Første Kongebog 15

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

After Jeroboam had been the king of Israel for almost 18 years, Abijah became the king of Judah.

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

He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah, the granddaughter of [David’s son] Absalom.

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.

Abijah committed the same kind of sins that his father had committed. He was not fully dedicated/committed to Yahweh his God, as his grandfather David had been.

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 [what Yahweh his God had promised to] David, Yahweh gave Abijah a son [MET] to rule in Jerusalem after him, and in order to protect Jerusalem [from their enemies].

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.

Yahweh did that because David had always done what pleased Yahweh and because David had always obeyed Yahweh. The only time when he disobeyed Yahweh was when he caused Uriah [to be killed].

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

There were wars between [the armies of] Rehoboam and Jeroboam all during the time that Abijah ruled.

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.

Everything else that Abijah did is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.

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.

Abijah died [EUP] and was buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’, and his son Asa became king.

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

After Jeroboam had been the king of Israel for almost 20 years, Asa started to rule Judah.

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

He ruled in Jerusalem for 41 years. His grandmother was Maacah, the granddaughter of Absalom.

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

Asa did what was pleasing to Yahweh, as his ancestor David had done.

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

He got rid of the male prostitutes that were at the places where the people worshiped idols, and he also got rid of all the idols that his ancestors 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.

He also removed his grandmother Maacah so that she no longer had influence in the government [because of] being the mother of a previous king. He did that because she had made a disgusting [wooden] statue of the goddess Asherah. Asa [told his workers to] cut down the statue and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

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

He was not able to destroy all the places where the people worshiped [idols] on the high hills, but he continued to be dedicated/committed to Yahweh his entIre life.

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

He [told his workers to] place in the temple all the items that his father had dedicated to God, and all the gold and silver things that he had dedicated to God.

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

There were wars between [the armies of] Asa and Baasha, the king of Israel, all during the time that they ruled.

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.

Baasha’s army invaded Judah. They captured Ramah [town north of Jerusalem]. Then they started to build a wall around it in order to prevent people from entering or leaving the area in Judah that was ruled by King Asa.

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:

So Asa [told] his workers [to] take all the silver and gold that was still in the storerooms in the temple and in the palace. He told them to take it to Damascus and give it to King Ben-Hadad who ruled Syria. Ben-Hadad was the son of Tabrimmon and grandson of Hezion. He told the workers to say this to Ben-Hadad:

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!«

“I want there to be a peace treaty between you and me, like there was between your father and my father. For that reason, I am giving you this silver and gold. So now please cancel the treaty that you made with Baasha, the king of Israel, in order that he will take his soldiers away from attacking mine, [because he will be afraid of your army].”

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 the workers went and gave the message to] Ben-Hadad, [and he] did what Asa suggested. He sent his army commanders [and their soldiers] to attack some of the towns in Israel. They captured Ijon, Dan, Abel-Beth-Maacah, the area near Galilee Lake, and all the land of [the tribe of] Naphtali.

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

When Baasha heard about that, he [told his soldiers to] stop working at Ramah. He [and his soldiers returned to] Tirzah [and] stayed there.

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 sent a message to all the [people in the] towns in Judah, stating that they all were required to go to Ramah and carry away the stones and timber that Baasha’s soldiers had been using to build a wall around the city. With those stones and timber they fortified Mizpah [city north of Jerusalem], and Geba, [a town] in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin.

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.

Everything else that Asa did, the armies that his soldiers defeated, and the names of the cities that he caused to be fortified, are [RHQ] written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’. But when Asa became old, he got a disease in his 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.

He died [EUP] and was buried where his ancestors were buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. Then his son Jehoshaphat became king.

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

After Asa had been the king of Judah for almost two years, King Jeroboam’s son Nadab started to rule Israel. He ruled 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 things that Yahweh considered to be evil. His behavior was sinful like his father’s behavior had been, and what he did led the people of Israel to sin.

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.

[A man named] Baasha, from the tribe of Issachar, planned to harm him. He killed Nadab when Nadab and his army had surrounded Gibbethon [city] in the Philistia area.

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

That [DOU] was when Asa had been [the king ruling] Judah for almost three years. Then Baasha became the king of Israel.

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,

As soon as Baasha became king, [he commanded his soldiers to] kill all of Jeroboam’s family. Doing what Yahweh had told the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh would happen, they killed all of Jeroboam’s family. None of them (was left/remained alive).

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

That happened because Yahweh had become very angry with Jeroboam because of all the sins that Jeroboam had committed, and because of the sins that he had persuaded the people of Israel to commit.

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

Everything else that Nadab did is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.

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

There were wars between [the armies of] King Asa and King Baasha all the time that they ruled.

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.

After Asa had been the king of Judah for almost three years, Baasha, the son of Ahijah, started to rule Israel at Tirzah [city]. He ruled for 24 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 things that Yahweh considered to be evil, and his behavior was sinful like his father’s had been, and he led the people of Israel to sin.