2 Krønikebok 26
1 So tok heile folket i Juda Uzzia og gjorde honom til konge i staden for Amasja, far hans; han var sekstan år gamall.
Then all the people of Judah appointed his son, Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, as king in place of his father, Amaziah.
2 Det var han som bygde Elot og lagde det under Juda att, då kongen hadde lagt seg til kvile hjå federne sine.
He built up Eloth, and he restored it to the dominion of Judah. After this, the king slept with his fathers.
3 Sekstan år gamall var Uzzia då han vart konge, og tvo og femti år rådde han i Jerusalem. Mor hans heitte Jekilja og var frå 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 Han gjorde det som rett var i Herrens augo, plent som Amasja, far hans, hadde gjort.
And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, in accord with all that his father, Amaziah, had done.
5 Han heldt ved med å søkja Gud so lenge Zakarja livde, han som skyna Guds syner. Og so lenge som han held seg til Herren, gav Gud honom lukka.
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 Han gjorde ei herferd imot filistarane og reiv ned bymurarne i Gat, Jabne og Asdod og bygde byar i Asdodbygderne og i Filistarlandet.
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 Gud hjelpte honom mot filistarane og mot dei arabarane som bur i Gur-Ba’al og mot me’unitarne.
And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians, who were living in Gurbaal, and against the Ammonites.
8 Ammonitarne svara skatt til Uzzia, og gjetordet um honom nådde til Egyptarland; for han vart overlag megtig.
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 Uzzia bygde tårn i Jerusalem ved Hyrneporten, Dalporten og murhyrna og vigfeste deim.
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 Framleides bygde han tårn på heidi og hogg ut mange brunnar, for han hadde store buskaper både i låglandet og på høgsletta, og han hadde jordbruks- og vinhage-arbeidarar i fjellbygdi og i fruktlandet, for han var ein ihuga jordbrukar.
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 Uzzia hadde ein krigsbudd her, som drog i herferd i flokkar etter teljing og mynstring ved riksskrivaren Je’uel og tilsynsmannen Ma’aseja og tilskipning av Hananja, som var ein av hovdingarne åt kongen.
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 Det fulle talet av dei ættarhovdingarne som var stridsføre, var tvo tusund og seks hundrad.
And the entire number of the leaders, by the families of strong men, was two thousand six hundred.
13 Under førarskapen deira stod det ein herstyrke på tri hundrad og sju tusund og fem hundrad våpnføre mann i full kraft til å hjelpa kongen mot fienden.
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 Uzzia budde heile heren med skjoldar, spjot, hjelmar, brynjor, bogar og slyngjesteinar.
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 I Jerusalem gjorde han kunstigt uttenkte maskinor; dei vart uppsette på tårni og murtindarne og sende ut piler og store steinar. Soleis nådde gjetordet hans vida ikring, for han vart hjelpt på ein underfull måte til han vart megtig.
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 Men då han var megtig vorten, vart hjarta hans ovmodigt, so han skjemde seg ut og gjorde urett mot Herren, sin Gud; han gjekk inn i Herrens hus og vilde kveikja røykjelse på røykjelsesaltaret.
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 Då gjekk presten Azarja etter honom, og med honom åtteti av Herrens prestar, djerve menner.
And entering immediately after him, Azariah the priest, and with him eighty priests of the Lord, very valiant men,
18 Dei steig fram mot kong Uzzia og sagde til honom: «Du hev ingen ting med å brenna røykjelse for Herren, Uzzia, men berre prestarne, sønerne åt Aron, som er vigde til å brenna røykjelse. Gakk ut or heilagdomen, for du hev forbrote deg, og det tener ikkje til æra for deg for Herren Gud.»
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 Uzzia stod med røykjelsesskåli i handi og skulde til å kveikja i røykjelsen, og han vart harm; men då vreiden hans bar laus imot prestarne, då slo spillsykja ut på panna hans, som han stod der framfyre prestarne attmed røykjelsesaltaret i Herrens hus.
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 Og då øvstepresten Azarja og alle prestarne snudde seg imot honom, såg dei at han var spillsjuk på panna. Då førde dei honom straks burt, og sjølv skunda han seg med å ganga ut, då Herren hadde slege honom.
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 Soleis vart kong Uzzia spillsjuk til sin døyande dag, og han budde i eit hus for seg sjølv i spillsykja si; for han var utestengd ifrå Herrens hus. Og Jotam, son hans, var drottsete, og heldt rettargang for folket i landet.
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 Det som elles er å fortelja um Uzzia frå fyrst til sist, hev profeten Jesaja, son åt Amos, skrive upp.
But the rest of the words of Uzziah, the first and the last, were written by the prophet Isaiah, the son of Amoz.
23 Og Uzzia lagde seg til kvile hjå federne sine, og dei gravla honom hjå federne hans på den marki der kongegravarne var; for dei kom i hug at han hadde vore spillsjuk. Og Jotam, son hans, vart konge i staden hans.
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.
