2 Kongebok 7
1 Da sa Elisa: Hør Herrens ord! Så sier Herren: Imorgen ved denne tid skal et mål fint mel være å få for en sekel og likeså to mål bygg for en sekel i Samarias port.
Elisha replied to the king, “Listen to what Yahweh says: ‘He says that by this time tomorrow, at the marketplace here in Samaria, you will be able to buy (ten pounds/five kg.) of fine wheat or (20 pounds/ten kg.) of barley for [only] one piece of silver.’”
2 Men den høvedsmann hvis hånd kongen støttet sig på, svarte den Guds mann: Om så Herren gjorde luker på himmelen, hvorledes skulde slikt kunne hende? Han svarte: Du skal få se det med egne øine, men ikke få ete derav.
The king’s officer said to Elijah, “That cannot happen! Even if Yahweh himself would open the windows of the sky [and send grain down to us], that certainly could not [RHQ] happen!” Elisha replied, “[Because you said that, ] you [SYN] will see it happen, but you will not be able to eat any of the food!”
3 Foran byporten var det fire spedalske menn; de sa til hverandre: Hvorfor skal vi bli sittende her til vi dør?
That day there were four men who had (leprosy/a dreaded skin disease) who were sitting outside the gate of Samaria [city. They said to each other, “(Why should we] wait here until we die?/[It is ridiculous for us to] wait here until we die.) [RHQ]
4 Sier vi: Vi vil gå inn i byen, så er det hungersnød i byen, og vi må dø der, og blir vi sittende her, må vi også dø; så kom nu og la oss gå over til syrernes leir! Lar de oss leve, så lever vi, og dreper de oss, sa dør vi.
If we go into the city, we will die there, because there is no food there. If we remain sitting here, we will die here. So let’s go to where the army of Syria has set up their tents. If they kill us, we will die. But if they allow us to remain alive, we will not die.”
5 Så stod de op i aftenskumringen for å gå inn i syrernes leir; og da de kom til utkanten av syrernes leir, fantes det ikke en mann der.
So when it was getting dark, those four men went to the camp where the army of Syria had set up their tents. But when they reached the camp, they saw that there was no one there!
6 For Herren hadde latt syrernes leir høre lyd av vogner og hester, lyden av en stor hær; da sa de til hverandre: Du skal se Israels konge har leid hetittenes konger og Egyptens konger mot oss til å overfalle oss.
What had happened was that Yahweh had caused the army of Syria to hear something that sounded like a large army marching with chariots and horses. So they said to each other, “Listen! The king of Israel has hired the kings of Egypt and the Heth people-group [and their armies], and they have come to attack us!”
7 Og de brøt op i aftenskumringen og flyktet; de forlot sine telt og sine hester og asener, hele leiren som den stod der, og flyktet for å berge livet.
So they all ran away that evening and left their tents and their horses and donkeys there, because [they were afraid that] they would be killed [if they stayed there].
8 Da nu de spedalske kom til utkanten av leiren, gikk de inn i et telt og åt og drakk, og de tok sølv og gull og klær der og gikk bort og skjulte det; derefter vendte de tilbake og gikk inn i et annet telt og tok hvad der var, og gikk bort og skjulte det.
When those four lepers came to the edge of the area where the soldiers of Syria had set up their tents, they went into one tent, [and saw all the things that had been left there]. So they ate and drank what was there, and they took the silver and the gold and clothes. Then they went [outside the tent] and hid those things. Then they entered another tent, and took things from there, and then went outside and hid them, also.
9 Men så sa de til hverandre: Det er ikke rett det vi gjør; idag kan vi bære frem et gledelig budskap; tier vi stille og venter til morgenen gryr, så faller det skyld på oss; så kom nu og la oss gå inn og melde det i kongens hus!
But then they said to each other, “We are not doing what is right. We have good news [to tell others] today. If we do not tell it to anyone now, and if we wait until morning to tell it, we will certainly be punished [by Yahweh]. So let’s go right now to the palace and tell it to the king’s officials!”
10 Så kom de og ropte til vakten ved byporten og fortalte det og sa: Vi kom til syrernes leir; det var ikke en mann å se eller lyden av et menneske å høre, men hestene og asenene stod bundet, og teltene var som de pleier å være.
So they went to the guards at the city gates and called out to them, “We went to where the army of Syria had set up their tents, but we did not see or hear anyone there. Their horses and donkeys were still tied up, but their tents were all deserted/abandoned!”
11 Portvokterne ropte det ut, og det blev meldt helt inn i kongens hus.
The guards shouted the news, and some people [who heard it] went to the palace and reported it there.
12 Da stod kongen op om natten og sa til sine menn: Jeg skal si eder hvad syrerne har gjort mot oss; de vet at vi lider hunger, derfor har de draget ut av leiren for å skjule sig på marken og tenker som så: Når de nu drar ut av byen, så griper vi dem levende, og så kan vi komme inn i byen.
[When] the king [heard it, he] got up out of his bed and said to his officials, “I will tell you what the army of Syria is planning to do. They know that we have no food here, so they have left their tents and are hiding in the fields. They think that we will leave the city [to find some food], and then they will capture us and capture the city.”
13 Men en av hans menn svarte: La nogen av dine folk ta fem av de hester som ennu er tilbake her i byen! Det kan jo ikke gå dem verre enn hele mengden av israelitter som ennu er tilbake her, eller verre enn hele mengden av israelitter som er omkommet. Og la oss så sende dem avsted, så får vi se!
But one of his officials said, “Many of our Israeli people have already died [from (hunger/not having anything to eat]). If those of us who are still alive all stay here, we also will die anyway. So let’s send some men with five of our horses that are still alive to go and see [what has really happened].”
14 Da tok de to vogner med hester for, og kongen sendte dem efter syrernes hær og sa: Dra avsted og se hvordan det har sig!
So they chose some men and told them to go in a chariot and find out what had happened to the army of Syria.
15 Så drog de efter dem like til Jordan og fant hele veien full av klær og andre ting som syrerne hadde kastet fra sig da de i angst ilte avsted; og sendebudene vendte tilbake og meldte det til kongen.
They went as far as the Jordan [River]. All along the road they saw clothes and equipment that the soldiers from Syria had thrown away while they were running away very quickly. So the men returned to the king and reported [what they had seen].
16 Så gikk folket ut og plyndret syrernes leir; da blev et mål fint mel å få for en sekel og likeså to mål bygg for en sekel, efter Herrens ord.
Then many of the people of Samaria also went [out of the city and went] to where the army of Syria had previously set up their tents. They entered all the tents and took everything. [So there was now plenty of everything!] As a result people could buy ten pounds of fine wheat or 20 pounds of barley for only one piece of silver, which was what Yahweh had said would happen!
17 Kongen hadde satt den høvedsmann hvis hånd han støttet sig på, til å ha opsyn med porten; men folket trådte ham ned i porten, så han døde, således som den Guds mann hadde sagt - som han hadde sagt dengang kongen kom ned til ham.
The king of Israel had appointed the officer who was his assistant to supervise what was happening at the marketplace. But as he was standing near the gate, all the people [who were rushing outside the city] trampled on him, and he died, which was what Elisha had said would happen to him when Elisha previously went to talk to the king.
18 For da den Guds mann sa til kongen: Imorgen ved denne tid skal to mål bygg være å få for en sekel og likeså et mål fint mel for en sekel i Samarias port,
Elisha had told him that by the next day there would be plenty of food, with the result that anyone could buy ten pounds of fine wheat or 20 pounds of barley for only one piece of silver.
19 da svarte høvedsmannen den Guds mann: Om så Herren gjorde luker på himmelen, hvorledes skulde det kunne gå således til? Han svarte: Du skal få se det med egne øine, men ikke få ete derav.
And the officer had answered, “That certainly cannot [RHQ] happen! Even if Yahweh himself would open the sky and send down some grain, that could not happen.” And Elisha had replied, “[Because you said that, ] you [SYN] will see it happen, but you will not be able to eat any of the food!”
20 Og således gikk det ham; folket trådte ham ned i porten, så han døde.
And that is what happened to him. The people [who were rushing out of] the city gate trampled on him, and he died.
