Første Kongebog 15

1 I Kong Jeroboams, Nebats Søns, attende Regeringsår blev Abija Konge over Juda.

Now in the eighteenth year of king Jerobo'am the son of Nebat became Abiyam king over Judah.

2 Tre År herskede han i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Ma'aka og var en datter af Absalom.

Three years he reigned in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Ma'achah, the daughter of Abishalom.

3 Han vandrede i alle de Synder, hans Fader havde begået før ham, og hans Hjerte var ikke helt med HERREN hans Gud som hans Fader Davids.

And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him; and his heart was not entire with the Lord his God, like the heart of David his father.

4 Men for Davids Skyld lod HERREN hans Gud ham få en Lampe i Jerusalem, idet han ophøjede hans Sønner efter ham og lod Jerusalem bestå,

Nevertheless for the sake of David did the Lord his God give him a rule in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to allow Jerusalem to exist.

5 fordi David havde gjort, hvad der var ret i HERRENs Øjne, og ikke, så længe han levede, var veget fra noget af, hvad han havde pålagt ham, undtagen over for Hetiten Urias.

Because David did what is right in the eyes of the Lord, and turned not aside from all that he had commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriyah the Hittite.

6 (Rehabeam lå i Krig med Jeroboam, så længe han levede).

And there had been war between Rehobo'am and Jerobo'am all the days of his life.

7 Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Abija, alt, hvad han gjorde, står jo optegnet i Judas Kongers Krønike. Abija og Jeroboam lå i Krig med hinanden.

And the rest of the acts of Abiyam, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah. And there was [also] war between Abiyam and Jerobo'am.

8 Så lagde Abija sig til Hvile hos sine Fædre, og man jordede ham i Davidsbyen; og hans Søn Asa blev Konge i hans Sted.

And Abiyam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Assa his son became king in his stead.

9 I Kong Jeroboam af Israels tyvende Regeringsår blev Asa Konge over Juda,

And in the twentieth year of Jerobo'am the king of Israel became Assa king over Judah.

10 og han herskede een og fyrretyve År i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Ma'aka og var en Datter af Absalom.

And forty and one years did he reign in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother was Ma'achah, the daughter of Abishalom.

11 Asa gjorde, hvad der var ret i HERRENs Øjne, ligesom hans Fader David;

And Assa did what is right in the eyes of the Lord, like David his father.

12 han jog Mandsskøgerne ud af Landet og fjernede alle Afgudsbillederne, som hans Fædre havde ladet lave.

And he put away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols which his fathers had made.

13 Han fratog endog sin Moder Ma'aka Værdigheden som Herskerinde, fordi hun havde ladet lave et Skændselsbillede til Ære for Asjera; Asa lod hendes Skændselsbillede nedbryde og brænde i Kedrons Dal.

And also Ma'achah his mother, even her he removed from being queen; because she had made a scandalous image for the grove; and Assa cut down her scandalous image, and burnt it by the brook Kidron.

14 Vel forsvandt Offerhøjene ikke, men alligevel var Asas Hjerte helt med HERREN, så længe han levede.

But the high-places were not removed; nevertheless Assa's heart was entire with the Lord all his days.

15 Og han bragte sin Faders og sine egne Helliggaver ind i HERRENs Hus, Sølv, Guld og forskellige Kar.

And he brought the things which his father had sanctified, and his own sanctified things, into the house of the Lord, silver, and gold, and vessels.

16 Asa og Kong Basja af Israel lå i Krig med hinanden, så længe de levede.

And there was war between Assa and Ba'sha the king of Israel all their days.

17 Kong Basja af Israel drog op imod Juda og befæstede Rama for at hindre, at nogen af Kong Asa af Judas Folk drog ud og ind.

And Ba'sha the king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, in order not to suffer any one to go out or come in to Assa the king of Judah.

18 Da tog Asa alt det Sølv og Guld, der var tilbage i Skatkamrene i HERRENs Hus og i Kongens Palads, overgav det til sine Folk og sendte dem til Kong Benhadad af Aram, en Søn af Hezjons Søn Tabrimmon, som boede i Damaskus, idet han lod sige:

Then did Assa take all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king's house, and gave them into the hand of his servants; and king Assa sent them to Ben-hadad, the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Chesyon, the king of Syria, who dwelt in Damascus, saying,

19 "Der består en Pagt mellem mig og dig, mellem min Fader og din Fader; her sender jeg dig en Gave af Sølv og Guld; bryd derfor din Pagt med Kong Basja af Israel, så at han nødes til at drage bort fra mig!"

A covenant is between me and thee, [as] between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; go and do break thy covenant with Ba'sha the king of Israel, that he may withdraw from me.

20 Benhadad gik ind på Kong Asas Forslag og sendte sine Hærførere mod Israels Byer og indtog Ijjon, Dan, Abel-Bet-Ma'aka og hele Kinnerot tillige med hele Naftalis Land.

And Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Assa, and sent the captains of the armies which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote 'Iyon, and Dan, and Abel-beth-ma'achah, and the whole of Kinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.

21 Da Basja hørte det, opgav han at befæste Rama og vendte tilbage til Tirza.

And it came to pass, when Ba'sha heard this, that he left off the building of Ramah, and remained in Tirzah.

22 Men Kong Asa stævnede hver eneste Mand i hele Juda sammen, og de førte Stenene og Træværket bort, som Basja havde brugt ved Befæstningen af Rama; dermed befæstede Kong Asa så Geba i Benjamin og Mizpa.

Then king Assa called together by proclamation all Judah, none being exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and its timber, wherewith Ba'sha had built; and king Assa built with them Geba' of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

23 Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Asa, alle hans Heltegerninger, alt, hvad han gjorde, og de Byer, han befæstede, står jo optegnet i Judas Kongers Krønike. I øvrig led han i sin Alderdom af en Sygdom i Fødderne.

And the rest of all the acts of Assa, and all his mighty deeds, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah. Nevertheless in the time of his old age he became diseased in his feet.

24 Så lagde han sig til Hvile hos sine Fædre og blev jordet hos sine Fædre i sin Fader Davids By; og hans Søn Josafat blev Konge i hans Sted.

And Assa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his son became king in his stead.

25 Nadab, Jeroboams Søn, blev Konge over Israel i Kong Asa af Judas andet Regeringsår, og han herskede to År over Israel.

And Nadab the son of Jerobo'am became king over Israel in the second year of Assa the king of Judah; and he reigned over Israel two years.

26 Han gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENs Øjne, og vandrede i sin Faders Spor og i de Synder, han havde forledt Israel til.

And he did what is evil in the eyes of the Lord, and he walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he had induced Israel to sin.

27 Da stiftede Basja, Ahijas Søn af Issakars Hus, en Sammensværgelse imod ham, og Basja huggede ham ned ved Gibbeton, der tilhørte Filisterne, medens Nadab og hele Israel belejrede Byen.

And Ba'sha the son of Achiyah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Ba'sha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines: while Nadab and all Israel were besieging Gibbethon.

28 Basja dræbte ham i Kong Asa af Judas tredje Regeringsår og blev Konge i hans Sted;

And Ba'sha slew him in the third year of Assa the king of Judah, and became king in his stead.

29 nu da han var blevet Konge, lod han hele Jeroboams Hus nedhugge, idet han ikke skånede en eneste Sjæl af Jeroboams Slægt, men udryddede dem efter det Ord, HERREN havde talet ved sin Tjener Ahija fra Silo,

And it came to pass, when he reigned, that he smote all the house of Jerobo'am; he left not any that breathed unto Jerobo'am, until he had destroyed him, according to the word of the Lord, which he had spoken by his servant Achiyah the Shilonite;

30 for de Synders Skyld, Jeroboam havde begået og forledt Israel til, for den Krænkelse, han havde tilføjet HERREN, Israels Gud.

Because of the sins of Jerobo'am which he had sinned, and through which he had induced Israel to sin, by his provoking wherewith he provoked the Lord the God of Israel to anger.

31 Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Nadab, alt, hvad han gjorde, står jo optegnet i Israels Kongers Krønike

And the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

32 ( Asa og kong Ba'sja af Israel lå i Krig med hinanden, så længe de levede.)

And there was war between Assa and Ba'sha the king of Israel all their days.

33 I Kong Asa af Judas tredje Regeringsår blev Basja, Ahijas Søn, Konge over hele Israel, og han herskede tre og tyve År i Tirza.

In the third year of Assa the king of Judah became Ba'sha the son of Achiyah king over all Israel, in Thirzah, [for] twenty and four years.

34 Han gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENs Øjne, og vandrede i Jeroboams Spor og de Synder, han havde forledt Israel til.

And he did what is evil in the eyes of the Lord, and walked in the way of Jerobo'am, and in his sin wherewith he had induced Israel to sin.