Første Kongebog 15

1 I Kong Jeroboams, Nebats Søns, attende Regeringsaar blev Abija Konge over Juda.

Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah.

2 Tre Aar herskede han i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Ma'aka og var en Datter af Absalom.

For three years he was king in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom.

3 Han vandrede i alle de Synder, hans Fader havde begaaet før ham, og hans Hjerte var ikke helt med HERREN hans Gud som hans Fader Davids.

And he did the same sins which his father had done before him: his heart was not completely true to the Lord his God, like the heart of David his father.

4 Men for Davids Skyld lod HERREN hans Gud ham faa en Lampe i Jerusalem, idet han ophøjede hans Sønner efter ham og lod Jerusalem bestaa,

But because of David, the Lord gave him a light in Jerusalem, making his sons king after him, so that Jerusalem might be safe;

5 fordi David havde gjort, hvad der var ret i HERRENS Øjne, og ikke, saa længe han levede, var veget fra noget af, hvad han havde paalagt ham, undtagen over for Hetiten Urias.

Because David did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, and never in all his life went against his orders, but only in the question of Uriah the Hittite.

6 (Rehabeam laa i Krig med Jeroboam, saa længe han levede).

7 Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Abija, alt, hvad han gjorde, staar jo optegnet i Judas Kongers Krønike. Abija og Jeroboam laa i Krig med hinanden.

Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all he did, are they not recorded in the book of the history of the kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.

8 Saa lagde Abija sig til Hvile hos sine Fædre, og man jordede ham i Davidsbyen; og hans Søn Asa blev Konge i hans Sted.

Then Abijam went to rest with his fathers, and they put him into the earth in the town of David: and Asa his son became king in his place.

9 I Kong Jeroboam af Israels tyvende Regeringsaar blev Asa Konge over Juda,

In the twentieth year that Jeroboam was king of Israel, Asa became king over Judah.

10 og han herskede een og fyrretyve Aar i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Ma'aka og var en Datter af Absalom.

And he was king for forty-one years in Jerusalem; his mother's name was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom.

11 Asa gjorde, hvad der var ret i HERRENS Øjne, ligesom hans Fader David;

Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as David his father did.

12 han jog Mandsskøgerne ud af Landet og fjernede alle Afgudsbillederne, som hans Fædre havde ladet lave.

Those used for sex purposes in the worship of the gods he sent out of the country, and he took away all the images which his fathers had made.

13 Han fratog endog sin Moder Ma'aka Værdigheden som Herskerinde, fordi hun havde ladet lave et Skændselsbillede til Ære for Asjera; Asa lod hendes Skændselsbillede nedbryde og brænde i Kedrons Dal.

And he would not let Maacah his mother be queen, because she had made a disgusting image for Asherah; and Asa had the image cut down and burned by the stream Kidron.

14 Vel forsvandt Offerhøjene ikke, men alligevel var Asas Hjerte helt med HERREN, saa længe han levede.

The high places, however, were not taken away: but still the heart of Asa was true to the Lord all his life.

15 Og han bragte sin Faders og sine egne Helliggaver ind i HERRENS Hus, Sølv, Guld og forskellige Kar.

He took into the house of the Lord all the things which his father had made holy, and those which he himself had made holy, silver and gold and vessels.

16 Asa og Kong Ba'sja af Israel laa i Krig med hinanden, saa længe de levede.

Now there was war between Asa and Baasha, king of Israel, all their days.

17 Kong Ba'sja af Israel drog op imod Juda og befæstede Rama for at hindre, at nogen af Kong Asa af Judas Folk drog ud og ind.

And Baasha, king of Israel, went up against Judah, building Ramah, so that no one was able to go out or in to Asa, king of Judah.

18 Da tog Asa alt det Sølv og Guld, der var tilbage i Skatkamrene i HERRENS Hus og i Kongens Palads, overgav det til sine Folk og sendte dem til Kong Benhadad af Aram, en Søn af Hezjons Søn Tabrimmon, som boede i Damaskus, idet han lod sige:

Then Asa took all the silver and gold which was still stored in the Lord's house, and in the king's house, and sent them, in the care of his servants, to Ben-hadad, son of Tabrimmon, son of Rezon, king of Aram, at Damascus, saying,

19 »Der bestaar en Pagt mellem mig og dig, mellem min Fader og din Fader; her sender jeg dig en Gave af Sølv og Guld; bryd derfor din Pagt med Kong Ba'sja af Israel, saa at han nødes til at drage bort fra mig!«

Let there be an agreement between me and you as there was between my father and your father: see, I have sent you an offering of silver and gold; go and put an end to your agreement with Baasha, king of Israel, so that he may give up attacking me.

20 Benhadad gik ind paa Kong Asas Forslag og sendte sine Hærførere mod Israels Byer og indtog Ijjon, Dan, Abel-Bet-Ma'aka og hele Kinnerot tillige med hele Naftalis Land.

So Ben-hadad did as King Asa said, and sent the captains of his armies against the towns of Israel, attacking Ijon and Dan and Abel-beth-maacah, and all Chinneroth as far as all the land of Naphtali.

21 Da Ba'sja hørte det, opgav han at befæste Rama og vendte tilbage til Tirza.

And Baasha, hearing of it, put a stop to the building of Ramah, and was living in Tirzah.

22 Men Kong Asa stævnede hver eneste Mand i hele Juda sammen, og de førte Stenene og Træværket bort, som Ba'sja havde brugt ved Befæstningen af Rama; dermed befæstede Kong Asa saa Geba i Benjamin og Mizpa.

Then King Asa got all Judah together, making every man come; and they took away the stones and the wood with which Baasha was building Ramah, and King Asa made use of them for building Geba in the land of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

23 Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Asa, alle hans Heltegerninger, alt, hvad han gjorde, og de Byer, han befæstede, staar jo optegnet i Judas Kongers Krønike. I øvrig led han i sin Alderdom af en Sygdom i Fødderne.

Now the rest of the acts of Asa, and his power, and all he did, and the towns of which he was the builder, are they not recorded in the book of the history of the kings of Judah? But when he was old he had a disease of the feet.

24 Saa lagde han sig til Hvile hos sine Fædre og blev jordet hos sine Fædre i sin Fader Davids By; og hans Søn Josafat blev Konge i hans Sted.

So Asa went to rest with his fathers and was put into the earth in the town of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his son became king in his place.

25 Nadab, Jeroboams Søn, blev Konge over Israel i Kong Asa af Judas andet Regeringsaar, og han herskede to Aar over Israel.

Nadab, the son of Jeroboam, became king over Israel in the second year that Asa was king of Judah; and he was king of Israel for two years.

26 Han gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENS Øjne, og vandrede i sin Faders Spor og i de Synder, han havde forledt Israel til.

He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, copying the evil ways of his father, and the sin which he did and made Israel do.

27 Da stiftede Ba'sja, Ahijas Søn af Issakars Hus, en Sammensværgelse imod ham, og Ba'sja huggede ham ned ved Gibbeton, der tilhørte Filisterne, medens Nadab og hele Israel belejrede Byen.

And Baasha, the son of Ahijah, of the family of Issachar, made a secret design against him, attacking him at Gibbethon, a town of the Philistines; for Nadab and the armies of Israel were making war on Gibbethon.

28 Ba'sja dræbte ham i Kong Asa af Judas tredje Regeringsaar og blev Konge i hans Sted;

In the third year of the rule of Asa, king of Judah, Baasha put him to death, and became king in his place.

29 nu da han var blevet Konge, lod han hele Jeroboams Hus nedhugge, idet han ikke skaanede en eneste Sjæl af Jeroboams Slægt, men udryddede dem efter det Ord, HERREN havde talet ved sin Tjener Ahija fra Silo,

And straight away when he became king, he sent destruction on all the offspring of Jeroboam; there was not one living person of all the family of Jeroboam whom he did not put to death, so the word of the Lord, which he said by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite, came about;

30 for de Synders Skyld, Jeroboam havde begaaet og forledt Israel til, for den Krænkelse, han havde tilføjet HERREN, Israels Gud.

Because of the sins which Jeroboam did and made Israel do, moving the Lord, the God of Israel, to wrath.

31 Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Nadab, alt, hvad han gjorde, staar jo optegnet i Israels Kongers Krønike.

Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all he did, are they not recorded in the book of the history of the kings of Israel?

32 (Asa og Kong Ba'sja af Israel laa i Krig med hinanden, saa længe de levede.)

And there was war between Asa and Baasha, king of Israel, all their days.

33 I Kong Asa af Judas tredje Regeringsaar blev Ba'sja, Ahijas Søn, Konge over hele Israel, og han herskede tre og tyve Aar i Tirza.

In the third year of the rule of Asa, king of Judah, Baasha, the son of Ahijah, became king over all Israel in Tirzah, and was king for twenty-four years.

34 Han gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENS Øjne, og vandrede i Jeroboams Spor og de Synder, han havde forledt Israel til.

He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, copying the evil ways of Jeroboam and the sin which he made Israel do.