< 2 Chronicles 16 >

1 Then, in the thirty-sixth year of his reign, Baasha, the king of Israel, ascended against Judah. And he encircled Ramah with a wall, so that no one could safely depart or enter from the kingdom of Asa.
I det seks og trettiande styringsåret åt Asa drog kong Baesa i Israel upp imot Juda og bygde ei borg i Rama, av di han ville hindra at nokon drog ut eller inn hjå Asa, kongen i Juda.
2 Therefore, Asa brought forth silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the Lord, and from the treasuries of the king. And he sent to Benhadad, the king of Syria, who was living in Damascus, saying:
Då tok Asa sylv og gull ut or skattkammeri i Herrens hus og i huset åt kongen og sende deim til Benhadad, kongen i Syria, som budde i Damaskus, med dei ordi:
3 “There is a pact between me and you. Also, my father and your father had an agreement. For this reason, I have sent silver and gold to you, so that you may break the pact that you have with Baasha, the king of Israel, and so that you may cause him to withdraw from me.”
«Det er eit samband millom meg og deg, sameleis som millom min far og din far, no sender eg deg sylv og gull. Gjer no vel og brjot sambandet ditt med Israels-kongen Baesa, so han lyt draga burt ifrå meg!»
4 And when he verified this, Benhadad sent the leaders of his armies to the cities of Israel. And they struck Ahion, and Dan, and Abelmaim, and all the walled cities of Naphtali.
Benhadad lydde kong Asa og sende herhovdingarne sine mot byarne i Israel, og dei herja Ijon og Dan og Abel-Majim og alle forrådshusi i Naftali-byarne.
5 And when Baasha had heard of it, he ceased to build around Ramah, and he interrupted his work.
Då Baesa høyrde dette, lagde han ned borgbyggjingi i Rama og slutta arbeidet.
6 Then king Asa took all of Judah, and they carried away from Ramah the stones and the wood that Baasha had prepared for the things to be built. And he built up Gibeah and Mizpah with them.
Men kong Asa tok heile Juda med seg, og dei førde burt steinarne og trevyrket som Baesa hadde bruka til byggverket i Rama, og han bruka deim til å byggja Geba og Mispa.
7 In that time, the prophet Hanani went to Asa, the king of Judah, and he said to him: “Because you have faith in the king of Syria, and not in the Lord your God, therefore the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand.
På den tid kom sjåaren Hanani til Asa, kongen i Juda, og sagde til honom: «For di du studde deg til Syria-kongen og ikkje til Herren, din Gud, hev heren åt Syria-kongen sloppe or henderne dine.
8 Were not the Ethiopians and the Libyans much more numerous in chariots, and horsemen, and an exceedingly great multitude? Yet when you believed in the Lord, he delivered them into your hand.
Var ikkje ætioparne og libyararne ein stor her med ei ovmengd med vogner og hestfolk? Men då du studde deg til Herren, då gav han deim i di magt.
9 For the eyes of the Lord contemplate the entire earth, and offer fortitude to those who believe in him with a perfect heart. And so, you acted foolishly. And so, because of this, from the present time wars shall rise up against you.”
For Herrens augo fer utyver all jordi, av di han med kraft vil koma deim til hjelp som hev hjarta sitt heilt med honom. Du hev fare fåvist åt i dette; for heretter kjem du til å hava ufred stødt.»
10 And Asa was angry against the seer, and he ordered him to be sent into prison. For indeed, he had been very indignant over this. And in that time, he put to death very many of the people.
Då vart Asa harm på sjåaren og kasta honom i fangehuset, so vond var han for dette. På same tid for Asa hardt fram mot andre av folket.
11 But the works of Asa, the first and the last, have been written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
Det som er å fortelja um Asa frå fyrst til sist, er uppskrive i boki um kongarne i Juda og Israel.
12 And now Asa became ill, in the thirty-ninth year of his reign, with a very severe pain in his feet. And yet, in his infirmity, he did not seek the Lord. Instead, he trusted more in the skill of physicians.
I det ni og trettiande styringsåret sitt vart Asa sjuk i føterne, og sjukdomen hans vart svært hard. Men ikkje i sjukdomen sin heller søkte han Herren, men lækjarane.
13 And he slept with his fathers. And he died in the forty-first year of his reign.
Og Asa lagde seg til kvile hjå federne sine og døydde i det eitt og fyrtiande styringsåret sitt.
14 And they buried him in his own sepulcher, which he had made for himself in the City of David. And they placed him upon his bed, full of the aromatics and ointments of courtesans, which were composed with the skill of the perfumers. And they burned these over him with very great ostentation.
Dei gravlagde honom i gravi hans, som han hadde late hogga ut i Davidsbyen, og lagde honom på ei lega som dei hadde fyllt med kryddor av ymse slag som var tillaga i salveblanding, og dei kveikte eit ovlagt bål for honom.

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