1 En kvinne blant profetsønnenes koner ropte til Elisja og sa: Din tjener, min mann, er død; og du vet at din tjener fryktet Herren. Nå er kreditoren kommet for å ta mine to barn som slaver.

Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets to Elisha, saying, Your servant my husband is dead; and you know that your servant did fear Yahweh: and the creditor is come to take to him my two children to be bondservants.

2 Elisja sa til henne: Hva kan jeg gjøre for deg? Fortell meg, hva har du i huset? Hun svarte: Din tjenestekvinne har ingenting i huset, bortsett fra en krukke med olje.

Elisha said to her, What shall I do for you? tell me; what have you in the house? She said, Your handmaid has nothing in the house, except a pot of oil.

3 Da sa han: Gå og lån kar ute blant alle dine naboer, tomme kar, ikke få.

Then he said, Go, borrow you vessels abroad of all your neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.

4 Gå så inn, lukk døren etter deg og dine sønner, og hell olje i alle disse karene; sett til side de som er fulle.

You shall go in, and shut the door on you and on your sons, and pour out into all those vessels; and you shall set aside that which is full.

5 Så gikk hun fra ham og lukket døren etter seg og sine sønner; de bar karene til henne, og hun helte i.

So she went from him, and shut the door on her and on her sons; they brought [the vessels] to her, and she poured out.

6 Da karene var fulle, sa hun til sin sønn: Bring meg enda et kar. Han svarte henne: Det er ikke flere kar. Da stanset oljen.

It happened, when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, Bring me yet a vessel. He said to her, There isn't another vessel. The oil stayed.

7 Hun kom og fortalte det til Guds mann. Han sa: Gå, selg oljen og betal din gjeld, og lev du og dine sønner av resten.

Then she came and told the man of God. He said, Go, sell the oil, and pay your debt, and live you and your sons of the rest.

8 En dag skjedde det at Elisja dro til Shunem, der bodde det en betydelig kvinne; hun ba ham inn for å spise brød. Så ofte han dro forbi, gikk han inn for å spise brød der.

It fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. So it was, that as often as he passed by, he turned in there to eat bread.

9 Hun sa til sin mann: Jeg skjønner at han som alltid går forbi oss, er en hellig Guds mann.

She said to her husband, See now, I perceive that this is a holy man of God, that passes by us continually.

10 La oss lage et lite rom på muren og sette inn en seng for ham, et bord, en stol og en lampeholder; slik at når han kommer til oss, kan han ta inn der.

Let us make, Please, a little chamber on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a seat, and a lamp stand: and it shall be, when he comes to us, that he shall turn in there.

11 En dag kom han dit, og han gikk inn i rommet og la seg der.

It fell on a day, that he came there, and he turned into the chamber and lay there.

12 Han sa til sin tjener Gehasi: Kall denne kvinnen fra Shunem. Når han hadde kalt henne, sto hun foran ham.

He said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. When he had called her, she stood before him.

13 Han sa til ham: Si til henne: Se, du har vært så omsorgsfull mot oss; hva kan gjøres for deg? Ønsker du at vi skal tale til kongen eller hærføreren for deg? Hun svarte: Jeg bor blant mitt eget folk.

He said to him, Say now to her, Behold, you have been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for you? would you be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? She answered, I dwell among my own people.

14 Han spurte: Hva kan så gjøres for henne? Gehasi svarte: Sannelig, hun har ingen sønn, og hennes mann er gammel.

He said, What then is to be done for her? Gehazi answered, Most assuredly she has no son, and her husband is old.

15 Han sa: Kall henne. Når han kalte henne, sto hun i døren.

He said, Call her. When he had called her, she stood in the door.

16 Han sa: Neste år ved denne tid skal du holde en sønn i dine armer. Hun sa: Nei, min herre, du Guds mann; ikke lyv til din tjenestekvinne.

He said, At this season, when the time comes round, you shall embrace a son. She said, No, my lord, you man of God, do not lie to your handmaid.

17 Kvinnen ble gravid og fødte en sønn på den tiden i det kommende året, slik Elisja hadde sagt til henne.

The woman conceived, and bore a son at that season, when the time came round, as Elisha had said to her.

18 Da barnet var blitt større, gikk han en dag ut til sin far hos høstfolkene.

When the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.

19 Han sa til sin far: Mitt hode, mitt hode. Han sa til tjenestemannen sin: Bær ham til hans mor.

He said to his father, My head, my head. He said to his servant, Carry him to his mother.

20 Da han hadde tatt ham og brakt ham til hans mor, satt han på hennes fang til middagstid, og så døde han.

When he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees until noon, and then died.

21 Hun gikk opp og la ham på Guds manns seng, lukket døren etter seg og gikk ut.

She went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut [the door] on him, and went out.

22 Hun kalte på sin mann og sa: Send meg en av tjenerne og et esel, så jeg kan skynde meg til Guds mann og komme tilbake.

She called to her husband, and said, Please send me one of the servants, and one of the donkeys, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.

23 Han sa: Hvorfor vil du dra til ham i dag? Det er verken nymåne eller sabbat. Hun svarte: Det går bra.

He said, Why will you go to him today? it is neither new moon nor Sabbath. She said, It shall be well.

24 Da salet hun eselet og sa til tjeneren: Leie nå og dra framover; ikke sakke farten med meg med mindre jeg ber deg.

Then she saddled a donkey, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; don't slacken me the riding, except I bid you.

25 Så dro hun av gårde og kom til Guds mann ved Karmel-fjellet. Da Guds mann så henne langt borte, sa han til Gehasi sin tjener: Se, der er shunamittkvinnen.

So she went, and came to the man of God to Mount Carmel. It happened, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is the Shunammite:

26 Løp henne straks i møte og spør henne: Går det bra med deg, din mann og barnet? Hun svarte: Det går bra.

please run now to meet her, and ask her, Is it well with you? is it well with your husband? is it well with the child? She answered, It is well.

27 Da hun kom til Guds mann på høyden, grep hun hans føtter. Gehasi kom nær for å støte henne bort, men Guds mann sa: La henne være, for hennes sjel er bedrøvet; men Herren har skjult det for meg og ikke fortalt meg det.

When she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught hold of his feet. Gehazi came near to thrust her away; but the man of God said, Let her alone: for her soul is vexed within her; and Yahweh has hid it from me, and has not told me.

28 Hun sa: Bad jeg om en sønn av min herre? Sa jeg ikke: Ikke bedrag meg?

Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? Didn't I say, Do not deceive me?

29 Da sa han til Gehasi: Bind opp dine klær, ta min stav i hånden og gå. Møter du noen, så hils dem ikke; og hvis noen hilser deg, svar ikke. Legg staven på guttens ansikt.

Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up your loins, and take my staff in your hand, and go your way: if you meet any man, Don't greet him; and if anyone greets you, don't answer him again: and lay my staff on the face of the child.

30 Gutten mor sa: Så sant Herren lever, og din sjel lever, jeg forlater deg ikke. Han sto opp og fulgte henne.

The mother of the child said, As Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. He arose, and followed her.

31 Gehasi gikk foran dem og la staven på guttens ansikt, men det var ikke lyd eller tegn til liv. Så gikk han tilbake for å møte ham og fortalte ham: Gutten er ikke våknet.

Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff on the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Therefore he returned to meet him, and told him, saying, The child has not awakened.

32 Da Elisja kom til huset, se, gutten var død og lå på hans seng.

When Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid on his bed.

33 Han gikk inn, lukket døren etter dem begge og ba til Herren.

He went in therefore, and shut the door on them both, and prayed to Yahweh.

34 Han gikk opp og la seg over gutten, munnen mot hans munn, øynene mot hans øyne, hendene mot hans hender; og han strakte seg over ham, og guttens kropp ble varm.

He went up, and lay on the child, and put his mouth on his mouth, and his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands: and he stretched himself on him; and the flesh of the child grew warm.

35 Han gikk tilbake og vandret en gang i huset, gikk så opp igjen og strakte seg over gutten; gutten nøs sju ganger og åpnet øynene.

Then he returned, and walked in the house once back and forth; and went up, and stretched himself on him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.

36 Elisja kalte på Gehasi og sa: Kall på denne shunamittkvinnen. Han kalte på henne, og da hun kom inn, sa han: Ta opp din sønn.

He called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. When she was come in to him, he said, Take up your son.

37 Hun kom inn, falt ned for hans føtter og bøyde seg til jorden; så tok hun opp sin sønn og gikk ut.

Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground; and she took up her son, and went out.

38 Elisja dro tilbake til Gilgal. Det var hungersnød i landet, og profetsønnene satt foran ham; han sa til sin tjener: Sett den store gryten over og kok suppe til profetsønnene.

Elisha came again to Gilgal. There was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him; and he said to his servant, Set on the great pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets.

39 En gikk ut på marken for å samle urter, fant en vill vinranke og plukket fulle skjødet av ville gresskar og skar dem opp i suppegryta, for de kjente dem ikke.

One went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered of it wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of stew; for they didn't recognize them.

40 De øste opp til mennene for å spise. Men da de spiste av suppen, ropte de og sa: Guds mann, det er død i gryta! Og de kunne ikke spise.

So they poured out for the men to eat. It happened, as they were eating of the stew, that they cried out, and said, man of God, there is death in the pot. They could not eat of it.

41 Men han sa: Hent noe mel; han kastet det i gryta og sa: Øs opp til folket, så de kan spise. Og det var ikke lenger noe ondt i gryta.

But he said, Then bring meal. He cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. There was no harm in the pot.

42 Det kom en mann fra Baal-Shalisja og brakte brød fra de første fruktene, tjue byggbrød og ferske aks i sin sekk til Guds mann. Han sa: Gi det til folket så de kan spise.

There came a man from Baal Shalishah, and brought the man of God bread of the first fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and fresh ears of grain in his sack. He said, Give to the people, that they may eat.

43 Hans tjener sa: Hvordan kan jeg sette dette fram for hundre mann? Men han sa: Gi det til folket så de kan spise; for så sier Herren: De skal spise og få til overs.

His servant said, What, should I set this before a hundred men? But he said, Give the people, that they may eat; for thus says Yahweh, They shall eat, and shall leave of it.

44 Så satte han det frem for dem, og de spiste og fikk til overs, som Herren hadde sagt.

So he set it before them, and they ate, and left of it, according to the word of Yahweh.