2 Kings 4

1 The wife of one of the sons of the prophets appealed to Elisha, “My husband, your servant, is dead, and you know that he honored the Lord. But now to pay his debts his creditor is coming to take my two sons as his slaves!”

En Kvinde, som var gift med en af Profetsønnerne raabte til Elisa: »Din Træl, min Mand, er død; og du ved, at din Træl frygtede HERREN. Og nu kommer en, der har Krav paa ham, for at tage mine to Drenge til Trælle!«

2 “What can I do to help you?” asked Elisha. “Tell me, what do you have in your house?” “I, your servant, don't have anything in my house except a jar of olive oil,” she replied.

Da sagde Elisa til hende: »Hvad kan jeg gøre for dig? Sig mig, hvad du har i Huset?« Hun svarede: »Din Trælkvinde har ikke andet i Huset end et Krus Olie.«

3 “Go and borrow empty jars from your neighbors—as many as possible, not just a few,” Elisha told her.

Da sagde han: »Gaa ud og bed alle dine Naboer om tomme Dunke, ikke for faa!

4 “Then go inside, shut the door behind you and your sons, and start pouring olive oil into all these jars, placing the full jars to one side.”

Saa lukker du dig inde med dine Sønner og fylder paa alle disse Dunke, og naar de er fulde, sætter du dem til Side!«

5 She left Elisha, went home, and shut the door behind her and her sons. They brought the jars to her and she kept on pouring.

Saa gik hun fra ham og lukkede sig inde med sine Sønner; og de rakte hende Dunkene, medens hun fyldte paa.

6 When all the jars were full, she told her son, “Bring me another one.” But he replied, “There aren't any jars left.” Then the olive oil stopped flowing.

Og da Dunkene var fulde, sagde hun til Sønnen: »Ræk mig een Dunk til!« Men han svarede: »Der er ikke flere Dunke!« Da holdt Olien op at flyde.

7 She went and told the man of God what had happened, and he said, “Go and sell the olive oil and pay your debts, and you and your sons can live on what's left.”

Det kom hun og fortalte den Guds Mand; og han sagde: »Gaa hen og sælg Olien og betal din Gæld; og lev saa med dine Sønner af Resten!«

8 One day as Elisha was passing through Shunem, a wealthy woman who lived there convinced him to have a meal. After that, whenever he was passing by he would stop there to eat.

Det skete en Dag, at Elisa paa sin Vej kom til Sjunem. Der boede en velhavende Kvinde, som nødte ham til at spise hos sig; og hver Gang han senere kom forbi, tog han derind og spiste.

9 She told her husband, “I'm sure that this man who regularly visits us is a holy man of God.

Hun sagde nu til sin Mand: »Jeg ved, af det er en hellig Guds Mand, der stadig kommer her forbi;

10 Please let's make a small room on the roof, We can put a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp in it for him. Then he can stay there whenever he visits us.”

lad os mure en lille Stue paa Taget og sætte Seng, Bord, Stol og Lampe ind til ham, for at han kan gaa derind, naar han kommer til os!«

11 One day Elisha arrived and went up to his room and lay down.

Saa kom han en Dag derhen og gik op i Stuen og lagde sig.

12 He said to his servant Gehazi, “Ask the Shunammite woman to come here.” Gehazi called her and she came to see Elisha.

Og han sagde til sin Tjener Gehazi: »Kald paa Sjunemkvinden!« Og han kaldte paa hende, og hun traadte frem for ham.

13 Elisha said to Gehazi, “Please tell her, ‘You have gone to a lot of trouble on our behalf. Now what can we do for you? Do you want us to speak for you to the king or the army commander?’” “I live with my own people,” she replied.

Da sagde han til Gehazi: »Sig til hende: Se, du har haft al den Ulejlighed for vor Skyld; hvad kan jeg gøre for dig? Ønsker du, at jeg skal tale din Sag hos Kongen eller Hærføreren?« Men hun svarede: »Jeg bor midt iblandt mit Folk!«

14 After she had left, Elisha asked, “What can we do for her?” “She doesn't have a son, and her husband is old,” Gehazi replied.

Da sagde han: »Hvad kan jeg da gøre for hende?« Gehazi sagde: »Jo, hun har ingen Søn, og hendes Mand er gammel.«

15 Elisha said, “Ask her to come back.” So Gehazi called her, and she came stood by the door.

Da sagde han: »Kald paa hende!« Og han kaldte paa hende, og hun tog Plads ved Døren.

16 Elisha told her, “Around this time next year, you will be holding a son in your arms.” “No, my lord!” she responded. “Man of God, don't tell your servant lies!”

Da sagde han: »Om et Aar ved denne Tid har du en Dreng ved Brystet!« Men hun sagde: »Nej dog, Herre! Den Guds Mand maa ikke narre sin Trælkvinde!«

17 But the woman did indeed become pregnant, and the next year around that same time she gave birth to a son, just as Elisha had promised her.

Men Kvinden blev frugtsommelig og fødte en Søn Aaret efter ved samme Tid, saaledes som Elisa havde sagt hende.

18 The child grew up, but one day he when went out to see his father who was with the reapers,

Da Drengen var blevet stor, gik han en Dag ud til sin Fader hos Høstfolkene.

19 he complained to his father, “My head hurts! My head hurts!” His father told one of his servants, “Carry him back to his mother.”

Da sagde han til sin Fader: »Mit Hoved, mit Hoved!« Og hans Fader sagde til en Karl: »Bær ham hjem til hans Moder!«

20 The servant picked him up and took him back to his mother. The boy sat on her lap until noon, and then he died.

Han tog, ham og har ham hjem til hans Moder, og han sad paa hendes Skød til Middag; saa døde han.

21 She went upstairs and laid him on the bed of the man of God. Then she shut the door behind her and left.

Men hun gik op og lagde ham paa den Guds Mands Seng, og derefter lukkede hun Døren og gik.

22 She called her husband and said, “Please send me one of the servants and a donkey so I can run to the man of God and come back.”

Saa kaldte hun paa sin Mand og sagde: »Send mig en af Karlene med et Æsel, for at jeg hurtig kan komme hen til den Guds Mand og hjem igen!«

23 “Why do you need to go and see him today?” he asked. “It's not the New Moon or the Sabbath.” “Don't worry about it,” she replied.

Han spurgte: »Hvad vil du hos ham i Dag? Det er jo hverken Nymaanedag eller Sabbat!« Men hun sagde: »Lad mig om det!«

24 She put the saddle on the donkey and told her servant, “Let's go quickly! Don't slow down for me unless I tell you to!”

Derpaa sadlede hun Æselet og sagde til Karlen: »Driv nu godt paa! Stands mig ikke i Farten, før jeg siger til!«

25 So she set off, and went to the man of God who was at Mount Carmel. When he saw her way in the distance, the man of God told his servant Gehazi, “Look! There's the Shunammite woman!

Saa drog hun af Sted og kom til den Guds Mand paa Kamels Bjerg. Da den Guds Mand fik Øje paa hende i Frastand, sagde han til sin Tjener Gehazi: »Se, der er Sjunemkvinden!

26 Please run to meet her and ask her, ‘Is everything fine with you, your husband, and your boy?’” “Everything's fine,” she replied.

Løb hende straks i Møde og spørg hende: Har du det godt? Har din Mand det godt? Har Drengen det godt?« Hun svarede: »Ja, vi har det godt!«

27 But when she got to the man of God at the mountain, she grabbed hold of his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for she's in terrible misery, but the Lord has hidden it from me and has not explained it to me.”

Men da hun kom hen til den Guds Mand paa Bjerget, klamrede hun sig til hans Fødder. Gehazi traadte til for at støde hende bort, men den Guds Mand sagde: »Lad hende være, hun er i Vaande, og HERREN har dulgt det for mig og ikke aabenbaret mig det!«

28 “Did I ask you for a son, my lord?” she asked. “Didn't I tell you, ‘Don't tell me lies’?”

Da sagde hun: »Har jeg vel bedt min Herre om en Søn? Sagde jeg ikke, at du ikke maatte narre mig?«

29 Elisha said to Gehazi, “Put your cloak in your belt, pick up my staff, and go! Don't even say hello to anyone you meet, and if anyone says hello you, don't reply. Place my staff on the boy's face.”

Saa sagde han til Gehazi: »Omgjord din Lænd, tag min Stav i Haanden og drag af Sted! Møder du nogen, saa hils ikke paa ham, og hilser nogen paa dig, saa gengæld ikke hans Hilsen; og læg min Stav paa Drengens Ansigt!«

30 But the boy's mother said, “As the Lord lives and as you live, I'm not leaving without you!” So he got up and went with her.

Men Drengens Moder sagde: »Saa sandt HERREN lever, og saa sandt du lever, jeg gaar ikke fra dig!« Da stod han op og gik med hende.

31 Gehazi ran on ahead and placed the staff on the boy's face, but there was no sound or sign of life. So Gehazi went back to meet Elisha and told him, “The boy hasn't woken up.”

Imidlertid var Gehazi gaaet i Forvejen og havde lagt Staven paa Drengens Ansigt; men ikke en Lyd hørtes, og der var intet Livstegn. Da vendte han tilbage og gik Elisa i Møde, meldte ham det og sagde: »Drengen vaagnede ikke!«

32 When Elisha got to the house, there was the boy, lying dead on his bed.

Og da Elisa var kommet ind i Huset, saa han Drengen ligge død paa Sengen.

33 He went in, shut the door behind them both, and prayed to the Lord.

Han gik da hen og lukkede sig inde med ham og bad til HERREN.

34 Then he got on the bed and lay on top of the boy, and put his mouth on the boy's mouth, his eyes on the boy's eyes, his hands on the boy's hands. As he stretched out on him, the boy's body warmed up.

Derpaa steg han op og lagde sig oven paa Drengen med sin Mund paa hans Mund, sine Øjne paa hans Øjne og sine Hænder paa hans Hænder, og medens han saaledes bøjede sig over ham, blev Drengens Legeme varmt.

35 Elisha got up, walked back and forth once in the room, and then got back on the bed and stretched out on him again. The boy sneezed seven times and then opened his eyes.

Saa steg han ned og gik een Gang frem og tilbage i Huset, og da han atter steg op og bøjede sig over Drengen, nyste denne syv Gange og slog Øjnene op.

36 Elisha called Gehazi and said, “Ask the Shunammite woman to come.” So he did. When she arrived, Elisha said to her, “Here's your son. You can pick him up.”

Derpaa kaldte han paa Gehazi og sagde: »Kald paa Sjunemkvinden!« Han kaldte saa paa hende, og hun kom til ham. Da sagde han: »Tag din Dreng!«

37 She came in, fell at his feet, and bowed to the ground. Then she picked up her son and left.

Og hun traadte hen og faldt ned for hans Fødder og kastede sig til Jorden, tog saa sin Dreng og gik ud.

38 When Elisha went back to Gilgal, there was a famine in that area. The sons of the prophets were sitting at his feet, and he said to his servant, “Use the large pot and boil some stew for the sons of the prophets.”

Dengang Hungersnøden var i Landet, vendte Elisa tilbage til Gilgal. Som nu Profetsønnerne sad hos ham, sagde han til sin Tjener: »Sæt den store Gryde over og kog en Ret Mad til Profetsønnerne!«

39 One of them went out into the countryside to pick herbs. He found a wild vine and picked as many wild gourds as his cloak could hold. Then he came back and chopped them up into the pot of stew. But nobody knew they were dangerous to eat.

Saa gik en ud paa Marken for at plukke Urter, og da han fandt en Slyngplante med vilde Agurker, plukkede han saa mange, han kunde bære i sin Kappe; da han kom tilbage, skar han dem itu og kom dem i Gryden, thi han kendte dem ikke.

40 They served it to the men to eat, but when they tasted the stew they shouted, “There's death in the pot, man of God!” They couldn't eat it.

Derpaa øste man op for Mændene, for at de kunde spise, men saa snart de smagte Maden, skreg de op og raabte: »Døden er i Gryden, du Guds Mand!« Og de kunde ikke spise Maden.

41 Elisha said, “Get some flour.” He threw it into the pot, and said, “Serve it to the people to eat.” There was nothing bad to eat in the pot.

Men han sagde: »Hent noget Mel!« Og da han havde hældt det i Gryden, sagde han: »Øs nu op for Folkene, saa de kan spise!« Saa var der ingen Ulykke i Gryden mere.

42 A man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of firstfruits—the first grain of the year, along with twenty loaves of barley bread. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha.

Engang kom en Mand fra Ba'al-Sjalisja og bragte den Guds Mand Brød af nyt Korn, tyve Bygbrød, og nyhøstet Korn i sin Ransel. Da sagde han: »Giv Folkene det at spise!«

43 “How can I serve just twenty loaves to a hundred men?” his servant asked. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha, “for this is what the Lord says: ‘They will eat and there will still be some left over.’”

Men hans Tjener sagde: »Hvorledes skal jeg kunne sætte dette frem for hundrede Mennesker?« Men han sagde: »Giv Folkene det at spise! Thi saa siger HERREN: De skal spise og levne!«

44 So he served the bread to them. They ate, and had some left over, just as the Lord had said.

Da satte han det frem for dem, og de spiste og levnede efter HERRENS Ord.