2 Chronicles 13
1 When Jeroboam had been ruling [Israel] for almost 18 years, Abijah became the king of Judah.
I Kong Jeroboams attende Aar, da blev Abia Konge over Juda.
2 He ruled in Jerusalem for three years. His mother was Micaiah (OR, Maacah), the daughter of Uriel from Gibeah [town]. There was a war between [the armies of] Abijah and Jeroboam.
Han regerede tre Aar i Jerusalem, og hans Moders Navn var Mikaja, Uriels Datter fra Gibea; og der var Krig imellem Abia og imellem Jeroboam.
3 Abijah went into the battle, taking 400,000 of his capable soldiers, and Jeroboam prepared to fight them, taking 800,000 of his capable troops.
Og Abia begyndte Krigen med en Hær af vældige Krigsfolk, fire Hundrede Tusinde udvalgte Mænd; og Jeroboam rustede sig imod ham til Krig med otte Hundrede Tusinde udvalgte Mænd, vældige til Strid.
4 Abijah stood on the top of Zemaraim Mountain, which is in the hilly area that belonged to the tribe of Ephraim, and he shouted, “Jeroboam and all you other people of Israel, listen to me!
Og Abia stod frem paa Zemaraims Bjerg, som hører til Efraims Bjerge, og sagde: Hører mig, Jeroboam og Israel!
5 You should know that Yahweh, the God to whom all we Israelis belong, has appointed David and his descendants to be the kings of Israel forever. He has confirmed that by making a permanent agreement.
Burde det ikke eder at vide, at Herren, Israels Gud, har givet David Regeringen over Israel evindelig, ham og hans Sønner ved en Saltpagt?
6 But Jeroboam, who was [only] an official of David’s son King Solomon, rebelled against his king.
Men Jeroboam, Nebats Søn, Salomos, Davids Søns, Tjener, rejste sig og affaldt fra sin Herre.
7 And when Solomon’s son Rehoboam became king and was still young and inexperienced, a group of worthless scoundrels gathered around you, Jeroboam, and rebelled against Rehoboam.
Og løse Mænd, Belials Børn, samlede sig til ham og satte sig vældig op imod Roboam, Salomos Søn; thi Roboam var ung og blødhjertet, saa at han ikke kunde vise Styrke imod dem.
8 “And now you are planning to fight against the kingdom that Yahweh established to be governed by David’s descendants. It is true that you have a huge army, and you and your soldiers have brought with you the golden [statues of] calves that Jeroboam’s workers made to be gods for all of you.
Og nu tænke I, at I ville vise eders Styrke imod Herrens Rige, som er i Davids Sønners Haand, fordi I ere en stor Hob og have hos eder Guldkalve, som Jeroboam gjorde til Guder for eder.
9 But you expelled the priests that Yahweh [appointed], men who are descendants of Aaron [the first Supreme Priest], and you expelled the descendants of Levi, and you appointed the priests that you wanted, like the people of other countries do. You allow anyone to become a priest of idols that are not gods if he comes to dedicate himself to be a priest by sacrificing a young bull and seven rams.
Have I ikke fordrevet Herrens Præster, Arons Sønner og Leviterne, og gjort eder selv Præster ligesom Folkene i Landene? hver den, som kommer for at fylde sin Haand med en ung Tyr og syv Vædre, han bliver Præst for dem, som ikke ere Guder.
10 “As for us, Yahweh is our God, and we have not abandoned him. Our priests who serve Yahweh are descendants of Aaron, and the descendants of Levi assist them.
Men hvad os angaar, da er Herren vor Gud, og vi have ikke forladt ham; og Præsterne, som tjene Herren, Arons Børn og Leviterne, ere i Tjenesten;
11 Every morning and every evening they present to Yahweh offerings to be completely burned [on the altar], and they burn fragrant incense. [Each week] they place the sacred bread on the sacred table, and each morning they light the lamps that are on the gold lampstand. We are obeying what Yahweh our God requires us to do. But you have abandoned him.
og de antænde Brændofrene for Herren hver Morgen og hver Aften og Røgofferet af vellugtende Urter og sætte Skuebrødene paa det rene Bord og Guldlysestagen og dens Lamper, der tændes hver Aften; thi vi holde Herren vor Guds Skik, men I, I have forladt ham.
12 Yahweh is with us; he is our leader. The priests whom he has appointed will blow their trumpets to signal [that we are ready] to fight a battle against you. You Israeli men, do not fight against Yahweh, the God to whom your ancestors belonged, because you will not be successful and win the battle against him.”
Derfor se, med os, i Spidsen for os er Gud og hans Præster, og de stærktlydende Basuner, der skulle lyde imod eder; I, Israels Børn, strider ikke imod Herren, eders Fædres Gud; thi det skal ikke lykkes eder.
13 [While he was speaking, ] Jeroboam sent some of his troops around the army of Judah. So while the soldiers who were with Jeroboam were in front of the army of Judah, the other soldiers of Israel were behind the army of Judah.
Men Jeroboam lod et Baghold gaa omkring for at komme bag paa dem, saa de selv vare foran Juda og Bagholdet bag dem.
14 When the soldiers of Judah turned and saw that they were going to be attacked from the front and from the rear, they cried out to Yahweh. The priests blew their trumpets,
Og Juda saa sig om, og se, da var der Kamp foran dem og bag dem, og de raabte til Herren, og Præsterne blæste i Basunerne.
15 and the men of Judah shouted a loud battle-cry. Then Yahweh [enabled Abijah and the army of Judah to] defeat Jeroboam and [the army of] Israel.
Og Judas Mænd skrege, og det skete, der Judas Mænd skrege, da slog Gud Jeroboam og al Israel for Abias og Judas Ansigt.
16 The soldiers of Israel fled from the soldiers of Judah, and God enabled the army of Judah to defeat them.
Og Israels Børn flyede for Judas Ansigt, og Gud gav dem i deres Haand.
17 Abijah and his troops struck the capable soldiers of Israel and killed 500,000 of them.
Og Abia og hans Folk slog dem med et stort Slag, og de ihjelslagne, som faldt af Israel, vare fem Hundrede Tusinde udvalgte Mænd.
18 So the soldiers of Israel were defeated, and the soldiers of Judah won the battle because they trusted in Yahweh, the God to whom their ancestors belonged.
Saa bleve Israels Børn ydmygede samme Tid, men Judas Børn bleve styrkede; thi de forlode sig fast paa Herren, deres Fædres Gud.
19 Abijah’s army pursued the army of Jeroboam, and they captured from the people of Israel the cities of Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron, and the surrounding villages.
Og Abia forfulgte Jeroboam og tog Stæder fra ham, nemlig Bethel med dens tilhørende Byer og Jesana med dens tilhørende Byer og Efron med dens tilhørende Byer.
20 During the remaining time that Abijah ruled, Jeroboam did not become powerful again. Then Yahweh caused him to become very ill, and he died.
Og Jeroboam kom ikke ydermere til Kræfter i Abias Dage, og Herren slog ham, saa han døde.
21 But Abijah became more powerful. He married 14 wives and had 22 sons and 16 daughters.
Men Abia blev mægtig og tog sig fjorten Hustruer og avlede to og tyve Sønner og seksten Døtre.
22 An account of the other things that Abijah did while he was the king, including what he said and what he did, is in the scroll written by the prophet Iddo.
Men det øvrige af Abias Handeler, baade hans Veje og hans Ord, ere skrevne i Profeten Iddos Historie.
