Anden Krønikebog 15
1 Guds Aand kom over Azarja, Odeds Søn,
And as for 'Azaryahu the son of 'Oded—on him came the spirit of God;
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 Assa, and said unto him, Hear me, O Assa, and all Judah and Benjamin, The Lord is with you, while ye remain with him; and if ye seek him, he will let himself be found by 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,
And many days [had elapsed] for Israel, [they being] 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 they returned when they were in distress unto the Lord, the God of Israel, and they sought him, and he let himself be found by 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, and to him that came in; but there were great confusions among all the inhabitants of the countries.
6 Folk knustes mod Folk, By mod By, thi Gud bragte dem i vild Rædsel med alle mulige Trængsler.
And nation was dashed to pieces against nation, and city against city; for God did confound them with all kind of distress.
7 Men I, vær frimodige og lad ikke Hænderne synke, thi der er Løn for eders Gerning.«
But as for you, be ye strong, and let not your hands be weak; for there is a reward for your doing.
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 Assa heard these words, and the prophecy of 'Oded the prophet, he was strengthened, and he put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had captured from the mountain of Ephraim; and he renewed the altar of the Lord, that was before the porch of the Lord.
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 assembled all Judah and Benjamin, and those that sojourned with them out of Ephraim and Menasseh, and out of Simeon; for they had joined him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the Lord his God was with him.
10 De samledes i Jerusalem i den tredje Maaned i Asas femtende Regeringsaar
And so they assembled themselves at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Assa.
11 og ofrede den Dag HERREN Ofre af Byttet, de havde medbragt, 700 Stykker Hornkvæg og 7000 Stykker Smaakvæg.
And they sacrificed unto the Lord on the same day, of the booty 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 the Lord 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.
So that whosoever would not seek the Lord the God of Israel should be put to death, from the small even up to the great, whether it be man or woman.
14 Det tilsvor de HERREN med høj Røst under Jubel og til Trompeters og Horns Klang,
And they swore unto the Lord with a loud voice, and with [joyful] 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 because of the oath; for with all their heart had they sworn, and with their whole desire did they seek him, and he let himself be found by them: and the Lord gave them rest on every side.
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 concerning Ma'achah the mother of king Assa, he removed her from being queen, because she had made a scandalous image for the grove; and Assa cut down her scandalous image, and had it ground up, and burnt it by 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 removed out of Israel; nevertheless the heart of Assa was entire all his days.
18 Og han bragte sin Faders og sine egne Helliggaver ind i Guds Hus, Sølv, Guld og forskellige Kar.
And be brought the things which his father had sanctified, and his own sanctified things, into the house of God, —silver, and gold, and vessels.
19 Der var ikke Krig før efter Asas fem og tredivte Regeringsaar.
And there was no war until the five-and-thirtieth year of the reign of Assa.
