2 Koenige 8

1 Elisäus aber sprach zu dem Weib, dessen Sohn er lebendig gemacht hatte: "Auf! Zieh mit deinem Hause fort und weile, wo du weilen magst! Denn der Herr ruft eine Hungersnot herbei, und sie kommt für sieben Jahre ins Land."

After Elisha caused the son of the woman from Shunem [town] to become alive again, he told her that she should leave with her family and live somewhere else for a while, because Yahweh was going to (send a famine/cause food to become very scarce) in the land. He said that the famine would last for seven years.

2 Da machte sich das Weib auf und tat nach des Gottesmannes Wort. Sie zog mit ihrem Hause von dannen und weilte sieben Jahre im Philisterland.

So the woman did what Elisha told her to do. She and her family went to live in [the] Philistia [region] for seven years.

3 Nach sieben Jahren kehrte das Weib aus dem Philisterland zurück. Da ging sie, den König wegen ihres Hauses und Feldes anzurufen.

After the seven years were ended, they returned to their home. The woman went to the king to request that her house and her land be given back to her.

4 Der König sprach gerade zu Gechazi, dem Diener des Gottesmannes: "Erzähle mir all die Großtaten, die Elisäus getan hat!"

When she arrived, the king was talking with Gehazi, Elisha’s servant. The king was saying to him, “Tell me all the great things that Elisha has done.”

5 Gerade erzählte er dem König, wie er den Toten lebendig gemacht hatte, da kam das Weib, dessen Sohn er lebendig gemacht hatte, um den König wegen ihres Hauses und Feldes anzurufen. Da sprach Gechazi: "Mein Herr, König! Dies ist das Weib und dies sein Sohn, den Elisäus lebendig gemacht hat."

While Gehazi was telling the king that Elisha had caused the son of a woman [from Shunem] to become alive again, that woman came in and requested the king to enable her to get her house and land back again. Gehazi exclaimed, “Your Majesty, this is the woman whose son Elisha caused to become alive again!”

6 Da befragte der König das Weib, und sie erzählte es ihm. Da gab ihr der König einen Kämmerer mit und befahl: "Verschaffe ihr all das Ihrige und den ganzen Feldertrag von dem Tage an, da sie das Land verlassen hat, bis heute!"

When the king asked her about it, she told him [that what Gehazi had said was true]. The king summoned one of his officials and said to him, “[I want] everything that this woman possessed previously, including the value of all the crops that have been harvested during these last seven years while she was away from her land, [to] be given back to her.” [So the official did that].

7 Elisäus kam nun nach Damaskus; Arams König Benhadad aber war gerade krank. Ihm wurde gemeldet: "Der Gottesmann ist hierher gekommen."

Elisha went to Damascus, [the capital of Syria], when Ben-Hadad, the king of Syria, was [very] sick. When someone told the king that Elisha was in Damascus,

8 Da sprach der König zu Chazael: "Nimm ein Geschenk mit! Geh dem Gottesmann entgegen und befrage durch ihn den Herrn, ob ich von meiner Krankheit genese!"

the king told [one of his officials named] Hazael, “Go and talk to that prophet and take a present/gift with you to give to him. Request him to ask Yahweh if I will recover from my illness.”

9 Chazael ging ihm entgegen. Und er nahm ein Geschenk mit, allerlei Köstliches aus Damaskus, vierzig Kamellasten. So kam er, trat vor ihn und sprach: "Dein Sohn, Arams König Benhadad, schickt mich zu dir und fragt: 'Werde ich von dieser Krankheit genesen?'"

So Hazael went to talk with Elisha. He took with him forty camels that were carrying many kinds of goods that were produced in Damascus. When Hazael met him, he said to him, “Your friend Ben-Hadad, the king of Syria, sent me to ask you whether [you think] he will recover from his illness.”

10 Da sprach Elisäus zu ihm: "Geh und sage ihm: 'Du wirst genesen!' Der Herr aber hat mich sehen lassen, daß er sterben werde."

Elisha said to Hazael, “Go and say to him, ‘Yes, you will certainly not die from this illness,’ but Yahweh has shown me that he will certainly die [before he recovers].”

11 Er aber verzog keine Miene und lehnte lange Zeit auf seinem Stab. Da weinte der Gottesmann.

Then Elisha stared at him and had a terrified look on his face. That caused Hazael to feel uneasy/embarrassed. Then [suddenly] Elisha started to cry.

12 Chazael fragte: "Warum weinst du, mein Herr?" Er sprach: "Weil ich weiß, was du Israels Söhnen Böses tun wirst. Du wirst ihre festen Städte in Brand stecken, ihre Jungmannschaft mit dem Schwerte töten, ihre Kindlein zerschmettern und ihre werdenden Mütter aufschlitzen."

Hazael said, “Sir, why are you crying?” Elisha replied, “Because [Yahweh has enabled] me [to] know the terrible things that you will do to the people of Israel: You will burn their cities with walls around them, you will kill their fine young men with a sword, you will bash the heads of their children, and you will rip open the bellies of their pregnant women [with a sword].”

13 Da sprach Chazael: "Was ist denn dein Sklave, der Hund, daß er dies Gewaltige tun sollte?" Da sprach Elisäus: "Der Herr hat dich mir als König von Aram gezeigt."

Hazael replied, “I am [as insignificant as] [MET] a dog; (how could I do such things?/I would never do such terrible things!)” [RHQ] Elisha replied, “Yahweh has also revealed to me that you will become the king of Syria.”

14 Er ging nun von Elisäus weg und kam zu seinem Herrn. Dieser fragte ihn: "Was hat dir Elisäus gesagt?" Er hat mir gesagt: "Du wirst genesen."

Then Hazael left and returned to his master/boss [the king], who asked him, “What did Elisha say?” He replied, “He told me that you would certainly recover.”

15 Am anderen Morgen aber nahm er einen Schleier, tauchte ihn in Wasser und breitete ihn über sein Gesicht, und er starb. So ward Chazael König an seiner Statt.

But the next day, [while the king was sleeping, ] Hazael took a blanket and soaked it in water. Then he spread it on the king’s face [in order that he could not breathe], and he died. Then Hazael became the king of Syria instead of Ben-Hadad.

16 Im fünften Jahre des Achabsohnes Joram, des Königs von Israel - Josaphat, Judas König, war gestorben -, ward des Judakönigs Josaphat Sohn, Joram, König.

After King Joram, the son of Ahab, had been ruling in Israel for almost five years, Jehoshaphat’s son Jehoram became the king of Judah.

17 Er war zweiunddreißig Jahre alt, als er König wurde, und regierte acht Jahre in Jerusalem.

He was thirty-two years old when he became the king, and he ruled in Jerusalem for eight years.

18 Er wandelte auf dem Weg der Könige Israels, wie die vom Achabshaus getan. Denn er hatte eine Tochter Achabs zum Weibe. So tat er, was dem Herrn mißfiel.

His wife was the daughter of King Ahab. And like everyone in Ahab’s family, he continually did the evil things that the previous kings of Israel had done. He did things that Yahweh considered to be evil.

19 Aber der Herr wollte Juda um seines Dieners David willen nicht vernichten, wie er ihm verheißen hatte, daß er ihm und seinen Söhnen allzeit eine Leuchte lasse.

But Yahweh did not want to get rid of the people of Judah, because of what he had promised David, who served him [very well]. He had promised David that his descendants [MET] would always rule Judah.

20 In seinen Tagen war Edom von Judas Botmäßigkeit abgefallen; es gab sich einen König.

During the time that Jehoram ruled, [the king of] Edom rebelled against Judah, and they appointed their own king.

21 Da zog Joram nach Sair Mit all seinen Wagen. Er erhob sich des Nachts und schlug die Edomiter, die ihn umzingelt hatten, samt den Wagenobersten, und das Volk floh zu seinen Zelten.

So Jehoram went with his army and all their chariots to Zair [city near the border of Edom]. There the army of Edom surrounded them. But during the night, Jehoram and the commanders in their chariots were able to get through the enemy lines and escaped. And all his soldiers also fled to their homes.

22 Aber Edom fiel doch von Juda ab, bis auf diesen Tag. Damals fiel zu gleicher Zeit auch Libna ab.

So after that, Edom was no longer controlled by Judah, and it is still like that. During that same time, the people of Libnah [city] also freed themselves from being controlled by Judah.

23 Ist nicht der Rest der Geschichte Jorams und alles, was er sonst getan, im Geschichtsbuch der Könige von Juda aufgeschrieben?

[If you want to read about] the other things that Jehoram did, they are written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.

24 Als sich Joram zu seinen Vätern legte, ward er bei seinen Ahnen in der Davidsstadt begraben, und sein Sohn Achazja ward an seiner Statt König.

Jehoram died [EUP] and was buried where the other kings of Judah had been buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. Then Jehoram’s son Ahaziah became the king.

25 Im zwölften Jahr des Achabsohnes und Israelkönigs Joram ward des Judakönigs Joram Sohn, Achazja, König.

After Ahab’s son Joram has been ruling in Israel for almost twelve years, Jehoram’s son Ahaziah became the king of Judah.

26 Achazja war zweiundzwanzig Jahre alt, als er König wurde, und regierte ein Jahr in Jerusalem. Seine Mutter hieß Atalja. Sie war eine Enkelin des israelitischen Königs Omri.

Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he started to rule. He ruled in Jerusalem for [only] one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, [the daughter of King Ahab and] the granddaughter of King Omri of Israel.

27 Er wandelte auf des Achabhauses Weg und tat, was dem Herrn mißfiel, wie das Haus Achabs; denn er war mit dem Hause Achabs verschwägert.

King Ahab conducted his life just like the members of Ahab’s family had done. He did things that Yahweh considered to be very evil.

28 Er zog nun mit dem Achabsohne Joram gegen Arams König Chazael bei Ramot im Gilead zu Felde. Aber die Aramäer verwundeten Joram.

Ahaziah’s army joined the army of King Joram of Israel to fight against the army of King Hazael of Syria. Their armies started fighting at Ramoth [city] in [the] Gilead [region], and the soldiers of Syria wounded Joram.

29 Da kehrte der König Joram heim, um sich in Jezreel von den Wunden zu heilen, die ihm die Aramäer in Rama geschlagen hatten, als er mit Arams König Chazael kämpfte. Nun ging der Judakönig Achazja, Jorams Sohn, hinab, den Achabsohn Joram in Jezreel zu besuchen, weil er krank war.

King Joram returned to Jezreel [city] to recover from his wounds. King Ahaziah went to visit him there.