2 Kongebok 6
1 Profetsveinarne sagde med Elisa: «Romet der me sit for di åsyn, er for lite oss.
Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, There is not room enough for us in the place where we are living under your care;
2 Lat oss då få lov å ganga til Jordan og henta kvar sin timberstokk, so vil me byggja oss rom der me kann sitja.» «Ja, gakk de!» svara han.
So let us go to Jordan, and let everyone get to work cutting boards, and we will make a living-place for ourselves there. And he said to them, Go, then.
3 Ein av deim bad honom: «Å, gjer vel og fylg med tenarane dine!» «Eg skal so, » sagde han.
And one of them said, Be pleased to go with your servants. And he said, I will go.
4 Han fylgde deim. Då dei kom til Jordan, tok dei til å hogga ned trei.
So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they got to work cutting down trees.
5 Med ein holdt på å fella ein stokk, datt øksi i vatnet. Han skreik upp: «Å, herre! Det var lånegods!»
But one of them, while cutting a board, let the head of his axe go into the water; and he gave a cry, and said, This is a bad business, my master, for it is another's.
6 «Kvar datt ho?» spurde gudsmannen. Dei synte honom staden. Han skar av ei grein og kasta henne dit. Då fekk han øksi til å fljota upp.
And the man of God said, Where did it go in? and when he saw the place where it had gone into the water, cutting a stick, he put it into the water, and the iron came up to the top of the water.
7 «Tak henne!» sagde han. Og han rette ut handi og tok henne.
Then he said, Take it up. So he put out his hand and took it.
8 Syrarkongen låg den tid i ufred med Israel. Når han samråddest med mennerne sine og lagde yver: «Der og der vil eg lægra meg, »
At that time the king of Aram was making war against Israel; and he had a meeting with the chiefs of his army and said, I will be waiting in secret in some named place.
9 so sende gudsmannen det bodet til Israels-kongen: «Tak deg i vare for å fara den vegen! for der for syrarane ned.»
And the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, Take care to keep away from that place, for the Aramaeans are waiting there in secret.
10 Når so Israels-kongen sende folk til den staden som gudsmannen hadde peika ut og vara honom for, so tok han seg i vare nett der. Dette hende ikkje berre ein og tvo gonger.
So the king of Israel sent to the place where the man of God had said there was danger, and kept clear of it more than once.
11 Av dette kom syrarkongen radt i egse. Han kalla i hop mennerne sine og spurde deim: «Kann de ikkje segja meg kven det er av våre folk som held med Israels-kongen?»
And at this, the mind of the king of Aram was greatly troubled, and he sent for his servants and said to them, Will you not make clear to me which of us is helping the king of Israel?
12 Ein av mennerne svara: «Nei, herre konge! Det er profeten Elisa i Israel som segjer Israels-kongen dei ting du talar i sengkammerset ditt.»
And one of them said, Not one of us, my lord king; but Elisha, the prophet in Israel, gives the king of Israel news of the words you say even in your bedroom.
13 Då sagde han: «Få greida på kvar han heldt seg, so skal eg senda folk og gripa honom.» Dei melde honom: «Han held seg i Dotan.»
Then he said, Go and see where he is, so that I may send and get him. And news came to him that he was in Dothan.
14 Dit sende han so hestar og vogner og ein stor herstyrke. Dei kom ved natteti og kringsette byen.
So he sent there horses and carriages and a great army; and they came by night, circling the town.
15 Då tenaren åt gudsmannen reis upp og gjekk ut tidleg næste morgon, fekk han sjå ein herstyrke med hestar og vogner lægra kring byen. Drengen sagde då til honom: «Ai, ei, herre! Kva skal me gjera?»
Now the servant of the man of God, having got up early and gone out, saw an army with horses and carriages of war all round the town. And the servant said to him, O my master, what are we to do?
16 «Ver ikkje rædd!» svara han; «det er fleire med oss enn med deim.»
And he said in answer, Have no fear; those who are with us are more than those who are with them.
17 Og Elisa bad og sagde: «Herre, lat upp augo hans, so han kann sjå!» Herren let upp augo på guten, og han fekk sjå fjellet fullt av eldhestar og eldvogner rundt ikring Elisa.
Then Elisha made a prayer to the Lord, saying, Lord, let his eyes be open so that he may see. And the Lord made the young man's eyes open; and he saw that all the mountain was full of horses and carriages of fire round Elisha.
18 Då dei so gjekk ned, bad Elisa til Herren: «Å, slå dette folket med blindskap!» Og Herren slo deim med blindskap, so som Elisa hadde sagt.
Now when the Aramaeans came down to Elisha, he made a prayer to the Lord saying, Lord, make this people blind. And he made them blind at Elisha's request.
19 Elisa sagde då til deim: «Dette er ikkje rette vegen, detter er ikkje rette byen! fylg meg, so skal eg føra dykk til den mannen de leitar etter.» So førde han deim til Samaria.
And Elisha said to them, This is not the way, and this is not the town: come after me so that I may take you to the man you are searching for. And he took them to Samaria.
20 Då dei so var komne inn i Samaria, bad Elisa: «Herre, lat upp augo på desse, og lat deim sjå!» Herren let upp augo deira, og dei gådde at dei var midt inni Samaria.
And when they had come into Samaria, Elisha said, Lord, let the eyes of these men be open so that they may see. And the Lord made their eyes open, and they saw that they were in the middle of Samaria.
21 Då Israels-kongen såg deim, sagde han til Elisa: «Skal eg hogga ned, hogga ned, far?»
And the king of Israel, when he saw them, said to Elisha, My father, am I to put them to the sword?
22 «Nei, » svara han, «det skal du ikkje; plar du hogga ned deim du fangar med sverd eller boge? Set fram åt deim mat og drikka, lat deim eta og drikka, og lat deim so fara attende til herren sin!»
But he said in answer, You are not to put them to death; have you any right to put to death those whom you have not taken prisoner with your sword and your bow? put bread and water before them, so that they may have food and drink and go to their master.
23 Han kosta på deim eit stort gjestebod; og då dei hadde ete og drukke, let han deim ganga. Og dei for attende til herren sin. Sidan kom det ikkje fleire syriske herjeflokkar inn i Israelslandet.
So he made ready a great feast for them, and when they had had food and drink, he sent them away and they went back to their master. And no more bands of Aramaeans came into the land of Israel.
24 No hende de seg sidan at Benhadad, syrarkongen, stemnde saman heile heren sin og drog upp og kringsette Samaria.
Now after this, Ben-hadad, king of Aram, got together all his army and went up to make an attack on Samaria, shutting the town in on all sides with his forces.
25 Medan dei kringsette byen, vart det so stor hunger i Samaria, at eit asenhovud kosta til sist åtteti sylvdalar, og fjordeparten av ei kanna med duvemøk fem sylvdalar.
And they became very short of food in Samaria; for they kept it shut in till the price of an ass's head was eighty shekels of silver, and a small measure of doves' droppings was five shekels of silver.
26 Ein dag Israels-kongen gjekk ikring på muren, var det ei kvinna som ropa på honom: «Hjelp, herre konge!»
And when the king of Israel was going by on the wall, a woman came crying out to him, and said, Help! my lord king.
27 Han svara: «Hjelper ikkje Herren deg, kvar skal då eg henta hjelpi di frå? Frå treskjarvollen? eller frå vinpersa?
And he said, If the Lord does not give you help, where am I to get help for you? from the grain-floor or the grape-crusher?
28 Kva er i vegen med deg?» spurde kongen. Ho svara: «Denne kona her sagde med meg: «Kom med son din, so skal me eta honom i dag, so kann me eta son min i morgon!»
And the king said to her, What is troubling you? And she said in answer, This woman said to me, Give your son to be our food today, and we will have my son tomorrow.
29 So koka me son min og åt honom upp. Men då eg andre dagen sagde til henne: «Kom med son din, so me kann eta honom!» då løynde ho son sin.»
So, boiling my son, we had a meal of him; and on the day after I said to her, Now give your son for our food; but she has put her son in a secret place.
30 Då kongen høyrde det kona sagde, reiv han sund klædi sine, medan han gjekk der på muren; og folk fekk sjå han gjekk med sekkjety innunder næmast kroppen.
Then the king, hearing what the woman said, took his robes in his hands, violently parting them; and, while he was walking on the wall, the people, looking, saw that under his robe he had haircloth on his flesh.
31 Og han svor: «Gud late meg bøta no og sidan, um hovudet skal sitja på Elisa Safatsson dagen til endes!
Then he said, May God's punishment come on me if Elisha, the son of Shaphat, keeps his head on his body after this day.
32 Sende han so ein fyre seg til Elisa, der han sat i heimen saman med dei øvste. Men fyrr bodet kom til honom, sagde han med dei øvste: Skynar de at denne mordarsonen hev sendt ein mann hit til å taka hovudet mitt? Sjå no til og lat att døri, og haldt henne stengd når bodet kjem! Høyrer det ikkje stigi til herren hans bak honom?»
But Elisha was in his house, and the responsible men were seated there with him; and before the king got there, Elisha said to those who were with him, Do you see how this cruel and violent man has sent to take away my life?
33 Medan han tala soleis med deim, såg dei bodet koma ned til honom med dei ordi: «Sjå for ei ulukka Herren hev sendt! kvifor skal eg då bia på Herren meir?»
While he was still talking to them, the king came down and said, This evil is from the Lord; why am I to go on waiting any longer for the Lord?
