Chronicles II 18
1 And Josaphat had yet great wealth and glory, and he connected himself by marriage with the house of Achaab.
Da Josafat havde vundet stor Rigdom og Hæder, besvogrede han sig med Akab.
2 And he went down after a term of years to Achaab to Samaria: and Achaab killed for him sheep and calves, in abundance, and for the people with him, and he much desired him to go up with him to Ramoth of the country of Galaad.
Efter nogle Aars Forløb drog han ned til Akab i Samaria, og Akab lod slagte en Mængde Smaakvæg og Hornkvæg til ham og Folkene, han havde med sig; og saa overtalte han ham til at drage op mod Ramot i Gilead.
3 And Achaab king of Israel said to Josaphat king of Juda, Will you go with me to Ramoth of the country of Galaad? And he said to him, As I [am], so also [are] you, as your people, [so] also [is] my people with you for the war.
Kong Akab af Israel sagde nemlig til Kong Josafat af Juda: »Vil du drage med mig mod Ramot i Gilead?« Han svarede ham: »Jeg som du, mit Folk som dit, jeg gaar med i Krigen.«
4 And Josaphat said to the king of Israel, Seek, I pray you, the Lord today.
Josafat sagde fremdeles til Israels Konge: »Spørg dog først om, hvad HERREN siger!«
5 And the king of Israel gathered the prophets, four hundred men, and said to them, Shall I go to Ramoth Galaad to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up, and God shall deliver [it] into the hands of the king.
Da lod Israels Konge Profeterne kalde sammen, 400 Mand, og spurgte dem: »Skal jeg drage i Krig mod Ramot i Gilead, eller skal jeg lade være?« De svarede: »Drag derop, saa vil Gud give det i Kongens Haand!«
6 And Josaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord besides, that we may enquire of him?
Men Josafat spurgte: »Er her ikke endnu en af HERRENS Profeter, vi kan spørge?«
7 And the king of Israel said to Josaphat, There is yet one man by whom to enquire of the Lord; but I hate him, for he does not prophesy concerning me for good, for all his days [are] for evil: this [is] Michaias the son of Jembla. And Josaphat said, Let not the king say so.
Israels Konge svarede: »Her er endnu en Mand, ved hvem vi kan raadspørge HERREN; men jeg hader ham, fordi han aldrig spaar mig godt, men altid ondt; det er Mika, Jimlas Søn.« Men Josafat sagde: »Saaledes maa Kongen ikke tale!«
8 And the king called an eunuch, and said, [Fetch] quickly Michaias the son of Jembla.
Da kaldte Israels Konge paa en Hofmand og sagde: »Hent hurtigt Mika, Jimlas Søn!«
9 And the king of Israel and Josaphat king of Juda were sitting each on his throne, and clothed in their robes, sitting in the open space at the entrance of the gate of Samaria: and all the prophets were prophesying before them.
Imidlertid sad Israels Konge og Kong Josafat af Juda, iført deres Skrud, hver paa sin Trone i Samarias Portaabning, og alle Profeterne spaaede foran dem.
10 And Sedekias son of Chanaan made for himself iron horns, and said, Thus says the Lord, With these you shall thrust Syria until it be consumed.
Da lavede Zidkija, Kena'anas Søn, sig Horn af Jern og sagde: »Saa siger HERREN: Med saadanne skal du støde Aramæerne ned, til de er tilintetgjort!«
11 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth Galaad, and you shall prosper; and the Lord shall deliver it into the hands of the king.
Og alle Profeterne spaaede det samme og sagde: »Drag op mod Ramot i Gilead, saa skal Lykken følge dig, og HERREN vil give det i Kongens Haand!«
12 And the messenger that went to call Michaias spoke to him, saying, Behold, the prophets have spoken favourably concerning the king with one mouth; let now, I pray you, your words be as [the words] of one of them, and do you speak good things.
Men Budet der var gaaet efter Mika, sagde til ham: »Se, Profeterne har alle som een givet Kongen gunstigt Svar. Tal du nu som de og giv gunstigt Svar!«
13 And Michaias said, [As] the Lord lives, whatever God shall say to me, that will I speak.
Men Mika svarede: »Saa sandt HERREN lever: Hvad min Gud siger, det vil jeg tale!«
14 And he came to the king, and the king said to him, Michaias, shall I go up to Ramoth Galaad to battle, or shall I forbear? And he said, Go up, and you shall prosper, and they shall be given into your hands.
Da han kom til Kongen, spurgte denne ham: »Mika, skal vi drage i Krig mod Ramot i Gilead, eller skal vi lade være?« Da svarede han: »Drag derop, saa skal Lykken følge eder, og de skal gives i eders Haand!«
15 And the king said to him, How often shall I solemnly charge you that you speak to me nothing but truth in the name of the Lord?
Men Kongen sagde til ham: »Hvor mange Gange skal jeg besværge dig, at du ikke siger mig andet end Sandheden i HERRENS Navn?«
16 And he said, I saw Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep without a shepherd: and the Lord said, These have no commander; let each return to his home in peace.
Da sagde han: »Jeg saa hele Israel spredt paa Bjergene som en Hjord uden Hyrde; og HERREN sagde: De Folk har ingen Herre, lad dem vende tilbage i Fred, hver til sit!«
17 And the king of Israel said to Josaphat, Said I not to you, that he would not prophesy concerning me good, but evil?
Israels Konge sagde da til Josafat: »Sagde jeg dig ikke, at han aldrig spaar mig godt, men kun ondt!«
18 But he said, Not so. Hear you the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven stood by on his right hand and on his left.
Da sagde Mika: »Saa hør da HERRENS Ord! Jeg saa HERREN sidde paa sin Trone og hele Himmelens Hær staa til højre og venstre for ham;
19 And the Lord said, Who will deceive Achaab king of Israel, that he may go up, and fall in Ramoth Galaad? And one spoke this way, and another spoke that way.
og HERREN sagde: Hvem vil daare Kong Akab af Israel, saa han drager op og falder ved Ramot i Gilead? En sagde nu et, en anden et andet;
20 And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will deceive him. And the Lord said, Whereby?
men saa traadte en Aand frem og stillede sig foran HERREN og Sagde: Jeg vil daare ham! HERREN spurgte ham: Hvorledes?
21 And he said, I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And [the Lord] said, You shall deceive [him], and shall prevail: go forth, and do so.
Han svarede: Jeg vil gaa hen og blive en Løgnens Aand i alle hans Profeters Mund! Da sagde HERREN: Ja, du kan daare ham; gaa hen og gør det!
22 And now, behold, the Lord has put a false spirit in the mouth of these your prophets, and the Lord has spoken evil against you.
Se, saaledes har HERREN lagt en Løgnens Aand i disse dine Profeters Mund, thi HERREN har ondt i Sinde imod dig!«
23 Then Sedekias the son of Chanaan drew near, and struck Michaias on the cheek, and said to him, By what way passed the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak to you?
Da traadte Zidkija, Kena'anas Søn, frem og slog Mika paa Kinden og sagde: »Ad hvilken Vej skulde HERRENS Aand have forladt mig for at tale til dig?«
24 And Michaias said, Behold, you shall see in that day, when you shall go from chamber to chamber to hide yourself.
Men Mika sagde: »Det skal du faa at se, den Dag du flygter fra Kammer til Kammer for at skjule dig!«
25 And the king of Israel said, Take Michaias, and carry him back to Emer the governor of the city, and to Joas the captain, the king's son;
Saa sagde Israels Konge: »Tag Mika og bring ham til Amon, Byens Øverste, og Kongesønnen Joasj
26 and you shall say, Thus said the king, Put this fellow into the prison house, and let him eat the bread of affliction, and [drink] the water of affliction, until I return in peace.
og sig: Saaledes siger Kongen: Kast denne Mand i Fængsel og sæt ham paa Trængselsbrød og Trængselsvand, indtil jeg kommer uskadt tilbage!«
27 And Michaias said, If you do at all return in peace, the Lord has not spoken by me. And he said, Hear, all you people.
Men Mika sagde: »Kommer du uskadt tilbage, saa har HERREN ikke talet ved mig!« Og han sagde: »Hør, alle I Folkeslag!«
28 So the king of Israel, and Josaphat king of Juda, went up to Ramoth Galaad.
Saa drog Israels Konge og Kong Josafat af Juda op mod Ramot i Gilead.
29 And the king of Israel said to Josaphat, Disguise me, and I will enter into the battle: and do you put on my raiment. so the king of Israel disguised himself, and entered into the battle.
Og Israels Konge sagde til Josafat: »Jeg vil forklæde mig, før jeg drager i Kampen; men tag du dine egne Klæder paa!« Og Israels Konge forklædte sig, og saa drog de i Kampen.
30 Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the chariots that were with him, saying, Fight neither against small nor great, but only against the king of Israel.
Men Arams Konge havde givet sine Vognstyrere den Befaling: »I maa ikke angribe nogen, være sig høj eller lav, uden Israels Konge alene.«
31 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Josaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel: and they compassed him about to fight against him: and Josaphat cried out, and the Lord delivered him; and God turned them away from him.
Da nu Vognstyrerne fik Øje paa Josafat, tænkte de: »Det er sikkert Israels Konge!« Og de rettede deres Angreb mod ham fra alle Sider. Da gav Josafat sig til at, raabe, og HERREN frelste ham, idet Gud lokkede dem bort fra ham;
32 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned away from him.
og da Vognstyrerne opdagede, at det ikke var Israels Konge, trak de sig bort fra ham.
33 And a man drew a bow with a good aim, and struck the king of Israel between the lungs and the breast-plate: and he said to the charioteer, Turn your hand, drive me out of the battle, for I am wounded.
Men en Mand, der skød en Pil af paa Lykke og Fromme, ramte Israels Konge mellem Remmene og Brynjen. Da sagde han til sin Vognstyrer: »Vend og før mig ud af Slaget, thi jeg er saaret!«
34 And the battle turned in that day; and the king of Israel remained on the chariot against Syria until evening, and died at sunset.
Men Kampen blev haardere og haardere den Dag, og Israels Konge holdt sig oprejst i sin Vogn over for Aramæerne til Aften; men da Solen gik ned, døde han.
