2 Kings 5

1 And Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man before his master, and honourable, for by him Jehovah had given deliverance to Syria; and he was a mighty man of valour, [but] a leper.

Na'aman, Kongen af Arams Hærfører, havde meget at sige hos sin Herre og var højt agtet; thi ved ham havde HERREN givet Aramæerne Sejr; men Manden var spedalsk.

2 And the Syrians had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife.

Nu havde Aramæerne engang paa et Strejftog røvet en lille Pige i Israels Land; hun var kommet i Tjeneste hos Na'amans Hustru,

3 And she said to her mistress, Oh, would that my lord were before the prophet that is in Samaria! then he would cure him of his leprosy.

og hun sagde til sin Frue: »Gid min Herre var hos Profeten i Samaria; han vilde sikkert skille ham af med hans Spedalskhed!«

4 And he went and told his lord saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel.

Saa kom Na'aman og fortalte sin Herre, hvad Pigen fra Israels Land havde sagt.

5 And the king of Syria said, Well! go, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand [shekels] of gold, and ten changes of raiment.

Da sagde Arams Konge: »Rejs derhen! Jeg skal sende et Brev med til Israels Konge!« Saa rejste han og tog ti Talenter Sølv, 6000 Sekel Guld og ti Sæt Festklæder med.

6 And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, And now, when this letter comes to thee, behold, I have sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest cure him of his leprosy.

Og han overbragte Israels Konge Brevet. Deri stod der: »Naar dette Brev kommer dig i Hænde, skal du vide, at jeg sender min Tjener Na'aman til dig, for at du skal skille ham af med hans Spedalskhed!«

7 And it came to pass when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his garments, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends to me to cure a man of his leprosy? Wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeks an occasion against me.

Da Israels Konge havde læst Brevet, sønderrev han sine klæder og sagde: »Er jeg Gud, saa jeg raader over Liv og Død, siden han skriver til mig, at jeg skal skille en Mand af med hans Spedalskhed Nej, I kan da se, at han søger Lejlighed til Strid med mig!«

8 And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his garments, that he sent to the king, saying, Why hast thou rent thy garments? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.

Men da den Guds Mand Elisa hørte, at Israels Konge havde sønderrevet sine klæder, sendte han det Bud til Kongen: »Hvorfor sønderriver du dine Klæder? Lad ham komme til mig, saa skal han kende, at der er en Profet i Israel!«

9 And Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the doorway of the house of Elisha.

Da kom Na'aman med Heste og Vogne og holdt uden for Døren til Elisas Hus.

10 And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.

Elisa sendte et Bud ud til ham og lod sige: »Gaa hen og bad dig syv Gange i Jordan, saa bliver dit Legeme atter friskt, og du bliver ren!«

11 And Naaman was wroth, and went away and said, Behold, I thought, He will certainly come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of Jehovah his God, and wave his hand over the place, and cure the leper.

Men Na'aman blev vred og drog bort med de Ord: »Se, jeg havde tænkt, at han vilde komme ud til mig, staa og paakalde HERREN sin Guds Navn og svinge sin Haand i Retning af Helligdommen og saaledes gøre Ende paa Spedalskheden!

12 Are not the Abanah and the Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them and be clean? And he turned and went away in a rage.

Er ikke Damaskus's Floder Abana og Parpar fuldt saa gode som alle Israels Vande? Kunde jeg ikke blive ren ved at bade mig i dem?« Og han vendte sig og drog bort i Vrede.

13 And his servants drew near, and spoke to him and said, My father, [if] the prophet had bidden thee [do some] great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he says to thee, Wash and be clean?

Men hans Trælle kom og sagde til ham: »Dersom Profeten havde paalagt dig noget, som var vanskeligt vilde du saa ikke have gjort det? Hvor meget mere da nu, da han sagde til dig: Bad dig, saa bliver du ren!«

14 Then he went down, and plunged himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God. And his flesh became again like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.

Saa drog han ned og dykkede sig syv Gange i Jordan efter den Guds Mands Ord; og hans Legeme blev atter friskt som et Barns, og han blev ren.

15 And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came and stood before him; and he said, Behold, I know that there is no God in all the earth but in Israel; and now, I pray thee, take a present of thy servant.

Saa vendte han med hele sit Følge tilbage til den Guds Mand, og da han var kommet derhen, traadte han frem for ham og sagde: »Nu ved jeg, at der ingensteds paa Jorden er nogen Gud uden i Israel! Saa modtag nu en Takkegave af din Træl!«

16 But he said, As Jehovah liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none! And he urged him to take it; but he refused.

Men han svarede: »Saa sandt HERREN lever, for hvis Aasyn jeg staar, jeg modtager ikke noget!« Og skønt han nødte ham, vægrede han sig ved at modtage noget.

17 And Naaman said, If not, then let there, I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules' burden of [this] earth; for thy servant will no more offer burnt-offering and sacrifice to other gods, but to Jehovah.

Da sagde Na'aman: »Saa lad da være! Men lad din Træl faa saa meget Jord, som et Par Muldyr kan bære, thi din Træl vil aldrig mere ofre Brændoffer eller Slagtoffer til nogen anden Gud end HERREN!

18 In this thing Jehovah pardon thy servant: when my master goes into the house of Rimmon to bow down there, and he leans on my hand, and I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon — when I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon, Jehovah pardon thy servant, I pray thee, in this thing.

Men i een Ting vil HERREN nok bære over med din Træl: Naar min Herre gaar ind i Rimmons Hus for at tilbede og støtter sig til min Arm og jeg saa sammen med ham kaster mig til Jorden i Rimmons Hus, da vil HERREN nok bære over med din Træl i den Ting!«

19 And he said to him, Go in peace. And he departed from him a little way.

Han svarede: »Far i Fred!« Men da han var kommet et Stykke hen ad Vejen,

20 And Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master has spared Naaman, this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought; but as Jehovah liveth, I will run after him and take somewhat of him.

sagde Gehazi, den Guds Mand Elisas Tjener, ved sig selv: »Der har min Herre ladet denne Aramæer Na'aman slippe og ikke modtaget af ham, hvad han havde med; saa sandt HERREN lever, jeg vil løbe efter ham for at faa noget af ham!«

21 And Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running after him, he sprang down from the chariot to meet him, and said, Is all well?

Saa satte Gehazi efter Na'aman, og da Na'aman saa ham komme løbende efter sig, sprang han af Vognen, gik ham i Møde og spurgte: »Staar det godt til?«

22 And he said, All is well. My master has sent me saying, Behold, even now there are come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets; give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of raiment.

Han svarede: »Ja, det staar godt til! Min Herre sender mig med det Bud: Der kom lige nu to unge Mænd, som hører til Profetsønnerne, til mig fra Efraims Bjerge: giv dem en Talent Sølv og to Sæt Festklæder!«

23 And Naaman said, Consent to take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of raiment, and laid them upon two of his young men; and they bore them before him.

Da sagde Na'aman: »Tag dog mod to Talenter Sølv!« Og han nødte ham. Saa bandt han to Talenter ind i to Punge og tog to Sæt Festklæder og gav to af sine Trælle dem, for at de skulde bære dem foran ham.

24 And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and stowed them in the house; and he let the men go, and they departed.

Men da de kom til Højen, tog han Pengene fra dem, gemte dem i Huset og lod Mændene gaa.

25 And he entered in and stood before his master. And Elisha said to him, Whence [comest thou], Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.

Saa gik han ind til sin Herre og traadte hen til ham. Da spurgte Elisa: »Hvor har du været, Gehazi?« Han svarede: »Din Træl har ingen Steder været!«

26 And he said to him, Did not my heart go, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and bondmen, and bondwomen?

Saa sagde han til ham: »Gik jeg ikke i Aanden hos dig, da en stod af sin Vogn og gik tilbage for at møde dig? Nu har du faaet Penge, og du kan faa Klæder, Olivenlunde og Vingaarde, Smaakvæg og Hornkvæg, Trælle og Trælkvinder,

27 But the leprosy of Naaman shall fasten upon thee, and upon thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence leprous, as snow.

men Na'amans Spedalskhed skal hænge ved dig og dit Afkom til evig Tid!« Og Gehazi gik fra ham, hvid som Sne af Spedalskhed.