1 Koenige 15
1 Im achtzehnten Jahre des Königs Jeroboam, des Nabatsohnes, ward Abia König in Juda.
After Jeroboam had been the king of Israel for almost 18 years, Abijah became the king of Judah.
2 Er regierte zu Jerusalem drei Jahre, und seine Mutter hieß Maaka, des Abisalom Tochter.
He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah, the granddaughter of [David’s son] Absalom.
3 Er wandelte in allen Sünden seines Vaters, die er vor ihm getan hatte, und sein Herz war nicht ganz beim Herrn, seinem Gott, wie seines Vaters David Herz.
Abijah committed the same kind of sins that his father had committed. He was not fully dedicated/committed to Yahweh his God, as his grandfather David had been.
4 Denn nur um Davids willen hatte ihm der Herr, sein Gott, eine Leuchte zu Jerusalem gelassen, daß er seinen Sohn nach ihm erstehen und Jerusalem bestehen ließ.
But, because of [what Yahweh his God had promised to] David, Yahweh gave Abijah a son [MET] to rule in Jerusalem after him, and in order to protect Jerusalem [from their enemies].
5 Denn David hatte getan, was recht war in den Augen des Herrn, und war in nichts abgewichen von dem, was er ihm geboten, sein ganzes Leben lang, außer in der Sache des Chittiters Urias.
Yahweh did that because David had always done what pleased Yahweh and because David had always obeyed Yahweh. The only time when he disobeyed Yahweh was when he caused Uriah [to be killed].
6 Zwischen Rechabeam und Jeroboam aber war zeitlebens Krieg.
There were wars between [the armies of] Rehoboam and Jeroboam all during the time that Abijah ruled.
7 Ist der Rest der Geschichte Abias und alles dessen, was er getan, nicht im Buche der Geschichte der Könige Judas aufgeschrieben? Auch zwischen Abia und Jeroboam war Krieg.
Everything else that Abijah did is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.
8 Als sich Abia zu seinen Vätern legte, begrub man ihn in der Davidsstadt, und sein Sohn Asa ward an seiner Statt König.
Abijah died [EUP] and was buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’, and his son Asa became king.
9 Im zwanzigsten Jahre des israelitischen Königs Jeroboam ward Asa König in Juda.
After Jeroboam had been the king of Israel for almost 20 years, Asa started to rule Judah.
10 Er regierte in Jerusalem einundvierzig Jahre. Seine Mutter hieß Maaka, des Abisalom Tochter.
He ruled in Jerusalem for 41 years. His grandmother was Maacah, the granddaughter of Absalom.
11 Asa tat, wie sein Ahne David, was recht war in des Herrn Augen.
Asa did what was pleasing to Yahweh, as his ancestor David had done.
12 So trieb er die Tempeldirnen aus dem Land und beseitigte all die Schandgestalten, die seine Väter gemacht hatten.
He got rid of the male prostitutes that were at the places where the people worshiped idols, and he also got rid of all the idols that his ancestors had made.
13 Auch seine Mutter Maaka setzte er als Herrin ab, weil sie ein Schandbild der Aschera gemacht hatte. Asa hieb ihr Schandbild um und verbrannte es im Kidrontal.
He also removed his grandmother Maacah so that she no longer had influence in the government [because of] being the mother of a previous king. He did that because she had made a disgusting [wooden] statue of the goddess Asherah. Asa [told his workers to] cut down the statue and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
14 Die Höhen aber waren nicht beseitigt worden. Doch blieb Asas Herz ganz beim Herrn sein Leben lang.
He was not able to destroy all the places where the people worshiped [idols] on the high hills, but he continued to be dedicated/committed to Yahweh his entIre life.
15 Er brachte seines Vaters Weihegaben und seine eigenen Gaben in das Haus des Herrn, Silber, Gold und Geräte.
He [told his workers to] place in the temple all the items that his father had dedicated to God, and all the gold and silver things that he had dedicated to God.
16 Zwischen Asa und Baësa, Israels König, aber war immer Krieg.
There were wars between [the armies of] Asa and Baasha, the king of Israel, all during the time that they ruled.
17 Israels König Baësa nun zog gegen Juda und baute Rama aus, um dem Judakönig Asa Aus- und Einzug zu versperren.
Baasha’s army invaded Judah. They captured Ramah [town north of Jerusalem]. Then they started to build a wall around it in order to prevent people from entering or leaving the area in Judah that was ruled by King Asa.
18 Da nahm Asa alles Silber und Gold in den Schatzkammern des Hauses und die Schätze im königlichen Haus und händigte sie seinen Dienern ein. Dann sandte sie der König Asa zu dem König von Aram, Benhadad, dem Sohn des Tabrimmon und Chesjons Enkel, der zu Damaskus saß, und ließ ihm sagen:
So Asa [told] his workers [to] take all the silver and gold that was still in the storerooms in the temple and in the palace. He told them to take it to Damascus and give it to King Ben-Hadad who ruled Syria. Ben-Hadad was the son of Tabrimmon and grandson of Hezion. He told the workers to say this to Ben-Hadad:
19 "Zwischen mir und dir sei ein Bund, wie zwischen meinem und deinem Vater! Hier sende ich dir ein Geschenk an Silber und Gold. Wohlan! Brich deinen Bund mit Israels König Baësa! Dann zieht er von mir ab."
“I want there to be a peace treaty between you and me, like there was between your father and my father. For that reason, I am giving you this silver and gold. So now please cancel the treaty that you made with Baasha, the king of Israel, in order that he will take his soldiers away from attacking mine, [because he will be afraid of your army].”
20 Benhadad nun hörte auf König Asa und sandte seine Heeresobersten gegen die Städte Israels. Er verheerte ljjon, Dan, Abel Bet Maaka und ganz Kinerot samt dem ganzen Land Naphtali.
[So the workers went and gave the message to] Ben-Hadad, [and he] did what Asa suggested. He sent his army commanders [and their soldiers] to attack some of the towns in Israel. They captured Ijon, Dan, Abel-Beth-Maacah, the area near Galilee Lake, and all the land of [the tribe of] Naphtali.
21 Als dies Baësa vernahm, ließ er den Ausbau von Rama und blieb in Tirsa.
When Baasha heard about that, he [told his soldiers to] stop working at Ramah. He [and his soldiers returned to] Tirzah [and] stayed there.
22 Nun hatte der König Asa ganz Juda aufgeboten; keiner war davon befreit, und sie schafften die Steine und Balken fort, mit denen Baësa Rama ausgebaut hatte. König Asa baute damit Geba in Benjamin und Mispa aus.
Then King Asa sent a message to all the [people in the] towns in Judah, stating that they all were required to go to Ramah and carry away the stones and timber that Baasha’s soldiers had been using to build a wall around the city. With those stones and timber they fortified Mizpah [city north of Jerusalem], and Geba, [a town] in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin.
23 Ist der Rest der Geschichte Asas und all seine Heldentaten und alles, was er sonst getan, sowie die Städte, die er ausgebaut, nicht im Buche der Geschichte der Könige Judas aufgezeichnet? Im Alter aber litt er an kranken Füßen.
Everything else that Asa did, the armies that his soldiers defeated, and the names of the cities that he caused to be fortified, are [RHQ] written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’. But when Asa became old, he got a disease in his feet.
24 Als sich Asa zu seinen Vätern legte, ward er bei seinen Vätern in der Davidsstadt begraben. Sein Sohn Josaphat ward an seiner Statt König.
He died [EUP] and was buried where his ancestors were buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. Then his son Jehoshaphat became king.
25 Jeroboams Sohn Nadab war in Israel König geworden im zweiten Jahre des Judakönigs Asa. Er regierte über Israel zwei Jahre.
After Asa had been the king of Judah for almost two years, King Jeroboam’s son Nadab started to rule Israel. He ruled for two years.
26 Und er tat, was dem Herrn mißfiel, Und wandelte auf seines Vaters Weg und in seiner Sünde, zu der er Israel verführt hatte.
He did things that Yahweh considered to be evil. His behavior was sinful like his father’s behavior had been, and what he did led the people of Israel to sin.
27 Achias Sohn Baësa vom Hause Issakar aber verschwor sich gegen ihn. Und Baësa erschlug ihn zu Gibbeton, das den Philistern gehörte, als Nadab mit ganz Israel Gibbeton belagerte.
[A man named] Baasha, from the tribe of Issachar, planned to harm him. He killed Nadab when Nadab and his army had surrounded Gibbethon [city] in the Philistia area.
28 So tötete ihn Baësa im dritten Jahre des Judakönigs Asa und ward an seiner Statt König.
That [DOU] was when Asa had been [the king ruling] Judah for almost three years. Then Baasha became the king of Israel.
29 Sobald er König geworden war, schlug er Jeroboams ganzes Haus. Er ließ von Jeroboam nichts übrig, was Odem hatte, bis er es vertilgt hatte, nach des Herrn Wort, das er durch seinen Diener Achia, den Siloniter, gesprochen hatte,
As soon as Baasha became king, [he commanded his soldiers to] kill all of Jeroboam’s family. Doing what Yahweh had told the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh would happen, they killed all of Jeroboam’s family. None of them (was left/remained alive).
30 Und zwar wegen Jeroboams Sünden, die er getan und zu denen er Israel verleitet durch das Ärgernis, durch das er dem Herrn, Israels Gott, eine Kränkung bereitet hatte.
That happened because Yahweh had become very angry with Jeroboam because of all the sins that Jeroboam had committed, and because of the sins that he had persuaded the people of Israel to commit.
31 Ist der Rest der Geschichte Nadabs und alles dessen, was er getan, nicht im Buch der Geschichte der Könige Israels aufgezeichnet?
Everything else that Nadab did is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
32 Zwischen Asa und dem König Israels, Baësa, aber war immer Krieg.
There were wars between [the armies of] King Asa and King Baasha all the time that they ruled.
33 Im dritten Jahre des Judakönigs Asa ward des Achia Sohn Baësa König über Israels ganzen Rest zu Tirsa für vierundzwanzig Jahre.
After Asa had been the king of Judah for almost three years, Baasha, the son of Ahijah, started to rule Israel at Tirzah [city]. He ruled for 24 years.
34 Er tat, was dem Herrn mißfiel, und wandelte auf Jeroboams Weg und in seiner Sünde, zu der er Israel verführt hatte.
He did things that Yahweh considered to be evil, and his behavior was sinful like his father’s had been, and he led the people of Israel to sin.
