2 Krönikeboken 15
1 Och uppå Asaria, Obeds son, kom Guds Ande.
The Spirit of God came upon Azariah, the son of Obed.
2 Han gick ut emot Asa, och sade till honom: Hörer härtill, Asa, och hele Juda och BenJamin; Herren är med eder, efter I ären med honom; och när I söken honom, låter han sig af eder finna; om I ock öfvergifven honom, så öfvergifver han ock eder.
Azariah went to talk with Asa, and said to him, “Asa and all [you men of the tribes of] Judah and Benjamin, listen to me. Yahweh is with you whenever you are trusting in him. If you request him [to help you], he will help you, but if you abandon him, he will abandon you.
3 Men det skall vara många dagar i Israel, att der skall ingen rätter Gud vara; ingen Prest, som lärer; ingen lag.
For many years the Israeli people did not know the true God, and they did not have priests or God’s laws.
4 Och när de omvända sig i sine nöd till Herran Israels Gud, och söka honom, så skall han låta sig finna.
But when they experienced trouble, they turned to Yahweh our God, and requested him to help them. And he helped them.
5 På den tiden varder icke väl gångandes dem som ut och in gå; förty det varder ett stort buller öfver alla de som bo på jordene.
At that time, people were not safe when they traveled, because all the people who lived in the nearby countries were experiencing many difficulties.
6 Ty det ena folket skall slå det andra, och en stad den andra; förty Gud skall förskräcka dem med allahanda ångest.
The people of various nations were thoroughly defeated by [armies of] other nations, and people in some cities were crushed by [armies from] other cities, because God was allowing them to experience many difficulties.
7 Men I varer tröste, och drager icke edra händer ifrå; ty edart verk hafver sin lön.
But you people, you must be strong and do not become discouraged, because [God] will reward you for what you do [to please him.”]
8 Då Asa hörde dessa orden, och Obeds den Prophetens Prophetia, vardt han tröst, och kastade bort de styggelser utu hela Juda land och BenJamin, och utu städerna, som han vunnit hade på Ephraims berg, och förnyade Herrans altare, som för Herrans förhus stod;
When Asa heard what the prophet Azariah said, he was encouraged. He [commanded his workers to] remove all the detestable idols from everywhere in the land of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, and from the towns that [his soldiers] had captured in the hills of the tribe of Ephraim. Asa’s workers repaired the altar [where people offered sacrifices] to Yahweh that was in front of the entrance to the temple [in Jerusalem].
9 Och församlade hela Juda och BenJamin, och främlingarna när dem utaf Ephraim, Manasse och Simeon; förty till honom föllo månge af Israel, som de sågo att Herren hans Gud med honom var.
Then he gathered all [the people of the tribes of] Judah and Benjamin and many people from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who were living among them. [He was able to do that] because many people from [those tribes in] Israel had come to me to Judah when they realized that Yahweh, the God that Asa [worshiped], was helping him.
10 Och de församlade sig till Jerusalem i tredje månadenom, i femtonde årena Asa rikes;
After Asa had been ruling for almost 15 years, in May of that year, those people gathered in Jerusalem.
11 Och offrade på den dagen Herranom utaf rofvet, som de hemtat hade, sjuhundrad nöt, och sjutusend får.
At that time they sacrificed to Yahweh 700 bulls and 7,000 sheep and goats, from the animals that they had captured [when they defeated the army of Ethiopia/Sudan].
12 Och de trädde uti förbundet, att de skulle söka Herran deras fäders Gud, af allt hjerta, och af allo själ;
They solemnly made an agreement to very sincerely worship Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [worshiped].
13 Och hvilken som icke sökte Herran Israels Gud, han skulle dö, både liten och stor, både man och qvinna.
They promised to execute all those who would not worship Yahweh, including those who were important and those who were not important, both men and women.
14 Och de svoro Herranom med höga röst, med rop, med trummeter och basuner.
They shouted and blew trumpets and other horns while they solemnly promised to do that.
15 Och hele Juda fröjdade sig öfver eden; ty de hade svorit af allt hjerta, och de sökte honom af allom vilja, och han lät sig af dem finna; och Herren gaf dem ro allt omkring.
All the people who were living in Judah were happy with the agreement because they had solemnly and very sincerely promised to keep it. They eagerly requested help from Yahweh, and he helped them. So he enabled them to have peace throughout their country.
16 Ock satte Konung Asa sina moder Maacha af ämbetet, för det hon stiktat hade uti Miplezeths lund; och Asa utrotade hennes Miplezeth, och sönderslog honom, och uppbrände honom vid Kidrons bäck.
King Asa’s grandmother Maacah had made a disgusting pole for [worshiping the goddess] Asherah. So Asa [commanded his workers to] cut down that pole and chop it into pieces and burn it in the Kidron Valley. He then did not allow Maacah to continue [to influence the people because of her] being the mother of the previous king.
17 Men höjderna vordo icke bortlagda utur Israel; dock var Asa hjerta rättsinnigt, så länge han lefde.
Although Asa’s [workers] did not get rid of the shrines on the hilltops in Israel, he was very determined to [do what] pleased Yahweh all his life.
18 Och han lät komma in uti Guds hus hvad hans fader helgat hade, och hvad han helgat hade, silfver, guld och käril.
He [ordered his workers to] bring into God’s temple all the silver and gold and other valuable items that he and his father had dedicated [to God].
19 Och intet örlig var allt intill femte och tretionde året Asa rikes.
There were no more wars [in Judah] until Asa had been ruling Judah almost 35 years.
