Anden Krønikebog 13

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

In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, began Abijah to reign 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, reigned he in Jerusalem, and, the name of his mother, was Maacah, daughter of Uriel of Gibeah, —and there was, war, between Abijah and Jeroboam.

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 Abijah began the war with a force of heroes of war, four hundred thousand chosen men, —and, Jeroboam, set in array against him to battle, with eight hundred thousand chosen men, heroes of valour.

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

And Abijah stood up upon Mount Zemaraim, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, —and said, Hear me, O Jeroboam 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?

Is it not yours to know, that, Yahweh God of Israel gave the kingdom to David, over Israel, unto times age-abiding, —to him and to his sons, by a covenant of salt?

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

Yet hath Jeroboam son of Nebat, servant of Solomon son of David, risen up, —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 are gathered unto him vain men, sons of the Abandoned One, who emboldened themselves against Rehoboam son of Solomon, -when, Rehoboam, was young and tender of heart, and had not strengthened himself to meet 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.

Now, therefore, ye, are thinking to strengthen yourselves against the kingdom of Yahweh, in the hand of the sons of David, —and, ye, are a great multitude, and, with you, are calves of gold, which Jeroboam hath made you for 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 driven out the priests of Yahweh, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, —and made for yourselves priests like the peoples of the countries? Whosoever cometh to install himself with a young bullock, and seven rams, then becometh he a priest unto the, 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, Yahweh, is our God, and we have not forsaken him, —and, the priests who are waiting upon Yahweh, are sons of Aaron, with Levites in the 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 are making a perfume unto Yahweh, with ascending-sacrifices morning by morning, and evening by evening and an incense of sweet spices, and are putting in order bread upon the pure table, and the lampstand of gold with the lamps thereof, for lighting up evening by evening, for, observant, are we of the charge of Yahweh our God, —whereas, ye, have 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 lo! with us as Head, is God himself, and his priests, and the trumpets of alarm, to sound an alarm against you, —O sons of Israel! do not fight against Yahweh God of your fathers, for ye shall 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, Jeroboam, sent round an ambush, to come up from behind them, —so they were before Judah and, the ambush, did come up from 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 and lo! as for them, the battle was before and behind, then made they outcry unto Yahweh, —and, the priests, kept on blowing 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.

Then the men of Judah gave a shout, —and it came to pass, when the men of Judah shouted, then, God himself, smote Jeroboam and all Israel, before Abijah and Judah.

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

And the sons of Israel fled from before Judah, —and God delivered them 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 Abijah and his people smote among them with a great smiting, —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 sons of Israel subdued at that time, —and the sons of Judah prevailed, because they leaned upon Yahweh 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 Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and captured from him, cities, even Bethel, with the villages thereof, and Jeshanah, with the villages thereof, —and Ephron, with the villages thereof;

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

neither was Jeroboam strong any more, in the days of Abijah, —and Yahweh smote him that he died.

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

And Abijah strengthened himself, and took him, fourteen wives, —and begat twenty-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 story of Abijah, both his ways and his words, —are written, in the commentary of the prophet Iddo.