1 Men i Asas seks og tredivte Regeringsår drog Kong Ba'sja af Israel op imod Juda og befæstede Rama for at hindre, at nogen af Kong Asa af Judas Folk drog ud og ind.

1 In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah and fortified Ramah in order to prevent anyone from going out or coming in to Asa king of Judah.

2 Da tog Asa Sølv og Guld ud af Skatkamrene i HERRENs Hus og i Kongens Palads og sendte det til Kong Benhadad af Aram, som boede i Darmaskus, idet han lod sige:

2 Then Asa brought out silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the Lord and the king’s house, and sent them to Ben-hadad king of Aram, who lived in Damascus, saying,

3 "Der består en Pagt mellem mig og dig og mellem min Fader og din Fader; her sender jeg dig en Gave af Sølv og Guld; bryd derfor din Pagt med Kong Ba'sja af Israel, så at han nødes til at drage bort fra mig!"

3 “Let there be a treaty between you and me, as between my father and your father. Behold, I have sent you silver and gold; go, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel so that he will withdraw from me.”

4 Benhadad gik ind på Kong Asas Forslag og sendte sine Hærførere mod Israels Byer og indtog Ijjon, Dan, Abel-Majim og Forrådshusene i Naftalis Byer.

4 So Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, and they conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim and all the store cities of Naphtali.

5 Da Ba'sja hørte det, opgav han at befæste Rama og standsede Arbejdet.

5 When Baasha heard of it, he ceased fortifying Ramah and stopped his work.

6 Men Kong Asa tog hele Juda til at føre Stenene og Træværket, som Ba'sja havde brugt ved Befæstningen af Rama, bort, og han befæstede dermed Geba og Mizpa.

6 Then King Asa brought all Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber with which Baasha had been building, and with them he fortified Geba and Mizpah.

7 På den Tid kom Seeren Hanani til Kong Asa af Juda og sagde til ham: "Fordi du søgte Støtte hos Aramæerkongen og ikke hos HERREN din Gud, skal Aramæerkongens Hær slippe dig af Hænde!

7 At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah and said to him, “Because you have relied on the king of Aram and have not relied on the Lord your God, therefore the army of the king of Aram has escaped out of your hand.

8 Var ikke Kusjiterne og Libyerne en vældig Hær med en vældig Mængde Vogne og Ryttere? Men da du søgte Støtte hos HERREN, gav han dem i din Hånd!

8 Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubim an immense army with very many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the Lord, He delivered them into your hand.

9 Thi HERRENs Øjne skuer omkring på hele Jorden, og han viser sig stærk til at hjælpe dem, hvis Hjerte er helt med ham. I denne Sag har du handlet som en Dåre; thi fra nu af skal du altid ligge i Krig!"

9 For the eyes of the Lord move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His. You have acted foolishly in this. Indeed, from now on you will surely have wars.”

10 Men Asa blev fortørnet på Seeren og satte ham i Huset med Blokken, thi han var blevet vred på ham derfor. Asa for også hårdt frem mod nogle af Folket på den Tid.

10 Then Asa was angry with the seer and put him in prison, for he was enraged at him for this. And Asa oppressed some of the people at the same time.

11 Asas Historie fra først til sidst står jo optegnet i Bogen om Judas og Israels Konger.

11 Now, the acts of Asa from first to last, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.

12 I sit ni og tredivte Regeringsår fik Asa en Sygdom i Fødderne, og Sygdommen blev meget alvorlig. Heller ikke under sin Sygdom søgte han dog HERREN, men Lægerne.

12 In the thirty-ninth year of his reign Asa became diseased in his feet. His disease was severe, yet even in his disease he did not seek the Lord, but the physicians.

13 Så lagde Asa sig til Hvile bos sine Fædre og døde i sit een og fyrretyvende Regerings,år.

13 So Asa slept with his fathers, having died in the forty-first year of his reign.

14 Man jordede ham i en Grav, han havde ladet sig udhugge i Davidsbyen, og lagde ham på et Leje, som man havde fyldt med vellugtende Urter og Stoffer, tillavet som Salve, og tændte et vældigt Bål til hans Ære. 

14 They buried him in his own tomb which he had cut out for himself in the city of David, and they laid him in the resting place which he had filled with spices of various kinds blended by the perfumers’ art; and they made a very great fire for him.

Det Nye Testamente 1907. Det Gamle Testamente 1931

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