Anden Kongebog 7

1 Men Elisa sagde: "Hør HERRENs Ord! Så siger HERREN: I Morgen ved denne Tid skal en Sea fint Hvedemel koste en Sekel og to Sea Byg ligeledes en Sekel i Samarias Port!"

And Elisaie said, Hear thou the word of the Lord; Thus saith the Lord, As at this time, to-morrow a measure of fine flour [shall be sold] for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gates of Samaria.

2 Men Høvedsmanden, til hvis Arm Kongen støttede sig, svarede den Guds Mand og sagde: "Om så HERREN satte Vinduer på Himmelen, mon da sligt kunde ske?" Han sagde: "Med egne Øjne skal du få det at se, men ikke komme til at spise deraf!"

And the officer on whose hand the king rested, answered Elisaie, and said, Behold, [if] the Lord shall make flood-gates in heaven, might this thing be? and Elisaie said, Behold, thou shalt see with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

3 Imidlertid varder fire spedalske Mænd ved indgangen til Porten; de sagde til hverandre: "Hvorfor skal vi blive her, til vi dør?

And there were four leprous men by the gate of the city: and one said to his neighbour, Why sit we here until we die?

4 Dersom vi bestemmer os til at gå ind i Byen, dør vi der - der er jo Hungersnød i Byen - og bliver vi her, dør vi også! Kom derfor og lad os løbe over til Aramæernes Lejr! Lader de os leve, så bliver vi i Live, og slår de os ihjel, så dør vi!"

If we should say, Let us go into the city, then [there is] famine in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit here, then we shall die. Now then come, and let us fall upon the camp of the Syrians: if they should take us alive, then we shall live; and if they should put us to death, then we shall [only] die.

5 Så begav de sig i Mørkningen på Vej til Aramæernes Lejr; men da de kom til Udkanten af Aramæernes Lejr, var der ikke et Menneske at se.

And they rose up while it was yet night, to go into the camp of Syria; and they came into a part of the camp of Syria, and behold, there [was] no man there.

6 HERREN havde nemlig ladet Aramæernes Lejr høre Larm at Vogne og Heste, Larm af en stor Hær, og de havde sagt til hverandre: "Se, Israels Konge har købt Hetiternes og Mizrajims Konger til at falde over os!"

For the Lord had made the army of Syria to hear a sound of chariots, and a sound of horses, [even] the sound of a great host: and [each] man said to his fellow, Now has the king of Israel hired against us the kings of the Chettites, and the kings of Egypt, to come against us.

7 Derfor havde de taget Flugten i Mørkningen og efterladt Lejren, som den stod, deres Telte, Heste og Æsler, og var flygtet for at redde Livet.

And they arose and fled while it was yet dark, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses in the camp, as they were, and fled for their lives.

8 Da nu de spedalske havde nået Udkanten af Lejren, gik de ind i et af Teltene, spiste og drak og tog Sølv og Guld og klæder, som de gik hen og gemte; derpå kom de tilbage og gik ind i et andet Telt; også der tog de noget, som de gik hen og gemte.

And these lepers entered a little way into the camp, and went into one tent, and ate and drank, and took thence silver, and gold, and raiment; and they went and returned thence, and entered into another tent, and took thence, and went and hid [the spoil].

9 Så sagde de til hverandre: "Det er ikke rigtigt, som vi bærer os ad! Denne Dag er et godt Budskabs Dag; tier vi stille og venter til Daggry, pådrager vi os Skyld; lad os derfor gå hen og melde det i Kongens Palads!"

And [one] man said to his neighbour, We are not doing [well] thus: this day is a day of glad tidings, and we hold our peace, and are waiting till the morning light, and shall find mischief: now them come, and let us go into [the city], and report to the house of the king.

10 Så gik de hen og råbte til Byens Portvægtere og bragte dem den Melding: "Vi kom til Aramæernes Lejr, og der var ikke et Menneske at se eller høre, men vi fandt Hestene og Æslerne bundet og Teltene urørt!"

So they went and cried toward the gate of the city, and reported to them, saying, We went into the camp of Syria, and, behold, there is not there a man, nor voice of man, only horses tied and asses, and their tents as they were.

11 Portvægterne råbte det ud, og man meldte det inde i Kongens Palads.

And the porters cried aloud, and reported to the house of the king within.

12 Men Kongen stod op om Natten og sagde til sine Folk: "Jeg skal sige eder, hvad Aramæerne har for med os; de ved, at vi er udsultet, derfor har de forladt Lejren og skjult sig på Marken, i den Tanke at vi skal gå ud af Byen, så de kan fange os levende og trænge ind i Byen!"

And the king rose up by night, and said to his servants, I will now tell you what the Syrians have done to us. They knew that we are hungry; and they have gone forth from the camp and hidden themselves in the field, saying, They will come out of the city, and we shall catch them alive, and go into the city.

13 Men en af Folkene svarede: - "Vi kan jo tage en fem Stykker af de Heste, der er tilbage her - det vil jo dog gå dem som alle de mange, der allerede var omkommet - og sende Folk derhen, så får vi se!"

And one of his servants answered and said, Let them now take five of the horses that were left, which were left here; behold, they are the number left to all the multitude of Israel; and we will send thither and see.

14 De tog da to Spand Heste, og Kongen sendte Folk efter Aramæernes Hær og sagde: "Rid hen og se efter!"

So they took two horsemen; and the king of Israel sent after the king of Syria, saying, Go, and see.

15 Så drog de efter dem lige til Jordan og fandt hele Vejen fuld af Klæder og Våben, som Aramæerne havde kastet fra sig på deres hovedkulds Flugt. Derpå vendte Sendebudene tilbage og meldte det til Kongen.

And they went after them even to Jordan: and, behold, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their panic. and the messengers returned, and brought word to the king.

16 Så drog Folket ud og plyndrede Aramæernes Lejr; og således kom en Sea fint Hvedemel til at koste en Sekel og to Sea Byg ligeledes en Sekel, som HERREN havde sagt.

And the people went out, and plundered the camp of Syria: and a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, according to the word of the Lord, and two measures of barley for a shekel.

17 Kongen havde overdraget Høvedsmanden, til hvis Arm han støttede sig, Tilsynet med Porten, men Folket trådte ham ned i Porten, så han døde, således som den Guds Mand havde sagt, dengang Kongen kom ned til ham.

And the king appointed the officer on whose hand the king leaned [to have charge] over the gate: and the people trampled on him in the gate, and he died, as the man of God [had] said, who spoke when the messenger came down to him.

18 Da den Guds Mand sagde til Kongen: "To Sea Byg skal koste en Sekel og en Sea fitnt Hvedemel ligeledes en Sekel i Morgen ved denne Tid i Samarias Port!"

So it came to pass as Elisaie had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley [shall be sold] for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel; and it shall be as at this time to-morrow in the gate of Samaria.

19 da havde Høvedsmanden svaret ham: "Om så HERREN satte Vinduer på Himmelen, mon da sligt kunde ske?" Og den Guds Mand havde sagt: "Med egne Øjne skal du få det at se, men ikke komme til at spise deraf!"

And the officer answered Elisaie, and said, Behold, [if] the Lord makes flood-gates in heaven, shall this thing be? and Elisaie said, Behold, thou shalt see [it] with thine eyes, but thou shalt not eat thereof.

20 Således gik det ham; Folket trådte ham ned i Porten, så han døde.

And it was so: for the people trampled on him in the gate, and he died.