2 Kongebok 3
1 Joram, Akabs sønn, blev konge over Israel i Samaria i Judas konge Josafats attende år, og han regjerte tolv år.
And Joram the son of Achaab began to reign in Israel in the eighteenth year of Josaphat king of Juda, and he reigned twelve years.
2 Han gjorde hvad ondt var i Herrens øine, dog ikke som sin far og mor; for han tok bort den Ba'al-støtte som hans far hadde latt gjøre.
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, only not as his father, nor as his mother: and he removed the pillars of Baal which his father had made.
3 Dog blev han hengende ved Jeroboams, Nebats sønns synder, de synder som Jeroboam hadde fått Israel til å gjøre; dem vek han ikke fra.
Only he adhered to the sin of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who made Israel to sin; he departed not from it.
4 Mesa, kongen i Moab, hadde meget fe, og han betalte i skatt til Israels konge hundre tusen lam og ull av hundre tusen værer.
And Mosa king of Moab was a sheep-master, and he rendered to the king of Israel in the beginning [of the year], a hundred thousand lambs, and a hundred thousand rams, with the wool.
5 Men da Akab var død, falt kongen i Moab fra Israels konge.
And it came to pass, after the death of Achaab, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
6 Da drog kong Joram ut fra Samaria og mønstret hele Israel.
And king Joram went forth in that day out of Samaria, and numbered Israel.
7 Så sendte han bud til Judas konge Josafat og lot si: Moabs konge er falt fra mig; vil du dra med mig og stride mot Moab? Han svarte: Ja, jeg vil dra med; som du, så jeg, som ditt folk, så mitt folk, som dine hester, så mine hester.
And he went and sent to Josaphat king of Juda, saying, The king of Moab has rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to war? And he said, I will go up: thou art as I, I am as thou; as my people, so [is] thy people, as my horses, so [are] thy horses.
8 Og han spurte: Hvilken vei skal vi dra dit op? Han svarte: Gjennem Edoms ørken.
And he said, What way shall I go up? and he said, The way of the wilderness of Edom.
9 Så drog Israels konge og Judas konge og Edoms konge avsted, og da de hadde faret syv dagsreiser omkring, fantes det ikke vann, hverken for hæren eller for buskapen som de hadde med sig.
And the king of Israel went, and the king of Juda, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days' journey; and there was no water for the army, and for the cattle that went with them.
10 Da sa Israels konge: Akk, at Herren har kalt disse tre konger hit for å gi dem i Moabs hånd!
And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the Lord should have called the three kings on their way, to give them into the hand of Moab.
11 Men Josafat sa: Er det ikke nogen av Herrens profeter her, så vi kunde spørre Herren til råds gjennem ham? Da svarte en av Israels konges tjenere: Elisa, Safats sønn, er her, han som helte vann over Elias' hender.
And Josaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may enquire of the Lord by him? And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered and said, [There is] here Elisaie son of Saphat, who poured water on the hands of Eliu.
12 Så drog Israels konge og Josafat og Edoms konge ned til ham.
And Josaphat said, He has the word of the Lord. And the king of Israel, and Josaphat king of Juda, and the king of Edom, went down to him.
13 Men Elisa sa til Israels konge: Hvad har jeg med dig å gjøre? Gå du til din fars profeter og til din mors profeter! Israels konge svarte ham: Tal ikke så! For Herren har kalt disse tre konger hit for å gi dem i Moabs hånd.
And Elisaie said to the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? go to the prophets of thy father, and the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said to him, Has the Lord called the three kings to deliver them into the hands of Moab?
14 Da sa Elisa: Så sant Herren, hærskarenes Gud, lever, han hvis tjener jeg er: Var det ikke for Judas konge Josafats skyld, så vilde jeg ikke ense dig eller se på dig.
And Elisaie said, [As] the Lord of hosts before whom I stand lives, unless I regarded the presence of Josaphat the king of Juda, I would not have looked on thee, nor seen thee.
15 Men hent nu en harpespiller til mig! Da så harpespilleren spilte på sin harpe, kom Herrens Ånd over ham.
And now fetch me a harper. And it came to pass, as the harper harped, that the hand of the Lord came upon him.
16 Og han sa: Så sier Herren: Gjør grøft ved grøft i dalen her!
And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Make this valley full of trenches.
17 For sa sier Herren: I skal ikke se vind og ikke se regn, men allikevel skal denne dal fylles med vann, så I får drikke, både I selv og eders buskap og eders kløvdyr.
For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain, yet this valley shall be filled with water, and ye, and your flocks, and your cattle shall drink.
18 Men dette er ikke nok i Herrens øine; han vil også gi Moab i eders hånd.
And this [is] a light [thing] in the eyes of the Lord: I will also deliver Moab into your hand.
19 Og I skal innta hver fast by og hver storby, og hvert godt tre skal I felle, og alle vannkilder skal I tilstoppe, og hvert godt stykke land skal I ødelegge med sten.
And ye shall smite every strong city, and ye shall cut down every good tree, and ye shall stop all wells of water, and spoil every good piece [of land] with stones.
20 Og morgenen efter, ved den tid matofferet blir båret frem, da kom det vann fra Edoms-kanten, og landet fyltes med vann.
And it came to pass in the morning, when the sacrifice was offered, that, behold! waters came from the way of Edom, and the land was filled with water.
21 Da moabittene fikk høre at kongene hadde draget op for å stride mot dem, blev de alle kalt sammen, så mange som på nogen måte kunde bære våben, og de stilte sig op ved grensen.
And all Moab heard that the three kings were come up to fight against them; and they cried out on every [side, even] all that were girt with a girdle, and they said, Ho! and stood upon the border.
22 Men tidlig om morgenen, da solen gikk op over vannet, så det ut for moabittene som om vannet foran dem var rødt som blod.
And they rose early in the morning, and the sun rose upon the waters, and Moab saw the waters on the opposite side red as blood.
23 Og de sa: Det er blod; kongene har gjort ende på hverandre og slått hverandre ihjel. Nu til plyndring, moabitter!
And they said, This [is] the blood of the sword; and the kings have fought, and each man has smitten his neighbour; now then to the spoils, Moab.
24 Men da de kom til Israels leir, reiste lsraelittene sig og slo moabittene, som flyktet for dem, og de trengte inn i landet og slo atter moabittene.
And they entered into the camp of Israel; and Israel arose and smote Moab, and they fled from before them; and they went on and smote Moab as they went.
25 De rev ned byene, og på hvert godt stykke land kastet de hver sin sten og fylte det op, og hver vannkilde tilstoppet de, og hvert godt tre felte de, så det ikke blev levnet annet enn stenene i Kir-Hareset; og denne by omringet slyngekasterne og skjøt på den.
And they razed the cities, and cast every man his stone on every good piece [of land] and filled it; and they stopped every well, and cut down every good tree, until they left [only] the stones of the wall cast down; and the slingers compassed [the land], and smote it.
26 Da Moabs konge så at striden blev ham for hård, tok han med sig syv hundre våbenføre menn og vilde bryte igjennem på den kant hvor Edoms konge stod; men de kunde ikke.
And the king of Moab saw that the battle prevailed against him; and he took with him seven hundred men that drew sword, to cut through to the king of Edom: and they could not.
27 Da tok han sin førstefødte sønn, som skulde bli konge i hans sted, og ofret ham som brennoffer på muren. Da kom det en stor vrede over Israel, og de brøt op derfra og vendte tilbake til sitt land.
And he took his eldest son whom he had designed to reign in his stead, and offered him up for a whole-burnt-offering on the walls. And there was a great indignation against Israel; and they departed from him, and returned to their land.
