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-five years old when he began to reign; he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jehoaddan, of Jerusalem.

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

He did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, but not with a whole heart.

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

It came about that as soon as his rule was well established, he killed the servants who had murdered his father, the king.

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 did not put the children of the murderers to death, but acted according to what was written in the law, in the Book of Moses, as Yahweh had commanded, “The fathers must not die for the children, nor must the children die for the fathers. Instead, every person must 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 registered them by their ancestors' houses, under commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—all of Judah and Benjamin. He numbered them from twenty years old and upward, and found them to be 300,000 chosen men, able to go to war, who could handle spear and shield.

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

He hired also 100,000 fighting men from Israel for one 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 a man of God came to him and said, “King, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for Yahweh is not with Israel—none of the people 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 even if you do go and are courageous and strong in battle, God will throw you down before the enemy, for God has power to help, and power to throw 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.

Amaziah said to the man of God, “But what will we do about the one hundred talents that I have given to the army of Israel?” The man of God answered, “Yahweh is able to give you much more than that.”

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.

So Amaziah separated the army that had come to him from Ephraim; he sent them home again. So 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.

Amaziah took courage and led his people to go out to the Valley of Salt; there he defeated ten thousand men of Seir.

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.

The army of Judah carried away alive another ten thousand. They took them to the top of the cliff and threw them down from there, so that they were all 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, so that they should not go with him to battle, attacked the cities of Judah from Samaria to Beth Horon. They struck down three thousand of the people and took much plunder.

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 about, after that Amaziah had returned from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the people of Seir, and set them up to be his own gods. He bowed down before them and burned incense to 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?

So Yahweh's anger was kindled against Amaziah. He sent a prophet to him, who said, “Why have you sought after the gods of a people who did not even save their own people from your 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.

It came about that as the prophet was speaking with him, the king said to him, “Have we made you an advisor to the king? Stop! Why should you be killed?” Then the prophet stopped and said, “I know that God has decided to destroy you because you have done this deed and have not listened to my advice.”

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 consulted with advisors and sent messengers to Jehoash son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come, let us meet each other face to face in battle.”

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.

But Jehoash the king of Israel sent messengers back to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, “A thistle that was in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, 'Give your daughter to my son for a wife,' but a wild beast in Lebanon walked by and trampled 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?

You have said, 'See, I have struck down Edom,' and your heart has lifted you up. Take pride in your victory, but stay at home, for why should you cause yourself trouble and fall, both you and Judah with you?”

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 listen, because this event was from God, so he might put the people of Judah into the hand of their enemies, because they had sought advice from 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 Jehoash, king of Israel, attacked; he and Amaziah, king of Judah, met each other face to face at Beth Shemesh, which belongs to Judah.

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

Judah was struck down before Israel, and every man fled home.

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.

Jehoash, king of Israel, captured Amaziah son of Jehoash son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, at Beth Shemesh. He brought him to Jerusalem and tore down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate, four hundred cubits in distance.

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.

He took all the gold and silver, all the objects that were found in the house of God with Obed Edom, and the valuable things in the king's house, with 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.

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

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

As for the other matters concerning 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 turned away from following Yahweh, they began to make a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem. He fled to Lachish, but they sent men after him to Lachish and killed him there.

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

They brought him back on horses and buried him with his ancestors in the city of Judah.