2 Kongebok 8
1 Elisa sa til den kvinne hvis sønn han hadde gjort levende: Gjør dig rede og dra bort med hele ditt hus og ophold dig på et eller annet fremmed sted! For Herren har kalt på hungersnøden, og den kommer også over landet og skal vare i syv år.
And Elisha' spoke unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go, thou and thy household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn; for the Lord hath called for a famine, and it is also coming in the land for seven years.
2 Og kvinnen gjorde sig rede og gjorde efter den Guds manns ord; hun drog bort med hele sitt hus og opholdt sig som fremmed i filistrenes land i syv år.
And the woman arose, and did after the word of the man of God; and she went, she with her household, and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years.
3 Men da syv år var gått, vendte kvinnen tilbake fra filistrenes land; og hun gikk avsted for å be kongen om hans hjelp til å få igjen sitt hus og sin jord.
And it came to pass at the end of seven years, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines; and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land.
4 Kongen holdt da på å tale med Gehasi, den Guds manns dreng, og sa: Fortell mig om alle de store gjerninger Elisa har gjort!
And the king was just speaking with Gechazi the servant of the man of God, saying, Relate to me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha' hath done.
5 Og just som han fortalte kongen at han hadde gjort den døde levende, kom den kvinne hvis sønn han hadde gjort levende, og bad kongen om hans hjelp til å få sitt hus og sin jord. Da sa Gehasi: Herre konge! Her er kvinnen, og her er hennes sønn som Elisa gjorde levende.
And it came to pass, as he was just relating to the king how he had restored the dead to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gechazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha' restored to life.
6 Så spurte kongen kvinnen, og hun fortalte ham det; og kongen lot henne få en av hoffolkene med sig og sa: Sørg for at hun får igjen alt det som hører henne til, og alt hvad hennes jord har kastet av sig fra den dag hun forlot landet, og til nu!
And the king asked of the woman, who related it to him. So the king appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, Restore all that belongeth to her, and all the products of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now.
7 Elisa kom til Damaskus mens kongen i Syria Benhadad lå syk. Da det blev fortalt kongen at den Guds mann var kommet dit,
And Elisha' came to Damascus; and Ben-hadad, the king of Syria, was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come even hither.
8 sa han til Hasael: Ta en gave med dig og gå den Guds mann i møte og spør Herren gjennem ham om jeg skal komme mig av denne sykdom!
And the king said unto Chazael, Take a present in thy hand, and go to meet the man of God, and inquire of the Lord from him, saying, Shall I recover from this sickness?
9 Så drog Hasael ham i møte og tok en gave med sig av det beste som fantes i Damaskus, så meget som firti kameler kunde bære; og han kom og stod frem for ham og sa: Din sønn Benhadad, kongen i Syria, har sendt mig til dig og lar spørre: Skal jeg komme mig av denne sykdom?
So Chazael went to meet him, and took a present in his hand, and all manner of good things of Damascus, a burden for forty camels, and he came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Ben-hadad the king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover from this sickness?
10 Elisa svarte: Gå du bare og si til ham: Du skal leve. Men Herren har latt mig se at han skal dø.
And Elisha' said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover; nevertheless the Lord hath shown me that he shall surely die.
11 Og den Guds mann holdt sine øine festet på ham overmåte lenge og begynte å gråte.
And he restrained his countenance, and held back as long as he could: and then wept the man of God.
12 Da sa Hasael: Hvorfor gråter min herre? Han svarte: Fordi jeg vet at du skal gjøre Israels barn meget ondt; deres festninger skal du sette ild på, deres unge menn skal du drepe med sverdet, deres små barn skal du knuse, og deres fruktsommelige kvinner skal du opskjære.
And Chazael said, Why doth my Lord weep? And he said, Because I know what evil thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong-holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and their children wilt thou dash, and their pregnant women wilt thou rip up.
13 Hasael sa: Hvad er din tjener, den hund, at han skulde gjøre så store ting? Elisa svarte: Herren har latt mig se dig som konge over Syria.
And Chazael said, But what is thy servant, the dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha' said, The Lord hath caused me to see thee as king over Syria.
14 Så forlot han Elisa og kom til sin herre; han spurte ham: Hvad sa Elisa til dig? Han svarte: Han sa til mig at du skal leve.
So he went away from Elisha', and came to his master; who said to him, What hath Elisha' said to thee? And he said, he said to me that thou couldst surely recover.
15 Men dagen efter tok han et teppe og dyppet det i vann og bredte det over hans ansikt, og han døde; og Hasael blev konge i hans sted.
And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a cover lid, and dipped it in water, and spread it over his face, and he died: and Chazael became king in his stead.
16 I Israels konge Jorams, Akabs sønns femte år, mens Josafat ennu var konge i Juda, blev Joram, Josafats sønn, konge i Juda.
And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Achab the king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being yet king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah became king.
17 Han var to og tretti år gammel da han blev konge, og regjerte åtte år i Jerusalem.
Thirty and two years old was he when he became king, and eight years did he reign in Jerusalem.
18 Han vandret på Israels kongers vei, likesom Akabs hus hadde gjort, for han hadde en datter av Akab til hustru, og han gjorde hvad ondt var i Herrens øine.
And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as the house of Achab had done; for a daughter of Achab had he for wife: and he did what is evil in the eyes of the Lord.
19 Men Herren vilde ikke ødelegge Juda for sin tjener Davids skyld, fordi han hadde lovt ham at han vilde la en lampe brenne for ham og hans sønner gjennem alle tider.
Yet would the Lord not destroy Judah for the sake of David his servant, as he said unto him, to give him a government and to his children at all times.
20 I hans dager falt Edom fra Juda og tok sig en konge.
In his days Edom revolted from under the power of Judah, and they appointed a king over themselves.
21 Da drog Joram over til Sa'ir med alle sine stridsvogner; han brøt op om natten og slo edomittene, som hadde omringet ham, og høvedsmennene over deres vogner; men folket flyktet til sine hjem.
And Joram went over to Za'ir, and all the chariots were with him; and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites who compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots: and the people fled unto their tents.
22 Således falt Edom fra Juda og har vært skilt fra dem til den dag idag; på samme tid falt også Libna fra.
Yet Edom revolted from under the power of Judah even until this day; then did Libnah revolt at the same time.
23 Hvad som ellers er å fortelle om Joram og om alt det han gjorde, er opskrevet i Judas kongers krønike.
And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah.
24 Og Joram la sig til hvile hos sine fedre og blev begravet hos sine fedre i Davids stad; og hans sønn Akasja blev konge i hans sted.
And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Achazyahu his son became king in his stead.
25 I Israels konge Jorams, Akabs sønns tolvte år, blev Akasja, Jorams sønn, konge i Juda.
In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Achab the king of Israel became Achazyahu, the son of Jehoram the king of Judah, king.
26 Akasja var to og tyve år gammel da han blev konge, og regjerte ett år i Jerusalem; hans mor hette Atalja og var en datter av Israels konge Omri.
Two and twenty years old was Achazyahu when he became king; and one year did he reign in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was 'Athalyahu, the [grand-]daughter of 'Omri the king of Israel.
27 Han vandret på samme vei som Akabs hus og gjorde hvad ondt var i Herrens øine, likesom Akabs hus; for han var en slektning av Akabs hus.
And he walked in the way of the house of Achab, and did what is evil in the eyes of the Lord, like the house of Achab; for he was the son-in-law of the house of Achab.
28 Sammen med Joram, Akabs sønn, drog han ut i krig mot Hasael, kongen i Syria, og stred mot ham ved Ramot i Gilead. Men syrerne såret Joram.
And he went with Joram the son of Achab to the war against Chazael the king of Syria at Ramoth-gil'ad: and the Syrians smote Joram.
29 Da vendte kong Joram tilbake for å la sig læge i Jisre'el for de sår syrerne hadde slått ham ved Rama da han stred mot Syrias konge Hasael; og Judas konge Akasja, Jorams sønn, drog ned til Jisre'el for å se til Joram, Akabs sønn, fordi han var syk.
And king Joram returned to be healed in Yizre'el of the wounds which the Syrians had inflicted on him at Ramah, when he was fighting against Chazael the king of Syria. And Achazyahu the son of Jehoram the king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Achab in Yizre'el, because he was sick.
