2 Kongebok 4
1 Ei kvinna som var gift med ein profetsvein, ropa til Elisa: «Mannen min, tenaren din er dåen. Du veit sjølv att han har age for Herren. No kjem kravsmannen og vil taka båe sønerne mine til trælar.»
Now a certain woman, from the wives of the prophets, cried out to Elisha, saying: “My husband, your servant, is dead. And you know that your servant was one who fears the Lord. And behold, a creditor has arrived, so that he may take away my two sons to serve him.”
2 Elisa svara til henne: «Kva kann eg gjera for deg? Seg meg, kva du hev i huset?» Ho svara: «Ingenting hev tenestkvinna di i huset anna ei krus med olje.»
And Elisha said to her: “What do you want me to do for you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?” And she responded, “I, your handmaid, do not have anything in my house, except a little oil, with which I may be anointed.”
3 Då sagde han: «Gakk ut til alle grannarne dine og få lånt deg kaggar, tome kaggar, di fleire di betre!
And he said to her: “Go, ask to borrow from all your neighbors empty vessels, more than a few.
4 Gakk so inn, steng døri etter deg og sønerne dine, slå i alle desse kaggarne, og ber deim burt etter kvart dei vert fulle!»
And enter and close your door. And when you are inside with your sons, pour from the oil into all those vessels. And when they are full, take them away.”
5 Gjekk ho då frå honom, og stengde døri etter seg og sønerne sine; dei bar fram, og ho slo i.
And so, the woman went and closed the door upon herself and her sons. They were bringing her the vessels, and she was pouring into them.
6 Då kaggarne var fyllte, bad ho son sin koma med endå ein. «Her er ikkje fleire, » svara han. Då traut oljen.
And when the vessels had been filled, she said to her son, “Bring me another a vessel.” And he responded, “I have none.” And there was oil remaining.
7 Ho kom og melde til gudsmannen. «No kann du selja oljen, » sagde han, «og greida skuldi di, og resten kann du og sønerne dine liva av.»
Then she went and told the man of God. And he said: “Go, sell the oil, and repay your creditor. Then you and your sons may live on what remains.”
8 Det bar so til ein dag at Elisa kom yver til Sunem. Der var ei velhaldi kona, som endeleg vilde gjeva honom mat; kvar gong han sidan kom den vegen, tok han inn der og fekk seg mat.
Now it happened that, on a certain day, Elisha passed by Shunem. And there was a great woman there, who took him to eat bread. And since he frequently passed by there, he turned aside to her house, so that he might eat bread.
9 Ein gong sagde ho med mannen sin: «Sjå, eg skynar at han er ein heilag gudsmann, han som jamt kjem hit til oss.
And she said to her husband: “I have noticed that he is a holy man of God, who passes by us frequently.
10 Å, lat oss mura upp ei liti loftstova og setja inn til honom der seng og bord og stol og ljosestake, so han kann taka inn der når han kjem til oss.»
Therefore, let us prepare a small upper room for him, and place a bed in it for him, and a table, and a chair, and a lampstand, so that when he comes to us, he may stay there.”
11 Ein dag kom han dit og tok inn i loftstova og lagde seg der.
Then it happened that, on a certain day, arriving, he turned aside into the upper room, and he rested there.
12 Han sagde til Gehazi, drengen sin: «Ropa på Sunems-kona!» Han so gjorde, og ho kom upp.
And he said to his servant Gehazi, “Call this Shunammite woman.” And when he had called her, and she stood before him,
13 Han hadde sagt til honom: «Seg med henne: «Du hev no havt all denne umsuti for oss; kva kann då me gjera for deg? Hev du nokor sak eg kann tala for kongen eller herføraren?»» «Nei, » svara ho, «eg bur midt millom folket mitt eige.»
he said to his servant: “Say to her: Behold, you have ministered to us attentively in all things. What do you want, that I might do for you? Do you have any business, or do you want me to speak to the king, or to the leader of the military?” And she responded, “I live in the midst of my own people.”
14 «Kva kann me gjera for henne?» spurde Elisa. «Å jau, » svara Gehazi, «ho hev ingen son, og mannen hennar er gamall.»
And he said, “Then what does she want, that I might do for her?” And Gehazi said: “You need not ask. For she has no son, and her husband is elderly.”
15 «Ropa på henne!» sagde han. Han so gjorde, og ho kom i døri.
And so, he instructed him to call her. And when she had been called, and was standing before the door,
16 Då sagde Elisa: «Næste år dette bil skal du hava ein son på fanget.» Ho svara: «Å nei, gode herre og gudsmann! du må ikkje ljuga for tenestkvinna di.»
he said to her, “At this time, and at this same hour, with life as a companion, you will have a son in your womb.” But she responded, “Do not, I ask you, my lord, a man of God, do not be willing to lie to your handmaid.”
17 Men kona vart med barn, og åtte ein son på nyåret nett det bilet som Elisa hadde sagt med henne.
And the woman conceived. And she bore a son, in the time and at the same hour as Elisha had said.
18 Då guten vart større, hadde han ein dag gjenge ut til far sin millom skurdfolket.
And the boy grew. And on a certain day, when he had gone out to his father, to the harvesters,
19 Der tok han til å klaga seg for far sin: «Hovudet mitt! Hovudet mitt!» «Ber honom til mori!» sagde faren til drengen sin.
he said to his father: “I have a pain in my head. I have a pain in my head.” But he said to his servant, “Take him, and lead him to his mother.”
20 Han tok og bar honom heim til mori. Han sat på fanget hennar til middagsleite; då slokna han.
But when he had taken him, and he had led him to his mother, she placed him upon her knees, until midday, and then he died.
21 Ho gjekk upp og lagde honom på sengi åt gudsmannen, stengde att og gjekk.
Then she went up and laid him out on the bed of the man of God, and she closed the door. And departing,
22 So ropa ho på mannen sin: «Send ein av drengjerne med ei av asnorne, » sagde ho, «so vil eg snøggast fara åt gudsmannen og straks koma heim att.»
she called her husband, and she said: “Send with me, I beg you, one of your servants, and a donkey, so that I may hurry to the man of God, and then return.”
23 «Kvifor vil du fara åt honom i dag?» spurde han; «det er korkje nymåne eller kviledag.» «Det er det same, » svara ho.
And he said to her: “What is the reason that you would go to him? Today is not the new moon, and it is not the Sabbath.” She responded, “I will go.”
24 So sala ho asna og baud drengen sin: «Driv på i eino! Heft meg ikkje burt på vegen! eg skal segja til når eg vil stana.»
And she saddled a donkey, and she instructed her servant: “Drive, and hurry on. You shall cause no delay for me in departing. And do whatever I instruct you to do.”
25 So gav ho seg i veg og kom til gudsmannen på Karmelfjellet. Då gudsmannen gådde henne eit stykke burte, sagde han med Gehazi, drengen sin: «Sjå der kjem Sunems-kona!
And so she set out. And she came to the man of God, on mount Carmel. And when the man of God had seen her at a distance, he said to his servant Gehazi: “Behold, it is that Shunammite woman.
26 Spring til møtes med henne og spør henne: «Stend det vel til med deg? Stend det vel til med mannen din? Stend det vel til med vesleguten?»» Ho svara: «Ja, det gjer det.»
So then, go to meet her, and say to her, ‘Does all go well concerning you, and your husband, and your son?’” And she answered, “It is well.”
27 Men då ho kom upp på fjellet til gudsmannen, tok ho um føterne hans. Gehazi for fram og vilde skuva henne burt. Men gudsmannen sagde: «Lat henne vera! Ho hev ei stor sorg. Herren hev løynt for meg kva det er, og ikkje kunngjort meg det.»
And when she had arrived at the man of God, on the mount, she took hold of his feet. And Gehazi drew near, so that he might remove her. But the man of God said: “Permit her. For her soul is in bitterness. And the Lord has concealed it from me, and has not revealed it to me.”
28 Då sagde ho: «Var det eg som bad deg, herre, um ein son? Bad eg deg ikkje di meir, at du ikkje skulde ljuga for meg?»
And she said to him: “Did I ask a son from my lord? Did I not say to you, ‘You should not deceive me?’”
29 Han baud då Gehazi: «Gjer deg reidug, tak staven min i handi, og gakk av stad. Um einkvan møter deg, so helsa ikkje på honom! um einkvan helsar på deg, so svara honom ikkje! Og legg so staven på andlitet til vesleguten!»
And so he said to Gehazi: “Gird your waist, and take my staff in your hand, and go. If any man will meet you, you shall not greet him. And if anyone greets you, you shall not respond to him. And place my staff upon the face of the boy.”
30 Men mori heldt fram: «So sant Herren liver, og so sant du liver, eg slepper deg ikkje!» So stod han upp og fylgde henne.
But the mother of the boy said, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not release you.” Therefore, he rose up, and he followed her.
31 Gehazi hadde fare i fyrevegen og hadde lagt staven på andlitet til vesleguten; men ingen ljod, inkje teikn til liv! Gjekk han då attende til møtes med Elisa, og fortalde at guten vakna ikkje.
But Gehazi had gone before them, and he had placed the staff upon the face of the boy. And there was no voice, nor any response. And so he returned to meet him. And he reported to him, saying, “The boy did not rise up.”
32 Då Elisa kom inn i huset, fekk han sjå guten låg lik på sengi hans.
Therefore, Elisha entered the house. And behold, the boy was lying dead upon his bed.
33 Han gjekk inn, stengde døri og bad til Herren.
And entering, he closed the door upon himself and the boy. And he prayed to the Lord.
34 So steig han upp og lagde seg yver guten, med sin munn mot hans munn, med sine augo mot hans augo, og med sine hender mot hans hender. Med han soleis bøygde seg yver honom, vart gutekroppen varm.
And he climbed up, and lay across the boy. And he put his mouth over his mouth, and his eyes over his eyes, and his hands over his hands. And he leaned himself over him, and the body of the boy grew warm.
35 So gjekk han endå ein gong att og fram yver golvet, og då han so steig upp og bøygde seg yver honom, so naus guten sju gonger, og slo upp augo.
And returning, he walked around the house, first here and then there. And he went up, and lay across him. And the boy gasped seven times, and he opened his eyes.
36 Han ropa på Gehazi: «Ropa på Sunems-kona!» sagde han. Han so gjorde. Ho kom upp. «Der skal du få guten din, » sagde han.
And he called Gehazi, and said to him, “Call this Shunammite woman.” And having been called, she entered to him. And he said, “Take up your son.”
37 Ho gjekk inn, fall ned for føterne hans og lagde seg å gruve på golvet, tok so guten sin og gjekk.
She went and fell at his feet, and she reverenced upon the ground. And she took up her son, and departed.
38 Elisa kom att til Gilgal medan det var svolt i landet. Med han sit der millom profetsveinarne, segjer han med drengen sin: «Set den store gryta, og koka velling åt profetsveinarne!»
And Elisha returned to Gilgal. Now there was a famine in the land, and the sons of the prophets were living in his sight. And he said to one of his servants, “Set out a large cooking pot, and boil a soup for the sons of the prophets.”
39 Ein av deim gjekk då ut på marki og sanka urter. Han fann ein vild-vindel og sanka av honom ville agurkar, kappa full. Då han kom inn, skar han deim upp i småskivor uppi gryta, han visste ikkje betre.
And one went out into the field, so that he might collect wild herbs. And he found something like a wild vine, and he gathered from it bitter fruits of the field, and he filled his cloak. And returning, he cut these up for the pot of soup. But he did not know what it was.
40 So auste dei upp åt kararne, so dei fekk eta. Men då dei tok til og åt av vellingen, skreik dei upp og ropa: «Dauden er i gryta, du gudsmann!» Og dei kunde ikkje eta.
Then they poured it out for their companions to eat. And when they had tasted the mixture, they cried out, saying, “Death is in the cooking pot, O man of God!” And they were unable to eat.
41 «Kom med mjøl!» sagde han, og då han hadde havt det upp i gryta, baud han deim: «Aus upp åt folket, so dei fær eta!» Og då var det ikkje vondt i gryta.
But he said, “Bring some flour.” And when they had brought it, he cast it into the cooking pot, and he said, “Pour it out for the group, so that they may eat.” And there was no longer any bitterness in the cooking pot.
42 Det kom ein mann frå Ba’al-Salisa med fyrstegrøda åt gudsmannen; tjuge byggbrød og nyhausta korn hadde han i posen sin. «Gjev folki å eta!» sagde han.
Now a certain man arrived from Baal-Shalishah, carrying, for the man of God, bread from the first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and new grain in his satchel. But he said, “Give it to the people, so that they may eat.”
43 «Kor kann eg setja fram dette åt hundrad mann?» spurde tenaren. «Gjev folki å eta!» svara han; «Herren segjer: «Dei skal eta og endå leiva.»»
And his servant responded to him, “What amount is this, that I should set it before a hundred men?” But he said again: “Give it to the people, so that they may eat. For thus says the Lord, ‘They shall eat, and there shall be still more.’”
44 Og han sette det fram for deim, og dei åt, og dei leivde endå noko, so som Herren hadde sagt.
And so, he set it before them. And they ate, and there was still more, in accord with the word of the Lord.
