2 Kings 3
1 Truly, Joram, the son of Ahab, reigned over Israel, in Samaria, in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah. And he reigned for twelve years.
Joram, Akabs Søn, blev Konge over Israel i Samaria i Kong Josafat af Judas attende Regeringsaar, og han herskede i tolv Aar.
2 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, but not as his father and mother did. For he took away the statues of Baal, which his father had made.
Han gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENS Øjne, dog ikke som hans Fader og Moder, og han fjernede Ba'als Stenstøtter, som hans Fader havde ladet lave.
3 Yet truly, he did adhere to the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin; neither did he withdraw from these.
Men han holdt fast ved de Synder, som Jeroboam, Nebats Søn, forledte Israel til; dem veg han ikke fra.
4 Now Mesha, the king of Moab, raised many sheep. And he repaid to the king of Israel one hundred thousand lambs, and one hundred thousand rams, with their fleece.
Kong Mesja af Moab drev Kvægavl og svarede Israels Konge en Afgift paa 100 000 Lam og Ulden af 100 000 Vædre.
5 And when Ahab had died, he transgressed the pact that he had with the king of Israel.
Men efter Akabs Død faldt Moabs Konge fra Israels Konge.
6 Therefore, king Joram departed on that day from Samaria, and he took a count of all of Israel.
Da drog Kong Joram straks ud fra Samaria og mønstrede hele Israel;
7 And he sent to Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, saying: “The king of Moab has withdrawn from me. Come to battle with me against him.” And he responded: “I will go up. What is mine, is yours. My people are your people. And my horses are your horses.”
desuden sendte han Bud til Kong Josafat af Juda og lod sige: »Moabs Konge er faldet fra mig; vil du drage med i Krig mod Moab?« Han svarede: »Ja, jeg vil; jeg som du, mit Folk som dit, mine Heste som dine!«
8 And he said, “Along which way shall we ascend?” So he responded, “Along the desert of Idumea.”
Og han spurgte: »Hvilken Vej skal vi drage?« Han svarede: »Gennem Edoms Ørken!«
9 Therefore, the king of Israel, and the king of Judah, and the king of Idumea, traveled, and they went by a circuitous path for seven days. But there was no water for the army or for the beasts of burden which were following them.
Saa drog Israels, Judas og Edoms Konger af Sted. Men da de havde tilbagelagt en Strækning af syv Dagsrejser, var der ikke Vand til Hæren og Dyrene, som de havde med.
10 And the king of Israel said: “Alas, alas, alas! The Lord has gathered we three kings, so that he might deliver us into the hands of Moab.”
Da sagde Israels Konge: »Ak, at HERREN har kaldt disse tre Konger sammen for at overgive dem i Moabs Haand!«
11 And Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not a prophet of the Lord here, so that we may appeal to the Lord through him?” And one of the servants of the king of Israel responded, “Elisha, the son of Shaphat, is here, who poured water upon the hands of Elijah.”
Men Josafat sagde: »Er her ingen af HERRENS Profeter, ved hvem vi kan raadspørge HERREN?« Da svarede en af Israels Konges Folk: »Jo, her er Elisa, Sjafats Søn, som øste Vand paa Elias's Hænder.«
12 And Jehoshaphat said, “The word of the Lord is with him.” And so, the king of Israel, with Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, and with the king of Idumea, descended to him.
Josafat sagde: »Hos ham er HERRENS Ord!« Og Israels Konge og Josafat og Edoms Konge begav sig ned til ham.
13 Then Elisha said to the king of Israel: “What is there between you and me? Go to the prophets of your father and your mother.” And the king of Israel said to him, “Why has the Lord gathered these three kings, so that he might deliver them into the hands of Moab?”
Men Elisa sagde til Israels Konge: »Hvad har jeg med dig at gøre? Gaa du til din Faders og Moders Profeter!« Israels Konge svarede: »Ak nej, thi HERREN har kaldt disse tre Konger sammen for at give dem i Moabs Haand.«
14 And Elisha said to him: “As the Lord of hosts lives, in whose sight I stand, if I was not humbled by the face of Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, certainly I would neither have listened to you, nor have looked upon you.
Da sagde Elisa: »Saa sandt Hærskarers HERRE lever, for hvis Aasyn jeg staar: Var det ikke for Kong Josafat af Judas Skyld, vilde jeg ikke se til dig eller værdige dig et Blik!
15 But now, bring a musician to me.” And while the musician was playing, the hand of the Lord fell upon him, and he said:
Men hent mig nu en Strengespiller!« Thi naar Strengespilleren spillede, kom HERRENS Haand over ham.
16 “Thus says the Lord: Make, in the channel of this torrent, pit after pit.
Derpaa sagde han: »Saa siger HERREN: Grav Grøft ved Grøft i Dalen her!
17 For thus says the Lord: You shall not see wind or rain. And yet this channel shall be filled with water. And you shall drink, you and your families, and your beasts of burden.
Thi saa siger HERREN: I skal hverken mærke til Blæst eller Regn, men alligevel skal Dalen her fyldes med Vand, saa at I, eders Hær og eders Dyr kan drikke!
18 And this is small in the sight of the Lord. So, in addition, he will also deliver Moab into your hands.
Dog tykkes dette HERREN for lidet, han vil ogsaa give Moab i eders Haand;
19 And you shall strike every fortified town and every elect city. And you shall cut down every fruitful tree. And you shall obstruct all the sources of water. And you shall cover every excellent field with stones.”
I skal indtage alle befæstede Byer og alle betydelige Byer, alle Frugttræer skal I fælde, alle Kilder skal I tilstoppe, og al frugtbar Agerjord skal I ødelægge med Sten!«
20 Then it happened that, in the morning, when the sacrifices were usually to be offered, behold, water was arriving along the way of Idumea, and the land was filled with water.
Og næste Morgen ved Afgrødeofferets Tid kom der Vand fra den Kant, hvor Edom ligger, saa hele Egnen blev fuld af Vand.
21 Then all the Moabites, hearing that the kings had ascended so that they might fight against them, gathered all who had been girded with a belt around them, and they stood at the borders.
Da alle Moabiterne hørte, at Kongerne var draget op for at føre Krig med dem, blev enhver, der overhovedet kunde bære Vaaben, opbudt, og de tog Stilling ved Grænsen.
22 And rising up in early morning, and when the sun was now rising before the waters, the Moabites saw the waters opposite them, which were red like blood.
Men tidligt om Morgenen, da Solen stod op over Vandet, saa Moabiterne Vandet foran sig rødt som Blod.
23 And they said: “It is the blood of the sword! The kings have fought among themselves, and they have slain one another. Go now, Moab, to the spoils!”
Da raabte de: »Det er Blod! Kongerne har fuldstændig tilintetgjort hverandre, de har hugget hverandre ned; nu til Byttet, Moab!«
24 And they went into the camp of Israel. But Israel, rising up, struck Moab, and they fled before them. And since they had prevailed, they went and struck down Moab.
Men da de naaede Israels Lejr, brød Israeliterne op og slog Moabiterne paa Flugt. Derpaa rykkede de frem og huggede Moabiterne ned;
25 And they destroyed the cities. And they filled up every excellent field, each one casting stones. And they obstructed all the sources of water. And they cut down all the fruitful trees, to such an extent that only brick walls remained. And the city was encircled by the slingers of stones. And a great part of it was struck down.
Byerne nedbrød de; paa al frugtbar Agerjord kastede de hver sin Sten, saa den blev fuld af Sten; alle Kildevæld tilstoppede de, og alle Frugttræer fældede de. Til sidst var kun Kir-Hareset tilbage, og denne By omringede Slyngekasterne og skød paa den.
26 And when the king of Moab had seen this, specifically, that the enemies had prevailed, he took with him seven hundred men who draw the sword, so that he might break through to the king of Idumea. But they were unable.
Da Moabs Konge saa, at han ikke kunde modstaa Angrebet, samlede han 700 sværdvæbnede Mænd for at bryde igennem hen til Kongen af Edom, men det lykkedes ikke.
27 And taking his firstborn son, who would have reigned in his place, he offered him as a holocaust upon the wall. And there was great indignation in Israel. And they promptly withdrew from him, and they turned back to their own land.
Saa tog han sin førstefødte Søn, der skulde følge ham paa Tronen, og ofrede ham som Brændoffer paa Muren. Da kom heftig Vrede over Israel, og de brød op og vendte hjem til deres Land.
