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!"

Elisha said, “Hear the LORD’s word. The LORD says, ‘Tomorrow about this time a seah of fine flour will 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 the captain on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, “Behold, if the LORD made windows in heaven, could this thing be?” He said, “Behold, you will see it with your eyes, but will not eat of it.”

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

Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate. They said to one another, “Why do we sit 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 the famine is in the city, and we will die there. If we sit still here, we also die. Now therefore come, and let’s surrender to the army of the Syrians. If they save us alive, we will live; and if they kill us, we will 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.

They rose up in the twilight to go to the camp of the Syrians. When they had come to the outermost part of the camp of the Syrians, behold, no man was 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 the Syrians to hear the sound of chariots and the sound of horses, even the noise of a great army; and they said to one another, “Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of the Egyptians to attack 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.

Therefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, their horses, and their donkeys, even 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.

When these lepers came to the outermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and ate and drank, then carried away silver, gold, and clothing and went and hid it. Then they came back, and entered into another tent and carried things from there also, and went and hid them.

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!"

Then they said to one another, “We aren’t doing right. Today is a day of good news, and we keep silent. If we wait until the morning light, punishment will overtake us. Now therefore come, let’s go and tell the king’s household.”

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 came and called to the city gatekeepers; and they told them, “We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, not even a man’s voice, but the horses tied, and the donkeys tied, and the tents as they were.”

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

Then the gatekeepers called out and told it to the king’s household 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!"

The king arose in the night, and said to his servants, “I will now show you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are hungry. Therefore they have gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, ‘When they come out of the city, we shall take them alive, and get 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!"

One of his servants answered, “Please let some people take five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city. Behold, they are like all the multitude of Israel who are left in it. Behold, they are like all the multitude of Israel who are consumed. Let’s send and see.”

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

Therefore they took two chariots with horses; and the king sent them out to the Syrian army, 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.

They went after them to the Jordan; and behold, all the path was full of garments and equipment which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. The messengers returned and told 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.

The people went out and plundered the camp of the Syrians. So a seah of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the LORD’s word.

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.

The king had appointed the captain on whose hand he leaned to be in charge of the gate; and the people trampled over him in the gate, and he died as the man of God had said, who 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!"

It happened as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, “Two seahs of barley for a shekel, and a seah of fine flour for a shekel, shall be tomorrow about this time 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 that captain answered the man of God, and said, “Now, behold, if the LORD made windows in heaven, might such a thing be?” and he said, “Behold, you will see it with your eyes, but will not eat of it.”

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

It happened like that to him, for the people trampled over him in the gate, and he died.