2 Chronicles 13

1 Abijah became king of Judah in the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam.

I Kong Jeroboams attende Regeringsaar blev Abija Konge over Juda.

2 He reigned in Jerusalem for three years. His mother's name was Micaiah, daughter of Uriel—she was from Gibeah. Abijah and Jeroboam were at war.

Tre Aar herskede han i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Mikaja og var Datter af Uriel fra Gibea. Abija og Jeroboam laa i Krig med hinanden.

3 Abijah went out to fight with an army of 400,000 brave warriors, while Jeroboam opposed him with his army of 800,000 chosen warriors of great strength.

Abija aabnede Krigen med en krigsdygtig Hær, 400 000 udsøgte Mænd, og Jeroboam mødte ham med 800 000 udsøgte Mænd, dygtige Krigere,

4 Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim, in the hill country of Ephraim, and said, “Listen to me, Jeroboam and all of Israel!

Da stillede Abija sig paa Bjerget Zemarajim, der hører til Efraims Bjerge, og sagde: »Hør mig, Jeroboam og hele Israel!

5 Don't you understand that the Lord, the God of Israel, gave the kingdom of Israel to David and his descendants forever by a binding agreement?

Burde I ikke vide, at HERREN, Israels Gud, har givet David og hans Efterkommere Kongemagten over Israel til evig Tid ved en Saltpagt?

6 Yet Jeroboam, son of Nebat, just a servant of Solomon, son of David, had the audacity to rebel against his master.

Men Jeroboam, Nebats Søn, Davids Søn Salomos Træl, rejste sig og gjorde Oprør mod sin Herre,

7 Then some good-for-nothing evil men gathered round him and defied Rehoboam, son of Solomon, when he was young and inexperienced, and couldn't confront them.

og daarlige Folk, Niddinger, samlede sig om ham og bød Rehabeam, Salomos Søn, Trods; og Rehabeam var ung og veg og kunde ikke hævde sig over for dem.

8 Now do you really think you can oppose the kingdom of the Lord, held by David's descendants? You may be a large horde, and have with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods.

Og nu mener I at kunne hævde eder over for HERRENS Kongedømme i Davids Efterkommeres Haand, fordi I er en stor Hob og paa eders Side har de Guldkalve, Jeroboam lod lave eder til Guder!

9 But didn't you drive out the priests of the Lord, Aaron's descendants, and the Levites, and make priests for yourselves just like people in other nations do? Now anyone who wants to can come and dedicate himself, sacrificing a young bull and seven rams, and he can become a priest of things that really are not gods.

Har I ikke drevet HERRENS Præster, Arons Sønner, og Leviterne bort og skaffet eder Præster paa samme Maade som Hedningefolkene? Enhver, der kommer med en ung Tyr og syv Vædre for at indsættes, bliver Præst for Guder, der ikke er Guder!

10 But for us, the Lord is our God! We have not abandoned him. We have priests serving the Lord who are descendants of Aaron, and we have Levites who help them in their ministry.

Men vor Gud er HERREN, og vi har ikke forladt ham; de Præster, der tjener HERREN, er Arons Sønner og Leviterne udfører den øvrige Tjeneste;

11 Morning and evening they present burnt offerings and burn fragrant incense to the Lord. They place the rows of showbread on the purified table, and light the lamps of the gold lampstand every evening. We are doing what the Lord our God told us to do, while you have abandoned him.

de antænder hver Morgen og Aften Brændofre til HERREN og vellugtende Røgelse, lægger Skuebrødene til Rette paa Guldbordet og tænder Guldlysestagen og dens Lamper Aften efter Aften, thi vi holder HERREN vor Guds Forskrifter, men I har forladt ham!

12 God is leading us! His priests blow their trumpets to go into battle against you. People of Israel, don't fight against the Lord, the God of your fathers, for you won't win!”

Se, med os, i Spidsen for os er Gud og hans Præster og Alarmtrompeterne, med hvilke der skal blæses til Kamp imod eder! Israeliter, indlad eder ikke i Kamp med HERREN, eders Fædres Gud, thi I faar ikke Lykken med eder!«

13 But Jeroboam had sent troops around to attack from the rear, so that while he and the main force was in front of Judah, the ambush was behind them.

Jeroboam lod imidlertid Bagholdet gøre en omgaaende Bevægelse for at komme i Ryggen paa dem, og saaledes havde Judæerne Hæren foran sig og Bagholdet i Ryggen.

14 Judah turned around and realized that they were having to fight front and rear. They cried out to the Lord for help. Then the priests blew their trumpets,

Da Judæerne vendte sig om og saa, at Angreb truede dem baade forfra og bagfra, raabte de til HERREN, medens Præsterne blæste i Trompeterne.

15 and the men of Judah gave a loud shout. When they shouted, God struck Jeroboam and all Israel in front of Abijah and Judah.

Saa udstødte Judæerne Krigsskriget, og da Judæerne udstødte Krigsskriget, slog Gud Jeroboam og hele Israel foran Abija og Juda.

16 The Israelites ran away from Judah, and God handed them over to Judah, defeated.

Israeliterne flygtede for Judæerne, og Gud gav dem i deres Haand;

17 Abijah and his men hit them hard, and 500,000 of Israel's best warriors were killed.

og Abija og hans Folk tilføjede dem et stort Nederlag, saa der af Israeliterne faldt 500 000 udsøgte Krigere.

18 So the Israelites were subdued at that time, and the people of Judah were victorious because they relied on the Lord, the God of their forefathers.

Saaledes ydmygedes Israeliterne den Gang, men Judæerne styrkedes, fordi de støttede sig til HERREN, deres Fædres Gud.

19 Abijah chased Jeroboam and captured some towns from him: Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron, along with their villages.

Og Abija forfulgte Jeroboam og fratog ham flere Byer, Betel med Smaabyer, Jesjana med Smaabyer og Efrajin med Smaabyer.

20 Jereboam never regained his power during Abijah's reign. Eventually the Lord struck him down and he died.

Jeroboam kom ikke til Kræfter mere, saa længe Abija levede; og HERREN slog ham, saa han døde.

21 But Abijah grew stronger and stronger. He married fourteen wives and had twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.

Men Abijas Magt voksede. Han ægtede fjorten Hustruer og avlede to og tyve Sønner og seksten Døtre.

22 The rest of what Abijah did—what he said and what he accomplished—is recorded in the history written by Iddo the Prophet.

Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Abija, hans Færd og Ord, staar jo optegnet i Profeten Iddos Udlægning.