Kings III 13
1 And behold, there came a man of God out of Juda by the word of the Lord to Baethel, and Jeroboam stood at the altar to sacrifice.
Og se, på HERRENs Bud kom en Guds Mand fra Juda til Betel, netop som Jeroboam stod på Alteret for at tænde Offerild.
2 And he cried against the altar by the word of the Lord, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the Lord, Behold, a son is [to be] born to the house of David, Josias by name; and he shall offer upon thee the priests of the high places, [even] of them that sacrifice upon thee, and [he] shall burn men's bones upon thee.
Og han råbte med HERRENs Ord imod Alteret: "Alter, Alter! Så siger HERREN: Der skal fødes Davids Hus en Søn ved Navn Josias, og på dig skal han ofre Højenes Præster, som tænder Offerild på dig, og han skal brænde Menneskeknogler på dig!"
3 And in that day one shall give a sign, saying, This [is] the word which the Lord has spoken, saying, Behold, the altar is rent, and the fatness upon it shall be poured out.
Og samtidig kundgjorde han et Tegn, idet han sagde: "Dette er Tegnet på, at HERREN har talet: Se, Alteret skal revne, så Asken derpå vælter ud!"
4 And it came to pass when king Jeroboam heard the words of the man of God who called on the altar that was in Baethel, that the king stretched forth his hand from the altar, saying, Take hold of him. And, behold, his hand, which he stretched forth against him, withered, and he could not draw it back to himself.
Da nu Kongen hørte de Ord, den Guds Mand råbte mod Alteret i Betel, rakte Jeroboam sin Hånd ud fra Alteret og sagde: "Grib ham!" Men Hånden, han rakte ud imod ham, visnede, og han kunde ikke tage den til sig igen;
5 And the altar was rent, and the fatness was poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God gave by the word of the Lord.
og Alteret revnede, så Asken væltede ud fra Alteret - det Tegn, den Guds Mand havde kundgjort med HERRENs Ord.
6 And king Jeroboam said to the man of God, Intreat the Lord thy God, and let my hand be restored to me. And the man of God intreated the Lord, and he restored the king's hand to him, and it became as before.
Da tog Kongen til Orde og sagde til den Guds Mand: "Bed dog HERREN din Gud om Nåde og gå i Forbøn for mig, at jeg kan tage Hånden til mig igen!" Og den Guds Mand bad HERREN om Nåde, og Kongen kunde tage Hånden til sig igen, og den var som før.
7 And the king said to the man of God, Enter with me into the house, and dine, and I will give thee a gift.
Derpå sagde Kongen til den Guds Mand: "Følg med mig hjem og vederkvæg dig, så vil jeg give dig en Gave!"
8 And the man of God said to the king, If thou shouldest give me the half of thine house, I would not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread, neither will I drink water in this place; for thus the Lord charged me by [his] word, saying,
Men den Guds Mand svarede Kongen: "Om du så giver mig Halvdelen af dit Hus, vil jeg ikke følge med dig, og jeg vil hverken spise eller drikke på dette Sted;
9 Eat no bread, and drink no water, and return not by the way by which thou camest.
thi det Bud har jeg fået med HERRENs Ord: Du må hverken spise eller drikke, og du må ikke vende hjem ad den Vej, du kom!"
10 So he departed by another way, and returned not by the way by which he came to Baethel.
Derpå drog han bort ad en anden Vej og vendte ikke hjem ad den Vej, han var kommet til Betel.
11 And there dwelt an old prophet in Baethel; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God did on that day in Baethel, and the words which he spoke to the king: and they turned the face of their father.
Nu boede der i Betel en gammel Profet; hans Sønner kom og fortalte ham om alt, hvad den Guds Mand den Dag havde gjort i Betel, og om de Ord, han havde talt til Kongen. Men da de havde fortalt deres Fader det,
12 And their father spoke to them, saying, Which way went he? and his sons shew him the way by which the man of God who came out of Juda went up.
spurgte han dem: "Hvilken Vej gik han?" Og hans Sønner viste ham, hvilken Vej den Guds Mand, der var kommet fra Juda, var gået.
13 And he said to his sons, Saddle me the ass: and they saddled him the ass, and he mounted it,
Da sagde han til sine Sønner: "Læg Sadelen på mit Æsel!" Og da de havde sadlet Æselet, satte han sig op,
14 and went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak: and he said to him, Art thou the man of God that came out of Juda? And he said to him, I [am].
red efter den Guds Mand og traf ham siddende under Egetræet. Han spurgte ham da: "Er du den Guds Mand, der kom fra Juda?" Han svarede: "Ja!"
15 And he said to him, Come with me, and eat bread.
Så sagde han til ham: "Kom med mig hjem og få noget at spise!"
16 And he said, I shall not by any means be able to return with thee, neither will I eat bread, neither will I drink water in this place.
Men han svarede: "Jeg kan ikke vende om og følge med dig, og jeg kan hverken spise eller drikke sammen med dig på dette Sted,
17 For thus the Lord commanded me by word, saying, Eat not bread there, and drink not water, and return not thither by the way by which thou camest.
thi der er sagt mig med HERRENs Ord: Du må hverken spise eller drikke der, og du må ikke vende tilbage ad den Vej, du kom!"
18 And he said to him, I also am a prophet as thou [art]; and an angel spoke to me by the word of the Lord, saying, Bring him back to thee into thy house, and let him eat bread and drink water: but he lied to him.
Da sagde han til ham: "Også jeg er Profet som du, og en Engel har med HERRENs Ord sagt til mig: Tag ham med dig hjem, for at han kan få noget at spise og drikke!" Men han løj for ham.
19 And he brought him back, and he ate bread and drank water in his house.
Så vendte han tilbage med ham og spiste og drak i hans Hus.
20 And it came to pass while they were sitting at the table, that the word of the Lord came to the prophet that brought him back;
Men medens de sad til Bords, kom HERRENs Ord til Profeten, der havde fået ham tilbage,
21 and he spoke to the man of God that came out of Juda, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Because thou hast resisted the word of the Lord, and hast not kept the commandment which the Lord thy God commanded thee,
og han råbte til den Guds Mand, der var kommet fra Juda: "Så siger HERREN: Fordi du har været genstridig mod HERRENs Ord og ikke holdt det Bud, HERREN din Gud pålagde dig,
22 but hast returned, and eaten bread and drunk water in the place of which he spoke to thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat bread, and shalt not drink water; [therefore] thy body shall in nowise enter into the sepulchre of thy fathers.
men vendte tilbage og spiste og drak på det Sted, hvor han sagde, du ikke måtte spise og drikke, derfor skal dit Lig ikke komme i dine Fædres Grav!"
23 And it came to pass after he had eaten bread and drunk water, that he saddled the ass for him, and he turned and departed.
Efter at han havde spist og drukket, sadlede han Æselet til ham, og han gav sig på Hjemvjen.
24 And a lion found him in the way, and slew him; and his body was cast out in the way, and the ass was standing by it, and the lion [also] was standing by the body.
Men en Løve kom imod ham på Vejen og dræbte ham. Og hans Lig lå henslængt på Vejen, og Æselet stod ved Siden af; også Løven stod ved Siden af Liget.
25 And, behold, men [were] passing by, and saw the carcase cast in the way, and the lion was standing near the carcase: and they went in and spoke [of it] in the city where the old prophet dwelt.
Og se, nogle Mænd kom der forbi og så Liget ligge henslængt på Vejen, og Løven stå ved Siden af, og de kom og fortalte det i Byen, hvor den gamle Profet boede;
26 And [the prophet] that turned him back out of the way heard, and said, This is the man of God who rebelled against the word of the Lord.
og da Profeten, der havde fået ham til at vende om, hørte det, sagde han: "Det er den Guds Mand, som var genstridig mod HERRENs Ord; derfor har HERREN givet ham i Løvens Vold, og den har sønderrevet ham og dræbt ham efter det Ord, HERREN talede til ham!"
27 [And he spoke to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass, and they saddled it. ]
Derpå sagde han til sine Sønner: "Læg Sadelen på mit Æsel!" Og da de havde gjort det,
28 And he went and found the body cast in the way, and the ass and the lion were standing by the body: and the lion had not devoured the body of the man of God, and had not torn the ass.
red han hen og fandt hans Lig liggende henslængt på vejen og Æselet og Løven stående ved Siden af, uden at Løven havde ædt Liget eller sønderrevet Æselet.
29 And the prophet took up the body of the man of God, and laid it on his ass; and the prophet brought him back to his city, to bury him in his own tomb,
Da løftede Profeten den Guds Mands Lig op, lagde ham på Æselet og førte ham tilbage til Byen for at holde Dødeklage og jorde ham;
30 and they bewailed him, [saying], Alas, brother.
og da han havde lagt Liget i sin egen Grav, holdt de Dødeklage over ham og sagde: "Ak ve min Broder!"
31 And it came to pass after he had lamented him, that he spoke to his sons, saying, Whenever I die, bury me in this tomb wherein the man of God is buried; lay me by his bones, that my bones may be preserved with his bones.
Og efter at have jordet ham sagde han til sine Sønner: "Når jeg dør, skal I lægge mig i samme Grav, som den Guds Mand ligger i; ved Siden af hans Ben skal I lægge mig, for at mine Ben kan blive skånet sammen md hans;
32 For the word will surely come to pass which he spoke by the word of the Lord against the altar in Baethel, and against the high houses in Samaria.
thi det Ord skal gå i Opfyldelse, som han med HERRENs Ord råbte mod Alteret i Betel og alle Offerhusene på Højene i Samarias Byer!"
33 And after this Jeroboam turned not from his sin, but he turned and made of part of the people priests of the [high places]: whoever would, he consecrated him, and he became a priest for the high places.
Heller ikke efter denne Begivenhed opgav Jeroboam sin onde Færd, men gjorde på ny alle Slags Folk til Præster på Højene, idet han indsatte enhver, der havde Lyst, til Præst på Højene.
34 And this thing became sin to the house of Jeroboam, even to its destruction and its removal from the face of the earth.
Og det blev Jeroboams Hus til Synd og førte til, at det blev tilintetgjort og udryddet af Jorden.
