Anden Kongebog 5

1 Na'aman, Kongen af Arams Hærfører, havde meget at sige hos sin Herre og var højt agtet; thi ved ham havde HERREN givet Aramæerne Sejr; men Manden var spedalsk.

Naaman, the leader of the military of the king of Syria, was a great and honorable man with his lord. For through him the Lord gave salvation to Syria. And he was a strong and rich man, but a leper.

2 Nu havde Aramæerne engang på et Strejtog røvet en lille Pige i Israels Land; hun var kommet i Tjeneste hos Na'amans Hustru,

Now robbers had gone out from Syria, and they had led away captive, from the land of Israel, a little girl. And she was in the service of the wife of Naaman.

3 og hun sagde til sin Frue: "Gid min Herre var hos Profeten i Samaria; han vilde sikkert skille ham af med hans Spedalskhed!"

And she said to her lady: “I wish that my lord had been with the prophet who is in Samaria. Certainly, he would have cured him of the leprosy that he has.”

4 Så kom Na'aman og fortalte sin Herre, hvad Pigen fra Israels Land havde sagt.

And so, Naaman entered to his lord, and he reported to him, saying: “The girl from the land of Israel spoke in such a manner.”

5 Da sagde Arams Konge: "Rejs derhen! Jeg skal sende etBrevmed til Israels Konge!" Så rejste han og tog ti Talenter Sølv, 6000 Sekel Guld og ti Sæt Festklæder med.

And the king of Syria said to him, “Go, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” And when he had set out, he had taken with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand gold coins, and ten changes of fine clothing.

6 Og han overbragte IsraelsKonge Brevet. Deri stod der: "Når dette Brev kommer dig i Hænde, skal du vide, at jeg sender min Tjener Na'aman til dig, for at du skal skille ham af med hans Spedalskhed!"

And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, in these words: “When you will receive this letter, know that I have sent to you my servant, Naaman, so that you may heal him of his leprosy.”

7 Da Israels Konge havde læst Brevet, sønderrev han sine klæder og sagde: "Er jeg Gud, så jeg råder over Liv og Død, siden han skriver til mig, at jeg skal skille en Mand afmed hans Spedalskhed Nej, I kan da se, at han søger Lejlighed til Strid med mig!"

And when the king of Israel had read the letter, he tore his garments, and he said: “Am I God, so that I could take or give life, or so that this man would send to me to cure a man from his leprosy? Take notice and see that he is seeking occasions against me.”

8 Men da den Guds Mand Elisa hørte, at Israels Konge havde sønderrevet sine klæder, sendte han det Bud til Kongen: "Hvorfor sønderriver du dine Klæder? Lad ham komme til mig, så skal han kende, at der er en Profet i Israel!"

And when Elisha, the man of God, had heard this, specifically, that the king of Israel had torn his garments, he sent to him, saying: “Why have you torn your garments? Let him come to me, and let him know that there is a prophet in Israel.”

9 Da kom Na'aman med Heste og Vogne og holdt uden for Døren til Elisas Hus.

Therefore, Naaman arrived with his horses and chariots, and he stood at the door of the house of Elisha.

10 Elisa sendte et Bud ud til ham og lod sige: "Gå hen og bad dig syv Gange i Jordan, så bliver dit Legeme atter friskt, og du bliver ren!"

And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, “Go, and wash seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will receive health, and you will be clean.”

11 Men Na'aman blev vred og drog bort med de Ord: "Se, jeg havde tænkt, at han vilde komme ud til mig, stå og påkalde HERREN sin Guds Navn og svinge sin Hånd i Retning af Helligdommen og således gøre Ende på Spedalskheden!

And becoming angry, Naaman went away, saying: “I thought that he would have come out to me, and, standing, would have invoked the name of the Lord, his God, and that he would have touched the place of the leprosy with his hand, and so have healed me.

12 Er ikke Damaskus's Floder Abana og Parpar fuldt så gode som alle Israels Vande? Kunde jeg ikke blive ren ved at bade mig i dem?" Og han vendte sig og drog bort i Vrede.

Are not the Abana and the Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel, so that I might wash in them and be cleansed?” But then, after he had turned himself away and was leaving with indignation,

13 Men hans Trælle kom og sagde til ham: "Dersom Profeten havde pålagt dig noget, som var vanskeligt vilde du så ikke have gjort det? Hvor meget mere da nu, da han sagde til dig: Bad dig, så bliver du ren!"

his servants approached him, and they said to him: “If the prophet had told you, father, to do something great, certainly you ought to have done it. How much more so, now that he has said to you: ‘Wash, and you will be clean?’”

14 Så drog han ned og dykkede sig syv Gange i Jordan efter den Guds Mands Ord; og hans Legeme blev atter friskt som et Barns, og han blev ren.

So he descended and washed in the Jordan seven times, in accord with the word of the man of God. And his flesh was restored, like the flesh of a little child. And he was made clean.

15 Så vendte han med hele sit Følge tilbage til den Guds Mand, og da han var kommet derhen, trådtehan frem forham og sagde: "Nu ved jeg, at der ingensteds på Jorden er nogen Gud uden i Israel! Så modtag nu en Takkegave af din Træl!"

And returning to the man of God, with his entire retinue, he arrived, and stood before him, and he said: “Truly, I know there is no other God, in all the earth, except in Israel. And so I beg you to accept a blessing from your servant.”

16 Men han svarede: "Så sandt HERREN lever, for hvis Åsyn jeg står, jeg modtager ikke noget!" Og skønt han nødte ham, vægrede han sig ved at modtage noget.

But he responded, “As the Lord lives, before whom I stand, I will not accept it.” And though he urged him strongly, he did not agree at all.

17 Da sagde Na'aman: "Så lad da være! Men lad din Træl få så megel Jord, som et Par Muldyr kan bære, thi din Træl vil aldrig mere ofre Brændoffer eller Slagtoffer til nogen anden Gud end HERREN!

And Naaman said: “As you wish. But I beg you to grant to me, your servant, that I may take from here the burden of two mules from the ground. For your servant will no longer offer holocaust or victim to other gods, except to the Lord.

18 Men i een Ting vil HERREN nok bære over med din Træl: Når min Herre går ind i Rimmons Hus for at tilbede og støtfer sig til min Arm og jeg så sammen med ham kaster mig til Jorden i Rimmons Hus, da vil HERREN nok bære over ed din Træl i den Ting!"

But there is still this matter, for which you will entreat the Lord on behalf of your servant: when my lord enters the temple of Rimmon, so that he may adore there, and he leans on my hand, if I will bow down in the temple of Rimmon, while he is adoring in the same place, that the Lord may ignore me, your servant, concerning this matter.”

19 Han svarede: "Far i Fred!" Men da han var kommet et Stykke hen ad Vejen,

And he said to him, “Go in peace.” Then he went away from him, in the elect time of the earth.

20 sagde Gehazi, den Guds Mand Elisas Tjener, ved sig selv: "Der har min Herre ladet denne Aramæer Na'aman slippe og ikke modtaget af ham, hvad han havde med; så sandt HERREN lever, jeg vil løbe efter ham for at få noget af ham!"

And Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, said: “My lord has spared Naaman, this Syrian, by not receiving from him what he brought. As the Lord lives, I will run after him, and take something from him.”

21 Så satte Gehazi efter Na'aman. og da Na'aman så ham komme løbende efter sig, sprang han af Vognen, gik ham i Møde og spurgte: "Står det godt til?"

And so, Gehazi followed after the back of Naaman. And when he had seen him running toward him, he leaped down from his chariot to meet him, and he said, “Is all well?”

22 Han svarede: "Ja, det står godt til! Min Herre sender mig med det Bud: Der kom lige nu to unge Mænd, som hører til Profetsønnerne, til mig fra Efraims Bjerge: giv dem en Talent Sølv og to Sæt Festklæder!"

And he said: “It is well. My lord has sent me to you, saying: ‘Just now two youths from the sons of the prophets have come to me from mount Ephraim. Give them a talent of silver, and two changes of clothing.’”

23 Da sagde Na'aman: "Tag dog mod to Talenter Sølv!" Og han nødte ham. Så bandt han to Talenter ind i to Punge og tog to Sæt Festklæder og gav to af sine Trælle dem, for at de skulde bære dem foran ham.

And Naaman said, “It is better that you accept two talents.” And he urged him, and he bound the two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of clothing. And he set them upon two of his servants, who carried them before him.

24 Men da de kom til Højen, tog han Pengene fra dem, gemte dem i Huset og lod Mændene gå.

And when now he had arrived in the evening, he took them from their hands, and he stored them in the house. And he dismissed the men, and they went away.

25 Så gik han ind til sin Herre og trådte hen til ham. Da spurgte Elisa: "Hvor har du været, Gehazi?" Han svarede: "Din Træl har ingen Steder været!"

Then, having entered, he stood before his lord. And Elisha said, “Where are you coming from, Gehazi?” He responded, “Your servant did not go anywhere.”

26 Så sagde han til ham: "Gik jeg ikke i Ånden hos dig, da en stod af sin Vogn og gik tilbage for at møde dig? Nu har du fået Penge, og du kan få Klæder, Olivenlunde og Vingårde, Småkvæg og Hornkvæg, Trælle og Trælkvinder,

But he said: “Was my heart not present, when the man turned back from his chariot to meet you? And now you have received money, and you have received garments, so that you might buy olive groves, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and men and women servants.

27 men Na'amans Spedalskhed skal hænge ved dig og dit Afkom til evig Tid!" Og Gehazi gik fra ham, hvid som Sne af Spedalskhed.

So then, the leprosy of Naaman shall adhere to you, and to your offspring forever.” And he departed from him a leper, as white as snow.