1 Kings 20
1 And Ben-hadad the king of Syria assembled all his host together: and thirty and two kings were with him, and horses, and chariots; and he went up and besieged Samaria, and made war against it.
Kong Benhadad af Aram samlede hele sin Hær, og to og tredive Konger fulgte ham med Heste og Stridsvogne; og han drog op og indesluttede Samaria og belejrede det.
2 And he sent messengers to Achab the king of Israel into the city;
Han sendte nu Sendebud ind i Byen til Kong Akab af Israel
3 And he said unto him, Thus hath said Ben-hadad, Thy silver and thy gold are mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the best, are mine.
og lod sige til ham: »Saaledes siger Benhadad: Dit Sølv og Guld er mit, men dine Hustruer og Børn kan du beholde!«
4 And the king of Israel answered and said, According to thy word, my Lord, O king, thine am I, and all that I have.
Israels Konge lod svare: »Som du byder, Herre Konge! Jeg og alt, hvad mit er, tilhører dig.«
5 And the messengers returned, and said, Thus hath said Ben-hadad, to say [to thee], I have indeed sent unto thee, saying, Thou shalt give unto me thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy children;
Men Sendebudene vendte tilbage og sagde: »Saaledes siger Benhadad: Jeg sendte Bud til dig og lod sige: Dit Sølv og Guld og dine Hustruer og Børn skal du give mig!
6 Nevertheless, about this time tomorrow will I send my servants unto thee, and they shall search through thy house, and the houses of thy servants; and it shall be, that whatsoever is pleasant in thy eyes, they shall place it in their hand, and take it away.
Saa sender jeg da i Morgen ved denne Tid mine Folk til dig, og de skal gennemsøge dit Hus og dine Folks Huse og tilvende sig og tage alt, hvad de lyster!«
7 Then did the king of Israel call for all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see that this man seeketh mischief; for he hath sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold, and I have not refused them to him.
Da lod Israels Konge alle Landets Ældste kalde og sagde: »Der ser I, at Manden har ondt i Sinde, thi nu sender han Bud til mig om mine Hustruer og Børn, og mit Sølv og Guld havde jeg ikke nægtet ham!«
8 And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Thou must not hearken, nor consent.
Alle de Ældste og alt Folket svarede ham: »Hør ham ikke; du maa ikke give efter!«
9 Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Ben-hadad, Say to my lord the king, all that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first will I do; but this thing I am not able to do. And the messengers went away, and brought him word again.
Da sagde han til Benhadads Sendebud: »Sig til min Herre Kongen: Alt, hvad du første Gang krævede af din Træl, vil jeg gøre, men dette Krav kan jeg ikke opfylde!« Med det Svar vendte Sendebudene tilbage.
10 And Ben-hadad then sent unto him, and said, May the gods do so unto me, and continue to do so, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that are in my train.
Da sendte Benhadad Bud til ham og lod sige: »Guderne ramme mig baade med det ene og det andet, om Støvet i Samaria forslaar til at fylde Hænderne paa alle de Krigere, der følger mig!«
11 And the king of Israel answered and said, Speak, Let him that girdeth on the armor not boast himself as he that putteth it off.
Men Israels Konge lod svare: »Sig saaledes: Den, der spænder Bæltet, skal ikke rose sig som den, der løser det!«
12 And it came to pass, when he heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Get ready for the attack. And they got ready for the attack against the city.
Benhadad modtog Svaret, just som han sad og drak sammen med Kongerne i Løvhytterne; da sagde han til sine Folk: »Til Storm!« Og de gjorde sig rede til at storme Byen.
13 And, behold, there approached a certain prophet unto Achab the king of Israel, and said, Thus hath said the Lord, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thy hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.
Men en Profet traadte hen til Kong Akab af Israel og sagde: »Saa siger HERREN: Ser du hele den vældige Menneskemængde der? Se, jeg giver den i Dag i din Haand, og du skal kende, at jeg er HERREN!«
14 And Achab said, By whom? And he said, Thus hath said the Lord, By means of the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then said he, Who shall order the battle? And he said, Thou.
Akab spurgte: »Ved hvem?« Han svarede: »Saa siger HERREN: Ved Fogedernes Folk!« Derpaa spurgte han: »Hvem skal aabne Kampen?« Han svarede: »Du!«
15 He then numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty-two: and after them he numbered all the people, all the children of Israel, seven thousand strong.
Saa mønstrede han Fogedernes Folk, og de var 232; derefter mønstrede han hele Hæren, alle Israeliterne, 7000 Mand.
16 And they went out at midday; while Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.
Og ved Middagstid gjorde de et Udfald, just som Benhadad og de to og tredive Konger, der fulgte ham, sad og drak i Løvhytterne.
17 And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out at first; and Ben-hadad sent out, and they told him, saying, Some men are come out of Samaria.
Først rykkede Fogedernes Folk ud. Man sendte da Bud til Benhadad og meldte: »Der rykker Mænd ud fra Samaria!«
18 And he said, If they be come out for peace, catch them alive; and if they be come out for war, alive must ye catch them.
Da sagde han: »Hvad enten de rykker ud for at faa Fred eller for at kæmpe, saa grib dem levende!«
19 So these, the young men of the princes of the provinces, came out of the city, with the army which followed them.
Da Fogedernes Folk og Hæren, som fulgte efter, var rykket ud fra Byen,
20 And they slew every one his man; and the Syrians fled, and Israel pursued them: and Ben-hadad the king of Syria escaped on a horse with the horsemen.
huggede de ned for Fode, saa at Aramæerne tog Flugten; og Israeliterne satte efter dem. Men Kong Benhadad af Aram undslap til Hest sammen med nogle Ryttere.
21 And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and inflicted on the Syrians a great defeat.
Da rykkede Israels Konge ud og gjorde Hestene og Vognene til Bytte, og han tilføjede Aramæerne et stort Nederlag.
22 And the prophet approached unto the king of Israel, and said unto him, Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou hast to do; for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against thee.
Men Profeten traadte hen til Israels Konge og sagde til ham: »Tag dig sammen og se vel til, hvad du vil gøre, thi næste Aar drager Arams Konge op imod dig igen!«
23 And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Gods of the mountains are their gods; therefore they prevailed over us; but let us fight against them in the plain, [and see] whether we shall not prevail over them.
Men Aramæerkongens Folk sagde til ham: »Deres Gud er en Bjerggud, derfor blev de os for stærke; men lad os se, om vi ikke kan blive de stærkeste, naar vi angriber dem paa Slettelandet!
24 But do this thing, Remove the kings, every one from his place, and appoint governors in their rooms;
Saaledes skal du gøre: Afsæt alle Kongerne, sæt Statholdere i deres Sted
25 And thou, number for thyself an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot: and we will fight against them in the plain, [and see] whether we shall prevail over them. And he hearkened unto their voice, and did so.
og stil lige saa stor en Hær paa Benene som den, du mistede, og lige saa mange Heste og Vogne som før! Naar vi saa kæmper med dem paa Slettelandet, sandelig, om vi ikke bliver de stærkeste!« Og han fulgte deres Raad og handlede derefter.
26 And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Ben-hadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to the war with Israel.
Næste Aar mønstrede Benhadad Aramæerne og drog op til Afek for at kæmpe med Israel.
27 And the children of Israel were numbered, and provisioned, and went [out] against them: and the children of Israel encamped opposite to them like two little flocks of goats; but the Syrians filled the country.
Ogsaa Israeliterne blev mønstret og forsynede sig med Levnedsmidler, hvorefter de rykkede dem i Møde og lejrede sig lige over for dem som to smaa Gedehjorde, medens Aramæerne oversvømmede Landet.
28 And there approached the man of God, and spoke unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus hath said the Lord, Forasmuch as the Syrians have said, “A God of the hills is the Lord, but he is not God of the valleys”: will I deliver all this great multitude into thy hand; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
Da traadte en Guds Mand hen til Israels Konge og sagde: »Saa siger HERREN: Fordi Aramæerne siger: HERREN er en Bjerggud og ikke en Dalgud! vil jeg give hele den vældige Menneskemængde der i din Haand, og I skal kende, at jeg er HERREN!«
29 And they encamped one opposite the other for seven days. And it happened, that on the seventh day the battle took place: and the children of Israel smote the Syrians a hundred thousand men on foot in one day.
De laa nu lejret over for hinanden i syv Dage, men Syvendedagen kom det til Kamp, og Israeliterne huggede Aramæerne ned, 100 000 Mand Fodfolk paa een Dag.
30 But those that were left fled to Aphek, into the city; but the city-wall fell upon the twenty and seven thousand men that had been left. And Ben-hadad fled, and came into the city, into an innermost chamber.
De, der blev tilovers, flygtede til Byen Afek, men Muren styrtede ned over dem, der var tilbage, 27 000 Mand. Benhadad flygtede ind i Byen, hvor han løb fra Kammer til Kammer.
31 And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are kindly kings; let us, we pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel; peradventure he may save thy life.
Da sagde hans Folk til ham: »Vi har hørt, at Kongerne over Israels Hus er naadige Konger; lad os binde Sæk om Lænderne og Reb om Hovederne og gaa ud til Israels Konge, maaske han da vil skaane dit Liv!«
32 So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Ben-hadad hath said, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother.
Saa bandt de Sæk om Lænderne og Reb om Hovederne og kom til Israels Konge og sagde: »Din Træl Benhadad siger: Lad mig leve!« Han svarede: »Er han endnu i Live? Han er min Broder!«
33 Now the men took it for a good sign, and hastened and caught at his word, whether it was his earnest; and they said, Thy brother Ben-hadad! But he said, Go ye, bring him. Then came Ben-hadad forth to him; and he caused him to come up into the chariot.
Det tog Mændene for et godt Varsel, og de tog ham straks paa Ordet, idet de sagde: »Benhadad er din Broder!« Da sagde han: »Gaa hen og hent ham!« Saa gik Benhadad ud til ham, og han tog ham op i Vognen til sig.
34 And he said unto him, The cities, which my father took from thy father, will I restore; and thou canst lay out for thyself streets in Damascus, as my father laid out in Samaria. “And I for my part will send thee away with this covenant.” So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away.
Benhadad sagde nu til ham: »De Byer, min Fader fratog din Fader, vil jeg give tilbage, og du maa bygge dig Gader i Damaskus, lige som min Fader gjorde i Samaria! Paa disse Vilkaar give du mig fri!« Og han sluttede Pagt med ham og lod ham gaa.
35 And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his companion, By the word of the Lord, smite me, I pray thee. But the man refused to smite him.
Men en af Profetsønnerne sagde med HERRENS Ord til sin Fælle: »Slaa mig!« Men han vægrede sig derved.
36 Then said he unto him, Forasmuch as thou hast not obeyed the voice of the Lord, behold, when thou goest away from me, a lion shall slay thee. And he went away from him, when a lion found him, and slew him.
Da sagde han til ham: »Fordi du ikke har adlydt HERRENS Ord, skal en Løve dræbe dig, naar du gaar bort fra mig!« Og da han gik bort fra ham, traf en Løve paa ham og dræbte ham.
37 Then he met with another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, smiting and wounding [him].
Saa traf Profetsønnen en anden og sagde til ham: »Slaa mig!« Og den anden slog ham og saarede ham.
38 And the prophet then went, and placed himself before the king on the way, and disguised himself with a bandage over his eyes.
Saa gik Profeten hen og stillede sig paa den Vej, Kongen kom, og gjorde sig ukendelig med et Bind for Øjnene.
39 And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king, and said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought unto me a man, and said, Guard this man; if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be [forfeit] for his life, or else thou shalt weigh me down a talent of silver.
Da Kongen kom forbi, raabte han til ham: »Din Træl var draget med i Kampen; da kom en hen til mig med en Mand og sagde: Vogt den Mand vel! Slipper han bort, skal du svare for hans Liv med dit eget Liv eller bøde en Talent Sølv!
40 But it happened as thy servant was Busy here and there, that he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So is thy sentence: thou thyself hast decided it.
Men din Træl var optaget snart her, snart der, og borte var han.« Da sagde Israels Konge til ham: »Det er din Dom, du har selv fældet den!«
41 And he hastened, and removed the bandage from his eyes; and the king of Israel recognized him that he was one of the prophets.
Saa tog han hurtig Bindet fra Øjnene, og Israels Konge genkendte ham som en af Profeterne.
42 And he said unto him, Thus hath said the Lord, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand the man whom I had caught in my net, therefore shall thy life be the forfeit for his life, and thy people for his people.
Og han sagde til ham: »Saa siger HERREN: Fordi du gav Slip paa den Mand, der var hjemfaldet til mit Band, skal du svare for hans Liv med dit eget Liv og for hans Folk med dit eget Folk!«
43 And the king of Israel went to his house low-spirited and displeased, and he came to Samaria.
Da drog Israels Konge hjem, misfornøjet og ilde til Mode, og han kom til Samaria.
