chariots with him. And he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites that encompassed him about, and the captains of the chariots. And the people fled to their tents.

Da drog Joram over til Za'ir med alle sine Stridsvogne. Og han stod op om Natten, og sammen med Vognstyrerne slog han sig igennem Edoms Rækker, der havde omringet ham, hvorpaa Folket flygtede tilbage hver til sit.

22 So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.

Saaledes rev Edom sig løs fra Judas Overherredømme, og saaledes er det den Dag i Dag. Paa samme Tid rev ogsaa Libna sig løs.

23 And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Joram, alt, hvad han udførte, staar optegnet i Judas Kongers Krønike.

24 And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David, and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.

Saa lagde Joram sig til Hvile hos sine Fædre og blev jordet hos sine Fædre i Davidsbyen; og hans Søn Ahazja blev Konge i hans Sted.

25 In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign.

I Akabs Søns, Kong Joram af Israels, tolvte Regeringsaar blev Ahazja, Jorams Søn, Konge over Juda.

26 Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Athaliah the daughter of Omri king of Israel.

Ahazja var to og tyve Aar gammel, da han blev Konge, og han herskede eet Aar i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Atalja og var Datter af Kong Omri af Israel.

27 And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, as did the house of Ahab, for he was the son-in-law of the house of Ahab.

Han vandrede i Akabs Hus's Spor og gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENS Øjne, ligesom Akabs Hus, thi han var besvogret med Akabs Hus.

28 And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth-gilead, and the Syrians wounded Joram.

Sammen med Joram, Akabs Søn, drog han i Krig mod Kong Hazael af Aram ved Ramot i Gilead. Men Aramæerne saarede Joram.

29 And king Joram returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.

Saa vendte Kong Joram tilbage for i Jizre'el at søge Helbredelse for de Saar, Aramæerne havde tilføjet ham ved Ramot, da han kæmpede med Kong Hazael af Aram; og Jorams Søn, Kong Ahazja af Juda, drog ned for at se til Joram, Akabs Søn, i Jizre'el, fordi han laa syg.