2 Chronicles 21

1 Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in David’s city; and Jehoram his son reigned in his place.

Og Josafat laa med sine Fædre og blev begraven hos sine Fædre i Davids Stad, og hans Søn Joram blev Konge i hans Sted.

2 He had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah. All these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.

Og han havde Brødre, Sønner af Josafat: Asaria og Jehiel og Sakaria og Asaria og Mikael og Sefatja; alle disse vare Josafats, Israels Konges, Sønner.

3 Their father gave them great gifts of silver, of gold, and of precious things, with fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram, because he was the firstborn.

Og deres Fader gav dem mange Gaver af Sølv og af Guld og kostbare Sager, tillige med faste Stæder i Juda; men Riget gav han Joram, thi han var den førstefødte.

4 Now when Jehoram had risen up over the kingdom of his father, and had strengthened himself, he killed all his brothers with the sword, and also some of the princes of Israel.

Og der Joram havde overtaget sin Faders Rige og havde befæstet sig, slog han alle sine Brødre ihjel med Sværdet, ja ogsaa nogle af de Øverste i Israel.

5 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

Joram var to og tredive Aar gammel, der han blev Konge, og regerede otte Aar i Jerusalem.

6 He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did Ahab’s house, for he had Ahab’s daughter as his wife. He did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight.

Og han vandrede i Israels Kongers Vej, ligesom Akabs Hus gjorde; thi Akabs Datter var hans Hustru; og han gjorde det, som var ondt for Herrens Øjne.

7 However the LORD would not destroy David’s house, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a lamp to him and to his children always.

Dog vilde Herren ikke ødelægge Davids Hus for den Pagts Skyld, som han havde gjort med David, og saaledes som han havde sagt, at han vilde give ham og hans Sønner et Lys alle Dage.

8 In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.

I hans Dage faldt Edom af fra Judas Herredømme, og de satte en Konge over sig.

9 Then Jehoram went there with his captains and all his chariots with him. He rose up by night and struck the Edomites who surrounded him, along with the captains of the chariots.

Derfor drog Joram over med sine Øverster og alle Vognene med ham, og han gjorde sig rede om Natten og slog Edom, som var trindt omkring ham, og de Øverste for deres Vogne.

10 So Edom has been in revolt from under the hand of Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time from under his hand, because he had forsaken the LORD, the God of his fathers.

Dog faldt Edom af fra Judas Herredømme indtil denne Dag; da faldt ogsaa Libna paa samme Tid af fra hans Herredømme; thi han forlod Herren, sine Fædres Gud.

11 Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and made the inhabitants of Jerusalem play the prostitute, and led Judah astray.

Han gjorde ogsaa Høje paa Judas Bjerge og forførte Indbyggerne i Jerusalem til at bole, ja han drev Juda dertil.

12 A letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, “the LORD, the God of David your father, says, ‘Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,

Og der kom en Skrivelse til ham fra Elias, Profeten, hvori han sagde: Saa siger Herren, din Fader Davids Gud: Fordi du ikke har vandret i din Fader Josafats Veje, ej heller i Asas, Judas Konges, Veje;

13 but have walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and have made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the prostitute like Ahab’s house did, and also have slain your brothers of your father’s house, who were better than yourself,

men du har vandret i Israels Kongers Vej og forført Juda og Jerusalems Indbyggere til at bole efter Akabs Hus's Bolerier, og du tilmed har ihjelslaget dine Brødre af din Faders Hus, hvilke vare bedre end du:

14 behold, the LORD will strike your people with a great plague, including your children, your wives, and all your possessions;

Se, derfor skal Herren slaa dit Folk og dine Børn og dine Hustruer og alt dit Gods med stor Plage

15 and you will have great sickness with a disease of your bowels, until your bowels fall out by reason of the sickness, day by day.’”

og dig selv med mange Smerter, ved en Sygdom i dine Indvolde, indtil dine Indvolde gaa ud formedelst Smerten, der skal vare fra Dag til Dag.

16 The LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines and of the Arabians who are beside the Ethiopians;

Saa opvakte Herren imod Joram Filisternes Aand og de Arabers, som bo ved Siden af Morianerne.

17 and they came up against Judah, broke into it, and carried away all the possessions that were found in the king’s house, including his sons and his wives, so that there was no son left to him except Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.

Og de droge op i Juda og brøde ind derudi og bortførte alt Godset, som fandtes i Kongens Hus og tilmed hans Sønner og hans Hustruer; og han beholdt ikke en Søn tilovers uden Joakas, den yngste af hans Sønner.

18 After all this the LORD struck him in his bowels with an incurable disease.

Og efter alt dette plagede Herren ham i hans Indvolde med Smerte, saa at der var ingen Lægedom.

19 In process of time, at the end of two years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness, and he died of severe diseases. His people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers.

Og det holdt ved fra Dag til Dag, og ved Enden af det andet Aar, da gik hans Indvolde ud under hans Sygdom, saa at han døde i gruelige Smerter; og hans Folk brændte intet til hans Ære, saaledes som de havde gjort for hans Fædre.

20 He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. He departed with no one’s regret. They buried him in David’s city, but not in the tombs of the kings.

Han var to og tredive Aar gammel, der han blev Konge, og regerede otte Aar i Jerusalem, og han vandrede saa, at ingen havde Længsel efter ham, og de begrove ham i Davids Stad, men ikke iblandt Kongernes Grave.