Anden Krønikebog 18
1 Da Josafat havde vundet stor Rigdom og Hæder, besvogrede han sig med Akab.
And Iehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, but he was ioyned in affinitie with Ahab.
2 Efter nogle Års Forløb drog han ned til Akab i Samaria, og Akab lod slagte en Mængde Småkvæg og Hornkvæg til ham og Folkene, han havde med sig; og så overtalte han ham til at drage op mod Ramot i Gilead.
And after certaine yeeres he went downe to Ahab to Samaria: and Ahab slew sheepe and oxen for him in great nomber, and for the people that he had with him, and entised him to goe vp vnto Ramoth Gilead.
3 Kong Akab af Israel sagde nemlig til Kong Josafat af Juda: "Vil du drage med mig mod Ramot i Gilead?" Han svarede ham: "Jeg som du, mit Folk som dit, jeg går med i Krigen."
And Ahab King of Israel saide vnto Iehoshaphat King of Iudah, Wilt thou goe with mee to Ramoth Gilead? And hee answered him, I am as thou art, and my people as thy people, and wee will ioyne with thee in the warre.
4 Josafat sagde fremdeles til Israels Konge: "Spørg dog først om, hvad HERREN siger!"
And Iehoshaphat sayde vnto the King of Israel, Aske counsel, I pray thee, at the worde of the Lord this day.
5 Da lod Israels Konge Profeterne kalde sammen, 400 Mand, og spurgte dem: "Skal jeg drage i Krig mod Ramot i Gilead, eller skal jeg lade være?" De svarede: "Drag derop, så vil Gud give det i Kongens Hånd!"
Therefore the King of Israel gathered of Prophets foure hundreth men, and sayde vnto them, Shall we goe to Ramoth Gilead to battel, or shall I cease? And they sayd, Go vp: for God shall deliuer it into the Kings hand.
6 Men Josafat spurgte: "Er her ikke endnu en af HERRENs Profeter, vi kan spørge?"
But Iehoshaphat sayde, Is there heere neuer a Prophet more of the Lord that wee might inquire of him?
7 Israels Konge svarede: "Her er endnu en Mand, ved hvem vi kan rådspørge HERREN; men jeg hader ham, fordi han aldrig spår mig godt, men altid ondt; det er Mika, Jimlas Søn." Men Josafat sagde: "Således må Kongen ikke tale!"
And the King of Israel sayd vnto Iehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whome wee may aske counsell of the Lord, but I hate him: for he doeth not prophesie good vnto me, but alway euil: it is Michaiah the sonne of Imla. Then Iehoshaphat said, Let not the King say so.
8 Da kaldte Israels Konge på en Hofmand og sagde: "Hent hurtigt Mika, Jimlas Søn!"
And the King of Israel called an eunuche, and said, Call quickly Michaiah the sonne of Imla.
9 Imidlertid sad Israels Konge og Kong Josafat af Juda, iført deres Skrud, hver på sin Trone i Samarias Portåbning, og alle Profeterne spåede foran dem.
And the King of Israel, and Iehoshaphat King of Iudah sate either of them on his throne clothed in their apparel: they sate euen in the threshing floore at the entring in of the gate of Samaria: and all the Prophets prophesied before them.
10 Da lavede Zidkija, Kena'anas Søn, sig Horn af Jern og sagde: "Så siger HERREN: Med sådanne skal du støde Aramæerne ned, til de er tilintetgjot!"
And Zidkiah ye sonne of Chenaanah made him hornes of yron, and sayde, Thus sayth the Lord, With these shalt thou push the Aramites vntill thou hast consumed them.
11 Og alle Profeterne spåede det samme og sagde: "Drag op mod Ramot i Gilead, så skal Lykken følge dig, og HERREN vil give det i Kongens Hånd!"
And all the Prophets prophesied so, saying, Go vp to Ramoth Gilead, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliuer it into the hand of the King.
12 Men Budet der var gået efter Mika, sagde til ham: "Se, Profeterne har alle som een givet Kongen gunstigt Svar. Tal du nu som de og giv gunstigt Svar!"
And the messenger that went to call Michaiah, spake to him, saying, Beholde, the wordes of the Prophets declare good to the King with one accord: let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speake thou good.
13 Men Mika svarede: "Så sandt HERREN lever: Hvad min Gud siger, det vil jeg tale!"
And Michaiah saide, As the Lord liueth, whatsoeuer my God saith, that will I speake.
14 Da han kom til Kongen, spurgte denne ham: "Mika, skal vi drage i Krig mod Ramot i Gilead, eller skal vi lade være?" Da svarede han: "Drag derop, så skal Lykken følge eder, og de skal gives i eders Hånd!"
So he came to the King, and the King said vnto him, Michaiah, shall we go to Ramoth Gilead to battel, or shall I leaue off? And he said, Goe yee vp, and prosper, and they shalbe deliuered into your hand.
15 Men Kongen sagde til ham: "Hvor mange Gange skal jeg besværge dig, at du ikke siger mig andet end Sandheden i HERRENs Navn?"
And the King sayd to him, Howe oft shall I charge thee, that thou tell mee nothing but the trueth in the Name of the Lord?
16 Da sagde han: "Jeg så hele Israel spredt på Bjergene som en Hjord uden Hyrde; og HERREN sagde: De Folk har ingen Herre, lad dem vende tilbage i Fred, hver til sit!"
Then he said, I saw al Israel scattered in the mountaines, as sheepe that haue no shepheard: and the Lord sayd, These haue no Master: let them returne euery man to his house in peace.
17 Israels Konge sagde da til Josafat: "Sagde jeg dig ikke, at han aldrig spår mig godt, men kun ondt!"
And the King of Israel sayde to Iehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee, that he would not prophesie good vnto me, but euill?
18 Da sagde Mika: "Så hør da HERRENs Ord! Jeg så HERREN sidde på sin Trone og hele Himmelens Hær stå til højre og venstre for ham;
Againe hee saide, Therefore heare ye the worde of the Lord: I sawe the Lord sit vpon his throne, and all the hoste of heauen standing at his right hand, and at his left.
19 og HERREN sagde: Hvem vil dåre Kong Akab af Israel, så han drager op og falder ved Ramot i Gilead? En sagde nu et, en anden et andet;
And the Lord sayd, Who shall perswade Ahab King of Israel, that he may go vp, and fall at Ramoth Gilead? And one spake and said thus, and another said that.
20 men så trådte en Ånd frem og stillede sig foran HERREN og Sagde: Jeg vil dåre ham! HERREN spurgte ham: Hvorledes?
Then there came forth a spirit and stoode before the Lord, and said, I will perswade him. And the Lord said vnto him, Wherein?
21 Han svarede: Jeg vil gå hen og blive en Løgnens Ånd i alle hans Profeters Mund! Da sagde HERREN: Ja, du kan dåre ham; gå hen og gør det!
And he saide, I will goe out, and bee a false spirit in the mouth of all his Prophets. And hee said, Thou shalt perswade, and shalt also preuaile: goe forth and do so.
22 Se, således har HERREN lagt en Løgnens Ånd i disse dine Profeters Mund, thi HERREN har ondt i Sinde imod dig!"
Now therefore behold, the Lord hath put a false spirit in the mouth of these thy Prophets, and the Lord hath determined euill against thee.
23 Da trådte Zidkija, Kena'anas Søn, frem og slog Mika på Kinden og sagde: "Ad hvilken Vej skulde HERRENs Ånd have forladt mig for at tale til dig?"
Then Zidkiah the sonne of Chenaanah came neere, and smote Michaiah vpon the cheeke, and sayde, By what way went the Spirit of the Lord from me, to speake with thee?
24 Men Mika sagde: "Det skal du få at see, den Dag du flygter fra Kammer til Kammer for at skjule dig!"
And Michaiah saide, Behold, thou shalt see that day when thou shalt goe from chamber to chamber to hide thee.
25 Så sagde Israels Konge: "Tag Mika og bring ham til Amon, Byens Øverste, og Kongesønnen Joasj
And the King of Israel sayde, Take ye Michaiah, and cary him to Amon the gouernour of the citie, and to Ioash the Kings sonne,
26 og sig: Således siger Kongen: Kast denne Mand i Fængsel og sæt ham på Trængselsbrød og Trængselsvand, indtil jeg kommer uskadt tilbage!"
And say, Thus saith the King, Put this man in the prison house, and feede him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction vntil I returne in peace.
27 Men Mika sagde: "Kommer du uskadt tilbage, så har HERREN ikke talet ved mig!" Og han sagde: "Hør, alle I Folkeslag"l!"
And Michaiah said, If thou returne in peace, the Lord hath not spoken by me. And he saide, Heare, all ye people.
28 Så drog Israels Konge og Kong Josafat af Juda op mod Ramot i Gilead.
So the King of Israel and Iehoshaphat the King of Iudah went vp to Ramoth Gilead.
29 Og Israels Konge sagde til Josafat: "Jeg vil forklæde mig, før jeg drager i Kampen; men tag du dine egne Klæder på!" Og Israels Konge forklædte sig, og så drog de i Kampen.
And the King of Israel said vnto Iehoshaphat, I will change my selfe, and enter into the battel: but put thou on thine apparel. So the King of Israel changed himselfe, and they went into the battel.
30 Men Arams Konge havde ffivet sine Vognstyrere den Befaling: "I må ikke angribe nogen, være sig høj eller lav, uden Israels Konge alene."
And the King of Aram had commanded the captaines of the charets that were with him, saying, Fight you not with small, nor great, but against the King of Israel onely.
31 Da nu Vognstyrerne fik Øje på Josafat, tænkte de: "Det er sikkert Israels Konge!" Og de rettede deres Angreb mod ham fra alle Sider. Da gav Josafat sig til at, råbe, og HERREN frelste ham, idet Gud lokkede dem bort fra ham;
And when the captaines of the charets saw Iehoshaphat, they sayde, It is the King of Israel: and they compassed about him to fight. But Iehoshaphat cryed, and the Lord helped him and moued them to depart from him.
32 og da Vognstyrerne opdagede, at det ikke var Israels Konge, trak de sig bort fra ham.
For when the captaines of the charets saw that hee was not the King of Israel, they turned backe from him.
33 Men en Mand, der skød en Pil af på Lykke og Fromme, ramte Israels Konge mellem Remmene og Brynjen. Da sagde han til sin Vognstyrer: "Vend og før mig ud af Slaget, thi jeg er såret!"
Then a certaine man drewe a bowe mightily, and smote the King of Israel betweene the ioyntes of his brigandine: Therefore he saide to his charetman, Turne thine hand, and carie mee out of the host: for I am hurt.
34 Men kampen blev hårdere og hårdere den Dag, og Israels Konge holdt sig oprejst i sin Vogn over for Aramæerne til Aften; men da Solen gik ned, døde han.
And the battel increased that day: and the King of Israel stood still in his charet against the Aramites vntil euen, and dyed at the time of the sunne going downe.
