2 Chronicles 20
1 And it comes to pass after this, the sons of Moab have come in, and the sons of Ammon, and with them of the peoples, to battle against Jehoshaphat.
Siden hændte det sig, at Moabiterne og Ammoniterne sammen med Folk fra Maon drog i Krig mod Josafat.
2 And [some] come in and declare [it] to Jehoshaphat, saying, “A great multitude has come against you from beyond the sea, from Aram, and behold, they [are] in Hazezon-Tamar—it [is] En-Gedi.”
Og man kom og bragte Josafat den Efterretning: »En vældig Menneskemængde rykker frem imod dig fra Egnene hinsides Havet, fra Edom, og de staar allerede i Hazazon-Tamar (det er En-Gedi)!«
3 And Jehoshaphat fears, and sets his face to seek for YHWH, and proclaims a fast over all Judah;
Da grebes Josafat af Frygt, og han vendte sig til HERREN og søgte ham og lod en Faste udraabe i hele Juda.
4 and Judah is gathered to inquire of YHWH; also, from all the cities of Judah they have come to seek YHWH.
Saa samledes Judæerne for at søge Hjælp hos HERREN; ogsaa fra alle Judas Byer kom de for at søge HERREN.
5 And Jehoshaphat stands in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of YHWH, at the front of the new court,
Men Josafat traadte frem i Judas og Jerusalems Forsamling i HERRENS Hus foran den nye Forgaard
6 and says, “O YHWH, God of our fathers, are You not God in the heavens? Indeed, You are ruling over all kingdoms of the nations, and power and might [are] in Your hand, and there is none with You to station himself.
og sagde: »HERRE, vore Fædres Gud! Er du ikke Gud i Himmelen, er det ikke dig, der hersker over alle Hedningerigerne? I din Haand er Kraft og Styrke, og mod dig kan ingen holde Stand!
7 Are You not our God? You have dispossessed the inhabitants of this land from before Your people Israel, and give it to the seed of Your friend Abraham for all time,
Var det ikke dig, vor Gud, der drev dette Lands Indbyggere bort foran dit Folk Israel og gav din Ven Abrahams Efterkommere det for evigt?
8 and they dwell in it, and build a sanctuary in it for You, for Your Name, saying,
Og de bosatte sig der og byggede dig der en Helligdom for dit Navn, idet de sagde:
9 If evil comes on us—sword, judgment, and pestilence, and famine—we stand before this house, and before You, for Your Name [is] in this house, and cry to You out of our distress, and You hear and save.
Hvis Ulykke rammer os, Sværd, Straffedom, Pest eller Hungersnød, vil vi træde frem foran dette Hus og for dit Aasyn, thi dit Navn bor i dette Hus, og raabe til dig om Hjælp i vor Nød, og du vil høre det og frelse os!
10 And now, behold, sons of Ammon, and Moab, and Mount Seir, whom You did not grant to Israel to go in against in their coming out of the land of Egypt, for they turned aside from off them and did not destroy them,
Se nu, hvorledes Ammoniterne og Moabiterne og de fra Se'irs Bjerge, hvem du ikke tillod Israeliterne at angribe, da de kom fra Ægypten, tværtimod holdt de sig tilbage fra dem og tilintetgjorde dem ikke,
11 and behold, they are repaying to us—to come to drive us out of Your possession that You have caused us to possess.
se nu, hvorledes de gengælder os det med at komme for at drive os bort fra din Ejendom, som du gav os i Eje!
12 O our God, do You not execute judgment on them? For there is no power in us before this great multitude that has come against us, and we do not know what we do, but our eyes [are] on You.”
Vor Gud, vil du ikke holde Dom over dem? Thi vi er afmægtige over for denne vældige Menneskemængde, som kommer over os; vi ved ikke, hvad vi skal gøre, men vore Øjne er vendt til dig!«
13 And all Judah is standing before YHWH, also their infants, their wives, and their sons.
Medens nu alle Judæerne stod for HERRENS Aasyn med deres Familier, Kvinder og Børn,
14 And the Spirit of YHWH has been on Jahaziel, son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, the Levite, of the sons of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly,
kom HERRENS Aand midt i Forsamlingen over Leviten Jahaziel, en Søn af Zekarja, en Søn af Benaja, en Søn af Je'iel, en Søn af Mattanja, af Asafs Sønner,
15 and he says, “Attend, all Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and O King Jehoshaphat, Thus said YHWH to you: You do not fear, nor be afraid of the face of this great multitude, for the battle [is] not for you, but for God.
og han sagde: »Lyt til, alle I Judæere, Jerusalems Indbyggere og Kong Josafat! Saa siger HERREN til eder: Frygt ikke og forfærdes ikke for denne vældige Menneskemængde, thi Kampen er ikke eders, men Guds!
16 Tomorrow, go down against them, behold, they are coming up by the ascent of Ziz, and you have found them in the end of the valley, the front of the wilderness of Jeruel.
Drag i Morgen ned imod dem; se, de er ved at stige op ad Vejen ved Hazziz, og I vil træffe dem ved Enden af Dalen østen for Jeruels Ørken.
17 [It is] not for you to fight in this; station yourselves, stand, and see the salvation of YHWH with you, O Judah and Jerusalem—do not be afraid nor fear—tomorrow go out before them, and YHWH [is] with you.”
Det er ikke eder, der skal kæmpe her; stil eder op og bliv staaende, saa skal I se, hvorledes HERREN frelser eder, I Judæere og Jerusalems Indbyggere! Frygt ikke og forfærdes ikke, men drag i Morgen imod dem, og HERREN vil være med eder!«
18 And Jehoshaphat bows—face to the earth—and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem have fallen before YHWH, to bow themselves to YHWH.
Da bøjede Josafat sig med Ansigtet til Jorden, og alle Judæerne og Jerusalems Indbyggere faldt ned for HERREN og tilbad ham;
19 And the Levites, of the sons of the Kohathites, and of the sons of the Korahites, rise to give praise to YHWH, God of Israel, with a loud voice on high.
men Leviterne af Kehatiternes og Koraiternes Sønner stod op for at lovprise HERREN, Israels Gud, med vældig Røst.
20 And they rise early in the morning, and go out to the wilderness of Tekoa, and in their going out Jehoshaphat has stood and says, “Hear me, O Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, remain steadfast in your God YHWH, and be steadfast; remain steadfast in His prophets and prosper.”
Tidligt næste Morgen drog de ud til Tekoas Ørken; og medens de drog ud, stod Josafat og sagde: »Hør mig, I Judæere og Jerusalems Indbyggere! Tro paa HERREN eders Gud, og I skal blive boende, tro paa hans Profeter, og Lykken skal følge eder!«
21 And he takes counsel with the people, and appoints singers for YHWH, and those giving praise for the honor of holiness, in the going out before the armed [men], and saying, “Give thanks to YHWH, for His kindness [is] for all time.”
Og efter at have raadført sig med Folket opstillede han Sangere til med Ordene »lov HERREN, thi hans Miskundhed varer evindelig!« at lovprise HERREN i helligt Skrud, medens de drog frem foran de væbnede.
22 And at the time they have begun with singing and praise, YHWH has put ambushes against the sons of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who are coming in to Judah, and they are struck,
Og i samme Stund de begyndte med Jubelraab og Lovsang, lod HERREN et Baghold komme over Ammoniterne, Moabiterne og dem fra Se'irs Bjerge, der rykkede frem mod Juda, saa de blev slaaet.
23 and the sons of Ammon stand up, and Moab, against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, to devote and to destroy, and at their finishing with the inhabitants of Seir, they helped, a man against his neighbor, to destroy.
Ammoniterne og Moabiterne angreb dem, der boede i Se'irs Bjerge, og lagde Band paa dem og tilintetgjorde dem, og da de var færdige med dem fra Se'ir, gav de sig til at udrydde hverandre.
24 And Judah has come to the watchtower in the wilderness, and they look toward the multitude, and behold, they [are] carcasses fallen to the earth, and none [had] an escape,
Da saa Judæerne kom op paa Varden, hvorfra man ser ud over Ørkenen, og vendte Blikket mod Menneskemængden, se, da laa deres døde Kroppe paa Jorden, ingen var undsluppet.
25 and Jehoshaphat comes in, and his people, to seize their spoil, and they find among them, in abundance, both goods and carcasses, and desirable vessels, and they take spoil for themselves without prohibition, and they are seizing the spoil [for] three days, for it [is] abundant.
Saa kom Josafat og hans Folk hen for at udplyndre dem, og de fandt en Mængde Kvæg, Gods, Klæder og kostbare Ting. De røvede saa meget, at de ikke kunde slæbe det bort, og brugte tre Dage til at plyndre; saa meget var der.
26 And on the fourth day they have been assembled at the Valley of Blessing, for there they blessed YHWH: therefore they have called the name of that place, “Valley of Blessing,” to this day.
Den fjerde Dag samledes de i Berakadalen, thi der lovpriste de HERREN, og derfor kaldte man Stedet Berakadalen, som det hedder den Dag i Dag.
27 And they return, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat at their head, to go back to Jerusalem with joy, for YHWH has made them rejoice over their enemies.
Derpaa vendte alle Folkene fra Juda og Jerusalem med Josafat i Spidsen om og drog tilbage til Jerusalem med Glæde, thi HERREN havde bragt dem Glæde over deres Fjender;
28 And they come to Jerusalem with psalteries, and with harps, and with trumpets, to the house of YHWH.
og med Harper, Citre og Trompeter kom de til Jerusalem, til HERRENS Hus.
29 And there is a fear of God on all kingdoms of the lands in their hearing that YHWH has fought with the enemies of Israel,
Men en Guds Rædsel kom over alle Lande og Riger, da de hørte, at HERREN havde kæmpet mod Israels Fjender.
30 and the kingdom of Jehoshaphat is quiet, and his God gives rest to him all around.
Saaledes fik Josafats Rige Fred, og hans Gud skaffede ham Ro til alle Sider.
31 And Jehoshaphat reigns over Judah, a son of thirty-five years in his reigning, and he has reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother [is] Azubah daughter of Shilhi.
Josafat var fem og tredive Aar gammel, da han blev Konge over Juda, og han herskede fem og tyve Aar i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Azuba og var Datter af Sjilhi.
32 And he walks in the way of his father Asa, and has not turned aside from it, to do that which is right in the eyes of YHWH.
Han vandrede i sin Fader Asas Spor og veg ikke derfra, idet han gjorde, hvad der var ret i HERRENS Øjne.
33 Only, the high places have not been removed, and still the people have not prepared their heart for the God of their fathers.
Kun blev Offerhøjene ikke fjernet, og Folket vendte endnu ikke Hjertet til deres Fædres Gud.
34 And the rest of the matters of Jehoshaphat, the first and the last, behold, they are written among the matters of Jehu son of Hanani, who has been mentioned on the scroll of the kings of Israel.
Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Josafat fra først til sidst, staar jo optegnet i Jehus, Hananis Søns, Krønike, som er optaget i Bogen om Israels Konger.
35 And after this Jehoshaphat king of Judah has joined himself with Ahaziah king of Israel (he did wickedly in doing [this]),
Senere slog Kong Josafat af Juda sig sammen med Kong Ahazja af Israel, der var ugudelig i al sin Færd;
36 and he joins him with himself to make ships to go to Tarshish, and they make ships in Ezion-Geber,
han slog sig sammen med ham om at bygge Skibe, der skulde sejle til Tarsis. De byggede Skibe i Ezjongeber.
37 and Eliezer son of Dodavah, of Mareshah, prophesies against Jehoshaphat, saying, “For your joining yourself with Ahaziah, YHWH has broken up your works”; and the ships are broken, and have not retained [power] to go to Tarshish.
Men Eliezer, Dodavahus Søn, fra Maresja profeterede mod Josafat og sagde: »Fordi du har slaaet dig sammen med Ahazja, vil HERREN gøre dit Værk til intet!« Og Skibene gik under og naaede ikke Tarsis.
