2 Kings 3
1 Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in 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 He did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, but not like his father, and like his mother; for he put away the pillar 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 held to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin; he did not depart from it.
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 Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder; and he rendered to the king of Israel the wool of one hundred thousand lambs, and of one hundred thousand rams.
Og Mesa, Moabiternes Konge, havde meget Kvæg, og han betalte Israels Konge hundrede Tusinde Lam og hundrede Tusinde Vædre med Ulden.
5 But it happened, 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 King Jehoram went out of Samaria at that time, and mustered all Israel.
Da drog Kong Joram ud paa den samme Dag af Samaria og mønstrede al Israel.
7 He went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, "The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me against Moab to battle?" He said, "I will go up. I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your 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 He said, "Which way shall we go up?" He answered, "The way of 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 made a circuit of seven days' journey. There was no water for the army, nor for the animals 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 The king of Israel said, "Alas. For Jehovah has 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, "Isn't there here a prophet of Jehovah, that we may inquire of Jehovah by him?" One of the king of Israel's servants answered, "Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who 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 Jehovah is with him." So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah 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 Elisha said to the king of Israel, "What have I to do with you? Go to the prophets of your father, and to the prophets of your mother." The king of Israel said to him, "No; for Jehovah has 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 Elisha said, "As Jehovah of hosts lives, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I respect the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward you, nor see you.
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." It happened, when the minstrel played, that the hand of Jehovah came on him.
Saa henter mig nu en Harpespiller; og det skete, der Harpespilleren legede paa Harpen, da kom Herrens Aand over ham.
16 He said, "Thus says Jehovah, 'Make this valley full of trenches.'
Og han sagde: Saa siger Herren: Gører Grøfter ved Grøfter i denne Dal;
17 For thus says Jehovah, 'You will not see wind, neither will you see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, and you will drink, both you and your livestock and your animals.
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 This is but a light thing in the sight of Jehovah. He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand.
Og dette er en ringe Ting for Herrens Øjne; han skal ogsaa give Moab i eders Haand.
19 You shall strike every fortified city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all springs 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 It happened in the morning, about the time of offering the offering, that look, water came 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 Now when all the Moabites heard that the kings had come up to fight against them, they gathered themselves together, all who were able to put on armor, and upward, and stood on 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 They rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone on the water, and the Moabites saw the water over against them 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 They said, "This is blood. The kings are surely destroyed, and they have struck each other. 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 When they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and struck the Moabites, so that they fled before them; and they went forward into the land smiting the Moabites.
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 They beat down the cities; and on every good piece of land they cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the springs of water, and felled all the good trees, until in Kir Hareseth only they left its stones; however the men armed with slings went about it, and struck 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 When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too severe for him, he took with him seven hundred men who drew sword, to break through to 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 who would have reigned in his place, and offered him for a burnt offering on the wall. There was great wrath 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.
