2 Chronik 21

1 Und Josaphat entschlief mit seinen Vätern und ward begraben bei seinen Vätern in der Stadt Davids; und sein Sohn Joram ward König an seiner Statt.

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].

2 Und er hatte Brüder, Josaphats Söhne, Asarja, Jehiel, Sacharja, Asarja, Michael und Sephatja; diese waren alle Kinder Josaphats, des Königs Judas.

His [younger] brothers were Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah.

3 Und ihr Vater gab ihnen viel Gaben von Silber, Gold und Kleinod mit festen Städten in Juda; aber das Königreich gab er Joram, denn der war der Erstgeborne.

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.

4 Da aber Joram aufkam über das Königreich seines Vaters und sein mächtig ward, erwürgete er seine Brüder alle mit dem Schwert, dazu auch etliche Oberste in Israel.

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.

5 Zweiunddreißig Jahre alt war Joram, da er König ward, und regierete acht Jahre zu Jerusalem.

Jehoram was 32 years old when he became the king, and he ruled in Jerusalem for eight years.

6 Und wandelte in dem Wege der Könige Israels, wie das Haus Ahab getan hatte, denn Ahabs Tochter war sein Weib; und tat, das dem HERRN übel gefiel.

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.

7 Aber der HERR wollte das Haus David nicht verderben um des Bundes willen, den er mit David gemacht hatte, und wie er geredet hatte, ihm eine Leuchte zu geben und seinen Kindern immerdar.

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.

8 Zu seiner Zeit fielen die Edomiter ab von Juda und machten über sich einen König.

While Jehoram was ruling, the people of [the] Edom [region] rebelled against [the king of] Judah and appointed their own king.

9 Denn Joram war hinübergezogen mit seinen Obersten, und alle Wagen mit ihm, und hatte sich des Nachts aufgemacht und die Edomiter um ihn her und die Obersten der Wagen geschlagen.

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.

10 Darum fielen die Edomiter ab von Juda bis auf diesen Tag. Zur selben Zeit fiel Libna auch von ihm ab. Denn er verließ den HERRN, seiner Väter Gott.

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].

11 Auch machte er Höhen auf den Bergen in Juda und machte die zu Jerusalem huren und verführete Juda.

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.

12 Es kam aber Schrift zu ihm von dem Propheten Elia, die lautete also: So spricht der HERR, der Gott deines Vaters David: Darum daß du nicht gewandelt hast in den Wegen deines Vaters Josaphat noch in den Wegen Assas, des Königs Judas,

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.

13 sondern wandelst in dem Wege der Könige Israels und machest, daß Juda und die zu Jerusalem huren nach der Hurerei des Hauses Ahab, und hast dazu deine Brüder deines Vaters Hauses erwürget, die besser waren denn du,

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.

14 siehe, so wird dich der HERR mit einer großen Plage schlagen an deinem Volk, an deinen Kindern, an deinen Weibern und an all deiner Habe.

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.

15 Du aber wirst viel Krankheit haben in deinem Eingeweide, bis daß dein Eingeweide vor Krankheit herausgehe von Tage zu Tage.

And you yourself will have an intestinal disease that will continue to become worse, and you will suffer from it until you die.'”

16 Also erweckte der HERR wider Joram den Geist der Philister und Araber, die neben den Mohren liegen;

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.

17 und zogen herauf nach Juda und zerrissen sie und führeten weg alle Habe, die vorhanden war im Hause des Königs, dazu seine Söhne und seine Weiber, daß ihm kein Sohn überblieb, ohne Joahas, sein jüngster Sohn.

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.

18 Und nach dem allem plagte ihn der HERR in seinem Eingeweide mit solcher Krankheit, die nicht zu heilen war.

After that happened, Yahweh caused Jehoram to be afflicted with an intestinal disease that no one could cure.

19 Und da das währete von Tage zu Tage, als die Zeit zweier Jahre um war, ging sein Eingeweide von ihm mit seiner Krankheit, und er starb an bösen Krankheiten. Und sie machten nicht über ihm einen Brand, wie sie seinen Vätern getan hatten.

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.

20 Zweiunddreißig Jahre alt war er, da er König ward, und regierete acht Jahre zu Jerusalem und wandelte, daß nicht fein war. Und sie begruben ihn in der Stadt Davids, aber nicht unter der Könige Gräber.

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.