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!"

Then said Elisha', Hear ye the word of the Lord: Thus hath said the Lord, About this time tomorrow a seah of fine flour shall be sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, in the gate 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!"

Then answered the lord of the king, on whose hand he used to lean, the man of God, and said, Behold, will the Lord make windows in the heavens, that this thing shall be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thy eyes, but thereof shalt thou not eat.

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 at the entrance of the gate: and they said one to another, Why do we remain 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 say, We will enter into the city, then is the famine in the city, and we shall die there; and if we remain here, we die [also]: now therefore come, and let us go over unto the camp of the Syrians; if they will let us live, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but 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 in the twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians; and when they were come to the uttermost part of the camp of the Syrians, 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 caused the camp of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, the noise of a large army: and they said one to the other, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon 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 were arisen and fled in the twilight, and had left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, the camp as it was, and fled for their life.

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 so came these lepers to the uttermost part of the camp, and they went into one tent, and ate and drank, and carried away thence silver, and gold, and garments, and went and hid them; and they returned, and entered into another tent, and carried away [something] thence, and went and hid it.

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 then they said one to the other, We do not act correctly; this day is a day of good tidings; and if we remain silent, and tarry till the morning-light, we shall incur guilt: now then come, and let us go and tell it at the king's house.

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 called unto one of the gate-keepers of the city, and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, nor the voice of man; but the horses were tied, and the asses were tied, and the tents as they had been.

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

And he called the gate-keepers; and they told it at the king's house 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 arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I can easily tell you what the Syrians have done to us: they know that we are hungry; and they are therefore gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, If they should come out of the city, we will catch them alive, and enter 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 some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city, let it fare with them as with all the multitude of Israel that are left in it, [or] let it fare with them as with all the multitude of Israel that have perished: and let us send out and see.

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

And they took two chariots with horses; and the king sent after the camp of the Syrians, 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 as far as the Jordan; and, lo, the whole way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste: and the messengers returned, and told it 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 the Syrians: and a seah of fine flour was to be had for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the Lord.

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 had appointed the lord on whose hand he used to lean to have the charge of the gate; and the people trod him down in the gate, and he died; as the man of God had spoken, which he spoke when the king 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!"

And it came to pass as the man of God was speaking to the king, saying, Two seahs of barley for a shekel, and a seah of fine flour for a shekel, shall be about this time tomorrow 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!"

That the Lord had answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if even the Lord were to make windows in the heavens, would such a thing be? And he had said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thy eyes, but thereof shalt thou not eat.

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

And it happened unto him so; for the people trod him down in the gate, and he died.