2 Chronik 26

1 Da nahm das ganze Volk Juda Usia, der war sechzehn Jahre alt, und machten ihn zum Könige an seines Vaters Amazia Statt.

Then all the people of Judah appointed his son, Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, as king in place of his father, Amaziah.

2 Derselbe bauete Eloth und brachte sie wieder an Juda, nachdem der König entschlafen war mit seinen Vätern.

He built up Eloth, and he restored it to the dominion of Judah. After this, the king slept with his fathers.

3 Sechzehn Jahre alt war Usia, da er König ward, und regierete zweiundfünfzig Jahre zu Jerusalem. Seine Mutter hieß Jechalja von Jerusalem.

Uzziah was sixteen years old when he had begun to reign. And he reigned for fifty-two years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Jecoliah, from Jerusalem.

4 Und er tat, das dem HERRN wohlgefiel, wie sein Vater Amazia getan hatte.

And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, in accord with all that his father, Amaziah, had done.

5 Und er suchte Gott, solange Sacharja lebte, der Lehrer in den Gesichten Gottes; und solange er den HERRN suchte, ließ ihm Gott gelingen.

And he sought the Lord, during the days of Zechariah, who understood and saw God. And while he was seeking the Lord, he directed him in all things.

6 Denn er zog aus und stritt wider die Philister; und zerriß die Mauern zu Gath und die Mauern zu Jabne und die Mauern zu Asdod; und bauete Städte um Asdod und unter den Philistern.

Indeed, he went out and fought against the Philistines. And he destroyed the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod. Also, he built towns in Ashdod, and among the Philistines.

7 Denn Gott half ihm wider die Philister, wider die Araber, wider die zu Gur-Baal und wider die Meuniter.

And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians, who were living in Gurbaal, and against the Ammonites.

8 Und die Ammoniter gaben Usia Geschenke, und er ward berühmt, bis man kommt nach Ägypten, denn er ward immer stärker und stärker.

And the Ammonites weighed out gifts to Uzziah. And his name became widely known, even to the entrance of Egypt, because of his frequent victories.

9 Und Usia bauete Türme zu Jerusalem am Ecktor und am Taltor und an andern Ecken und befestigte sie.

And Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem, above the gate of the corner, and above the gate of the valley, and others on the same side of the wall, and he fortified them.

10 Er bauete auch Schlösser in der Wüste und grub viel Brunnen; denn er hatte viel Viehes, beide in den Auen und auf den Ebenen; auch Ackerleute und Weingärtner an den Bergen und am Karmel, denn er hatte Lust zu Ackerwerk.

Then he also constructed towers in the wilderness, and dug many cisterns, because he had much cattle, both in the plains and in the starkness of the wilderness. Also, he had vineyards and dressers of vines in the mountains and at Carmel. Certainly, he was a man devoted to agriculture.

11 Und Usia hatte eine Macht zum Streit, die ins Heer zogen, von Kriegsknechten, in der Zahl gerechnet, unter der Hand Jeiels, des Schreibers, und Maesejas, des Amtmanns, unter der Hand Hananjas aus den Obersten des Königs.

Now the army of his warriors, who would go forth to battle, was under the hand of Jeiel, the scribe, and Maaseiah, the teacher, and under the hand of Hananiah, who was among the king’s commanders.

12 Und die Zahl der vornehmsten Väter unter den starken Kriegern war zweitausend und sechshundert.

And the entire number of the leaders, by the families of strong men, was two thousand six hundred.

13 Und unter ihrer Hand die Heersmacht dreihunderttausend und siebentausend und fünfhundert zum Streit geschickt in Heereskraft, zu helfen dem Könige wider die Feinde.

And the entire army under them was three hundred and seven thousand five hundred, who were fit for war, and who fought on behalf of the king against the adversaries.

14 Und Usia schickte ihnen für das ganze Heer Schilde, Spieße, Helme, Panzer, Bogen und Schleudersteine.

Also, Uzziah prepared for them, that is, for the entire army, shields, and spears, and helmets, and breastplates, and bows, as well as slings for the casting of stones.

15 Und machte zu Jerusalem Brustwehren künstlich, die auf den Türmen und Ecken sein sollten, zu schießen mit Pfeilen und großen Steinen. Und sein Gerücht kam weit aus, darum daß ihm sonderlich geholfen ward, bis er mächtig ward.

And in Jerusalem, he made various kinds of machines, which he placed in the towers, and at the corners of the walls, so as to shoot arrows and large stones. And his name went forth to far away places, for the Lord was helping him and had strengthened him.

16 Und da er mächtig worden war, erhub sich sein Herz zu seinem Verderben. Denn er vergriff sich an dem HERRN, seinem Gott, und ging in den Tempel des HERRN, zu räuchern auf dem Räuchaltar.

But when he had become strong, his heart was lifted up, even to his own destruction. And he neglected the Lord his God. And entering into the temple of the Lord, he intended to burn incense upon the altar of incense.

17 Aber Asarja, der Priester, ging ihm nach und achtzig Priester des HERRN mit ihm, redliche Leute,

And entering immediately after him, Azariah the priest, and with him eighty priests of the Lord, very valiant men,

18 und stunden wider Usia, den König, und sprachen zu ihm: Es gebührt dir, Usia, nicht, zu räuchern dem HERRN, sondern den Priestern, Aarons Kindern, die zu räuchern geheiliget sind. Gehe heraus aus dem Heiligtum, denn du vergreifest dich; und es wird dir keine Ehre sein vor Gott dem HERRN.

withstood the king, and they said: “It is not your office, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord; rather, it is the office of the priests, that is, of the sons of Aaron, who have been consecrated for this same ministry. Depart from the sanctuary, otherwise you will be in contempt. For this act will not be reputed to you for your glory by the Lord God.”

19 Aber Usia ward zornig; und hatte ein Räuchfaß in der Hand. Und da er mit den Priestern murrete, fuhr der Aussatz aus an seiner Stirn vor den Priestern im Hause des HERRN vor dem Räuchaltar.

And Uzziah, having become angry, while holding in his hand the censer so that he might burn incense, threatened the priests. And immediately a leprosy arose on his forehead, in the sight of the priests, in the house of the Lord, at the altar of incense.

20 Und Asarja, der oberste Priester, wandte das Haupt zu ihm, und alle Priester, und siehe, da war er aussätzig an seiner Stirn; und sie stießen ihn von dannen. Er eilete auch selbst, herauszugehen, denn seine Plage war vom HERRN.

And when the high priest Azariah, and all the rest of the priests, had gazed upon him, they saw the leprosy on his forehead, and they hurried to expel him. Then too, he himself, becoming terrified, rushed to depart, because immediately he had become aware of the wound of the Lord.

21 Also war Usia, der König, aussätzig bis an seinen Tod und wohnete in einem sondern Hause aussätzig; denn er ward verstoßen vom Hause des HERRN. Jotham aber, sein Sohn, stund des Königs Hause vor und richtete das Volk im Lande.

And so, king Uzziah was a leper, even until the day of his death. And he lived in a separate house, being full of leprosy, because of which he had been ejected from the house of the Lord. Then Jotham, his son, directed the house of the king, and he was judging the people of the land.

22 Was aber mehr von Usia zu sagen ist, beide das Erste und das Letzte, hat beschrieben der Prophet Jesaja, der Sohn Amoz.

But the rest of the words of Uzziah, the first and the last, were written by the prophet Isaiah, the son of Amoz.

23 Und Usia entschlief mit seinen Vätern, und sie begruben ihn bei seinen Vätern im Acker bei dem Begräbnis der Könige; denn sie sprachen: Er ist aussätzig. Und Jotham, sein Sohn, ward König an seiner Statt.

And Uzziah slept with his fathers. And they buried him in the field of the royal sepulchers, because he was a leper. And Jotham, his son, reigned in his place.