2 Chronicles 12

1 And when the kingdom of Roboam was strengthened and fortified, he forsook the law of the Lord, and all Israel with him.

Men da Rehabeams Kongedømme var grundfæstet og hans Magt styrket, forlod han tillige med hele Israel HERRENS Lov.

2 And in the fifth year of the reign of Roboam, Sesac king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem (because they had sinned against the Lord)

Da drog i Kong Rehabeams femte Regeringsaar Ægypterkongen Sjisjak op imod Jerusalem, fordi de havde været troløse mod HERREN,

3 With twelve hundred chariots and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt, to wit, Libyans, and Troglodites, and Ethiopians.

med 1200 Stridsvogne og 60 000 Ryttere, og der var ikke Tal paa Krigerne, der drog med ham fra Ægypten, Libyere, Sukkijiter og Ætiopere;

4 And he took the strongest cities in Juda, and came to Jerusalem.

og efter at have indtaget Fæstningerne i Juda drog han mod Jerusalem.

5 And Semeias the prophet came to Roboam, and to the princes of Juda, that were gathered together in Jerusalem, fleeing from Sesac, and he said to them: Thus saith the Lord: You have left me, and I have left you in the hand of Sesac.

Da kom Profeten Sjemaja til Rehabeam og Judas Øverster, som var tyet sammen i Jerusalem for Sjisjak, og sagde til dem: »Saa siger HERREN: I har forladt mig, derfor har jeg ogsaa forladt eder og givet eder i Sjisjaks Haand!«

6 And the princes of Israel, and the king, being in a consternation, said: The Lord is just.

Da ydmygede Israels Øverster og Kongen sig og sagde: »HERREN er retfærdig!«

7 And when the Lord saw that they were humbled, the word of the Lord came to Semeias, saying: Because they are humbled, I will not destroy them, and I will give them a little help, and my wrath shall not fall upon Jerusalem by the hand of Sesac.

Og da HERREN saa, at de havde ydmyget sig, kom HERRENS Ord til Sjemaja saaledes: »De har ydmyget sig; derfor vil jeg ikke tilintetgøre dem, men frelse dem om ikke længe, og min Vrede skal ikke udgydes over Jerusalem ved Sjisjak;

8 But yet they shall serve him, that they may know the difference between my service, and the service of a kingdom of the earth.

men de skal komme til at staa under ham og lære at kende Forskellen mellem at tjene mig og at tjene Hedningemagterne!«

9 So Sesac king of Egypt departed from Jerusalem, taking away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and of the king’s house, and he took all with him, and the golden shields that Solomon had made,

Saa drog Sjisjak op mod Jerusalem og tog Skattene i HERRENS Hus og i Kongens Palads; alt tog han, ogsaa de Guldskjolde, Salomo havde ladet lave.

10 Instead of which the king made brazen ones, and delivered them to the captains of the shieldbearers, who guarded the entrance of the palace.

Kong Rehabeam lod da i Stedet lave Kobberskjolde og gav dem i Forvaring hos Høvedsmændene for Livvagten, der holdt Vagt ved Indgangen til Kongens Palads;

11 And when the king entered into the house of the Lord, the shieldbearers came and took them, and brought them back again to their armoury.

og hver Gang Kongen begav sig til HERRENS Hus, kom Livvagten og hentede dem, og bagefter bragte de dem tilbage til Vagtstuen.

12 But yet because they were humbled, the wrath of the Lord turned away from them, and they were not utterly destroyed: for even in Juda there were found good works.

Men da han havde ydmyget sig, vendte HERRENS Vrede sig fra ham, saa han ikke helt tilintetgjorde ham; ogsaa i Juda var Forholdene gode.

13 King Roboam therefore was strengthened in Jerusalem, and reigned: he was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord chose out of all the tribes of Israel, to establish his name there: and the name of his mother was Naama an Ammonitess.

Saaledes styrkede Kong Rehabeam sin Magt i Jerusalem og blev ved at herske; thi Rehabeam var een og fyrretyve Aar gammel, da han blev Konge, og han herskede sytten Aar i Jerusalem, den By, HERREN havde udvalgt af alle Israels Stammer for der at stedfæste sit Navn. Hans Moder var en ammonitisk Kvinde ved Navn Na'ama.

14 But he did evil, and did not prepare his heart to seek the Lord.

Han gjorde, hvad der var ondt, thi hans Hjerte var ikke vendt til at søge HERREN.

15 Now the acts of Roboam first and last are written in the books of Semeias the prophet, and of Addo the seer, and diligently recorded: and there was war between Roboam and Jeroboam all their days.

Rehabeams Historie fra først til sidst staar jo optegnet i Profeten Sjemajas og Seeren Iddos Krønike. Rehabeam og Jeroboam laa i Krig med hinanden hele Tiden.

16 And Roboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David. And Abia his son reigned in his stead.

Saa lagde Rehabeam sig til Hvile hos sine Fædre og blev jordet i Davidsbyen. Og hans Søn Abija blev Konge i hans Sted.