2 Kings 3
1 Now, Jehoram son of Ahab, began to reign over Israel, in Samaria, in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, —and he reigned twelve years.
Joram, Akabs sønn, blev konge over Israel i Samaria i Judas konge Josafats attende år, og han regjerte tolv år.
2 And he did the thing that was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh, only, not like his father, nor like his mother, —but he put away the pillars of Baal which, his father, had made;
Han gjorde hvad ondt var i Herrens øine, dog ikke som sin far og mor; for han tok bort den Ba'al-støtte som hans far hadde latt gjøre.
3 nevertheless, unto the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat which he caused Israel to commit, he did cleave, —he turned not away therefrom
Dog blev han hengende ved Jeroboams, Nebats sønns synder, de synder som Jeroboam hadde fått Israel til å gjøre; dem vek han ikke fra.
4 Now, Mesha king of Moab, was a sheep-master, —and used to render to the king of Israel, the wool of hundred thousand fat sheep, and of a hundred thousand rams.
Mesa, kongen i Moab, hadde meget fe, og han betalte i skatt til Israels konge hundre tusen lam og ull av hundre tusen værer.
5 And it came to pass, when Ahab died, that the king of Moab revolted against the king of Israel.
Men da Akab var død, falt kongen i Moab fra Israels konge.
6 So King Jehoram went forth, on that day, out of Samaria, and numbered all Israel.
Da drog kong Joram ut fra Samaria og mønstret hele Israel.
7 And he departed, and sent unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, saying—The king of Moab, hath revolted 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 are as thy people, my horses as thy horses.
Så sendte han bud til Judas konge Josafat og lot si: Moabs konge er falt fra mig; vil du dra med mig og stride mot Moab? Han svarte: Ja, jeg vil dra med; som du, så jeg, som ditt folk, så mitt folk, som dine hester, så mine hester.
8 And he said—Which way, then, shall we go up? And he said—The way of the wilderness of Edom.
Og han spurte: Hvilken vei skal vi dra dit op? Han svarte: Gjennem Edoms ørken.
9 Then departed the king of Israel, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom, and went round, a journey of seven days, —and there was no water for the host, nor for the cattle that went with them.
Så drog Israels konge og Judas konge og Edoms konge avsted, og da de hadde faret syv dagsreiser omkring, fantes det ikke vann, hverken for hæren eller for buskapen som de hadde med sig.
10 Then said the king of Israel—Alas! for Yahweh hath called these three kings, to deliver them into the hand of Moab.
Da sa Israels konge: Akk, at Herren har kalt disse tre konger hit for å gi dem i Moabs hånd!
11 So Jehoshaphat said—Is there not, here, a prophet of Yahweh, that we may enquire of Yahweh, from him? Then answered one of the servants of the king of Israel, and said, Here, is Elisha son of Shaphat, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.
Men Josafat sa: Er det ikke nogen av Herrens profeter her, så vi kunde spørre Herren til råds gjennem ham? Da svarte en av Israels konges tjenere: Elisa, Safats sønn, er her, han som helte vann over Elias' hender.
12 Then said Jehoshaphat, The word of Yahweh, is with him. So the king of Israel, and Jehoshaphat, and the king of Edom, went down unto him.
Så drog Israels konge og Josafat og Edoms konge ned til ham.
13 And Elisha said unto the king of Israel—What have I and thou in common? get thee unto the prophets of thy father, and unto the prophets of thy mother. But the king of Israel said to him—Nay! for Yahweh hath called together these three kings, to deliver them into the hand of Moab.
Men Elisa sa til Israels konge: Hvad har jeg med dig å gjøre? Gå du til din fars profeter og til din mors profeter! Israels konge svarte ham: Tal ikke så! For Herren har kalt disse tre konger hit for å gi dem i Moabs hånd.
14 Then said Elisha—By the life of Yahweh of hosts, before whom I stand, were it not that, the countenance of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would lift up, I would neither look at thee, nor see thee.
Da sa Elisa: Så sant Herren, hærskarenes Gud, lever, han hvis tjener jeg er: Var det ikke for Judas konge Josafats skyld, så vilde jeg ikke ense dig eller se på dig.
15 But, now, bring me one that can touch the strings. For it used to be, when the player touched the strings, then would, the hand of Yahweh, be upon him.
Men hent nu en harpespiller til mig! Da så harpespilleren spilte på sin harpe, kom Herrens Ånd over ham.
16 Then said he, Thus, saith Yahweh, Make, in this torrent-bed, pits, pits!
Og han sa: Så sier Herren: Gjør grøft ved grøft i dalen her!
17 For, thus, saith Yahweh—Ye shall not see wind, and ye shall not see rain, yet, that torrent-bed, shall be filled with water, —And ye shall drink, ye, and your cattle, and your beasts;
For sa sier Herren: I skal ikke se vind og ikke se regn, men allikevel skal denne dal fylles med vann, så I får drikke, både I selv og eders buskap og eders kløvdyr.
18 And, this being a small thing in the eyes of Yahweh, he will deliver Moab into your hand;
Men dette er ikke nok i Herrens øine; han vil også gi Moab i eders hånd.
19 And ye shall smite every strong city, and every choice city, and, every goodly tree, shall ye fell, and, all fountains water, shall ye close up, —and, every goodly heritage, shall ye mar with stones.
Og I skal innta hver fast by og hver storby, og hvert godt tre skal I felle, og alle vannkilder skal I tilstoppe, og hvert godt stykke land skal I ødelegge med sten.
20 And it came to pass, in the morning, when the offering ascended, that lo! waters, were coming in from the way of Edom, —and the land was filled with the water.
Og morgenen efter, ved den tid matofferet blir båret frem, da kom det vann fra Edoms-kanten, og landet fyltes med vann.
21 Now, all Moab, had heard that the kings had come up to fight against them, —so they came together, from all who could gird on a girdle and upwards, and took their stand at the border.
Da moabittene fikk høre at kongene hadde draget op for å stride mot dem, blev de alle kalt sammen, så mange som på nogen måte kunde bære våben, og de stilte sig op ved grensen.
22 And, when they rose early in the morning, the sun, shone forth upon the waters, —and so the Moabites beheld over against them, the waters, red as blood.
Men tidlig om morgenen, da solen gikk op over vannet, så det ut for moabittene som om vannet foran dem var rødt som blod.
23 They said therefore—Blood, —this! Destroyed! The kings have destroyed each other! Yea they have smitten every man his neighbour, —Now, then, to the spoil, O Moab!
Og de sa: Det er blod; kongene har gjort ende på hverandre og slått hverandre ihjel. Nu til plyndring, moabitter!
24 And, when they came into the camp of Israel, Israel arose and smote Moab, and they fled from before them, —so they entered thereinto, yea still farther entered Moab;
Men da de kom til Israels leir, reiste lsraelittene sig og slo moabittene, som flyktet for dem, og de trengte inn i landet og slo atter moabittene.
25 And, the cities, they pulled down, and, on every goodly heritage, they cast every man his stone, and filled it, and, all fountains of waters, they closed up, and, every goodly tree, they felled, and, though they left the stones thereof in Kir-haraseth, yet the slingers surrounded and smote it.
De rev ned byene, og på hvert godt stykke land kastet de hver sin sten og fylte det op, og hver vannkilde tilstoppet de, og hvert godt tre felte de, så det ikke blev levnet annet enn stenene i Kir-Hareset; og denne by omringet slyngekasterne og skjøt på den.
26 And, when the king of Moab saw that, the battle, prevailed against him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through against the king of Edom, but they could not.
Da Moabs konge så at striden blev ham for hård, tok han med sig syv hundre våbenføre menn og vilde bryte igjennem på den kant hvor Edoms konge stod; men de kunde ikke.
27 So he took his firstborn son who was to have reigned in his stead, and offered him up as an ascending-sacrifice upon the wall. And so it came to pass that there was great indignation against Israel. And they brake up from against him, and returned to their own land.
Da tok han sin førstefødte sønn, som skulde bli konge i hans sted, og ofret ham som brennoffer på muren. Da kom det en stor vrede over Israel, og de brøt op derfra og vendte tilbake til sitt land.
