2 Kings 6
1 And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too narrow for us.
Profetsønnerne sagde engang til Elisa: "Se, der er for lidt Plads til os her, hvor vi sidder hos dig.
2 Let us go, we pray thee, to Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye.
Vi vil gå til Jordan og hver fage en Bjælke og der indrette os et Rum, vi kan sidde i!" Han sagde: "Ja, gør det!"
3 And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.
Men en af dem sagde: "Vil du ikke nok følge med dine Trælle!" Og han svarede: "Jo, det vil jeg!"
4 So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.
Han gik så med, og da de kom til Jordan, gav de sig til at fælde Træer.
5 But as one was felling a beam, the ax head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.
Medens nu en af dem var ved at fælde en Bjælke, faldt hans Øksejern i Vandet. Da gav han sig til at råbe: "Ak, min Herre! Og det var endda lånt!"
6 And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he showed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast [it] in thither; and the iron floated.
Men den Guds Mand sagde: "Hvor faldt det?" Og da han havde vist ham Stedet, skar han en Gren af og kastede den derhen. Da kom Øksen op på Overfladen;
7 Therefore said he, Take [it] up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.
og han sagde: "Tag den op!" Så rakte han Hånden ud og tog den.
8 Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place [shall be] my camp.
Engang Arams Konge lå i Krig med Israel, aftalte han med sine Folk, at de skulde lægge sig iBaghold på det og det Sted.
9 And the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians have come down.
Men den Guds, Mand sendte Bud til Israels Konge og lod sige: "Vogt dig for at drage forbi det Sted, thi der ligger Aramæerne i Baghold!"
10 And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.
Israels Konge sendte da Folk til det Sted, den Guds Mand havde sagt ham. Således mindede han ham om at være på sin Post der; og det gjorde han ikke een, men flere Gange.
11 Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was greatly troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said to them, Will ye not show me which of us [is] for the king of Israel?
Derover blev Arams Konge urolig i sit Sind, og han lod sine Folk kalde og spurgte dem: "Han I ikke sige mig, hvem det er, der forråder os til Israels Konge?"
12 And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that [is] in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bed-chamber.
Da sagde en af hans Hærførere: "Det er ingen af os, Herre Konge; det er Profeten Elisa i Israel, der lader Israels Konge vide, hvad du taler i dit Sovekammer."
13 And he said, Go, and spy where he [is], that I may send and bring him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, [he is] in Dothan.
Da sagde han: "Gå hen og se, hvor han er, for at jeg kan sende Folk ud og lade ham gribe!" Da det meldtes ham, at han var i Dotan,
14 Therefore he sent thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and encompassed the city.
sendte han Heste og Vogne og en stor Hærstyrke derhen; og de kom ved Nattetide og omringede Byen.
15 And when the servant of the man of God had risen early, and gone forth, behold, a host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said to him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?
Næste Morgen tidlig, da den Guds Mand gik ud, se, da var Byen omringet af en Hær og Heste og Vogne, Da sagde hans Tjener til ham: "Ak, Herre, hvad skal vi dog gribe til?"
16 And he answered, Fear not: for they that [are] with us [are] more than they that [are] with them.
Men han svarede: "Frygt ikke, thi de, der er med os, er flere end de, der er med dem!"
17 And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and behold, the mountain [was] full of horses and chariots of fire around Elisha.
Og Elisa bad og sagde: "HERRE, luk hans Øjne op, så han kan se!" Da lukkede HERREN Tjenerens Øjne op, og han så, at Bjerget var fuldt af Ildheste og Ildvogne rundt om Elisa.
18 And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.
Da nu Fjenderne rykkede ned imod ham, bad Elisa til HERREN og sagde: "Slå de Folk med Blindhed!" Og han slog dem med Blindhed efter Elisas Ord.
19 And Elisha said to them, This [is] not the way, neither [is] this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria.
Da sagde Elisa til dem: "Det er ikke den rigtige Vej eller den rigtige By; følg med mig, så skal jeg føre eder til den Mand, I søger!" Han førte dem så til Samaria,
20 And it came to pass, when they had come into Samaria, that Elisha said, LORD, open the eyes of these [men], that they may see. And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and behold, [they were] in the midst of Samaria.
og da de var kommet ind i Samaria, bad Elisa: "Herre, luk nu deres Øjne op, så at de kan se!" Da lukkede HERREN deres Øjne op, og de så, at de var midt i Samaria.
21 And the king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite [them]? shall I smite [them]?
Da Israels Konge så dem, spurgte han Elisa: "Skal jeg hugge dem ned, min Fader?"
22 And he answered, Thou shalt not smite [them]: wouldst thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.
Men han svarede: "Nej, du må ikke hugge dem ned! Bruger du at hugge Folk ned, som du ikke har taget til Fange med Sværd eller Bue? Sæt Brød og Vand for dem, at de kan spise og drikke, og lad dem så vende tilbage til deres Herre!"
23 And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drank, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.
Så gav han dem et godt Måltid, og da de havde spist og drukket, lod han dem gå, og de drog tilbage til deres Herre. Men fra den Tid af kom der ikke flere aramaiske Strejfskarer i Israels Land.
24 And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
Siden hændte det, at Kong Benhadad af Aram samlede hele sin Hær og drog op og belejrede Samaria;
25 And there was a great famine in Samaria: and behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was [sold] for eighty [pieces] of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five [pieces] of silver.
og under Belejringen blev der stor Hungersnød i Byen, så at et Æselhoved til sidst kostede tresindstyve Sekel Sølv og en Fjerdedel Kab Duegødning fem.
26 And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman to him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.
Da Israels Konge en Dag gik oppe på Bymuren, råbte en Kvinde til ham: "Hjælp, Herre Konge!"
27 And he said, If the LORD doth not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barn-floor, or out of the wine-press?
Han svarede: "Hjælper HERREN dig ikke, hvor skal så jeg skaffe dig Hjælp fra? Fra Tærskepladsen eller Vinpersen?"
28 And the king said to her, What aileth thee? and she answered, This woman said to me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to-day, and we will eat my son to-morrow.
Og Kongen spurgte hende vi dere: "Hvad fattes dig?" Da sagde hun: "Den Kvinde der sagde til mig: Hom med din Dreng, så fortærer vi ham i Dag; i Morgen vil vi så fortære min Dreng!
29 So we boiled my son, and ate him: and I said to her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she hath hid her son.
Så kogte vi min breng og fortærede ham. Næste Dag sagde jeg til hende: Kom nu med din Dreng, at vi kan fortære ham! Men hun holdt Drengen skjult."
30 And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and behold, [he had] sackcloth within upon his flesh.
Da Kongen hørte Kvindens Ord, sønderrev han sine Klæder, som han stod der på Muren; og Folket så da, at han indenunder har Sæk på den bare Krop.
31 Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.
Og han sagde: "Gud ramme mig både med det ene og det andet, om Elisas, Sjafats Søns, Hoved skal blive siddende mellem Skuldrene på ham Dagen til Ende!"
32 But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and [the king] sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away my head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: [is] not the sound of his master's feet behind him?
Elisa sad imidlertid i sit Hus sammen med de Ældste; da sendte Kongen en Mand i Forvejen. Men før Sendebudet kom til ham, sagde han til de Ældste: "Ved I, at denne Mordersjæl har sendt en Mand herhen for at tage mit Hoved? Se, når Budet kommer, skal I lukke Døren og stemme jer imod den! Allerede hører jeg hans Herres trin bag ham."
33 And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down to him: and he said, Behold, this evil [is] from the LORD; what should I wait for the LORD any longer?
Og medens han endnu talte med dem, kom Kongen ned til ham og sagde: "Se, hvilken Ulykke HERREN har bragt over os! Hvorfor skal jeg da bie længer på HERREN?"
