2 Kings 3
1 After Jehoshaphat had been ruling Judah for almost 18 years, Ahab’s son Joram became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria [city] for 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 things that Yahweh considered to be evil, but he did not do as much evil as his father and mother had done, and he got rid of the pillar [for worshiping] Baal which 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 But he committed the sins that [King] Jeroboam had committed and which led the Israeli people to sin, and he did not stop committing those sins.
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 Mesha, the king of Moab, raised sheep. [Every year] he was forced to give 100,000 lambs and the wool from 100,000 rams to the king of Israel, [because his kingdom was controlled by the king of Israel].
Og Mesa, Moabiternes Konge, havde meget Kvæg, og han betalte Israels Konge hundrede Tusinde Lam og hundrede Tusinde Vædre med Ulden.
5 But after King Ahab died, Mesha rebelled against the king of Israel.
Men det skete, der Akab var død, da faldt Moabiternes Konge af fra Israels Konge.
6 So King Joram left Samaria and gathered together all his soldiers.
Da drog Kong Joram ud paa den samme Dag af Samaria og mønstrede al Israel.
7 Then he sent this message to Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. So will your army join my army and fight against the army of Moab?” Jehoshaphat replied, “Yes, we will help you. We are ready to do whatever you want us to. My soldiers and my horses are ready to help you.”
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 asked, “On which road shall we march to attack them?” Joram replied, “We will go [south to Jerusalem, where your army will join us. Then we will all go south of the Dead Sea, and then turn north] through the Edom Desert.”
Og han sagde: Ad hvilken Vej skulle vi drage op? og han sagde: Ad Vejen igennem Edoms Ørk.
9 So the king of Israel [and his army] went with the kings of Judah and Edom [and their armies]. They marched for seven days. Then there was no water left for their soldiers or for their animals that carried supplies.
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 exclaimed, “This is a terrible situation! [It seems that] Yahweh will allow the three of us to be captured by [the army of] [MTY] Moab!”
Da sagde Israels Konge: Ak, at Herren har kaldet disse tre Konger for at give dem i Moabs Haand!
11 Jehoshaphat said, “Is there a prophet here who can ask Yahweh for us [what we should do]?” One of Joram’s army officers said, “Elisha, the son of Shaphat, is here. He was Elijah’s assistant.” [IDM]
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 Jehoshaphat said, “[It will be good to ask him, because] he speaks what Yahweh tells him to say.” So those three kings went to Elisha.
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, “Why do you come to me [RHQ]? Go and ask those prophets that your father and mother consulted!” But Joram replied, “No, [we want you to ask Yahweh, because it seems that] Yahweh is going to allow us three kings to be captured by the army 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 replied, “I serve Yahweh, the commander of the armies of angels in heaven. As surely as he lives, if I did not respect Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not even think about doing anything to help 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, bring a musician to me.” [So they did that]. And when the musician played [on his harp], the power of Yahweh came on Elisha.
Saa henter mig nu en Harpespiller; og det skete, der Harpespilleren legede paa Harpen, da kom Herrens Aand over ham.
16 He said, “Yahweh says that he will cause this dry stream-bed to be full of water.
Og han sagde: Saa siger Herren: Gører Grøfter ved Grøfter i denne Dal;
17 The result will be that your soldiers and your animals that carry supplies and your livestock will have plenty of water to drink.
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 That is not difficult for Yahweh to do. [But he will do more than that]. He will also enable you to defeat [the army of] Moab.
Og dette er en ringe Ting for Herrens Øjne; han skal ogsaa give Moab i eders Haand.
19 You will conquer all their beautiful cities, cities that have high walls around them. You must cut down all their fruit trees, stop water from flowing from their springs, and ruin their fertile fields by covering them with rocks.”
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 The next morning, at the time when they offered the sacrifices [of grain], they were surprised to see water flowing from Edom and covering the ground.
Og det skete om Morgenen ved Madofferets Tid, se, da kom der Vand ad Vejen fra Edom, og Landet fyldtes med Vandet.
21 When the people of Moab heard that the three kings had come [with their armies] to fight against them, all the men who were able to fight in battles, from the youngest men to the oldest ones, were summoned, and they (took their positions/prepared to fight) at the [southern] border of their land.
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 But when they rose early the next morning, they saw that the water across from them appeared to be 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 exclaimed, “It is blood! The three enemy armies must have fought and killed each other! So let’s go and take everything that they have left!”
Og de sagde: Det er Blod, Kongerne have aldeles ødelagt hverandre, og den ene har slaget den anden; op nu, Moab! efter Bytte.
24 But when they reached the area where the Israeli soldiers had set up their tents, the Israelis attacked the soldiers from Moab and forced them to retreat. The Israeli soldiers pursued the soldiers from Moab and killed many of them.
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 The Israelis also destroyed their cities. And whenever they passed fertile fields, they threw rocks on those fields, until the fields were covered with rocks. They stopped water from flowing from the springs and cut down the fruit trees. Finally, only [the capital city, ] Kir-Hareseth, remained. The Israeli soldiers who threw stones with slings surrounded the city and attacked 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 realized that his army was being defeated, he took with him 700 men who fought with swords, and they tried to force a way through the Israeli lines of soldiers to escape to [get help from] the king of Syria, but they were unable to escape.
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 the king of Moab took his oldest son, who would have become the next king, and killed him and offered him for a sacrifice [to their god Chemosh], burning him on top of the city wall. The Israeli soldiers were horrified, with the result that they left that city and returned to their own country.
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.
