2 Kings 3
1 In the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Jehoram son of Ahab became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twelve years.
Joram Ahabsson vart konge yver Israel i Samaria i det attande styringsåret åt Juda-kongen Josafat. Han var konge i tolv år.
2 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as his father and mother had done. He removed the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made.
Han gjorde det som vondt var i Herrens augo, men endå ikkje soleis som far og mor hans. Han fekk burt Ba’als-sula som far hans hadde sett upp.
3 Nevertheless, he clung to the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit; he did not turn away from them.
Men han heldt fast på synderne åt Jerobeam Nebatsson, som han hadde fenge Israel til å gjera, deim gav han ikkje upp.
4 Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and he would render to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs and the wool of a hundred thousand rams.
Moabs-kongen Mesa åtte so mykje fe. I skatt til Israels-kongen hadde han svara hundrad tusund lamb og ulli av hundrad tusund verar.
5 But after the death of Ahab, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
Men då Ahab døydde, sagde Moabs-kongen seg laus frå Israels-kongen.
6 So at that time King Jehoram set out from Samaria and mobilized all Israel.
På timen drog kong Joram ut or Samaria og mynstra heile Israels-heren.
7 And he sent a message to Jehoshaphat king of Judah: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to fight against Moab?” “I will go,” replied Jehoshaphat. “I am like you, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”
Og so sende han bod til Juda-kongen Josafat med dei ordi: «Moabs-kongen hev sagt seg laus frå meg; vil du fara med meg og føra krig Moab?» «Ja, » svara han, «eg skal fara med, eg som du, mitt folk som ditt folk, mine hestar som dine hestar.»
8 Then he asked, “Which way shall we go up?” “By way of the Desert of Edom,” replied Joram.
Han spurde: «Kva veg skal me fara?» «Yver Edomheidarne, » svara han.
9 So the king of Israel, the king of Judah, and the king of Edom set out, and after they had traveled a roundabout route for seven days, they had no water for their army or for their animals.
Gav dei seg so i veg, Israels-kongen og Juda-kongen og Edom-kongen. Men då dei hadde fare sju dagsferder, vanta dei vatn til heren og til dyri som fulgde etter.
10 “Alas,” said the king of Israel, “for the LORD has summoned these three kings to deliver them into the hand of Moab!”
«Å du, å du!» sagde Israels-kongen, «no hev Herren stemnt i hop desse tri kongarne til å gjeva deim i henderne på moabitarne.»
11 But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the LORD here? Let us inquire of the LORD through him.” And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on the hands of Elijah.”
«Finst det ingen Herrens profet her?» sagde Josafat, «so me kann spyrja Herren gjenom honom!» Ein av tenarane åt Israels-kongen svara: «Jau, Elisa Safatsson er her, han som helte vatn yver henderne åt Elia.»
12 Jehoshaphat affirmed, “The word of the LORD is with him.” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.
«I hans eige er Herrens ord, » sagde Josafat. Gjekk dei so ned til honom, Israels-kongen og Josafat og Edom-kongen.
13 Elisha, however, said to the king of Israel, “What have we to do with each other? Go to the prophets of your father and of your mother!” “No,” replied the king of Israel, “for it is the LORD who has summoned these three kings to deliver them into the hand of Moab.”
Men Elisa svara Israels-kongen: «Kva vil du meg? Gakk du til profetarne åt far din og profeterne åt mor di!» «Seg ikkje so!» svara Israels-kongen; «du skyner Herren hev stemnt i hop desse tri kongarne til å gjeva deim i henderne på Moab.»
14 Then Elisha said, “As surely as the LORD of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, were it not for my regard for the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not look at you or acknowledge you.
Då svara Elisa: «So sant Herren, allhers drott, liver, han som eg tener: hadde det ikkje vore for Juda-kongen Josafat skuld, nei menn um eg vilde anten vyrda eller varast deg.
15 But now, bring me a harpist.” And while the harpist played, the hand of the LORD came upon Elisha
Men no kann du henta ein harpespelar åt meg.» Då harpespelaren leika på harpa, kom Herrens Ande yver honom,
16 and he said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Dig this valley full of ditches.’
Og han sagde: «So segjer Herren: «Grav grop på grop i denne dalen!
17 For the LORD says, ‘You will not see wind or rain, but the valley will be filled with water, and you will drink—you and your cattle and your animals.’
For so segjer Herren: Ikkje ser de vind, og ikkje ser de regn; men denne dalen vert full av vatn; sjølve fær de drikka, og heren dykkar og dyri dykkar.
18 This is a simple matter in the sight of the LORD, and He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand.
Men dette tykkjest Herren for lite; difor vil han gjeva Moab i dykkar hand.
19 And you shall attack every fortified city and every city of importance. You shall cut down every good tree, stop up every spring, and ruin every good field with stones.”
Alle faste byar og kvar storby skal de taka; kvart aldetre skal de fella, kvar ei uppkoma skal de kasta att, kvar grøderik åker skal de tyna med stein.»»
20 The next morning, at the time of the morning sacrifice, water suddenly flowed from the direction of Edom and filled the land.
Andre morgonen, den tid dei bar fram grjonofferet, kom det vatn frå Edom-leitet, og landet vart fullt av vatn.
21 Now all the Moabites had heard that the kings had come up to fight against them. So all who could bear arms, young and old, were summoned and stationed at the border.
Då alle moabitarne frette at kongarne drog i krig mot deim, baud dei ut alle våpnføre folk og vel so det, og fylkte seg attmed landskilet.
22 When they got up early in the morning, the sun was shining on the water, and it looked as red as blood to the Moabites across the way.
Tidleg um morgonen då soli rann og skein på vatnet, tykte moabitarne frå sin synsstad, at vatnet såg ut som blod.
23 “This is blood!” they exclaimed. “The kings have clashed swords and slaughtered one another. Now to the plunder, Moab!”
«Det er blod!» ropa dei; «det er tydelegt at kongarne hev tynt kvarandre i strid innbyrdes! No er herfang å få, moabitar!»
24 But when the Moabites came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and attacked them, and they fled before them. So the Israelites invaded their land and struck down the Moabites.
Då dei kom til Israels-lægret, ruste israelitarne på og slo moabitarne, so dei tok til rømings. So fall dei inn i Moabiterlandet og slo deim heilt.
25 They destroyed the cities, and each man threw stones on every good field until it was covered. They stopped up every spring and cut down every good tree. Only Kir-haraseth was left with stones in place, but men with slings surrounded it and attacked it as well.
Byarne braut dei ned, på alle dei grøderike åkrarne kasta dei kvar sin stein og steina deim ned, kvar ei uppkoma kasta dei att, kvart eit aldetre felte dei, til dess ikkje anna var att enn steinmurarne i Kir-Hareset; og det kringsette slyngjekastarane og skaut på det.
26 When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him, he took with him seven hundred swordsmen to break through to the king of Edom, but they could not prevail.
Då Moab-kongen såg at han ikkje kunde standa seg i striden, tok han sju hundrad mann våpnføre mann med seg og vilde slå seg igjenom fram til Edom-kongen. Men det mislukkast.
27 So he took his firstborn son, who was to succeed him, and offered him as a burnt offering on the city wall. And there was great fury against the Israelites, so they withdrew and returned to their own land.
Då tok han fyrstefødde son sin som skulde verta konge i staden hans, og ofra honom på muren til brennoffer. Og ein stor harm råka Israel, so dei laut brjota upp derifrå og snu heim att.
