1 Kungaboken 15

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

After Jeroboam had been the king of Israel for almost 18 years, Abijah became the king of Judah.

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

He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah, the granddaughter of [David’s son] Absalom.

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.

Abijah committed the same kind of sins that his father had committed. He was not fully dedicated/committed to Yahweh his God, as his grandfather David 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;

But, because of [what Yahweh his God had promised to] David, Yahweh gave Abijah a son [MET] to rule in Jerusalem after him, and in order to protect Jerusalem [from their enemies].

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.

Yahweh did that because David had always done what pleased Yahweh and because David had always obeyed Yahweh. The only time when he disobeyed Yahweh was when he caused Uriah [to be killed].

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

There were wars between [the armies of] Rehoboam and Jeroboam all during the time that Abijah ruled.

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.

Everything else that Abijah did is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.

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

Abijah died [EUP] and was buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’, and his son Asa became king.

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

After Jeroboam had been the king of Israel for almost 20 years, Asa started to rule Judah.

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

He ruled in Jerusalem for 41 years. His grandmother was Maacah, the granddaughter of Absalom.

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

Asa did what was pleasing to Yahweh, as his ancestor David had done.

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

He got rid of the male prostitutes that were at the places where the people worshiped idols, and he also got rid of all the idols that his ancestors 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 so that she no longer had influence in the government [because of] being the mother of a previous king. He did that because she had made a disgusting [wooden] statue of the goddess Asherah. Asa [told his workers to] cut down the statue 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.

He was not able to destroy all the places where the people worshiped [idols] on the high hills, but he continued to be dedicated/committed to Yahweh his entIre life.

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.

He [told his workers to] place in the temple all the items that his father had dedicated to God, and all the gold and silver things that he had dedicated to God.

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

There were wars between [the armies of] Asa and Baasha, the king of Israel, all during the time that they ruled.

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’s army invaded Judah. They captured Ramah [town north of Jerusalem]. Then they started to build a wall around it in order to prevent people from entering or leaving the area in Judah that was ruled by King Asa.

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 [told] his workers [to] take all the silver and gold that was still in the storerooms in the temple and in the palace. He told them to take it to Damascus and give it to King Ben-Hadad who ruled Syria. Ben-Hadad was the son of Tabrimmon and grandson of Hezion. He told the workers to say this to Ben-Hadad:

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.

“I want there to be a peace treaty between you and me, like there was between your father and my father. For that reason, I am giving you this silver and gold. So now please cancel the treaty that you made with Baasha, the king of Israel, in order that he will take his soldiers away from attacking mine, [because he will be afraid of your army].”

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.

[So the workers went and gave the message to] Ben-Hadad, [and he] did what Asa suggested. He sent his army commanders [and their soldiers] to attack some of the towns in Israel. They captured Ijon, Dan, Abel-Beth-Maacah, the area near Galilee Lake, and all the land of [the tribe of] Naphtali.

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

When Baasha heard about that, he [told his soldiers to] stop working at Ramah. He [and his soldiers returned to] Tirzah [and] stayed there.

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 sent a message to all the [people in the] towns in Judah, stating that they all were required to go to Ramah and carry away the stones and timber that Baasha’s soldiers had been using to build a wall around the city. With those stones and timber they fortified Mizpah [city north of Jerusalem], and Geba, [a town] in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin.

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.

Everything else that Asa did, the armies that his soldiers defeated, and the names of the cities that he caused to be fortified, are [RHQ] written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’. But when Asa became old, he got a disease 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.

He died [EUP] and was buried where his ancestors were buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. Then his son Jehoshaphat became king.

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

After Asa had been the king of Judah for almost two years, King Jeroboam’s son Nadab started to rule Israel. He ruled for 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.

He did things that Yahweh considered to be evil. His behavior was sinful like his father’s behavior had been, and what he did led the people of Israel to sin.

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.

[A man named] Baasha, from the tribe of Issachar, planned to harm him. He killed Nadab when Nadab and his army had surrounded Gibbethon [city] in the Philistia area.

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

That [DOU] was when Asa had been [the king ruling] Judah for almost three years. Then Baasha became the king of Israel.

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 commanded his soldiers to] kill all of Jeroboam’s family. Doing what Yahweh had told the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh would happen, they killed all of Jeroboam’s family. None of them (was left/remained alive).

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.

That happened because Yahweh had become very angry with Jeroboam because of all the sins that Jeroboam had committed, and because of the sins that he had persuaded the people of Israel to commit.

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

Everything else that Nadab did is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.

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

There were wars between [the armies of] King Asa and King Baasha all the time that they ruled.

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

After Asa had been the king of Judah for almost three years, Baasha, the son of Ahijah, started to rule Israel at Tirzah [city]. He ruled for 24 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.

He did things that Yahweh considered to be evil, and his behavior was sinful like his father’s had been, and he led the people of Israel to sin.