Anden Kongebog 5

1 Na'aman, Kongen af Arams Hærfører, havde meget at sige hos sin Herre og var højt agtet; thi ved ham havde HERREN givet Aramæerne Sejr; men Manden var spedalsk.

Naaman, the king of Aram's army commander was considered a great man by his master and highly respected, for through him the Lord had made the Arameans victorious. He was a mighty warrior, but he was a leper.

2 Nu havde Aramæerne engang på et Strejtog røvet en lille Pige i Israels Land; hun var kommet i Tjeneste hos Na'amans Hustru,

Some Arameans had gone on a raid and had captured a young girl from the land of Israel. She had been made a servant to Naaman's wife.

3 og hun sagde til sin Frue: "Gid min Herre var hos Profeten i Samaria; han vilde sikkert skille ham af med hans Spedalskhed!"

She told her mistress, “If only my master would go and see the prophet who lives in Samaria. I'm sure he could cure him of his leprosy.”

4 Så kom Na'aman og fortalte sin Herre, hvad Pigen fra Israels Land havde sagt.

Naaman went to his master and explained what the Israelite girl had said.

5 Da sagde Arams Konge: "Rejs derhen! Jeg skal sende etBrevmed til Israels Konge!" Så rejste han og tog ti Talenter Sølv, 6000 Sekel Guld og ti Sæt Festklæder med.

“You can go,” said the king of Aram, “and I will send a letter with you to the king of Israel.” So Naaman left. He took with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten sets of clothing.

6 Og han overbragte IsraelsKonge Brevet. Deri stod der: "Når dette Brev kommer dig i Hænde, skal du vide, at jeg sender min Tjener Na'aman til dig, for at du skal skille ham af med hans Spedalskhed!"

The letter he took to the king of Israel read: “This letter accompanies my servant Naaman, sent to you so you can heal him of his leprosy.”

7 Da Israels Konge havde læst Brevet, sønderrev han sine klæder og sagde: "Er jeg Gud, så jeg råder over Liv og Død, siden han skriver til mig, at jeg skal skille en Mand afmed hans Spedalskhed Nej, I kan da se, at han søger Lejlighed til Strid med mig!"

When the king of Israel read the letter, he ripped his clothes in panic and said, “Does this man think I'm God, having power over life and death, sending me a leper to heal? Obviously he's just trying to invent an excuse to attack me, as anyone can see!”

8 Men da den Guds Mand Elisa hørte, at Israels Konge havde sønderrevet sine klæder, sendte han det Bud til Kongen: "Hvorfor sønderriver du dine Klæder? Lad ham komme til mig, så skal han kende, at der er en Profet i Israel!"

But when Elisha, the man of God, heard that the king of Israel had ripped his clothes in panic, he sent a message to the king, saying: “What did you rip your clothes for? Please send the man to me, so he will be convinced there is a prophet in Israel.”

9 Da kom Na'aman med Heste og Vogne og holdt uden for Døren til Elisas Hus.

So Naaman arrived with his horses and chariots and stood waiting at the door of Elisha's house.

10 Elisa sendte et Bud ud til ham og lod sige: "Gå hen og bad dig syv Gange i Jordan, så bliver dit Legeme atter friskt, og du bliver ren!"

Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, “Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan. Then your body will be healed, and you will be clean.”

11 Men Na'aman blev vred og drog bort med de Ord: "Se, jeg havde tænkt, at han vilde komme ud til mig, stå og påkalde HERREN sin Guds Navn og svinge sin Hånd i Retning af Helligdommen og således gøre Ende på Spedalskheden!

But Naaman got angry and left, saying, “I expected he would at least come out, stand there and invoke the name of the Lord his God, and wave his hand over where my leprosy is and heal it.

12 Er ikke Damaskus's Floder Abana og Parpar fuldt så gode som alle Israels Vande? Kunde jeg ikke blive ren ved at bade mig i dem?" Og han vendte sig og drog bort i Vrede.

Aren't the rivers of Damascus, Abanah and Pharpar, better than any of these streams of Israel? Couldn't I have washed in them and been healed?” So he turned around and went off in a rage.

13 Men hans Trælle kom og sagde til ham: "Dersom Profeten havde pålagt dig noget, som var vanskeligt vilde du så ikke have gjort det? Hvor meget mere da nu, da han sagde til dig: Bad dig, så bliver du ren!"

But Naaman's officials went to him and said, “Sir, if the prophet had told you that you had to do something extraordinary, wouldn't you have done it? How much easier is it to do what he says, ‘Wash and you'll be healed’?”

14 Så drog han ned og dykkede sig syv Gange i Jordan efter den Guds Mands Ord; og hans Legeme blev atter friskt som et Barns, og han blev ren.

So Naaman went down and plunged himself underwater in the Jordan seven times, as the man of God had told him. His body was healed, his skin became like a baby's, and he was clean.

15 Så vendte han med hele sit Følge tilbage til den Guds Mand, og da han var kommet derhen, trådtehan frem forham og sagde: "Nu ved jeg, at der ingensteds på Jorden er nogen Gud uden i Israel! Så modtag nu en Takkegave af din Træl!"

Then Naaman and his whole entourage went back to the man of God, stood before him, and Naaman announced, “Now I'm convinced that there is no God in all the world except in Israel. Please accept a gift from me, your servant.”

16 Men han svarede: "Så sandt HERREN lever, for hvis Åsyn jeg står, jeg modtager ikke noget!" Og skønt han nødte ham, vægrede han sig ved at modtage noget.

But Elisha replied, “As the Lord lives, the one I serve, I will not accept anything.” Even though Naaman tried to persuade him to take the gift, he refused.

17 Da sagde Na'aman: "Så lad da være! Men lad din Træl få så megel Jord, som et Par Muldyr kan bære, thi din Træl vil aldrig mere ofre Brændoffer eller Slagtoffer til nogen anden Gud end HERREN!

So Naaman said, “If you won't, please let me, your servant, take back with me two mule loads of earth, for I will never again bring a burnt offering or make a sacrifice to any other god but the Lord.

18 Men i een Ting vil HERREN nok bære over med din Træl: Når min Herre går ind i Rimmons Hus for at tilbede og støtfer sig til min Arm og jeg så sammen med ham kaster mig til Jorden i Rimmons Hus, da vil HERREN nok bære over ed din Træl i den Ting!"

In addition, may the Lord forgive me for doing this: When my master goes into the temple of Rimmon to worship there, and I assist him, and I bow down in the temple of Rimmon, may the Lord forgive me for doing so.”

19 Han svarede: "Far i Fred!" Men da han var kommet et Stykke hen ad Vejen,

“Go in peace,” said Elisha, and Naaman left. But he had only gone a short way

20 sagde Gehazi, den Guds Mand Elisas Tjener, ved sig selv: "Der har min Herre ladet denne Aramæer Na'aman slippe og ikke modtaget af ham, hvad han havde med; så sandt HERREN lever, jeg vil løbe efter ham for at få noget af ham!"

when Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said to himself, “Just look how my master has let this Naaman the Syrian off the hook by not accepting the gifts he brought! As the Lord lives, I'll run after him and get something from him.”

21 Så satte Gehazi efter Na'aman. og da Na'aman så ham komme løbende efter sig, sprang han af Vognen, gik ham i Møde og spurgte: "Står det godt til?"

So Gehazi chased after Naaman. When Naaman saw him running after him, he jumped down from the chariot to meet him and asked, “Is everything all right?”

22 Han svarede: "Ja, det står godt til! Min Herre sender mig med det Bud: Der kom lige nu to unge Mænd, som hører til Profetsønnerne, til mig fra Efraims Bjerge: giv dem en Talent Sølv og to Sæt Festklæder!"

“Everything's fine,” Gehazi replied. “My master sent me to tell you, ‘I've just found out that two young men have arrived to see me from the sons of the prophets who live the hill country of Ephraim. Please let them have a talent of silver and two sets of clothing.’”

23 Da sagde Na'aman: "Tag dog mod to Talenter Sølv!" Og han nødte ham. Så bandt han to Talenter ind i to Punge og tog to Sæt Festklæder og gav to af sine Trælle dem, for at de skulde bære dem foran ham.

But Naaman replied, “Please, take two talents.” He insisted that Gehazi to accept them. Then he tied up two talents of silver in two bags as well as two sets of clothing. He gave them to two of his servants, who carried them for Gehazi.

24 Men da de kom til Højen, tog han Pengene fra dem, gemte dem i Huset og lod Mændene gå.

When Gehazi arrived at the hill fortress, he took the gifts from the servants and put them in the house. He told the men they could go, and they left.

25 Så gik han ind til sin Herre og trådte hen til ham. Da spurgte Elisa: "Hvor har du været, Gehazi?" Han svarede: "Din Træl har ingen Steder været!"

When Gehazi got back and attended his master, Elisha asked him, “Where have you been, Gehazi?” “Your servant hasn't been anywhere,” he replied.

26 Så sagde han til ham: "Gik jeg ikke i Ånden hos dig, da en stod af sin Vogn og gik tilbage for at møde dig? Nu har du fået Penge, og du kan få Klæder, Olivenlunde og Vingårde, Småkvæg og Hornkvæg, Trælle og Trælkvinder,

But Elisha told him, “Didn't I see you in my mind's eye when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to take money and clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, male and female servants?

27 men Na'amans Spedalskhed skal hænge ved dig og dit Afkom til evig Tid!" Og Gehazi gik fra ham, hvid som Sne af Spedalskhed.

Consequently Naaman's leprosy will stick to you and your descendants forever!” As Gehazi left him, he had leprosy—he looked as white as snow.