2 Kings 1
1 After the death of Ahab, Moab made itself free from the authority of Israel.
Og Moab faldt af fra Israel efter Akabs Død.
2 Now Ahaziah had a fall from the window of his room in Samaria, and was ill. And he sent men, and said to them, Put a question to Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, about the outcome of my disease, to see if I will get well or not.
Og Ahasia faldt igennem Sprinkelværket i sin Sal i Samaria og blev syg; og han sendte Bud og sagde til dem: Gaar hen, adspørger Baal-Sebub, Ekrons Gud, om jeg skal leve efter denne Sygdom.
3 But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, Go now, and, meeting the men sent by the king of Samaria, say to them, Is it because there is no God in Israel, that you are going to get directions from Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?
Men Herrens Engel sagde til Thisbiteren Elias: Staa op, gak hen at møde Kongen af Samarias Bud, og sig til dem: Mon det er, fordi der er ingen Gud i Israel, at I gaa bort at adspørge Baal-Sebub, Ekrons Gud?
4 Give ear then to the words of the Lord: You will never again get down from the bed on to which you have gone up, but death will certainly come to you. Then Elijah went away.
Derfor saa sagde Herren: Du skal ikke komme op af din Seng, som du lagde dig paa, men visselig dø; og Elias gik bort.
5 And the men he had sent came back to the king; and he said to them, Why have you come back?
Der Budene kom tilbage til ham, da sagde han til dem: Hvi komme I allerede igen?
6 And they said to him, On our way we had a meeting with a man who said, Go back to the king who sent you and say to him, The Lord says, Is it because there is no God in Israel that you send to put a question to Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? For this reason, you will not come down from the bed on to which you have gone up, but death will certainly come to you.
Og de sagde til ham: Der kom en Mand op imod os og sagde til os: Gaar, vender tilbage til Kongen, som sendte eder, og siger til ham: Saa siger Herren: Mon det er, fordi der er ingen Gud i Israel, at du sender hen at adspørge Baal-Sebub, Ekrons Gud? derfor skal du ikke komme op af Sengen, som du lagde dig paa, men visselig dø.
7 And he said to them, What sort of a man was it who came and said these words to you?
Og han sagde til dem: Hvorledes var den Mands Skikkelse, som kom eder i Møde og sagde disse Ord til eder?
8 And they said in answer, He was a man clothed in a coat of hair, with a leather band about his body. Then he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.
Og de sagde til ham: Det var en Mand, som havde en laadden Kappe paa og var ombunden med et Læderbælte om sine Lænder; da sagde han: Det er Thisbiteren Elias.
9 Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty men; and he went up to him where he was seated on the top of a hill, and said to him, O man of God, the king has said, Come down.
Og han sendte en Høvedsmand over halvtredsindstyve med hans halvtredsindstyve til ham, og denne kom op til ham, og se, han sad paa Bjergets Top, og han sagde til ham: Du Guds Mand! Kongen siger: Kom ned!
10 And Elijah in answer said to the captain of fifty, If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven on you and on your fifty men, and put an end to you. Then fire came down from heaven and put an end to him and his fifty men.
Men Elias svarede og sagde til Høvedsmanden over halvtredsindstyve: Dersom jeg er en Guds Mand, da falde Ild ned fra Himmelen og fortære dig og dine halvtredsindstyve; og Ild faldt ned fra Himmelen og fortærede ham og hans halvtredsindstyve.
11 Then the king sent another captain of fifty with his fifty men; and he said to Elijah, O man of God, the king says, Come down quickly.
Og han sendte atter en anden Høvedsmand over halvtredsindstyve med hans halvtredsindstyve til ham, og denne tog Ordet og sagde til ham: Du Guds Mand! saa sasr de Kongen: Kom straks ned!
12 And Elijah in answer said, If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven on you and on your fifty men, and put an end to you. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and put an end to him and his fifty men.
Og Elias svarede og sagde til dem: Dersom jeg er en Guds Mand, da falde Ild ned fra Himmelen og fortære dig og dine halvtredsindstyve; og Guds Ild faldt ned fra Himmelen og fortærede ham og hans halvtredsindstyve.
13 Then he sent a third captain of fifty with his fifty men; and the third captain of fifty went up, and falling on his knees before Elijah, requesting mercy of him, said, O man of God, let my life and the life of these your fifty servants be of value to you.
Da sendte han igen en Høvedsmand over det tredje halvtredsindstyve med hans halvtredsindstyve; og den tredje Høvedsmand for halvtredsindstyve steg op og kom og bøjede sig paa sine Knæ for Elias og bad ham om Naade og talte til ham: Du Guds Mand! kære, lad min Sjæl og disse dine halvtredsindstyve Tjeneres Sjæle være dyrebare for dine Øjne.
14 For fire came down from heaven and put an end to the first two captains of fifty and their fifties; but now let my life be of value in your eyes.
Se, der faldt Ild ned fra Himmelen og fortærede de to første Høvedsmænd over halvtredsindstyve og deres halvtredsindstyve; men nu, lad min Sjæl være dyrebar for dine Øjne!
15 Then the angel of the Lord said to Elijah, Go down with him; have no fear of him. So he got up and went down with him to the king.
Da sagde Herrens Engel til Elias: Gak ned med ham, frygt ikke for hans Ansigt; og han gjorde sig rede og gik ned med ham til Kongen.
16 And he said to him, This is the word of the Lord: Because you sent men to put a question to Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, for this reason you will never again get down from the bed on to which you have gone up, but death will certainly come to you.
Og han talte til ham: Saa sagde Herren: At du sendte Bud til at adspørge Baal-Sebub, Ekrons Gud, mon det var, fordi der var ingen Gud i Israel, at du kunde adspørge hans Ord? derfor skal du ikke komme op af Sengen, som du lagde dig paa, men visselig dø.
17 So death came to him, as the Lord had said by the mouth of Elijah. And Jehoram became king in his place in the second year of the rule of Jehoram, son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah; because he had no son.
Saa døde han efter Herrens Ord, som Elias havde talt; og Joram blev Konge i hans Sted i det andet Jorams, Josafats Søns, Judas Konges, Aar, fordi han havde ingen Søn.
18 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah, are they not recorded in the book of the history of the kings of Israel?
Men det øvrige af Ahasias Handeler, hvad han gjorde, er det ikke skrevet i Israels Kongers Krønikers Bog?
