Kings IV 1
1 And Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Achaab.
Efter Alkahs Død faldt Moab fra Israel.
2 And Ochozias fell through the lattice that was in his upper chamber in Samaria and was sick; and he sent messengers, and said to them, Go and enquire of Baal fly, the god of Accaron, whether I shall recover of this my sickness. And they went to enquire of him.
Og Ahazja faldt ud gennem Vinduesgitteret for sin Stue på Taget i Samaria og blev syg; da sendte han Sendebud af Sted og sagde til dem: "Gå hen og spørg Ekrons Gud Ba'al-Zebub, om jeg kommer mig af min Sygdom!"
3 And an angel of the Lord called Eliu the Thesbite, saying, Arise, and go to meet the messengers of Ochozias king of Samaria, and you shall say to them, [Is it] because there is no God in Israel, [that] you go to enquire of Baal fly, the God of Accaron? but [it shall] not [be] so.
Men HERRENs Engel sagde til Tisjbiten Elias: "Gå Sendebudene fra Samarias Konge i Møde og sig til dem: Mon det er, fordi der ingen Gud er i Israel, at I drager hen for at rådspørge Ekrons Gud Ba'al-Zebub?
4 For thus says the Lord, The bed on which you are gone up, you shall not come down from it, for you shall surely die. And Eliu went, and said [so] to them.
Derfor, så siger HERREN: Det Leje, du steg op på, kommer du ikke ned fra, thi du skal dø!" Dermed gik Elias bort.
5 And the messengers returned to him, and he said to them, Why have you returned?
Da Sendebudene kom tilbage til ham, spurgte han dem: "Hvorfor kommer I tilbage?"
6 And they said to him, A man came up to meet us, and said to us, Go, return to the king that sent you, and say to him, Thus says the Lord, [Is it] because there is no God in Israel, [that] you go to enquire of Baal fly, the God of Accaron? [it shall] not [be] so: the bed on which you are gone up, you shall not come down from it, for you shall surely die.
De svarede: "En Mand kom os i Møde og sagde til os: Vend tilbage til Kongen, som har sendt eder, og sig: Så siger HERREN: Mon det er, fordi der ingen Gud er i Israel, at du sender Bud for at rådspørge Ekrons Gud Ba'al-Zebub? Derfor: Det Leje, du steg op på, kommer du ikke ned fra, thi du skal dø!"
7 So they returned and reported to the king as Eliu said: and he said to them, What [was] the manner of the man who went up to meet you, and spoke to you these words?
Han spurgte dem da: "Hvorledes så den Mand ud, som kom eder i Møde og sagde disse Ord til eder?"
8 And they said to him, [He was] a hairy man, and girded with a leather girdle about his loins. And he said, This is Eliu the Thesbite.
De svarede: "Det var en Mand i en lådden Kappe med et Læderbælte om Lænderne." Da sagde han: "Det er Tisjbiten Elias."
9 And he sent to him a captain of fifty and his fifty; and he went up to him: and, behold, Eliu sat on the top of a mountain. And the captain of fifty spoke to him, and said, O man of God, the king has called you, come down.
Derpå sendte han en Halvhundredfører med hans halvtredsindstyve Mand ud efter ham; og da han kom op til ham på Bjergets Top, hvor han sad, sagde han til ham: "Du Guds Mand! Kongen byder: Kom ned!"
10 And Eliu answered and said to the captain of fifty, And if I [am] a man of God, fire shall come down out of heaven, and devour you and your fifty. And fire came down out of heaven, and devoured him and his fifty.
Men Elias svarede Halvhundredføreren: "Er jeg en Guds Mand, så fare Ild ned fra Himmelen og fortære dig og dine halvtredsindstyve Mand!" Da for Ild ned fra Himmelen og fortærede ham og hans halvtredsindstyve Mand.
11 And the king sent a second time to him another captain of fifty, and his fifty. And the captain of fifty spoke to him, and said, O man of God, thus says the king, Come down quickly.
Atter sendte Kongen en Halvhundredfører med hans halvtredsindstyve Mand ud efter ham; og da han kom derop, sagde han til ham: "Du Guds Mand! Således siger Kongen: Kom straks ned!"
12 And Eliu answered and spoke to him, and said, If I [am] a man of God, fire shall come down out of heaven, and devour you and your fifty. And fire came down out of heaven, and devoured him and his fifty.
Men Elias svarede ham: "Er jeg en Guds Mand, så fare Ild ned fra Himmelen og fortære dig og dine halvtredsindstyve Mand!" Da for Guds Ild ned fra Himmelen og fortærede ham og hans halvtredsindstyve Mand.
13 And the king sent yet again a captain and his fifty. And the third captain of fifty came, and knelt on his knees before Eliu, and entreated him, and spoke to him and said, O man of God, let my life, and the life of these fifty your servants, be precious in your eyes.
Atter sendte Kongen en Halvhundredfører ud efter ham: men da den tredje Halvhundredfører kom derop, kastede han sig på Knæ for Elias, bønfaldt ham og sagde: "du Guds Mand! Lad dog mit og disse dine halvtredsindstyve Trælles Liv være dyrebarl i dine Øjne!
14 Behold, fire came down from heaven, and devoured the two first captains of fifty: and now, I pray, let my life be precious in your eyes.
Se, Ild for ned fra Himmelen og fortærede de to første Halvhundredførere og deres halvtredsindstyve Mand, men lad nu mit Liv være dyrebart i dine Øjne!"
15 And the angel of the Lord spoke to Eliu, and said, Go down with him, be not afraid of them. And Eliu rose up, and went down with him to the king.
Da sagde HERRENs Engel til Elias: "Gå ned med ham, frygt ikke for ham!" Så gik han ned med ham og fulgte ham til Kongen.
16 And Eliu spoke to him, and said, Thus says the Lord, Why have you sent messengers to enquire of Baal fly, the god of Accaron? [it shall] not [be] so: the bed on which you are gone up, you shall not come down from it, for you shall surely die.
Og han sagde til Kongen: "Så siger HERREN: Fordi du har sendt Sendebud hen at rådspørge Ekrons Gud Ba'al-Zebub - men det er, fordi der ingen Gud er i Israel, du kunde rådspørge? - derfor: Det Leje, du steg op på, kommer du ikke ned fra, thi du skal dø!"
17 So he died according to the word of the Lord which Eliu has spoken.
Og han døde efter det HERRENs Ord, som Elias havde talt. Og hans Broder Joram blev Konge i hans Sted i Josafats Søns, Kong Joram af Judas, andet Regeringsår; thi han havde ingen Søn.
18 And the rest of the acts of Ochozias which he did, behold, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Ahazja, hvad han udførte, står jo optegnet i Israels Kongers Krønike.
