2 Kings 8

1 Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, “Arise, you and your household; go and live as a foreigner wherever you can. For the LORD has decreed a seven-year famine, and it has already come to the land.”

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 So the woman had proceeded to do as the man of God had instructed. And she and her household lived as foreigners for seven years in the land of the Philistines.

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 At the end of seven years, when the woman returned from the land of the Philistines, she went to the king to appeal for her house and 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 had been speaking to Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, saying, “Please relate to me all the great things 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 Gehazi was telling the king how Elisha had brought the dead back to life. Just then the woman whose son Elisha had revived came to appeal to the king for her house and her land. So Gehazi said, “My lord the king, this is the woman, and this is the son 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 When the king asked the woman, she confirmed it. So the king appointed for her an officer, saying, “Restore all that was hers, along with all the proceeds of the field from the day that she left the country 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 Then Elisha came to Damascus while Ben-hadad king of Aram was sick, and the king was told, “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 So the king said to Hazael, “Take a gift in your hand, go to meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD through him, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’”

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 Elisha, taking with him a gift of forty camel loads of every good thing from Damascus. And he went in and stood before him and said, “Your son Ben-hadad king of Aram has sent me to ask, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’”

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 Elisha answered, “Go and tell him, ‘You will surely recover.’ But the LORD has shown me that in fact he will die.”

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

11 Elisha fixed his gaze steadily on him until Hazael became uncomfortable. Then the man of God began to weep.

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

12 “Why is my lord weeping?” asked Hazael. “Because I know the evil you will do to the Israelites,” Elisha replied. “You will set fire to their fortresses, kill their young men with the sword, dash their little ones to pieces, and rip open their pregnant women.”

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 “But how could your servant, a mere dog, do such a monstrous thing?” said Hazael. And Elisha answered, “The LORD has shown me that you will be king over Aram.”

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 So Hazael left Elisha and went to his master, who asked him, “What did Elisha say to you?” And he replied, “He told me that you 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 But the next day Hazael took a thick cloth, dipped it in water, and spread it over the king’s face. So Ben-hadad died, and Hazael reigned in his place.

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 In the fifth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab over Israel, Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat succeeded his father as king of Judah.

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

17 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years.

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

18 And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD.

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 Yet for the sake of His servant David, the LORD was unwilling to destroy Judah, since He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever.

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 the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.

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

21 So Jehoram crossed over to Zair with all his chariots. When the Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, he rose up and attacked by night. His troops, however, fled to their homes.

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 to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled 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 As for the rest of the acts of Jehoram, along with all his accomplishments, 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 Jehoram rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David. And his son Ahaziah reigned in his place.

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 the reign of Joram son of Ahab over Israel, Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.

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 became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, the granddaughter 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 Ahaziah walked in the ways of the house of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD like the house of Ahab, for he was a 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 Then Ahaziah went with Joram son of Ahab to fight against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead, and the Arameans 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 So King Joram returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds that the Arameans had inflicted on him at Ramah when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. Then Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to Jezreel to visit Joram son of Ahab, because Joram had been wounded.

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.