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1 Och Josaphat af somnade med sina fäder, och vardt begrafven när sina fader uti Davids stad; och hans son Joram vardt Konung i hans stad.
Jehoshaphat died was buried with his fore fathers in the City of David, and his son Jehoram took over as king.
2 Och han hade bröder, Josaphats söner, Asaria, Jehiel, Zacharia, Asaria, Michael, och SephatJa; desse voro alle Josaphats, Juda Konungs, barn.
His brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat, were Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah. All were sons of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah.
3 Och deras fader gaf dem myckna gåfvor i silfver, guld och klenodier, med fasta städer i Juda; men riket gaf han Joram; ty han var den förstfödde.
Their father had given them many gifts of silver and gold and valuable items, as well as the fortified towns in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.
4 Då nu Joram uppkom öfver sins faders rike, och vardt dess mägtig, drap han alla sina bröder med svärd, dertill ock somliga af de öfverstar i Israel.
But once Jehoram had secured the kingdom, he made sure of his position by killing all his brothers, along with some of the princes of Judah.
5 Tu och tretio år gammal var Joram, då han vardt Konung; och regerade åtta år i Jerusalem.
Jehoram was thirty-two when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for eight years.
6 Och vandrade uti Israels Konungars väg, såsom Achabs hus gjort hade; förty Achabs dotter var hans hustru; och han gjorde hvad Herranom illa behagade.
He followed the evil ways of the kings of Israel, and was as bad as Ahab, for he had married one of Ahab's daughters. He did evil in the Lord's sight.
7 Men Herren ville icke förderfva Davids hus, för det förbunds skull, som han med David gjort hade, såsom han sagt hade, att gifva honom ena lykto, och hans barnom i alla dagar.
However, Yet the Lord did not want to destroy David's line because of the agreement he had made with David, and he had promised that David's descendants would rule forever like an ever-burning lamp.
8 I hans tid föllo de Edomeer af ifrå Juda, och gjorde öfver sig en Konung.
During Jehoram's reign, Edom rebelled against Judah's rule and chose their own king.
9 Förty Joram var ditöfver dragen med sina öfverstar, och alla vagnarna med honom; och hade varit uppe om nattena, och slagit de Edomeer allt omkring sig, och öfverstarna för vagnarna.
So Jehoram crossed into Edom with his officers and all his chariot army. The Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, but he broke through during the night.
10 Derföre föllo de Edomeer af ifrå Juda, allt intill denna dag. På samma tiden föll ock Libna ifrå honom; ty han öfvergaf Herran sina fäders Gud.
From this time on Edom was in rebellion against Judah's rule, and remains so to this day. At the same time Libnah also rebelled against his rule, because he had abandoned the Lord, the God of his forefathers.
11 Gjorde han ock höjder på bergen i Juda, och kom dem i Jerusalem till horeri, och förförde Juda.
He also built high places on the mountains of Judah; he made the people of Jerusalem unfaithful to God and led Judah away from him.
12 Men en skrifvelse kom till honom ifrå den Propheten Elia, så lydandes: Detta säger Herren dins faders Davids Gud: Derföre, att du icke vandrat hafver uti dins faders Josaphats vägar, icke heller i Asa, Juda Konungs, vägar;
Jehoram received a letter from Elijah the prophet that said, “This is what the Lord, the God of David your forefather says, ‘You have not followed the ways of your father Jehoshaphat, or Asa, king of Judah,
13 Utan du vandrar uti Israels Konungars väg, och kommer Juda och dem i Jerusalem till horeri, efter Achabs hus horeri; och hafver dertill dräpit dina bröder af dins faders hus, som bättre voro än du;
but instead you have followed the ways of the kings of Israel, and have made the people of Jerusalem unfaithful, and the people of Jerusalem as unfaithful as the family of Ahab. You have even killed your brothers, your father's family, who were better than you.
14 Si, Herren skall slå dig med en stor plågo på ditt folk, på din barn, på dina hustrur, och uppå alla dina ägodelar.
Watch out, for the Lord is going to hit your people hard—your sons, your wives, and all that you own.
15 Och du skall få mycken sjukdom uti dina inelfver, tilldess att dina inelfver skola för sjukdoms skull utgå dag frå dag.
You yourself will be struck with a terrible illness—a disease of the bowels which will get worse day by day until they come out.’”
16 Alltså uppväckte Herren emot Joram de Philisteers anda, och de Arabers, som ligga vid Ethiopien.
The Lord stirred up the hostility of the Philistines and of the Arabians (who live near the Ethiopians) against Jehoram.
17 Och de drogo upp till Juda, och förstörde det, och förde bort alla håfvor, som för handene voro i Konungshusena; dertill hans söner och hans hustrur, så att honom blef ingen son qvar, förutan Joahas, hans yngste son.
They came and invaded Judah, and took away everything they found in the king's palace, along with his sons and his wives, so that only the youngest son Jehoahaz was left.
18 Och efter allt detta plågade Herren honom i hans inelfver med en sådana sjukdom, som icke stod till botandes.
After all this, the Lord struck Jehoram with a disease of the bowels for which there was no cure.
19 Och som det nu varade dag frå dag, och då tu års tid förgången var, gingo hans inelfver ut af honom med hans sjukdom; och han blef död af ondom sjukdom; och de gjorde intet brännande öfver honom, såsom de hans fäder gjort hade.
Day after day it grew worse, until after two full years passed his bowels came out because of his disease, and he died in agony. His people did not make a fire to honor him as they had done for his forefathers.
20 Tu och tretio år gammal var han, då han vardt Konung, och regerade i åtta år i Jerusalem, och vandrade så, att det icke mycket dogde; och de begrofvo honom i Davids stad; dock icke ibland Konungsgrifterna.
Jehoram was thirty-two when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for eight years. When he died, no one mourned him. He was buried in the City of David, but not in the royal tombs.
