2 Chronicles 21

1 Then Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and he was buried with them in the City of David. And his son, Jehoram, reigned in his place.

Och Josaphat af somnade med sina fäder, och vardt begrafven när sina fader uti Davids stad; och hans son Joram vardt Konung i hans stad.

2 And he had brothers, sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah. All these were sons of Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah.

Och han hade bröder, Josaphats söner, Asaria, Jehiel, Zacharia, Asaria, Michael, och SephatJa; desse voro alle Josaphats, Juda Konungs, barn.

3 And their father gave to them many gifts of silver, and gold, and valuables, with very fortified cities in Judah. But the kingdom he handed on to Jehoram, because he was the firstborn.

Och deras fader gaf dem myckna gåfvor i silfver, guld och klenodier, med fasta städer i Juda; men riket gaf han Joram; ty han var den förstfödde.

4 Therefore, Jehoram rose up over the kingdom of his father. And when he had established himself, he killed with the sword all his brothers, and certain ones from the leaders of Israel.

Då nu Joram uppkom öfver sins faders rike, och vardt dess mägtig, drap han alla sina bröder med svärd, dertill ock somliga af de öfverstar i Israel.

5 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he had begun to reign. And he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem.

Tu och tretio år gammal var Joram, då han vardt Konung; och regerade åtta år i Jerusalem.

6 And he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For his wife was a daughter of Ahab, and he did evil in the sight of the Lord.

Och vandrade uti Israels Konungars väg, såsom Achabs hus gjort hade; förty Achabs dotter var hans hustru; och han gjorde hvad Herranom illa behagade.

7 But the Lord was not willing to destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had formed with him, and because he had promised that he would provide a lamp to him, and to his sons, for all time.

Men Herren ville icke förderfva Davids hus, för det förbunds skull, som han med David gjort hade, såsom han sagt hade, att gifva honom ena lykto, och hans barnom i alla dagar.

8 In those days, Edom rebelled, so as not to be subject to Judah, and they appointed for themselves a king.

I hans tid föllo de Edomeer af ifrå Juda, och gjorde öfver sig en Konung.

9 And when Jehoram had gone across with his leaders, and all the horsemen who were with him, he arose in the night, and struck the Edomites (who had surrounded him), and all the commanders of his horsemen.

Förty Joram var ditöfver dragen med sina öfverstar, och alla vagnarna med honom; och hade varit uppe om nattena, och slagit de Edomeer allt omkring sig, och öfverstarna för vagnarna.

10 Even so, Edom rebelled, so as not to be under the authority of Judah, even to this day. Also at that time, Libnah withdrew, so as not to be under his hand. For he had forsaken the Lord, the God of his fathers.

Derföre föllo de Edomeer af ifrå Juda, allt intill denna dag. På samma tiden föll ock Libna ifrå honom; ty han öfvergaf Herran sina fäders Gud.

11 Moreover, he also constructed high places in the cities of Judah. And he caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to fornicate, and Judah to prevaricate.

Gjorde han ock höjder på bergen i Juda, och kom dem i Jerusalem till horeri, och förförde Juda.

12 Then letters were conveyed to him from the prophet Elijah, in which it was written: “Thus says the Lord, the God of David, your father: Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat, your father, nor in the ways of Asa, the king of Judah,

Men en skrifvelse kom till honom ifrå den Propheten Elia, så lydandes: Detta säger Herren dins faders Davids Gud: Derföre, att du icke vandrat hafver uti dins faders Josaphats vägar, icke heller i Asa, Juda Konungs, vägar;

13 but instead you have advanced along the paths of the kings of Israel, and you have caused Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to fornicate, imitating the fornication of the house of Ahab, and moreover, you have killed your brothers, the house of your father, who are better than you:

Utan du vandrar uti Israels Konungars väg, och kommer Juda och dem i Jerusalem till horeri, efter Achabs hus horeri; och hafver dertill dräpit dina bröder af dins faders hus, som bättre voro än du;

14 behold, the Lord will strike you with a great plague, with all your people, and your sons and wives, and all your substance.

Si, Herren skall slå dig med en stor plågo på ditt folk, på din barn, på dina hustrur, och uppå alla dina ägodelar.

15 And you shall be sickened by a very grievous disease of your bowels, until your inner organs depart, little by little, each day.”

Och du skall få mycken sjukdom uti dina inelfver, tilldess att dina inelfver skola för sjukdoms skull utgå dag frå dag.

16 Therefore, the Lord stirred up, against Jehoram, the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, who are along the borders of the Ethiopians.

Alltså uppväckte Herren emot Joram de Philisteers anda, och de Arabers, som ligga vid Ethiopien.

17 And they ascended into the land of Judah. And they laid waste to it. And they despoiled all the substance that was found in the house of the king, including even his sons and wives. Neither did there remain for him any son, except Jehoahaz, who was the youngest born.

Och de drogo upp till Juda, och förstörde det, och förde bort alla håfvor, som för handene voro i Konungshusena; dertill hans söner och hans hustrur, så att honom blef ingen son qvar, förutan Joahas, hans yngste son.

18 And in addition to all these things, the Lord struck him with an incurable disease of the bowels.

Och efter allt detta plågade Herren honom i hans inelfver med en sådana sjukdom, som icke stod till botandes.

19 And as day followed after day, and the space of time turned, the course of two years was completed. And after having been wasted by a long consumption, so much so that even his inner organs were discharged, the disease ended along with his life. And so he died of a very grievous illness. And the people did not make a funeral for him, according to the custom of burning, as they had done for his ancestors.

Och som det nu varade dag frå dag, och då tu års tid förgången var, gingo hans inelfver ut af honom med hans sjukdom; och han blef död af ondom sjukdom; och de gjorde intet brännande öfver honom, såsom de hans fäder gjort hade.

20 He was thirty-two years old when he had begun to reign, and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem. And he did not walk uprightly. And they buried him in the City of David, yet truly, not in the sepulcher of the kings.

Tu och tretio år gammal var han, då han vardt Konung, och regerade i åtta år i Jerusalem, och vandrade så, att det icke mycket dogde; och de begrofvo honom i Davids stad; dock icke ibland Konungsgrifterna.