Første Kongebog 22
1 De holdt sig nu rolige i tre Aar, der var ikke Krig mellem Aram og Israel.
And there passed three years without war between Syria and Israel.
2 Og i det tredje Aar drog Kong Josafat af Juda ned til Israels Konge.
And in the third year, Josaphat king of Juda came down to the king of Israel.
3 Da sagde Israels Konge til sine Folk: »I ved jo, at Ramot i Gilead hører os til, og dog rører vi os ikke for at tage det fra Arams Konge!«
(And the king of Israel said to his servants: Know ye not-that Ramoth Galaad is ours, and we neglect to take it out of the hand of the king of Syria?)
4 Og han sagde til Josafat: »Vil du drage med i Krig mod Ramot i Gilead?« Josafat svarede Israels Konge: »Jeg som du, mit Folk som dit, mine Heste som dine!«
And he said to Josaphat: Wilt thou come with me to battle to Ramoth Galaad?
5 Josafat sagde fremdeles til Israels Konge: »Spørg dog først om, hvad HERREN siger!«
And Josaphat said to the king of Israel: As I am, so art thou: my people and thy people are one: and my horsemen, thy horsemen. And Josaphat said to the king of Israel: Inquire, I beseech thee, this day, the word of the Lord.
6 Da lod Israels Konge Profeterne kalde sammen, henved 400 Mand, og spurgte dem: »Skal jeg drage i Krig mod Ramot i Gilead, eller skal jeg lade være?« De svarede: »Drag derop, saa skal HERREN give det i Kongens Haand!«
Then the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and he said to them: Shall I go to Ramoth Galaad to fight, or shall I forbear? They answered: Go up, and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.
7 Men Josafat spurgte: »Er her ikke endnu een af HERRENS Profeter, vi kan spørge?«
And Josaphat said: Is there not here some prophet of the Lord, that we may inquire by him?
8 Israels Konge svarede: »Her er endnu en Mand, ved hvem vi kan raadspørge HERREN; men jeg hader ham, fordi han aldrig spaar mig godt, kun ondt; det er Mika, Jimlas Søn.« Men Josafat sagde: »Saaledes maa Kongen ikke tale!«
And the king of Israel said to Josaphat: There is one man left, by whom we may inquire of the Lord: Micheas the son of Jemla; but I hate him, for he doth not prophesy good to me, but evil. And Josaphat said: Speak not so, O king.
9 Da kaldte Israels Konge paa en Hofmand og sagde: »Hent hurtig Mika, Jimlas Søn!«
Then the king of Israel called an eunuch, and said to him: Make haste, and bring hither Micheas the son of Jemla.
10 Imidlertid sad Israels Konge og Kong Josafat af Juda, iført deres Skrud, hver paa sin Trone i Samarias Portaabning, og alle Profeterne spaaede foran dem.
Then the king of Israel, and Josaphat king of Juda, sat each on his throne clothed with royal robes, in a court by the entrance of the gate of Samaria, and all the prophets prophesied before them.
11 Da lavede Zidkija, Kena'anas Søn, sig Horn af Jern og sagde: »Saa siger HERREN: Med saadanne skal du støde Aramæerne ned, til de er tilintetgjort!«
And Sedecias the son of Chanaana made himself horns of iron, and said: Thus saith the Lord: With these shalt thou push Syria, till thou destroy it.
12 Og alle Profeterne spaaede det samme og sagde: »Drag op mod Ramot i Gilead, saa skal Lykken følge dig, og HERREN vil give det i Kongens Haand!«
And all the prophets prophesied in like manner, saying: Go up to Ramoth Galaad, and prosper, for the Lord will deliver it into the king’s hands.
13 Men Budet, der var gaaet efter Mika, sagde til ham: Se, Profeterne har alle som een givet Kongen gunstigt Svar. Tal du nu som de og giv gunstigt Svar!
And the messenger, that went to call Micheas, spoke to him, saying: Behold the words of the prophets with one month declare good things to the king: let thy word therefore be like to theirs, and speak that which is good.
14 Men Mika svarede: »Saa sandt HERREN lever: Hvad HERREN siger mig, det vil jeg tale!«
But Micheas said to him: As the Lord liveth, whatsoever the Lord shall say to me, that will I speak.
15 Da han kom til Kongen, spurgte denne ham: »Mika, skal vi drage i Krig mod Ramot i Gilead, eller skal vi lade være?« Da svarede han: »Drag derop, saa skal Lykken følge dig, og HERREN vil give det i Kongens Haand!«
So he came to the king, and the king said to him: Micheas, shall we go to Ramoth Galaad to battle, or shall we forbear? He answered him: Go up, and prosper, and the Lord shall deliver it into the king’s hands.
16 Men Kongen sagde til ham: »Hvor mange Gange skal jeg besvære dig, at du ikke siger mig andet end Sandheden i HERRENS Navn?«
But the king said to him: I adjure thee again and again, that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the Lord.
17 Da sagde han: Jeg saa hele Israel spredt paa Bjergene som en Hjord uden Hyrde: og HERREN sagde: De Folk har ingen Herre, lad dem vende tilbage i Fred, hver til sit!
And he said: I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, like sheep that have no shepherd: and the Lord said: These have no master: let every man of them return to his house in peace.
18 Israels Konge sagde da til Josafat: »Sagde jeg dig ikke, at han aldrig spaar mig godt, kun ondt!«
(Then the king of Israel said to Josaphat: Did I not tell thee, that he prophesieth no good to me, but always evil?)
19 Da sagde Mika: »Saa hør da HERRENS Ord! Jeg saa HERREN sidde paa sin Trone og hele Himmelens Hær staa til højre og venstre for ham;
And he added and said: Hear thou therefore the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the army of heaven standing by him on the right hand and on the left:
20 og HERREN sagde: Hvem vil daare Akab, saa han drager op og falder ved Ramot i Gilead? En sagde nu eet, en anden et andet;
And the Lord said: Who shall deceive Achab king of Israel, that he may go up, and fall at Ramoth Galaad? And one spoke words of this manner, and another otherwise.
21 men saa traadte en Aand frem og stillede sig foran HERREN og sagde: Jeg vil daare ham! HERREN spurgte ham: Hvorledes?
And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said: I will deceive him. And the Lord said to him: By what means?
22 Han svarede: Jeg vil gaa hen og blive en Løgnens Aand i alle hans Profeters Mund! Da sagde HERREN: Ja, du kan daare ham; gaa hen og gør det!
And he said: I will go forth, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said: Thou shalt deceive him, and shalt prevail: a go forth, and do so.
23 Se, saaledes har HERREN lagt en Løgnens Aand i alle disse dine Profeters Mund, thi HERREN har ondt i Sinde imod dig!«
Now therefore behold the Lord hath given a lying spirit in the mouth of all thy prophets that are here, and the Lord hath spoken evil against thee.
24 Da traadte Zidkija, Kena'as Søn, frem og slog Mika paa Kinden og sagde: »Ad hvilken Vej skulde HERRENS Aand have forladt mig for at tale til dig?«
And Sedecias the son of Chanaana came, and struck Micheas on the cheek, and said: Hath then the spirit of the Lord left me, and spoken to thee?
25 Men Mika sagde: »Det skal du faa at se, den Dag du flygter fra Kammer til Kammer for at skjule dig!«
And Micheas said: Thou shalt see in the day when thou shalt go into a chamber within a chamber to hide thyself.
26 Saa sagde Israels Konge: »Tag Mika og bring ham tilbage til Amon, Byens Øverste, og Kongesønnen Joasj
And the king of Israel said: Take Micheas, and let him abide with Ammon the governor of the city, and with Joas the son of Amalech.
27 og sig: Saaledes siger Kongen: Kast denne Mand i Fængsel og sæt ham paa Trængselsbrød og Trængselsvand, indtil jeg kommer uskadt tilbage!«
And tell them: Thus saith the king: Put this man in prison, and feed him with bread of affliction, and water of distress, till I return in peace.
28 Men Mika sagde: »Kommer du uskadt tilbage, saa har HERREN ikke talet ved mig!« Og han sagde: »Hør, alle I Folkeslag!«
And Micheas said: If thou return in peace, the Lord hath not spoken by me. And he said: Hear, all ye people.
29 Saa drog Israels Konge og Kong Josafat af Juda op mod Ramot i Gilead.
So the king of Israel, and Josaphat king of Juda went up to Ramoth Galaad.
30 Og Israels Konge sagde til Josafat: »Jeg vil forklæde mig, før jeg drager i Kampen; men tag du dine egne Klæder paa!« Og Israels Konge forklædte sig og drog saa i Kampen.
And the king of Israel said to Josaphat: Take armour, and go into the battle, and put on thy own garments. But the king of Israel changed his dress, and went into the battle.
31 Men Arams Konge havde givet sine to og tredive Vognstyrere den Befaling: »I maa ikke angribe nogen, være sig høj eller lav, uden Israels Konge alene!«
And the king of Syria had commanded the two and thirty captains of the chariots, saying: You shall not fight against any, small or great, but against the king of Israel only.
32 Da nu Vognstyrerne fik Øje paa Josafat, tænkte de: »Det er sikkert Israels Konge!« Og de rettede deres Angreb mod ham. Da gav Josafat sig til at raabe;
So when the captains of the chariots saw Josaphat, they suspected that he was the king of Israel, and making a violent assault they fought against him: and Josaphat cried out.
33 og da Vognstyrerne opdagede, at det ikke var Israels Konge, trak de sig bort fra ham.
And the captains of the chariots perceived that he was not the king of and they turned away from him.
34 Men en Mand, der skød en Pil af paa Lykke og Fromme, ramte Israels Konge mellem Remmene og Brynjen. Da sagde han til sin Vognstyrer: »Vend og før mig ud af Slaget, thi jeg er saaret!«
And a certain man bent his bow, shooting at a venture, and chanced to strike the king of Israel between the lungs and the stomach. But he said to the driver of his chariot: Turn thy hand, and carry me out of the army, for I am grievously wounded.
35 Men Kampen blev haardere og haardere den Dag, og Kongen holdt sig oprejst i sin Vogn over for Aramæerne til Aften, skønt Blodet fra Saaret flød ned i Bunden at Vognen; men om Aftenen døde han.
And the battle was fought that day, and the king of Israel stood in his chariot against the Syrians, and he died in the evening: and the blood ran out of the wound into the midst of the chariot.
36 Da Solen gik ned, gik det Raab gennem Lejren: »Enhver drage hjem til sin By og sit Land,
And the herald proclaimed through all the army before the sun set, saying: Let every man return to his own city, and to his own country.
37 thi Kongen er død!« Saa kom de til Samaria, og de jordede Kongen der.
And the king died, and was carried into Samaria: and they buried the king in Samaria.
38 Og da man skyllede Vognen ved Samarias Dam, slikkede Hundene hans Blod, og Skøgerne badede sig deri efter det Ord, HERREN havde talet.
And they washed his chariot in the pool of Samaria, and the dogs licked up his blood, and they washed the reins, according to the word of the Lord which he had spoken.
39 Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Akab, alt, hvad han gjorde, Elfenbenshuset, han lod opføre, og alle de Byer, han befæstede, staar jo optegnet i Israels Kongers Krønike.
But the rest of the acts of Achab, and all that he did, and the house of ivory that he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Israel?
40 Saa lagde Akab sig til Hvile hos sine Fædre; og hans Søn Ahazja blev Konge i hans Sted.
So Achab slept with his fathers, and Ochozias his son reigned in his stead.
41 Josafat, Asas Søn, blev Konge over Juda i Kong Akab af Israels fjerde Regeringsaar.
But Josaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Juda in the fourth year of Achab king of Israel.
42 Josafat var fem og tredive Aar gammel, da han blev Konge, og han herskede fem og tyve Aar i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Azuba og var en Datter af Sjilhi.
He was five and thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned five and twenty years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Azuba the daughter of Salai.
43 Han vandrede nøje i sin Fader Asas Spor og veg ikke derfra, idet han gjorde, hvad der var ret i HERRENS Øjne.
And he walked in all the way of Asa his father, and he declined not from it: and he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord. Nevertheless he took not away the high places: for as Set the people offered sacrifices and burnt incense in the high places.
44 Kun blev Offerhøjene ikke fjernet, og Folket blev ved at ofre og tænde Offerild paa Højene.
And Josaphat had peace with the king of Israel.
45 Og Josafat havde Fred med Israels Konge.
But the rest of the acts of Josaphat, and his works which he did, and his batties, are they not written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Juda?
46 Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Josafat, de Heltegerninger, han udførte, og de Krige, han førte, staar jo optegnet i Judas Kongers Krønike.
And the remnant also of the effeminate, who remained in the days of Asa his father, he took out of the land.
47 De sidste af Mandsskøgerne, som var tilbage fra hans Fader Asas Tid, udryddede han af Landet.
And there was then no king appointed in Edom.
48 Paa den Tid var der ingen Konge i Edom.
But king Josaphat made navies on the sea, to sail into Ophir for gold: but they could not go, for the ships were broken in Asiongaber.
49 Kong Josafats Statholder byggede et Tarsisskib til Fart paa Ofir efter Guld; men der kom intet ud af det, da Skibet gik under ved Ezjongeber.
Then Ochozias the ton of Achab said to Josaphat: Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. And Josaphat would not.
50 Da foreslog Ahazja, Akabs Søn, Josafat at lade sine Folk sejle med hans; men Josafat afslog det.
And Josaphat slept with his fathers. and was buried with them in the city of David his father: and Joram his son reigned in his stead.
51 Saa lagde Josafat sig til Hvile hos sine Fædre og blev jordet hos sine Fædre i sin Fader Davids By og hans Søn Joram blev Konge i hans Sted.
And Ochozias the son of Achab began to reign over Israel in Samaria, in the seventeenth gear of Josaphat king of Juda, and he reigned over Israel two years,
52 Ahazja, Akabs Søn, blev Konge over Israel i Samaria i Kong Josafat af Judas syttende Regeringsaar, og han herskede to Aar over Israel.
And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of his father and his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who made Israel to sin.
53 Han gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENS Øjne, og vandrede i sin Faders og sin Moders Spor og i Jeroboams, Nebats Søns, Spor, han, som forledte Israel til at synde. Han dyrkede Ba'al og tilbad ham og krænkede HERREN, Israels Gud, nøjagtigt som hans Fader havde gjort.
He served also Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked the Lord the God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.
