II Chronicles 20

Siden hændte det sig, at Moabiterne og ammoniterne sammen med Folk fra Maon drog i Krig mod Josafat.

It came to pass after this also, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them other beside the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.

Og man kom og bragte Josafat den Efterretning: "En vældig Menneskemængde rykker frem imod dig fra Egnene binsides Havet), fra Edom, og de står allerede i Hazazon-Tamar (det er En-Gedi)!"

Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they be in Hazazon–tamar, which is En–gedi.

Da grebes Josafat af Frygt, og han vendte sig til HERREN og søgte ham og lod en Faste udråbe i bele Juda.

And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

Så samledes Judæerne for at søge Hjælp hos HERREN; også fra alle Judas Byer kom de for at søge HERREN.

And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask help of the LORD: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD.

Men Josafat trådte frem i Judas og Jerusalems Forsamling i HERRENs Hus foran den nye Forgård

And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court,

og sagde: "HERRE, vore Fædres Gud! Er du ikke Gud i Himmelen, er det ikke dig, der hersker over alle Hedningerigerne? I din Hånd er Kraft og Styrke, og mod dig kan ingen holde Stand!

And said, O LORD God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee?

Var det ikke dig, vor Gud, der drev dette Lands Indbyggere bort foran dit Folk Israel og gav din Ven Abrahams Efterkommere det for evigt?

Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?

Og de bosatte sig der og byggede dig der en Helligdom for dit Navn, idet de sagde:

And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,

Hvis Ulykke rammer os, Sværd, Straffedom, Pest eller Hungersnød, vil vi træde frem foran dette Hus og for dit Åsyn, thi dit Navn bor i dette Hus, og råbe til dig om Hjælp i vor Nød, og du vil høre det og frelse os!

If, when evil cometh upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help.

Se nu, hvorledes Ammoniterne og Moabiterne og de fra Se'irs Bjerge, hvem du ikke tillod Israeliterne at angribe, da de kom fra Ægypten, tværtimod holdt de sig tilbage fra dem og tilintetgjorde dem ikke,

And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not;

se nu, hvorledes de gengælder os det med at komme for at drive os bort fra din Ejendom, som du gav os i Eje!

Behold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit.

Vor Gud, vil du ikke holde Dom over dem? Thi vi er afmægtige over for denne vældige Menneskemængde, som kommer over os; vi ved ikke, hvad vi skal gøre, men vore Øjne er vendt til dig!"

O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee.

Medens nu alle Judæerne stod for HERRENs Åsyn med deres Familier, Kvinder og Børn,

And all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.

kom HERRENs Ånd midt i Forsamlingen over Leviten Jahaziel, en Søn af Zekarja, en Søn af Benaja, en Søn af Je'iel, en Søn af Mattanja, af Asafs Sønner,

Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of the LORD in the midst of the congregation;

og han sagde: "Lyt til, alle I Judæere, Jerusalems Indbyggere og Kong Josafat! Så siger HERREN til eder: Frygt ikke og forfærdes ikke for denne vældige Menneskemængde, thi Kampen er ikke eders, men Guds!

And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.

Drag i Morgen ned imod dem; se, de er ved at stige op ad Vejen ved Hazziz, og l vil træffe dem ved Enden af Dalen østen for Jeruels Ørken.

To morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the cliff of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the brook, before the wilderness of Jeruel.

Det er ikke eder, der skal kæmpe her; stil eder op og bliv stående, så skal I se, hvorledes HERREN frelser eder, I Judæere og Jerusalems Indbyggere! Frygt ikke og forfærdes ikke, men drag i Morgen imod dem, og HERREN vil være med eder!"

Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the LORD will be with you.

Da bøjede Josafat sig med Ansigtet til Jorden, og alle Judæerne og Jerusalems Indbyggere faldt ned for HERREN og tilbad ham;

And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD, worshipping the LORD.

men Leviterne af Keh'atiternes og Koraiternes Sønner stod op for at lovprise HERREN, Israels Gud, med vældig Røst.

And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel with a loud voice on high.

Tidligt næste Morgen drog de ud til Tekoas Ørken; og medens de drog ud, stod Josafat og sagde: "Hør mig, I Judæere og Jerusalems Indbyggere! Tro på HERREN eders Gud, og l skal blive boende, tro på hans Profeter, og Lykken skal følge eder!"

And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.

Og efter at have rådført sig med Folket opstillede han Sangere til med Ordene "lov HERREN, thi hans Miskundhed varer evindelig!" at lovprise HERREN i helligt Skrud, medens de drog frem foran de væbnede.

And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy endureth for ever.

Og i samme Stund de begyndte med Jubelråb og Lovsang, lod HERREN et Baghold komme over Ammoniterne, Moabiterne og dem fra Se'irs Bjerge, der rykkede frem mod Juda, så de blev slået.

And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten.

Ammoniterne og Moabiterne angreb dem, der boede i Se'irs Bjerge, og lagde Band på dem og tilintetgjorde dem, og da de var færdige med dem fra Se'ir, gav de sig til at udrydde hverandre.

For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another.

Da så Judæerne kom op på Varden, hvorfra man ser ud over Ørkenen, og vendte Blikket mod Menneskemængden, se, da lå deres døde Kroppe på Jorden, ingen var undsluppet.

And when Judah came toward the watch tower in the wilderness, they looked unto the multitude, and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped.

Så kom Josafat og hans Folk hen for at udplyndre dem, og de fandt en Mængde Kvæg, Gods, Klæder og kostbare Ting. De røvede så meget, at de ikke kunde slæbe det bort, og brugte tre Dage til at plyndre; så meget var der.

And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much.

Den fjerde Dag samledes de i Berakadalen, thi der lovpriste de HERREN, og derfor kaldte man Stedet Berakadalen, som det hedder den Dag i Dag.

And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed the LORD: therefore the name of the same place was called, The valley of Berachah, unto this day.

Derpå vendte alle Folkene fra Juda og Jerusalem med Josafat i Spidsen om og drog tilbage til Jerusalem med Glæde, thi HERREN havde bragt dem Glæde over deres Fjender;

Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for the LORD had made them to rejoice over their enemies.

og med Harper, Citre og Trompeter kom de lil Jerusalem, til HERRENs Hus.

And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of the LORD.

Men en Guds Rædsel kom over alle Lande og Riger, da de hørte, at HERREN havde kæmpet mod Israels Fjender.

And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries, when they had heard that the LORD fought against the enemies of Israel.

Således fik Josafats Rige Fred, og hans Gud skaffede ham Ro til alle Sider.

So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet: for his God gave him rest round about.

Josafat var fem og tredive År gammel, da han blev Konge over Juda, og han herskede fem og tyve År i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Azuba og var Datter af Sjilhi.

And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.

Han vandrede i sin Fader Asas Spor og veg ikke derfra, idet han gjorde, hvad der var ret i HERRENs Øjne.

And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not from it, doing that which was right in the sight of the LORD.

Kun blev Offerhøjene ikke fjernet, og Folket vendte endnu ikke Hjertet til deres Fædres Gud.

Howbeit the high places were not taken away: for as yet the people had not prepared their hearts unto the God of their fathers.

Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Josafaf fra først til sidst, står jo optegnet i Jehus, Hananis Søns, Krønike, som er optaget i Bogen om Israels Konger.

Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel.

Senere slog Kong Josafat af Juda sig sammen med Kong Ahazja af Israel, der var ugudelig i al sin Færd;

And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly:

han slog sig sammen med ham om at bygge Skibe, der skulde sejle til Tarsis. De byggede Skibe i Ezjongeber.

And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Ezion–geber.

Men Eliezer, Dodavahus Søn, fra Maresja profeterede mod Josafat og sagde: "Fordi du har slået dig sammen med Ahazja, vil HERREN gøre dit Værk til intet!" Og Skibene gik under og nåede ikke Tarsis.

Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.