2 Krønikebok 21

1 So lagde Josafat seg til kvile hjå federne sine, og han vart gravlagd hjå federne sine i Davidsbyen. Og Joram, son hans, vart konge i staden hans.

And Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David. And his son Jehoram reigned in his place.

2 Han hadde nokre brør, sønerne åt Josafat; det var Azarja og Jehiel og Zakarja og Azarja og Mikael og Sefatja, som alle var søner åt kong Josafat, Israels-kongen i Israel.

Jehoram’s brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat, were Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah; these were all sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.

3 Far deira hadde gjeve deim store gåvor utav sylv, gull og kostnadting og faste byar i Juda, men kongedømet gav han til Joram, for han var den eldste.

Their father had given them many gifts of silver and gold and precious things, as well as the fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.

4 Men då Joram hadde fenge under seg riket åt far sin og hadde styrkt magti si, då let han alle brørne sine drepe med sverdet, og nokre av Israels-hovdingarne ogso.

When Jehoram had established himself over his father’s kingdom, he strengthened himself by putting to the sword all his brothers along with some of the princes of Israel.

5 Tvo og tretti år gamall var Joram då han vart konge, og åtte år rådde han i Jerusalem.

Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years.

6 Han gjekk på same vegarne som Israels-kongarne, og soleis som Ahabs hus hadde gjort; for han var gift med ei dotter til Ahab, og han gjorde det som vondt var i Herrens augo.

And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD.

7 Like vel vilde Herren ikkje tyna Davids hus for den pakti skuld som han hadde gjort med David, og etter det som han hadde lova, at det alltid skulde lysa ei lampa for honom og sønerne hans.

Yet the LORD was unwilling to destroy the house of David, because of the covenant He had made with David, and since He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever.

8 I hans tid reiv edomitarne seg laus ifrå Juda og kåra seg ein konge.

In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.

9 Då drog Joram ut med hovdingarne sine og alle stridsvognerne sine, og han tok ut um natti og slo edomitarne, som kringsette honom, og hovudsmennerne yver vognheren.

So Jehoram crossed into Edom with his officers and all his chariots. When the Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, he rose up and attacked by night.

10 Soleis kom Edom seg laus ifrå Juda, og er fri den dag i dag. Den gongen reiv Libna seg laus ifrå honom, for di han hadde svike Herren, sin fedregud.

So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled against his rule at the same time, because Jehoram had forsaken the LORD, the God of his fathers.

11 Han og bygde upp offerhaugar i Judafjelli og forførde Jerusalems-buarne til utukt og Juda til fråfall.

Jehoram had also built high places on the hills of Judah; he had caused the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves and had led Judah astray.

12 Då kom det eit brev til honom frå profeten Elia, og der stod det: «So segjer Herren, Gud åt far din, David: «For di du ikkje hev gjenge på vegarne åt Josafat, far din, eller åt Juda-kongen Asa,

Then a letter came to Jehoram from Elijah the prophet, which stated: “This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘You have not walked in the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or of Asa king of Judah,

13 men hev gjenge på vegarne åt Israels-kongarne, og hev forført Juda og Jerusalems-buarne til utukt, sameleis som Ahabs hus forførde til det, og endå til hev drepe brørne dine, frendarne dine, som var betre enn du er sjølv,

but you have walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and have caused Judah and the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves, just as the house of Ahab prostituted itself. You have also killed your brothers, your father’s family, who were better than you.

14 so vil Herren no lata eit veldugt slag råma folket ditt, sønerne dine, konorne dine og alt det som du eig.

So behold, the LORD is about to strike your people, your sons, your wives, and all your possessions with a serious blow.

15 Og sjølv skal du få ein fæl sjukdom i innvolarne dine, so at um år og dag skal innvolarne dine falla ut for skuld sjukdomen.»»

And day after day you yourself will suffer from a severe illness, a disease of your bowels, until it causes your bowels to come out.’”

16 Herren øste då upp filistarane imot Joram, og dei arabarane som budde attmed med ætioparne,

Then the LORD stirred against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines and Arabs who lived near the Cushites.

17 so dei drog upp imot Juda, trengde seg inn i det og rana alt det som fanst i huset åt kongen, og dertil sønerne og konorne hans, so han hadde ikkje att nokon son so nær som den yngste av sønerne, Joahaz.

So they went to war against Judah, invaded it, and carried off all the possessions found in the king’s palace, along with his sons and wives; not a son was left to him except Jehoahaz, his youngest.

18 Og etter alt dette slo Herren honom med ein ulækjeleg sjukdom i innvolarne hans.

After all this, the LORD afflicted Jehoram with an incurable disease of the bowels.

19 Etter år og dag, då tvo år var lidne, fall innvolarne hans fram for skuld sjukdomen hans, og han døydde med harde lidingar. Folket hans kveikte ikkje noko bål for honom, soleis som for federne hans.

This continued day after day until two full years had passed. Finally, his intestines came out because of his disease, and he died in severe pain. And his people did not make a fire in his honor as they had done for his fathers.

20 Tvo og tretti år gamall var han då han vart konge; i åtte år rådde han i Jerusalem. Dei gravlagde honom i Davidsbyen, men ikkje i kongegraverne.

Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. He died, to no one’s regret, and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.