2 Chronicles 15
1 The Spirit of God came upon Azariah, the son of Obed.
Då kom Guds Ande yver Azarja Odedsson,
2 Azariah went to talk with Asa, and said to him, “Asa and all [you men of the tribes of] Judah and Benjamin, listen to me. Yahweh is with you whenever you are trusting in him. If you request him [to help you], he will help you, but if you abandon him, he will abandon you.
og han steig fram for Asa og sagde til honom: «Høyr på meg, Asa og heile Juda og Benjamin! Herren er med dykk når de er med honom, og når de søkjer honom, då let han dykk finna seg; men um de vender dykk frå honom, då vender han seg frå dykk.
3 For many years the Israeli people did not know the true God, and they did not have priests or God’s laws.
I lange tider var Israel utan sann Gud, utan prest som lærde deim, og utan lov.
4 But when they experienced trouble, they turned to Yahweh our God, and requested him to help them. And he helped them.
Men i trengsla si umvende dei seg til Herren, Israels Gud, og søkte honom, og han let deim finna seg.
5 At that time, people were not safe when they traveled, because all the people who lived in the nearby countries were experiencing many difficulties.
I dei tider kunde ingen draga uskadd ut eller heim, for det var stor røra millom alle som budde i landi.
6 The people of various nations were thoroughly defeated by [armies of] other nations, and people in some cities were crushed by [armies from] other cities, because God was allowing them to experience many difficulties.
Då vart dei sundstøytte, folk mot folk og by mot by; for Gud skræmde deim med alle slag trengslor.
7 But you people, you must be strong and do not become discouraged, because [God] will reward you for what you do [to please him.”]
Men ver de frihuga og lat ikkje henderne siga; for dykkar verk skal få si løn!»
8 When Asa heard what the prophet Azariah said, he was encouraged. He [commanded his workers to] remove all the detestable idols from everywhere in the land of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, and from the towns that [his soldiers] had captured in the hills of the tribe of Ephraim. Asa’s workers repaired the altar [where people offered sacrifices] to Yahweh that was in front of the entrance to the temple [in Jerusalem].
Då Asa høyrde desse ordi og den spådomen som Azarja, son åt Oded, sagde fram, då tok han mod til seg og fekk burt dei ufysne styggetingi frå heile Judalandet og Benjaminslandet og frå dei byarne han hadde teke på Efraimsheidi; og han sette i stand Herrens altar framfyre Herrens forhall.
9 Then he gathered all [the people of the tribes of] Judah and Benjamin and many people from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who were living among them. [He was able to do that] because many people from [those tribes in] Israel had come to me to Judah when they realized that Yahweh, the God that Asa [worshiped], was helping him.
So stemnde han saman heile Juda og Benjamin og deim ifrå Efraim, Manasse og Simeon som budde hjå deim; for ei mengd ifrå Israel hadde gjenge yver til honom då dei såg at Herren, hans Gud, var med honom.
10 After Asa had been ruling for almost 15 years, in May of that year, those people gathered in Jerusalem.
Dei samla seg då i Jerusalem i den tridje månaden i det femtande styringsåret åt Asa.
11 At that time they sacrificed to Yahweh 700 bulls and 7,000 sheep and goats, from the animals that they had captured [when they defeated the army of Ethiopia/Sudan].
Og den dagen slagta dei offer for Herren av det herfanget dei hadde ført med seg, sju hundrad stykke storfe og sju tusund stykke småfe.
12 They solemnly made an agreement to very sincerely worship Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [worshiped].
Og dei gjorde ei pakt um at dei vilde søkja Herren, sin fedregud, av alt sitt hjarta og heile si sjæl,
13 They promised to execute all those who would not worship Yahweh, including those who were important and those who were not important, both men and women.
og at kvar den som ikkje søkte Herren, Israels Gud, han skulde lata livet, anten han var liten eller stor, mann eller kvinna.
14 They shouted and blew trumpets and other horns while they solemnly promised to do that.
Soleis gav dei Herren eiden sin med høg røyst og med fagnadrop og med ljom av lurar og horn,
15 All the people who were living in Judah were happy with the agreement because they had solemnly and very sincerely promised to keep it. They eagerly requested help from Yahweh, and he helped them. So he enabled them to have peace throughout their country.
og heile Juda gledde seg yver den eiden, for dei hadde svore med heile sitt hjarta og søkte honom med all sin vilje; Og Herren let deim finna seg og gav landet fred til alle sidor.
16 King Asa’s grandmother Maacah had made a disgusting pole for [worshiping the goddess] Asherah. So Asa [commanded his workers to] cut down that pole and chop it into pieces and burn it in the Kidron Valley. He then did not allow Maacah to continue [to influence the people because of her] being the mother of the previous king.
Og jamvel Ma’aka, mor si, sette kong Asa av frå hennar dronningrang, av di ho hadde gjort eit styggjelegt bilæte for Astarte; han hogg ned det stygge bilætet, slo det i smulder og brende det i Kidronsdalen.
17 Although Asa’s [workers] did not get rid of the shrines on the hilltops in Israel, he was very determined to [do what] pleased Yahweh all his life.
Men offerhaugarne fekk dei ikkje burt ifrå Israel; men like vel var hjarta til Asa heilstøypt so lenge han livde.
18 He [ordered his workers to] bring into God’s temple all the silver and gold and other valuable items that he and his father had dedicated [to God].
Heilaggåvorne åt far sin og heilaggåvorne sine eigne flutte han inn i Guds hus, sylv og gull og ymse ting.
19 There were no more wars [in Judah] until Asa had been ruling Judah almost 35 years.
Det vart ingen ufred fyrr i det fem og trettiande styringsåret åt Asa.
