2 Kings 5
1 [A man named] Naaman was the commander of the army of Syria. Yahweh had enabled him to win many victories/battles. He was a great warrior, and as a result the king of Syria greatly respected him. But he had (leprosy/a dreaded skin disease).
Na'aman, Kongen af Arams Hærfører, havde meget at sige hos sin Herre og var højt agtet; thi ved ham havde HERREN givet Aramæerne Sejr; men Manden var spedalsk.
2 [Some time previously, ] groups of soldiers/marauders from Syria had raided/attacked the land of Israel, and they had captured a young girl [and taken her to Syria]. She became a servant for Naaman’s wife.
Nu havde Aramæerne engang paa et Strejftog røvet en lille Pige i Israels Land; hun var kommet i Tjeneste hos Na'amans Hustru,
3 One day, that girl said to her, “I wish that (my master/your husband) would go to see the prophet in Samaria. That prophet would heal your husband from his leprosy.”
og hun sagde til sin Frue: »Gid min Herre var hos Profeten i Samaria; han vilde sikkert skille ham af med hans Spedalskhed!«
4 [Naaman’s wife told her husband] what the girl from Israel had said, [and] Naaman told [that] to the king.
Saa kom Na'aman og fortalte sin Herre, hvad Pigen fra Israels Land havde sagt.
5 The king said to him, “Okay, go [and see the prophet]. I will [write] a letter for you to take to the king of Israel, [saying that I sent you].” The king wrote in the letter, “I am sending this letter with [my army commander] Naaman, who serves me [faithfully]. I want you to heal him of his disease.” So Naaman, [assuming/thinking that the king of Israel was the prophet, took the letter and] 750 pounds of silver, 150 pounds of gold, and ten sets of clothing, to give to the king of Israel, [and he went to Samaria, taking along several servants].
Da sagde Arams Konge: »Rejs derhen! Jeg skal sende et Brev med til Israels Konge!« Saa rejste han og tog ti Talenter Sølv, 6000 Sekel Guld og ti Sæt Festklæder med.
Og han overbragte Israels Konge Brevet. Deri stod der: »Naar dette Brev kommer dig i Hænde, skal du vide, at jeg sender min Tjener Na'aman til dig, for at du skal skille ham af med hans Spedalskhed!«
7 [When he arrived in Samaria, he gave the letter to the king] of Israel. The king read the letter. Then, being very dismayed, the king tore his clothes and said, “I am not God [RHQ]! I am not able to enable people to live or to die [RHQ]! Why does [the king] who wrote this letter request me to cure this man of his leprosy? I think that he is just wanting to start a fight with me!”
Da Israels Konge havde læst Brevet, sønderrev han sine klæder og sagde: »Er jeg Gud, saa jeg raader over Liv og Død, siden han skriver til mig, at jeg skal skille en Mand af med hans Spedalskhed Nej, I kan da se, at han søger Lejlighed til Strid med mig!«
8 But the prophet Elisha heard that the king of Israel had torn his robe [and said that]. So he sent a message to the king, saying, “Why are you upset/frustrated [RHQ]? Send Naaman to me, and he will find out that [because] I am a true prophet [here] in Israel, [I can help/heal him].”
Men da den Guds Mand Elisa hørte, at Israels Konge havde sønderrevet sine klæder, sendte han det Bud til Kongen: »Hvorfor sønderriver du dine Klæder? Lad ham komme til mig, saa skal han kende, at der er en Profet i Israel!«
9 So Naaman went with his horses and chariots to Elisha’s house and waited outside the door.
Da kom Na'aman med Heste og Vogne og holdt uden for Døren til Elisas Hus.
10 But Elisha [did not come to the door. Instead, he] sent a messenger to Naaman, to tell him, “Go to the Jordan [River] and wash yourself seven times in the river. Then your skin will be restored/healed, and you will no longer have leprosy.”
Elisa sendte et Bud ud til ham og lod sige: »Gaa hen og bad dig syv Gange i Jordan, saa bliver dit Legeme atter friskt, og du bliver ren!«
11 But Naaman became very angry. He said, “I thought that surely he would wave his hand over the leprosy, and pray to Yahweh his god, and heal me!
Men Na'aman blev vred og drog bort med de Ord: »Se, jeg havde tænkt, at han vilde komme ud til mig, staa og paakalde HERREN sin Guds Navn og svinge sin Haand i Retning af Helligdommen og saaledes gøre Ende paa Spedalskheden!
12 Surely the Abana River and the Pharpar River in Damascus [in my own country of Syria] are [RHQ] better than any of the rivers in Israel! Why can I not wash in those rivers and be healed?” [RHQ] So he turned and walked away with great anger/disgust.
Er ikke Damaskus's Floder Abana og Parpar fuldt saa gode som alle Israels Vande? Kunde jeg ikke blive ren ved at bade mig i dem?« Og han vendte sig og drog bort i Vrede.
13 But his servants came to him, and [one of them] said, “Sir, if that prophet had told you to do something difficult, you would certainly [RHQ] have done it. So you should certainly do what he says and wash [in the Jordan River] to be healed!” [RHQ]
Men hans Trælle kom og sagde til ham: »Dersom Profeten havde paalagt dig noget, som var vanskeligt vilde du saa ikke have gjort det? Hvor meget mere da nu, da han sagde til dig: Bad dig, saa bliver du ren!«
14 So Naaman went down to the Jordan [River] and washed himself seven times, as (the prophet/Elisha) told him to do. Then his skin was restored/healed, and it became healthy/smooth, like the skin of a young child.
Saa drog han ned og dykkede sig syv Gange i Jordan efter den Guds Mands Ord; og hans Legeme blev atter friskt som et Barns, og han blev ren.
15 Then Naaman and those who were with him went back to talk to Elisha. They stood in front of him, and Naaman said, “Now I know that there are no real gods anywhere else in the world, but there is a God here in Israel! So now please accept these gifts that I [have brought to you]!”
Saa vendte han med hele sit Følge tilbage til den Guds Mand, og da han var kommet derhen, traadte han frem for ham og sagde: »Nu ved jeg, at der ingensteds paa Jorden er nogen Gud uden i Israel! Saa modtag nu en Takkegave af din Træl!«
16 But Elisha replied, “Just as certainly as Yahweh, the one whom I serve, lives, I will not accept any gifts.” Naaman kept urging him [to accept the gifts], but Elisha kept refusing.
Men han svarede: »Saa sandt HERREN lever, for hvis Aasyn jeg staar, jeg modtager ikke noget!« Og skønt han nødte ham, vægrede han sig ved at modtage noget.
17 Then Naaman said, “Okay, but [I have one request. This dirt here in Israel is holy, so] please allow me to take some dirt from this place and put it [in sacks] on two mules. Then I will take it back home with me [and make an altar on this dirt]. From now on, I will offer sacrifices to Yahweh [on that altar]. I will not offer sacrifices to any other god.
Da sagde Na'aman: »Saa lad da være! Men lad din Træl faa saa meget Jord, som et Par Muldyr kan bære, thi din Træl vil aldrig mere ofre Brændoffer eller Slagtoffer til nogen anden Gud end HERREN!
18 However, when my master, [the king, ] goes into the temple of the god Rimmon to worship him/it there, and he is leaning on my arm, I hope/desire that Yahweh will forgive me because I will have to bow down, too.”
Men i een Ting vil HERREN nok bære over med din Træl: Naar min Herre gaar ind i Rimmons Hus for at tilbede og støtter sig til min Arm og jeg saa sammen med ham kaster mig til Jorden i Rimmons Hus, da vil HERREN nok bære over med din Træl i den Ting!«
19 Elisha replied, “Go home, and do not worry about that.” So Naaman [and his servants] started to travel home.
Han svarede: »Far i Fred!« Men da han var kommet et Stykke hen ad Vejen,
20 But then Elisha’s servant Gehazi said to himself, “It is not good that my master allowed this Syrian man to leave like this. He should have accepted his gifts. So just as certainly as Yahweh lives, I will go and catch up with Naaman and get something from him.”
sagde Gehazi, den Guds Mand Elisas Tjener, ved sig selv: »Der har min Herre ladet denne Aramæer Na'aman slippe og ikke modtaget af ham, hvad han havde med; saa sandt HERREN lever, jeg vil løbe efter ham for at faa noget af ham!«
21 So Gehazi hurried to catch up with Naaman. When Naaman saw Gehazi running toward him, he [stopped] the chariot [in which he was riding, ] jumped out, and went to see what Gehazi wanted. He asked him, “Is everything all right?”
Saa satte Gehazi efter Na'aman, og da Na'aman saa ham komme løbende efter sig, sprang han af Vognen, gik ham i Møde og spurgte: »Staar det godt til?«
22 Gehazi replied, “Yes, but two young prophets from the hilly area where the descendants of Ephraim live have just arrived. Elisha has sent me to tell you that he would like 75 pounds of silver and two sets of clothing to give to them.”
Han svarede: »Ja, det staar godt til! Min Herre sender mig med det Bud: Der kom lige nu to unge Mænd, som hører til Profetsønnerne, til mig fra Efraims Bjerge: giv dem en Talent Sølv og to Sæt Festklæder!«
23 Naaman replied, “Certainly! You can have 150 pounds of silver!” He urged Gehazi to take it. He also gave him two sets of clothing. He tied up the silver in two bags and gave them to two of his servants to carry back to Elisha.
Da sagde Na'aman: »Tag dog mod to Talenter Sølv!« Og han nødte ham. Saa bandt han to Talenter ind i to Punge og tog to Sæt Festklæder og gav to af sine Trælle dem, for at de skulde bære dem foran ham.
24 But when they arrived at the hill [where Elisha lived], Gehazi took the silver and the clothes from Naaman’s servants and sent the servants back to Naaman. Then he took those things into his house and hid them.
Men da de kom til Højen, tog han Pengene fra dem, gemte dem i Huset og lod Mændene gaa.
25 When he went to Elisha, Elisha asked him, “Where did you go, Gehazi?” Gehazi replied, “I did not go anywhere.”
Saa gik han ind til sin Herre og traadte hen til ham. Da spurgte Elisa: »Hvor har du været, Gehazi?« Han svarede: »Din Træl har ingen Steder været!«
26 Elisha asked him, [“Do you not realize that] my spirit was there when Naaman got out of his chariot to talk with you? This is certainly not [RHQ] the time to accept gifts of money and clothes and olive groves and vineyards and sheep and oxen and servants!
Saa sagde han til ham: »Gik jeg ikke i Aanden hos dig, da en stod af sin Vogn og gik tilbage for at møde dig? Nu har du faaet Penge, og du kan faa Klæder, Olivenlunde og Vingaarde, Smaakvæg og Hornkvæg, Trælle og Trælkvinder,
27 Because you have done this, you and your children and all your descendants, forever, will have leprosy just like Naaman had!” And when Gehazi left the room, he was a leper! His skin was as white as snow!
men Na'amans Spedalskhed skal hænge ved dig og dit Afkom til evig Tid!« Og Gehazi gik fra ham, hvid som Sne af Spedalskhed.
