2 Og Ahazja faldt ud gennem Vinduesgitteret for sin Stue på Taget i Samaria og blev syg; da sendte han Sendebud af Sted og sagde til dem: "Gå hen og spørg Ekrons Gud Ba'al-Zebub, om jeg kommer mig af min Sygdom!"
2 And Ahaziah fell through the lattice in his upper chamber which was in Samaria, and became ill. So he sent messengers and said to them, “Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this sickness.”
3 Men HERRENs Engel sagde til Tisjbiten Elias: "Gå Sendebudene fra Samarias Konge i Møde og sig til dem: Mon det er, fordi der ingen Gud er i Israel, at I drager hen for at rådspørge Ekrons Gud Ba'al-Zebub?
3 But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and say to them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’
6 De svarede: "En Mand kom os i Møde og sagde til os: Vend tilbage til Kongen, som har sendt eder, og sig: Så siger HERREN: Mon det er, fordi der ingen Gud er i Israel, at du sender Bud for at rådspørge Ekrons Gud Ba'al-Zebub? Derfor: Det Leje, du steg op på, kommer du ikke ned fra, thi du skal dø!"
6 They said to him, “A man came up to meet us and said to us, ‘Go, return to the king who sent you and say to him, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you shall not come down from the bed where you have gone up, but shall surely die.’”’”
9 Derpå sendte han en Halvhundredfører med hans halvtredsindstyve Mand ud efter ham; og da han kom op til ham på Bjergets Top, hvor han sad, sagde han til ham: "Du Guds Mand! Kongen byder: Kom ned!"
9 Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him, and behold, he was sitting on the top of the hill. And he said to him, “O man of God, the king says, ‘Come down.’”
10 Men Elias svarede Halvhundredføreren: "Er jeg en Guds Mand, så fare Ild ned fra Himmelen og fortære dig og dine halvtredsindstyve Mand!" Da for Ild ned fra Himmelen og fortærede ham og hans halvtredsindstyve Mand.
10 Elijah replied to the captain of fifty, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty.” Then fire came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty.
11 Atter sendte Kongen en Halvhundredfører med hans halvtredsindstyve Mand ud efter ham; og da han kom derop, sagde han til ham: "Du Guds Mand! Således siger Kongen: Kom straks ned!"
11 So he again sent to him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he said to him, “O man of God, thus says the king, ‘Come down quickly.’”
12 Men Elias svarede ham: "Er jeg en Guds Mand, så fare Ild ned fra Himmelen og fortære dig og dine halvtredsindstyve Mand!" Da for Guds Ild ned fra Himmelen og fortærede ham og hans halvtredsindstyve Mand.
12 Elijah replied to them, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty.” Then the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty.
13 Atter sendte Kongen en Halvhundredfører ud efter ham: men da den tredje Halvhundredfører kom derop, kastede han sig på Knæ for Elias, bønfaldt ham og sagde: "du Guds Mand! Lad dog mit og disse dine halvtredsindstyve Trælles Liv være dyrebarl i dine Øjne!
13 So he again sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. When the third captain of fifty went up, he came and bowed down on his knees before Elijah, and begged him and said to him, “O man of God, please let my life and the lives of these fifty servants of yours be precious in your sight.
14 Se, Ild for ned fra Himmelen og fortærede de to første Halvhundredførere og deres halvtredsindstyve Mand, men lad nu mit Liv være dyrebart i dine Øjne!"
14 Behold fire came down from heaven and consumed the first two captains of fifty with their fifties; but now let my life be precious in your sight.”
16 Og han sagde til Kongen: "Så siger HERREN: Fordi du har sendt Sendebud hen at rådspørge Ekrons Gud Ba'al-Zebub - men det er, fordi der ingen Gud er i Israel, du kunde rådspørge? - derfor: Det Leje, du steg op på, kommer du ikke ned fra, thi du skal dø!"
16 Then he said to him, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Because you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron—is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of His word?—therefore you shall not come down from the bed where you have gone up, but shall surely die.’”
17 Og han døde efter det HERRENs Ord, som Elias havde talt. Og hans Broder Joram blev Konge i hans Sted i Josafats Søns, Kong Joram af Judas, andet Regeringsår; thi han havde ingen Søn.
17 So Ahaziah died according to the word of the Lord which Elijah had spoken. And because he had no son, Jehoram became king in his place in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah.
Det Nye Testamente 1907. Det Gamle Testamente 1931
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