¹Ben Hadad the king of Syria gathered all his army together; and there were thirty-two kings with him, and horses and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it.

¹Kong Benhadad af Aram samlede hele sin Hær, og to og tredive Konger fulgte ham med Heste og Stridsvogne; og han drog op og indesluttede Samaria og belejrede det.

²He sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said to him, “Thus says Ben Hadad,

²Han sendte nu Sendebud ind i Byen til Kong Akab af Israel

³‘Your silver and your gold is mine. Your wives also and your children, even the best, are mine.’”

³og lod sige til ham: "Således siger Benhadad: Dit Sølv og Guld er mit, men dine Hustruer og børn kan du beholde!"

⁴The king of Israel answered, “It is according to your saying, my lord, O king. I am yours, and all that I have.”

⁴Israels Konge lod svare: "Som du byder, Herre Konge! Jeg og alt, hvad mit er, tilhører dig."

⁵The messengers came again, and said, “Ben Hadad says, ‘I sent indeed to you, saying, “You shall deliver me your silver, and your gold, and your wives, and your children;

⁵Men Sendebudene vendte tilbage og sagde: "Således siger Benha dad: Jeg sendte Bud til dig og lod sige: Dit Sølv og Guld og dine Hustruer og Børn skal du give mig!

⁶but I will send my servants to you tomorrow about this time, and they shall search your house, and the houses of your servants; and it shall be, that whatever is pleasant in your eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take it away.”’”

⁶Så sender jeg da i Morgen ved denne Tid mine Folk til dig, og de skal gennemsøge dit Hus og dine Folks Huse og tilvende sig og tage alt, hvad de lyster!"

⁷Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, “Please notice how this man seeks mischief; for he sent to me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I didn’t deny him.”

⁷Da lod Israels Konge alle Landets Ældste kalde og sagde: "Der ser I, at Manden har ondt i Sinde, thi nu sender han Bud til mig om mine Hustruer og Børn, og mit Sølv og Guld havde jeg ikke nægtet ham!"

⁸All the elders and all the people said to him, “Don’t listen, neither consent.”

⁸Alle de Ældste og alt Folket svarede ham: "Hør ham ikke; du må ikke give efter!"

⁹Therefore he said to the messengers of Ben Hadad, “Tell my lord the king, ‘All that you sent for to your servant at the first I will do; but this thing I cannot do.’” The messengers departed, and brought him back the message.

⁹Da sagde han til Benhadads Sendebud: "Sig til min Herre Kongen: Alt, hvad du første Gang krævede af din Træl, vil jeg gøre, men dette Krav kan jeg ikke opfylde!" Med det Svar vendte Sendebudene tilbage.

¹⁰Ben Hadad sent to him, and said, “The gods do so to me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people who follow me.”

¹⁰Da sendte Benhadad Bud til ham og lod sige: "Guderne ramme mig både med det ene og det andet, om Støvet i Samaria forslår til at fylde Hænderne på alle de Krigere, der følger mig!"

¹¹The king of Israel answered, “Tell him, ‘Don’t let him who puts on his armor brag like he who takes it off.’”

¹¹Men Israels Konge lod svare: "Sig således: Den, der spænder Bæltet, skal ikke rose sig som den, der løser det!"

¹²It happened, when Ben Hadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings, in the pavilions, that he said to his servants, “Prepare to attack!” They prepared to attack the city.

¹²Benhadad modtog Svaret, just som han sad og drak sammen med Kongerne i Løvhytterne; da sagde han til sine Folk: "Til Storm!" Og de gjorde sig rede til at storme Byen.

¹³Behold, a prophet came near to Ahab king of Israel, and said, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Have you seen all this great multitude? Behold, I will deliver it into your hand this day; and you shall know that I am Yahweh.’”

¹³Men en Profet trådte hen til Kong Akab af Israel og sagde: "Så siger HERREN: Ser du hele den vældige Menneskemængde der? Se, jeg giver den i Dag i din Hånd, og du skal kende, at jeg er HERREN!"

¹⁴Ahab said, “By whom?” He said, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘By the young men of the princes of the provinces.’” Then he said, “Who shall begin the battle?” He answered, “You.”

¹⁴Akab spurgte: "Ved hvem?" Han svarede: "Så siger HERREN: Ved Fogedernes Folk!" Derpå spurgte han: "Hvem skal åbne Kampen?" Han svarede: "Du!"

¹⁵Then he mustered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty-two. After them, he mustered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand.

¹⁵Så mønstrede han Fogedernes Folk, og de var 232; derefter mønstrede han hele Hæren, alle Israeliterne, 7000 Mand.

¹⁶They went out at noon. But Ben Hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty-two kings who helped him.

¹⁶Og ved Middagstid gjorde de et Udfald, just som Benhadad og de to og tredive Konger, der fulgte ham, sad og drak i Løvhytterne.

¹⁷The young men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Ben Hadad sent out, and they told him, saying, “Men are coming out from Samaria.”

¹⁷Først rykkede Fogedernes Folk ud. Man sendte da Bud til Benhadad og meldte: "Der rykker Mænd ud fra Samaria!"

¹⁸He said, “If they have come out for peace, take them alive; or if they have come out for war, take them alive.”

¹⁸Da sagde han: "Hvad enten de rykker ud for at få Fred eller for at kæmpe, så grib dem levende!"

¹⁹So these went out of the city, the young men of the princes of the provinces, and the army which followed them.

¹⁹Da Fogedernes Folk og Hæren, som fulgte efter, var rykket ud fra Byen,

²⁰They each killed his man. The Syrians fled, and Israel pursued them. Ben Hadad the king of Syria escaped on a horse with horsemen.

²⁰huggede de ned for Fode, så at Aramæerne tog Flugten; og Israeliterne satte efter dem. Men Kong Benhadad af Aram undslap til Hest sammen med nogle Ryttere.

²¹The king of Israel went out, and struck the horses and chariots, and killed the Syrians with a great slaughter.

²¹Da rykkede Israels Konge ud og gjorde Hestene og Vognene til Bytte, og han tilføjede Aramæerne et stort Nederlag.

²²The prophet came near to the king of Israel, and said to him, “Go, strengthen yourself, and mark, and see what you do; for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against you.”

²²Men Profeten trådte hen til Israels Konge og sagde til ham: "Tag dig sammen og se vel til, hvad du vil gøre, thi næste År drager Arams Konge op imod dig igen!"

²³The servants of the king of Syria said to him, “Their god is a god of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we. But let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.

²³Men Aramæerkongens Folk sagde til ham: "Deres Gud er en Bjerggud, derfor blev de os for stærke; men lad os se, om vi ikke kan blive de stærkeste, når vi angriber dem på Slettelandet!

²⁴Do this thing: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their place.

²⁴Således skal du gøre: Afsæt alle Kongerne, sæt Statholdere i deres Sted

²⁵Muster an army, like the army that you have lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot. We will fight against them in the plain, and surely we will be stronger than them.” He listened to their voice, and did so.

²⁵og stil lige så stor en Hær på Benene som den, du mistede, og lige så mange Heste og Vogne som før! Når vi så kæmper med dem på Slettelandet, sandelig, om vi ikke bliver de stærkeste!" Og han fulgte deres Råd og handlede derefter.

²⁶It happened at the return of the year, that Ben Hadad mustered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.

²⁶Næste År mønstrede Benha dad Aramæeme og drog op til Atek for at kæmpe med Israel.

²⁷The children of Israel were mustered, and were provisioned, and went against them. The children of Israel encamped before them like two little flocks of young goats; but the Syrians filled the country.

²⁷Også Israeliterne blev mønstret og forsynede sig med Levnedsmidler, hvorefter de rykkede dem i Møde og lejrede sig lige over for dem som to små Gedehjorde, medens Aramæerne oversvømmede Landet.

²⁸A man of God came near and spoke to the king of Israel, and said, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Because the Syrians have said, “Yahweh is a god of the hills, but he is not a god of the valleys”; therefore I will deliver all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am Yahweh.’”

²⁸Da trådte en Guds Mand hen til Israels Konge og sagde: "Så siger HERREN: Fordi Aramæerne siger: HERREN er en Bjerggud og ikke en Dalgud! vil jeg give hele den vældige Menneskemængde der i din Hånd, og I skal kende, at jeg er HERREN!"

²⁹They encamped one over against the other seven days. So it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined; and the children of Israel killed one hundred thousand footmen of the Syrians in one day.

²⁹De lå nu lejret over for hinanden i syv Dage, men Syvendedagen kom det til Kamp, og Israeliterne huggede Aramæerne ned, 100.000 Mand Fodfolk på een Dag.

³⁰But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand men who were left. Ben Hadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner room.

³⁰De, der blev tilovers, flygtede til Byen Afek, men Muren styrtede ned over dem, der var tilbage, 27000 Mand. Benhadad flygtede ind i Byen, hvor han løb fra Kammer til Kammer.

³¹His servants said to him, “See now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings. Please let us put sackcloth on our bodies, and ropes on our heads, and go out to the king of Israel. Maybe he will save your life.”

³¹Da sagde hans Folk til ham: Vi har hørt, at Kongerne over Israels Hus er nådige Konger; lad os binde Sæk om Lænderne og Reb om Hovederne og gå ud til Israels Konge, måske han da vil skåne dit Liv!"

³²So they put sackcloth on their bodies and ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, “Your servant Ben Hadad says, ‘Please let me live.’” He said, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”

³²Så bandt de Sæk om Lændeme og Reb om Hovederne og kom til Israels Konge og sagde: "Din Træl Benhadad siger: Lad mig leve!" Han svarede: "Er han endnu i Live? Han er min Broder!"

³³Now the men observed diligently, and hurried to take this phrase; and they said, “Your brother Ben Hadad.” Then he said, “Go, bring him.” Then Ben Hadad came out to him; and he caused him to come up into the chariot.

³³Det tog Mændene for et godt Varsel. og de tog ham straks på Ordet, idet de sagde: "Benhadad er din Broder!" Da sagde han: "Gå hen og hent ham!" Så gik Benhadad ud til ham, og han tog ham op i Vognen til sig.

³⁴Ben Hadad said to him, “The cities which my father took from your father I will restore. You shall make streets for yourself in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria.” “I,” said Ahab, “will let you go with this covenant.” So he made a covenant with him, and let him go.

³⁴Benhadad sagde nu til ham: "De Byer, min Fader fratog din Fader, vil jeg give tilbage, og du må bygge dig Gader i Damaskus, lige som min Fader gjorde i Samaria! På disse Vilkår give du mig fri!" Og han sluttede Pagt med ham og lod ham gå.

³⁵A certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his fellow by the word of Yahweh, “Please strike me!” The man refused to strike him.

³⁵Men en af Profetsønnerne sagde med HERRENs Ord til sin Fælle: "Slå mig!" Men han vægrede sig derved.

³⁶Then he said to him, “Because you have not obeyed the voice of Yahweh, behold, as soon as you are departed from me, a lion shall kill you.” As soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him, and killed him.

³⁶Da sagde han til ham: "Fordi du ikke har adlydt HERRENs Ord. skal en Løve dræbe dig, når du går bort fra mig!" Og da han gik bort fra ham, traf en Løve på ham og dræbte ham.

³⁷Then he found another man, and said, “Please strike me.” The man struck him, smiting and wounding him.

³⁷Så traf Profetsønnen en anden og sagde til ham: "Slå mig!" Og den anden slog ham og sårede ham.

³⁸So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with his headband over his eyes.

³⁸Så gik Profeten hen og stillede sig på den Vej, Kongen kom, og gjorde sig ukendelig med et Bind for Øjnene.

³⁹As the king passed by, he cried to the king; and he said, “Your servant went out into the midst of the battle; and behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man to me, and said, ‘Guard this man! If by any means he be missing, then your life shall be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.’

³⁹Da Kongen kom forbi, råbte han til ham: "Din Træl var draget med i Kampen; da kom en hen til mig med en Mand og sagde: Vogt den Mand vel! Slipper han bort, skal du svare for hans Liv med dit eget Liv eller bøde en Talent Sølv!

⁴⁰As your servant was busy here and there, he was gone.” The king of Israel said to him, “So your judgment shall be; you yourself have decided it.”

⁴⁰Men din Træl var optaget snart her, snart der, og borte var han." Da sagde Israels Konge til ham: "Det er din Dom, du har selv fældet den!"

⁴¹He hurried, and took the headband away from his eyes; and the king of Israel recognized that he was of the prophets.

⁴¹Så tog han hurtig Bindet fra Øjnene, og Israels Konge genkendte ham som en af Ptofeterne.

⁴²He said to him, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Because you have let go out of your hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction, therefore your life shall go for his life, and your people for his people.’”

⁴²Og han sagde til ham: "Så siger HERREN: Fordi du gav Slip på den Mand, der var hjemfaldet til mit Band, skal du svare for hans Liv med dit eget Liv og for hans Folk med dit eget Folk!"

⁴³The king of Israel went to his house sullen and angry, and came to Samaria.

⁴³Da drog Israels Konge hjem, misfornøjet og ilde til Mode, og han kom til Samaria.