2 Chronicles 21
1 Jehoshaphat died was buried with his fore fathers in the City of David, and his son Jehoram took over as king.
Saa lagde Josafat sig nu til Hvile hos sine Fædre og blev jordet hos sine Fædre i Davidsbyen; og hans Søn Joram blev Konge i hans Sted.
2 His brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat, were Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah. All were sons of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah.
Han havde nogle Brødre, Sønner af Josafat: Azarja, Jehiel, Zekarja, Azarjahu, Mikael og Sjefatja, alle Sønner af Kong Josafat af Juda.
3 Their father had given them many gifts of silver and gold and valuable items, as well as the fortified towns in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.
Deres Fader havde givet dem store Gaver, Sølv, Guld og Kostbarheder tillige med befæstede Byer i Juda, men Joram havde han givet Kongedømmet, fordi han var den førstefødte.
4 But once Jehoram had secured the kingdom, he made sure of his position by killing all his brothers, along with some of the princes of Judah.
Men da Joram havde overtaget sin Faders Rige og styrket sin Magt, lod han alle sine Brødre dræbe med Sværd tillige med nogle af Israels Øverster.
5 Jehoram was thirty-two when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for eight years.
Joram var to og tredive Aar gammel, da han blev Konge, og han herskede otte Aar i Jerusalem.
6 He followed the evil ways of the kings of Israel, and was as bad as Ahab, for he had married one of Ahab's daughters. He did evil in the Lord's sight.
Han vandrede i Israels Kongers Spor ligesom Akabs Hus, thi han havde en Datter af Akab til Hustru, og han gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENS Øjne.
7 However, Yet the Lord did not want to destroy David's line because of the agreement he had made with David, and he had promised that David's descendants would rule forever like an ever-burning lamp.
Dog vilde HERREN ikke tilintetgøre Davids Slægt for den Pagts Skyld, han havde sluttet med David, og efter det Løfte, han havde givet, at han altid skulde have en Lampe for hans Aasyn.
8 During Jehoram's reign, Edom rebelled against Judah's rule and chose their own king.
I hans Dage rev Edomiterne sig løs fra Judas Overherredømme og valgte sig en Konge.
9 So Jehoram crossed into Edom with his officers and all his chariot army. The Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, but he broke through during the night.
Da drog Joram over til Za'ir med alle sine Stridsvogne. Og han stod op om Natten, og sammen med Vognstyrerne slog han sig igennem Edoms Rækker, der havde omringet ham.
10 From this time on Edom was in rebellion against Judah's rule, and remains so to this day. At the same time Libnah also rebelled against his rule, because he had abandoned the Lord, the God of his forefathers.
Saaledes rev Edom sig løs fra Judas Overherredømme, og saaledes er det den Dag i Dag. Paa samme Tid rev ogsaa Libna sig løs fra hans Overherredømme, fordi han forlod HERREN, sine Fædres Gud.
11 He also built high places on the mountains of Judah; he made the people of Jerusalem unfaithful to God and led Judah away from him.
Ogsaa han rejste Offerhøje i Judas Byer og forledte Jerusalems Indbyggere til at bole og Juda til at falde fra.
12 Jehoram received a letter from Elijah the prophet that said, “This is what the Lord, the God of David your forefather says, ‘You have not followed the ways of your father Jehoshaphat, or Asa, king of Judah,
Da kom der et Brev fra Profeten Elias til ham, og deri stod: »Saa siger HERREN, din Fader Davids Gud: Fordi du ikke har vandret i din Fader Josafats og Kong Asa af Judas Spor,
13 but instead you have followed the ways of the kings of Israel, and have made the people of Jerusalem unfaithful, and the people of Jerusalem as unfaithful as the family of Ahab. You have even killed your brothers, your father's family, who were better than you.
men i Israels Kongers Spor og forledt Juda og Jerusalems Indbyggere til at bole, ligesom Akabs Hus gjorde, og tilmed dræbt dine Brødre, din Faders Hus, der var bedre end du selv,
14 Watch out, for the Lord is going to hit your people hard—your sons, your wives, and all that you own.
se, derfor vil HERREN nu ramme dit Folk, dine Sønner, dine Hustruer og alt, hvad du ejer, med et tungt Slag.
15 You yourself will be struck with a terrible illness—a disease of the bowels which will get worse day by day until they come out.’”
Og selv skal du falde i en haard Sygdom og blive syg i dine Indvolde, saa at Indvoldene nogen Tid efter skal træde ud som Følge af Sygdommen!«
16 The Lord stirred up the hostility of the Philistines and of the Arabians (who live near the Ethiopians) against Jehoram.
Saa æggede HERREN Filisterne og Araberne, der var Naboer til Kusjiterne, imod Joram,
17 They came and invaded Judah, and took away everything they found in the king's palace, along with his sons and his wives, so that only the youngest son Jehoahaz was left.
og de drog op mod Juda trængte ind og røvede alle Kongens Ejendele, som fandtes i hans Palads, ogsaa hans Sønner og Hustruer, saa der ikke levnedes ham nogen Søn undtagen Joahaz, den yngste af hans Sønner.
18 After all this, the Lord struck Jehoram with a disease of the bowels for which there was no cure.
Og efter alt dette slog HERREN ham med en uhelbredelig Sygdom i hans Indvolde.
19 Day after day it grew worse, until after two full years passed his bowels came out because of his disease, and he died in agony. His people did not make a fire to honor him as they had done for his forefathers.
Nogen Tid efter, da to Aar var gaaet, traadte Indvoldene ud som Følge af Sygdommen, og han døde under haarde Lidelser. Hans Folk tændte intet Baal til Ære for ham som for hans Fædre.
20 Jehoram was thirty-two when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for eight years. When he died, no one mourned him. He was buried in the City of David, but not in the royal tombs.
Han var to og tredive Aar gammel, da han blev Konge, og han herskede otte Aar i Jerusalem. Han gik bort uden at savnes. Man jordede ham i Davidsbyen, dog ikke i Kongegravene.
