< Anden Krønikebog 16 >
1 Men i Asas seks og tredivte Regeringsår drog Kong Ba'sja af Israel op imod Juda og befæstede Rama for at hindre, at nogen af Kong Asa af Judas Folk drog ud og ind.
In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa Baasha king of Israel came against Judah, and built Ramah, to the intent that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
2 Da tog Asa Sølv og Guld ud af Skatkamrene i HERRENs Hus og i Kongens Palads og sendte det til Kong Benhadad af Aram, som boede i Darmaskus, idet han lod sige:
Then Asa brought silver and gold out of the treasuries of the house of the LORD and of the king’s house, and sent to Benhadad king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,
3 "Der består en Pagt mellem mig og dig og mellem min Fader og din Fader; her sender jeg dig en Gave af Sølv og Guld; bryd derfor din Pagt med Kong Ba'sja af Israel, så at han nødes til at drage bort fra mig!"
There is a league between me and thee, as there was between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent thee silver and gold; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.
4 Benhadad gik ind på Kong Asas Forslag og sendte sine Hærførere mod Israels Byer og indtog Ijjon, Dan, Abel-Majim og Forrådshusene i Naftalis Byer.
And Benhadad hearkened to king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abelmaim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.
5 Da Ba'sja hørte det, opgav han at befæste Rama og standsede Arbejdet.
And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he stopped building of Ramah, and let his work cease.
6 Men Kong Asa tog hele Juda til at føre Stenene og Træværket, som Ba'sja havde brugt ved Befæstningen af Rama, bort, og han befæstede dermed Geba og Mizpa.
Then Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber of it, with which Baasha was building; and he built with it Geba and Mizpah.
7 På den Tid kom Seeren Hanani til Kong Asa af Juda og sagde til ham: "Fordi du søgte Støtte hos Aramæerkongen og ikke hos HERREN din Gud, skal Aramæerkongens Hær slippe dig af Hænde!
And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said to him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD thy God, therefore hath the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thy hand.
8 Var ikke Kusjiterne og Libyerne en vældig Hær med en vældig Mængde Vogne og Ryttere? Men da du søgte Støtte hos HERREN, gav han dem i din Hånd!
Were not the Cushites and the Lubims a huge army, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, he delivered them into thy hand.
9 Thi HERRENs Øjne skuer omkring på hele Jorden, og han viser sig stærk til at hjælpe dem, hvis Hjerte er helt med ham. I denne Sag har du handlet som en Dåre; thi fra nu af skal du altid ligge i Krig!"
For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. In this thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
10 Men Asa blev fortørnet på Seeren og satte ham i Huset med Blokken, thi han var blevet vred på ham derfor. Asa for også hårdt frem mod nogle af Folket på den Tid.
Then Asa was angry with the seer, and put him in a prison house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the people the same time.
11 Asas Historie fra først til sidst står jo optegnet i Bogen om Judas og Israels Konger.
And, behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
12 I sit ni og tredivte Regeringsår fik Asa en Sygdom i Fødderne, og Sygdommen blev meget alvorlig. Heller ikke under sin Sygdom søgte han dog HERREN, men Lægerne.
And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was very grievous: yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians.
13 Så lagde Asa sig til Hvile bos sine Fædre og døde i sit een og fyrretyvende Regerings, år.
And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year of his reign.
14 Man jordede ham i en Grav, han havde ladet sig udhugge i Davidsbyen, og lagde ham på et Leje, som man havde fyldt med vellugtende Urter og Stoffer, tillavet som Salve, og tændte et vældigt Bål til hans Ære.
And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odours and various kinds of spices prepared by the perfumers’ art: and they made a very great burning for him.