Anden Krønikebog 25

1 Amazja var fem og tyve Aar gammel, da han blev Konge, og han herskede ni og tyve Aar i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Jehoaddan og var fra Jerusalem.

Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he had begun to reign. And he reigned for twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Jehoaddan, from Jerusalem.

2 Han gjorde, hvad der var ret i HERRENS Øjne, dog ikke med et helt Hjerte.

And he accomplished good in the sight of the Lord. Yet truly, not with a perfect heart.

3 Da han havde sikret sig Magten, lod han dem af sine Folk dræbe, der havde dræbt hans Fader Kongen,

And when he saw himself to be strengthened in his rule, he cut the throats of the servants who had killed his father, the king.

4 men deres Børn lod han ikke ihjelslaa, i Henhold til hvad der staar skrevet i Moses's Lovbog, hvor HERREN paabyder: »Fædre skal ikke lide Døden for Børns Skyld, og Børn skal ikke lide Døden for Fædres Skyld. Men enhver skal lide Døden for sin egen Synd.«

But he did not put to death their sons, just as it was written in the book of the law of Moses, where the Lord instructed, saying: “The fathers shall not be slain because of the sons, nor the sons because of their fathers. Instead, each one shall die for his own sin.”

5 Amazja samlede Judæerne og opstillede dem efter Fædrenehuse under Tusind— og Hundredførerne, hele Juda og Benjamin, og da han mønstrede dem fra Tyveaarsalderen og opefter, fandt han, at de udgjorde 300 000 udvalgte Folk, øvede Krigere, der har Skjold og Spyd.

And then Amaziah gathered together Judah, and he organized them by families, and tribunes, and centurions, throughout all of Judah and Benjamin. And he numbered them from twenty years old and upward. And he found three hundred thousand young men, who could go forth to battle, and who could hold spear and shield.

6 Dertil lejede han i Israel 100 000 dygtige Krigere for 100 Sølvtalenter.

Also, he hired for pay from Israel one hundred thousand experienced men, for one hundred talents of silver.

7 Men en Guds Mand kom til ham og sagde: »Israels Hær maa ikke følge dig, Konge, thi HERREN er ikke med Israel, ikke med nogen af Efraimiterne;

Then a man of God came to him, and he said: “O king, let not the army of Israel go forth with you. For the Lord is not with Israel, nor with all the sons of Ephraim.

8 og hvis du mener, at du kan vinde Styrke paa den Maade, vil Gud bringe dig til Fald for Fjenden, thi hos Gud er der Kraft til at hjælpe og til at bringe til Fald!«

But if you think that a war stands by the strength of the army, God will cause you to be overwhelmed by the enemies. For indeed, it belongs to God to assist, and to put to flight.”

9 Amazja spurgte den Guds Mand: »Hvad saa med de 100 Sølvtalenter, jeg gav de israelitiske Krigsfolk?« Og den Guds Mand svarede: »HERREN kan give dig langt mere end det!«

And Amaziah said to the man of God, “Then what will become of the one hundred talents, which I gave to the soldiers of Israel?” And the man of God responded to him, “The Lord has that from which he is able to give much more than this to you.”

10 Da udskilte Amazja de Krigsfolk, der var kommet til ham fra Efraim, og lod dem drage hjem; men deres Vrede blussede heftigt op mod Juda, og de vendte hjem i fnysende Vrede.

And so, Amaziah separated the army, which had come to him from Ephraim, so that they would return to their place. But having become very angry against Judah, they returned to their own region.

11 Amazja tog nu Mod til sig og førte sine Krigere til Saltdalen og nedhuggede 10 000 af Se'iriterne;

Then Amaziah confidently led forth his people. And he went away to the Valley of the Salt Pits, and he struck down ten thousand of the sons of Seir.

12 desuden tog Judæerne 10 000 levende til Fange; dem førte de op paa Klippens Top og styrtede dem ned derfra, saa de alle knustes.

And the sons of Judah captured another ten thousand of the men. And they led them to the precipice of a certain rock. And they threw them from the summit, and they were all broken apart.

13 Men de Krigsfolk, Amazja havde sendt hjem, saa de ikke kom til at følge ham i Krigen, faldt ind i Judas Byer fra Samaria til Bet-Horon, huggede 3000 af Indbyggerne ned og gjorde stort Bytte.

But the army that Amaziah had sent away, so that they would not go with him into battle, spread out among the cities of Judah, from Samaria as far as Beth-horon. And having killed three thousand, they took away much plunder.

14 Da Amazja kom hjem fra Sejren over Edomiterne, havde han Se'iriternes Guder med, og han opstillede dem som sine Guder, tilbad dem og tændte Offerild for dem.

Truly, after the slaughter of the Edomites, and when the gods of the sons of Seir were brought, Amaziah chose them as gods for himself. And he was adoring them, and burning incense to them.

15 Da blussede HERRENS Vrede op mod Amazja, og han sendte en Profet til ham, og denne sagde til ham: »Hvorfor søger du dette Folks Guder, som ikke kunde frelse deres Folk af din Haand?«

For this reason, the Lord became angry against Amaziah, and he sent a prophet to him, who would say to him, “Why have you adored gods who did not free their own people from your hand?”

16 Men da han talte saaledes, sagde Kongen til ham: »Har man gjort dig til Kongens Raadgiver? Hold inde, ellers bliver du slaaet ihjel!« Da holdt Profeten inde og sagde: »Jeg indser, at Gud har i Sinde at ødelægge dig, siden du bærer dig saaledes ad og ikke hører mit Raad!«

And after he spoke these things, he responded to him: “Are you the counselor of the king? Be quiet! Otherwise I will put you to death.” And departing, the prophet said, “I know that God has decided to kill you, because you have done this evil, and also because you have not agreed to my counsel.”

17 Efter at have overtænkt Sagen sendte Kong Amazja af Juda Bud til Jehus Søn Joahaz's Søn, Kong Joas af Israel, og lod sige: »Kom, lad os se hinanden under Øjne!«

And so Amaziah, the king of Judah, undertaking a very wicked counsel, sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, the king of Israel, saying: “Come, let us see one another.”

18 Men Kong Joas af Israel sendte Kong Amazja, af Juda det Svar: »Tidselen paa Libanon sendte engang det Bud til Cederen paa Libanon: Giv min Søn din Datter til Ægte! Men Libanons vilde Dyr løb hen over Tidselen og trampede den ned!

But he sent back messengers, saying: “The thistle which is in Lebanon sent to the cedar of Lebanon, saying: ‘Give your daughter to my son as wife.’ And behold, the beasts that were in the forest of Lebanon passed through, and they trampled the thistle.

19 Du tænker: Se, jeg har slaaet Edom! Og det har gjort dig overmodig, saa du vil vinde mere Ære. Bliv, hvor du er! Hvorfor vil du udfordre Ulykken og udsætte baade dig selv og Juda for Fald?«

You said, ‘I struck down Edom.’ And for this reason, your heart is lifted up with pride. Settle in your own house. Why do you provoke evil against yourself, so that you may fall, and then Judah with you?”

20 Men Amazja vilde intet høre, thi Gud føjede det saaledes for at give dem til Pris, fordi de søgte Edoms Guder.

Amaziah was not willing to listen to him, because it was the will of the Lord that he be delivered into the hands of the enemies, because of the gods of Edom.

21 Saa drog Kong Joas af Israel ud, og han og Kong Amazja af Juda saa hinanden under Øjne ved Bet-Sjemesj i Juda;

And so Joash, the king of Israel, ascended, and they presented themselves within the sight of one another. Now Amaziah, the king of Judah, was in Beth-shemesh of Judah.

22 Juda blev slaaet af Israel, og de flygtede hver til sit.

And Judah fell before Israel. And each one fled to his own tent.

23 Men Kong Joas af Israel tog Joahaz's Søn Joas's Søn, Kong Amazja af Juda, til Fange ved Bet-Sjemesj og førte ham til Jerusalem. Derpaa nedrev han Jerusalems Mur paa en Strækning af 400 Alen, fra Efraimsporten til Hjørneporten;

Then Joash, the king of Israel, captured Amaziah, the king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and he led him to Jerusalem. And he destroyed its walls, from the gate of Ephraim as far as the gate of the corner, four hundred cubits.

24 og han tog alt det Guld og Sølv og alle de Kar, der fandtes i Guds Hus hos Obed-Edom og i Skatkammeret i Kongens Palads; desuden tog han Gidsler og vendte saa tilbage til Samaria.

Also, he brought back to Samaria all the gold and silver, and all the vessels, which he had found in the house of God, and with Obededom in the treasuries of the king’s house, as well as sons for hostages.

25 Joas's Søn, Kong Amazja af Juda, levede endnu femten Aar, efter at Joahaz's Søn, Kong Joas at Israel, var død.

Then Amaziah, the son of Joash, the king of Judah, lived for fifteen years after the death of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the king of Israel.

26 Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Amazja fra først til sidst, staar optegnet i Bogen om Judas og Israels Konger.

Now the rest of the words of Amaziah, the first and the last, have been written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

27 Men ved den Tid Amazja faldt fra HERREN, stiftedes der en Sammensværgelse mod ham i Jerusalem, og han flygtede til Lakisj, men der blev sendt Folk efter ham til Lakisj, og de dræbte ham der.

And after he withdrew from the Lord, they set up an ambush against him in Jerusalem. But since he had fled into Lachish, they sent and killed him in that place.

28 Saa løftede man ham op paa Heste og jordede ham hos hans Fædre i Davidsbyen.

And having carried him back upon horses, they buried him with his fathers in the City of David.