2 Chronicles 13
1 When Jeroboam had been ruling [Israel] for almost 18 years, Abijah became the king of Judah.
Uti adertonde årena Konungs Jerobeams vardt Abia Konung i 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.
Och regerade tre år i Jerusalem; hans moder het Michaja, Uriels dotter, af Gibea. Och en strid hof sig upp emellan Abia och Jerobeam.
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.
Och Abia gjorde redo till strid med fyrahundradtusend unga män, starka till strid; men Jerobeam gjorde redo till att strida emot dem med åttahundradtusend starka unga män.
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!
Och Abia steg upp på Zemaraims berg, som ligger på Ephraims berg, och sade: Hörer härtill, Jerobeam, och hele 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.
Veten I icke, att Herren Israels Gud hafver gifvit David Israels Konungarike till evig tid; honom och hans söner ett saltförbund?
6 But Jeroboam, who was [only] an official of David’s son King Solomon, rebelled against his king.
Men Jerobeam, Nebats son, Salomos tjenare, Davids sons, kastade sig upp, och satte sig emot sin herra;
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.
Och till honom hafva gifvit sig lösaktige män och Belials barn, och hafva förstärkt sig emot Rehabeam, Salomos son; förty Rehabeam var ung, och af blödigt hjerta, så att han icke varde sig för honom.
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.
Nu menen I vilja sätta eder emot Herrans rike, ibland Davids söner; efter I ären en stor hop, och hafven gyldene kalfvar, som Jerobeam eder för gudar gjort hafver.
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.
Hafven I icke fördrifvit Herrans Prester, Aarons söner, och Leviterna; och hafven gjort eder egna Prester, såsom folken i landen? Den som kommer till att fylla sina hand med en ung stut och sju vädrar, den varder Prest till dem som icke äro gudar.
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 med oss är Herren vår Gud, den vi icke öfvergifve, och Presterna, som Herranom tjena, Aarons barn, och Leviterna i deras sysslor;
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.
Och upptända Herranom bränneoffer, hvar morgon och hvar afton, dertill det goda rökverket, och tillreda bröden på det rena bordet, och den gyldene stakan med sina lampor, så att de varda upptände hvar afton; ty vi behålle Herrans vår Guds vakt; men I hafven öfvergifvit 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.”
Si, med oss är Gud i spetsen, och hans Prester och trummeterna till att trummeta; så att man skall trummeta emot eder; I Israels barn, strider icke emot Herran edra fäders Gud; ty det varder eder icke väl bekommandes.
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 Jerobeam gjorde en bakhär, att han måtte komma bakuppå dem; så att desse voro frammanför Juda, och bakhären efter 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,
Då nu Juda vände sig om, si, då var strid både för och efter. Då ropade de till Herran, och Presterna trummetade med trummeter;
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.
Och hvar man i Juda skriade. Och då hvar man i Juda skriade, plågade Gud Jerobeam och hela Israel för Abia och Juda.
16 The soldiers of Israel fled from the soldiers of Judah, and God enabled the army of Judah to defeat them.
Och Israels barn flydde för Juda; och Gud gaf dem i deras händer.
17 Abijah and his troops struck the capable soldiers of Israel and killed 500,000 of them.
Och Abia med sitt folk gjorde en stor slagtning på dem; och föllo af Israel slagne femhundradtusend unge män.
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.
Alltså vordo Israels barn nedertryckte i den tiden; och Juda barn vordo tröste; förty de förläto sig på Herran deras fäders 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.
Och Abia jagade efter Jerobeam, och vann honom städer af, BethEl med dess döttrar, Jesana med dess döttrar, och Ephron med dess döttrar;
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.
Så att Jerobeam kom intet mer till magt, så länge Abia lefde. Och Herren plågade honom, så att han blef död.
21 But Abijah became more powerful. He married 14 wives and had 22 sons and 16 daughters.
Då nu Abia vardt förstärkt, tog han fjorton hustrur, och födde två och tjugu söner och sexton döttrar.
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.
Hvad nu mer af Abia sägande är, och om hans vägar, och hans gerningar, det är skrifvet uti den Prophetens Iddo Historia.
