Anden Krønikebog 20
1 Og det skete derefter, at Moabs Børn og Ammons Børn og med dem nogle af Meuniterne kom imod Josafat til Krig.
And it came to pass after this, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them some of the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.
2 Og man kom og gav Josafat det til Kende og sagde: Der kommer en stor Hob imod dig fra hin Side Havet fra Syrien, og se, de ere i Hazezon-Thamar, det er Engedi.
Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea from Syria; and, behold, they are in Hazazon-tamar (the same is En-gedi).
3 Og Josafat frygtede og vendte sit Ansigt til at søge Herren og lod udraabe en Faste over al Juda.
And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek unto Jehovah; and he proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
4 Og Juda samlede sig for at søge Hjælp af Herren; ogsaa af alle Judas Stæder kom de for at søge Herren.
And Judah gathered themselves together, to seek [help] of Jehovah: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek Jehovah.
5 Og Josafat stod i Judas og Jerusalems Forsamling, i Herrens Hus foran den nye Forgaard,
And Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of Jehovah, before the new court;
6 og han sagde: Herre, vore Fædres Gud! er du ej selv den Gud i Himmelen? ja, du er den, som regerer i alle Hedningernes Riger, og i din Haand er Kraft og Vælde, og der er ingen, som kan bestaa imod dig.
and he said, O Jehovah, the God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and art not thou ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? and in thy hand is power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee.
7 Har du ikke, vor Gud! fordrevet dette Lands Indbyggere fra dit Folk Israels Ansigt og givet det til Abrahams, din Vens, Sæd evindelig?
Didst not thou, O our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and give it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?
8 Og de have boet derudi og bygget dig en Helligdom deri for dit Navn og sagt:
And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,
9 Om Ulykke kommer over os, Sværd, Straffedom eller Pest eller Hunger, skulle vi staa foran dette Hus og for dit Ansigt (thi dit Navn er i dette Hus), og raabe til dig i vor Nød, saa ville du høre og frelse!
If evil come upon us, the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we will stand before this house, and before thee (for thy name is in this house), and cry unto thee in our affliction, and thou wilt hear and save.
10 Nu da, se, Ammons Børn og Moab og de fra Sejrs Bjerg, hos hvilke du ikke tilstedte Israel at drage igennem, der de kom fra Ægyptens Land — thi de gik af Vejen for dem og ødelagde dem ikke —
And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned aside from them, and destroyed them not;
11 se, disse betale os det med at komme for at udstøde os af din Ejendom, som du har ladet os indtage til Eje.
behold, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit.
12 Vor Gud! vil du ikke holde Dom over dem? thi der er ingen Kraft i os imod denne store Hob, som kommer imod os, og vi vide ikke, hvad vi skulle gøre; men vore Øjne ere vendte til dig.
O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee.
13 Og al Juda stod for Herrens Ansigt ogsaa deres smaa Børn, deres Hustruer og deres Sønner.
And all Judah stood before Jehovah, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.
14 Men over Jehasiel, en Søn af Sakaria, der var en Søn af Benaja, der var en Søn af Jejel, en Søn af Matthania, Leviten af Asafs Børn, kom Herrens Aand midt iblandt Forsamlingen,
Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, the Levite, of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of Jehovah in the midst of the assembly;
15 og han sagde: Giver Agt, alle I af Juda og I, Indbyggere i Jerusalem, og du, Kong Josafat! saa sagde Herren til eder: I skulle ikke frygte og ikke ræddes for denne store Hob, thi Krigen er ikke eders, men Guds.
and he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat: Thus saith Jehovah unto you, Fear not ye, neither be dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
16 I Morgen skulle I drage ned imod dem; se, de drage op ad Opgangen til Ziz, og I skulle finde dem ved Enden af Dalen lige over for Jeruels Ørk.
To-morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the ascent of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the valley, before the wilderness of Jeruel.
17 Det skal ikke være eders Sag at stride her, stiller eder hen, bliver staaende og ser, hvorledes Herren frelser eder, o Juda og Jerusalem! I skulle ikke frygte og ikke ræddes, drager i Morgen ud imod dem, thi Herren skal være med eder.
Ye shall not need to fight in this [battle]: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of Jehovah with you, O Judah and Jerusalem; fear not, nor be dismayed: to-morrow go out against them; for Jehovah is with you.
18 Da bøjede Josafat sit Ansigt ned til Jorden, og al Juda og Indbyggerne i Jerusalem faldt ned for Herrens Ansigt, at nedbøje sig for Herren.
And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground; and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before Jehovah, worshipping Jehovah.
19 Og Leviterne af Kahathiternes Børn og af Koriternes Børn stode op at love Herren, Israels Gud, med overmaade høj Røst.
And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites and of the children of the Korahites, stood up to praise Jehovah, the God of Israel, with an exceeding loud voice.
20 Og de stode tidligt op om Morgenen og droge ud til Thekoas Ørk; og der de droge ud, stod Josafat og sagde: Hører mig, Juda, og I, Indbyggere i Jerusalem! tror paa Herren eders Gud, saa skulle I være sikre, tror paa hans Profeter, saa skulle I faa Lykke.
And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem: believe in Jehovah your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
21 Og han raadførte sig med Folket og beskikkede Sangere for Herren, at de skulde love den hellige Majestæt, og, naar de droge ud frem for de bevæbnede, da skulde de sige: Lover Herren, thi hans Miskundhed er evindelig.
And when he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed them that should sing unto Jehovah, and give praise in holy array, as they went out before the army, and say, Give thanks unto Jehovah; for his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever.
22 Og den Tid de begyndte med Frydeskrig og Lovsang, lod Herren et Baghold komme over Ammons Børn, Moab og dem fra Sejrs Bjerg, som vare komne imod Juda, og de kæmpede med hinanden.
And when they began to sing and to praise, Jehovah set liers-in-wait against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, that were come against Judah; and they were smitten.
23 Thi Ammons Børn og Moab stode imod Indbyggerne af Sejrs Bjerg for at bandlyse og ødelægge dem; og der de havde gjort Ende paa Indbyggerne af Sejr, hjalp de den ene den anden med at ødelægge hinanden.
For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another.
24 Der Juda var kommen til Bjerghøjden ved Ørken, da vendte de deres Ansigter over imod Hoben, og se, der laa de døde Kroppe, som vare faldne til Jorden, og der var ingen undkommen.
And when Judah came to the watch-tower of the wilderness, they looked upon the multitude; and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and there were none that escaped.
25 Og Josafat og hans Folk kom for at røve deres Bytte, og de fandt hos dem i Mangfoldighed baade Gods hos de døde Kroppe og kosteligt Tøj, og de toge for sig, saa de ikke kunde bære det; og de røvede Bytte i tre Dage, thi der var meget.
And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches and dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in taking the spoil, it was so much.
26 Og paa den fjerde Dag forsamledes de i Lovsangsdalen, thi der lovede de Herren; derfor kaldte de samme Steds Navn Lovsangsdal indtil denne Dag.
And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Beracah; for there they blessed Jehovah: therefore the name of that place was called The valley of Beracah unto this day.
27 Siden vendte hver Mand af Juda og Jerusalem om, og Josafat fremmerst for dem, for at drage tilbage til Jerusalem med Glæde; thi Herren havde givet dem Glæde over deres Fjender.
Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for Jehovah had made them to rejoice over their enemies.
28 Og de kom til Jerusalem med Psaltre og med Harper og med Basuner op til Herrens Hus.
And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of Jehovah.
29 Og Frygt for Gud kom over alle Landenes Riger, der de hørte, at Herren havde stridt imod Israels Fjender.
And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of the countries, when they heard that Jehovah fought against the enemies of Israel.
30 Saa fik Josafats Rige Hvile, og hans Gud skaffede ham Rolighed trindt omkring.
So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet; for his God gave him rest round about.
31 Og Josafat regerede over Juda; han var fem og tredive Aar gammel, der han blev Konge, og regerede fem og tyve Aar i Jerusalem, og hans Moders Navn var Asuba, Silhis Datter.
And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
32 Og han vandrede i Asas, sin Faders, Vej og veg ikke fra den, idet han gjorde det, som var ret for Herrens Øjne.
And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah.
33 Dog bleve Højene ikke borttagne; thi Folket havde endnu ikke rettelig beredet deres Hjerte for deres Fædres Gud.
Howbeit the high places were not taken away; neither as yet had the people set their hearts unto the God of their fathers.
34 Men det øvrige af Josafats Handeler, de første og de sidste, se, de Ting ere skrevne i Jehu, Hananis Søns, Krønike, som er indrykket i Israels Kongers Bog.
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the history of Jehu the son of Hanani, which is inserted in the book of the kings of Israel.
35 Men derefter forbandt Josafat, Judas Konge, sig med Ahasia, Israels Konge; denne var ugudelig i sine Gerninger.
And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel; the same did very wickedly:
36 Og han forbandt sig med ham om at udruste Skibe, som skulde fare til Tharsis, og de udrustede Skibe i Ezion-Geber.
and he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish; and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.
37 Men Elieser, Dodavas Søn, fra Maresa, spaaede imod Josafat og sagde: Fordi du forbandt dig med Ahasia, har Herren sønderrevet, hvad du har for; da bleve Skibene sønderslagne, og de formaaede ikke at fare til Tharsis.
Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, Jehovah hath destroyed thy works. And the ships were broken, so that they were not able to go to Tarshish.
