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 began to reign over Judah.

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

He reigned three years in Jerusalem. 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.

He walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him; and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as 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,

Nevertheless for David’s sake, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him and to establish Jerusalem;

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 that which was right in the LORD’s eyes, and didn’t turn away from anything that he commanded him all the days of his life, except only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

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

Now there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.

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.

The rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 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.

Abijam slept with his fathers, and they buried him in David’s city; and Asa his son reigned in his place.

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

In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa began to reign over Judah.

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

He reigned 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 that which was right in the LORD’s eyes, as David his father did.

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

He put away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that 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.

He also removed Maacah his mother from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah. Asa cut down her image and burnt it at the brook Kidron.

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

But the high places were not taken away. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect with the LORD all his days.

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

He brought into the LORD’s house the things that his father had dedicated, and the things that he himself had dedicated: silver, gold, and utensils.

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

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.

Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not allow anyone to go out or come 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 the gold that was left in the treasures of the LORD’s house, and the treasures of the king’s house, and delivered it into the hand of his servants. Then King Asa sent them to Ben Hadad, the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, who lived 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 a treaty between me and you, like that between my father and your father. Behold, I have sent to you a present of silver and gold. Go, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from 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.

Ben Hadad listened to King Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel, and struck Ijon, and Dan, and Abel Beth Maacah, and all Chinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.

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

When Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah, and lived 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 made a proclamation to all Judah. No one was exempted. They carried away the stones of Ramah, and its timber, with which Baasha had built; and King Asa used it to build Geba 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 all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? But in the time of his old age he was diseased 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.

Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in his father David’s city; and Jehoshaphat his son reigned 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 began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah; and he reigned over Israel 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 that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin with which he made 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.

Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha struck him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel were besieging Gibbethon.

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

Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha killed him and reigned 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,

As soon as he was king, he struck all the house of Jeroboam. He didn’t leave to Jeroboam any who breathed, until he had destroyed him, according to the saying of the LORD, which he spoke by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite;

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

for the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and with which he made Israel to sin, because of his provocation with which he provoked the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger.

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 that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

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

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 Asa king of Judah, Baasha the son of Ahijah began to reign over all Israel in Tirzah 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 that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin with which he made Israel to sin.