Anden Krønikebog 21
1 Så lagde Josafat sig nu til Hvile hos sine Fædre og blev jordet hos sine Fædre i Davidsbyen; og hans Søn Joram blev Konge i hans Sted.
And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.
2 Han havde nogle Brødre, Sønner af Josafat: Azarja, Jehiel, Zekarja, Azarjahu, Mikael og Sjefatja, alle Sønner af Kong Josatat af Juda.
And he had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah. All these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.
3 Deres Fader havde givet dem store Gaver, Sølv, Guld og Kostbarheder tillige med betæstede Byer i Juda, men Joram havde han givet Kongedømmet, fordi han var den førstefødte.
And their father gave them great gifts, of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fortified cities in Judah. But the kingdom he gave to Jehoram, because he was the firstborn.
4 Men da Joram havde overtaget sin Faders Rige og styrket sin Magt, lod han alle sine Brødre dræbe med Sværd tillige med nogle af Israels Øverster.
Now when Jehoram was risen up over the kingdom of his father, and had strengthened himself, he killed all his brothers with the sword, and also various of the rulers of Israel.
5 Joram var fo og tredive År gammel, da han blev Konge, og han herskede otte År i Jerusalem.
Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
6 Han vandrede i Israels Kongers Spor ligesom Akabs Hus, thi han havde en Datter af Akab til Hustru, og han gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENs Øjne.
And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab, for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife. And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah.
7 Dog vilde HERREN ikke tilintetgøre Davids Slægt for den Pagts Skyld, han havde sluttet med David, og efter det Løfte, han havde givet, at han altid skulde have en Lampe for hans Åsyn.
However Jehovah would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a lamp to him and to his sons always.
8 I hans Dage rev Edomiterne sig løs fra Judas Overherredømme og valgte sig en Konge.
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
9 Da drog Joram over til Za'ir med alle sine Stridsvogne. Og han stod op om Natten, og sammen med Vognstyrerne slog han sig igennem Edoms Rækker, der havde omringet ham.
Then Jehoram passed over with his captains, and all his chariots with him. And he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites that encompassed him around, and the captains of the chariots.
10 Således rev Edom sig løs fra Judas Overherredømme, og således er det den Dag i Dag. På samme Tid rev også Libna sig løs fra hans Overherredømme, fordi han forlod HERREN, sine Fædres Gud.
So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time from under his hand because he had forsaken Jehovah, the God of his fathers.
11 Også han rejste Offerhøje i Judas Byer og forledte Jerusalems Indbyggere til at bole og Juda til at falde fra.
Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and made the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the harlot, and led Judah astray.
12 Da kom der et Brev fra Profeten Elias til ham, og deri stod: "Så siger HERREN, din Fader Davids Gud: Fordi du ikke har vandret i din Fader Josafats og Kong Asa af Judas Spor,
And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus says Jehovah, the God of David thy father, Because thou have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,
13 men i Israels Kongers Spor og forledt Juda og Jerusalems Indbyggere til at bole, ligesom Akabs Hus gjorde, og tilmed dræbt dine Brødre, din Faders Hus, der var bedre end du selv,
but have walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and have made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the harlot, like the house of Ahab did, and also have slain thy brothers of thy father's house who were better than thyself,
14 se, derfor vil HERREN nu ramme dit Folk, dine Sønner, dine Hustruer og alt, hvad du ejer, med et tungt Slag.
behold, Jehovah will smite thy people with a great plague, and thy sons, and thy wives, and all thy substance.
15 Og selv skal du falde i en hård Sygdom og blive syg i dine Indvolde, så at Indvoldene nogen Tid efter skal træde ud som Følge af Sygdommen!"
And thou shall have great sickness by disease of thy bowels until thy bowels fall out by reason of the sickness, day by day.
16 Så æggede HERREN Filisterne og Araberne, der var Naboer til Kusjiterne, imod Joram,
And Jehovah stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians who are beside the Ethiopians.
17 og de drog opmod Juda trængte ind og røvede alle Kongens Ejendele, som fandtes i hans Palads, også hans Sønner og Hustruer, så der ikke levnedes ham nogen Søn undtagen Joahaz, den yngste af hans Sønner.
And they came up against Judah, and broke into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king's house, and his sons also, and his wives, so that there has not been left a son to him, except Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.
18 Og efter alt dette slog HERREN ham med en uhelbredelig Sygdom i hans Indvolde.
And after all this Jehovah smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease.
19 Nogen Tid efter, da to År var gået, trådte Indvoldene ud som Følge af Sygdommen, og han døde under hårde Lidelser. Hans Folk tændte intet Bål til Ære for ham som for hans Fædre.
And it came to pass, in process of time, at the end of two years, that his bowels fell out because of his sickness, and he died of severe diseases. And his people made no burning for him like the burning of his fathers.
20 Han var to og tredive År gammel, da han blev Konge, og han herskede otte År i Jerusalem. Han gik bort uden at savnes. Man jordede ham i Davidsbyen, dog ikke i Kongegravene.
He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. And he departed without being wanted. And they buried him in the city of David, but not in the sepulchers of the kings.
