1 Kungaboken 15

1 På adertonde årena Konung Jerobeams, Nebats sons, vardt Abiam Konung i Juda;

In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam became king of Judah,

2 Och regerade tre år i Jerusalem. Hans moder het Maacha, Abisaloms dotter.

and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.

3 Och han vandrade i alla sins faders synder, som han för honom gjort hade; och hans hjerta var icke rättsinnigt till Herran hans Gud, såsom hans faders Davids hjerta.

And Abijam walked in all the sins that his father before him had committed, and his heart was not as fully devoted to the LORD his God as the heart of David his forefather had been.

4 Men för Davids skull gaf Herren hans Gud honom ena lykto i Jerusalem, så att han uppväckte hans son efter honom, och behöll honom i Jerusalem;

Nevertheless, for the sake of David, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and to make Jerusalem strong.

5 Derföre att David gjort hade det Herranom ljuft var, och var icke viken ifrån allt det han honom böd, så länge han lefde; förutan i den handelen med Uria den Hetheen.

For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not turned aside from anything the LORD commanded all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

6 Men emellan Rehabeam och Jerobeam var örlig, så länge han lefde.

And there was war between the houses of Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of Abijam’s life.

7 Hvad nu mer af Abiam sägandes är, och allt det han gjort hafver; si, det är skrifvet uti Juda Konungars Chrönico. Och det var örlig emellan Abiam och Jerobeam.

As for the rest of the acts of Abijam, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.

8 Och Abiam afsomnade med sina fäder; och de begrofvo honom uti Davids stad. Och Asa hans son vardt Konung uti hans stad.

And Abijam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David, and his son Asa reigned in his place.

9 Uti tjugonde årena Konungs Jerobeams öfver Israel, vardt Asa Konung i Juda;

In the twentieth year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Asa became king of Judah,

10 Och regerade ett och fyratio år i Jerusalem. Hans moder het Maacha, Abisaloms dotter.

and he reigned in Jerusalem forty-one years. His grandmother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.

11 Och Asa gjorde det Herranom behageligit var, såsom hans fader David;

And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done.

12 Och dref de roffare utu landet, och borttog alla de afgudar, som hans fäder gjort hade.

He banished the male shrine prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.

13 Dertill satte han sina moder Maacha af ämbetet, för det hon Miplezeth gjort hade i lundenom; och Asa utrotade hennes Miplezeth, och uppbrände honom vid den bäcken Kidron.

He also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

14 Men de höjder lade de icke bort; dock var Asa hjerta rättsinnigt till Herran, så länge han lefde.

The high places were not removed, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted to the LORD all his days.

15 Och det silfver och guld, och tyg, som hans fader helgat hade, och hvad som helgadt var till Herrans hus, lät han komma derin.

And he brought into the house of the LORD the silver and gold and other articles that he and his father had dedicated.

16 Och emellan Asa och Baesa, Israels Konung, var örlig, så länge de lefde.

Now there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days.

17 Men Baesa, Israels Konung, drog upp emot Juda, och byggde Rama, att ingen skulle draga ut och in af Asa part, Konungens i Juda.

Baasha king of Israel went to war against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.

18 Då tog Asa allt silfver och guld, som qvart var i Herrans hus skatt, och i Konungshusets skatt, och fick det i sina tjenares händer; och sände dem till Benhadad, Tabrimmons son, Hesions sons, Konungen i Syrien, som bodde i Damascon, och lät säga honom:

So Asa withdrew all the silver and gold that remained in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace. He entrusted it to his servants and sent them with this message to Ben-hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus:

19 Ett förbund är emellan, mig och dig, och emellan min fader och din, fader; derföre skickar jag dig en, skänk, silfver och guld, att du ville låta det förbundet fara, som du hafver med Baesa, Israels Konung, att han må draga ifrå mig.

“Let there be a treaty between me and you, between my father and your father. See, I have sent you a gift of silver and gold. Now go and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.”

20 Benhadad hörde Konung Asa, och sände sina höfvitsmän emot Israels städer, och slog Ijon och Dan, och AbelBethMaacha, hela Cinneroth med hela Naphthali land.

And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and the whole land of Naphtali, including the region of Chinnereth.

21 Då Baesa det hörde, vände han igen bygga Rama, och drog till Thirza igen.

When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.

22 Men Konung Asa lät båda öfver hela Juda: Ingen ursake sig; och de togo bort sten och trä af Rama, der Baesa med byggt hade. Och Konung Asa byggde dermed Geba BenJamin, och Mizpa.

Then King Asa summoned all the men of Judah, with no exceptions, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials King Asa built up Geba of Benjamin, as well as Mizpah.

23 Hvad nu mer af Asa sägandes är, och all hans magt, och allt det han gjorde, och de städer som han byggde, si, det är skrifvet uti Juda Konungars Chrönico; undantagno, att han på sinom ålder var krank i sina fötter.

Now the rest of the acts of Asa, along with all his might, all his accomplishments, and the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? In his old age, however, he became diseased in his feet.

24 Och Asa afsomnade med sina fader, och vardt begrafven med sina fader uti Davids sins faders stad. Och Josaphat hans son vardt Konung i hans stad.

And Asa rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of his father David, and his son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place.

25 Men Nadab, Jerobeams son, vardt Konung öfver Israel, uti de andra årena Asa, Juda Konungs; och rådde öfver Israel i tu år;

In the second year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Nadab son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned two years.

26 Och gjorde det för Herranom ondt var, och vandrade i sins faders vägar, och i hans synder, der han med kom Israel till att synda.

And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of his father and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit.

27 Men Baesa, Ahia son, utaf Isaschars hus, gjorde ett förbund emot honom, och slog honom i Gibbethon, som var de Philisteers; ty Nadab och hele Israel belade Gibbethon.

Then Baasha son of Ahijah of the house of Issachar conspired against Nadab, and Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon of the Philistines while Nadab and all Israel were besieging the city.

28 Så drap Baesa honom, uti tredje årena Asa, Juda Konungs; och vardt Konung i hans stad.

In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha killed Nadab and reigned in his place.

29 Som han nu Konung var, slog han hela Jerobeams hus, och lät intet qvart blifva, det anda hade, af Jerobeam, tilldess han utrotade honom, efter Herrans ord, som han talat hade genom sin tjenare Ahia af Silo;

As soon as Baasha became king, he struck down the entire household of Jeroboam. He did not leave to Jeroboam anyone that breathed, but destroyed them all according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servant Ahijah the Shilonite,

30 För Jerobeams synds skull, som han gjorde, och dermed han kom Israel till att synda; och med det retandet, dermed han rette Herran Israels Gud till vrede.

because of the sins Jeroboam had committed and had caused Israel to commit, and because he had provoked the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger.

31 Hvad nu mer af Nadab sägandes är, och allt det han gjort hafver, si, det är skrifvet uti Israels Konungars Chrönico.

As for the rest of the acts of Nadab, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

32 Och emellan Asa och Baesa, Israels Konung, var örlig, så länge de lefde.

And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days.

33 Uti tredje årena Asa, Juda Konungs, vardt Baesa, Ahia son, Konung öfver hela Israel i Thirza, fyra och tjugu år;

In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king of all Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah twenty-four years.

34 Och gjorde det ondt var för Herranom, och vandrade i Jerobeams väg, och i hans synd, dermed han hade kommit Israel till att synda.

And Baasha did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit.