2 Kings 14

1 After Jehoash had been ruling Israel for almost two years, Joash’s son Amaziah became the king of Judah.

Im andern Jahr Joas, des Sohns Joahas, des Königs Israels, ward Ahazia König, der Sohn Joas, des Königs Judas.

2 He was 25 years old when he started to rule, and he ruled in Jerusalem for 29 years. His mother was Jehoaddin; she was from Jerusalem.

Fünfundzwanzig Jahre alt war er, da er König ward, und regierete neunundzwanzig Jahre zu Jerusalem. Seine Mutter hieß Joadan von Jerusalem.

3 Amaziah did many things that pleased Yahweh, but he did not do as many things that pleased Yahweh as King David had done. He did some of the good things that his father Joash had done.

Und er tat, was dem HERRN wohlgefiel, doch nicht wie sein Vater David, sondern wie sein Vater Joas tat er auch.

4 But, [like his father, ] he did not tear down the places for worshipping Yahweh at pagan shrines. The people continued to burn incense [to honor Yahweh] on those hills [instead of in Jerusalem, the place that Yahweh had appointed].

Denn die Höhen wurden nicht abgetan, sondern das Volk opferte und räucherte noch auf den Höhen.

5 As soon as he was completely in control of his kingdom, he caused to be executed the officials who had murdered his father.

Da er nun des Königsreichs mächtig ward, schlug er seine Knechte, die seinen Vater, den König, geschlagen hatten.

6 But he did not execute their children. He obeyed what was written in the laws that God gave to Moses: “Parents must not be executed for [the crimes/sins committed by] their children, and children must not be executed for [crimes/sins committed by] their parents. People must be executed only for the sins that they themselves [have committed].”

Aber die Kinder der Totschläger tötete er nicht; wie es denn geschrieben stehet im Gesetzbuch Moses, da der HERR geboten hat und gesagt: Die Väter sollen nicht um der Kinder willen sterben, und die Kinder sollen nicht um der Väter willen sterben, sondern ein jeglicher soll um seiner Sünde willen sterben.

7 Amaziah’s soldiers killed 10,000 soldiers of the Edom people-group in the Salt Valley [south of the Dead Sea], and they captured Sela [city] and gave it a new name, Joktheel. That is still its name.

Er schlug auch der Edomiter im Salztal zehntausend und gewann die Stadt Sela mit Streit; und hieß sie Jaktheel bis auf diesen Tag.

8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to King Jehoash of Israel, saying “Come here and let’s talk together.”

Da sandte Amazia Boten zu Joas, dem Sohn Joahas des Sohns Jehus, dem Könige Israels, und ließ ihm sagen: Komm her, laß uns miteinander besehen!

9 But King Jehoash replied to King Amaziah: “Once a thornbush growing [in the mountains] in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar tree, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in order that he may marry her.’ But a wild animal in Lebanon passed by the thornbush and trampled it.

Aber Joas, der König Israels, sandte zu Amazia, dem Könige Judas, und ließ ihm sagen: Der Dornstrauch, der im Libanon ist, sandte zur Zeder im Libanon und ließ ihr sagen: Gib deine Tochter meinem Sohn zum Weibe! Aber das Wild auf dem Felde im Libanon lief über den Dornstrauch und zertrat ihn.

10 [The meaning of what I am saying is that] your army has defeated the army of Edom, so now you have become very proud. But you should be content with defeating the people of Edom, and allow your soldiers to stay at home. If you cause trouble [by fighting against] us, you will surely [RHQ] cause a disaster to happen to you and to your people.”

Du hast die Edomiter geschlagen, des überhebt sich dein Herz. Habe den Ruhm und bleibe daheim; warum ringest du nach Unglück, daß du fallest und Juda mit dir?

11 But Amaziah refused to heed Jehoash’s message. So he marched with his army to fight against the Israeli army at Beth-Shemesh [city] in Judah.

Aber Amazia gehorchte nicht. Da zog Joas, der König Israels, herauf; und sie besahen sich miteinander, er und Amazia, der König Judas, zu Beth-Semes, die in Juda liegt.

12 The Israeli army defeated the army of Judah, and all the soldiers of Judah fled and ran back home.

Aber Juda ward geschlagen vor Israel, daß ein jeglicher floh in seine Hütte.

13 Jehoash’s army also captured King Amaziah there, and they also marched to Jerusalem and tore down the wall that was around the city, from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate. That was a section that was about (200 yards/180 meters) long.

Und Joas, der König Israels, griff Amazia, den König Judas, den Sohn Joas des Sohns Ahasjas, zu Beth-Semes; und kam gen Jerusalem und zerriß die Mauern Jerusalems von dem Tor Ephraim an bis an das Ecktor, vierhundert Ellen lang.

14 Jehoash’s soldiers seized all the gold and silver that they found, and all the utensils that were in the temple, and all the valuable things that were in the palace, and took them to Samaria. They also took to Samaria some prisoners whom they had captured.

Und nahm alles Gold und Silber und Geräte, das funden ward im Hause des HERRN und im Schatz des Königshauses, dazu die Kinder zu Pfande; und zog wieder gen Samaria.

15 [If you want to know about] all the other things that Jehoash did when he was king, including when he [and his army] fought against [the army of] King Amaziah of Judah, they are written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.

Was aber mehr von Joas zu sagen ist, das er getan hat, und seine Macht, und wie er mit Amazia, dem Könige Judas, gestritten hat, siehe, das ist geschrieben in der Chronik der Könige Israels.

16 Jehoash died [EUP], and he was buried in Samaria, where the other kings of Israel had been buried. Then his son Jeroboam became the king.

Und Joas entschlief mit seinen Vätern und ward begraben zu Samaria unter den Königen Israels. Und sein Sohn Jerobeam ward König an seiner Statt.

17 Amaziah, the king of Judah, lived for 15 more years after Jehoash, the king of Israel, died.

Amazia aber, der Sohn Joas des Königs Judas, lebte nach dem Tode Joas des Sohns Joahas des Königs Israels, fünfzehn Jahre.

18 [If you want to know more about] everything else that Amaziah did, it is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.

Was aber mehr von Amazia zu sagen ist, das ist geschrieben in der Chronik der Könige Judas.

19 Some people in Jerusalem plotted against Amaziah, so he fled to Lachish [city]. But they followed him there and killed him.

Und sie machten einen Bund wider ihn zu Jerusalem; er aber floh gen Lachis. Und sie sandten hin ihm nach gen Lachis und töteten ihn daselbst.

20 They took his corpse back to Jerusalem and buried it where his ancestors had been buried, in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’.

Und sie brachten ihn auf Rossen; und er ward begraben zu Jerusalem bei seinen Vätern in der Stadt Davids.

21 Then all the people of Judah appointed Amaziah’s son Uzziah, when he was 16 years old, to be their king

Und das ganze Volk Judas nahm Asarja in seinem sechzehnten Jahr und machten ihn zum Könige anstatt seines Vaters Amazia.

22 After his father died, Uzziah’s workers captured Elath [city], and it came under the control of Judah again.

Er bauete Elath und brachte sie wieder zu Juda, nachdem der König mit seinen Vätern entschlafen war.

23 When Amaziah had been ruling Judah for almost 15 years, Jeroboam became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria [city] for 41 years.

Im fünfzehnten Jahr Amazias, des Sohns Joas des Königs Judas, ward Jerobeam, der Sohn Joas König über Israel zu Samaria einundvierzig Jahre.

24 He did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil. He did not stop committing the same kind of sins that Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, committed, sins which led the Israeli people to sin also.

Und tat, das dem HERRN übel gefiel, und ließ nicht ab von allen Sünden Jerobeams, des Sohns Nebats, der Israel sündigen machte.

25 His soldiers conquered again some of the territory that had previously belonged to Israel, from Hamath [city] in the north to the Dead Sea in the south. That is what Yahweh, the God whom the Israelis worshiped, promised the prophet Jonah, the son of Amittai, from Gath-Hepher [town], would happen.

Er aber brachte wieder herzu die Grenze Israels von Hemath an bis ans Meer, das im blachen Felde liegt, nach dem Wort des HERRN, des Gottes Israels, das er geredet hatte durch seinen Knecht Jona, den Sohn Amithais, den Propheten, der von Gath-Hepher war.

26 That happened because Yahweh saw that [the Israelis’ enemies were causing] the Israelis [to] suffer very much. And there was absolutely no one [IDM] who would help them.

Denn der HERR sah an den elenden Jammer Israels, daß auch die Verschlossenen und Verlassenen dahin waren, und kein Helfer war in Israel.

27 But Yahweh said that he would not destroy Israel completely, so he enabled King Jeroboam to rescue them.

Und der HERR hatte nicht geredet, daß er wollte den Namen Israels austilgen unter dem Himmel, und half ihnen durch Jerobeam, den Sohn Joas.

28 [If you want to know more about] everything else that Jeroboam did, [about] his fighting courageously in battles, and [about] his [enabling the Israelis to] capture again Damascus and Hamath [cities], they are written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.

Was aber mehr von Jerobeam zu sagen ist, und alles, was er getan hat, und seine Macht, wie er gestritten hat, und wie er Damaskus und Hemath wiedergebracht an Juda in Israel, siehe, das ist geschrieben in der Chronik der Könige Israels.

29 Jeroboam died [EUP], [and was buried] where the other kings of Israel [were buried], and his son Zechariah became the king.

Und Jerobeam entschlief mit seinen Vätern, mit den Königen Israels. Und sein Sohn Sacharja ward König an seiner Statt.