2 Kongebok 9
1 Profeten Elisa kalte på en av profetenes disipler og sa til ham: Omgjord dine lender og ta denne oljekrukke i din hånd og gå til Ramot i Gilead!
Meanwhile, the prophet Elisha summoned one of the other prophets. He said to him, “Get ready [IDM] and go to Ramoth [city] in [the] Gilead [region]. Take this jar of [olive] oil with you.
2 Når du kommer dit, skal du opsøke Jehu, sønn av Nimsis sønn Josafat, og gå så inn og be ham stå op der han sitter blandt sine brødre, og før ham inn i det innerste kammer.
When you arrive there, search for a man named Jehu, the son of Jehoshaphat and grandson of Nimshi. Go with him into a room away from his companions,
3 Ta så oljekrukken og hell den ut over hans hode og si: Så sier Herren: Jeg har salvet dig til konge over Israel! Så skal du åpne døren og flykte og ikke dryge.
and pour [some of] this oil on his head. Then say to him, ‘Yahweh declares that he is appointing you to be the king of Israel.’ Then open the door and run away as quickly as you can.”
4 Så gikk den unge mann - den unge profet - til Ramot i Gilead.
So the young prophet went to Ramoth.
5 Og da han kom dit, så han hærens høvedsmenn sitte der; og han sa: Jeg har noget å si dig, høvedsmann! Da sa Jehu: Hvem av alle oss her? Han svarte: Dig, høvedsmann!
When he arrived, he saw that the commanders of the army were having a conference. He [looked at Jehu and] said, “Sir, I have a message for [one of] you.” Jehu replied, “Which one of us is the message for?” The young prophet replied, “It is for you, commander/sir.”
6 Da stod han op og gikk inn i huset, og han helte oljen ut over hans hode og sa til ham: Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Jeg har salvet dig til konge over Herrens folk, over Israel.
So Jehu got up and went with the young prophet into a house. There the young prophet poured some [olive] oil on Jehu’s head and said to him, “Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], declares this: ‘I am appointing you to be the king of my Israeli people.
7 Du skal gjøre ende på din herre Akabs hus, for jeg vil hevne mine tjenere profetenes blod og alle Herrens tjeneres blod på Jesabel.
You must kill your master [King Joram], the son of Ahab, because I want to punish [Ahab’s wife] Jezebel for murdering [MTY] many of my prophets and other people who served me.
8 Og hele Akabs hus skal gå til grunne; jeg vil utrydde alle menn av Akabs ætt, både myndige og umyndige, i Israel.
You must kill [not only Joram but] all of Ahab’s family. I want to get rid of every male in the family, including young ones and old ones.
9 Jeg vil gjøre med Akabs hus som med Jeroboams, Nebats sønns hus, og med Baesas, Akias sønns hus.
I will get rid of Ahab’s family, like I got rid of the families of two other kings of Israel, Jeroboam and Baasha.
10 Og Jesabel skal hundene fortære på Jisre'els mark, og ingen skal begrave henne. Så åpnet han døren og flyktet.
And [when] Jezebel [dies], her corpse will not be buried. Dogs will eat her corpse there in Jezreel [city].’” After the young prophet said this, he left the room and ran.
11 Da Jehu kom ut til sin herres menn, spurte de ham: Står alt vel til? Hvorfor kom denne gale mann til dig? Han svarte: I kjenner jo mannen og hans underlige tanker.
When Jehu came out of the room to where his other commanders were, they said to him, “Is everything all right? Why did that mad fellow come to you?” He replied, “You know what kinds of things young prophets like him say.”
12 Men de sa: Du taler ikke sant; si oss hvad det er! Da sa han: Så og så talte han til mig og sa: Så sier Herren: Jeg har salvet dig til konge over Israel.
They said, “You are lying! Tell us what he said!” He replied, “He told me that Yahweh said, ‘I am appointing [MTY] you to be the king of Israel.’”
13 Da skyndte de sig og tok hver sin kappe og la dem under ham på trappetrinene; og de støtte i basunen og ropte: Jehu er konge!
Then they all spread their cloaks on the steps of the building [for Jehu to walk out on], and they blew trumpets and shouted, “Jehu is now the king!”
14 Således fikk Jehu, sønn av Nimsis sønn Josafat, en sammensvergelse i stand mot Joram - Joram hadde med hele Israel ligget på vakt ved Ramot i Gilead mot kongen i Syria Hasael;
King Joram and his army had been defending Ramoth against the attacks by the army of the king of Syria. King Joram had returned to Jezreel [city], to recover from being wounded in the battle against the army of Hazael, the king of Syria. And Jehu made plans to kill Joram. He said to his other commanders, “If helping me is truly what you want, make sure that no one leaves this city to go to warn the people of Jezreel [about what I am planning to do].”
15 men selv var kong Joram vendt tilbake for å la sig læge i Jisre'el for de sår syrerne hadde slått ham da han stred mot Syrias konge Hasael. - Og Jehu sa: Hvis I så synes, så la ingen rømme og slippe ut av byen, så han kunde gå avsted og kunngjøre det i Jisre'el!
16 Så steg Jehu op i sin vogn og drog til Jisre'el, for Joram lå syk der; og Judas konge Akasja hadde draget der ned for å se til Joram.
Then Jehu and his officers got into their chariots and rode to Jezreel, where Joram was still recovering. And King Ahaziah of Judah was there, visiting Joram.
17 Vekteren som stod på tårnet i Jisre'el, ropte da han så Jehu komme med sin flokk: Jeg ser en flokk som kommer. Da sa Joram: Ta og send en rytter for å møte dem og spørre: Kommer I med fred?
A guard was standing in the watchtower in Jezreel. He saw Jehu and his men approaching. He called out, “I see a lot of men [who are approaching]!” King Joram [heard what the watchman said, so he] said to his soldiers, “Send someone on a horse to go and find out if they are coming to be friendly to us or to attack us.”
18 Rytteren drog ham i møte og sa: Så sier kongen: Kommer I med fred? Jehu svarte: Hvad kommer det dig ved? Vend om og følg mig! Vekteren meldte det og sa: Budet har nådd frem til dem, men kommer ikke tilbake.
So a man rode out to meet Jehu and said to him, “The king wants to know [if you are coming to be] friendly to us.” Jehu replied, “This is not the time for you [RHQ] to be concerned about acting friendly! Turn around and come behind me!” So the guard in the watchtower reported that the messenger had reached the group [that was approaching], but that he was not returning [alone].
19 Da sendte han en annen rytter, og da han kom til dem, sa han: Så sier kongen: Kommer I med fred? Jehu svarte: Hvad kommer det dig ved? Vend om og følg mig!
So King Joram sent another messenger, who asked Jehu the same question. Again Jehu replied, “This is not the time [RHQ] for you to be concerned about acting friendly! Turn around and follow me!”
20 Vekteren meldte det og sa: Han har nådd frem til dem, men kommer ikke tilbake. Efter måten de farer frem på, ser det ut som det kunde være Jehu, Nimsis sønn; for han farer frem som en rasende.
Then the watchman reported again, “That messenger also reached them, but he is not coming back [alone]. And [the leader of the group must be] Jehu, the son of Nimshi, because he is driving [his chariot] furiously, [like Jehu does]!”
21 Da sa Joram: Spenn for! Og de spente for hans vogn; og Israels konge Joram og Judas konge Akasja drog ut, hver på sin vogn; de drog Jehu i møte og traff ham på jisre'elitten Nabots mark.
Joram said [to his soldiers], “Get [my chariot] ready!” So they did that. Then King Joram and King Ahaziah both rode toward Jehu, each one in his own chariot. And [it happened that] they met Jehu at the field that had previously belonged to Naboth!
22 Da Joram fikk øie på Jehu, spurte han: Kommer du med fred, Jehu? Han svarte: Hvorledes kan du tale om fred så lenge din mor Jesabel holder på med sitt horelevnet og sine mange trolldomskunster?
When Joram met Jehu, he said to him, “Are you coming on a peaceful visit?” Jehu replied, “(How can there be peace while you and your people are prostrating themselves to worship idols and practicing very much (witchcraft/sorcery) like your mother Jezebel did?/There certainly cannot be peace while you and your people are prostrating themselves to worship idols and practicing (witchcraft/sorcery) like your mother Jezebel has been doing!)” [RHQ]
23 Da vendte Joram om og flyktet, og han ropte til Akasja: Det er forræderi, Akasja!
Joram cried out, “Ahaziah, they have deceived us! [They want to kill us]!” So Joram turned his chariot around and tried to flee.
24 Men Jehu grep sin bue med hånden og skjøt Joram mellem armene, så pilen gikk ut gjennem hjertet, og han sank ned i sin vogn.
But Jehu drew his bow mightily and shot [an arrow that pierced] Joram between his shoulder blades. The arrow [went through his body and] pierced his heart, and he slumped down dead in his chariot.
25 Da sa Jehu til sin høvedsmann Bidkar: Ta og kast ham inn på jisre'elitten Nabots mark! Kom i hu hvorledes jeg og du red sammen efter hans far Akab, og Herren uttalte dette ord mot ham:
Then Jehu said to his assistant Bidkar, “Take his corpse and throw it here into the field that belonged to Naboth. [I am sure that] you remember that when you and I were riding together [in chariots] behind King Joram’s father Ahab, that Yahweh said this about Ahab:
26 Sannelig, Nabots blod og hans sønners blod så jeg igår, sier Herren, og jeg vil gjengjelde dig det på denne mark, sier Herren. Så ta nu og kast ham inn på marken efter Herrens ord!
‘Yesterday I saw Ahab murder [MTY] Naboth and his sons here. And I solemnly promise that I will punish him right here in this same field!’ So take Joram’s corpse and throw it into that field! That will fulfill what Yahweh said would happen.”
27 Da Judas konge Akasja så det, flyktet han og tok veien til havehuset; men Jehu satte efter ham og ropte: Slå også ham ned! Og de slo ham ned i hans vogn i Gur-kleven ved Jibleam, og han flyktet til Megiddo og døde der.
When King Ahaziah saw what happened, he fled [in his chariot] toward Beth-Haggan [town]. But Jehu pursued him and said [to his other commanders], “Shoot him, also!” So they shot him [with arrows] while he was riding in his chariot on the road up to Gur, near Ibleam [town]. He continued going in his chariot until he reached Megiddo [city], where he died.
28 Hans tjenere kjørte ham til Jerusalem, og de begravde ham i hans grav hos hans fedre i Davids stad.
His officials took his corpse back to Jerusalem and buried it in the tombs in the [part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’, where his ancestors had been buried.
29 Men Akasja var blitt konge over Juda i Jorams, Akabs sønns ellevte år.
Ahaziah had become the king of Judah when Joram had been ruling Israel for almost eleven years.
30 Så kom Jehu til Jisre'el; og da Jesabel hørte det, sminket hun sine øine og smykket sitt hode og så ut gjennem vinduet.
Then Jehu went to Jezreel. When [Ahab’s widow] Jezebel heard what had happened, she put paint/makeup on her eyelids, and combed her hair to make it beautiful, and looked out the window [of the palace toward the street below].
31 Og da Jehu kom inn gjennem porten, ropte hun: Kommer du med fred, du Simri som slo din herre ihjel?
While Jehu was entering the city gate, she called out to him, “You [are like] Zimri! You are a murderer! [I think] you are certainly not [RHQ] coming on a peaceful visit!”
32 Men han så op mot vinduet og sa: Hvem holder med mig? Hvem? Da så to, tre hoffmenn ut gjennem vinduet.
Jehu looked up toward the window, and then he said, “Who is (on my side/wants to help me)? Anyone?” Two or three palace officials looked down at him [from a window and pointed to themselves].
33 Han ropte: Styrt henne ned! Da styrtet de henne ned, og hennes blod sprutet opefter veggen og på hestene, og han lot hestene tråkke henne ned.
Jehu said to them, “Throw her down here!” So they threw her down, and [when she hit the ground and died], some of her blood splattered on the city wall and on the horses [that were pulling the chariots].
34 Så gikk han inn, og da han hadde ett og drukket, sa han: Se efter denne forbannede kvinne og begrav henne! For hun er kongedatter.
Then Jehu went into the palace and ate and drank. Then he said [to some of his men], “Take the corpse of that women whom Yahweh has cursed and bury it, because she is a king’s daughter [and therefore should be buried properly].”
35 Men da de gikk avsted for å begrave henne, fant de ikke annet av henne enn hjerneskallen og føttene og hendene.
But when they went to get her corpse to bury it, all that was left was only her skull and [the bones of] her feet and her hands. Everything else was gone.
36 De vendte tilbake og fortalte ham det; da sa han: Dette er det ord som Herren talte gjennem sin tjener tisbitten Elias da han sa: På Jisre'els mark skal hundene fortære Jesabels kjøtt,
When they reported this to Jehu, he said, “That is what Yahweh said would happen! He told his servant/prophet Elijah, ‘In [the city of] Jezreel, dogs will eat the flesh of Jezebel’s corpse.
37 og Jesabels lik skal bli som møkk på jorden på Jisre'els mark, så ingen skal kunne si: Dette er Jesabel.
Her bones will be scattered there in Jezreel like dung, with the result that no one will be able to [recognize them and] say, “These are Jezebel’s bones.”’”
