1 Koenige 15

1 Im achtzehnten Jahr des Königs Jerobeam, des Sohnes Nebats, ward Abiam König in Juda,

After Jeroboam had been the king of Israel for almost 18 years, Abijah became the king of Judah.

2 und regierte drei Jahre zu Jerusalem. Seine Mutter hieß Maacha, eine Tochter Abisaloms.

He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah, the granddaughter of [David’s son] Absalom.

3 Und er wandelte in allen Sünden seines Vaters, die er vor ihm getan hatte, und sein Herz war nicht rechtschaffen an dem HERRN, seinem Gott, wie das Herz seines Vaters David.

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 um Davids willen gab der HERR, sein Gott, ihm eine Leuchte zu Jerusalem, daß er seinen Sohn nach ihn erweckte und Jerusalem erhielt,

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 darum daß David getan hatte, was dem HERRN wohl gefiel, und nicht gewichen war von allem, was er ihm gebot sein Leben lang, außer dem Handel mit Uria, dem Hethiter.

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 Es war aber Krieg zwischen Rehabeam und Jerobeam sein Leben lang.

There were wars between [the armies of] Rehoboam and Jeroboam all during the time that Abijah ruled.

7 Was aber mehr von Abiam zu sagen ist und alles, was er getan hat, siehe, das ist geschrieben in der Chronik der Könige Juda's. Es war aber Krieg zwischen Abiam und Jerobeam.

Everything else that Abijah did is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.

8 Und Abiam entschlief mit seinen Vätern, und sie begruben ihn in der Stadt Davids. Und Asa, sein Sohn, ward König an seiner Statt.

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 Jahr des Königs Jerobeam über Israel ward Asa König in Juda,

After Jeroboam had been the king of Israel for almost 20 years, Asa started to rule Judah.

10 und regierte einundvierzig Jahre zu Jerusalem. Seine Mutter hieß Maacha, eine Tochter Abisaloms.

He ruled in Jerusalem for 41 years. His grandmother was Maacah, the granddaughter of Absalom.

11 Und Asa tat was dem HERRN wohl gefiel, wie sein Vater David,

Asa did what was pleasing to Yahweh, as his ancestor David had done.

12 und tat die Hurer aus dem Lande und tat ab alle Götzen, 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 Dazu setzte er auch sein Mutter Maacha ab, daß sie nicht mehr Herrin war, weil sie ein Greuelbild gemacht hatte der Ascherah. Und Asa rottete aus ihr Greuelbild und verbrannte es am Bach Kidron.

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 Aber die Höhen taten sie nicht ab. Doch war das Herz Asas rechtschaffen an dem 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 Und das Silber und Gold und Gefäß, das sein Vater geheiligt hatte, und was von ihm selbst geheiligt war, brachte er ein zum Hause des HERRN.

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 Und es war ein Streit zwischen Asa und Baesa, dem König Israels, ihr Leben lang.

There were wars between [the armies of] Asa and Baasha, the king of Israel, all during the time that they ruled.

17 Basea aber, der König Israels, zog herauf wider Juda und baute Rama, daß niemand sollte aus und ein ziehen auf Asas Seite, des Königs Juda's.

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, das übrig war im Schatz des Hauses des HERRN und im Schatz des Hauses des Königs, und gab's in seiner Knechte Hände und sandte sie zu Benhadad, dem Sohn Tabrimmons, des Sohnes Hesjons, dem König zu Syrien, der zu Damaskus wohnte, 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 Es ist ein Bund zwischen mir und dir und zwischen meinem Vater und deinem Vater; darum schicke ich dir ein Geschenk, Silber und Gold, daß du fahren lassest den Bund, den du mit Baesa, dem König Israels, hast, daß er von mir abziehe.

“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 gehorchte dem König Asa und sandte seine Hauptleute wider die Städte Israels und schlug Ijon und Dan und Abel-Beth-Maacha, das ganze Kinneroth samt dem Lande Naphthali.

[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 Da das Baesa hörte, ließ er ab zu bauen Rama und zog wieder gen Thirza.

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 Der König Asa aber bot auf das ganze Juda, niemand ausgenommen, und sie nahmen die Steine und das Holz von Rama weg, womit Baesa gebaut hatte; und der König Asa baute damit Geba-Benjamin und Mizpa.

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 Was aber mehr von Asa zu sagen ist und alle seine Macht und alles, was er getan hat, und die Städte, die er gebaut hat, siehe, das ist geschrieben in der Chronik der Könige Juda's. Nur war er in seinem Alter an seinen Füßen krank.

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 Und Asa entschlief mit seinen Vätern und ward begraben mit seinen Vätern in der Stadt Davids, seines Vaters. Und Josaphat, sein Sohn, ward König an seiner Statt.

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 Nadab aber, der Sohn Jerobeams, ward König über Israel im zweiten Jahr Asas, des Königs Juda's, und 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 tat, was dem HERRN übel gefiel, und wandelte in dem Wege seines Vaters und in seiner Sünde, durch die er Israel hatte sündigen gemacht.

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 Aber Baesa, der Sohn Ahias, aus dem Hause Isaschar, machte einen Bund wider ihn und erschlug ihn zu Gibbethon, welches den Philistern gehört. Denn Nadab und das ganze Israel belagerten Gibbethon.

[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 Also tötete ihn Baesa im dritten Jahr Asas, des Königs Juda's, und ward König an seiner Statt.

That [DOU] was when Asa had been [the king ruling] Judah for almost three years. Then Baasha became the king of Israel.

29 Als er nun König war, schlug er das ganze Haus Jerobeam und ließ nichts übrig, was Odem hatte, von Jerobeam, bis er ihn vertilgte, nach dem Wort des HERRN, das er geredet hatte durch seinen Knecht Ahia von Silo

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 um der Sünden willen Jerobeam, die er tat und durch die er Israel sündigen machte, mit dem Reizen, durch das er den HERRN, den Gott Israels, erzürnte.

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 Was aber mehr von Nadab zu sagen ist und alles, was er getan hat, siehe, das ist geschrieben in der Chronik der Könige Israels.

Everything else that Nadab did is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.

32 Und es war Krieg zwischen Asa und Baesa, dem König Israels, ihr Leben lang.

There were wars between [the armies of] King Asa and King Baasha all the time that they ruled.

33 Im dritten Jahr Asas, des Königs Juda's, ward Baesa, der Sohn Ahias, König über das ganze Israel zu Thirza 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 und tat, was dem HERRN übel gefiel, und wandelte in dem Wege Jerobeams und in seiner Sünde, durch die er Israel hatte sündigen gemacht.

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.