Anden Kongebog 15

1 Idet syv og tyvende Jeroboams, Israels Konges, Aar blev Asaria, Amazias, Judas Konges, Søn, Konge.

After Jeroboam had been ruling Israel for almost twenty-seven years, Uzziah, the son of King Amaziah of Judah, began to rule.

2 Han var seksten Aar gammel, der han blev Konge, og regerede to og halvtredsindstyve Aar i Jerusalem, og hans Moders Navn var Jekolia fra Jerusalem.

He was 16 years old when he started to rule, and he ruled in Jerusalem for 52 years. His mother was Jecoliah, from Jerusalem.

3 Og han gjorde det, som var ret for Herrens Øjne, efter alt det, som hans Fader Amazia gjorde.

He did things that Yahweh was pleased with, like his father Amaziah had done.

4 Dog kom Højene ikke bort; Folket ofrede endnu og gjorde Ragelse paa Højene.

But, the places at the pagan shrines where they worshiped Yahweh were not destroyed, and the people continued to burn incense [to honor Yahweh] at those places [instead of in Jerusalem, the place that Yahweh had appointed].

5 Og Herren slog Kongen, at han blev spedalsk indtil sin Dødsdag og boede udi et særskilt Hus; men Jotham, Kongens Søn, var over Huset og dømte Folket i Landet.

Yahweh caused Uzziah to become a leper, and he was a leper for the rest of his life. [He was not allowed to live in the palace]. He lived alone in a house, and his son Jotham ruled the country.

6 Men det øvrige af Asarias Handeler og alt, hvad han gjorde, er det ikke skrevet i Judas Kongers Krønikers Bog?

[If you want to know about] everything else that Uzziah did, it is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.

7 Og Asaria laa med sine Fædre, og de begavede ham hos hans Fædre i Davids Stad, og Jotham, hans Søn, blev Konge i hans Sted.

Uzziah died [EUP], and they buried him in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’, where his ancestors had been buried. Then his son Jotham officially became the king.

8 Og i det otte og tredivte Asarias, Judas Konges, Aar blev Sakaria, Jeroboams Søn, Konge over Israel i Samaria seks Maaneder.

After Uzziah had been ruling Judah for almost thirty-eight years, Zechariah, the son of Jeroboam, became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria [city] for [only] six months.

9 Og han gjorde det, som var ondt for Herrens Øjne, ligesom hans Fædre gjorde, han veg ikke fra Jeroboams, Nebats Søns, Synder, som han kom Israel til at synde med.

He did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil, like his ancestors had done. He committed the same kind of sins that Jeroboam had committed, sins which led the Israeli people to sin.

10 Og Sallum, Jabes's Søn, gjorde et Forbund imod ham og slog ham i Folkets Paasyn og dræbte ham og blev Konge i hans Sted.

Then Shallum, the son of Jabesh, made plans to assassinate Zechariah. He killed him at Ibleam [town], and then he became the king.

11 Men det øvrige af Sakarias Handeler, se, de Ting ere skrevne i Israels Kongers Krønikers Bog.

Everything else that Zechariah did is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.

12 Dette er Herrens Ord, som han talte til Jehu, sigende: Dine Sønner i det fjerde Led skulle sidde paa Israels Trone; og det skete saa.

When Zechariah died, [that ended the dynasty of King Jehu]. That fulfilled what Yahweh said to King Jehu would happen: “Your son and grandson and great-grandson and great-great-grandson will all be kings of Israel.”

13 Sallum, Jabes's Søn, blev Konge i det ni og tredivte Usias, Judas Konges, Aar, og regerede en Maaneds Tid i Samaria.

Shallum, the son of Jabesh, became the king of Israel after King Uzziah had been ruling Judah for almost thirty-nine years. But Shallum ruled in Samaria for [only] one month.

14 Og Menahem, Gadis Søn, drog op fra Thirza og kom til Samaria og slog Sallum, Jabes's Søn, i Samaria og dræbte ham og blev Konge i hans Sted.

Then Menahem, the son of Gadi, went up from Tirzah [city] to Samaria and assassinated Shallum. Then Menahem became the king of Israel.

15 Men det øvrige af Sallums Handeler og hans Forbund, som han indgik, se, de Ting ere skrevne i Israels Kongers Krønikers Bog.

Everything else that Shallum did, including his killing King Zechariah, is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.

16 Da slog Menahem Thipsa og alle, som vare deri, og dens Landemærke, da han drog ud fra Thirza; fordi man ikke havde villet indlade ham, derfor slog han dem; alle de frugtsommelige derudi søndersled han.

While Menahem was ruling in Samaria, he completely destroyed Tappuah [village south of Samaria] and killed all the people who lived there and in the surrounding territory. He did that because the people in that city refused to surrender to him. [With his sword] he even ripped open the bellies of pregnant women.

17 Og i det ni og tredivte Asarias, Judas Konges, Aar blev Menahem, Gadis Søn, Konge over Israel, ti Aar i Samaria.

When King Azariah had been ruling Judah for almost thirty-nine years, Menahem, the son of Gadi, became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria for ten years.

18 Og han gjorde det, som var ondt for Herrens Øjne, han veg ikke fra Jeroboams, Nebats Søns, Synder, som han kom Israel til at synde med, alle sine Dage.

He did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil. He committed the same kinds of sins that King Jeroboam had committed, sins that led the people of Israel to sin. He continued to commit those sins for the rest of his life.

19 Ful, Kongen af Assyrien, kom over Landet, og Menahem gav Ful tusinde Centner Sølv, at han skulde holde med ham og befæste Riget i hans Haand.

Then King Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria came [with his army] to attack Israel. So Menahem gave him (thirty-eight tons/35,000 kg.) of silver in order that Tiglath-Pileser would help Menahem to continue to be king and rule his country more strongly.

20 Og Menahem indkrævede det Sølv af Israel, af alle de formuende, til at give Kongen af Assyrien, nemlig halvtredsindstyve Sekel Sølv for hver Mand; saa drog Kongen af Assyrien tilbage og blev ikke der i Landet.

Menahem obtained that money from the rich men in Israel. He compelled each of them to contribute 50 pieces of silver. So Tiglath-Pileser [took that money and] went back home.

21 Men det øvrige af Menahems Handeler og alt det, han gjorde, er det ikke skrevet i Israels Kongers Krønikers Bog?

[If you want to know more about] everything that Menahem did, it is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.

22 Og Menahem laa med sine Fædre, og Pekaja, hans Søn, blev Konge i hans Sted.

Menahem died [EUP] and was buried, and his son Pekahiah became the king of Israel.

23 I det halvtredsindstyvende Asarias, Judas Konges, Aar blev Pekaja, Menahems Søn, Konge over Israel i Samaria i to Aar.

When King Uzziah had been ruling Judah for almost 50 years, Menahem’s son Pekahiah became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria for [only] two years.

24 Og han gjorde det, som var ondt for Herrens Øjne, han veg ikke fra Jeroboams, Nebats Søns, Synder, som han kom Israel til at synde med.

He did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil. He committed the same kind of sins that King Jeroboam had committed, sins which led the people of Israel to sin.

25 Og Peka, Remalias Søn, hans Høvedsmand, gjorde et Forbund imod ham og ihjelslog i Samaria, i Kongens Hus's Palads, ham og Argob og Arje; og han havde med sig halvtredsindstyve Mænd af Gileaditernes Børn og dræbte ham og blev Konge i hans Sted.

Then one of Pekahiah’s army commanders whose name was Pekah, the son of Remaliah, planned with 50 men from [the] Gilead [region] to kill Pekahiah. They assassinated him in a fortified place in the king’s palace in Samaria. Then Pekah became the king.

26 Men det øvrige af Pekajas Handeler og alt det, han gjorde, se, de Ting ere skrevne i Israels Kongers Krønikers Bog.

Everything else that Pekahiah did is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.

27 I det to og halvtredsindstyvende Asarias, Judas Konges, Aar blev Peka, Remalias Søn, Konge over Israel i Samaria i tyve Aar.

When King Uzziah had been ruling Judah for almost 52 years, Pekah, the son of Remaliah, became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria for 20 years.

28 Og han gjorde det, som var ondt for Herrens Øjne, han veg ikke fra Jeroboams, Nebats Søns, Synder, som han kom Israel til at synde med.

He also did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil. He committed the same kind of sins that King Jeroboam had committed, sins that led the people of Israel to sin.

29 I Pekas, Israels Konges, Dage kom Thiglath-Pileser, Kongen af Assyrien, og tog Ijon og Abel-Beth-Maaka og Ianoa og Kedes og Hasor og Gilead og Galilæa, alt Nafthalis Land, og han bortførte dem til Assyrien.

While Pekah was the king, Tiglath-Pileser, the king of Assyria, came [with his army] and captured [the cities of] Ijon, Abel-Beth-Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, and the regions of Gilead, Galilee, and Naphtali. His army forced the Israeli people to leave their country and go to live in Assyria.

30 Og Hosea, Elas Søn, gjorde et Forbund imod Peka, Remalias Søn, og slog ham og dræbte ham og blev Konge i hans Sted, i det tyvende Jothams, Ussias Søns, Aar.

Then Hoshea, the son of Elah, plotted to kill Pekah. He assassinated him when Uzziah’s son Jotham had been ruling Judah for almost 20 years. Then Hoshea became the king of Israel.

31 Men det øvrige af Pekas Handeler og alt det, han gjorde, se, de Ting ere skrevne i Israels Kongers Krønikers Bog.

Everything else that Pekah did is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.

32 I det andet Pekas, Remalias Søns, Israels Konges, Aar blev Jotham, en Søn af Judas Konge Ussia, Konge.

When Pekah had been ruling Israel for almost two years, Uzziah’s son Jotham began to rule Judah.

33 Han var fem og tyve Aar gammel, der han blev Konge, og han regerede seksten Aar i Jerusalem, og hans Moders Navn var Jerusa, Zadoks Datter.

He was 25 years old when he started to rule, and he ruled from Jerusalem for 16 years. His mother was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.

34 Og han gjorde det, som var ret for Herrens Øjne, efter alt det, som Ussia, hans Fader, gjorde.

He did many things that pleased Yahweh, like his father Uzziah had done.

35 Dog blev Højene ikke borttagne, Folket ofrede endnu og gjorde Røgelse paa Højene; han byggede den øverste Port paa Herrens Hus.

But he did not destroy the places on the tops of hills where the people worshiped [Yahweh], and the people continued to burn incense there [to honor Yahweh]. Jotham’s workers built the Upper Gate of the temple.

36 Men det øvrige af Jothams Handeler og alt det, han gjorde, ere de Ting ikke skrevne i Judas Kongers Krønikers Bog?

[If you want to know more about] everything else that Jotham did, it is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.

37 I de Dage begyndte Herren at sende Rezin, Kongen af Syrien, og Peka, Remalias Søn, mod Juda.

It was during the time that Jotham was the king that Yahweh sent King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah of Israel [with their armies] to attack Judah.

38 Og Jotham laa med sine Fædre og blev begraven hos sine Fædre i Davids, sin Faders, Stad, og Akas, hans Søn, blev Konge i hans Sted.

Jotham died [EUP] and was buried where his ancestors had been buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. Then his son Ahaz became the king of Judah.