2 Kings 3
1 NOW Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.
Og Joram, Akabs Søn, blev Konge over Israel i Samaria i det attende Josafats, Judas Konges, Aar og regerede tolv Aar.
2 And he wrought evil in the sight of the Lord; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made.
Og han gjorde det, som var ondt for Herrens Øjne, dog ikke som hans Fader og hans Moder; thi han borttog den Baals Støtte, som hans Fader lod gøre.
3 Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.
Dog blev han hængende ved Jeroboams, Nebats Søns, Synder, som han kom Israel til at synde med, han veg ikke fra nogen af dem.
4 And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool.
Og Mesa, Moabiternes Konge, havde meget Kvæg, og han betalte Israels Konge hundrede Tusinde Lam og hundrede Tusinde Vædre med Ulden.
5 But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
Men det skete, der Akab var død, da faldt Moabiternes Konge af fra Israels Konge.
6 And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel.
Da drog Kong Joram ud paa den samme Dag af Samaria og mønstrede al Israel.
7 And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses.
Og han drog hen og sendte til Josafat, Kongen i Juda, og lod sige: Moabiternes Konge er falden af fra mig, vil du drage med mig imod Moabiterne til Krigen? Og han sagde: Jeg vil drage op, jeg vil være som du, mit Folk som dit Folk, mine Heste som dine Heste.
8 And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.
Og han sagde: Ad hvilken Vej skulle vi drage op? og han sagde: Ad Vejen igennem Edoms Ørk.
9 So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days’ journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them.
Saa droge Israels Konge og Judas Konge og Edoms Konge af Sted, og da de havde draget syv Dages Rejse omkring, var der ikke Vand for Hæren og for Lastdyrene, som vare i Følge med dem.
10 And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the Lord hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab!
Da sagde Israels Konge: Ak, at Herren har kaldet disse tre Konger for at give dem i Moabs Haand!
11 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may inquire of the Lord by him? And one of the king of Israel’s servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.
Og Josafat sagde: Er her ingen Herrens Profet, at vi kunne adspørge Herren ved ham? Da svarede en af Israels Konges Tjenere og sagde: Her er Elisa, Safats Søn, som øste Vand paa Elias's Hænder.
12 And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the Lord is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.
Og Josafat sagde: Herrens Ord er hos ham; saa droge Israels Konge og Josafat og Edoms Konge ned til ham.
13 And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, Nay: for the Lord hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab.
Da sagde Elisa til Israels Konge; Hvad har jeg at gøre med dig? gak til din Faders Profeter og til din Moders Profeter; og Israels Konge sagde til ham: Nej; thi Herren har kaldet disse tre Konger for at give dem i Moabs Haand.
14 And Elisha said, As the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.
Og Elisa sagde: Saa vist som den Herre Zebaoth lever, for hvis Ansigt jeg staar, dersom jeg ikke ansaa Josafats, Judas Konges, Person, da vilde jeg ikke vende Øjet til dig eller anse dig.
15 But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him.
Saa henter mig nu en Harpespiller; og det skete, der Harpespilleren legede paa Harpen, da kom Herrens Aand over ham.
16 And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Make this valley full of ditches.
Og han sagde: Saa siger Herren: Gører Grøfter ved Grøfter i denne Dal;
17 For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.
thi saa siger Herren: I skulle ikke se Vejr, ikke heller se Regn, alligevel skal denne Dal blive fuld af Vand, at I skulle drikke, baade I og eders Kvæg og eders Lastdyr.
18 And this is but a light thing in the sight of the Lord: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand.
Og dette er en ringe Ting for Herrens Øjne; han skal ogsaa give Moab i eders Haand.
19 And ye shall smite every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all wells of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones.
Og I skulle nedslaa alle faste Stæder og alle udvalgte Stæder og fælde alle gode Træer og tilstoppe alle Vandkilder, og I skulle fordærve alle gode Stykker Land med Stene.
20 And it came to pass in the morning, when the meat offering was offered, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.
Og det skete om Morgenen ved Madofferets Tid, se, da kom der Vand ad Vejen fra Edom, og Landet fyldtes med Vandet.
21 And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armour, and upward, and stood in the border.
Og der alle Moabiterne hørte, at Kongerne vare dragne op til at stride imod dem, da bleve de sammenkaldte, baade alle, som ombandt Bælte, og de, som vare ældre, og de opstillede sig ved Landemærket.
22 And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood:
Og der de stode aarle op om Morgenen, og Solen gik op over Vandet, da saa Moabiterne tværs overfor, at Vandet var rødt som Blod.
23 And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil.
Og de sagde: Det er Blod, Kongerne have aldeles ødelagt hverandre, og den ene har slaget den anden; op nu, Moab! efter Bytte.
24 And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them: but they went forward smiting the Moabites, even in their country.
Der de kom til Israels Lejr, da stod Israel op og slog Moab, og de flyede for deres Ansigt, og de kom ind i Landet og sloge Moab.
25 And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kir-haraseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it.
Og de nedbrøde Stæderne, og hver kastede sin Sten paa alle gode Stykker Land og fyldte dem og tilstoppede alle Vandkilder og fældede alle gode Træer, indtil ikkun Stenene i Kir-Hareseth bleve tilovers af den; og Slyngekasterne omringede den og sloge den.
26 And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through even unto the king of Edom: but they could not.
Og Moabs Konge saa, at Krigen var ham for stærk, da tog han syv Hundrede Mænd til sig, som kunde uddrage Sværd, for at bryde igennem til Kongen af Edom; men de kunde ikke.
27 Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.
Da tog han sin Søn den førstefødte, som skulde blevet Konge i hans Sted, og ofrede ham til Brændoffer paa Muren; da brød der en stor Vrede løs over Israel, og de droge fra ham og kom tilbage til deres Land.
