2 Kings 9
1 Meanwhile, the prophet Elisha summoned one of the other prophets. He said to him, “Get ready [IDM] and go to Ramoth [city] in [the] Gilead [region]. Take this jar of [olive] oil with you.
Profeten Elisa kalla til seg ein av profetsveinarne: «Bitt ikring deg beltet, tak denne oljeflaska med deg og gakk til Ramot i Gilead!
2 When you arrive there, search for a man named Jehu, the son of Jehoshaphat and grandson of Nimshi. Go with him into a room away from his companions,
Når du kjem dit, skal du leita upp Jehu, son åt Josafat Nimsison. Gakk burtåt honom, bed honom risa upp midt millom brørne sine, og før honom inn i det inste kammerset!
3 and pour [some of] this oil on his head. Then say to him, ‘Yahweh declares that he is appointing you to be the king of Israel.’ Then open the door and run away as quickly as you can.”
So skal du taka oljeflaska og renna oljen yver hovudet hans med dei ordi: «So segjer Herren: «Eg hev salva deg til konge yver Israel!»» Dermed skal du opna døri og fly på fljugande flekken.»
4 So the young prophet went to Ramoth.
Guten, profetsveinen, gjekk til Ramot i Gilead.
5 When he arrived, he saw that the commanders of the army were having a conference. He [looked at Jehu and] said, “Sir, I have a message for [one of] you.” Jehu replied, “Which one of us is the message for?” The young prophet replied, “It is for you, commander/sir.”
Då han kom tid, fann han herførarane samla. «Eg kjem med eit bod til deg, herførar, » sagde han. «Til kven av oss?» spurde Jehu. «Til deg sjølv, herførar, » sagde han.
6 So Jehu got up and went with the young prophet into a house. There the young prophet poured some [olive] oil on Jehu’s head and said to him, “Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], declares this: ‘I am appointing you to be the king of my Israeli people.
Han reis upp og gjekk inn i huset. Der slo han olje yver hovudet hans med dei ordi: «So segjer Herren, Israels Gud: «Eg hev salva deg til konge yver Herrens folk, yver Israel.
7 You must kill your master [King Joram], the son of Ahab, because I want to punish [Ahab’s wife] Jezebel for murdering [MTY] many of my prophets and other people who served me.
Slå i hel ætti åt Ahab, herren din! Eg vil hemna blodet åt profetarne, tenarane mine, ja, blodet åt alle Herrens tenarar hemnar eg på Jezabel.
8 You must kill [not only Joram but] all of Ahab’s family. I want to get rid of every male in the family, including young ones and old ones.
Øydast skal heile Ahabs hus. Rydja ut vil eg kvart karmannsemne av Ahabs-ætti, ufri og fri, innan Israel.
9 I will get rid of Ahab’s family, like I got rid of the families of two other kings of Israel, Jeroboam and Baasha.
Eg fer med Ahabs hus som med huset åt Jerobeam Nebatsson og med huset åt Baesa Ahiason.
10 And [when] Jezebel [dies], her corpse will not be buried. Dogs will eat her corpse there in Jezreel [city].’” After the young prophet said this, he left the room and ran.
Hundarne skal eta upp Jezabel på Jizre’els-vangen; ingen skal jorda henne.»» Dermed opna han døri og flydde.
11 When Jehu came out of the room to where his other commanders were, they said to him, “Is everything all right? Why did that mad fellow come to you?” He replied, “You know what kinds of things young prophets like him say.”
Då Jehu kom ut att til hermennerne, spurde dei honom: «Er noko på ferd? Kva var det denne skrullingen vilde deg?» Han svara deim: «De kjenner då sjølve den mannen og skravlet hans!»
12 They said, “You are lying! Tell us what he said!” He replied, “He told me that Yahweh said, ‘I am appointing [MTY] you to be the king of Israel.’”
«Din ljugar!» sagde dei, «seg oss det no!» Då sagde han: «So og so tala han til meg med dei ordi: «So segjer Herren: Eg hev salva deg til konge yver Israel.»»
13 Then they all spread their cloaks on the steps of the building [for Jehu to walk out on], and they blew trumpets and shouted, “Jehu is now the king!”
Straks tok dei kvar si kappa og breidde under honom på sjølve troppestigi. So bles dei i luren og ropa: «Jehu er konge!»
14 King Joram and his army had been defending Ramoth against the attacks by the army of the king of Syria. King Joram had returned to Jezreel [city], to recover from being wounded in the battle against the army of Hazael, the king of Syria. And Jehu made plans to kill Joram. He said to his other commanders, “If helping me is truly what you want, make sure that no one leaves this city to go to warn the people of Jezreel [about what I am planning to do].”
Soleis fekk Jehu, son åt Josafat Nimsison, i stand ei samansverjing mot Joram. Joram og heile Israel skulde verja Ramot i Gilead mot syrarkongen Hazael;
men sjølv hadde kong Joram fare attende til Jizre’el og vilde få lekt dei såri han hadde fenge av syrarane i slaget mot syrarkongen Hazael. Jehu sagde: «Um det tykkjer som eg, må ikkje ein einaste sleppa ut or byen og bera tiendi til Jizre’el!»
16 Then Jehu and his officers got into their chariots and rode to Jezreel, where Joram was still recovering. And King Ahaziah of Judah was there, visiting Joram.
Dermed steig Jehu upp i vogni si og køyrde til Jizre’el; der låg Joram sjuk, og Juda-kongen Ahazja var komen dit ned og vilde sjå um Joram.
17 A guard was standing in the watchtower in Jezreel. He saw Jehu and his men approaching. He called out, “I see a lot of men [who are approaching]!” King Joram [heard what the watchman said, so he] said to his soldiers, “Send someone on a horse to go and find out if they are coming to be friendly to us or to attack us.”
Då vaktmannen uppi tårnet i Jizre’el såg Jehu-skreidi koma, ropa han: «Eg ser ei skreid!» Då baud Joram: «Få tak i ein ridar, og send honom til møtes med deim, til å spyrja deim um dei kjem for det gode.»
18 So a man rode out to meet Jehu and said to him, “The king wants to know [if you are coming to be] friendly to us.” Jehu replied, “This is not the time for you [RHQ] to be concerned about acting friendly! Turn around and come behind me!” So the guard in the watchtower reported that the messenger had reached the group [that was approaching], but that he was not returning [alone].
Ridaren reid til møtes med honom og ropa: «Kongen spør: «Kjem du for det gode?»» «Kva skil det deg?» svara Jehu; «snu um og fylg etter meg!» Vaktmannen melde: «Sendebodet hev nått deim, og kjem ikkje attende.»
19 So King Joram sent another messenger, who asked Jehu the same question. Again Jehu replied, “This is not the time [RHQ] for you to be concerned about acting friendly! Turn around and follow me!”
Han sende so ein annan ridande. Då han nådde deim, ropa han: «Kongen spør: «Kjem du for det gode?»» «Kva skil det deg?» svara Jehu; «snu um og fylg etter meg!»
20 Then the watchman reported again, “That messenger also reached them, but he is not coming back [alone]. And [the leader of the group must be] Jehu, the son of Nimshi, because he is driving [his chariot] furiously, [like Jehu does]!”
Vaktmannen melde: «Han nådde deim og kjem ikkje attende. Køyrsla svipar på Jehu Nimsison; for han køyrer som ein galning.»
21 Joram said [to his soldiers], “Get [my chariot] ready!” So they did that. Then King Joram and King Ahaziah both rode toward Jehu, each one in his own chariot. And [it happened that] they met Jehu at the field that had previously belonged to Naboth!
«Beit fyre!» sagde Joram. Dei beit fyre vogni hans. So drog Joram, Israels-kongen, ut, og Ahazja, Juda-kongen, sameleis, kvar på si vogn; dei køyrde ut til møtes med Jehu, og råka honom på odelsjordi hans Nabot frå Jizre’el.
22 When Joram met Jehu, he said to him, “Are you coming on a peaceful visit?” Jehu replied, “(How can there be peace while you and your people are prostrating themselves to worship idols and practicing very much (witchcraft/sorcery) like your mother Jezebel did?/There certainly cannot be peace while you and your people are prostrating themselves to worship idols and practicing (witchcraft/sorcery) like your mother Jezebel has been doing!)” [RHQ]
Då no Joram fekk sjå Jehu, ropa han: «Kjem du for det gode, Jehu?» Han svara: «Kor kann eg koma for det gode, so lenge Jezabel, mor di, fær driva horskapen og trollskapen sin?»
23 Joram cried out, “Ahaziah, they have deceived us! [They want to kill us]!” So Joram turned his chariot around and tried to flee.
Då snudde Joram um og rømde, med han ropa til Ahazja: «Svikferd, Ahazja!»
24 But Jehu drew his bow mightily and shot [an arrow that pierced] Joram between his shoulder blades. The arrow [went through his body and] pierced his heart, and he slumped down dead in his chariot.
Men Jehu treiv bogen sin og skaut Joram millom herdarne, so pili gjekk ut gjenom hjarta hans, og han seig ned i vogni.
25 Then Jehu said to his assistant Bidkar, “Take his corpse and throw it here into the field that belonged to Naboth. [I am sure that] you remember that when you and I were riding together [in chariots] behind King Joram’s father Ahab, that Yahweh said this about Ahab:
So sagde han til Bidkar, hermannen sin: «Tak og kasta honom på odelsmarki åt Nabot frå Jizre’el! Kom i hug den gongen eg og du reid jamsides etter Ahab, far hans, kor Herren bar upp dette domsordet yver honom:
26 ‘Yesterday I saw Ahab murder [MTY] Naboth and his sons here. And I solemnly promise that I will punish him right here in this same field!’ So take Joram’s corpse and throw it into that field! That will fulfill what Yahweh said would happen.”
«So visst som eg såg Nabots blod og blodet av sønerne hans i går, segjer Herren: sanneleg, nett på denne odelsmarki skal eg gjeva deg likt for like!» Tak då og kasta honom på odelsmarki, etter Herrens ord!»
27 When King Ahaziah saw what happened, he fled [in his chariot] toward Beth-Haggan [town]. But Jehu pursued him and said [to his other commanders], “Shoot him, also!” So they shot him [with arrows] while he was riding in his chariot on the road up to Gur, near Ibleam [town]. He continued going in his chariot until he reached Megiddo [city], where he died.
Då Ahazja, kongen i Juda, såg det, rømde han på vegen til Hagehuset. Jehu sette etter honom og ropa: «Han og! skjot honom i vogni!» Dei råka honom, med han køyrde på fjellvegen til Gur, nær attmed Jibleam. Han rakk so langt som til Megiddo; der døydde han.
28 His officials took his corpse back to Jerusalem and buried it in the tombs in the [part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’, where his ancestors had been buried.
Tenarane hans køyrde honom til Jerusalem, og jorda honom i fedregravi hans i Davidsbyen.
29 Ahaziah had become the king of Judah when Joram had been ruling Israel for almost eleven years.
I det ellevte styringsåret åt Joram Ahabsson var det Ahazja vart konge yver Juda.
30 Then Jehu went to Jezreel. When [Ahab’s widow] Jezebel heard what had happened, she put paint/makeup on her eyelids, and combed her hair to make it beautiful, and looked out the window [of the palace toward the street below].
Då Jehu kom til Jizre’el, og Jezabel spurde det, sminka ho augo og sette hovud-prydnad på seg og gav seg til å sjå ut gjenom vindauga.
31 While Jehu was entering the city gate, she called out to him, “You [are like] Zimri! You are a murderer! [I think] you are certainly not [RHQ] coming on a peaceful visit!”
Då Jehu køyrde inn gjenom porten, helsa ho: «Gjeng det vel for Zimri, som myrde herren sin?»
32 Jehu looked up toward the window, and then he said, “Who is (on my side/wants to help me)? Anyone?” Two or three palace officials looked down at him [from a window and pointed to themselves].
Han såg upp mot vindauga og ropa: «Kven er med meg? kven?» Då tvo, tri hirdmenner skyngde ned til honom,
33 Jehu said to them, “Throw her down here!” So they threw her down, and [when she hit the ground and died], some of her blood splattered on the city wall and on the horses [that were pulling the chariots].
sagde han: «Kasta henne ned!» Dei kasta henne ned, og blodet hennar spruta utyver veggen og på hestarne; og dei trakka henne ned.
34 Then Jehu went into the palace and ate and drank. Then he said [to some of his men], “Take the corpse of that women whom Yahweh has cursed and bury it, because she is a king’s daughter [and therefore should be buried properly].”
So gjekk han inn og åt og drakk. Sidan baud han: «Sjå etter denne forbanna kvinna, og grav henne ned! Ho er då kongsdotter.»
35 But when they went to get her corpse to bury it, all that was left was only her skull and [the bones of] her feet and her hands. Everything else was gone.
Då dei skulde til å gravleggja henne, fann dei inkje att av henne anna hausen og føterne og henderne.
36 When they reported this to Jehu, he said, “That is what Yahweh said would happen! He told his servant/prophet Elijah, ‘In [the city of] Jezreel, dogs will eat the flesh of Jezebel’s corpse.
Då dei kom att og melde honom det, sagde han: «So var Herrens ord, som han tala ved tenaren sin, Elia frå Tisbe: «På Jizre’els-vangen skal hundarne eta Jezabels kjøt;
37 Her bones will be scattered there in Jezreel like dung, with the result that no one will be able to [recognize them and] say, “These are Jezebel’s bones.”’”
liket åt Jezabel vert til møk på marki på Jizre’els-vangen, so ingen kann segja: Dette er Jezabel!»»
