2 Chronicles 21
1 And Josaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with them in the city of David: and Joram his son reigned in his stead.
So lagde Josafat seg til kvile hjå federne sine, og han vart gravlagd hjå federne sine i Davidsbyen. Og Joram, son hans, vart konge i staden hans.
2 And he had brethren the sons of Josaphat, Azarias, and Jahiel, and Zacharias, and Azaria, and Michael, and Saphatias, all these were the sons of Josaphat king of Juda.
Han hadde nokre brør, sønerne åt Josafat; det var Azarja og Jehiel og Zakarja og Azarja og Mikael og Sefatja, som alle var søner åt kong Josafat, Israels-kongen i Israel.
3 And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and pensions, with strong cities in Juda: but the kingdom he gave to Joram, because he was the eldest.
Far deira hadde gjeve deim store gåvor utav sylv, gull og kostnadting og faste byar i Juda, men kongedømet gav han til Joram, for han var den eldste.
4 So Joram rose up over the kingdom of his father: and when he had established himself, he slew all his brethren with the sword, and some of the princes of Israel.
Men då Joram hadde fenge under seg riket åt far sin og hadde styrkt magti si, då let han alle brørne sine drepe med sverdet, og nokre av Israels-hovdingarne ogso.
5 Joram was two and thirty years old when he began to reign: and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
Tvo og tretti år gamall var Joram då han vart konge, og åtte år rådde han i Jerusalem.
6 And he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, as the house of Achab had done: for his wife was a daughter of Achab, and he did evil in the sight of the Lord.
Han gjekk på same vegarne som Israels-kongarne, og soleis som Ahabs hus hadde gjort; for han var gift med ei dotter til Ahab, og han gjorde det som vondt var i Herrens augo.
7 But the Lord would not destroy the house of David: because of the covenant which he had made with him: and because he had promised to give a lamp to him, and to his sons for ever.
Like vel vilde Herren ikkje tyna Davids hus for den pakti skuld som han hadde gjort med David, og etter det som han hadde lova, at det alltid skulde lysa ei lampa for honom og sønerne hans.
8 In those days Edom revolted, from being subject to Juda, and made themselves a king.
I hans tid reiv edomitarne seg laus ifrå Juda og kåra seg ein konge.
9 And Joram went over with his princes, and all his cavalry with him, and rose in the night, and defeated the Edomites who had surrounded him, and all the captains of his cavalry.
Då drog Joram ut med hovdingarne sine og alle stridsvognerne sine, og han tok ut um natti og slo edomitarne, som kringsette honom, og hovudsmennerne yver vognheren.
10 However Edom revolted, from being under the dominion of Juda unto this day: at that time Lobna also revolted, from being under his hand. For he had forsaken the Lord the God of his fathers:
Soleis kom Edom seg laus ifrå Juda, og er fri den dag i dag. Den gongen reiv Libna seg laus ifrå honom, for di han hadde svike Herren, sin fedregud.
11 Moreover he built also high places in the cities of Juda, and he made the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication, and Juda to transgress.
Han og bygde upp offerhaugar i Judafjelli og forførde Jerusalems-buarne til utukt og Juda til fråfall.
12 And there was a letter brought him from Elias the prophet, in which it was written: Thus saith the Lord the God of David thy father: Because thou hast not walked in the ways of Josaphat thy father nor in the ways of Asa king of Juda,
Då kom det eit brev til honom frå profeten Elia, og der stod det: «So segjer Herren, Gud åt far din, David: «For di du ikkje hev gjenge på vegarne åt Josafat, far din, eller åt Juda-kongen Asa,
13 But hast walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and hast made Juda and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication, imitating the fornication of the house of Achab, moreover also thou hast killed thy brethren, the house of thy father, better men than thyself,
men hev gjenge på vegarne åt Israels-kongarne, og hev forført Juda og Jerusalems-buarne til utukt, sameleis som Ahabs hus forførde til det, og endå til hev drepe brørne dine, frendarne dine, som var betre enn du er sjølv,
14 Behold the Lord will strike thee with a great plague, with all thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy substance.
so vil Herren no lata eit veldugt slag råma folket ditt, sønerne dine, konorne dine og alt det som du eig.
15 And thou shalt be sick of a very grievous disease of thy bowels, till thy vital parts come out by little and little every day.
Og sjølv skal du få ein fæl sjukdom i innvolarne dine, so at um år og dag skal innvolarne dine falla ut for skuld sjukdomen.»»
16 And the Lord stirred up against Joram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, who border on the Ethiopians.
Herren øste då upp filistarane imot Joram, og dei arabarane som budde attmed med ætioparne,
17 And they came up into the land of Juda, and wasted it, and they carried away all the substance that was found in the king’s house, his sons also, and his wives: so that there was no son left him but Joachaz, who was the youngest.
so dei drog upp imot Juda, trengde seg inn i det og rana alt det som fanst i huset åt kongen, og dertil sønerne og konorne hans, so han hadde ikkje att nokon son so nær som den yngste av sønerne, Joahaz.
18 And besides all this the Lord struck him with an incurable disease in his bowels.
Og etter alt dette slo Herren honom med ein ulækjeleg sjukdom i innvolarne hans.
19 And as day came after day, and time rolled on, two whole years passed: then after being wasted with a long consumption, so as to void his very bowels, his disease ended with his life. And he died of a most wretched illness, and the people did not make a funeral for him according to the manner of burning, as they had done for his ancestors.
Etter år og dag, då tvo år var lidne, fall innvolarne hans fram for skuld sjukdomen hans, og han døydde med harde lidingar. Folket hans kveikte ikkje noko bål for honom, soleis som for federne hans.
20 He was two and thirty years old when he began his reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. And he walked not rightly, and they buried him in the city of David: but not in the sepulchres of the kings.
Tvo og tretti år gamall var han då han vart konge; i åtte år rådde han i Jerusalem. Dei gravlagde honom i Davidsbyen, men ikkje i kongegraverne.
