2 Chronicles 18
1 Now Josaphat was rich and very glorious, and was joined by affinity to Achab.
Og Josafat havde Rigdom og Ære i Mangfoldighed, og han gjorde Svogerskab med Akab.
2 And he went down to him after some years to Samaria: and Achab at his coming killed sheep and oxen in abundance for him and the people that came with him: and he persuaded him to go up to Ramoth Galaad.
Og der nogle Aar vare til Ende, drog han ned til Akab til Samaria, og Akab lod slagte smaat Kvæg og stort Kvæg i Mangfoldighed til ham og til det Folk, som var med ham, og han tilskyndede ham til at drage op til Ramoth i Gilead.
3 And Achab king of Israel said to Josaphat king of Juda: Come with me to Ramoth Galaad. And he answered him: Thou art as I am, and my people as thy people, and we will be with thee in the war.
Thi Akab, Israels Konge, sagde til Josafat, Judas Konge: Vil du drage med mig til Ramoth i Gilead? Og han sagde til ham: Jeg vil være ligesom du, og mit Folk skal være ligesom dit Folk, og vi ville være med dig i Krigen.
4 And Josaphat said to the king of Israel: Inquire, I beseech thee, at present the word of the Lord.
Fremdeles sagde Josafat til Israels Konge: Kære, adspørg i Dag Herrens Ord!
5 So the king of Israel gathered together of the prophets four hundred men, and he said to them: Shall we go to Ramoth Galaad to fight, or shall we forbear? But they said: Go up, and God will deliver it into the king’s hand.
Da samlede Israels Konge Profeterne, fire Hundrede Mænd, og sagde til dem: Skulle vi drage imod Ramoth i Gilead til Krig, eller skal jeg lade være? og de sagde: Drag op, og Gud skal give den i Kongens Haand.
6 And Josaphat said: Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may inquire also of him?
Men Josafat sagde: Er her ikke endnu en Herrens Profet, at vi kunne spørge ham ad?
7 And the king of Israel said to Josaphat: There is one man, of whom we may ask the will of the Lord: but I hate him, for he never prophesieth good to me, but always evil: and it is Micheas the son of Jemla. And Josaphat said: Speak not thus, O king.
Og Israels Konge sagde til Josafat: Her er endnu en Mand, ved hvilken man kan adspørge Herren (men jeg hader ham, fordi han spaar ikke godt over mig, men alle sine Dage ondt), det er Mika, Jimas Søn; og Josafat sagde: Kongen sige ikke saa!
8 And the king of Israel called one of the eunuchs, and said to him: Call quickly Micheas the son of Jemla.
Da kaldte Israels Konge ad en Kammertjener og sagde: Hent hurtigt Mika, Jimlas Søn!
9 Now the king of Israel, and Josaphat king of Juda, both sat on their thrones, clothed in royal robes, and they sat in the open court by the gate of Samaria, and all the prophets prophesied before them.
Og Israels Konge og Josafat, Judas Konge, sade hver paa sin Trone, iførte Kongedragt, og de sade paa en fri Plads foran Indgangen til Samarias Port; og alle Profeterne spaaede for deres Ansigt.
10 And Sedecias the son of Chanaana made him horns of iron, and said: Thus saith the Lord: With these shalt thou push Syria, till thou destroy it.
Og Zedekias, Kna'anas Søn, havde gjort sig Jernhorn og sagde: Saa sagde Herren: Med disse skal du stange Syrerne, indtil de aldeles udryddes.
11 And all the prophets prophesied in like manner, and said: Go up to Ramoth Galaad, and thou shalt prosper, and the Lord will deliver them into the king’s hand.
Og alle Profeterne spaaede saaledes og sagde: Drag op til Ramoth i Gilead og vær lykkelig, og Herren skal give den i Kongens Haand.
12 And the messenger that went to call Micheas, said to him: Behold the words of all the prophets with one mouth declare good to the king: I beseech thee therefore let not thy word disagree with them, and speak thou also good success.
Og Budet, som var gaaet bort for at kalde Mika, talte til ham, sigende: Se, Profeternes Ord ere som af een Mund gunstige for Kongen; kære, lad dit Ord og være som Ordet af een af dem, og tal gunstigt!
13 And Micheas answered him: As the Lord liveth, whatsoever my God shall say to me, that will I speak.
Da sagde Mika: Saa vist som Herren lever, det som min Gud siger, det vil jeg tale.
14 So he came to the king: and the king said to him: Micheas, shall we go to Ramoth Galaad to fight, or forbear? And he answered him: Go up, for all shall succeed prosperously, and the enemies shall be delivered into your hands.
Og han kom til Kongen, og Kongen sagde til ham: Mika, skulle vi drage imod Ramoth i Gilead til Krig, eller skal jeg lade være? Og han sagde: Drager op og værer lykkelige, og de skulle gives i eders Haand.
15 And the king said: I adjure thee again and again to say nothing but the truth to me, in the name of the Lord.
Og Kongen sagde til ham: Hvor mange Gange skal jeg besværge dig, at du intet siger mig uden Sandheden i Herrens Navn?
16 Then he said: I saw all Israel scattered in the mountains, like sheep without a shepherd: and the Lord said: These have no masters: let every man return to his own house in peace.
Da sagde han: Jeg saa al Israel adspredt paa Bjergene som Faar, der ingen Hyrde have; og Herren sagde: Disse have ingen Herre, lad dem vende tilbage, hver til sit Hus med Fred.
17 And the king of Israel said to Josaphat: Did I not tell thee that this man would not prophesy me any good, but evil?
Da sagde Israels Konge til Josafat: Har jeg ikke sagt dig: Han spaar mig ikke godt, men ondt?
18 Then he said: Hear ye therefore the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the army of heaven standing by him on the right hand and on the left.
Og han sagde: Hører derfor Herrens Ord: Jeg saa Herren sidde paa sin Trone, og al Himmelens Hær staaende ved hans højre og ved hans venstre Side;
19 And the Lord said: Who shall deceive Achab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall in Ramoth Galaad? And when one spoke in this manner, and another otherwise:
og Herren sagde: Hvo vil overtale Akab, Israels Konge, at han skal drage op og falde ved Ramoth i Gilead? Og han sagde: Den ene sagde saa, og den anden sagde saa.
20 There came forth a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said: I will deceive him. And the Lord said to him: By what means wilt thou deceive him?
Da gik en Aand ud og stod for Herrens Ansigt og sagde: Jeg vil overtale ham; og Herren sagde til ham: Hvormed?
21 And he answered: I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said: Thou shalt deceive, and shalt prevail: go out, and do so.
Og han sagde: Jeg vil gaa ud og være en løgnagtig Aand i alle hans Profeters Mund; og han sagde: Du skal overtale ham og ogsaa formaa det; gak ud og gør saaledes!
22 Now therefore behold the Lord hath put a spirit of lying in the mouth of all thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil against thee.
Og nu se, Herren har givet en løgnagtig Aand i disse dine Profeters Mund; men Herren har talt ondt over dig.
23 And Sedecias the son of Chanaana came, and struck Micheas on the cheek and said: Which way went the spirit of the Lord from me, to speak to thee?
Da gik Zedekias, Kna'anas Søn, frem, og slog Mika paa Kinden og sagde: Hvor er den Vej, ad hvilken Herrens Aand er gaaet bort fra mig til at tale med dig?
24 And Micheas said: Thou thyself shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go in from chamber to chamber, to hide thyself.
Og Mika sagde: Se, du skal se det paa den Dag, naar du gaar ind fra et Kammer i et andet for at skjule dig.
25 And the king of Israel commanded, saying: Take Micheas, and carry him to Amen the governor of the city, and to Joas the son of Amelech,
Da sagde Israels Konge: Tager Mika og fører ham tilbage til Amon, Stadens Befalingsmand, og til Joas, Kongens Søn,
26 And say: Thus saith the king: Put this fellow in prison, and give him bread and water in a small quantity till I return in peace.
og siger: Saa siger Kongen: Sætter denne i Fængsels Hus og bespiser ham med Trængsels Brød og Trængsels Vand, indtil jeg kommer tilbage med Fred.
27 And Micheas said: If thou return in peace, the Lord hath not spoken by me. And he said: Hear, all ye people.
Og Mika sagde: Dersom du kommer tilbage med Fred, da har Herren ikke talt ved mig; og han sagde: Hører, I Folk alle sammen!
28 So the king of Israel and Josaphat king of Juda went up to Ramoth Galaad.
Saa drog Israels Konge og Josafat, Judas Konge, op imod Ramoth i Gilead.
29 And the king of Israel said to Josaphat: I will change my dress, and so I will go to the battle, but put thou on thy own garments. And the king of Israel having changed his dress, went to the battle.
Og Israels Konge sagde til Josafat: Jeg vil forklæde mig og gaa i Kampen, men tag du dine egne Klæder paa; og Israels Konge forklædte sig, og de gik i Kampen.
30 Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of his cavalry, saying: Fight ye not with small, or great, but with the king of Israel only.
Men Kongen af Syrien bød de Øverste for Vognene, som han havde, og sagde: I skulle ikke stride imod liden eller stor, uden imod Israels Konge alene.
31 So when the captains of the cavalry saw Josaphat, they said: This is the king of Israel. And they surrounded him to attack him: but he cried to the Lord, and he helped him, and turned them away from him.
Og det skete, der de Øverste for Vognene saa Josafat, da sagde de: Han er Israels Konge; og de omringede ham for at stride; men Josafat raabte, og Herren hjalp ham, og Gud tilskyndede dem til at vende sig fra ham.
32 For when the captains of the cavalry saw, that he was not the king of Israel, they left him.
Og det skete, der de Øverste for Vognene saa, at det ikke var Israels Konge, da vendte de tilbage fra ham.
33 And it happened that one of the people shot an arrow at a venture, and struck the king of Israel between the neck and the shoulders, and he said to his chariot man: Turn thy hand, and carry me out of the battle, for I am wounded.
Og en Mand spændte Buen paa Lykke og Fromme og skød Israels Konge imellem Remmene og Panseret; da sagde han til Køresvenden: Vend din Haand om og før mig ud af Hæren; thi jeg er saaret.
34 And the fight was ended that day: but the king of Israel stood in his chariot against the Syrians until the evening, and died at the sunset.
Og Kampen tog til paa den samme Dag, og Israels Konge blev staaende i Vognen over for Syrerne indtil Aftenen; og han døde ved den Tid, da Solen gik ned.
