2 Chronicles 18

1 Now Jehoshaphat had great wealth and honour, and his son was married to Ahab's daughter.

Da Josafat havde vundet stor Rigdom og Hæder, besvogrede han sig med Akab.

2 And after some years he went down to Samaria to see Ahab. And Ahab made a feast for him and the people who were with him, putting to death great numbers of sheep and oxen; and he got Jehoshaphat to go with him to Ramoth-gilead.

Efter nogle Års Forløb drog han ned til Akab i Samaria, og Akab lod slagte en Mængde Småkvæg og Hornkvæg til ham og Folkene, han havde med sig; og så overtalte han ham til at drage op mod Ramot i Gilead.

3 For Ahab, king of Israel, said to Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, Will you go with me to Ramoth-gilead? And he said, I am as you are, and my people as your people; we will be with you in the war.

Kong Akab af Israel sagde nemlig til Kong Josafat af Juda: "Vil du drage med mig mod Ramot i Gilead?" Han svarede ham: "Jeg som du, mit Folk som dit, jeg går med i Krigen."

4 Then Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Let us now get directions from the Lord.

Josafat sagde fremdeles til Israels Konge: "Spørg dog først om, hvad HERREN siger!"

5 So the king of Israel got together all the prophets, four hundred men, and said to them, Am I to go to Ramoth-gilead to make war or not? And they said, Go up: for God will give it into the hands of the king.

Da lod Israels Konge Profeterne kalde sammen, 400 Mand, og spurgte dem: "Skal jeg drage i Krig mod Ramot i Gilead, eller skal jeg lade være?" De svarede: "Drag derop, så vil Gud give det i Kongens Hånd!"

6 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there no other prophet of the Lord here from whom we may get directions?

Men Josafat spurgte: "Er her ikke endnu en af HERRENs Profeter, vi kan spørge?"

7 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is still one man by whom we may get directions from the Lord, but I have no love for him, because he has never been a prophet of good to me, but only of evil: he is Micaiah, the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

Israels Konge svarede: "Her er endnu en Mand, ved hvem vi kan rådspørge HERREN; men jeg hader ham, fordi han aldrig spår mig godt, men altid ondt; det er Mika, Jimlas Søn." Men Josafat sagde: "Således må Kongen ikke tale!"

8 Then the king of Israel sent for one of his unsexed servants and said, Go quickly and come back with Micaiah, the son of Imla.

Da kaldte Israels Konge på en Hofmand og sagde: "Hent hurtigt Mika, Jimlas Søn!"

9 Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, were seated on their seats of authority, dressed in their robes, by the doorway into Samaria; and all the prophets were acting as prophets before them.

Imidlertid sad Israels Konge og Kong Josafat af Juda, iført deres Skrud, hver på sin Trone i Samarias Portåbning, og alle Profeterne spåede foran dem.

10 And Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, made himself iron horns and said, The Lord says, Pushing back the Aramaeans with these, you will put an end to them completely.

Da lavede Zidkija, Kena'anas Søn, sig Horn af Jern og sagde: "Så siger HERREN: Med sådanne skal du støde Aramæerne ned, til de er tilintetgjot!"

11 And all the prophets said the same thing, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and it will go well for you, for the Lord will give it into the hands of the king.

Og alle Profeterne spåede det samme og sagde: "Drag op mod Ramot i Gilead, så skal Lykken følge dig, og HERREN vil give det i Kongens Hånd!"

12 Now the servant who had gone to get Micaiah said to him, See now, all the prophets with one voice are saying good things to the king; so let your words be like theirs, and say good things.

Men Budet der var gået efter Mika, sagde til ham: "Se, Profeterne har alle som een givet Kongen gunstigt Svar. Tal du nu som de og giv gunstigt Svar!"

13 And Micaiah said, By the living Lord, whatever the Lord says to me I will say.

Men Mika svarede: "Så sandt HERREN lever: Hvad min Gud siger, det vil jeg tale!"

14 When he came to the king, the king said to him, Micaiah, are we to go to Ramoth-gilead to make war or not? And he said, Go up, and it will go well for you; and they will be given up into your hands.

Da han kom til Kongen, spurgte denne ham: "Mika, skal vi drage i Krig mod Ramot i Gilead, eller skal vi lade være?" Da svarede han: "Drag derop, så skal Lykken følge eder, og de skal gives i eders Hånd!"

15 And the king said to him, Have I not, again and again, put you on your oath to say nothing to me but what is true in the name of the Lord?

Men Kongen sagde til ham: "Hvor mange Gange skal jeg besværge dig, at du ikke siger mig andet end Sandheden i HERRENs Navn?"

16 Then he said, I saw all Israel wandering on the mountains like sheep without a keeper; and the Lord said, These have no master: let them go back, every man to his house in peace.

Da sagde han: "Jeg så hele Israel spredt på Bjergene som en Hjord uden Hyrde; og HERREN sagde: De Folk har ingen Herre, lad dem vende tilbage i Fred, hver til sit!"

17 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not say that he would not be a prophet of good to me, but of evil?

Israels Konge sagde da til Josafat: "Sagde jeg dig ikke, at han aldrig spår mig godt, men kun ondt!"

18 Then he said, Give ear now to the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord seated on his seat of power, and all the army of heaven in their places, at his right hand and at his left.

Da sagde Mika: "Så hør da HERRENs Ord! Jeg så HERREN sidde på sin Trone og hele Himmelens Hær stå til højre og venstre for ham;

19 And the Lord said, How may Ahab, king of Israel, be tricked into going up to Ramoth-gilead to his death? And one said one thing and one another.

og HERREN sagde: Hvem vil dåre Kong Akab af Israel, så han drager op og falder ved Ramot i Gilead? En sagde nu et, en anden et andet;

20 Then a spirit came forward and took his place before the Lord and said, I will get him to do it by a trick. And the Lord said to him, How?

men så trådte en Ånd frem og stillede sig foran HERREN og Sagde: Jeg vil dåre ham! HERREN spurgte ham: Hvorledes?

21 And he said, I will go out and be a spirit of deceit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said, Your trick will have its effect on him: go out and do so.

Han svarede: Jeg vil gå hen og blive en Løgnens Ånd i alle hans Profeters Mund! Da sagde HERREN: Ja, du kan dåre ham; gå hen og gør det!

22 And now, see, the Lord has put a spirit of deceit in the mouth of these prophets of yours; and the Lord has said evil against you.

Se, således har HERREN lagt en Løgnens Ånd i disse dine Profeters Mund, thi HERREN har ondt i Sinde imod dig!"

23 Then Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, came near and gave Micaiah a blow on the side of his face, saying, Where is the spirit of the Lord whose word is in you?

Da trådte Zidkija, Kena'anas Søn, frem og slog Mika på Kinden og sagde: "Ad hvilken Vej skulde HERRENs Ånd have forladt mig for at tale til dig?"

24 And Micaiah said, Truly, you will see on that day when you go into an inner room to keep yourself safe.

Men Mika sagde: "Det skal du få at see, den Dag du flygter fra Kammer til Kammer for at skjule dig!"

25 And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah and send him back to Amon, the ruler of the town, and to Joash, the king's son;

Så sagde Israels Konge: "Tag Mika og bring ham til Amon, Byens Øverste, og Kongesønnen Joasj

26 And say, By the king's order this man is to be put in prison, and given prison food till I come back in peace.

og sig: Således siger Kongen: Kast denne Mand i Fængsel og sæt ham på Trængselsbrød og Trængselsvand, indtil jeg kommer uskadt tilbage!"

27 And Micaiah said, If you come back at all in peace, the Lord has not sent his word by me.

Men Mika sagde: "Kommer du uskadt tilbage, så har HERREN ikke talet ved mig!" Og han sagde: "Hør, alle I Folkeslag"l!"

28 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, went up to Ramoth-gilead.

Så drog Israels Konge og Kong Josafat af Juda op mod Ramot i Gilead.

29 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, I will make a change in my clothing, so that I do not seem to be the king, and will go into the fight; but do you put on your robes. So the king of Israel made a change in his dress, and they went to the fight.

Og Israels Konge sagde til Josafat: "Jeg vil forklæde mig, før jeg drager i Kampen; men tag du dine egne Klæder på!" Og Israels Konge forklædte sig, og så drog de i Kampen.

30 Now the king of Aram had given orders to the captains of his war-carriages, saying, Make no attack on small or great, but only on the king of Israel.

Men Arams Konge havde ffivet sine Vognstyrere den Befaling: "I må ikke angribe nogen, være sig høj eller lav, uden Israels Konge alene."

31 So when the captains of the war-carriages saw Jehoshaphat, they said, It is the king of Israel. And turning about, they came round him, but Jehoshaphat gave a cry, and the Lord came to his help, and God sent them away from him.

Da nu Vognstyrerne fik Øje på Josafat, tænkte de: "Det er sikkert Israels Konge!" Og de rettede deres Angreb mod ham fra alle Sider. Da gav Josafat sig til at, råbe, og HERREN frelste ham, idet Gud lokkede dem bort fra ham;

32 Now when the captains of the war-carriages saw that he was not the king of Israel, they went back from going after him.

og da Vognstyrerne opdagede, at det ikke var Israels Konge, trak de sig bort fra ham.

33 And a certain man sent an arrow from his bow without thought of its direction, and gave the king of Israel a wound where his breastplate was joined to his clothing; so he said to the driver of his war-carriage, Go to one side and take me away out of the army, for I am badly wounded.

Men en Mand, der skød en Pil af på Lykke og Fromme, ramte Israels Konge mellem Remmene og Brynjen. Da sagde han til sin Vognstyrer: "Vend og før mig ud af Slaget, thi jeg er såret!"

34 But the fight became more violent while the day went on; and the king of Israel was supported in his war-carriage facing the Aramaeans till the evening; and by sundown he was dead.

Men kampen blev hårdere og hårdere den Dag, og Israels Konge holdt sig oprejst i sin Vogn over for Aramæerne til Aften; men da Solen gik ned, døde han.