2 Chronicles 25
1 Amaziah was twenty-five when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for twenty-nine years. His mother's name was Jehoaddan and she came from Jerusalem.
Amazja var fem og tyve Aar gammel, da han blev Konge, og han herskede ni og tyve Aar i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Jehoaddan og var fra Jerusalem.
2 He did what was right in the Lord's sight but not with complete commitment.
Han gjorde, hvad der var ret i HERRENS Øjne, dog ikke med et helt Hjerte.
3 After he had made sure his rule was secure, he executed the officers who had murdered his father the king.
Da han havde sikret sig Magten, lod han dem af sine Folk dræbe, der havde dræbt hans Fader Kongen,
4 However, he did not kill their sons, as is written in the Law, in the book of Moses, where the Lord commanded: “Fathers must not be executed for their children, and children must not be executed for their fathers. Everyone is to die for their own sin.”
men deres Børn lod han ikke ihjelslaa, i Henhold til hvad der staar skrevet i Moses's Lovbog, hvor HERREN paabyder: »Fædre skal ikke lide Døden for Børns Skyld, og Børn skal ikke lide Døden for Fædres Skyld. Men enhver skal lide Døden for sin egen Synd.«
5 Then Amaziah called up the people of Judah for military service, and assigned them by families to commanders of thousands and of hundreds. He also took a census of those twenty years of age and older throughout Judah and Benjamin, and found there was 300,000 first-rate fighting men who could use spear and shield.
Amazja samlede Judæerne og opstillede dem efter Fædrenehuse under Tusind— og Hundredførerne, hele Juda og Benjamin, og da han mønstrede dem fra Tyveaarsalderen og opefter, fandt han, at de udgjorde 300 000 udvalgte Folk, øvede Krigere, der har Skjold og Spyd.
6 He also hired 100,000 battle-ready fighting men from Israel for a hundred talents of silver.
Dertil lejede han i Israel 100 000 dygtige Krigere for 100 Sølvtalenter.
7 But a man of God came to him and said, “Your Majesty, don't let this army of Israel join you, for the Lord is not with Israel, with these sons of Ephraim!
Men en Guds Mand kom til ham og sagde: »Israels Hær maa ikke følge dig, Konge, thi HERREN er ikke med Israel, ikke med nogen af Efraimiterne;
8 Even if you fight bravely, God will let you stumble and fall before the enemy, for God has the power to help you or let you fall.”
og hvis du mener, at du kan vinde Styrke paa den Maade, vil Gud bringe dig til Fald for Fjenden, thi hos Gud er der Kraft til at hjælpe og til at bringe til Fald!«
9 Amaziah asked the man of God, “But what about the hundred talents of silver I paid the army of Israel?” “The Lord can give you much more than that!” replied the man of God.
Amazja spurgte den Guds Mand: »Hvad saa med de 100 Sølvtalenter, jeg gav de israelitiske Krigsfolk?« Og den Guds Mand svarede: »HERREN kan give dig langt mere end det!«
10 So Amaziah dismissed the army he'd hired from Ephraim and sent them home. They became very angry with Judah, and returned home furious.
Da udskilte Amazja de Krigsfolk, der var kommet til ham fra Efraim, og lod dem drage hjem; men deres Vrede blussede heftigt op mod Juda, og de vendte hjem i fnysende Vrede.
11 Amaziah then bravely led his army to the Valley of Salt, where they attacked the Edomite army from Seir, and killed ten thousand of them.
Amazja tog nu Mod til sig og førte sine Krigere til Saltdalen og nedhuggede 10 000 af Se'iriterne;
12 The army of Judah also captured another ten thousand, took them to the top of a cliff and threw them off, killing them all.
desuden tog Judæerne 10 000 levende til Fange; dem førte de op paa Klippens Top og styrtede dem ned derfra, saa de alle knustes.
13 But the men of the army Amaziah sent home, refusing to let them go with him to battle, raided the towns of Judah, from Samaria to Beth-horon They killed 3,000 of their inhabitants and took a great deal of plunder.
Men de Krigsfolk, Amazja havde sendt hjem, saa de ikke kom til at følge ham i Krigen, faldt ind i Judas Byer fra Samaria til Bet-Horon, huggede 3000 af Indbyggerne ned og gjorde stort Bytte.
14 When Amaziah returned from killing the Edomites, he brought back the gods of the people of Seir and set them up as his own gods, worshiped them, and offered sacrifices to them.
Da Amazja kom hjem fra Sejren over Edomiterne, havde han Se'iriternes Guder med, og han opstillede dem som sine Guder, tilbad dem og tændte Offerild for dem.
15 The Lord became angry with Amaziah and he sent a prophet to him, who said to him, “Why would you worship the gods of a people who couldn't even save their own people from you?”
Da blussede HERRENS Vrede op mod Amazja, og han sendte en Profet til ham, og denne sagde til ham: »Hvorfor søger du dette Folks Guder, som ikke kunde frelse deres Folk af din Haand?«
16 But while he was still speaking, the king said to him, “Have we made you a counselor to the king? Stop right now! Do you want to be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but said, “I know that God has decided to destroy you, because you have acted like this and have refused to listen to my advice.”
Men da han talte saaledes, sagde Kongen til ham: »Har man gjort dig til Kongens Raadgiver? Hold inde, ellers bliver du slaaet ihjel!« Da holdt Profeten inde og sagde: »Jeg indser, at Gud har i Sinde at ødelægge dig, siden du bærer dig saaledes ad og ikke hører mit Raad!«
17 Then Amaziah, king of Judah, took advice from his counselors and sent a message to the king of Israel, Jehoash, son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu. “Come and face me in battle,” he challenged.
Efter at have overtænkt Sagen sendte Kong Amazja af Juda Bud til Jehus Søn Joahaz's Søn, Kong Joas af Israel, og lod sige: »Kom, lad os se hinanden under Øjne!«
18 Joash, king of Israel, replied to Amaziah, king of Judah, “A thistle on Lebanon sent a message to a cedar on Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son for a wife,’ but a wild animal of Lebanon passed by and trampled down the thistle.
Men Kong Joas af Israel sendte Kong Amazja, af Juda det Svar: »Tidselen paa Libanon sendte engang det Bud til Cederen paa Libanon: Giv min Søn din Datter til Ægte! Men Libanons vilde Dyr løb hen over Tidselen og trampede den ned!
19 You're telling yourself how great you are for defeating Edom, boasting about it. But just stay at home. Why should you stir up trouble that will bring you down, and Judah with you?”
Du tænker: Se, jeg har slaaet Edom! Og det har gjort dig overmodig, saa du vil vinde mere Ære. Bliv, hvor du er! Hvorfor vil du udfordre Ulykken og udsætte baade dig selv og Juda for Fald?«
20 But Amaziah didn't listen, for God was going to hand him over to his enemies because he had chosen to worship the gods of Edom.
Men Amazja vilde intet høre, thi Gud føjede det saaledes for at give dem til Pris, fordi de søgte Edoms Guder.
21 So Joash king of Israel prepared for battle. He and Amaziah, king of Judah, faced one another at Beth-shemesh in Judah.
Saa drog Kong Joas af Israel ud, og han og Kong Amazja af Juda saa hinanden under Øjne ved Bet-Sjemesj i Juda;
22 Judah was defeated by Israel—they all ran away home.
Juda blev slaaet af Israel, og de flygtede hver til sit.
23 Joash, king of Israel, captured Amaziah, king of Judah, son of Joash, son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh. He took him to Jerusalem, and demolished the wall of Jerusalem for 400 cubits, from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate.
Men Kong Joas af Israel tog Joahaz's Søn Joas's Søn, Kong Amazja af Juda, til Fange ved Bet-Sjemesj og førte ham til Jerusalem. Derpaa nedrev han Jerusalems Mur paa en Strækning af 400 Alen, fra Efraimsporten til Hjørneporten;
24 He carried away all the gold and silver, and all the articles found in God's Temple that had been looked after by Obed-edom and in the treasuries of the king's palace, as well as some hostages, and then returned to Samaria.
og han tog alt det Guld og Sølv og alle de Kar, der fandtes i Guds Hus hos Obed-Edom og i Skatkammeret i Kongens Palads; desuden tog han Gidsler og vendte saa tilbage til Samaria.
25 Amaziah, son of Joash, king of Judah, lived for fifteen years after the death of Joash, son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel.
Joas's Søn, Kong Amazja af Juda, levede endnu femten Aar, efter at Joahaz's Søn, Kong Joas at Israel, var død.
26 The rest of what Amaziah did, from beginning to end, is written down in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Amazja fra først til sidst, staar optegnet i Bogen om Judas og Israels Konger.
27 After Amaziah gave up following the Lord, a plot was hatched against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But the plotters sent men to Lachish to hunt him down, and they killed him there.
Men ved den Tid Amazja faldt fra HERREN, stiftedes der en Sammensværgelse mod ham i Jerusalem, og han flygtede til Lakisj, men der blev sendt Folk efter ham til Lakisj, og de dræbte ham der.
28 They brought him back by horse and buried him with his fathers in the city of Judah.
Saa løftede man ham op paa Heste og jordede ham hos hans Fædre i Davidsbyen.
