1 Nå hadde Elisja sagt til kvinnen, hvis sønn han hadde gjenopplivet: «Stå opp og dra av sted med din husstand og bosett deg hvor som helst du kan bo, for Herren har varslet hungersnød, og den skal komme over landet i sju år.»

Now Elisha had spoken to the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go you and your household, and sojourn wherever you can sojourn: for Yahweh has called for a famine; and it shall also come on the land seven years.

2 Kvinnen sto opp og gjorde som gudsmannen hadde sagt. Hun dro av sted med sin husstand og bodde i filistrenes land i sju år.

The woman arose, and did according to the word of the man of God; and she went with her household, and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years.

3 Da de sju årene var gått, vendte kvinnen tilbake fra filistrenes land, og hun gikk for å be kongen om sitt hus og sin jord.

It happened at the seven years' end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry to the king for her house and for her land.

4 Kongen snakket da med Gehasi, gudsmannens tjener, og sa: «Fortell meg om alle de store tingene Elisja har gjort.»

Now the king was talking with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, Please tell me all the great things that Elisha has done.

5 Mens han fortalte kongen om hvordan han hadde gjenopplivet den døde, se, da kom kvinnen, hvis sønn han hadde gjenopplivet, og ropte til kongen for sitt hus og land. Gehasi sa: «Min herre konge, dette er kvinnen, og dette er hennes sønn, som Elisja gjenopplivet.»

It happened, as he was telling the king how he had restored to life him who was dead, that behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life.

6 Da kongen spurte kvinnen, fortalte hun ham det. Så utpekte kongen en embetsmann for henne og sa: «Gi henne tilbake alt det som tilhørte henne, og all frukten av markene fra den dagen hun forlot landet og til nå.»

When the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed to her a certain officer, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now.

7 Elisja kom til Damaskus mens Ben-Hadad, kongen i Syria, var syk, og han fikk beskjed om dette: «Guds mann er kommet hit.»

Elisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come here.

8 Kongen sa til Hasael: «Ta med en gave og gå for å møte Guds mann. Spør så Herren gjennom ham: Skal jeg bli frisk fra denne sykdommen?»

The king said to Hazael, Take a present in your hand, and go, meet the man of God, and inquire of Yahweh by him, saying, Shall I recover of this sickness?

9 Hasael dro for å møte ham og tok med seg en gave, alt det gode fra Damaskus, fyrti kamellast, og kom og sto foran ham og sa: «Din sønn Ben-Hadad, kongen i Syria, har sendt meg til deg og spør: Skal jeg bli frisk fra denne sykdommen?»

So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Your son Benhadad king of Syria has sent me to you, saying, Shall I recover of this sickness?

10 Elisja svarte: «Gå og si til ham: Du vil bli frisk; men Herren har vist meg at han vil dø.»

Elisha said to him, Go, tell him, You shall surely recover; however Yahweh has shown me that he shall surely die.

11 Han stirret intenst på ham til han ble skamfull. Da begynte Guds mann å gråte.

He settled his gaze steadfastly [on him], until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.

12 Hasael spurte: «Hvorfor gråter min herre?» Han svarte: «Fordi jeg vet hvor stor skade du vil gjøre mot Israels barn: deres festninger vil du sette i brann, deres unge menn vil du drepe med sverdet, du vil knuse deres småbarn og rive opp kvinner med barn.»

Hazael said, Why weeps my lord? He answered, Because I know the evil that you will do to the children of Israel: their strongholds will you set on fire, and their young men will you kill with the sword, and will dash in pieces their little ones, and rip up their women with child.

13 Hasael sa: «Hva er din tjener, en hund, at han skulle gjøre slike store ting?» Elisja svarte: «Herren har vist meg at du skal bli konge over Syria.»

Hazael said, But what is your servant, who is but a dog, that he should do this great thing? Elisha answered, Yahweh has shown me that you shall be king over Syria.

14 Så dro han fra Elisja og vendte tilbake til sin herre, som spurte ham: «Hva sa Elisja til deg?» Han svarte: «Han sa at du vil bli frisk.»

Then he departed from Elisha, and came to his master; who said to him, What said Elisha to you? He answered, He told me that you would surely recover.

15 Dagen etter tok han dynen og dyppet den i vann og la den over ansiktet hans, så han døde. Og Hasael ble konge i hans sted.

It happened on the next day, that he took the coverlet, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his place.

16 I det femte året til Joram, sønn av Ahab, kongen i Israel, begynte Jehoram, sønn av Josafat, kongen i Juda, å regjere.

In the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.

17 Han var trettito år gammel da han begynte å regjere, og han regjerte åtte år i Jerusalem.

Thirty-two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

18 Han vandret i kongene av Israels spor, slik Akabs hus gjorde, for han hadde Akabs datter til hustru; og han gjorde det som var ondt i Herrens øyne.

He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab as wife; and he did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh.

19 Likevel ville ikke Herren ødelegge Juda for Davids, sin tjeners, skyld, som han hadde lovet at hans etterkommere alltid skulle ha et lys.

However Yahweh would not destroy Judah, for David his servant's sake, as he promised him to give to him a lamp for his children always.

20 I hans dager løsrev Edom seg fra Judas styre og satte en konge over seg.

In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.

21 Så dro Joram til Se'ir med alle sine vogner, og han angrep om natten og slo edomittene som omringet ham og vognkommandantene; men folket flyktet til sine telt.

Then Joram passed over to Zair, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and struck the Edomites who surrounded him, and the captains of the chariots; and the people fled to their tents.

22 Så løsrev Edom seg fra Juda den dag i dag. Samtidig løsrev også Libna seg.

So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah to this day. Then did Libnah revolt at the same time.

23 De andre hendelsene i Jorams liv, alt han gjorde, er de ikke skrevet i krønikene til kongene i Juda?

The rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

24 Joram gikk til hvile hos sine fedre og ble begravet hos dem i Davids by; og Ahasja, hans sønn, ble konge etter ham.

Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his place.

25 I det tolvte året til Joram, sønn av Ahab, kongen i Israel, begynte Ahasja, sønn av Jehoram, kongen i Juda, å regjere.

In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign.

26 Ahasja var tjueto år gammel da han ble konge, og han regjerte ett år i Jerusalem. Hans mor het Atalja og var datter av Omri, kongen i Israel.

Twenty-two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Athaliah the daughter of Omri king of Israel.

27 Han vandret i Akabs hus sine spor og gjorde det som var ondt i Herrens øyne, som Akabs hus, for han var inngiftet i Akabs hus.

He walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, as did the house of Ahab; for he was the son-in-law of the house of Ahab.

28 Han dro med Joram, sønn av Ahab, til krig mot Hasael, kongen i Syria, ved Ramot-Gilead, og syrerne såret Joram.

He went with Joram the son of Ahab to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth-gilead: and the Syrians wounded Joram.

29 Kong Joram vendte tilbake for å bli helbredet i Jisre'el for de sårene syrerne hadde påført ham ved Rama, da han kjempet mot Hasael, kongen i Syria. Ahasja, sønn av Jehoram, kongen i Juda, dro ned for å se Joram, sønn av Ahab, i Jisre'el, fordi han var syk.

King Joram returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.