Anden Krønikebog 12

1 Men da Rehabeams Kongedømme var grundfæstet og hans Magt styrket, forlod han tillige med hele Israel HERRENs Lov.

And it came to pass, when Rehobo'am had established the kingdom, and when he had become strong, that he forsook the law of the Lord, and all Israel with him.

2 Da drog i Kong Rehabeams femte Regeringsår Ægypterkongen Sjisjak op imod Jerusalem, fordi de havde været troløse mod HERREN,

And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehobo'am, that Shishak the king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, —because they had acted faithlessly against the Lord, —

3 med 1200 Stridsvogne og 60.000 Ryttere, og der var ikke Tal på Krigerne, der drog med ham fra Ægypten, Libyere, Sukkijiter og Ætiopere;

With twelve hundred chariots and sixty thousand horsemen: and innumerable were the people that came with him out of Egypt—the Lubim, the Sukkiyim, and the Ethiopians.

4 og efter at have indtaget Fæstningerne i Juda drog han mod Jerusalem.

And he captured the fortified cities which pertained to Judah, and he came as far as Jerusalem.

5 Da kom Profeten Sjemaja til Rehabeam og Judas Øverster, som var tyet sammen i Jerusalem for Sjisjak, og sagde til dem: "Så siger HERREN: I har forladt mig, derfor har jeg også forladt eder og givet eder i Sjisjaks Hånd!"

And Shem'ayah the prophet came to Rehobo'am, and the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus hath said the Lord, Ye have indeed forsaken me, and therefore have I also relinquished you into the hand of Shishak.

6 Da ydmygede Israels Øverster og Kongen sig og sagde: "HERREN er retfærdig!"

Thereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The Lord is righteous.

7 Og da HERREN så, at de havde ydmyget sig, kom HERRENs Ord til Sjemaja således: "De har ydmyget sig; derfor vil jeg ikke tilintetgøre dem, men frelse dem om ikke længe, og min Vrede skal ikke udgydes over Jerusalem ved Sjisjak;

And when the Lord saw that they had humbled themselves, then came the word of the Lord to Shem'ayah, saying, “They have humbled themselves: I will not destroy them; but I will permit some little to escape from them; and my wrath shall not be poured out over Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.”

8 men de skal komme til at stå under ham og lære at kende Forskellen mellem at tjene mig og at tjene Hedningemagterne!"

However they shall be servants unto him, and they shall know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the [various] countries.

9 Så drog Sjisjak op mod Jerusalem og tog Skattene i HERRENs Hus og i Kongens Palads; alt tog han, også de Guldskjolde, Salomo havde ladet lave.

And so came up Shishak the king of Egypt against Jerusalem, and he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king's house: every thing did he take away; and he took away the shields of gold which Solomon had made.

10 Kong Rehabeam lod da i Stedet lave Kobberskjolde og gav dem i Forvaring hos Høvedsmændene for Livvagten, der holdt Vagt ved Indgangen til Kongens Palads;

And king Rehobo'am made in their stead shields of copper, and committed them for keeping into the hand of the chiefs of the runners, who kept guard at the door of the king's house.

11 og hver Gang Kongen begav sig til HERRENs Hus, kom Livvagten og hentede dem, og bagefter bragte de dem tilbage til Vagtstuen.

And it happened whenever the king went into the house of the Lord, that the runners came and bore them, and carried them back into the apartment of the runners.

12 Men da han havde ydmyget sig, vendfe HERRENs Vrede sig fra ham, så han ikke helt tilintetgjorde ham; også i Juda var Forholdene gode.

And when he had humbled himself, the wrath of the Lord turned from him, so that he destroyed him not to make an end [of him]: and also in Judah were some good things [found].

13 Således styrkede Kong Rehabeam sin Magt i Jerusalem og blev ved at herske; thi Rehabeam var een og fyrretyve År gammel, da han blev Konge, og han herskede sytten År i Jerusalem, den By, HERREN havde udvalgt af alle Israels Stammer for der at stedfæste sit Navn. Hans Moder var en ammonitisk Kvinde ved Navn Na'ama.

And king Rehobo'am strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned; for Rehobo'am was one and forty years old when he became king, and seventeen years did he reign in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Na'amah the 'Ammonitess.

14 Han gjorde, hvad der var ondt, thi hans Hjerte var ikke vendt til at søge HERREN.

And he did the evil; because he directed not his heart to seek the Lord.

15 Rehabeams Historie fra først til sidst står jo optegnet i Profeten Sjemajas og Seeren tddos Krønike. Rehabeam og Jeroboam lå i Krig med hinanden hele Tiden.

And the acts of Rehobo'am, the first and the last, behold, they are written in the history of Shem'ayah the prophet, and of 'Iddo, the seer concerning the genealogies. And the wars of Rehobo'am and Jerobo'am [lasted] all the days.

16 Så lagde Rehabeam sig til Hvile hos sine Fædre og blev jordet i Davidsbyen. Og hans Søn Abija blev Konge i hans Sted.

And Rehobo'am slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abiyah his son became king in his stead.