< 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 sons of Moab and the sons of Ammon, and, with them, some of the Meunim, 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.
And there came [some] and told Jehoshaphat, saying, There is coming against thee, a great multitude from beyond the sea, from Syria, —and lo! they are in Hazazon-tamar, the same, is Engedi.
3 Og Josafat frygtede og vendte sit Ansigt til at søge Herren og lod udraabe en Faste over al Juda.
And Jehoshaphat was afraid, and set his face to seek unto Yahweh, —and proclaimed a fast for 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 enquire of Yahweh, —even, out of all the cities of Judah, came they in, to seek Yahweh.
5 Og Josafat stod i Judas og Jerusalems Forsamling, i Herrens Hus foran den nye Forgaard,
And Jehoshaphat stood, in the convocation of Judah and Jerusalem in the house of Yahweh, —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 said, O Yahweh, God of our fathers, art not, thou, God in the heavens? and art, thou, not ruling throughout all the kingdoms of the nations? and, in thy hand, [are there not] strength and might? and is there any who, against thee, can stand?
7 Har du ikke, vor Gud! fordrevet dette Lands Indbyggere fra dit Folk Israels Ansigt og givet det til Abrahams, din Vens, Sæd evindelig?
Art not, thou, our God, who didst dispossess the inhabitants of this land, from before thy people Israel, —and didst give it unto the seed of Abraham who loved thee, unto times age-abiding?
8 Og de have boet derudi og bygget dig en Helligdom deri for dit Navn og sagt:
and they have dwelt therein, —and have built for thee therein, a sanctuary 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 there come upon us calamity, the sword of judgment or pestilence or famine, we will stand before this house and before thee, for, thy Name, is in this house, —that we may make outcry unto thee out of our distress, that thou mayest 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 —
Now, therefore, lo! the sons of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir, whom thou didst not suffer Israel to invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, —but they turned away 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.
yea lo! they, are requiting us, —by coming to drive us out, from thy possession, which thou didst cause us to possess.
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 bring judgment upon them, seeing that there is, in us, no strength, before this great multitude, that is coming against us, —we, therefore, know not what we shall do, but, unto thee, are our eyes.
13 Og al Juda stod for Herrens Ansigt ogsaa deres smaa Børn, deres Hustruer og deres Sønner.
And, all Judah, were standing before Yahweh, —also 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,
Now, as for Jahaziel son of Zechariah son of Benaiah son of Jeiel son of Mattaniah a Levite, of the sons of Asaph, there came upon him the spirit of Yahweh, in the midst of the convocation:
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, Give ye heed, all Judah and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat! Thus, saith Yahweh unto you. As for you, do not fear nor be dismayed, by reason of this great multitude, for, not yours, is the battle, 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, for lo! there they are coming up by the ascent of Ziz, —and ye shall find them at the end of the ravine, facing 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.
It is not, for you, to fight in this matter, —take your station, stand still, and see the salvation of Yahweh with you, O Judah and Jerusalem, do not fear, nor be dismayed, to-morrow, go ye out to meet them, and, Yahweh, will be 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 Yahweh, prostrating themselves unto Yahweh.
19 Og Leviterne af Kahathiternes Børn og af Koriternes Børn stode op at love Herren, Israels Gud, med overmaade høj Røst.
And Levites—of the sons of the Kohathites and of the sons of the Korahites, stood up to offer praise unto Yahweh, God of Israel, with an exceedingly 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.
So they rose early in the morning, and went out to the wilderness of Tekoa, —and, as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, Trust ye in Yahweh your God, and ye shall be trusted, Trust ye in his prophets, and ye shall 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 given counsel unto the people, he appointed such as should sing unto Yahweh, and offer praise with holy adorning, —as they should be going forth before the armed men, that they should be saying, O give thanks unto Yahweh, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.
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, Yahweh had set liers-in-wait against the sons of Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir, who were coming 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.
Then rose up the sons of Ammon and Moab against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, to devote and to destroy, —and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to cut off, every man his neighbour.
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.
So when, Judah, came near the watch-tower of the wilderness, —they turned towards the multitude, and lo! there they were, dead bodies fallen to the earth, with none to escape.
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 near to plunder the spoil of them, they found among them, in abundance, both riches and dead bodies and precious jewels, and they stripped off for themselves, beyond what they could carry away, —and they were three days plundering the spoil, for great it was.
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 vale of Beracah, for there they blessed Yahweh, —on this account, was the name of that place called The Vale 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 turned every man of Judah and Jerusalem, with, Jehoshaphat, at their head, to go again to Jerusalem with joy, —for Yahweh had caused them to rejoice over their enemies.
28 Og de kom til Jerusalem med Psaltre og med Harper og med Basuner op til Herrens Hus.
So they came to Jerusalem, with harps and with lyres, and with trumpets, —unto the house of Yahweh.
29 Og Frygt for Gud kom over alle Landenes Riger, der de hørte, at Herren havde stridt imod Israels Fjender.
And it came to pass that, the dread of God, was upon all the kingdoms of the countries, -when they heard, that Yahweh had fought against the enemies of Israel.
30 Saa fik Josafats Rige Hvile, og hans Gud skaffede ham Rolighed trindt omkring.
So the kingdom 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.
Thus Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah, —thirty-five years old, was he when he began to reign, and, twenty-five years, reigned he in Jerusalem, and the, name of his mother, was Azubah, 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 his father Asa, and turned not from it, —doing that which was right, in the eyes of Yahweh.
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, —for as yet, the people, had not fixed their heart 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.
But, the rest of the story of Jehoshaphat, first and last, lo! there it is written in the story of Jehu son of Hanani, which hath been added to 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.
Yet, after this, did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, —he, was lawless in his doings;
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 with him, to make ships to go unto Tarshish, —and they made 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 prophesied, Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah, against Jehoshaphat, saying, —Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, Yahweh hath broken in pieces thy works. So the ships were wrecked, and were not able to go unto Tarshish.