Anden Krønikebog 25

1 Amazia var fem og tyve Aar gammel, der han blev Konge, og regerede ni og tyve Aar i Jerusalem, og hans Moders Navn var Joadan fra Jerusalem.

Amaziah was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.

2 Og han gjorde det, som var ret for Herrens Øjne, dog ikke af fuldt Hjerte.

And he did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart.

3 Og det skete, der Riget befæstedes under ham, da slog han sine Tjenere ihjel, som havde ihjelslaget Kongen, hans Fader.

Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established unto him, that he slew his servants which had killed the king his father.

4 Men han dræbte ikke deres Børn; thi han gjorde, saaledes som er skrevet i Loven i Moses Bog, det, som Herren bød, sigende: Forældre skulle ikke dø for Børnene, og Børnene skulle ikke dø for Forældrene; men de skulle dø hver for sin Synds Skyld.

But he put not their children to death, but did according to that which is written in the law in the book of Moses, as the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers; but every man shall die for his own sin.

5 Og Amazia samlede Juda og opstillede dem efter deres Fædres Hus, efter Øverster over tusinde og efter Øverster over hundrede, hele Juda og Benjamin; og han talte dem, fra tyve Aar gamle og derover, og fandt af dem tre Hundrede Tusinde udvalgte, som kunde drage ud i Strid, og som kunde føre Spyd og Skjold.

Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and ordered them according to their fathers’ houses, under captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, even all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and upward, and found them three hundred thousand chosen men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.

6 Tilmed lejede han af Israel hundrede Tusinde, vældige til Strid, for hundrede Centner Sølv.

He hired also an hundred thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel for an hundred talents of silver.

7 Men der kom en Guds Mand til ham og sagde: O Konge! lad ikke Israels Hær drage med dig; thi Herren er ikke med Israel eller med nogen af Efraims Børn.

But there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee; for the LORD is not with Israel, [to wit], with all the children of Ephraim.

8 Men kom du alene, udfør det selv, styrk dig til Krigen: Gud skulde ellers lade dig falde for Fjendens Ansigt, thi der er Kraft i Gud til at hjælpe og til at lade falde.

But if thou wilt go, do [valiantly], be strong for the battle: God shall cast thee down before the enemy; for God hath power to help, and to cast down.

9 Og Amazia sagde til den Guds Mand: Hvad skal man da gøre med de hundrede Centner, som jeg har givet den Trop af Israel? Og den Guds Mand sagde: Herren har meget mere at give dig end dette.

And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The LORD is able to give thee much more than this.

10 Da fraskilte Amazia den Trop, som var kommen til ham af Efraim, for at de kunde gaa til deres Hjem; men deres Vrede optændtes saare imod Juda, og de vendte tilbage til deres Hjem med fnysende Vrede.

Then Amaziah separated them, [to wit], the army that was come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again: wherefore their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in fierce anger.

11 Og Amazia viste sig stærk og førte sit Folk ud og drog til Saltdalen og slog af Sejrs Børn ti Tusinde.

And Amaziah took courage, and led forth his people, and went to the Valley of Salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand.

12 Tilmed fangede Judas Børn ti Tusinde levende og førte dem op paa Klippens Top, og de kastede dem ned fra Klippens Top, saa de alle sammen bleve knuste.

And [other] ten thousand did the children of Judah carry away alive, and brought them unto the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, that they all were broken in pieces.

13 Men de Folk af den Trop, som Amazia lod vende tilbage, at de ikke skulde drage i Krig med ham, de faldt ind i Judas Stæder fra Samaria og indtil Beth-Horon, og de sloge af dem tre Tusinde og gjorde et stort Bytte.

But the men of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Beth-horon, and smote of them three thousand, and took much spoil.

14 Thi det skete, der Amazia kom tilbage efter at have slaaet Edomiterne, at han førte Sejrs Børns Guder med sig og tog sig dem til Guder og tilbad for deres Ansigt og gjorde Røgelse for dem.

Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto them.

15 Da optændtes Herrens Vrede imod Amazia, og han sendte en Profet til ham, og han sagde til ham: Hvorfor søger du det Folks Guder, som ikke kunde redde deres Folk af din Haand?

Wherefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent unto him a prophet, which said unto him, Why hast thou sought after the gods of the people, which have not delivered their own people out of thine hand?

16 Men det skete, der han talte til ham, da sagde han til ham: Mon vi have sat dig til Kongens Raadgiver? lad du af! hvorfor skulle de slaa dig ihjel? Da lod Profeten af og sagde: Jeg fornemmer, at Gud har besluttet at ødelægge dig, fordi du gjorde dette og ikke adlød mit Raad.

And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that [the king] said unto him, Have we made thee of the king’s counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.

17 Og Amazia, Judas Konge, holdt Raad og sendte Bud til Joas, en Søn af Joakas, der var en Søn af Jehu, Israels Konge, og lod sige: Kom og lader os se hinandens Ansigt!

Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face.

18 Men Joas, Israels Konge, sendte til Amazia, Judas Konge, og lod sige: Tornebusken, som er paa Libanon, sendte til Cedertræet, som er paa Libanon, og lod sige: Giv min Søn din Datter til Hustru; men vilde Dyr paa Marken, som vare paa Libanon, gik over og nedtraadte Tornebusken.

And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon; and trode down the thistle.

19 Du siger: Se, du har slaget Edomiterne, og dit Hjerte gør dig hovmodig, saa du vil æres; nu, bliv i dit Hus; hvi søger du Ulykke, at du skal falde, du og Juda med dig?

Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten Edom; and thine heart lifteth thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou meddle to [thy] hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?

20 Men Amazia adlød ikke; thi det var af Gud, for at give dem i Fjendehaand, fordi de havde søgt Edomiternes Guder.

But Amaziah would not hear; for it was of God, that he might deliver them into the hand [of their enemies], because they had sought after the gods of Edom.

21 Saa drog Joas, Israels Konge, op, og de saa hinandens Ansigt, han og Amazia, Judas Konge, ved Beth-Semes, som hører til Juda.

So Joash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Beth-shemesh, which belongeth to Judah.

22 Men Juda blev slagen for Israels Ansigt, og de flyede hver til sine Telte.

And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to his tent.

23 Og Joas, Israels Konge, fangede Amazia, Judas Konge, en Søn af Joas, der var en Søn af Joakas, ved Beth-Semes; og han førte ham til Jerusalem og nedrev Jerusalems Mur fra Efraims Port indtil Hjørneporten, et Stykke paa fire Hundrede Alen.

And Joash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits.

24 Og han tog alt Guldet og Sølvet og alle Redskaber, som fandtes i Guds Hus, hos Obed-Edom, og Skattene i Kongens Hus og Gidslerne, og han vendte tilbage til Samaria.

And [he took] all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obed-edom, and the treasures of the king’s house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.

25 Og Amazia, Joas's Søn, Judas Konge, levede efter Joas's, Joakas's Søns, Israels Konges Død, femten Aar.

And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.

26 Men det øvrige af Amazias Handeler, de første og de sidste, se, ere de Ting ikke skrevne i Judas og Israels Kongers Bog?

Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, behold, are they not written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel?

27 Og fra den Tid, der Amazia veg af fra Herren, da indgik de et Forbund imod ham i Jerusalem, og han flyede til Lakis; da sendte de efter ham til Lakis og dræbte ham der.

Now from the time that Amaziah did turn away from following the LORD they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish: but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there.

28 Og de førte ham paa Heste og begrove ham hos hans Fædre i Judas Stad.

And they brought him upon horses, and buried him with his fathers in the city of Judah.