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 lies with his fathers, and is buried with his fathers in the City of David, and his son Jehoram reigns 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 has brothers, sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah; all these [are] 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 gives to them many gifts of silver and of gold, and of precious things, with fortified cities in Judah, and he has given the kingdom to Jehoram, for he [is] 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.
And Jehoram rises up over the kingdom of his father, and strengthens himself, and slays all his brothers with the sword, and also of the heads of Israel.
5 Joram var fo og tredive År gammel, da han blev Konge, og han herskede otte År i Jerusalem.
Jehoram [is] a son of thirty-two years in his reigning, and he has 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 walks in the way of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab did, for a daughter of Ahab has been to him for a wife, and he does evil in the eyes of YHWH,
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.
and YHWH has not been willing to destroy the house of David, for the sake of the covenant that He made with David, and as He had said to give a lamp to him and to his sons [for] all the days.
8 I hans Dage rev Edomiterne sig løs fra Judas Overherredømme og valgte sig en Konge.
In his days Edom has revolted from under the hand of Judah, and they cause a king to reign over them;
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.
and Jehoram passes over with his heads, and all the chariots with him, and it comes to pass, he has risen by night and strikes the Edomites who are coming around against him, and the princes 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.
and Edom revolts from under the hand of Judah to this day; then Libnah revolts at that time from under his hand, because he has forsaken YHWH, 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.
also, he has made high places on the mountains of Judah, and causes the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit whoredom, and compels Judah.
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 a writing from Elijah the prophet comes to him, saying, “Thus said YHWH, God of your father David: Because that you have not walked in the ways of your father Jehoshaphat, and 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,
and you walk in the way of the kings of Israel, and cause Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit whoredom like the whoredoms of the house of Ahab, and also your brothers, the house of your father, who are better than yourself, you have slain;
14 se, derfor vil HERREN nu ramme dit Folk, dine Sønner, dine Hustruer og alt, hvad du ejer, med et tungt Slag.
behold, YHWH is striking [with] a great striking among your people, and among your sons, and among your wives, and among all your goods—
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 you, with many sicknesses, with disease of your bowels, until your bowels come out by the sickness, day by day.”
16 Så æggede HERREN Filisterne og Araberne, der var Naboer til Kusjiterne, imod Joram,
And YHWH wakes up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines and of the Arabians, who [are] beside the Cushim,
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 come up into Judah, and break into it, and take captive all the substance that is found at the house of the king, and also his sons, and his wives, and there has not been left to him a son 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 YHWH has plagued him in his bowels by a disease for which there is no healing,
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 comes to pass, from days to days, and at the time of the going out of the end of two years, his bowels have gone out with his sickness, and he dies of severe diseases, and his people have not made for him a burning 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 a son of thirty-two [years] in his reigning, and he has reigned eight years in Jerusalem, and he goes without desire, and they bury him in the City of David, and not in the graves of the kings.
