Anden Krønikebog 15
1 Og Asaria, Odeds Søn — over ham kom Guds Aand.
And as for 'Azaryahu the son of 'Oded—on him came the spirit of God;
2 Og han gik ud imod Asa og sagde til ham: Hører mig, Asa og al Juda og Benjamin! Herren er med eder, fordi I ere med ham, og dersom I søge ham, skal han lade sig finde af eder, men om I forlade ham, skal han forlade eder.
And he went out to meet Assa, and said unto him, Hear me, O Assa, and all Judah and Benjamin, The Lord is with you, while ye remain with him; and if ye seek him, he will let himself be found by you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.
3 Og der var mange Dage for Israel, da de vare uden sand Gud og uden Præst, som underviste dem, og uden Lov.
And many days [had elapsed] for Israel, [they being] without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.
4 Og de omvendte sig i deres Nød til Herren, Israels Gud, og søgte ham, og han lod sig finde af dem.
But they returned when they were in distress unto the Lord, the God of Israel, and they sought him, and he let himself be found by them.
5 Men i hine Tider havde ingen Fred, naar han gik ud, og naar han gik ind; thi et stort Bulder gik over alle Indbyggerne i Landene,
And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, and to him that came in; but there were great confusions among all the inhabitants of the countries.
6 og de bleve sønderknuste, Folk imod Folk, og Stad imod Stad; thi Gud forfærdede dem med alle Haande Angest.
And nation was dashed to pieces against nation, and city against city; for God did confound them with all kind of distress.
7 Men I, værer frimodige og lader ikke eders Hænder synke; thi der er Løn for eders Gerning.
But as for you, be ye strong, and let not your hands be weak; for there is a reward for your doing.
8 Der Asa hørte disse Ord og Profeten Odeds Profeti, blev han frimodig og borttog Vederstyggelighederne fra det ganske Judas og Benjamins Land og fra de Stæder, som han havde indtaget af Efraims Bjerg, og fornyede Herrens Alter, som var foran Herrens Forhal.
And when Assa heard these words, and the prophecy of 'Oded the prophet, he was strengthened, and he put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had captured from the mountain of Ephraim; and he renewed the altar of the Lord, that was before the porch of the Lord.
9 Og han samlede al Juda og Benjamin og de fremmede hos dem af Efraim og af Manasse og af Simeon; thi mangfoldige af Israel gik over til ham, der de saa, at Herren hans Gud var med ham.
And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, and those that sojourned with them out of Ephraim and Menasseh, and out of Simeon; for they had joined him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the Lord his God was with him.
10 Og de samlede sig til Jerusalem, i den tredje Maaned i Asas Regerings femtende Aar.
And so they assembled themselves at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Assa.
11 Og de ofrede til Herren samme Dag af det Bytte, som de havde ført hjem, syv Hundrede Øksne og syv Tusinde Faar.
And they sacrificed unto the Lord on the same day, of the booty which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.
12 Og de indgik Pagten om at søge Herren, deres Fædres Gud, af deres ganske Hjerte og af deres ganske Sjæl.
And they entered into the covenant to seek the Lord the God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;
13 Og hver, som ikke vilde søge Herren, Israels Gud, skulde dødes, baade liden og stor, baade Mand og Kvinde.
So that whosoever would not seek the Lord the God of Israel should be put to death, from the small even up to the great, whether it be man or woman.
14 Og de tilsvore Herren med høj Røst og med Frydeskrig og med Basuner og med Trompeter.
And they swore unto the Lord with a loud voice, and with [joyful] shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.
15 Og al Juda var glad over Eden; thi de havde svoret af deres ganske Hjerte og søgte ham med deres ganske Villie, og han lod sig finde af dem; og Herren skaffede dem Rolighed trindt omkring.
And all Judah rejoiced because of the oath; for with all their heart had they sworn, and with their whole desire did they seek him, and he let himself be found by them: and the Lord gave them rest on every side.
16 Og Kong Asa afsatte ogsaa sin Moder Maaka, at hun ikke skulde være Dronning, fordi hun havde gjort sig et grueligt Billede af Astarte, og Asa udryddede hendes gruelige Billede og stødte det smaat og opbrændte det ved Kedrons Bæk.
And also concerning Ma'achah the mother of king Assa, he removed her from being queen, because she had made a scandalous image for the grove; and Assa cut down her scandalous image, and had it ground up, and burnt it by the brook Kidron.
17 Men Højene toges ikke bort af Israel, dog var Asas Hjerte retskaffent alle hans Dage.
But the high-places were not removed out of Israel; nevertheless the heart of Assa was entire all his days.
18 Og han førte de Ting, som hans Fader havde helliget, og det, som han selv havde helliget, ind i Guds Hus, Sølv og Guld og Kar.
And be brought the things which his father had sanctified, and his own sanctified things, into the house of God, —silver, and gold, and vessels.
19 Og der var ingen Krig indtil det fem og tredivte Aar af Asas Regering.
And there was no war until the five-and-thirtieth year of the reign of Assa.
