Anden Kongebog 15

1 I Kong Jeroboam af Israels syvogtyvende Regeringsaar blev Azarja, Amazjas Søn, Konge over Juda.

In the twenty and seventh year of Jerobo'am the king of Israel became 'Azaryah, the son of Amazyah king of Judah, king.

2 Han var seksten Aar gammel, da han blev Konge, og han herskede to og halvtredsindstyve Aar i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Jekolja og var fra Jerusalem.

Sixteen years old was he when he became king, and two and fifty years did he reign in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Yecholyahu of Jerusalem.

3 Han gjorde, hvad der var ret i HERRENS Øjne, ganske som hans Fader Amazja.

And he did what is right in the eyes of the Lord, in accordance with all that Amazyahu his father had done;

4 Kun forsvandt Offerhøjene ikke, men Folket blev ved med at ofre og tænde Offerild paa Højene,

Nevertheless the high-places were not removed: as yet the people sacrificed and burnt incense on the high-places.

5 Men HERREN ramte Kongen, saa han blev spedalsk til sin Dødedag; og han fik Lov at blive boende i sit Hus, medens Kongens Søn Jotam raadede i Paladset og dømte Folket i Landet.

And the Lord afflicted the king with leprosy, and he was a leper unto the day of his death, and he dwelt in the leper-house. And Jotham the king's son was over the house, [and] judged the people of the land.

6 Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Azarja, alt, hvad han udførte, staar jo optegnet i Judas Kongers Krønike.

And the rest of the acts of 'Azaryahu, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah.

7 Saa lagde han sig til Hvile hos sine Fædre, og man jordede ham hos hans Fædre i Davidsbyen; og hans Søn Jotam blev Konge i hans Sted.

And 'Azaryah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Jotham his son became king in his stead.

8 I Kong Azarja af Judas otte og tredivte Regeringsaar blev Zekarja, Jeroboams Søn, Konge over Israel, og han herskede seks Maaneder i Samaria.

In the thirty and eighth year of 'Azaryahu the king of Judah became Zechariah the son of Jerobo'am king over Israel in Samaria [for] six months.

9 Han gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENS Øjne, ligesom hans Fædre, og han veg ikke fra de Synder, Jeroboam Nebats Søn, havde forledt Israel til.

And he did what is evil in the eyes of the Lord, as his fathers had done: he departed not from the sins of Jerobo'am the son of Nebat, who induced Israel to sin.

10 Men Sjallum, Jabesj's Søn, stiftede en Sammensværgelse mod ham, huggede ham ned og dræbte ham i Jibleam og blev Konge i hans Sted.

And Shallum the son of Yabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and put him to death, and became king in his stead.

11 Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Zekarja, staar optegnet i Israels Kongers Krønike.

And the rest of the acts of Zechariah, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

12 Saaledes opfyldtes det Ord HERREN havde talet til Jehu, da han sagde: »Dine Sønner skal sidde paa Israels Trone indtil fjerde Led.« Saaledes gik det.

This was the word of the Lord which he spoke unto Jehu, saying, Sons of the fourth generation shall sit after thee on the throne of Israel. And so it came to pass.

13 I Kong Uzzija af Judas ni og tredivte Regeringsaar blev Sjallum, Jabesj's Søn, Konge, og han herskede en Maaneds Tid i Samaria.

Shallum the son of Yabesh became king in the nine and thirtieth year of 'Uzziyah the king of Judah; and he reigned for the space of one month in Samaria.

14 Da drog Menahem, Gadis Søn, op fra Tirza til Samaria, og der huggede han Sjallum, Jabesj's Søn, ned og dræbte ham og blev Konge i hans Sted.

Then went up Menachem the son of Gadi from Thirzah, and came to Samaria, and smote Shallum the son of Yabesh in Samaria, and put him to death, and became king in his stead.

15 Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Sjallum og den Sammensværgelse, han stiftede, staar optegnet i Israels Kongers Krønike.

And the rest of the acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy which he made, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

16 Fra Tirza hærgede Menahem ved den Tid Tappua og alt, hvad der var deri, og hele dets Omraade, fordi de ikke havde aabnet Portene for ham; derfor hærgede han det og lod Livet rive op paa alle frugtsommelige Kvinder der.

At that time did Menachem smite Thiphsach, and all that was therein, and its territory from Thirzah; because they opened not to him, he smote it; and all the pregnant women therein he ripped up.

17 I Kong Azarja af Judas ni og tredivte Regeringsaar blev Menahem, Gadis Søn, Konge over Israel, og han herskede ti Aar i Samaria.

In the nine and thirtieth year of 'Azaryah the king of Judah became Menachem the son of Gadi king over Israel, [for] ten years, in Samaria.

18 Han gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENS Øjne, og veg ikke fra nogen af de Synder, Jeroboam, Nebats Søn, havde forledt Israel til. I hans Dage

And he did what is evil in the eyes of the Lord: he departed not from the sins of Jerobo'am the son of Nebat, who induced Israel to sin, all his days.

19 faldt Kong Pul af Assyrien ind i Landet. Men Menahem gav Pul 1000 Talenter Sølv, for at han skulde støtte ham og sikre ham Magten;

[Then] came Pul the king of Assyria against the land: and Menachem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to strengthen the kingdom in his hand.

20 Menahem inddrev disse Penge hos Israel, hos alle de velhavende, halvtredsindstyve Sekel Sølv hos hver, for at udbetale dem til Assyrerkongen. Saa vendte Assyrerkongen hjem og blev ikke længer der i Landet.

And Menachem exacted the money from all Israel, from all the mighty men of the army, to give to the king of Assyria, fifty shekels of silver from every man; and the king of Assyria then returned and stayed not there in the land.

21 Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Menahem, alt, hvad han udførte, staar jo optegnet i Israels Kongers Krønike.

And the rest of the acts of Menachem, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

22 Saa lagde Menahem sig til Hvile hos sine Fædre, og hans Søn Pekaja blev Konge i hans Sted.

And Menachem slept with his fathers; and Pekachyah his son became king in his stead.

23 I Kong Azarja af Judas halvtredsindstyvende Regeringsaar blev Pekaja, Menahems Søn, Konge over Israel, og han herskede to Aar i Samaria.

In the fiftieth year of 'Azaryah the king of Judah became Pekachyah the son of Menachem king over Israel in Samaria, [for] two years.

24 Han gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENS Øjne, og veg ikke fra de Synder, Jeroboam, Nebats Søn, havde forledt Israel til.

And he did what is evil m the eyes of the Lord: he departed not from the sins of Jerobo'am the son of Nebat, who induced Israel to sin.

25 Men hans Høvedsmand Peka, Remaljas Søn, stiftede en Sammensværgelse mod ham, og fulgt af halvtredsindstyve gileaditiske Mænd huggede han ham ned i Samaria i Kongeborgen ...., og efter at have dræbt ham blev han Konge i hans Sted.

And Pekach the son of Remalyahu, an officer of his, conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the fortress of the king's house, with the aid of Argob and the Aryeh, and with him were fifty men of the children of the Gil'adites: and he put him to death, and became king in his stead.

26 Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Pekaja, alt, hvad han udførte, staar optegnet i Israels Kongers Krønike.

And the rest of the acts of Pekachyah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

27 I Kong Azarja af Judas to og halvtredsindstyvende Regeringsaar blev Peka, Remaljas Søn, Konge over Israel, og han herskede tyve Aar i Samaria.

In the fifty-second year of 'Azaryah the king of Judah became Pekach the son of Remalyahu king over Israel in Samaria, [for] twenty years.

28 Han gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENS Øjne, og veg ikke fra de Synder, Jeroboam, Nebats Søn, havde forledt Israel til.

And he did what is evil in the eyes of the Lord: he departed not from the sins of Jerobo'am the son of Nebat, who induced Israel to sin.

29 I Kong Peka af Israels Dage kom Assyrerkongen Tiglat-Pileser og indtog Ijjon, Abel-Bet-Ma'aka, Janoa, Kedesj, Hazor, Gilead og Galilæa, hele Naftalis Land, og førte Indbyggerne bort til Assyrien.

In the days of Pekach the king of Israel came Tiglath-pilesser the king of Assyria, and took 'Iyon, and Abel-beth, ma'achah, and Yanoach, and Kedesh, and Chazor, and Gil'ad, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and led them away as exiles to Assyria.

30 Men Hosea, Elas's Søn, stiftede en Sammensværgelse mod Peka, Remaljas Søn, huggede ham ned og dræbte ham; og han blev Konge i hans Sted i Jotams, Uzzijas Søns, tyvende Regeringsaar.

And Hoshea' the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekach the son of Remalyahu, and smote him, and put him to death, and became king in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of 'Uzziyah.

31 Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Peka, alt, hvad han udførte, staar optegnet i Israels Kongers Krønike.

And the rest of the acts of Pekach, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

32 I Remaljas Søns, Kong Peka af Israels, andet Regeringsaar blev Jotam, Azarjas Søn, Konge over Juda.

In the second year of Pekach the son of Remalyahu the king of Israel became Jotham, the son of 'Uzziyah the king of Judah, king.

33 Han var fem og tyve Aar gammel, da han blev Konge, og han herskede seksten Aar i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Jerusja og var en Datter af Zadok.

Five and twenty years old was he when he became king, and sixteen years did he reign in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Yerusha, the daughter of Zadok.

34 Han gjorde, hvad der var ret i HERRENS Øjne, ganske som hans Fader Uzzija.

And he did what is right in the eyes of the Lord: in accordance with all that 'Uzziyahu his father had done, [so] did he.

35 Kun forsvandt Offerhøjene ikke, men Folket blev ved med at ofre og tænde Offerild paa Højene. Det var ham, der lod Øvreporten i HERRENS Hus opføre.

Nevertheless, the high-places were not removed: as yet the people sacrificed and burnt incense on the high-places. He it was that built the upper gate of the house of the Lord.

36 Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Jotam, alt, hvad han udførte, staar jo optegnet i Judas Kongers Krønike.

Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah.

37 Paa den Tid begyndte HERREN at lade Kong Rezin af Aram og Peka, Remaljas Søn, angribe Juda.

In those days began the Lord to send against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekach the son of Remalyahu.

38 Saa lagde Jotam sig til Hvile hos sine Fædre, og han blev jordet hos sine Fædre i sin Fader Davids By; og hans Søn Akaz blev Konge i hans Sted.

And Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Achaz his son became king in his stead.