1 Kungaboken 15
1 I konung Jerobeams, Nebats sons, adertonde regeringsår blev Abiam konung över Juda.
After Jeroboam had been the king of Israel for almost 18 years, Abijah became the king of Judah.
2 Han regerade tre år i Jerusalem. Hans moder hette Maaka, 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 de synder som hans fader hade begått före honom, och hans hjärta var icke hängivet åt HERREN, hans Gud, såsom hans fader Davids hjärta hade varit.
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 Allenast för Davids skull lät HERREN, hans Gud, honom få en lampa i Jerusalem, i det att han uppsatte hans son efter honom och lät Jerusalem hava bestånd --
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 detta därför att David gjorde vad rätt var i HERRENS ögon och icke vek ifrån något som han bjöd honom, så länge han levde, utom i saken med hetiten Uria.
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 Rehabeam och Jerobeam lågo i krig med varandra, så länge den förre levde.
There were wars between [the armies of] Rehoboam and Jeroboam all during the time that Abijah ruled.
7 Vad nu mer är att säga om Abiam och om allt vad han gjorde, det finnes upptecknat i Juda konungars krönika. Men Abiam och Jerobeam lågo i krig med varandra.
Everything else that Abijah did is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.
8 Och Abiam gick till vila hos sina fäder, och man begrov honom i Davids stad. Och hans son Asa blev konung efter honom.
Abijah died [EUP] and was buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’, and his son Asa became king.
9 I Jerobeams, Israels konungs, tjugonde regeringsår blev Asa konung över Juda.
After Jeroboam had been the king of Israel for almost 20 years, Asa started to rule Judah.
10 Han regerade fyrtioett år i Jerusalem. Hans moder hette Maaka, Abisaloms dotter.
He ruled in Jerusalem for 41 years. His grandmother was Maacah, the granddaughter of Absalom.
11 Och Asa gjorde vad rätt var i HERRENS ögon, såsom hans fader David hade gjort
Asa did what was pleasing to Yahweh, as his ancestor David had done.
12 Han drev ut tempelbolarna ur landet och skaffade bort alla de eländiga avgudabeläten som hans fader hade låtit göra.
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 Ja, sin moder Maaka avsatte han från hennes drottningsvärdighet, därför att hon hade satt upp en styggelse åt Aseran; Asa högg nu ned styggelsen och brände upp den i Kidrons dal.
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 offerhöjderna blevo icke avskaffade; dock var Asas hjärta hängivet åt HERREN, så länge han levde.
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 han förde in i HERRENS hus både vad hans fader och vad han själv hade helgat åt HERREN: silver, guld och kärl.
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 Men Asa och Baesa, Israels konung, lågo i krig med varandra, så länge de levde.
There were wars between [the armies of] Asa and Baasha, the king of Israel, all during the time that they ruled.
17 Baesa, Israels konung, drog upp mot Juda och begynte befästa Rama, för att hindra att någon komme vare sig till eller ifrån Asa, Juda konung.
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 silver och guld som fanns kvar i skattkamrarna i HERRENS hus, ävensom skatterna i konungshuset, och lämnade detta åt sina tjänare; därefter sände konung Asa dem till Ben-Hadad, son till Tabrimmon, son till Hesjon, konungen i Aram, som bodde i Damaskus, och lät säga:
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 består ju mellan mig och dig, såsom det var mellan min fader och din fader. Se, här sänder jag dig skänker av silver och guld, så bryt då nu ditt förbund med Baesa, Israels konung, för att han må lämna mig i fred."
“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 Och Ben-Hadad lyssnade till konung Asa och sände sina krigshövitsmän mot Israels städer och förhärjade Ijon, Dan, Abel-Bet-Maaka och hela Kinarot jämte hela Naftali 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 När Baesa hörde detta, avstod han från att befästa Rama och höll sig sedan stilla i Tirsa.
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 bådade upp hela Juda, ingen fritagen; och de förde bort stenar och trävirke som Baesa använde till att befästa Rama. Därmed befäste nu konung Asa Geba i Benjamin, så ock Mispa.
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 Allt vad mer är att säga om Asa, om alla hans bedrifter, om allt vad han gjorde och om de städer han byggde, det finnes upptecknat i Juda konungars krönika. Men på sin ålderdom fick han en sjukdom 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 gick till vila hos sina fäder och blev begraven hos sina fäder i sin fader Davids stad. Och hans son Josafat blev konung efter honom.
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, blev konung över Israel i Asas, Juda konungs, andra regeringsår, och han regerade över Israel i två 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 Han gjorde vad ont var i HERRENS ögon och vandrade på sin faders väg och i den synd genom vilken denne hade kommit Israel 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, Ahias son, av Isaskar hus, anstiftade en sammansvärjning mot honom, och Baesa dräpte honom vid Gibbeton, som tillhörde filistéerna; Nadab med hela Israel höll nämligen på med att belägra Gibbeton.
[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 I Asas, Juda konungs, tredje regeringsår var det som Baesa dödade honom, och han blev så själv konung i hans ställe.
That [DOU] was when Asa had been [the king ruling] Judah for almost three years. Then Baasha became the king of Israel.
29 Och när han hade blivit konung förgjorde han hela Jerobeams hus; han lät intet som anda hade bliva kvar av Jerobeams hus, utan utrotade det, i enighet med det ord som HERREN hade talat genom sin tjänare Ahia från 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 detta för de synders skull som Jerobeam hade begått, och genom vilka han kom Israel att synda, så att han därmed förtörnade HERREN, Israels Gud.
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 Vad nu mer är att säga om Nadab och om allt vad han gjorde det finnes upptecknat i Israels konungars krönika.
Everything else that Nadab did is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
32 Men Asa och Baesa, Israels konung, lågo i krig med varandra, länge de levde.
There were wars between [the armies of] King Asa and King Baasha all the time that they ruled.
33 I Asas, Juda konungs, tredje regeringsår blev Baesa, Ahias son, konung över hela Israel i Tirsa och regerade i tjugufyra 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 Han gjorde vad ont var i HERRENS ögon och vandrade på Jerobeams väg och i den synd genom vilken denne hade kommit Israel 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.
