1 Kings 15

In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijah^[a] became king of Judah,

Abija kom til magten i Juda i kong Jeroboam af Israels 18. regeringsår,

and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maakah daughter of Abishalom.^[b]

og han regerede i Jerusalem i tre år.^[a] Hans mor hed Ma’aka og var barnebarn^[b] af Absalom.

He committed all the sins his father had done before him; his heart was not fully devoted to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his forefather had been.

Han syndede nøjagtig som sine forgængere, for han var ikke af hjertet overgivet til Herren, sådan som David var.

Nevertheless, for David’s sake the Lord his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and by making Jerusalem strong.

Men for Davids skyld gav Herren ham alligevel en søn, der kunne overtage tronen i Juda og lade Jerusalem bestå.

For David had done what was right in the eyes of the Lord and had not failed to keep any of the Lord’s commands all the days of his life—except in the case of Uriah the Hittite.

For David havde adlydt Gud livet igennem, bortset fra affæren med hittitten Urias.

There was war between Abijah^[c] and Jeroboam throughout Abijah’s lifetime.

Under hele sin opvækst oplevede Abija ikke andet end fjendtligheder mellem Jeroboam og Rehabeam,

As for the other events of Abijah’s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

og da han selv blev konge, brød krigen ud for alvor. Resten af Abijas bedrifter er nedskrevet i Judas kongers krønikebog.

And Abijah rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. And Asa his son succeeded him as king.

Asa King of Judah

Da han døde, blev han begravet i familiegravstedet i Davidsbyen, og hans søn Asa overtog tronen efter ham.

Asa som konge over Juda

In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa became king of Judah,

Asa blev konge over Juda i kong Jeroboam af Israels 20. regeringsår,

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

og han regerede i Jerusalem i 41 år. Hans „mor”^[c] hed Ma’aka og var barnebarn af Absalom.

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

Asa gjorde, hvad der var godt i Herrens øjne—ligesom hans forfar David.

He expelled the male shrine prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the idols his ancestors had made.

Han landsforviste de mandlige og kvindelige prostituerede, som holdt til ved offerstederne på højene, og han fjernede alle de afgudsstøtter, som hans forfædre havde opstillet der.

He even deposed his grandmother Maakah from her position as queen mother, because she had made a repulsive image for the worship of Asherah. Asa cut it down and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

Han fratog tilmed Ma’aka hendes privilegier som enkedronning, fordi hun havde ladet opstille et modbydeligt frugtbarhedssymbol for gudinden Ashera. Han huggede afgudsbilledet i stykker og brændte det i Kedrondalen.

Although he did not remove the high places, Asa’s heart was fully committed to the Lord all his life.

Det lykkedes ham ikke at udrydde alle offerhøjene i landet, men ønsket om at gøre Herrens vilje kendetegnede hele hans liv.

He brought into the temple of the Lord the silver and gold and the articles that he and his father had dedicated.

I templet samlede han alle de kostbarheder, som hans far havde indviet til Herren, sammen med de sølv- og guldkar, han selv skænkede.

Israel optrapper krigen med Juda

There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their reigns.

Kong Asa af Juda lå i konstant krig med Israel i hele sin regeringsperiode, og situationen forværredes, da Basha blev konge i Israel.

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

Kong Basha drog straks i krig mod Juda. Han indtog og befæstede byen Rama i grænseområdet mellem de to riger og blokerede dermed de vigtigste handelsveje til og fra Judas rige.

Asa then took all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and of his own palace. He entrusted it to his officials and sent them to Ben-Hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, the king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus.

Da tog kong Asa alt det guld og sølv, der var tilbage i Herrens hus og kongepaladset og befalede nogle af sine mænd at bringe det til den aramæiske konge, Ben-Hadad, som havde residens i Damaskus (han var søn af Tabrimmon, som var søn af Hezjon). De overbragte samtidig følgende besked fra kong Asa:

“Let there be a treaty between me and you,” he said, “as there was between my father and your father. See, I am sending you a gift of silver and gold. Now break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel so he will withdraw from me.”

„Jeg sender dig hermed en gave af sølv og guld. Lad os slutte pagt med hinanden, som vores fædre gjorde. Jeg beder dig om at opsige din pagt med kong Basha af Israel. Så vil han forhåbentlig opgive blokaden af mit land.”

Ben-Hadad agreed with King Asa and sent the commanders of his forces against the towns of Israel. He conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maakah and all Kinnereth in addition to Naphtali.

Ben-Hadad gik nu med til at sende sin hær mod en række af Israels byer, og han indtog Ijjon, Dan, Abel-Bet-Ma’aka, området omkring Galilæasøen og samtlige byer i Naftalis land.

When Baasha heard this, he stopped building Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.

Da kong Basha fik det at vide, indstillede han arbejdet med at befæste Rama og trak sig tilbage til hovedstaden, Tirtza.

Then King Asa issued an order to all Judah—no one was exempt—and they carried away from Ramah the stones and timber Baasha had been using there. With them King Asa built up Geba in Benjamin, and also Mizpah.

Derefter sendte kong Asa en bekendtgørelse ud i hele Juda med en opfordring til alle, der kunne krybe og gå, om at være med til at nedbryde Ramas fæstningsværker, så både stenene og tømmeret kunne genbruges andre steder. Det blev så brugt til at befæste de strategiske byer Geba i Benjamins land og Mitzpa.

As for all the other events of Asa’s reign, all his achievements, all he did and the cities he built, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? In his old age, however, his feet became diseased.

Resten af Asas bedrifter, hans erobringer og de byer, han befæstede, kan man læse om i Judas kongers krønikebog. På sine gamle dage fik han en alvorlig sygdom i benene.

Then Asa rested with his ancestors and was buried with them in the city of his father David. And Jehoshaphat his son succeeded him as king.

Nadab King of Israel

Efter sin død blev han begravet i Davidsbyen, hvor de andre konger lå begravet, og hans søn Joshafat efterfulgte ham som konge i Juda.

Nadab som konge over Israel

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

I mellemtiden var Jeroboams søn Nadab blevet konge i Israel. Det skete i kong Asa af Judas andet regeringsår, og han regerede to år.^[d]

He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, following the ways of his father and committing the same sin his father had caused Israel to commit.

Han gjorde, hvad der var ondt i Herrens øjne, for han fulgte i sin fars fodspor og fortsatte den afgudsdyrkelse, hans far havde indført.

Baasha son of Ahijah from the tribe of Issachar plotted against him, and he struck him down at Gibbethon, a Philistine town, while Nadab and all Israel were besieging it.

Basha, som var søn af Ahija af Issakars stamme, lavede en sammensværgelse imod ham og myrdede ham under belejringen af filisterbyen Gibbeton.

De øvrige enkeltheder om Nadab og hans bedrifter er nedskrevet i Israels kongers krønikebog.

Basha som konge i Israel

Da Basha havde dræbt kong Nadab, tog han selv magten i Israel. Det skete i kong Asa af Judas tredje regeringsår.

Han dræbte straks alle kong Jeroboams efterkommere og udryddede dermed kongefamilien, sådan som Herren havde forudsagt gennem profeten Ahija fra Shilo, for Jeroboam havde jo fremkaldt Herrens, Israels Guds, vrede ved at synde og lede resten af Israels folk ud i synd.

Baasha killed Nadab in the third year of Asa king of Judah and succeeded him as king.

As soon as he began to reign, he killed Jeroboam’s whole family. He did not leave Jeroboam anyone that breathed, but destroyed them all, according to the word of the Lord given through his servant Ahijah the Shilonite.

This happened because of the sins Jeroboam had committed and had caused Israel to commit, and because he aroused the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel.

As for the other events of Nadab’s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel?

There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their reigns.

Baasha King of Israel

Kong Asa af Juda og kong Basha af Israel lå i konstant krig med hinanden.

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

Basha blev som sagt konge i Asas tredje regeringsår, og han regerede i 24 år ud fra Tirtza.

He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, following the ways of Jeroboam and committing the same sin Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.

Han gjorde, hvad der var ondt i Herrens øjne ved at fortsætte med den afgudsdyrkelse, som Jeroboam havde indført i Israel.