2 Chronicles 15
1 The Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded:
Guds Aand kom over Azarja, Odeds Søn,
2 and he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, "Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you, while you are with him; and if you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.
og han traadte frem for Asa og sagde til ham: »Hør mig, Asa og hele Juda og Benjamin! HERREN er med eder, naar I er med ham; og hvis I søger ham, lader han sig finde af eder, men forlader I ham, forlader han ogsaa eder!
3 Now for a long time Israel was without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.
I lange Tider var Israel uden sand Gud, uden Præster til at vejlede og uden Lov,
4 But when in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them.
men i sin Trængsel omvendte det sig til HERREN, Israels Gud, og søgte ham, og han lod sig finde at dem.
5 In those times there was no peace to him who went out, nor to him who came in; but great troubles were on all the inhabitants of the lands.
I de Tider kunde ingen gaa ud og ind i Fred, thi der var vild Rædsel over alle Landes Indbyggere;
6 They were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city; for God troubled them with all adversity.
Folk knustes mod Folk, By mod By, thi Gud bragte dem i vild Rædsel med alle mulige Trængsler.
7 But you be strong, and do not let your hands be slack; for your work shall be rewarded."
Men I, vær frimodige og lad ikke Hænderne synke, thi der er Løn for eders Gerning.«
8 When Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Azariah the son of Oded the prophet, he took courage and put away the abominations out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin and out of the cities which he had taken from the hill country of Ephraim; and he renewed the altar of the LORD, that was before the vestibule of the LORD.
Da Asa hørte de Ord og den Profeti, tog han Mod til sig og fjernede de væmmelige Guder fra hele Judas og Benjamins Land og fra de Byer, han havde indtaget i Efraims Bjerge; og han byggede paany HERRENS Alter foran HERRENS Forhal.
9 He gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and those who lived 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 the LORD his God was with him.
Saa samlede han hele Juda og Benjamin og de Folk fra Efraim, Manasse og Simeon, der boede som fremmede hos dem; thi en Mængde Israeliter var gaaet over til ham, da 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.
De samledes i Jerusalem i den tredje Maaned i Asas femtende Regeringsaar
11 They sacrificed to the LORD in that day, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred head of cattle and seven thousand sheep.
og ofrede den Dag HERREN Ofre af Byttet, de havde medbragt, 700 Stykker Hornkvæg og 7000 Stykker Smaakvæg.
12 They entered into the covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul;
Derpaa sluttede de en Pagt om at søge HERREN, deres Fædres Gud, af hele deres Hjerte og hele deres Sjæl;
13 and that whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
og enhver, der ikke søgte HERREN, Israels Gud, skulde lide Døden, være sig lille eller stor, Mand eller Kvinde.
14 They swore to the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.
Det tilsvor de HERREN med høj Røst under Jubel og til Trompeters og Horns Klang,
15 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 the LORD gave them rest all around.
Og hele Juda glædede sig over den Ed, thi de svor af hele deres Hjerte og søgte ham af hele deres Vilje; og han lod sig finde af dem og lod dem faa Ro til alle Sider.
16 Also Maacah, the mother of Asa the king, he removed from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; and Asa cut down her image, and made dust of it, and burnt it in the Kidron Valley.
Kong Asa fratog endog sin Moder Ma'aka Værdigheden som Herskerinde, fordi hun havde ladet lave et Skændselsbillede til Ære for Asjera; Asa lod hendes Skændselsbillede nedbryde, sønderknuse og brænde i Kedrons Dal.
17 But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
Vel forsvandt Offerhøjene ikke af Israel, men alligevel var Asas Hjerte helt med HERREN, saa længe han levede.
18 He brought into God's house the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.
Og han bragte sin Faders og sine egne Helliggaver ind i Guds Hus, Sølv, Guld og forskellige Kar.
19 There was no more war to the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa.
Der var ikke Krig før efter Asas fem og tredivte Regeringsaar.
