2 Chronicles 15
1 And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:
Og Asaria, Odeds Søn — over ham kom Guds Aand.
2 And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; Yhwh is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.
Og han gik ud imod Asa og sagde til ham: Hører mig, Asa og al Juda og Benjamin! Herren er med eder, fordi I ere med ham, og dersom I søge ham, skal han lade sig finde af eder, men om I forlade ham, skal han forlade eder.
3 Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.
Og der var mange Dage for Israel, da de vare uden sand Gud og uden Præst, som underviste dem, og uden Lov.
4 But when they in their trouble did turn unto Yhwh God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.
Og de omvendte sig i deres Nød til Herren, Israels Gud, og søgte ham, og han lod sig finde af dem.
5 And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries.
Men i hine Tider havde ingen Fred, naar han gik ud, og naar han gik ind; thi et stort Bulder gik over alle Indbyggerne i Landene,
6 And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity.
og de bleve sønderknuste, Folk imod Folk, og Stad imod Stad; thi Gud forfærdede dem med alle Haande Angest.
7 Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.
Men I, værer frimodige og lader ikke eders Hænder synke; thi der er Løn for eders Gerning.
8 And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of Yhwh, that was before the porch of Yhwh.
Der Asa hørte disse Ord og Profeten Odeds Profeti, blev han frimodig og borttog Vederstyggelighederne fra det ganske Judas og Benjamins Land og fra de Stæder, som han havde indtaget af Efraims Bjerg, og fornyede Herrens Alter, som var foran Herrens Forhal.
9 And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that Yhwh his God was with him.
Og han samlede al Juda og Benjamin og de fremmede hos dem af Efraim og af Manasse og af Simeon; thi mangfoldige af Israel gik over til ham, der de saa, at Herren hans Gud var med ham.
10 So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.
Og de samlede sig til Jerusalem, i den tredje Maaned i Asas Regerings femtende Aar.
11 And they offered unto Yhwh the same time, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.
Og de ofrede til Herren samme Dag af det Bytte, som de havde ført hjem, syv Hundrede Øksne og syv Tusinde Faar.
12 And they entered into a covenant to seek Yhwh God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;
Og de indgik Pagten om at søge Herren, deres Fædres Gud, af deres ganske Hjerte og af deres ganske Sjæl.
13 That whosoever would not seek Yhwh God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
Og hver, som ikke vilde søge Herren, Israels Gud, skulde dødes, baade liden og stor, baade Mand og Kvinde.
14 And they sware unto Yhwh with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.
Og de tilsvore Herren med høj Røst og med Frydeskrig og med Basuner og med Trompeter.
15 And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and Yhwh gave them rest round about.
Og al Juda var glad over Eden; thi de havde svoret af deres ganske Hjerte og søgte ham med deres ganske Villie, og han lod sig finde af dem; og Herren skaffede dem Rolighed trindt omkring.
16 And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.
Og Kong Asa afsatte ogsaa sin Moder Maaka, at hun ikke skulde være Dronning, fordi hun havde gjort sig et grueligt Billede af Astarte, og Asa udryddede hendes gruelige Billede og stødte det smaat og opbrændte det ved Kedrons Bæk.
17 But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
Men Højene toges ikke bort af Israel, dog var Asas Hjerte retskaffent alle hans Dage.
18 And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.
Og han førte de Ting, som hans Fader havde helliget, og det, som han selv havde helliget, ind i Guds Hus, Sølv og Guld og Kar.
19 And there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa.
Og der var ingen Krig indtil det fem og tredivte Aar af Asas Regering.
