1 Koenige 15
1 Und im achtzehnten Jahre des Königs Jerobeam, des Sohnes Nebats, ward Abia König über Juda.
After Jeroboam had been the king of Israel for almost 18 years, Abijah became the king of Judah.
2 Er regierte drei Jahre zu Jerusalem; seine Mutter aber hieß Maacha, die Tochter Abisaloms.
He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah, the granddaughter of [David’s son] Absalom.
3 Und er wandelte in allen Sünden seines Vaters, die dieser vor ihm verübt hatte, und sein Herz war nicht ungeteilt gegenüber Jahwe, seinem Gotte, wie das Herz seines Ahnherrn David.
Abijah committed the same kind of sins that his father had committed. He was not fully dedicated/committed to Yahweh his God, as his grandfather David had been.
4 Denn nur um Davids willen verlieh ihm Jahwe, sein Gott, eine Leuchte zu Jerusalem, daß er seine Söhne nach ihm aufkommen und Jerusalem bestehen ließ,
But, because of [what Yahweh his God had promised to] David, Yahweh gave Abijah a son [MET] to rule in Jerusalem after him, and in order to protect Jerusalem [from their enemies].
5 weil David gethan hatte, was Jahwe wohlgefiel, und nichts von dem verabsäumt hatte, was er ihm geboten, sein ganzes Leben lang, außer in der Angelegenheit des Hethiters Uria.
Yahweh did that because David had always done what pleased Yahweh and because David had always obeyed Yahweh. The only time when he disobeyed Yahweh was when he caused Uriah [to be killed].
6 Es war aber Krieg zwischen Rehabeam und Jerobeam, solange er lebte.
There were wars between [the armies of] Rehoboam and Jeroboam all during the time that Abijah ruled.
7 Was aber sonst noch von Abia zu sagen ist und alles, was er ausgeführt hat, das ist ja aufgezeichnet in der Geschichte der Könige von Juda. Es war aber Krieg zwischen Abia und Jerobeam.
Everything else that Abijah did is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.
8 Und Abia legte sich zu seinen Vätern, und man begrub ihn in der Stadt Davids. Und sein Sohn Asa ward König an seiner Statt.
Abijah died [EUP] and was buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’, and his son Asa became king.
9 Und im zwanzigsten Jahre Jerobeams, des Königs von Israel, ward Asa König über Juda.
After Jeroboam had been the king of Israel for almost 20 years, Asa started to rule Judah.
10 Er regierte aber einundvierzig Jahre zu Jerusalem, und seine Mutter hieß Maacha, die Tochter Uriels von Gibea.
He ruled in Jerusalem for 41 years. His grandmother was Maacah, the granddaughter of Absalom.
11 Und Asa that, was Jahwe wohlgefiel, wie sein Ahnherr David.
Asa did what was pleasing to Yahweh, as his ancestor David had done.
12 So trieb er die der Unzucht Geweihten aus dem Land und beseitigte alle die Götzen, die seine Ahnen verfertigt hatten.
He got rid of the male prostitutes that were at the places where the people worshiped idols, and he also got rid of all the idols that his ancestors had made.
13 Ja, er setzte sogar seine Mutter Maacha von der Würde als Herrin ab, weil sie der Aschera ein Schandbild angefertigt hatte. Und Asa hieb ihr Schandbild um und verbrannte es im Kidronthale.
He also removed his grandmother Maacah so that she no longer had influence in the government [because of] being the mother of a previous king. He did that because she had made a disgusting [wooden] statue of the goddess Asherah. Asa [told his workers to] cut down the statue and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
14 Die Höhen wurden zwar nicht abgeschafft; doch war das Herz Asas ungeteilt gegenüber Jahwe sein Leben lang.
He was not able to destroy all the places where the people worshiped [idols] on the high hills, but he continued to be dedicated/committed to Yahweh his entIre life.
15 Auch ließ er, was sein Vater geweiht hatte, sowie seine eigenen Weihgeschenke in den Tempel Jahwes bringen - Silber, Gold und Geräte.
He [told his workers to] place in the temple all the items that his father had dedicated to God, and all the gold and silver things that he had dedicated to God.
16 Es war aber Krieg zwischen Asa und Baesa, dem Könige von Israel, so lange sie lebten.
There were wars between [the armies of] Asa and Baasha, the king of Israel, all during the time that they ruled.
17 Und zwar zog Baesa, der König von Israel, wider Juda heran und befestigte Rama, um zu verhindern, daß jemand bei Asa, dem Könige von Juda, aus- oder eingehe.
Baasha’s army invaded Judah. They captured Ramah [town north of Jerusalem]. Then they started to build a wall around it in order to prevent people from entering or leaving the area in Judah that was ruled by King Asa.
18 Da nahm Asa alles Silber und Gold, das in den Schatzkammern des Tempels Jahwes noch vorhanden war, und die Schätze des königlichen Palastes und händigte sie seinen Dienern ein; alsdann sandte sie der König Asa zu Benhadad, dem Sohne Tabrimmons, des Sohnes Hesions, dem Könige von Aram, der zu Damaskus wohnte, und ließ ihm sagen:
So Asa [told] his workers [to] take all the silver and gold that was still in the storerooms in the temple and in the palace. He told them to take it to Damascus and give it to King Ben-Hadad who ruled Syria. Ben-Hadad was the son of Tabrimmon and grandson of Hezion. He told the workers to say this to Ben-Hadad:
19 Es besteht ein Bündnis zwischen mir und dir, zwischen meinem Vater und deinem Vater. Hier sende ich dir ein Geschenk an Silber und Gold; wohlan! brich nun dein Bündnis mit Baesa, dem Könige von Israel, daß er von mir abziehe.
“I want there to be a peace treaty between you and me, like there was between your father and my father. For that reason, I am giving you this silver and gold. So now please cancel the treaty that you made with Baasha, the king of Israel, in order that he will take his soldiers away from attacking mine, [because he will be afraid of your army].”
20 Benhadad aber schenkte dem König Asa Gehör und sandte seine Heeresobersten wider die Städte Israels und verheerte Jijon und Dan und Abel-Beth-Maacha und ganz Kinneroth samt der ganzen Landschaft Naphthali.
[So the workers went and gave the message to] Ben-Hadad, [and he] did what Asa suggested. He sent his army commanders [and their soldiers] to attack some of the towns in Israel. They captured Ijon, Dan, Abel-Beth-Maacah, the area near Galilee Lake, and all the land of [the tribe of] Naphtali.
21 Als dies Baesa vernahm, stand er davon ab, Rama noch weiter zu befestigen, und kehrte nach Thirza zurück.
When Baasha heard about that, he [told his soldiers to] stop working at Ramah. He [and his soldiers returned to] Tirzah [and] stayed there.
22 Der König Asa aber bot das ganze Juda auf - niemand war ausgenommen -, und sie schafften die Steine und die Balken, die Baesa zur Befestigung von Rama verwendet hatte, fort, und der König Asa ließ damit Geba in Benjamin und Mizpa befestigen.
Then King Asa sent a message to all the [people in the] towns in Judah, stating that they all were required to go to Ramah and carry away the stones and timber that Baasha’s soldiers had been using to build a wall around the city. With those stones and timber they fortified Mizpah [city north of Jerusalem], and Geba, [a town] in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin.
23 Was aber sonst noch von Asa zu sagen ist und alle seine tapferen Thaten und alles was er ausgeführt hat, und die Städte, die er befestigt hat, das ist ja aufgezeichnet im Buche der Geschichte der Könige von Juda. Doch litt er in seinem Alter an kranken Füßen.
Everything else that Asa did, the armies that his soldiers defeated, and the names of the cities that he caused to be fortified, are [RHQ] written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’. But when Asa became old, he got a disease in his feet.
24 Und Asa legte sich zu seinen Vätern und ward bei seinen Vätern in der Stadt Davids, seines Ahnherrn, begraben. Und sein Sohn Josaphat ward König an seiner Statt.
He died [EUP] and was buried where his ancestors were buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. Then his son Jehoshaphat became king.
25 Nadab aber, der Sohn Jerobeams, ward König über Israel im zweiten Jahre Asas, des Königs von Juda, und regierte zwei Jahre über Israel.
After Asa had been the king of Judah for almost two years, King Jeroboam’s son Nadab started to rule Israel. He ruled for two years.
26 Und er that, was Jahwe mißfiel, und wandelte auf dem Wege seines Vaters und in seiner Sünde, zu der er Israel verführt hatte.
He did things that Yahweh considered to be evil. His behavior was sinful like his father’s behavior had been, and what he did led the people of Israel to sin.
27 Aber Baesa, der Sohn Ahias, vom Hause Issachar, zettelte eine Verschwörung gegen ihn an, und Baesa erschlug ihn zu Gibbethon, welches den Philistern gehörte: Nadab und das ganze Israel belagerten nämlich gerade Gibbethon.
[A man named] Baasha, from the tribe of Issachar, planned to harm him. He killed Nadab when Nadab and his army had surrounded Gibbethon [city] in the Philistia area.
28 Also tötete ihn Baesa im dritten Jahre Asas, des Königs von Juda, und ward König an seiner Statt.
That [DOU] was when Asa had been [the king ruling] Judah for almost three years. Then Baasha became the king of Israel.
29 Sobald er nun König geworden war, erschlug er alles, was zum Hause Jerobeams gehörte; er ließ von Jerobeam nichts übrig, was Odem hatte, bis er es vertilgt hatte, gemäß dem Worte Jahwes, das er durch seinen Knecht Ahia von Silo geredet hatte,
As soon as Baasha became king, [he commanded his soldiers to] kill all of Jeroboam’s family. Doing what Yahweh had told the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh would happen, they killed all of Jeroboam’s family. None of them (was left/remained alive).
30 um der Sünden Jerobeams willen, die er verübt und zu denen er Israel verführt hatte, indem er Jahwe, den Gott Israels, zum Zorne reizte.
That happened because Yahweh had become very angry with Jeroboam because of all the sins that Jeroboam had committed, and because of the sins that he had persuaded the people of Israel to commit.
31 Was aber sonst noch von Nadab zu sagen ist und alles, was er ausgeführt hat, das ist ja aufgezeichnet im Buche der Geschichte der Könige von Israel.
Everything else that Nadab did is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
32 Es war aber Krieg zwischen Asa und Baesa, dem Könige von Israel, solange sie lebten.
There were wars between [the armies of] King Asa and King Baasha all the time that they ruled.
33 Im dritten Jahre Asas, des Königs von Juda, ward Baesa, der Sohn Ahias, König über ganz Israel zu Thirza und regierte vierundzwanzig Jahre.
After Asa had been the king of Judah for almost three years, Baasha, the son of Ahijah, started to rule Israel at Tirzah [city]. He ruled for 24 years.
34 Und er that, was Jahwe mißfiel, und wandelte auf dem Wege Jerobeams und in seiner Sünde, zu der er Israel verführt hatte.
He did things that Yahweh considered to be evil, and his behavior was sinful like his father’s had been, and he led the people of Israel to sin.
