1 Kungaboken 14
1 På den tiden var Abia, Jerobeams son, krank.
At that time, Jeroboam’s son Abijah became very sick.
2 Och Jerobeam sade till sina hustru: Statt upp, och förkläd dig, så att ingen kan märka, att du äst Jerobeams hustru, och gack bort till Silo; si, der är den Propheten Ahia, den mig sade, att jag skulle varda Konung öfver detta folk.
Jeroboam said to his wife, “Disguise yourself, in order that no one will recognize that you are my wife. Then go to Shiloh [city], where the prophet Ahijah [lives]. He is the one who predicted/prophesied that I would become the king of Israel.
3 Och tag med dig tio bröd, och kakor, och ett käril med hannog, och gack till honom, att han må säga dig, huru med piltenom gå skall.
Take with you ten [loaves of] bread and some small flat cakes, and a jar of honey, [and give them] to him. [Tell him about] our son, [and] he will tell you what will happen to him.”
4 Och Jerobeams hustru gjorde så, och stod upp, och gick bort till Silo, och kom i Ahia hus; men Ahia kunde intet se; ty hans ögon voro mörk vorden för ålders skull.
So his wife went to Shiloh, to Ahijah’s house. Ahijah was unable to see, because he was very old and had become blind.
5 Men Herren sade till Ahia: Si, Jerobeams hustru kommer, att hon skall fråga ett ärende af dig om sin son, ty han är krank: så tala nu du med henne så och så. Då hon nu inkom, höll hon sig främmande.
But [before she got there, ] Yahweh told Ahijah that Jeroboam’s wife was coming to inquire about their son, who was very sick. And Yahweh told Ahijah what he should tell her. When she came to him, she pretended to be another woman.
6 Som nu Ahia hörde dönen af hennes fötter, vid hon ingick, sade han: Kom hitin, du Jerobeams hustru; hvi håller du dig så främmande? Jag är sänder till dig ett hårdt bådskap.
But when Ahijah heard her footsteps as she entered the doorway, he said to her, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam! (Why do you pretend that you are someone else?/It will not help you to pretend that you are someone else.) [RHQ] [Yahweh] has given me bad news to tell you.
7 Gack bort, och säg Jerobeam: Så säger Herren Israels Gud: Jag hafver upphöjt dig utu folkena, och satt dig till en Första öfver mitt folk Israel;
Go and tell Jeroboam that this is what Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], says to you: ‘I chose you from among the common people and enabled you to become the king of my Israeli people.
8 Och hafver rifvit riket ifrå Davids hus, och gifvit det dig; men du hafver intet varit såsom min tjenare David, den min bud höll, och vandrade efter mig med allo hjerta, så att han gjorde hvad mig ljuft var;
I took [most of] the kingdom of Israel away from David’s descendants and gave it to you. But you have not been like David, who served me [very well]. He obeyed all my commandments very sincerely, doing only things that I considered to be right.
9 Och du hafver illa gjort, öfver alla de som för dig varit hafva; du hafver gångit bort, och gjort dig andra gudar, och gjuten beläte, att du skulle reta mig till vrede; och hafver kastat mig bakom din rygg;
But you have done more evil things/deeds than all those [who ruled] before you. You have rejected me, and you have caused me to become very angry by making metal images of other gods so that you [and others] could worship them.
10 Och si, jag skall låta komma olycko öfver Jerobeams hus, och förgöra af Jerobeam ock den uppå väggena pissar; den innelyckta, och den igenlefda i Israel; och skall utsopa Jerobeams hus efterkomman de, såsom man träck utsopar, tilldess det blifver allt ute med honom.
‘So, I am going to cause terrible things to happen to your family. I will cause all your male descendants to die, young ones and old ones. I will completely get rid of your family [MTY]. I will get rid of your family [MTY] just like a man completely burns dung [to cook his food].
11 Den som af Jerobeam dör i stadenom, honom skola hundarna äta; men den som dör på markene, honom skola himmelens foglar äta; ty Herren hafver det sagt.
[The corpses of] any members of your family who die in cities will be eaten by dogs. And [the corpses of] any members of your family who die in the open fields will be eaten by vultures. [This will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have said [that it will happen].’
12 Så statt nu upp, och gack hem; och då din fot träder in i staden, skall pilten blifva död.
So go back home. And as soon as you enter the city, your son will die.
13 Och hela Israel skall begråta honom, och skola begrafvan; ty denne allena af Jerobeam skall till grafva komma; förty något godt är funnet i honom för Herranom Israels Gud, i Jerobeams hus.
All the Israeli people will mourn for him and bury him. He is the only one of Jeroboam’s family who will be buried [properly], because he is the only one of Jeroboam’s family with whom Yahweh is pleased.
14 Och Herren skall uppväcka en Konung öfver Israel, han skall utrota Jerobeams hus på den dagen; och hvad är det nu allaredo sker?
Furthermore, Yahweh will appoint for himself a king to rule over Israel who will get rid of Jeroboam’s descendants. And that [will start to happen] today!
15 Och Herren skall slå Israel, såsom rören böjas i vattnena; och skall utrycka Israel utu desso goda landena, som han deras fader gifvit hafver, och skall förströ dem bort öfver älfvena; derföre att de hafva gjort sig lundar till att förtörna Herran;
Yahweh will punish the people of Israel; he will shake them like [the wind] shakes the reeds [that grow in] a stream. He will expel the Israeli people from this good land that he gave to our ancestors. He will scatter them into countries east of [the Euphrates] River, because they have caused him to become very angry by [worshiping statues of] the goddess Asherah.
16 Och skall öfvergifva Israel, för Jerobeams synds skull, hvilken syndat hafver och kommit Israel till att synda.
Yahweh will abandon the Israeli people because of the sins that Jeroboam committed, sins which led the Israeli people to commit them.”
17 Och Jerobeams hustru stod upp, gick, och kom till Thirza; och då hon kom till tröskelen åt huset, blef pilten död.
Jeroboam’s wife returned home to Tirzah [city, the new capital of Israel]. And just as she entered her house, her son died.
18 Och de begrofvo honom, och hele Israel begreto honom, efter Herrans ord, som han genom sin tjenare Propheten Ahia talat hade.
All the Israeli people mourned for him and buried him, which is what Yahweh had told his servant, the prophet Ahijah, would happen.
19 Hvad mer om Jerobeam sägandes är, huru han stridde och regerade, si, det är skrifvet i Israels Konungars Chrönico.
Everything else that Jeroboam did, and the record of wars that his [army] fought, and how he ruled, is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
20 Tiden, som Jerobeam regerade, var tu och tjugu år; och han af somnade med sina fäder. Och hans son Nadab vardt Konung i hans stad.
Jeroboam ruled for 22 years; then he died [EUP] and his son Nadab became king.
21 Så var nu Rehabeam, Salomos son, Konung i Juda; ett och fyratio år gammal var Rehabeam, då han vardt Konung; och regerade i sjutton år i Jerusalem, i dem stadenom, som Herren utvalt hade utur alla Israels slägter, att han skulle sätta der sitt Namn uti. Hans moder het Naama, en Ammonitiska.
Solomon’s son Rehoboam ruled Judah. He was 41 years old when he started to rule, and he ruled for 17 years. He ruled in Jerusalem, which is the city that Yahweh chose out of all the tribes of Israel to be the place where he should be worshiped [MTY]. Rehoboam’s mother’s name was Naamah; she was from the Ammon people-group.
22 Och Juda gjorde det ondt var för Herranom, och rette honom mera, än allt det deras fäder gjort hade, med deras synder som de gjorde.
The people of Judah did things that Yahweh considered to be evil. They caused him to become angry because they committed more sins than their ancestors had committed: They worshiped many other gods instead of worshiping only Yahweh.
23 Ty de byggde sig också höjder, stodar och lundar, på alla höga backar, och under all grön trä.
They built places to worship those gods; on high hills, and under big trees they set up [stone] pillars to worship the goddess Asherah.
24 Och voro desslikes roffare i landena; och de gjorde all Hedningarnas styggelse, som Herren för Israels barn fördrifvit hade.
Also, there were male prostitutes at these places of worship. The Israeli people did the same disgraceful things that had been done by the people whom Yahweh had expelled while the Israelis were advancing through the land.
25 Men i femte Konung Rehabeams åre drog Sisak, Konungen i Egypten, uppemot Jerusalem;
When Rehoboam had been ruling for almost five years, King Shishak of Egypt came [with his army] to attack Jerusalem.
26 Och tog ut de håfvor utu Herrans hus, och utu Konungshuset, och allt det som der tagas kunde; och tog alla gyldene sköldar, som Salomo hade göra låtit;
They took away all the valuable things in the temple and in the king’s palace, including the gold shields that Solomon’s [workers] had made.
27 I hvilkas stad Konung Rehabeam lät göra kopparsköldar, och befallde dem under de öfversta drabanternas hand, som dörrena vaktade för Konungshuset.
King Rehoboam’s [workers] made bronze shields to replace them and entrusted them to officers who guarded the entrance to the king’s palace.
28 Och så ofta Konungen gick in uti Herrans hus, båro drabanterna dem; och hade dem åter uti drabantakammaren igen.
Every time that the king went into the temple, those guards carried those shields; and [when he left the temple] they returned the shields to the storeroom.
29 Hvad nu mer af Rehabeam sägandes är, och allt det han gjort hafver, si, det är skrifvet i Juda Konungars Chrönico.
Everything else that Rehoboam did is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.
30 Men emellan Rehabeam och Jerobeam var örlig, så länge de lefde.
There were wars continually between [the armies of] Rehoboam and Jeroboam.
31 Och Rehabeam afsomnade med sina fäder, och vardt begrafven med sina fäder uti Davids stad; och hans moder het Naama, en Ammonitiska. Och hans son Abiam vardt Konung i hans stad.
Then Rehoboam died [EUP], and he was buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’, where his ancestors were buried. Then his son Abijah became the king.
