Anden Krønikebog 15
1 Og Asaria, Odeds Søn — over ham kom Guds Aand.
The Spirit of God came upon Azariah, the son of Obed.
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.
Azariah went to talk with Asa, and said to him, “Asa and all [you men of the tribes of] Judah and Benjamin, listen to me. Yahweh is with you whenever you are trusting in him. If you request him [to help you], he will help you, but if you abandon him, he will abandon you.
3 Og der var mange Dage for Israel, da de vare uden sand Gud og uden Præst, som underviste dem, og uden Lov.
For many years the Israeli people did not know the true God, and they did not have priests or God’s laws.
4 Og de omvendte sig i deres Nød til Herren, Israels Gud, og søgte ham, og han lod sig finde af dem.
But when they experienced trouble, they turned to Yahweh our God, and requested him to help them. And he helped 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,
At that time, people were not safe when they traveled, because all the people who lived in the nearby countries were experiencing many difficulties.
6 og de bleve sønderknuste, Folk imod Folk, og Stad imod Stad; thi Gud forfærdede dem med alle Haande Angest.
The people of various nations were thoroughly defeated by [armies of] other nations, and people in some cities were crushed by [armies from] other cities, because God was allowing them to experience many difficulties.
7 Men I, værer frimodige og lader ikke eders Hænder synke; thi der er Løn for eders Gerning.
But you people, you must be strong and do not become discouraged, because [God] will reward you for what you do [to please him.”]
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.
When Asa heard what the prophet Azariah said, he was encouraged. He [commanded his workers to] remove all the detestable idols from everywhere in the land of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, and from the towns that [his soldiers] had captured in the hills of the tribe of Ephraim. Asa’s workers repaired the altar [where people offered sacrifices] to Yahweh that was in front of the entrance to the temple [in Jerusalem].
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.
Then he gathered all [the people of the tribes of] Judah and Benjamin and many people from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who were living among them. [He was able to do that] because many people from [those tribes in] Israel had come to me to Judah when they realized that Yahweh, the God that Asa [worshiped], was helping him.
10 Og de samlede sig til Jerusalem, i den tredje Maaned i Asas Regerings femtende Aar.
After Asa had been ruling for almost 15 years, in May of that year, those people gathered in Jerusalem.
11 Og de ofrede til Herren samme Dag af det Bytte, som de havde ført hjem, syv Hundrede Øksne og syv Tusinde Faar.
At that time they sacrificed to Yahweh 700 bulls and 7,000 sheep and goats, from the animals that they had captured [when they defeated the army of Ethiopia/Sudan].
12 Og de indgik Pagten om at søge Herren, deres Fædres Gud, af deres ganske Hjerte og af deres ganske Sjæl.
They solemnly made an agreement to very sincerely worship Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [worshiped].
13 Og hver, som ikke vilde søge Herren, Israels Gud, skulde dødes, baade liden og stor, baade Mand og Kvinde.
They promised to execute all those who would not worship Yahweh, including those who were important and those who were not important, both men and women.
14 Og de tilsvore Herren med høj Røst og med Frydeskrig og med Basuner og med Trompeter.
They shouted and blew trumpets and other horns while they solemnly promised to do that.
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.
All the people who were living in Judah were happy with the agreement because they had solemnly and very sincerely promised to keep it. They eagerly requested help from Yahweh, and he helped them. So he enabled them to have peace throughout their country.
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.
King Asa’s grandmother Maacah had made a disgusting pole for [worshiping the goddess] Asherah. So Asa [commanded his workers to] cut down that pole and chop it into pieces and burn it in the Kidron Valley. He then did not allow Maacah to continue [to influence the people because of her] being the mother of the previous king.
17 Men Højene toges ikke bort af Israel, dog var Asas Hjerte retskaffent alle hans Dage.
Although Asa’s [workers] did not get rid of the shrines on the hilltops in Israel, he was very determined to [do what] pleased Yahweh all his life.
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.
He [ordered his workers to] bring into God’s temple all the silver and gold and other valuable items that he and his father had dedicated [to God].
19 Og der var ingen Krig indtil det fem og tredivte Aar af Asas Regering.
There were no more wars [in Judah] until Asa had been ruling Judah almost 35 years.
