Anden Krønikebog 15

1 Guds Ånd kom over Azarja, Odeds Søn,

And Azarias the son of Oded—upon him came the Spirit of the Lord,

2 og han trådte frem for Asa og sagde til ham: "Hør mig, Asa og hele Juda og Benjamin! HERREN er med eder, når I er med ham; og hvis I søger ham, lader han sig finde af eder, men forlader I ham, forlader han også eder!

and he went out to meet Asa, and all Juda and Benjamin, and said, Hear me, Asa, and all Juda and Benjamin. The Lord [is] with you, while you are with him; and if you seek him out, he will be found of you; but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.

3 I lange Tider var Israel uden sand Gud, uden Præster til at vejlede og uden Lov,

And Israel [has been] a long time without the true God, and without a priest to expound [the truth], and without the law.

4 men i sin Trængsel omvendte det sig til HERREN, Israels Gud, og søgte ham, og han lod sig finde at dem.

But he shall turn them to the Lord God of Israel, and he will be found of them.

5 I de Tider kunde ingen gå ud og ind i Fred, thi der var vild Rædsel over alle Landes Indbyggere;

And in that time there is no peace to one going out, or to one coming in, for the terror of the Lord is upon all that inhabit the lands.

6 Folk knustes mod Folk, By mod By, thi Gud bragte dem i vild Rædsel med alle mulige Trængsler.

And nation shall fight against nation, and city against city; for God has confounded them with every [kind of] affliction.

7 Men I, vær frimodige og lad ikke Hænderne synke, thi der er Løn for eders Gerning."

But be you strong, and let not your hands be weakened: for there is a reward for your work.

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; oghan byggede påny HERRENs Alter foran HERRENs Forhal.

And when [Asa] heard these words, and the prophesy of Adad the prophet, then he strengthened himself, and cast out the abominations from all the land of Juda and Benjamin, and from the cities which Jeroboam possessed, in mount Ephraim, and he renewed the altar of the Lord, which was before the temple of the Lord.

9 Så 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 gået over til ham, da de så, at HERREN hans Gud var med ham.

And he assembled Juda and Benjamin, and the strangers that lived with him, of Ephraim, and of Manasse, and of Symeon: for many of Israel were joined to him, when they saw that the Lord his God was with him.

10 De samledes i Jerusalem i den tredje Måned i Asas femtende Regeringsår

And they assembled at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.

11 og ofrede den Dag HERREN Ofre af Byttet, de havde medbragt, 700 Stykker Hornkvæg og 7000 Stykker Småkvæg.

And he sacrificed to the Lord in that day of the spoils which they brought, seven hundred calves and seven thousand sheep.

12 Derpå sluttede de en Pagt om at søge HERREN, deres Fædres Gud, af hele deres Hjerte og hele deres Sjæl;

And he entered into a covenant that they should seek the Lord 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.

And that whoever should not seek the Lord God of Israel, should die, whether young or old, whether man or woman.

14 Det tilsvor de HERREN med høj Røst under Jubel og til Trompeters og Horns Klang,

And they swore to the Lord with a loud voice, 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 få Ro til alle Sider.

And all Juda rejoiced concerning the oath: for they swore with all their heart, and they sought him with all their desires; and he was found of them: and the Lord gave them rest round about.

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 he removed Maacha his mother from being priestess to Astarte; and he cut down the idol, and burnt it in the brook of Kedron.

17 Vel forsvandt Offerhøjene ikke af Israel, men alligevel var Asas Hjerte helt med HERREN, så længe han levede.

Nevertheless they removed not the high places: they still existed in Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.

18 Og han bragte sin Faders og sine egne Helliggaver ind i Guds Hus, Sølv, Guld og forskellige Kar.

And he brought in the holy things of David his father, and the holy things of the house of God, silver, and gold, and vessels.

19 Der var ikke Krige føer efter Asas fem og tredivte Regeringsår.

And there was no war [waged] with him until the thirty-fifth year of the reign of Asa.