Anden Krønikebog 13

1 I Kong Jeroboams attende Aar, da blev Abia Konge over Juda.

In the eighteenth year of king Jerobo'am became Abiyah king over Judah.

2 Han regerede tre Aar i Jerusalem, og hans Moders Navn var Mikaja, Uriels Datter fra Gibea; og der var Krig imellem Abia og imellem Jeroboam.

Three years he reigned in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Michayahu the daughter of Uriel of Gib'ah. And there was war between Abiyah and Jerobo'am.

3 Og Abia begyndte Krigen med en Hær af vældige Krigsfolk, fire Hundrede Tusinde udvalgte Mænd; og Jeroboam rustede sig imod ham til Krig med otte Hundrede Tusinde udvalgte Mænd, vældige til Strid.

And Abiyah joined the battle with an army of valiant men of war, even of four hundred thousand chosen men: Jerobo'am also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valor.

4 Og Abia stod frem paa Zemaraims Bjerg, som hører til Efraims Bjerge, og sagde: Hører mig, Jeroboam og Israel!

And Abiyah stood up above mount Zemarayim, which is in the mountain of Ephraim, and said, Hear me, O Jerobo'am, and all Israel;

5 Burde det ikke eder at vide, at Herren, Israels Gud, har givet David Regeringen over Israel evindelig, ham og hans Sønner ved en Saltpagt?

Ought ye not to know that the Lord the God of Israel hath given the kingdom over Israel to David for eternity, yea, to him and to his sons by a covenant of salts?

6 Men Jeroboam, Nebats Søn, Salomos, Davids Søns, Tjener, rejste sig og affaldt fra sin Herre.

But there rose up Jerobo'am the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, and rebelled against his lord.

7 Og løse Mænd, Belials Børn, samlede sig til ham og satte sig vældig op imod Roboam, Salomos Søn; thi Roboam var ung og blødhjertet, saa at han ikke kunde vise Styrke imod dem.

And there were gathered unto him idle men, worthless persons, and put themselves in violent resistance against Rehobo'am the son of Solomon: while Rehobo'am was young and tender hearted, and could not sustain himself before them.

8 Og nu tænke I, at I ville vise eders Styrke imod Herrens Rige, som er i Davids Sønners Haand, fordi I ere en stor Hob og have hos eder Guldkalve, som Jeroboam gjorde til Guder for eder.

And now ye think to sustain yourselves before the kingdom of the Lord in the hand of the sons of David; and ye are a great multitude; and with you are golden calves, which Jerobo'am hath made for you as gods.

9 Have I ikke fordrevet Herrens Præster, Arons Sønner og Leviterne, og gjort eder selv Præster ligesom Folkene i Landene? hver den, som kommer for at fylde sin Haand med en ung Tyr og syv Vædre, han bliver Præst for dem, som ikke ere Guder.

Have ye not cast out the priests of the Lord, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made yourselves priests like the people of the [various] lands? so that whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams can become a priest to things that are no gods?

10 Men hvad os angaar, da er Herren vor Gud, og vi have ikke forladt ham; og Præsterne, som tjene Herren, Arons Børn og Leviterne, ere i Tjenesten;

But as for us, the Lord is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and the priests, who minister unto the Lord, are the sons of Aaron; and the Levites are at their [appointed] work;

11 og de antænde Brændofrene for Herren hver Morgen og hver Aften og Røgofferet af vellugtende Urter og sætte Skuebrødene paa det rene Bord og Guldlysestagen og dens Lamper, der tændes hver Aften; thi vi holde Herren vor Guds Skik, men I, I have forladt ham.

And they burn unto the Lord burnt-offerings every morning and every evening and incense of sweet spices; and the rows of the show-bread [do they place] upon the pure table; and there is the candlestick of gold with its lamps, to light the same every evening; for we keep the charge of the Lord our God, while ye have truly forsaken him.

12 Derfor se, med os, i Spidsen for os er Gud og hans Præster, og de stærktlydende Basuner, der skulle lyde imod eder; I, Israels Børn, strider ikke imod Herren, eders Fædres Gud; thi det skal ikke lykkes eder.

And, behold, with us at our head, is the [true] God, with his priests with trumpets for blowing the alarm, to sound an alarm against you. O children of Israel, do not fight against the Lord the God of your fathers; for ye will not prosper.

13 Men Jeroboam lod et Baghold gaa omkring for at komme bag paa dem, saa de selv vare foran Juda og Bagholdet bag dem.

But Jerobo'am caused an ambush to come around behind them: so they themselves were before Judah, and the ambush was behind them.

14 Og Juda saa sig om, og se, da var der Kamp foran dem og bag dem, og de raabte til Herren, og Præsterne blæste i Basunerne.

And when Judah turned round, behold, they had the battle before and behind: and they cried unto the Lord, and the priests blew with the trumpets.

15 Og Judas Mænd skrege, og det skete, der Judas Mænd skrege, da slog Gud Jeroboam og al Israel for Abias og Judas Ansigt.

And then gave the men of Judah a shout: and it came to pass, as the men of Judah shouted, that God struck down Jerobo'am and all Israel before Abiyah and Judah.

16 Og Israels Børn flyede for Judas Ansigt, og Gud gav dem i deres Haand.

And the children of Israel fled from before Judah, and God gave them up into their hand.

17 Og Abia og hans Folk slog dem med et stort Slag, og de ihjelslagne, som faldt af Israel, vare fem Hundrede Tusinde udvalgte Mænd.

And Abiyah and his people smote them with a great defeat, and there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

18 Saa bleve Israels Børn ydmygede samme Tid, men Judas Børn bleve styrkede; thi de forlode sig fast paa Herren, deres Fædres Gud.

Thus were the children of Israel humbled at that time: and the children of Judah became powerful, because they relied upon the Lord the God of their fathers.

19 Og Abia forfulgte Jeroboam og tog Stæder fra ham, nemlig Bethel med dens tilhørende Byer og Jesana med dens tilhørende Byer og Efron med dens tilhørende Byer.

And Abiyah made pursuit after Jerobo'am, and captured cities from him, Bethel with its villages, and Jeshanah with its villages, and 'Ephrayin with its villages.

20 Og Jeroboam kom ikke ydermere til Kræfter i Abias Dage, og Herren slog ham, saa han døde.

And Jerobo'am did not recover strength again in the days of Abiyahu: and the Lord struck him, and he died.

21 Men Abia blev mægtig og tog sig fjorten Hustruer og avlede to og tyve Sønner og seksten Døtre.

But Abiyahu became strong, and he took himself fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.

22 Men det øvrige af Abias Handeler, baade hans Veje og hans Ord, ere skrevne i Profeten Iddos Historie.

And the rest of the acts of Abiyah, and his ways, and his speeches, are written in the writing of the prophet 'Iddo.