2 Kings 3
1 And Jehoram son of Ahab has reigned over Israel, in Samaria, in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigns twelve years,
Joram, Akabs Søn, blev Konge over Israel i Samaria i Kong Josafat af Judas attende Regeringsaar, og han herskede i tolv Aar.
2 and does evil in the eyes of YHWH, only not like his father, and like his mother, and he turns aside the standing-pillar of Ba‘al that his father made;
Han gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENS Øjne, dog ikke som hans Fader og Moder, og han fjernede Ba'als Stenstøtter, som hans Fader havde ladet lave.
3 surely he has cleaved to the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat that he caused Israel to sin; he has not turned aside from it.
Men han holdt fast ved de Synder, som Jeroboam, Nebats Søn, forledte Israel til; dem veg han ikke fra.
4 And Mesha king of Moab was a sheep-master, and he rendered to the king of Israel one hundred thousand lambs and one hundred thousand rams, [with] wool,
Kong Mesja af Moab drev Kvægavl og svarede Israels Konge en Afgift paa 100 000 Lam og Ulden af 100 000 Vædre.
5 and it comes to pass at the death of Ahab, that the king of Moab transgresses against the king of Israel.
Men efter Akabs Død faldt Moabs Konge fra Israels Konge.
6 And King Jehoram goes out from Samaria in that day, and inspects all Israel,
Da drog Kong Joram straks ud fra Samaria og mønstrede hele Israel;
7 and goes and sends to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, saying, “The king of Moab has transgressed against me; do you go with me to Moab for battle?” And he says, “I go up, as I, so you; as my people, so your people; as my horses, so your horses.”
desuden sendte han Bud til Kong Josafat af Juda og lod sige: »Moabs Konge er faldet fra mig; vil du drage med i Krig mod Moab?« Han svarede: »Ja, jeg vil; jeg som du, mit Folk som dit, mine Heste som dine!«
8 And he says, “Where [is] this—the way we go up?” And he says, “The way of the wilderness of Edom.”
Og han spurgte: »Hvilken Vej skal vi drage?« Han svarede: »Gennem Edoms Ørken!«
9 And the king of Israel goes, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom, and they turn around the way seven days, and there has been no water for the camp, and for the livestock that [are] at their feet,
Saa drog Israels, Judas og Edoms Konger af Sted. Men da de havde tilbagelagt en Strækning af syv Dagsrejser, var der ikke Vand til Hæren og Dyrene, som de havde med.
10 and the king of Israel says, “Aah! For YHWH has called for these three kings to give them into the hand of Moab.”
Da sagde Israels Konge: »Ak, at HERREN har kaldt disse tre Konger sammen for at overgive dem i Moabs Haand!«
11 And Jehoshaphat says, “Is there not a prophet of YHWH here, and we seek YHWH by him?” And one of the servants of the king of Israel answers and says, “Here [is] Elisha son of Shaphat, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.”
Men Josafat sagde: »Er her ingen af HERRENS Profeter, ved hvem vi kan raadspørge HERREN?« Da svarede en af Israels Konges Folk: »Jo, her er Elisa, Sjafats Søn, som øste Vand paa Elias's Hænder.«
12 And Jehoshaphat says, “The word of YHWH is with him”; and the king of Israel goes down to him, and Jehoshaphat, and the king of Edom.
Josafat sagde: »Hos ham er HERRENS Ord!« Og Israels Konge og Josafat og Edoms Konge begav sig ned til ham.
13 And Elisha says to the king of Israel, “And what do I [have to do] with you? Go to the prophets of your father, and to the prophets of your mother”; and the king of Israel says to him, “No, for YHWH has called for these three kings to give them into the hand of Moab.”
Men Elisa sagde til Israels Konge: »Hvad har jeg med dig at gøre? Gaa du til din Faders og Moders Profeter!« Israels Konge svarede: »Ak nej, thi HERREN har kaldt disse tre Konger sammen for at give dem i Moabs Haand.«
14 And Elisha says, “YHWH of Hosts lives, before whom I have stood; for unless I am lifting up the face of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I do not look to you, nor see you;
Da sagde Elisa: »Saa sandt Hærskarers HERRE lever, for hvis Aasyn jeg staar: Var det ikke for Kong Josafat af Judas Skyld, vilde jeg ikke se til dig eller værdige dig et Blik!
15 and now, bring a musician to me”; and it has been, at the playing of the musician, that the hand of YHWH is on him,
Men hent mig nu en Strengespiller!« Thi naar Strengespilleren spillede, kom HERRENS Haand over ham.
16 and he says, “Thus said YHWH: Make this valley ditches—ditches;
Derpaa sagde han: »Saa siger HERREN: Grav Grøft ved Grøft i Dalen her!
17 for thus said YHWH: You do not see wind, nor do you see rain, and that valley is full of water, and you have drunk—you, and your livestock, and your beasts.
Thi saa siger HERREN: I skal hverken mærke til Blæst eller Regn, men alligevel skal Dalen her fyldes med Vand, saa at I, eders Hær og eders Dyr kan drikke!
18 And this has been light in the eyes of YHWH, and he has given Moab into your hand,
Dog tykkes dette HERREN for lidet, han vil ogsaa give Moab i eders Haand;
19 and you have struck every fortified city, and every choice city, and you cause every good tree to fall, and you stop all fountains of waters, and you mar every good portion with stones.”
I skal indtage alle befæstede Byer og alle betydelige Byer, alle Frugttræer skal I fælde, alle Kilder skal I tilstoppe, og al frugtbar Agerjord skal I ødelægge med Sten!«
20 And it comes to pass in the morning, at the ascending of the [morning] present, that behold, waters are coming in from the way of Edom, and the land is filled with the waters,
Og næste Morgen ved Afgrødeofferets Tid kom der Vand fra den Kant, hvor Edom ligger, saa hele Egnen blev fuld af Vand.
21 and all of Moab has heard that the kings have come up to fight against them, and they are called together, from everyone girding on a girdle and upward, and they stand by the border.
Da alle Moabiterne hørte, at Kongerne var draget op for at føre Krig med dem, blev enhver, der overhovedet kunde bære Vaaben, opbudt, og de tog Stilling ved Grænsen.
22 And they rise early in the morning, and the sun has shone on the waters, and the Moabites see, from opposite [them], [that] the waters [are] red as blood,
Men tidligt om Morgenen, da Solen stod op over Vandet, saa Moabiterne Vandet foran sig rødt som Blod.
23 and say, “This [is] blood; the kings have been surely destroyed, and they each strike his neighbor; and now for spoil, Moab!”
Da raabte de: »Det er Blod! Kongerne har fuldstændig tilintetgjort hverandre, de har hugget hverandre ned; nu til Byttet, Moab!«
24 And they come to the camp of Israel, and Israel rises, and strikes the Moabites, and they flee from their face; and they enter into Moab, so as to strike Moab,
Men da de naaede Israels Lejr, brød Israeliterne op og slog Moabiterne paa Flugt. Derpaa rykkede de frem og huggede Moabiterne ned;
25 and they break down the cities, and they each cast his stone [on] every good portion, and have filled it, and they stop every fountain of water, and they cause every good tree to fall—until one had left its stones in Kir-Haraseth, and the slingers go around and strike it.
Byerne nedbrød de; paa al frugtbar Agerjord kastede de hver sin Sten, saa den blev fuld af Sten; alle Kildevæld tilstoppede de, og alle Frugttræer fældede de. Til sidst var kun Kir-Hareset tilbage, og denne By omringede Slyngekasterne og skød paa den.
26 And the king of Moab sees that the battle has been too strong for him, and he takes with him seven hundred men drawing sword, to cleave through to the king of Edom, and they have not been able,
Da Moabs Konge saa, at han ikke kunde modstaa Angrebet, samlede han 700 sværdvæbnede Mænd for at bryde igennem hen til Kongen af Edom, men det lykkedes ikke.
27 and he takes his son, the firstborn who reigns in his stead, and causes him to ascend [as] a burnt-offering on the wall, and there is great wrath against Israel, and they journey from off him, and return to the land.
Saa tog han sin førstefødte Søn, der skulde følge ham paa Tronen, og ofrede ham som Brændoffer paa Muren. Da kom heftig Vrede over Israel, og de brød op og vendte hjem til deres Land.
