2 Chronicles 13
1 When Jeroboam had been ruling [Israel] for almost 18 years, Abijah became the king of Judah.
I det attande styringsåret åt Jeroboam vart Abia konge yver 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.
tri år styrde han i Jerusalem. Mor hans heitte Mikaja Urielsdotter og var frå Gibea. Det var ufred millom Abia og 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.
Abia byrja striden med ein her av djerve stridsmenner, fire hundrad tusund utvalde menner, men Jeroboam møtte honom med åtte hundrad tusund utvalde menner, som var djerve stridsmenner.
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!
Men Abia gjekk upp på Semarajimberget i Efraimsfjelli og sagde: «Høyr meg Jeroboam og heile 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.
De veit då vel at Herren, Israels Gud, hev gjeve kongedømet yver Israel for alle tider til David og hans søner ved ei ubrjotande semja.
6 But Jeroboam, who was [only] an official of David’s son King Solomon, rebelled against his king.
Men Jeroboam Nebatsson, trælen åt Salomo Davidsson, reiste seg og gjorde upprør mot herren sin.
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 kring honom samla det seg lause karar, skamløysor, som tråssa Rehabeam, son åt Salomo, og Rehabeam var ung og veiklyndt og kunde ikkje halda seg imot deim.
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 no trur de at de kann tråssa Herrens kongedøme, som ligg til Davids søner, for di det er ein stor hop av dykk, og det hev hjå dykk dei gullkalvarne som Jeroboam let gjera til gudar for dykk.
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.
Hev de ikkje jaga burt Herrens prestar, sønerne åt Aron, og levitarne, og rådt dykk til prestar liksom hedningfolki? Kvar den som kom med ein ung ukse og sju verar til prestevigsla, han vert prest for u-gudarne.
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 Herren er vår Gud, og me hev ikkje vendt oss frå honom; sønerne åt Aron er prestar for Herren, og levitarne gjer tenesta.
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.
Kvar morgon og kvar kveld let dei brennofferi ganga upp i røyk med finangande røykjelse, skodebrødi ligg på gullbordet, og gull-ljosestaken med lamporne kveikjer dei kveld etter kveld; for me agtar på fyresegnerne åt Herren, vår Gud, men de hev vendt dykk frå honom.
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.”
Sjå, Gud er føraren hjå oss og me hev prestarne hans med alarmlurarne, og dei skal blåsa til strid mot dykk. Israels søner, gjev dykk ikkje i strid med Herren, vår fedregud, for då skal de ikkje hava lukka med dykk!»
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 hadde late deim som låg i baklur kringganga deim soleis at Juda-mennerne hadde deim fyre seg og baklur-mennerne i ryggen.
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,
Då no Juda-mennerne snudde seg rundt, og såg at åtaket truga deim både framantil og attantil, då ropa deim til Herren; men prestarne bles i lurarne.
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 Juda-mennerne sette i med herrop. Og då Juda-mennerne sette i med herropet, då slo Gud Jeroboam og heile Israel for augo på Abia og Juda.
16 The soldiers of Israel fled from the soldiers of Judah, and God enabled the army of Judah to defeat them.
Israels-sønerne rømde for Juda, og Gud gav deim i deira vald.
17 Abijah and his troops struck the capable soldiers of Israel and killed 500,000 of them.
Og Abia og folket hans gjorde stort tjon på deim, so det fall fem hundrad tusund stridsmenner av Israel.
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.
På den tid vart Israels-sønerne audmjukte, men Juda-mennerne kom til magt, for dei studde seg til Herren, sin fedregud.
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 forfylgde Jeroboam og tok ifrå honom nokre byar; det var Betel og grenderne kringum, Jesana og grenderne kringum og Efron og grenderne kringum.
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.
Jeroboam kom aldri til magt meir so lenge Abia livde, og Herren slo honom, so han døydde.
21 But Abijah became more powerful. He married 14 wives and had 22 sons and 16 daughters.
Men Abia vart megtig. Han tok seg fire konor og vart far til tvo og tjugeto søner og sekstan døtter.
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.
Det som elles er å fortelja um Abia, um hans ferd og ord, er uppskrive i utleggjingi åt profeten Iddo.
