2 Chronicles 32
1 After King Hezekiah had obeyed Yahweh’s instructions and had done all those things, King Sennacherib of Assyria came [with his army] and invaded Judah. He commanded his soldiers to surround the cities that had walls around them, thinking that they would [break through those walls and] conquer those cities.
Efter denna handel och trohet kom Sanherib, Konungen i Assur, och drog in i Juda, och lägrade sig för de fasta städer, och hade i sinnet, att han ville taga det in.
2 When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come [with his army] and that they intended to attack Jerusalem,
Då Jehiskia såg, att Sanherib kom, och hans ansigte stod till att strida emot Jerusalem,
3 he consulted with his officials and army leaders. They said among themselves, “Why should we allow the king of Assyria [and his army] to come and find plenty of water to drink?” So they decided to stop the water from flowing outside the city. So a large group of men gathered together and blocked all the springs and the stream that flowed through that area.
Vardt han till råds med sina öfversta och väldiga, att de skulle öfvertäcka vattnen af källorna, som utanför staden voro; och de hulpo honom.
Och sig församlade mycket folk, och öfvertäckte alla källor och bäcker midt i landena, och sade, att de Konungar af Assur icke skola mycket vatten finna, när de komma.
5 Then they worked hard to repair all the sections of the city wall that had been broken, and they built watchtowers on the walls. They built another wall outside/around the wall that was already outside the city, and they strengthened the defenses on the sloping terraces [on the east side of the area called ‘The City of David’]. They also made a large number of weapons and shields.
Och han tog styrko till sig, och byggde igen alla murar, som förfallne voro, och gjorde torn deruppå; och byggde ändå derutanföre en annan mur. Och Millo gjorde han fast i Davids stad, och lät göra många värjor och sköldar;
6 Hezekiah appointed army commanders, and he gathered them in front of him in the square at one of the city gates, and he encouraged them by saying this to them:
Och skickade höfvitsmän till strids med folket; och han församlade dem till sig på den breda gatona vid stadsporten, och talade hjerteliga till dem, och sade:
7 “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged on account of the king of Assyria and the huge army that is with him, because [Yahweh] is with us, and his [power] is greater than their [power].
Varer tröste och vid godt mod; frukter eder intet, och gifver eder intet för Konungenom af Assur, eller för all den hop, som när honom är; ty med oss är en större än med honom.
8 They have to rely on the power of humans, but we have Yahweh our God to help us and to fight battles for us.” So the people became more confident because of what Hezekiah, the king of Judah, said.
Med honom är en köttslig arm; men med oss är Herren vår Gud, att han skall hjelpa oss, och föra våra strid. Och folket förlät sig på Jehiskia, Juda Konungs, ord.
9 Later, when Sennacherib and all his soldiers were surrounding Lachish [city], he sent some officers to Jerusalem to give this message to King Hezekiah and to all the people of Judah who were there:
Derefter sände Sanherib, Konungen i Assur, sina tjenare till Jerusalem, ty han låg för Lachis, och all hans magt med honom, till Jehiskia, Juda Konung, och till hela Juda, som i Jerusalem var, och lät säga honom:
10 “[I am] Sennacherib, the [great] king of Assyria, [and] this is what I say: 'While you are staying in Jerusalem, my soldiers are surrounding the city. So why [RHQ] are you so confident?
Detta säger Sanherib, Konungen i Assur: Hvar förtrösten I eder uppå, I som bon uti det belagda Jerusalem?
11 Hezekiah says to you, “Yahweh our God will save us from [being defeated by the army of] the king of Assyria,” but he is misleading you. He wants you to die from having no food or water.
Jehiskia förförer eder, att han må komma eder i döden, hunger och törst, och säger: Herren vår Gud skall undsätta oss utu Konungens hand af Assyrien.
12 Isn’t Hezekiah the one who told his men to get rid of your god Yahweh’s shrines and altars on the hilltops, saying to [you people of] Jerusalem and other places in Judah, “You must worship at only one altar and burn sacrifices on only that altar”?
Är icke han den Jehiskia, som hans höjder och altare bortkastat hafver, och sagt till Juda och Jerusalem: För ett altare skolen I tillbedja, och deruppå röka.
13 'Do you people not know what I and my ancestors have done to all the people-groups in other countries? [We destroyed them all, and] none of the gods of those nations were ever able to prevent my [troops] from conquering them! So how can your god prevent my soldiers from conquering you?
Veten I icke, hvad jag och mine fäder gjort hafva allom folkom i landen? Hafva ock Hedningarnas gudar i landen kunnat hjelpa deras land ifrå mine hand?
Hvilken är den af alla dessa Hedningarnas gudar, som mina fäder nederlagdt hafva, som hafver kunnat hjelpa sitt folk utu mine hand; att edar Gud skulle förmå hjelpa eder utu mine hand?
15 So do not allow Hezekiah to deceive you like this. Do not believe what he says, because no god of any nation or kingdom has ever been able to rescue his people from being conquered by my army and the armies of my ancestors. So certainly your god will not be able to rescue you from my power'.”
Så låter icke nu Hiskia bedraga eder, och låter icke tälja eder i sådant sinne, och tror honom intet; förty, medan ingen alla Hedningars och Konungarikens gud hafver kunnat hjelpa sitt folk ifrå mine och mina fäders hand, så varda icke heller edre gudar eder hjelpande ifrå mine hand.
16 Sennacherib’s officers said more things to belittle Yahweh the God of the Israelis and Hezekiah, who served God [well].
Dertill talade hans tjenare ännu mer emot Herran Gud, och emot hans tjenare Jehiskia.
17 King Sennacherib wrote more letters insulting Yahweh, the God whom the Israelis [belonged to/worshiped]. He said things like this: “The gods [worshiped by] the people-groups in other countries did not rescue their people from my power. Similarly, the god of Hezekiah will not rescue his people from my power.”
Skref han ock bref ut, deruti han hädde Herran Israels Gud, och talade om honom, och sade: Såsom Hedningarnas gudar i landen icke hafva hulpit deras folk ifrå mine hand, så varder ock icke Jehiskia Gud hjelpandes hans folk ifrå mine hand.
18 Then King Sennachereb’s officers shouted in the Hebrew language to the people who were on the wall, in order to cause them to be terrified, thinking that as a result the army of Assyria could capture the city [without a battle].
Och de ropade med höga röst, på Judiskt mål, till folket i Jerusalem, som på muren voro, till att göra dem rädda och förskräckta, att de så måtte få staden.
19 They belittled the God [worshiped by the people] of Jerusalem as they belittled the gods of the other people-groups of the world—saying that they were only [idols] made by humans.
Och talade de så emot Jerusalems Gud, såsom emot folkens gudar på jordene, hvilke menniskos handaverk voro.
20 Then King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah cried out to God, praying about this.
Men Konung Jehiskia med Prophetenom Esaia, Amos son, bådo deremot, och ropade till himmelen.
21 And [that night] Yahweh sent an angel who killed all the soldiers of Assyria and their leaders and their officers in the place where the king of Assyria and his army had set up their tents. So the king of Assyria left and returned to his own country, very disgraced. And one day when he went into the temple of his god, some of his sons struck him with their swords and killed him.
Och Herren sände en Ängel, som förgjorde alla de väldiga i hären, och Förstarna och öfverstarna i Konungens lägre af Assyrien; så att han med skam drog åter till sitt land igen. Och då han gick uti sins guds hus, dråpo honom der med svärd, de som af hans eget lif komne voro.
22 That is how Yahweh rescued Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem from the power of Sennacherib, the king of Assyria, and from their other enemies. Yahweh took care of them (OR, gave them peace) everywhere in the country.
Alltså halp Herren Jehiskia, och dem i Jerusalem, utu Sanheribs hand, Konungens i Assyrien, och alla andras; och bevarade dem för allom omkring;
23 Many people brought offerings for Yahweh to Jerusalem, and also brought valuable gifts for King Hezekiah. And from that time, Hezekiah was highly respected/honored by the people of all the other nations.
Så att månge båro skänker Herranom till Jerusalem, och klenodier Jehiskia, Juda Konung. Och han vardt sedan högt räknad för alla Hedningar.
24 About that time, Hezekiah became very ill. He was about to die. But he prayed to Yahweh, and Yahweh answered his prayer. He performed a miracle [and healed Hezekiah].
På den tiden vardt Jehiskia dödsjuk, och han bad Herran; han hörde honom, och gaf honom ett tecken.
25 But Hezekiah [SYN] was very proud, and he did not thank Yahweh for being kind to him. Therefore Yahweh was angry with him and [and punished him] and [the people of] Jerusalem and other places in Judah.
Dock vedergalt icke Jehiskia, efter som honom gifvet var; ty hans hjerta upphof sig; derföre kom vrede öfver honom, och öfver Juda, och Jerusalem.
26 Then Hezekiah said that he was sorry for being proud, and the people of Jerusalem also said that they were sorry [for their sins]. So Yahweh did not punish them during the remaining years that Hezekiah [was their king].
Men Jehiskia ödmjukade sig, att hans hjerta hade upphäfvit sig, samt med dem i Jerusalem; derföre kom Herrans vrede icke öfver dem, så länge Jehiskia lefde.
27 Hezekiah became very rich and was greatly honored. His [workers] made storerooms for his silver and gold, and for his very valuable stones, and for spices and shields and other valuable things.
Och Jehiskia hade ganska stora rikedomar och härlighet; och han gjorde sig en skatt af silfver, guld, ädla stenar, örter, sköldar och allahanda kostelig tyg;
28 [His workers] also built buildings to store the grain and wine and [olive] oil [that people produced and brought to him]. They also made stalls for various kinds of cattle and pens for his flocks [of sheep and goats].
Och hus till inkommandes årsväxt, vin och oljo; och stall för allahanda boskap, och hus för får.
29 They built towns and acquired for the king many flocks [of sheep and goats] and herds [of cattle], because God had enabled him to become very rich.
Och han byggde sig städer, och hade boskap, får och fä till en stor hop; förty Gud gaf honom ganska många ägodelar.
30 Hezekiah was the one who told his workers to block the place where the water flows out of the Gihon Spring, and to build a tunnel through which the water flowed to the west side of the area called ‘The City of David’. He was able to do everything that he wanted to do.
Han är den Jehiskia, som igentäppte den öfra vattukällona i Gihon, och ledde henne nedåt, vester om Davids stad. Och var Jehiskia lyckosam i alla sina gerningar.
31 But when messengers who were sent by the rulers of Babylon came and asked about the miracle that God had performed for him, God allowed Hezekiah to say what he himself wanted to say, in order to test [whether or not Hezekiah would admit that God had performed a miracle].
Men då de öfverstars sändningabåd af Babel till honom sände voro, att fråga efter det undertecken, som i landena skedt var, öfvergaf Gud honom, så att han försökte honom; på det att kunnigt skulle varda allt det i hans hjerta var.
32 A record of the other things that happened while Hezekiah was ruling, and the things that he did to please God, is on the scroll in which is written the vision that [Yahweh gave to] the prophet Isaiah. It is also written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah and Israel’.
Hvad nu mer af Jehiskia sägande är, och om hans barmhertighet, si, det är skrifvet i den Propheten Esaia, Amos sons, syn, uti Juda och Israels Konungars bok.
33 When Hezekiah died, he was buried in the tombs where the most respected kings [of Judah] were buried. Everyone in Jerusalem and other places in Judah honored him. Then his son Manasseh became the king.
Och Jehiskia afsomnade med sina fäder, och de begrofvo honom öfver Davids barnas grifter; och hele Juda och de i Jerusalem gjorde honom äro i hans död. Och hans son Manasse vardt Konung i hans stad.
