열왕기하 3

1유다 왕 여호사밧의 십팔년에 아합의 아들 여호람이 사마리아에서 이스라엘 왕이 되어 십이 년을 치리하니라 2저가 여호와 보시기에 악을 행하였으나 그 부모와 같이 하지는 아니하였으니 이는 저가 그 아비의 만든 바알의 주상을 제하였음이라 3그러나 저가 느밧의 아들 여로보암이 이스라엘로 범하게 한 그 죄를 따라 행하고 떠나지 아니하였더라 4모압 왕 메사는 양을 치는 자라 새끼 양 십만의 털과 수양 십만의 털을 이스라엘 왕에게 바치더니 5아합이 죽은 후에 모압 왕이 이스라엘 왕을 배반한지라 6그 때에 여호람 왕이 사마리아에서 나가서 온 이스라엘을 점고하고 7또 가서 유다 왕 여호사밧에게 보내어 이르되 모압 왕이 나를 배반하였으니 당신은 나와 함께 가서 모압을 치시겠느뇨 저가 가로되 내가 올라가리이다 나는 당신과 일반이요 내 백성은 당신의 백성과 일반이요 내 말들도 당신의 말들과 일반이니이다 8여호람이 가로되 우리가 어느 길로 올라가리이까 저가 대답하되 에돔 광야 길로니이다 9이스라엘 왕이 유다 왕과 에돔 왕으로 더불어 행하더니 길을 둘러 행한지 칠일에 군사와 따라가는 생축을 먹일 물이 없는지라 10이스라엘 왕이 가로되 슬프다 여호와께서 이 세 왕을 불러 모아 모압의 손에 붙이려 하시는도다 11여호사밧이 가로되 우리가 여호와께 물을만한 여호와의 선지자가 여기 없느냐 이스라엘 왕의 신복 중에 한 사람이 대답하여 가로되 전에 엘리야의 손에 물을 붓던 사밧의 아들 엘리사가 여기 있나이다 12여호사밧이 가로되 여호와의 말씀이 저에게 있도다 이에 이스라엘 왕이 여호사밧과 에돔 왕으로 더불어 그에게로 내려가니라 13엘리사가 이스라엘 왕에게 이르되 내가 당신과 무슨 상관이 있나이까 당신의 부친의 선지자들과 당신의 모친의 선지자들에게로 가소서 이스라엘 왕이 저에게 이르되 그렇지 아니하니이다 여호와께서 이 세 왕을 불러 모아 모압의 손에 붙이려 하시나이다 14엘리사가 가로되 내가 섬기는 만군의 여호와의 사심을 가리켜 맹세하노니 내가 만일 유다 왕 여호사밧의 낯을 봄이 아니면 당신을 향하지도 아니하고 보지도 아니하였으리이다 15이제 내게로 거문고 탈 자를 불러 오소서 하니라 거문고 타는 자가 거문고를 탈 때에 여호와께서 엘리사를 감동하시니 16저가 가로되 여호와의 말씀이 이 골짜기에 개천을 많이 파라 하셨나이다 17여호와께서 이르시기를 너희가 바람도 보지 못하고 비도 보지 못하되 이 골짜기에 물이 가득하여 너희와 너희 육축과 짐승이 마시리라 하셨나이다 18이것은 여호와 보시기에 오히려 작은 일이라 여호와께서 모압 사람도 당신의 손에 붙이시리니 19당신들이 모든 견고한 성과 모든 아름다운 성을 치고 모든 좋은 나무를 베고 모든 샘을 메우고 돌로 모든 좋은 밭을 헐리이다 하더니 20아침에 미쳐 소제 드릴 때에 물이 에돔 편에서부터 흘러와서 그 땅에 가득하였더라 21모압 모든 사람이 왕들이 올라와서 자기를 치려한다 함을 듣고 갑옷 입을 만한 자로부터 그 이상이 다 모여 그 경계에 섰더라 22아침에 모압 사람이 일찍이 일어나서 해가 물에 비취므로 맞은편 물이 붉어 피와 같음을 보고 23가로되 이는 피라 필연 저 왕들이 싸워 서로 죽인 것이로다 모압 사람들아 이제 노략하러 가자 하고 24이스라엘 진에 이르니 이스라엘 사람이 일어나 모압 사람을 쳐서 그 앞에서 도망하게 하고 그 지경에 들어가며 모압 사람을 치고 25그 성읍을 쳐서 헐고 각기 돌을 던져 모든 좋은 밭에 가득하게 하고 모든 샘을 메우고 모든 좋은 나무를 베고 길하라셋의 돌들은 남기고 물맷군이 두루 다니며 치니라 26모압 왕이 전세가 극렬하여 당하기 어려움을 보고 칼 찬 군사 칠백을 거느리고 충돌하여 지나서 에돔 왕에게로 가고자 하되 능히 못하고 27이에 자기 위를 이어 왕이 될 맏아들을 취하여 성 위에서 번제를 드린지라 이스라엘에게 크게 통분함이 임하매 저희가 떠나 각기 고국으로 돌아갔더라

1Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years. 2He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, but not like his father, and like his mother; for he put away the pillar of Baal that his father had made. 3Nevertheless he held to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin; he didn’t depart from it. 4Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder; and he rendered to the king of Israel the wool of one hundred thousand lambs, and of one hundred thousand rams. 5But when Ahab was dead, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. 6King Jehoram went out of Samaria at that time, and mustered all Israel. 7He went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me against Moab to battle?” He said, “I will go up. I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.” 8He said, “Which way shall we go up?” He answered, “The way of the wilderness of Edom.” 9So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom; and they made a circuit of seven days’ journey. There was no water for the army, nor for the animals that followed them. 10The king of Israel said, “Alas! For Yahweh has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab.” 11But Jehoshaphat said, “Isn’t there here a prophet of Yahweh, that we may inquire of Yahweh by him?” One of the king of Israel’s servants answered, “Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.” 12Jehoshaphat said, “Yahweh’s word is with him.” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him. 13Elisha said to the king of Israel, “What have I to do with you? Go to the prophets of your father, and to the prophets of your mother.” The king of Israel said to him, “No; for Yahweh has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab.” 14Elisha said, “As Yahweh of Armies lives, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I respect the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward you, nor see you. 15But now bring me a minstrel.” When the minstrel played, the hand of Yahweh came on him. 16He said, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Make this valley full of trenches.’ 17For thus says Yahweh, ‘You will not see wind, neither will you see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, and you will drink, both you and your livestock and your animals. 18This is but a light thing in the sight of Yahweh. He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand. 19You shall strike every fortified city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all springs of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones.’” 20In the morning, about the time of offering the offering, behold, water came by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water. 21Now when all the Moabites heard that the kings had come up to fight against them, they gathered themselves together, all who were able to put on armor, and upward, and stood on the border. 22They rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone on the water, and the Moabites saw the water over against them as red as blood. 23They said, “This is blood. The kings are surely destroyed, and they have struck each other. Now therefore, Moab, to the plunder!” 24When they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and struck the Moabites, so that they fled before them; and they went forward into the land smiting the Moabites. 25They beat down the cities; and on every good piece of land they cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the springs of water, and felled all the good trees, until in Kir Hareseth only they left its stones; however the men armed with slings went about it, and struck it. 26When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too severe for him, he took with him seven hundred men who drew sword, to break through to the king of Edom; but they could not. 27Then he took his eldest son who would have reigned in his place, and offered him for a burnt offering on the wall. There was great wrath against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.

1Joram nu, de zoon van Achab, werd koning over Israel te Samaria, in het achttiende jaar van Josafat, den koning van Juda, en hij regeerde twaalf jaren. 2En hij deed dat kwaad was in de ogen des HEEREN, doch niet gelijk zijn vader en gelijk zijn moeder; want hij deed dag opgerichte beeld van Baal weg, hetwelk zijn vader gemaakt had. 3Evenwel hing hij de zonden van Jerobeam, den zoon van Nebat, aan, die Israel deed zondigen; hij week daarvan niet af. 4Mesa nu, de koning der Moabieten, was een veehandelaar, en bracht op aan den koning van Israel honderd duizend lammeren, en honderd duizend rammen met de wol. 5Maar het geschiedde, als Achab gestorven was, dat de koning der Moabieten van den koning van Israel afviel. 6Zo toog de koning Joram ter zelfder tijd uit Samaria, en monsterde gans Israel. 7En hij ging heen, en zond tot Josafat, den koning van Juda, zeggende: De koning der Moabieten is van mij afgevallen, zult gij met mij trekken in den oorlog tegen de Moabieten? En hij zeide: Ik zal opkomen; zo zal ik zijn, gelijk gij zijt, zo mijn volk als uw volk, zo mijn paarden als uw paarden. 8En hij zeide: Door welken weg zullen wij optrekken? Hij dan zeide: Door den weg der woestijn van Edom. 9Alzo toog de koning van Israel heen, en de koning van Juda, en de koning van Edom; en als zij zeven dagreizen omgetogen waren, zo had het leger en het vee, dat hen navolgde, geen water. 10Toen zeide de koning van Israel: Ach, dat de HEERE deze drie koningen geroepen heeft, om die in der Moabieten hand te geven! 11En Josafat zeide: Is hier geen profeet des HEEREN, dat wij door hem den HEERE mochten vragen? Toen antwoordde een van de knechten des konings van Israel, en zeide: Hier is Elisa, de zoon van Safat, die water op Elia's handen goot. 12En Josafat zeide: Des HEEREN woord is bij hem. Zo togen tot hem af de koning van Israel, en Josafat, en de koning van Edom. 13Maar Elisa zeide tot den koning van Israel: Wat heb ik met u te doen? Ga heen tot de profeten uws vaders, en tot de profeten uwer moeder. Doch de koning van Israel zeide tot hem: Neen, want de HEERE heeft deze drie koningen geroepen, om die in der Moabieten hand te geven. 14En Elisa zeide: Zo waarachtig als de HEERE der heirscharen leeft, voor Wiens aangezicht ik sta, zo ik niet het aangezicht van Josafat, den koning van Juda, opnam, ik zou u niet aanschouwen, noch u aanzien! 15Nu dan, brengt mij een speelman. En het geschiedde, als de speelman op de snaren speelde, dat de hand des HEEREN op hem kwam. 16En hij zeide: Zo zegt de HEERE: Maakt in dit dal vele grachten. 17Want zo zegt de HEERE: Gijlieden zult geen wind zien, en gij zult geen regen zien; nochtans zal dit dal met water vervuld worden, zodat gij zult drinken, gij en uw vee, en uw beesten. 18Daartoe is dat slecht in de ogen des HEEREN, Hij zal ook de Moabieten in ulieder hand geven. 19En gij zult alle vaste steden, en alle uitgelezene steden slaan, en zult alle goede bomen vellen, en zult alle waterfonteinen stoppen; en alle goede stukken lands zult gij met stenen verderven. 20En het geschiedde des morgens, als men het spijsoffer offert, dat er, ziet, water door den weg van Edom kwam, en het land met water vervuld werd. 21Toen nu al de Moabieten hoorden, dat koningen opgetogen waren, om tegen hen te strijden, zo werden zij samen geroepen, van al degenen af, die den gordel aangordden en daarboven, en zij stonden aan de landpale. 22En toen zij zich des morgens vroeg opmaakten, en de zon over dat water oprees, zagen de Moabieten dat water tegenover rood, gelijk bloed. 23En zij zeiden: Dit is bloed; de koningen hebben voorzeker zich met het zwaard verdorven, en hebben de een de ander verslagen; nu dan aan den buit, gij Moabieten! 24Maar als zij aan het leger van Israel kwamen, maakten zich de Israelieten op, en sloegen de Moabieten; en zij vloden van hun aangezicht; ja, zij kwamen in het land, slaande ook de Moabieten. 25De steden nu braken zij af, en een iegelijk wierp zijn steen op alle goede stukken lands, en zij vulden ze, en stopten alle waterfonteinen, en velden alle goede bomen, totdat zij in Kir-hareseth alleen de stenen daarvan lieten overblijven; en de slingeraars omsingelden en sloegen hen. 26Doch als de koning der Moabieten zag, dat hem de strijd te sterk was, nam hij tot zich zevenhonderd mannen, die het zwaard uittogen, om door te breken tegen den koning van Edom; maar zij konden niet. 27Toen nam hij zijn eerstgeboren zoon, die in zijn plaats koning zou worden, en offerde hem ten brandoffer op den muur. Daaruit werd een zeer grote toorn in Israel; daarom trokken zij van hem af, en keerden weder in hun land.