2 Chronicles 15

1 The Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded.

Og Asaria, Odeds Søn — over ham kom Guds Aand.

2 He went out to meet Asa, and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin! The LORD is with you while you are with him; and if you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.

Og han gik ud imod Asa og sagde til ham: Hører mig, Asa og al Juda og Benjamin! Herren er med eder, fordi I ere med ham, og dersom I søge ham, skal han lade sig finde af eder, men om I forlade ham, skal han forlade eder.

3 Now for a long time Israel was without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without law.

Og der var mange Dage for Israel, da de vare uden sand Gud og uden Præst, som underviste dem, og uden Lov.

4 But when in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them.

Og de omvendte sig i deres Nød til Herren, Israels Gud, og søgte ham, og han lod sig finde af dem.

5 In those times there was no peace to him who went out, nor to him who came in; but great troubles were on all the inhabitants of the lands.

Men i hine Tider havde ingen Fred, naar han gik ud, og naar han gik ind; thi et stort Bulder gik over alle Indbyggerne i Landene,

6 They were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city; for God troubled them with all adversity.

og de bleve sønderknuste, Folk imod Folk, og Stad imod Stad; thi Gud forfærdede dem med alle Haande Angest.

7 But you be strong! Don’t let your hands be slack, for your work will be rewarded.”

Men I, værer frimodige og lader ikke eders Hænder synke; thi der er Løn for eders Gerning.

8 When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominations out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from the hill country of Ephraim; and he renewed the LORD’s altar that was before the LORD’s porch.

Der Asa hørte disse Ord og Profeten Odeds Profeti, blev han frimodig og borttog Vederstyggelighederne fra det ganske Judas og Benjamins Land og fra de Stæder, som han havde indtaget af Efraims Bjerg, og fornyede Herrens Alter, som var foran Herrens Forhal.

9 He gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and those who lived with them out of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon; for they came to him out of Israel in abundance when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.

Og han samlede al Juda og Benjamin og de fremmede hos dem af Efraim og af Manasse og af Simeon; thi mangfoldige af Israel gik over til ham, der de saa, at Herren hans Gud var med ham.

10 So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign.

Og de samlede sig til Jerusalem, i den tredje Maaned i Asas Regerings femtende Aar.

11 They sacrificed to the LORD in that day, of the plunder which they had brought, seven hundred head of cattle and seven thousand sheep.

Og de ofrede til Herren samme Dag af det Bytte, som de havde ført hjem, syv Hundrede Øksne og syv Tusinde Faar.

12 They entered into the covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul;

Og de indgik Pagten om at søge Herren, deres Fædres Gud, af deres ganske Hjerte og af deres ganske Sjæl.

13 and that whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.

Og hver, som ikke vilde søge Herren, Israels Gud, skulde dødes, baade liden og stor, baade Mand og Kvinde.

14 They swore to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, with shofars, and with cornets.

Og de tilsvore Herren med høj Røst og med Frydeskrig og med Basuner og med Trompeter.

15 All Judah rejoiced at the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found by them. Then the LORD gave them rest all around.

Og al Juda var glad over Eden; thi de havde svoret af deres ganske Hjerte og søgte ham med deres ganske Villie, og han lod sig finde af dem; og Herren skaffede dem Rolighed trindt omkring.

16 Also Maacah, the mother of Asa the king, he removed from being queen mother, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; so Asa cut down her image, ground it into dust, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.

Og Kong Asa afsatte ogsaa sin Moder Maaka, at hun ikke skulde være Dronning, fordi hun havde gjort sig et grueligt Billede af Astarte, og Asa udryddede hendes gruelige Billede og stødte det smaat og opbrændte det ved Kedrons Bæk.

17 But the high places were not taken away out of Israel; nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.

Men Højene toges ikke bort af Israel, dog var Asas Hjerte retskaffent alle hans Dage.

18 He brought the things that his father had dedicated and that he himself had dedicated, silver, gold, and vessels into God’s house.

Og han førte de Ting, som hans Fader havde helliget, og det, som han selv havde helliget, ind i Guds Hus, Sølv og Guld og Kar.

19 There was no more war to the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.

Og der var ingen Krig indtil det fem og tredivte Aar af Asas Regering.