Anden Krønikebog 20
1 Siden hændte det sig, at Moabiterne og Ammoniterne sammen med Folk fra Maon drog i Krig mod Josafat.
And it came to pass after this [that] the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them certain of the Maonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.
2 Og man kom og bragte Josafat den Efterretning: »En vældig Menneskemængde rykker frem imod dig fra Egnene hinsides Havet, fra Edom, og de staar allerede i Hazazon-Tamar (det er En-Gedi)!«
And they came and told Jehoshaphat saying, A great multitude is come against thee from beyond the sea, from Syria; and behold, they are in Hazazon-tamar, which is Engedi.
3 Da grebes Josafat af Frygt, og han vendte sig til HERREN og søgte ham og lod en Faste udraabe i hele Juda.
And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek Jehovah, and proclaimed a fast throughout Judah.
4 Saa samledes Judæerne for at søge Hjælp hos HERREN; ogsaa fra alle Judas Byer kom de for at søge HERREN.
And Judah gathered themselves together to ask [help] of Jehovah: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek Jehovah.
5 Men Josafat traadte frem i Judas og Jerusalems Forsamling i HERRENS Hus foran den nye Forgaard
And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of Jehovah, before the new court;
6 og sagde: »HERRE, vore Fædres Gud! Er du ikke Gud i Himmelen, er det ikke dig, der hersker over alle Hedningerigerne? I din Haand er Kraft og Styrke, og mod dig kan ingen holde Stand!
and he said, Jehovah, God of our fathers, art not thou God in the heavens, and rulest thou not over all the kingdoms of the nations? And in thy hand there is power and might, and none can withstand thee.
7 Var det ikke dig, vor Gud, der drev dette Lands Indbyggere bort foran dit Folk Israel og gav din Ven Abrahams Efterkommere det for evigt?
Hast not thou, our God, dispossessed the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and given it for ever to the seed of Abraham, thy friend?
8 Og de bosatte sig der og byggede dig der en Helligdom for dit Navn, idet de sagde:
And they have dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,
9 Hvis Ulykke rammer os, Sværd, Straffedom, Pest eller Hungersnød, vil vi træde frem foran dette Hus og for dit Aasyn, thi dit Navn bor i dette Hus, og raabe til dig om Hjælp i vor Nød, og du vil høre det og frelse os!
If evil come upon us, sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, and we stand before this house and before thee — for thy name is in this house — and cry unto thee in our distress, then thou wilt hear and save.
10 Se nu, hvorledes Ammoniterne og Moabiterne og de fra Se'irs Bjerge, hvem du ikke tillod Israeliterne at angribe, da de kom fra Ægypten, tværtimod holdt de sig tilbage fra dem og tilintetgjorde dem ikke,
And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab, and those of mount Seir, amongst whom thou wouldest not let Israel go when they came out of the land of Egypt, (for they turned from them, and destroyed them not, )
11 se nu, hvorledes de gengælder os det med at komme for at drive os bort fra din Ejendom, som du gav os i Eje!
behold, they reward us, in coming to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to possess.
12 Vor Gud, vil du ikke holde Dom over dem? Thi vi er afmægtige over for denne vældige Menneskemængde, som kommer over os; vi ved ikke, hvad vi skal gøre, men vore Øjne er vendt til dig!«
Our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might in presence of this great company which cometh against us, neither know we what to do; but our eyes are upon thee.
13 Medens nu alle Judæerne stod for HERRENS Aasyn med deres Familier, Kvinder og Børn,
And all Judah stood before Jehovah, with their little ones, their wives, and their sons.
14 kom HERRENS Aand midt i Forsamlingen over Leviten Jahaziel, en Søn af Zekarja, en Søn af Benaja, en Søn af Je'iel, en Søn af Mattanja, af Asafs Sønner,
And upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, upon him came the Spirit of Jehovah, in the midst of the congregation;
15 og han sagde: »Lyt til, alle I Judæere, Jerusalems Indbyggere og Kong Josafat! Saa siger HERREN til eder: Frygt ikke og forfærdes ikke for denne vældige Menneskemængde, thi Kampen er ikke eders, men Guds!
and he said, Be attentive, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat! Thus saith Jehovah unto you: Fear not, nor be dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.
16 Drag i Morgen ned imod dem; se, de er ved at stige op ad Vejen ved Hazziz, og I vil træffe dem ved Enden af Dalen østen for Jeruels Ørken.
To-morrow go down against them: behold, they come up by the ascent of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the valley, before the wilderness of Jeruel.
17 Det er ikke eder, der skal kæmpe her; stil eder op og bliv staaende, saa skal I se, hvorledes HERREN frelser eder, I Judæere og Jerusalems Indbyggere! Frygt ikke og forfærdes ikke, men drag i Morgen imod dem, og HERREN vil være med eder!«
Ye shall not have to fight on this occasion: set yourselves, stand and see the salvation of Jehovah [who is] with you! Judah and Jerusalem, fear not nor be dismayed; to-morrow go out against them, and Jehovah will be with you.
18 Da bøjede Josafat sig med Ansigtet til Jorden, og alle Judæerne og Jerusalems Indbyggere faldt ned for HERREN og tilbad ham;
And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground; and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before Jehovah, worshipping Jehovah.
19 men Leviterne af Kehatiternes og Koraiternes Sønner stod op for at lovprise HERREN, Israels Gud, med vældig Røst.
And the Levites, of the sons of the Kohathites, and of the sons of the Korahites, stood up to praise Jehovah the God of Israel with an exceeding loud voice.
20 Tidligt næste Morgen drog de ud til Tekoas Ørken; og medens de drog ud, stod Josafat og sagde: »Hør mig, I Judæere og Jerusalems Indbyggere! Tro paa HERREN eders Gud, og I skal blive boende, tro paa hans Profeter, og Lykken skal følge eder!«
And they rose early in the morning, and went forth towards the wilderness of Tekoa; and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe in Jehovah your God, and ye shall be established; believe his prophets, and ye shall prosper!
21 Og efter at have raadført sig med Folket opstillede han Sangere til med Ordene »lov HERREN, thi hans Miskundhed varer evindelig!« at lovprise HERREN i helligt Skrud, medens de drog frem foran de væbnede.
And he consulted with the people, and appointed singers to Jehovah, and those that should praise in holy splendour, as they went forth before the armed men, and say, Give thanks to Jehovah; for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever!
22 Og i samme Stund de begyndte med Jubelraab og Lovsang, lod HERREN et Baghold komme over Ammoniterne, Moabiterne og dem fra Se'irs Bjerge, der rykkede frem mod Juda, saa de blev slaaet.
And when they began the song of triumph and praise, Jehovah set liers-in-wait against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, who had come against Judah, and they were smitten.
23 Ammoniterne og Moabiterne angreb dem, der boede i Se'irs Bjerge, og lagde Band paa dem og tilintetgjorde dem, og da de var færdige med dem fra Se'ir, gav de sig til at udrydde hverandre.
And the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, to exterminate and destroy [them]; and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another.
24 Da saa Judæerne kom op paa Varden, hvorfra man ser ud over Ørkenen, og vendte Blikket mod Menneskemængden, se, da laa deres døde Kroppe paa Jorden, ingen var undsluppet.
And Judah came on to the mountain-watch in the wilderness, and they looked toward the multitude; and behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none had escaped.
25 Saa kom Josafat og hans Folk hen for at udplyndre dem, og de fandt en Mængde Kvæg, Gods, Klæder og kostbare Ting. De røvede saa meget, at de ikke kunde slæbe det bort, og brugte tre Dage til at plyndre; saa meget var der.
And Jehoshaphat and his people came to plunder the spoil of them, and they found among them in abundance, both riches with the dead bodies, and precious things, and they stripped off for themselves more than they could carry away; and they were three days in plundering the spoil, it was so much.
26 Den fjerde Dag samledes de i Berakadalen, thi der lovpriste de HERREN, og derfor kaldte man Stedet Berakadalen, som det hedder den Dag i Dag.
And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah, for there they blessed Jehovah; therefore the name of that place was called The valley of Berachah, to this day.
27 Derpaa vendte alle Folkene fra Juda og Jerusalem med Josafat i Spidsen om og drog tilbage til Jerusalem med Glæde, thi HERREN havde bragt dem Glæde over deres Fjender;
And they returned, all the men of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat at their head, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for Jehovah had made them to rejoice over their enemies.
28 og med Harper, Citre og Trompeter kom de til Jerusalem, til HERRENS Hus.
And they came to Jerusalem with lutes and harps and trumpets, to the house of Jehovah.
29 Men en Guds Rædsel kom over alle Lande og Riger, da de hørte, at HERREN havde kæmpet mod Israels Fjender.
And the terror of God was on all the kingdoms of the lands, when they had heard that Jehovah fought against the enemies of Israel.
30 Saaledes fik Josafats Rige Fred, og hans Gud skaffede ham Ro til alle Sider.
And the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet; and his God gave him rest round about.
31 Josafat var fem og tredive Aar gammel, da han blev Konge over Juda, og han herskede fem og tyve Aar i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Azuba og var Datter af Sjilhi.
And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Azubah, daughter of Shilhi.
32 Han vandrede i sin Fader Asas Spor og veg ikke derfra, idet han gjorde, hvad der var ret i HERRENS Øjne.
And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and turned not aside from it, doing what was right in the sight of Jehovah.
33 Kun blev Offerhøjene ikke fjernet, og Folket vendte endnu ikke Hjertet til deres Fædres Gud.
Only, the high places were not removed; and as yet the people had not directed their hearts to the God of their fathers.
34 Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Josafat fra først til sidst, staar jo optegnet i Jehus, Hananis Søns, Krønike, som er optaget i Bogen om Israels Konger.
And the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the words of Jehu the son of Hanani, which are inserted in the book of the kings of Israel.
35 Senere slog Kong Josafat af Juda sig sammen med Kong Ahazja af Israel, der var ugudelig i al sin Færd;
And after this Jehoshaphat king of Judah joined himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly.
36 han slog sig sammen med ham om at bygge Skibe, der skulde sejle til Tarsis. De byggede Skibe i Ezjongeber.
And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish; and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.
37 Men Eliezer, Dodavahus Søn, fra Maresja profeterede mod Josafat og sagde: »Fordi du har slaaet dig sammen med Ahazja, vil HERREN gøre dit Værk til intet!« Og Skibene gik under og naaede ikke Tarsis.
And Eliezer the son of Dodavah, of Mareshah, prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, Jehovah has broken thy works. And the ships were broken, and could not go to Tarshish.
