2 Chronicles 21
1 Then Jehoshaphat died, and was buried where his ancestors were buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. Then his son Jehoram became the king [of Judah].
Och Josaphat af somnade med sina fäder, och vardt begrafven när sina fader uti Davids stad; och hans son Joram vardt Konung i hans stad.
2 His [younger] brothers were Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah.
Och han hade bröder, Josaphats söner, Asaria, Jehiel, Zacharia, Asaria, Michael, och SephatJa; desse voro alle Josaphats, Juda Konungs, barn.
3 Before Jehoshaphat died, he gave them gifts of silver and gold and other valuable things. He also appointed them to rule various cities in Judah that had walls around them. But he appointed Jehoram to be the king of Judah, because Jehoram was his oldest son.
Och deras fader gaf dem myckna gåfvor i silfver, guld och klenodier, med fasta städer i Juda; men riket gaf han Joram; ty han var den förstfödde.
4 After Jehoram was completely in control of his father’s kingdom, he had all of his [younger] brothers executed, along with some of the leaders of the nation.
Då nu Joram uppkom öfver sins faders rike, och vardt dess mägtig, drap han alla sina bröder med svärd, dertill ock somliga af de öfverstar i Israel.
5 Jehoram was 32 years old when he became the king, and he ruled in Jerusalem for eight years.
Tu och tretio år gammal var Joram, då han vardt Konung; och regerade åtta år i Jerusalem.
6 But he did many of the [evil] things that the kings of Israel had done. He did many things that Yahweh considers to be evil, things that the family of Ahab had done, because he married one of Ahab’s daughters.
Och vandrade uti Israels Konungars väg, såsom Achabs hus gjort hade; förty Achabs dotter var hans hustru; och han gjorde hvad Herranom illa behagade.
7 However, because of the agreement that Yahweh had made with King David, Yahweh did not want to get rid of the descendants of David. He had promised that David’s descendants would always be the ones who ruled Judah.
Men Herren ville icke förderfva Davids hus, för det förbunds skull, som han med David gjort hade, såsom han sagt hade, att gifva honom ena lykto, och hans barnom i alla dagar.
8 While Jehoram was ruling, the people of [the] Edom [region] rebelled against [the king of] Judah and appointed their own king.
I hans tid föllo de Edomeer af ifrå Juda, och gjorde öfver sig en Konung.
9 So Jehoram and his officers and his men in chariots went to Edom. There, the army of Edom surrounded them. Jehoram escaped during the night.
Förty Joram var ditöfver dragen med sina öfverstar, och alla vagnarna med honom; och hade varit uppe om nattena, och slagit de Edomeer allt omkring sig, och öfverstarna för vagnarna.
10 But the king of Judah was never able to regain control of Edom, and Edom is still not controlled by Judah. [The people in] Libnah [city between Judah and Philistia] also rebelled against Judah. Those things happened because Jehoram turned away from [obeying] Yahweh, the God whom his ancestors [belonged to].
Derföre föllo de Edomeer af ifrå Juda, allt intill denna dag. På samma tiden föll ock Libna ifrå honom; ty han öfvergaf Herran sina fäders Gud.
11 On the hilltops in Judah he had also built shrines [to worship idols], and had caused the people of Judah to stray away from Yahweh by worshiping foreign gods.
Gjorde han ock höjder på bergen i Juda, och kom dem i Jerusalem till horeri, och förförde Juda.
12 One day, Jehoram received a letter from the prophet Elijah. Elijah had written this in the letter: “This is what Yahweh, the God whom your ancestor [King] David [worshiped], says: 'You have not done things that please me like your father Jehoshaphat did or what King Asa did.
Men en skrifvelse kom till honom ifrå den Propheten Elia, så lydandes: Detta säger Herren dins faders Davids Gud: Derföre, att du icke vandrat hafver uti dins faders Josaphats vägar, icke heller i Asa, Juda Konungs, vägar;
13 Instead, you have continually done the [evil things] that the kings of Israel have done. You have encouraged the people in Jerusalem and other places in Judah to stop worshiping Yahweh, like the descendants of Ahab did. You have also murdered your own brothers, who were more righteous men than you are.
Utan du vandrar uti Israels Konungars väg, och kommer Juda och dem i Jerusalem till horeri, efter Achabs hus horeri; och hafver dertill dräpit dina bröder af dins faders hus, som bättre voro än du;
14 So now Yahweh is about to very severely punish the people in your kingdom and even your own children and your wives and everything that you own.
Si, Herren skall slå dig med en stor plågo på ditt folk, på din barn, på dina hustrur, och uppå alla dina ägodelar.
15 And you yourself will have an intestinal disease that will continue to become worse, and you will suffer from it until you die.'”
Och du skall få mycken sjukdom uti dina inelfver, tilldess att dina inelfver skola för sjukdoms skull utgå dag frå dag.
16 Then Yahweh caused some men from the Philistia people-group and some Arabs who lived near the coast [of the Mediterranean Sea], where people from Ethiopia had settled, to become angry with Jehoram.
Alltså uppväckte Herren emot Joram de Philisteers anda, och de Arabers, som ligga vid Ethiopien.
17 Their army invaded Judah and took away [from Jerusalem] all the valuable things that they found in the king’s palace, and even his sons and wives. His youngest son, Ahaziah, was the only one of his sons whom they did not take away.
Och de drogo upp till Juda, och förstörde det, och förde bort alla håfvor, som för handene voro i Konungshusena; dertill hans söner och hans hustrur, så att honom blef ingen son qvar, förutan Joahas, hans yngste son.
18 After that happened, Yahweh caused Jehoram to be afflicted with an intestinal disease that no one could cure.
Och efter allt detta plågade Herren honom i hans inelfver med en sådana sjukdom, som icke stod till botandes.
19 About two years later, while he was in great pain, he died because of that disease. The people of Judah had made bonfires to honor his ancestors when they died, but they did not make a bonfire for Jehoram.
Och som det nu varade dag frå dag, och då tu års tid förgången var, gingo hans inelfver ut af honom med hans sjukdom; och han blef död af ondom sjukdom; och de gjorde intet brännande öfver honom, såsom de hans fäder gjort hade.
20 Jehoram was 32 years old when he became the king, and he ruled in Jerusalem for eight years. No one was sorry when he died. His corpse was buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’, but he was not buried where the other kings [of Judah] had been buried.
Tu och tretio år gammal var han, då han vardt Konung, och regerade i åtta år i Jerusalem, och vandrade så, att det icke mycket dogde; och de begrofvo honom i Davids stad; dock icke ibland Konungsgrifterna.
