1 Kongebok 22
1 Nu holdt de sig rolig i tre år; det var ikke nogen krig mellem Syria og Israel.
Then three years passed without war between Syria and Israel.
2 Men i det tredje år hendte det at Josafat, Judas konge, drog ned til Israels konge.
But in the third year, Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, descended to the king of Israel.
3 Da sa Israels konge til sine tjenere: Vet I ikke at Ramot i Gilead hører oss til? Og vi sitter stille og tar det ikke fra kongen i Syria!
And the king of Israel said to his servants, “Are you ignorant that Ramoth Gilead is ours, and that we have neglected to take it from the hand of the king of Syria?”
4 Og han sa til Josafat: Vil du dra med mig i krig til Ramot i Gilead? Josafat svarte Israels konge: Som du, så jeg, som ditt folk, så mitt folk, som dine hester, så mine hester.
And so he said to Jehoshaphat, “Will you come to the battle with me at Ramoth Gilead?”
5 Og Josafat sa fremdeles til Israels konge: Søk dog først å få vite hvad Herren sier!
And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel: “As I am, so also are you. My people and your people are one. And my horsemen are your horsemen.” And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “I beg you to inquire today of the word of the Lord.”
6 Da kalte Israels konge profetene sammen; det var omkring fire hundre mann; og han spurte dem: Skal jeg dra i krig mot Ramot i Gilead, eller skal jeg la det være? De svarte: Dra op! Herren vil gi det i kongens hånd.
Therefore, the king of Israel gathered together the prophets, about four hundred men, and he said to them, “Should I go to Ramoth Gilead to make war, or should I be at peace?” They responded, “Ascend, and the Lord will give it into the hand of the king.”
7 Men Josafat sa: Er her ikke nogen annen Herrens profet, så vi kunde spørre Herren til råds gjennem ham?
Then Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not here a particular prophet of the Lord, so that we may inquire by him?”
8 Israels konge svarte Josafat: Der er ennu en mann gjennem hvem vi kan spørre Herren til råds, men jeg hater ham fordi han ikke spår godt om mig, men bare ondt, det er Mika, Jimlas sønn. Josafat sa: Kongen skulde ikke si så!
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat: “One man remains, by whom we may be able to inquire of the Lord: Micaiah, the son of Imlah. But I hate him. For he does not prophecy good to me, but evil.” And Jehoshaphat said, “You should not speak in this way, O king.”
9 Da kalte Israels konge på en av hoffolkene og sa: Skynd dig og hent Mika, Jimlas sønn!
Therefore, the king of Israel called a certain eunuch, and he said to him, “Hurry to bring here Micaiah, the son of Imlah.”
10 Imens satt Israels konge og Josafat, Judas konge, i kongelig skrud, hver på sin trone, på en treskeplass ved inngangen til Samarias port; og alle profetene stod foran dem og fremsa sine spådommer.
Now the king of Israel, and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, were each sitting upon his own throne, clothed in the habit of royal vestments, in a courtyard beside the entrance of the gate of Samaria. And all the prophets were prophesying in their sight.
11 Og Sedekias, Kena'anas sønn, gjorde sig horn av jern og sa: Så sier Herren: Med disse skal du stange syrerne til du får gjort ende på dem.
Also, Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, made for himself horns of iron, and he said, “Thus says the Lord: With these, you shall threaten Syria, until you destroy it.”
12 Og alle profetene spådde likedan og sa: Dra op til Ramot i Gilead! Så skal du ha lykke med dig, og Herren skal gi det i kongens hånd.
And all the prophets were prophesying similarly, saying: “Ascend to Ramoth Gilead, and go forth to success. For the Lord will deliver it into the hands of the king.”
13 Og budet som var gått for å tilkalle Mika, sa til ham: Profetene spår med en munn godt for kongen; la nu også dine ord stemme overens med deres og spå godt!
Then truly, the messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah spoke to him, saying: “Behold, the words of the prophets, as if with one mouth, are predicting good to the king. Therefore, let your word be like theirs, and speak what is good.”
14 Mika svarte: Så sant Herren lever: Hvad Herren sier til mig, det vil jeg tale.
But Micaiah said to him, “As the Lord lives, whatever the Lord will have said to me, this shall I speak.”
15 Da han nu kom til kongen, sa kongen til ham: Mika! Skal vi dra i krig til Ramot i Gilead, eller skal vi la det være? Han svarte: Dra op! Så skal du ha lykke med dig, og Herren skal gi det i kongens hånd.
And so he went to the king. And the king said to him, “Micaiah, should we go to Ramoth Gilead to do battle, or should we cease?” And he responded to him, “Ascend, and go forth to success, and the Lord will deliver it into the hands of the king.”
16 Men kongen sa til ham: Hvor mange ganger skal jeg besverge dig at du ikke skal tale annet til mig enn sannhet i Herrens navn?
But the king said to him, “I require you under oath, again and again, that you not say to me anything except what is true, in the name of the Lord.”
17 Da sa han: Jeg så hele Israel spredt utover fjellene likesom en fårehjord som ikke har hyrde; og Herren sa: Disse har ingen herre; la dem vende tilbake i fred, hver til sitt hus!
And he said: “I saw all of Israel scattered among the hills, like sheep that have no shepherd. And the Lord said: ‘These have no master. Let each of them return to his own house in peace.’”
18 Da sa Israels konge til Josafat: Var det ikke det jeg sa til dig: Han spår ikke godt om mig, men bare ondt?
Therefore, the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat: “Did I not tell you that he prophesies nothing good to me, but always evil?”
19 Men Mika sa: Så hør da Herrens ord! Jeg så Herren sitte på sin trone og hele himmelens hær stå omkring ham på hans høire og venstre side.
Yet truly, continuing, he said: “Because of his, listen to the word of the Lord. I saw the Lord sitting upon his throne. And the entire army of heaven was standing beside him, to the right and to the left.
20 Og Herren sa: Hvem vil overtale Akab til å dra op til Ramot i Gilead, så han faller der? Og den ene sa så og den annen så.
And the Lord said, ‘Who will mislead Ahab, the king of Israel, so that he may ascend and fall at Ramoth Gilead?’ And one spoke words in this manner, and another spoke otherwise.
21 Da gikk ånden frem og stilte sig for Herrens åsyn og sa: Jeg skal overtale ham. Herren spurte ham: Hvorledes?
But then a spirit went out and stood before the Lord. And he said, ‘I will mislead him.’ And the Lord said to him, ‘By what means?’
22 Han svarte: Jeg vil gå avsted og være en løgnens ånd i alle hans profeters munn. Da sa Herren: Ja, du skal overtale ham, og det skal også lykkes dig; gå avsted og gjør så!
And he said, ‘I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And the Lord said: ‘You will deceive him, and you will prevail. Go forth, and do so.’
23 Se, nu har Herren lagt en løgnens ånd i alle disse dine profeters munn, men Herren har varslet ulykke for dig.
So now, behold: the Lord has given a lying spirit into the mouth of all your prophets who are here. And the Lord has spoken evil against you.”
24 Da trådte Sedekias, Kena'anas sønn, frem og slo Mika på kinnet og sa: På hvilken vei er Herrens Ånd gått over fra mig for å tale med dig?
Then Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, drew near and struck Micaiah on the jaw, and he said, “So then, has the Spirit of the Lord left me, and spoken to you?”
25 Mika svarte: Det skal du få se den dag du flykter fra kammer til kammer for å skjule dig.
And Micaiah said, “You shall see in the day when you will enter into a room within a room, so that you may conceal yourself.”
26 Da sa Israels konge: Ta Mika og før ham tilbake til byens høvedsmann Amon og til kongesønnen Joas
And the king of Israel said: “Take Micaiah, and let him dwell with Amon, the ruler of the city, and with Joash, the son of Amalech.
27 og si: Så sier kongen: Sett ham i fangehuset og la ham leve på fangekost til jeg kommer uskadd hjem igjen!
And tell them: ‘Thus says the king: Put this man in prison, and sustain him with the bread of affliction, and with the water of distress, until I return in peace.’”
28 Mika sa: Kommer du uskadd hjem igjen, så har Herren ikke talt gjennem mig. Og han sa: Hør dette, I folk alle sammen!
And Micaiah said, “If you will have returned in peace, the Lord has not spoken through me.” And he said, “May all the people hear it.”
29 Så drog Israels konge og Judas konge Josafat op til Ramot i Gilead.
And so, the king of Israel, and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, ascended to Ramoth Gilead.
30 Og Israels konge sa til Josafat: Jeg vil forklæ mig og så gå i striden; men ta du dine vanlige klær på! Så forklædde Israels konge sig og gikk i striden.
Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat: “Take up your armor, and enter the battle. And be clothed in your own garments.” But the king of Israel changed his clothing, and he entered the war.
31 Men kongen i Syria hadde befalt sine to og tretti vogn-høvedsmenn: I skal ikke stride mot nogen, hverken liten eller stor, bare mot Israels konge.
Now the king of Syria had instructed the thirty-two commanders of the chariots, saying, “You shall not fight against anyone, small or great, except against the king of Israel alone.”
32 Da nu vogn-høvedsmennene så Josafat, sa de: Dette er sikkert Israels konge. Og de vendte sig dit for å stride mot ham. Da satte Josafat i et høit rop.
Therefore, when the commanders of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they suspected that he was the king of Israel. And making a violent assault, they fought against him. And Jehoshaphat cried out.
33 Og da vogn-høvedsmennene så at det ikke var Israels konge, vendte de sig fra ham igjen.
And the commanders of the chariots understood that he was not the king of Israel, and so they turned away from him.
34 Men en mann spente sin bue og skjøt på lykke og fromme og traff Israels konge mellem brynjeskjørtet og brynjen. Da sa han til sin vognstyrer: Vend om og før mig ut av hæren! Jeg er såret.
But a certain man bent his bow, aiming the arrow without certitude, and by chance he struck the king of Israel, between the lungs and the stomach. Then he said to the driver of his chariot, “Turn your hand, and carry me away from the army, for I have been grievously wounded.”
35 Men striden blev stadig hårdere den dag, og kongen blev holdt opreist i vognen mot syrerne; men om aftenen døde han, og blodet av såret fløt ned i vognen.
Then the battle was undertaken throughout that day. And the king of Israel was standing on his chariot opposite the Syrians, and he died in the evening. For the blood was flowing from the wound into the joints of the chariot.
36 Og ved solens nedgang gikk der det rop gjennem leiren: Hver mann hjem til sin by og sitt land!
And a herald proclaimed throughout the entire army, before the setting of the sun, saying: “Let each one return to his own city, and to his own land.”
37 Således døde kongen og blev ført til Samaria, og de begravde kongen i Samaria.
Then the king died, and he was carried into Samaria. And they buried the king in Samaria.
38 Og da de skylte vognen i dammen ved Samaria, slikket hundene hans blod, mens skjøgene badet sig der, efter det ord som Herren hadde talt.
And they washed his chariot in the pool of Samaria. And the dogs licked up his blood. And they washed the reins, in accord with the word of the Lord which he had spoken.
39 Hvad som ellers er å fortelle om Akab, om alt det han gjorde, og om det elfenbenshus han bygget, og om alle de byer han bygget, det er opskrevet i Israels kongers krønike.
But the rest of the words of Ahab, and all that he did, and the house of ivory that he built, and all the cities that he constructed, were these not written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Israel?
40 Og Akab la sig til hvile hos sine fedre, og hans sønn Akasja blev konge i hans sted.
And so, Ahab slept with his fathers. And Ahaziah, his son, reigned in his place.
41 Josafat, Asas sønn, blev konge over Juda i Akabs, Israels konges fjerde år.
Yet truly, Jehoshaphat, the son of Asa, had begun to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab, the king of Israel.
42 Josafat var fem og tretti år gammel da han blev konge, og regjerte i Jerusalem i fem og tyve år; hans mor hette Asuba og var datter av Silhi.
He was thirty-five years old when he had begun to reign, and he reigned for twenty-five years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi.
43 Han vandret i ett og alt på sin far Asas vei; han vek ikke fra den, men gjorde hvad rett var i Herrens øine. Dog blev offerhaugene ikke nedlagt; folket blev ved å ofre og brenne røkelse på haugene.
And he walked in the entire way of Asa, his father, and he did not decline from it. And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord. Yet truly, he did not take away the high places. For still the people were sacrificing and burning incense in the high places.
44 Josafat holdt fred med Israels konge.
And Jehoshaphat had peace with the king of Israel.
45 Hvad som ellers er å fortelle om Josafat, om de store gjerninger han gjorde, og om de kriger han førte, det er opskrevet i Judas kongers krønike.
But the rest of the words of Jehoshaphat, and his works that he did, and the battles, were these not written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Judah?
46 Han utryddet også av landet de tempel-bolere som var blitt tilbake i hans far Asas dager.
Then, too, the remnant of the effeminate, who had remained in the days of Asa, his father, he took away from the land.
47 Det var dengang ingen konge i Edom; en stattholder regjerte der.
At that time, there was no king appointed in Idumea.
48 Josafat hadde ti Tarsis-skib som skulde gå til Ofir efter gull; men de kom ikke avsted, for nogen av skibene forliste ved Esjon-Geber.
Yet truly, king Jehoshaphat had made a navy on the sea, which would sail to Ophir for gold. But they were unable to go, because the ships were broken down at Eziongeber.
49 Da sa Akasja, Akabs sønn, til Josafat: La mine folk fare med dine folk på skibene! Men Josafat vilde ikke.
Then Ahaziah, the son of Ahab, said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants go with your servants on the ships.” But Jehoshaphat was not willing.
50 Og Josafat la sig til hvile hos sine fedre og blev begravet hos sine fedre i sin far Davids stad; og hans sønn Joram blev konge i hans sted.
And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and he was buried with them in the city of David, his father. And Jehoram, his son, reigned in his place.
51 Akasja, Akabs sønn, blev konge over Israel i Samaria i Josafats, Judas konges syttende år og regjerte over Israel i to år.
Then Ahaziah, the son of Ahab, began to reign over Israel, in Samaria, in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah. And he reigned over Israel for two years.
52 Han gjorde hvad ondt var i Herrens øine, og vandret på sin fars og sin mors vei og på Jeroboams, Nebats sønns vei, han som fikk Israel til å synde;
And he did evil in the sight of the Lord. And he walked in the way of his father and his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin.
53 han dyrket Ba'al og tilbad ham og vakte Herrens, Israels Guds harme, aldeles som hans far hadde gjort.
Also, he served Baal, and he adored him, and he provoked the Lord, the God of Israel, in accord with all that his father had done.
