Chronicles II 20
1 And after this came the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them [some] of the Minaeans, against Josaphat to battle.
Og det skete derefter, at Moabs Børn og Ammons Børn og med dem nogle af Meuniterne kom imod Josafat til Krig.
2 And they came and told Josaphat, saying, There is come against you a great multitude from Syria, from beyond the sea; and, behold, they are in Asasan Thamar, this is Engadi.
Og man kom og gav Josafat det til Kende og sagde: Der kommer en stor Hob imod dig fra hin Side Havet fra Syrien, og se, de ere i Hazezon-Thamar, det er Engedi.
3 And Josaphat was alarmed, and set his face to seek the Lord earnestly, and he proclaimed a fast in all Juda.
Og Josafat frygtede og vendte sit Ansigt til at søge Herren og lod udraabe en Faste over al Juda.
4 And Juda gathered themselves together to seek after the Lord: even from all the cities of Juda they came to seek the Lord.
Og Juda samlede sig for at søge Hjælp af Herren; ogsaa af alle Judas Stæder kom de for at søge Herren.
5 And Josaphat stood up in the assembly of Juda in Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord, in front of the new court.
Og Josafat stod i Judas og Jerusalems Forsamling, i Herrens Hus foran den nye Forgaard,
6 And he said, O Lord God of my fathers, are not you God in heaven above, and are not you Lord of all the kingdoms of the nations? and [is there] not in your hand the might of dominion, and there is no one who can resist you?
og han sagde: Herre, vore Fædres Gud! er du ej selv den Gud i Himmelen? ja, du er den, som regerer i alle Hedningernes Riger, og i din Haand er Kraft og Vælde, og der er ingen, som kan bestaa imod dig.
7 Are not you the Lord that did destroy the inhabitants of this land before the face of your people Israel, and did give it to your beloved seed of Abraham for ever?
Har du ikke, vor Gud! fordrevet dette Lands Indbyggere fra dit Folk Israels Ansigt og givet det til Abrahams, din Vens, Sæd evindelig?
8 And they lived in it, and built in it a sanctuary to your name, saying,
Og de have boet derudi og bygget dig en Helligdom deri for dit Navn og sagt:
9 If there should come upon us evils, sword, judgment, pestilence, famine, we will stand before this house, and before you, (for your name [is] upon this house, ) and we will cry to you because of the affliction, and you shall hear, and deliver.
Om Ulykke kommer over os, Sværd, Straffedom eller Pest eller Hunger, skulle vi staa foran dette Hus og for dit Ansigt (thi dit Navn er i dette Hus), og raabe til dig i vor Nød, saa ville du høre og frelse!
10 And now, behold, the children of Ammon, and Moab, and mount Seir, with regard to whom you did not permit Israel to pass through their border, when they had come out of the land of Egypt, (for they turned away from them, and did not destroy them; )—
Nu da, se, Ammons Børn og Moab og de fra Sejrs Bjerg, hos hvilke du ikke tilstedte Israel at drage igennem, der de kom fra Ægyptens Land — thi de gik af Vejen for dem og ødelagde dem ikke —
11 yet now, behold, they make attempts against us, to come forth to cast us out from our inheritance which you gave us.
se, disse betale os det med at komme for at udstøde os af din Ejendom, som du har ladet os indtage til Eje.
12 O Lord our God, will you not judge them? for we have no strength to resist this great multitude that is come against us; and we know not what we shall do to them: but our eyes are toward you.
Vor Gud! vil du ikke holde Dom over dem? thi der er ingen Kraft i os imod denne store Hob, som kommer imod os, og vi vide ikke, hvad vi skulle gøre; men vore Øjne ere vendte til dig.
13 And all Juda was standing before the Lord, and their children, and their wives.
Og al Juda stod for Herrens Ansigt ogsaa deres smaa Børn, deres Hustruer og deres Sønner.
14 And Oziel the [son] of Zacharias, of the children of Banaias, of the sons of Eleiel, the sons of Matthanias the Levite, of the sons of Asaph, —upon him came the Spirit of the Lord in the assembly:
Men over Jehasiel, en Søn af Sakaria, der var en Søn af Benaja, der var en Søn af Jejel, en Søn af Matthania, Leviten af Asafs Børn, kom Herrens Aand midt iblandt Forsamlingen,
15 and he said, Hear you, all Juda, and the dwellers in Jerusalem, and king Josaphat: Thus says the Lord to you, even you, Fear not, neither be alarmed, before all this great multitude; for the battle is not years, but God's.
og han sagde: Giver Agt, alle I af Juda og I, Indbyggere i Jerusalem, og du, Kong Josafat! saa sagde Herren til eder: I skulle ikke frygte og ikke ræddes for denne store Hob, thi Krigen er ikke eders, men Guds.
16 To-morrow go you down against them: behold, they come up by the ascent of Assis, and you shall find them at the extremity of the river of the wilderness of Jeriel.
I Morgen skulle I drage ned imod dem; se, de drage op ad Opgangen til Ziz, og I skulle finde dem ved Enden af Dalen lige over for Jeruels Ørk.
17 It is not for you to fight: understand these things, and see the deliverance of the Lord with you, Juda and Jerusalem: fear not, neither be afraid to go forth to-morrow to meet them; and the Lord shall be with you.
Det skal ikke være eders Sag at stride her, stiller eder hen, bliver staaende og ser, hvorledes Herren frelser eder, o Juda og Jerusalem! I skulle ikke frygte og ikke ræddes, drager i Morgen ud imod dem, thi Herren skal være med eder.
18 And Josaphat bowed with his face [to the ground] with all Juda and the dwellers in Jerusalem, [and] they fell before the Lord to worship the Lord.
Da bøjede Josafat sit Ansigt ned til Jorden, og al Juda og Indbyggerne i Jerusalem faldt ned for Herrens Ansigt, at nedbøje sig for Herren.
19 And the Levites of the children of Caath, and [they] of the sons of Core, rose up to praise the Lord God of Israel with a loud voice on high.
Og Leviterne af Kahathiternes Børn og af Koriternes Børn stode op at love Herren, Israels Gud, med overmaade høj Røst.
20 And they rose early in the morning and went out to the wilderness of Thecoe: and as they went out, Josaphat stood and cried, and said, Hear me, Juda, and the dwellers in Jerusalem; put your trust in the Lord God, and your trust shall be honored; trust in his prophet, and you shall prosper.
Og de stode tidligt op om Morgenen og droge ud til Thekoas Ørk; og der de droge ud, stod Josafat og sagde: Hører mig, Juda, og I, Indbyggere i Jerusalem! tror paa Herren eders Gud, saa skulle I være sikre, tror paa hans Profeter, saa skulle I faa Lykke.
21 And he took counsel with the people, and set appointed men to sing psalms and praises, to give thanks, and sing the holy songs of praise in going forth before the host: and they said, Give thanks to the Lord, for his mercy [endures] for ever.
Og han raadførte sig med Folket og beskikkede Sangere for Herren, at de skulde love den hellige Majestæt, og, naar de droge ud frem for de bevæbnede, da skulde de sige: Lover Herren, thi hans Miskundhed er evindelig.
22 And when they began the praise and thanksgiving, the Lord caused the children of Ammon to fight against Moab, and [the inhabitants of] mount Seir that came out against Juda; and they were routed.
Og den Tid de begyndte med Frydeskrig og Lovsang, lod Herren et Baghold komme over Ammons Børn, Moab og dem fra Sejrs Bjerg, som vare komne imod Juda, og de kæmpede med hinanden.
23 Then the children of Ammon and Moab rose up against the dwellers in mount Seir, to destroy and consume them; and when they had made an end of [destroying] the inhabitants of Seir, they rose up against one another so that they were utterly destroyed.
Thi Ammons Børn og Moab stode imod Indbyggerne af Sejrs Bjerg for at bandlyse og ødelægge dem; og der de havde gjort Ende paa Indbyggerne af Sejr, hjalp de den ene den anden med at ødelægge hinanden.
24 And Juda came to the watch-tower of the wilderness, and looked, and saw the multitude, and, behold, [they were] all fallen dead upon the earth, not one escaped.
Der Juda var kommen til Bjerghøjden ved Ørken, da vendte de deres Ansigter over imod Hoben, og se, der laa de døde Kroppe, som vare faldne til Jorden, og der var ingen undkommen.
25 And Josaphat and his people went out to spoil them, and they found much cattle, and furniture, and spoils, and precious things: and they spoiled them, and they were three days gathering the spoil, for it was abundant.
Og Josafat og hans Folk kom for at røve deres Bytte, og de fandt hos dem i Mangfoldighed baade Gods hos de døde Kroppe og kosteligt Tøj, og de toge for sig, saa de ikke kunde bære det; og de røvede Bytte i tre Dage, thi der var meget.
26 And it came to pass on the fourth day they were gathered to the Valley of Blessing; for there they blessed the Lord: therefore they called the name of the place the Valley of Blessing, until this day.
Og paa den fjerde Dag forsamledes de i Lovsangsdalen, thi der lovede de Herren; derfor kaldte de samme Steds Navn Lovsangsdal indtil denne Dag.
27 And all the men of Juda returned to Jerusalem, and Josaphat led them with great joy; for the Lord gave them joy over their enemies.
Siden vendte hver Mand af Juda og Jerusalem om, og Josafat fremmerst for dem, for at drage tilbage til Jerusalem med Glæde; thi Herren havde givet dem Glæde over deres Fjender.
28 And they entered into Jerusalem with lutes and harps and trumpets, [going] into the house of the lord.
Og de kom til Jerusalem med Psaltre og med Harper og med Basuner op til Herrens Hus.
29 And there was a terror of the Lord upon all the kingdoms of the land, when they heard that the Lord fought against the enemies of Israel.
Og Frygt for Gud kom over alle Landenes Riger, der de hørte, at Herren havde stridt imod Israels Fjender.
30 And the kingdom of Josaphat was at peace; and his God gave him rest round about.
Saa fik Josafats Rige Hvile, og hans Gud skaffede ham Rolighed trindt omkring.
31 And Josaphat reigned over Juda, being thirty-five years [old] when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Azuba, daughter of Sali.
Og Josafat regerede over Juda; han var fem og tredive Aar gammel, der han blev Konge, og regerede fem og tyve Aar i Jerusalem, og hans Moders Navn var Asuba, Silhis Datter.
32 And he walked in the ways of his father Asa, and turned not aside from doing that which was right in the sight of the Lord.
Og han vandrede i Asas, sin Faders, Vej og veg ikke fra den, idet han gjorde det, som var ret for Herrens Øjne.
33 nevertheless the high places yet remained; and as yet the people did not direct their heart to the Lord God of their fathers.
Dog bleve Højene ikke borttagne; thi Folket havde endnu ikke rettelig beredet deres Hjerte for deres Fædres Gud.
34 And the rest of the acts of Josaphat, the first and the last, behold, they are written in the history of Jeu [the son] of Anani, who wrote the book of the kings of Israel.
Men det øvrige af Josafats Handeler, de første og de sidste, se, de Ting ere skrevne i Jehu, Hananis Søns, Krønike, som er indrykket i Israels Kongers Bog.
35 And afterwards Josaphat king of Juda entered into an alliance with Ochozias king of Israel, (now this was an unrighteous man, )
Men derefter forbandt Josafat, Judas Konge, sig med Ahasia, Israels Konge; denne var ugudelig i sine Gerninger.
36 by acting [with] and going to him, to build ships to go to Tharsis: and he built ships in Gasion Gaber.
Og han forbandt sig med ham om at udruste Skibe, som skulde fare til Tharsis, og de udrustede Skibe i Ezion-Geber.
37 And Eliezer you [son] of Dodia of Marisa prophesied against Josaphat, saying, Forasmuch as you have allied yourself with Ochozias, the Lord has broken your work, and your vessels have been wrecked. And they could not go to Tharsis.
Men Elieser, Dodavas Søn, fra Maresa, spaaede imod Josafat og sagde: Fordi du forbandt dig med Ahasia, har Herren sønderrevet, hvad du har for; da bleve Skibene sønderslagne, og de formaaede ikke at fare til Tharsis.
