Anden Krønikebog 15
1 Guds Aand kom over Azarja, Odeds Søn,
And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:
2 og han traadte frem for Asa og sagde til ham: »Hør mig, Asa og hele Juda og Benjamin! HERREN er med eder, naar I er med ham; og hvis I søger ham, lader han sig finde af eder, men forlader I ham, forlader han ogsaa eder!
and he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: Jehovah is with you, while ye are with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.
3 I lange Tider var Israel uden sand Gud, uden Præster til at vejlede og uden Lov,
Now for a long season Israel was without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law:
4 men i sin Trængsel omvendte det sig til HERREN, Israels Gud, og søgte ham, og han lod sig finde at dem.
but when in their distress they turned unto Jehovah, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.
5 I de Tider kunde ingen gaa ud og ind i Fred, thi der var vild Rædsel over alle Landes Indbyggere;
And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in; but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the lands.
6 Folk knustes mod Folk, By mod By, thi Gud bragte dem i vild Rædsel med alle mulige Trængsler.
And they were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city; for God did vex them with all adversity.
7 Men I, vær frimodige og lad ikke Hænderne synke, thi der er Løn for eders Gerning.«
But be ye strong, and let not your hands be slack; for your work shall be rewarded.
8 Da Asa hørte de Ord og den Profeti, tog han Mod til sig og fjernede de væmmelige Guder fra hele Judas og Benjamins Land og fra de Byer, han havde indtaget i Efraims Bjerge; og han byggede paany HERRENS Alter foran HERRENS Forhal.
And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominations out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from the hill-country of Ephraim; and he renewed the altar of Jehovah, that was before the porch of Jehovah.
9 Saa samlede han hele Juda og Benjamin og de Folk fra Efraim, Manasse og Simeon, der boede som fremmede hos dem; thi en Mængde Israeliter var gaaet over til ham, da de saa, at HERREN hans Gud var med ham.
And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and them that sojourned with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that Jehovah his God was with him.
10 De samledes i Jerusalem i den tredje Maaned i Asas femtende Regeringsaar
So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.
11 og ofrede den Dag HERREN Ofre af Byttet, de havde medbragt, 700 Stykker Hornkvæg og 7000 Stykker Smaakvæg.
And they sacrificed unto Jehovah in that day, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.
12 Derpaa sluttede de en Pagt om at søge HERREN, deres Fædres Gud, af hele deres Hjerte og hele deres Sjæl;
And they entered into the covenant to seek Jehovah, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul;
13 og enhver, der ikke søgte HERREN, Israels Gud, skulde lide Døden, være sig lille eller stor, Mand eller Kvinde.
and that whosoever would not seek Jehovah, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
14 Det tilsvor de HERREN med høj Røst under Jubel og til Trompeters og Horns Klang,
And they sware unto Jehovah with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.
15 Og hele Juda glædede sig over den Ed, thi de svor af hele deres Hjerte og søgte ham af hele deres Vilje; og han lod sig finde af dem og lod dem faa Ro til alle Sider.
And all Judah rejoiced at the oath; for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and Jehovah gave them rest round about.
16 Kong Asa 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, sønderknuse og brænde i Kedrons Dal.
And also Maacah, the mother of Asa the king, he removed from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; and Asa cut down her image, and made dust of it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.
17 Vel forsvandt Offerhøjene ikke af Israel, men alligevel var Asas Hjerte helt med HERREN, saa længe han levede.
But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
18 Og han bragte sin Faders og sine egne Helliggaver ind i Guds Hus, Sølv, Guld og forskellige Kar.
And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.
19 Der var ikke Krig før efter Asas fem og tredivte Regeringsaar.
And there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa.
