2 Chronicles 15

1 Now the Spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded.

Guds Ånd kom over Azarja, Odeds Søn,

2 So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.

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!

3 For many years Israel has been without the true God, without a priest to instruct them, and without the law.

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

4 But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought Him, and He was found by them.

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

5 In those days there was no safety for travelers, because the residents of the lands had many conflicts.

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

6 Nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God afflicted them with all kinds of adversity.

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

7 But as for you, be strong; do not be discouraged, for your work will be rewarded.”

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

8 When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then restored the altar of the LORD that was in front of the portico of the LORD’s temple.

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.

9 And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, along with those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for great numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.

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.

10 So they gathered together in Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign.

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

11 At that time they sacrificed to the LORD seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep from all the plunder they had brought back.

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

12 Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul.

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

13 And whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, would be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.

og enhver, der ikke søgte HERREN, Israels Gud, skulde lide Døden, være sig lille eller stor, Mand eller Kvinde.

14 They took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, trumpets, and rams’ horns.

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

15 And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their heart. They had sought Him earnestly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.

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.

16 King Asa also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole, crushed it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

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.

17 The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days.

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

18 And he brought into the house of God the silver and gold articles that he and his father had dedicated.

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

19 And there was no war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.

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