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1 So tok heile folket i Juda Uzzia og gjorde honom til konge i staden for Amasja, far hans; han var sekstan år gamall.
All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the 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 Eloth and restored it to Judah. After that 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 began to reign; and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jechiliah, of Jerusalem.
4 Han gjorde det som rett var i Herrens augo, plent som Amasja, far hans, hadde gjort.
He did that which was right in the LORD’s eyes, according to 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.
He set himself to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the vision of God; and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him prosper.
6 Han gjorde ei herferd imot filistarane og reiv ned bymurarne i Gat, Jabne og Asdod og bygde byar i Asdodbygderne og i Filistarlandet.
He went out and fought against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath, the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities in the country of Ashdod, and amongst the Philistines.
7 Gud hjelpte honom mot filistarane og mot dei arabarane som bur i Gur-Ba’al og mot me’unitarne.
God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians who lived in Gur Baal, and the Meunim.
8 Ammonitarne svara skatt til Uzzia, og gjetordet um honom nådde til Egyptarland; for han vart overlag megtig.
The Ammonites gave tribute to Uzziah. His name spread abroad even to the entrance of Egypt, for he grew exceedingly strong.
9 Uzzia bygde tårn i Jerusalem ved Hyrneporten, Dalporten og murhyrna og vigfeste deim.
Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and 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.
He built towers in the wilderness, and dug out many cisterns, for he had much livestock, both in the lowlands and in the plains. He had farmers and vineyard keepers in the mountains and in the fruitful fields, for he loved farming.
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.
Moreover Uzziah had an army of fighting men who went out to war by bands, according to the number of their reckoning made by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king’s captains.
12 Det fulle talet av dei ættarhovdingarne som var stridsføre, var tvo tusund og seks hundrad.
The whole number of the heads of fathers’ households, even the mighty men of valour, was two thousand and 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.
Under their hand was an army, three hundred and seven thousand and five hundred, who made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.
14 Uzzia budde heile heren med skjoldar, spjot, hjelmar, brynjor, bogar og slyngjesteinar.
Uzziah prepared for them, even for all the army, shields, spears, helmets, coats of mail, bows, and stones for slinging.
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.
In Jerusalem, he made devices, invented by skilful men, to be on the towers and on the battlements, with which to shoot arrows and great stones. His name spread far abroad, because he was marvellously helped until he was strong.
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 was strong, his heart was lifted up, so that he did corruptly and he trespassed against the LORD his God, for he went into the LORD’s temple to burn incense on the altar of incense.
17 Då gjekk presten Azarja etter honom, og med honom åtteti av Herrens prestar, djerve menner.
Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him eighty priests of the LORD, who were 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.»
They resisted Uzziah the king, and said to him, “It isn’t for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the LORD, but for the priests the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense. Go out of the sanctuary, for you have trespassed. It will not be for your honour from 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.
Then Uzziah was angry. He had a censer in his hand to burn incense, and while he was angry with the priests, the leprosy broke out on his forehead before the priests in the LORD’s house, beside 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.
Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and behold, he was leprous in his forehead; and they thrust him out quickly from there. Indeed, he himself also hurried to go out, because the LORD had struck him.
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.
Uzziah the king was a leper to the day of his death, and lived in a separate house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the LORD’s house. Jotham his son was over the king’s house, 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.
Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, wrote.
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.
So Uzziah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the field of burial which belonged to the kings, for they said, “He is a leper.” Jotham his son reigned in his place.
