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1 Derefter gjorde Jerusalems innbyggere hans yngste sønn Akasja til konge i hans sted; for alle de eldre var blitt drept av den røverflokk som var kommet til leiren sammen med araberne. Således blev Jorams sønn Akasja konge i Juda.
The people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, Jehoram's youngest son, king in succession to his father, since the invaders who had entered the camp with the Arabians had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah, son of Jehoram, became king of Judah.
2 Akasja var to og tyve år gammel da han blev konge, og regjerte ett år i Jerusalem; hans mor hette Atalja og var en datter av Omri.
Ahaziah was twenty-two when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for one year. His mother's name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri.
3 Også han vandret på samme veier som Akabs hus; for hans mor forførte ham med sine råd til ugudelighet.
Ahaziah also followed the evil ways of the family of Ahab, for his mother encouraged him to do wicked things.
4 Han gjorde hvad ondt var i Herrens øine, likesom Akabs hus; for efter hans fars død var de hans rådgivere til hans egen ødeleggelse.
He did what was evil in the Lord's sight, just as the family of Ahab had done. For after his father's death they were his counselors, to his ruin.
5 Det var også deres råd han fulgte da han sammen med Israels konge Joram, Akabs sønn, drog ut i krig mot Hasael, kongen i Syria, og stred mot ham ved Ramot i Gilead. Men syrerne såret Joram.
He also followed their advice in joining with Joram, son of Ahab, king of Israel, in attacking Hazael, king of Aram, in Ramoth Gilead. The Arameans wounded Joram,
6 Da vendte han tilbake for å la sig læge i Jisre'el for de sår han hadde fått ved Rama da han stred mot kongen i Syria Hasael, og Judas konge Asarja, Jorams sønn, drog ned til Jisre'el for å se til Joram, Akabs sønn, fordi han var syk.
and he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he'd received in Ramah fighting against Hazael king of Aram. Ahaziah, son of Jehoram, king of Judah, went to Jezreel to visit Joram, son of Ahab, because Joram was wounded.
7 Men det var Gud som vilde at Akasja skulde gå til grunne, og derfor styrte det så at han kom til Joram; for da han var kommet dit, drog han med Joram ut mot Jehu, Nimsis sønn, som Herren hadde salvet til å utrydde Akabs hus,
Azariah's downfall came from God when he went to see Joram. When Azariah got there, he went with Joram to meet Jehu, son of Nimri. The Lord had anointed Jehu to destroy Ahab and his family.
8 og så hendte det at Jehu, da han fullbyrdet dommen over Akabs hus, møtte Judas høvdinger og Akasjas brorsønner, som var i Akasjas tjeneste, og drepte dem.
While Jehu was carrying out judgment on the family of Ahab, he came across the leaders of Judah and Azariah's relatives who were assisting Ahaziah, and he killed them.
9 Så søkte han efter Akasja, og han blev grepet mens han holdt sig skjult i Samaria, og de førte ham til Jehu og drepte ham. Så begravde de ham; for de sa: Han er en sønn av Josafat, som søkte Herren av alt sitt hjerte. Men det var ingen igjen av Akasjas hus som var i stand til å overta kongedømmet.
Then Jehu went looking for Ahaziah. His men found him in Samaria and captured him, and took him to Jehu where they killed him. They buried him, for they said, “He is the grandson of Jehoshaphat, who was completely committed to following the Lord.” There was no one left from Ahaziah's family to rule the kingdom.
10 Da Akasjas mor Atalja fikk vite at hennes sønn var død, tok hun sig for å utrydde hele kongeætten i Judas hus.
When Athaliah Ahaziah's mother found out that her son was dead, she proceeded to kill all who remained of the royal family of Judah.
11 Men kongedatteren Josabat tok Joas, Akasjas sønn, og førte ham hemmelig bort fra kongesønnene som skulde drepes, og førte ham og hans amme inn i sengkammeret; der skjulte Josabat, kong Jorams datter, presten Jojadas hustru, ham - for hun var søster til Akasja - for Atalja, så hun ikke fikk drept ham.
But Jehoshabeath, daughter of King Jehoram, grabbed Joash, son of Ahaziah, and took him from the sons of the king who were about to be killed, and she placed him and his nurse in a bedroom. Because Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram and the wife of Jehoiada the priest, was Ahaziah's sister, she hid Joash from Athaliah so she couldn't kill him.
12 Siden var han hos dem i Guds hus og blev holdt skjult i seks år, mens Atalja regjerte i landet.
And they kept Joash hidden with them in God's Temple for six years while Athaliah ruled the country.
