Anden Krønikebog 20
1 Siden hændte det sig, at Moabiterne og ammoniterne sammen med Folk fra Maon drog i Krig mod Josafat.
And after this came the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them [some] of the Minaeans, against Josaphat to battle.
2 Og man kom og bragte Josafat den Efterretning: "En vældig Menneskemængde rykker frem imod dig fra Egnene binsides Havet), fra Edom, og de står allerede i Hazazon-Tamar (det er En-Gedi)!"
And they came and told Josaphat, saying, There is come against thee a great multitude from Syria, from beyond the sea; and, behold, they are in Asasan Thamar, this is Engadi.
3 Da grebes Josafat af Frygt, og han vendte sig til HERREN og søgte ham og lod en Faste udråbe i bele Juda.
And Josaphat was alarmed, and set his face to seek the Lord earnestly, and he proclaimed a fast in all Juda.
4 Så samledes Judæerne for at søge Hjælp hos HERREN; også fra alle Judas Byer kom de for at søge HERREN.
And Juda gathered themselves together to seek after the Lord: even from all the cities of Juda they came to seek the Lord.
5 Men Josafat trådte frem i Judas og Jerusalems Forsamling i HERRENs Hus foran den nye Forgård
And Josaphat stood up in the assembly of Juda in Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord, in front of the new court.
6 og sagde: "HERRE, vore Fædres Gud! Er du ikke Gud i Himmelen, er det ikke dig, der hersker over alle Hedningerigerne? I din Hånd er Kraft og Styrke, og mod dig kan ingen holde Stand!
And he said, O Lord God of my fathers, art not thou God in heaven above, and art not thou Lord of all the kingdoms of the nations? and [is there] not in thy hand the might of dominion, and there is no one who can resist thee?
7 Var det ikke dig, vor Gud, der drev dette Lands Indbyggere bort foran dit Folk Israel og gav din Ven Abrahams Efterkommere det for evigt?
Art not thou the Lord that didst destroy the inhabitants of this land before the face of thy people Israel, and didst give it to thy beloved seed of Abraham for ever?
8 Og de bosatte sig der og byggede dig der en Helligdom for dit Navn, idet de sagde:
And they dwelt in it, and built in it a sanctuary to thy name, saying,
9 Hvis Ulykke rammer os, Sværd, Straffedom, Pest eller Hungersnød, vil vi træde frem foran dette Hus og for dit Åsyn, thi dit Navn bor i dette Hus, og råbe til dig om Hjælp i vor Nød, og du vil høre det og frelse os!
If there should come upon us evils, sword, judgment, pestilence, famine, we will stand before this house, and before thee, (for thy name [is] upon this house, ) and we will cry to thee because of the affliction, and thou shalt hear, and deliver.
10 Se nu, hvorledes Ammoniterne og Moabiterne og de fra Se'irs Bjerge, hvem du ikke tillod Israeliterne at angribe, da de kom fra Ægypten, tværtimod holdt de sig tilbage fra dem og tilintetgjorde dem ikke,
And now, behold, the children of Ammon, and Moab, and mount Seir, with regard to whom thou didst not permit Israel to pass through their border, when they had come out of the land of Egypt, (for they turned away from them, and did not destroy them; )—
11 se nu, hvorledes de gengælder os det med at komme for at drive os bort fra din Ejendom, som du gav os i Eje!
yet now, behold, they make attempts against us, to come forth to cast us out from our inheritance which thou gavest us.
12 Vor Gud, vil du ikke holde Dom over dem? Thi vi er afmægtige over for denne vældige Menneskemængde, som kommer over os; vi ved ikke, hvad vi skal gøre, men vore Øjne er vendt til dig!"
O Lord our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no strength to resist this great multitude that is come against us; and we know not what we shall do to them: but our eyes are toward thee.
13 Medens nu alle Judæerne stod for HERRENs Åsyn med deres Familier, Kvinder og Børn,
And all Juda was standing before the Lord, and their children, and their wives.
14 kom HERRENs Ånd midt i Forsamlingen over Leviten Jahaziel, en Søn af Zekarja, en Søn af Benaja, en Søn af Je'iel, en Søn af Mattanja, af Asafs Sønner,
And Oziel the [son] of Zacharias, of the children of Banaias, of the sons of Eleiel, the sons of Matthanias the Levite, of the sons of Asaph, —upon him came the Spirit of the Lord in the assembly:
15 og han sagde: "Lyt til, alle I Judæere, Jerusalems Indbyggere og Kong Josafat! Så siger HERREN til eder: Frygt ikke og forfærdes ikke for denne vældige Menneskemængde, thi Kampen er ikke eders, men Guds!
and he said, Hear ye, all Juda, and the dwellers in Jerusalem, and king Josaphat: Thus saith the Lord to you, even you, Fear not, neither be alarmed, before all this great multitude; for the battle is not years, but God's.
16 Drag i Morgen ned imod dem; se, de er ved at stige op ad Vejen ved Hazziz, og l vil træffe dem ved Enden af Dalen østen for Jeruels Ørken.
To-morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the ascent of Assis, and ye shall find them at the extremity of the river of the wilderness of Jeriel.
17 Det er ikke eder, der skal kæmpe her; stil eder op og bliv stående, så skal I se, hvorledes HERREN frelser eder, I Judæere og Jerusalems Indbyggere! Frygt ikke og forfærdes ikke, men drag i Morgen imod dem, og HERREN vil være med eder!"
It is not for you to fight: understand these things, and see the deliverance of the Lord with you, Juda and Jerusalem: fear not, neither be afraid to go forth to-morrow to meet them; and the Lord shall be with you.
18 Da bøjede Josafat sig med Ansigtet til Jorden, og alle Judæerne og Jerusalems Indbyggere faldt ned for HERREN og tilbad ham;
And Josaphat bowed with his face [to the ground] with all Juda and the dwellers in Jerusalem, [and] they fell before the Lord to worship the Lord.
19 men Leviterne af Keh'atiternes og Koraiternes Sønner stod op for at lovprise HERREN, Israels Gud, med vældig Røst.
And the Levites of the children of Caath, and [they] of the sons of Core, rose up to praise the Lord God of Israel with a loud voice on high.
20 Tidligt næste Morgen drog de ud til Tekoas Ørken; og medens de drog ud, stod Josafat og sagde: "Hør mig, I Judæere og Jerusalems Indbyggere! Tro på HERREN eders Gud, og l skal blive boende, tro på hans Profeter, og Lykken skal følge eder!"
And they rose early in the morning and went out to the wilderness of Thecoe: and as they went out, Josaphat stood and cried, and said, Hear me, Juda, and the dwellers in Jerusalem; put your trust in the Lord God, and your trust shall be honored; trust in his prophet, and ye shall prosper.
21 Og efter at have rådført sig med Folket opstillede han Sangere til med Ordene "lov HERREN, thi hans Miskundhed varer evindelig!" at lovprise HERREN i helligt Skrud, medens de drog frem foran de væbnede.
And he took counsel with the people, and set appointed men to sing psalms and praises, to give thanks, and sing the holy songs of praise in going forth before the host: and they said, Give thanks to the Lord, for his mercy [endures] for ever.
22 Og i samme Stund de begyndte med Jubelråb og Lovsang, lod HERREN et Baghold komme over Ammoniterne, Moabiterne og dem fra Se'irs Bjerge, der rykkede frem mod Juda, så de blev slået.
And when they began the praise and thanksgiving, the Lord caused the children of Ammon to fight against Moab, and [the inhabitants of] mount Seir that came out against Juda; and they were routed.
23 Ammoniterne og Moabiterne angreb dem, der boede i Se'irs Bjerge, og lagde Band på dem og tilintetgjorde dem, og da de var færdige med dem fra Se'ir, gav de sig til at udrydde hverandre.
Then the children of Ammon and Moab rose up against the dwellers in mount Seir, to destroy and consume them; and when they had made an end of [destroying] the inhabitants of Seir, they rose up against one another so that they were utterly destroyed.
24 Da så Judæerne kom op på Varden, hvorfra man ser ud over Ørkenen, og vendte Blikket mod Menneskemængden, se, da lå deres døde Kroppe på Jorden, ingen var undsluppet.
And Juda came to the watch-tower of the wilderness, and looked, and saw the multitude, and, behold, [they were] all fallen dead upon the earth, not one escaped.
25 Så kom Josafat og hans Folk hen for at udplyndre dem, og de fandt en Mængde Kvæg, Gods, Klæder og kostbare Ting. De røvede så meget, at de ikke kunde slæbe det bort, og brugte tre Dage til at plyndre; så meget var der.
And Josaphat and his people went out to spoil them, and they found much cattle, and furniture, and spoils, and precious things: and they spoiled them, and they were three days gathering the spoil, for it was abundant.
26 Den fjerde Dag samledes de i Berakadalen, thi der lovpriste de HERREN, og derfor kaldte man Stedet Berakadalen, som det hedder den Dag i Dag.
And it came to pass on the fourth day they were gathered to the Valley of Blessing; for there they blessed the Lord: therefore they called the name of the place the Valley of Blessing, until this day.
27 Derpå vendte alle Folkene fra Juda og Jerusalem med Josafat i Spidsen om og drog tilbage til Jerusalem med Glæde, thi HERREN havde bragt dem Glæde over deres Fjender;
And all the men of Juda returned to Jerusalem, and Josaphat led them with great joy; for the Lord gave them joy over their enemies.
28 og med Harper, Citre og Trompeter kom de lil Jerusalem, til HERRENs Hus.
And they entered into Jerusalem with lutes and harps and trumpets, [going] into the house of the lord.
29 Men en Guds Rædsel kom over alle Lande og Riger, da de hørte, at HERREN havde kæmpet mod Israels Fjender.
And there was a terror of the Lord upon all the kingdoms of the land, when they heard that the Lord fought against the enemies of Israel.
30 Således fik Josafats Rige Fred, og hans Gud skaffede ham Ro til alle Sider.
And the kingdom of Josaphat was at peace; and his God gave him rest round about.
31 Josafat var fem og tredive År gammel, da han blev Konge over Juda, og han herskede fem og tyve År i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Azuba og var Datter af Sjilhi.
And Josaphat reigned over Juda, being thirty-five years [old] when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Azuba, daughter of Sali.
32 Han vandrede i sin Fader Asas Spor og veg ikke derfra, idet han gjorde, hvad der var ret i HERRENs Øjne.
And he walked in the ways of his father Asa, and turned not aside from doing that which was right in the sight of the Lord.
33 Kun blev Offerhøjene ikke fjernet, og Folket vendte endnu ikke Hjertet til deres Fædres Gud.
nevertheless the high places yet remained; and as yet the people did not direct their heart to the Lord God of their fathers.
34 Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Josafaf fra først til sidst, står jo optegnet i Jehus, Hananis Søns, Krønike, som er optaget i Bogen om Israels Konger.
And the rest of the acts of Josaphat, the first and the last, behold, they are written in the history of Jeu [the son] of Anani, who wrote the book of the kings of Israel.
35 Senere slog Kong Josafat af Juda sig sammen med Kong Ahazja af Israel, der var ugudelig i al sin Færd;
And afterwards Josaphat king of Juda entered into an alliance with Ochozias king of Israel, (now this was an unrighteous man, )
36 han slog sig sammen med ham om at bygge Skibe, der skulde sejle til Tarsis. De byggede Skibe i Ezjongeber.
by acting [with] and going to him, to build ships to go to Tharsis: and he built ships in Gasion Gaber.
37 Men Eliezer, Dodavahus Søn, fra Maresja profeterede mod Josafat og sagde: "Fordi du har slået dig sammen med Ahazja, vil HERREN gøre dit Værk til intet!" Og Skibene gik under og nåede ikke Tarsis.
And Eliezer thee [son] of Dodia of Marisa prophesied against Josaphat, saying, Forasmuch as thou hast allied thyself with Ochozias, the Lord has broken thy work, and thy vessels have been wrecked. And they could not go to Tharsis.
