Kings IV 4
1 And one of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried to Elisaie, saying, Your servant my husband is dead; and you know that your servant feared the Lord: and the creditor is come to take my two sons to be his servants.
En Kvinde, som var gift med en af Profetsønnerne råbte til Elisa: "Din Træl, min Mand, er død; og du ved, at din Træl frygtede HERREN. Og nu kommer en, der har Krav på ham, for at tage mine fo Drenge til Trælle!"
2 And Elisaie said, What shall I do for you? tell me what you have in the house. And she said, Your servant has nothing in the house, except oil wherewith I anoint myself.
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 And he said to her, Go, borrow for yourself vessels without of all your neighbors, [even] empty vessels; borrow not a few.
Da sagde han: "Gå ud og bed alle dine Naboer om tomme Dunke, ikke for få!
4 And you shall go in and shut the door upon you and upon your sons, and you shall pour forth into these vessels, and remove that which is filled.
Så lukker du dig inde med dine Sønner og fylder på alle disse Dunke, og når de er fulde, sætter du dem til Side!"
5 And she departed from him, and shut the door upon herself and upon her sons: they brought the vessels near to her, and she poured in until the vessels were filled.
Så gik hun fra ham og lukkede sig inde med sine Sønner; og de rakte hende Dunkene, medens hun fyldte på.
6 And she said to her sons, Bring me yet a vessel. And they said to her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.
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 And she came and told the man of God: and Elisaie said, Go, and sell the oil, and you shall pay your debts, and you and your sons shall live of the remaining oil.
Det kom hun og fortalte den Guds Mand; og han sagde: "Gå hen og sælg Olien og betal din Gæld; og lev så med dine Sønner af Resten!"
8 And a day came, when Elisaie passed over to Soman, and [there was] a great lady there, and she constrained him to eat bread: and it came to pass as often as he went into [the city, that] he turned aside to eat there.
Det skete en Dag, at Elisa på 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 And the woman said to her husband, See now, I know that this [is] a holy man of God who comes over continually to us.
Hun sagde nu til sin Mand: "Jeg ved, af det er en hellig Guds Mand., der stadig kommer her forbi;
10 Let us now make for him an upper chamber, a small place; and let us put there for him a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall come to pass that when he comes in to us, he shall turn in there.
lad os mure en lille Stue på Taget og sætfe Seng, Bord, Stol og Lampe ind til ham, for at han kan gå derind, når han kommer til os!"
11 And a day came, and he went in there, and turned aside into the upper chamber, and lay there.
Så kom han en Dag derhen og gik op i Stuen og lagde sig.
12 And he said to Giezi his servant, Call me this Somanite. and he called her, and she stood before him.
Og han sagde til sin Tjener Gehazi: "Kald på Sjunemkvinden!" Og han kaldte på hende, og hun trådte frem for ham.
13 And he said to him, Say now to her, Behold, you have taken all this trouble for us; what should I do for you? Hast you any request [to make] to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she said, I dwell in the midst of my people.
Da sagde han til Gehazi: "Sig til hende: Se, du har Itaft 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 And he said to Giezi, What must we do for her? and Giezi his servant said, Indeed she has no son, and her husband [is] old.
Da sagde han: "Hvad kan jeg da gøre for hende?" Gehazi sagde: "Jo, hun har ingen Søn, og hendes Mand er gammel."
15 And he called her, and she stood by the door.
Da sagde han: "Kald på hende!" Og han kaldte på hende, og bun tog Plads ved Døren.
16 And Elisaie said to her, At this time [next year], as the season [is], you [shall be] alive, and embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, do not lie to your servant.
Da sagde han: "Om et År ved denne Tid har du en Dreng ved Brystet!" Men hun sagde: "Nej dog, Herre! Den Guds Mand må ikke narre sin Trælkvinde!"
17 And the woman conceived, and bore a son at the very time, as the season was, being alive, as Elisaie said to her.
Men Kvinden blev frugtsommelig og fødte en Søn Året efter ved samnme Tid, således som Elisa havde sagt hende.
18 And the child grew: and it came to pass when he went out to his father to the reapers,
Da Drengen var blevet stor, gik han en Dag ud til sin Fader hos Høstfolkene.
19 that he said to his father, My head, my head. and [his father] said to a servant, carry him 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 And he carried him to his mother, and he lay upon her knees till noon, and died.
Han tog, ham og har ham hjem til hans Moder, og han sad på hendes Skød til Middag; så døde han.
21 And she carried him up and laid him on the bed of the man of god; and she shut the door upon him, and went out.
Men hun gik op og lagde ham på den Guds Mands Seng, og derefter lukkede hun Døren og gik.
22 And she called her husband, and said, Send now for me one of the young men, and one of the asses, and I will ride quickly to the man of God, and return.
Så kaldte hun på sin Mand og sagde: "Send mig en af Karlene med et Æsel, for at jeg hurfig kan komme hen til den Guds Mand og hjem igen!"
23 And he said, Why are you going to him today? It is neither new moon, nor the Sabbath. And she said, [It is] well.
Han spurgte: "Hvad vil du hos ham i Dag? Det er jo hverken Nymånedag eller Sabbat!" Men hun sagde: "Lad mig om det!"
24 And she saddled the ass, and said to her servant, Be quick, proceed: spare not on my account to ride, unless I shall tell you. Go, and you shall proceed, and come to the man of God to mount Carmel.
Derpå sadlede hun Æselet og sagde til Karlen: "Driv nu godt på! Stands mig ikke i Farten, før jeg siger til!"
25 And she rode and came to the man of God to the mountain: and it came to pass when Elisaie saw her coming, that he said to Giezi his servant, See now, that Somanite comes.
Så drog hun af Sted og kom til den Guds Mand på Kamels Bjerg. Da den Guds Mand fik Øje på hende i Frastand, sagde han til sin Tjener Gehazi: "Se, der er Sjunemkvinden!
26 Now run to meet her, and you shall say, [Is it] well with you? [is it] well with your husband? [is it] well with the child? and she said, [It is] well.
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 And she came to Elisaie to the mountain, and laid hold of his feet; and Giezi drew near to thrust her away. And Elisaie said, Let her alone, for her soul [is] much grieved in her, and the Lord has hidden [it] from me, and has not told [it] me.
Men da hun kom hen til den Guds Mand på Bjerget, klamrede hun sig til hans Fødder. Gehazi trådte til for at støde hende bort. men den Guds Mand sagde: "Lad hende være, hun er i Vånde, og HERREN har dulgt det for mig og ikke åbenbaret mig det!"
28 And she said, Did I ask a son of my lord? For did I not say, Do not deal deceitfully with me?
Da sagde hun: "Har jeg vel bedt min Herre om en Søn? Sagde jeg ikke, at du ikke måtte narre mig?"
29 And Elisaie said to Giezi, Gird up your loins, and take my staff in your hand, and go: if you meet any man, you shall not salute him, and if a man salute you you shall not answer him: and you shall lay my staff on the child's face.
Så sagde han til Gehazi: "Omgjord din Lænd, tag min Stav i Hånden og drag af Sted! Møder du nogen, så hils ikke på ham. og hilser nogen på dig, så gengæld ikke hans Hilsen; og læg min Stav på Drengens Ansigt!"
30 And the mother of the child said, [As] the Lord lives and [as] your soul lives, I will not leave you. And Elisaie arose, and went after her.
Men Drengens Moder sagde: "Så sandt HERREN lever, og så sandt du lever, jeg går ikke fra dig!" Da stod han op og gik med hende.
31 And Giezi went on before her, and laid his staff on the child's face: but there was neither voice nor any hearing. So he returned to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.
Imidlertid var Gehazi gået i Forvejen og havde lagt Staven på 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 vågnede ikke!"
32 And Elisaie went into the house, and, behold, the dead child was laid upon his bed.
Og da Elisa var kommet ind i Huset, så han Drengen ligge død på Sengen.
33 And Elisaie went into the house, and shut the door upon themselves, the two, and prayed to the Lord.
Han gik da hen og lukkede sig inde med ham og bad til HERREN.
34 And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands; and bowed himself upon him, and the flesh of the child grew warm.
Derpå steg han op og lagde sig oven på Drengen med sin Mund på hans Mund, sine Øjne på hans Øjne og sine Hænder på hans Hænder, og medens han således bøjede sig over ham, blev Drengens Legeme varmt.
35 And he returned, and walked up and down in the house: and he went up, and bowed himself on the child seven times; and the child opened his eyes.
Så 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 And Elisaie cried out to Giezi, and said, Call this Somanite. So he called her, and she came in to him: and Elisaie said, Take your son.
Derpå kaldte han på Gehazi og sagde: "Kald på Sjunemkvinden!" Han kaldte så på hende, og hun kom til ham. Da sagde han: "Tag din Dreng!"
37 And the woman went in, and fell at his feet, and did obeisance [bowing] to the ground; and she took her son, and went out.
Og hun trådte hen og faldt ned for hans Fødder og kastede sig til Jorden, tog så sin Dreng og gik ud.
38 And Elisaie returned to Galgala: and a famine [was] in the land; and the sons of the prophets sat before him: and Elisaie said to his servant, Set on the great pot, and boil pottage 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 Gtyde over og kog en Ret Mad til Profetsønnerne!"
39 And he went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a vine in the field, and gathered of it wild gourds, his garment full; and he cast it into the caldron of pottage, for they knew [them] not.
Så gik en ud på Marken for at plukke Urter, og da han fandt en Slyngplante med vilde Agurker, plukkede han så 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 And he poured it out for the men to eat: and it came to pass, when they were eating of the pottage, that behold! they cried out, and said, [There is] death in the pot, O man of God. And they could not eat.
Derpå øste man op for Mændene, for at de kunde spise, men så snart de smagte Maden, skreg de op og råbte: "Døden er i Gryden, du Guds Mand!" Og de kunde ikke spise Maden.
41 And he said, Take meal, and cast it into the pot. And Elisaie said to his servant Giezi, Pour out for the people, and let them eat. And there was no longer there any hurtful thing in the pot.
Men han sagde: "Hent noget Mel!" Og da han havde hældt det i Gryden, sagde han: "Øs nu op for Folkene, så de kan spise!" Så var der ingen Ulykke i Gryden mere.
42 And there came a man over from Baetharisa, and brought to the man of God twenty barley loaves and cakes of figs, of the first fruits. And he said, Give to the people, and let them eat.
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 And his servant said, Why should I set this before a hundred men? and he said, Give to the people, and let them eat; for thus says the Lord, They shall eat and leave.
Men hans Tjener sagde: "Hvorledes skal jeg kunne sætte dette frem for hundrede Mennesker?" Men han sagde: "Giv Folkene det at spise! Thi så siger HERREN: De skal spise og levne!"
44 And they ate and left, according to the word of the Lord.
Da satte han det frem for dem, og de spiste og levnede efter HERRENs Ord.
