1 Koenige 15

1 Im achtzehnten [Regierungs-]Jahre des Königs Jerobeam, des Sohnes Nebats, ward Abija König über Juda.

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

2 Er regierte drei Jahre lang 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 völlig mit 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 Doch um Davids willen gab der HERR, sein Gott, ihm eine Leuchte zu Jerusalem, indem er seinen Sohn ihm nachfolgen 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 weil David getan hatte, was in den Augen des HERRN recht war, und nicht gewichen war von allem, was er ihm gebot, sein Leben lang, außer in der Sache Urijas, des Hetiters.

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, ihr Leben lang.

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

7 Was aber mehr von Abija zu sagen ist, und was er getan hat, ist das nicht geschrieben in der Chronik der Könige von Juda? Es war aber Krieg zwischen Abija und Jerobeam.

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

8 Und Abija legte sich zu 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 Jahre Jerobeams, des Königs von Israel, ward Asa König über Juda;

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

10 er regierte einundvierzig Jahre lang 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 wohlgefiel, wie sein Vater David.

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

12 Denn er schaffte die Schandbuben aus dem Lande und entfernte alle schändlichen 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 seine Mutter Maacha ab, daß sie nicht mehr Gebieterin war, weil sie ein Götzenbild der Aschera gemacht hatte. Und Asa rottete ihr Götzenbild aus und verbrannte es am Bach Kidron. Aber die Höhen tat er nicht ab.

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 Doch war das Herz Asas völlig mit 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 die Geräte, was sein Vater geweiht hatte und was er selbst weihte, das brachte er in das Haus 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 Es war aber Krieg zwischen Asa und Baesa, dem Könige von Israel, 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 Denn Baesa, der König von Israel, zog herauf wider Juda und baute Rama, um dem König von Juda keinen Ausgang und Eingang mehr zu lassen.

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 im Schatze des Hauses des HERRN und im Schatze des Königshauses übrig war, und gab es in die Hand seiner Knechte; und der König Asa sandte sie zu Benhadad, dem Sohne Tabrimmons, des Sohnes Hesions, dem König von 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 besteht ein Bund zwischen mir und dir, zwischen meinem Vater und deinem Vater, siehe, ich sende dir ein Geschenk von Silber und Gold; gehe hin, löse das Bündnis auf, das du mit Baesa, dem König von Israel, 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 Und Benhadad willfahrte dem König Asa und sandte seine Hauptleute wider die Städte Israels und schlug Jjon und Dan und Abel-Bet-Maacha und ganz Genezareth, samt dem ganzen Lande 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 Baesa solches hörte, ließ er ab, Rama zu bauen, und blieb zu Tirza.

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 erließ ein Aufgebot im ganzen Juda, so daß keiner frei blieb; Und sie nahmen von Rama die Steine und das Holz weg, womit Baesa gebaut hatte. Und der König Asa baute damit Geba in 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, ist das nicht geschrieben in der Chronik der Könige von Juda? Doch ward er in seinem Alter krank an den 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 Und Asa legte sich zu 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 Jahre [der Regierung] Asas, des Königs von Juda, und regierte zwei Jahre lang über Israel

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, wodurch er Israel zur Sünde 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 Aber Baesa, der Sohn Achijas, aus dem Hause Issaschar, machte eine Verschwörung wider ihn, und Baesa erschlug ihn zu Gibbeton, das den Philistern gehörte; denn Nadab und ganz Israel belagerten Gibbeton.

[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 Jahre Asas, des Königs von Juda, 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 geworden war, erschlug er das ganze Haus Jerobeams und ließ Jerobeam keine Seele übrig, bis er ihn vertilgt hatte nach dem Worte des HERRN, das er durch seinen Knecht Achija von Silo geredet hatte, um der Sünden Jerobeams willen,

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 die er tat, und zu denen er Israel verführt hatte, wegen seines Reizens, womit er den HERRN, den Gott Israels, zum Zorne reizte.

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, ist das nicht geschrieben in der Chronik der Könige von Israel?

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 von Israel, 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 von Juda, ward Baesa, der Sohn Achijas, König über ganz Israel zu Tirza, [und er regierte] vierundzwanzig Jahre lang.

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 er tat, was dem HERRN übel gefiel, und wandelte in dem Wege Jerobeams und in seiner Sünde, wodurch er Israel zur Sünde 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.