I det attende året av kong Jeroboam, sønn av Nebat, ble Abiam konge over Juda.

Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah.

Han var konge i Jerusalem i tre år. Hans mors navn var Maaka, datter av Absalom.

For three years he was king in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom.

Han gjorde de samme syndene som hans far hadde gjort før ham. Hans hjerte var ikke fullstendig tro mot Herren sin Gud, slik som hjertet til David, hans far.

And he did the same sins which his father had done before him: his heart was not completely true to the Lord his God, like the heart of David his father.

Men på grunn av David ga Herren ham et lys i Jerusalem, ved å la hans sønner bli konge etter ham, slik at Jerusalem kunne være trygt.

But because of David, the Lord gave him a light in Jerusalem, making his sons king after him, so that Jerusalem might be safe;

Fordi David gjorde det som var rett i Herrens øyne, og ikke gikk imot hans befalinger i hele sitt liv, unntatt i saken med Uria, hetitten.

Because David did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, and never in all his life went against his orders, but only in the question of Uriah the Hittite.

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Resten av Abiams gjerninger, alt han gjorde, er de ikke nedskrevet i krønikene til Judas konger? Og det var krig mellom Abiam og Jeroboam.

Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all he did, are they not recorded in the book of the history of the kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.

Så hvilte Abiam med sine fedre, og de la ham i jorden i Davids by, og Asa, hans sønn, ble konge i hans sted.

Then Abijam went to rest with his fathers, and they put him into the earth in the town of David: and Asa his son became king in his place.

I det tjuende året Jeroboam var konge over Israel, ble Asa konge over Juda.

In the twentieth year that Jeroboam was king of Israel, Asa became king over Judah.

Han var konge i førtien år i Jerusalem. Hans mors navn var Maaka, datter av Absalom.

And he was king for forty-one years in Jerusalem; his mother's name was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom.

Asa gjorde det som var rett i Herrens øyne, slik som David hans far hadde gjort.

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

De som ble brukt til kultisk prostitusjon, sendte han ut av landet, og han fjernet alle bildene som hans fedre hadde laget.

Those used for sex purposes in the worship of the gods he sent out of the country, and he took away all the images which his fathers had made.

Han lot ikke Maaka, sin mor, forbli dronning fordi hun hadde laget et motbydelig bilde for Asjera; Asa hogg ned bildet og brente det ved bekken Kidron.

And he would not let Maacah his mother be queen, because she had made a disgusting image for Asherah; and Asa had the image cut down and burned by the stream Kidron.

Offerhaugene ble likevel ikke fjernet, men Asa var trofast mot Herren hele sitt liv.

The high places, however, were not taken away: but still the heart of Asa was true to the Lord all his life.

Han tok inn i Herrens hus alt det hellige, både det som hans far hadde helliget, og det han selv hadde helliget, sølv, gull og kar.

He took into the house of the Lord all the things which his father had made holy, and those which he himself had made holy, silver and gold and vessels.

Det var krig mellom Asa og Baesa, kongen av Israel, alle deres dager.

Now there was war between Asa and Baasha, king of Israel, all their days.

Baesa, kongen av Israel, dro mot Juda og bygde Rama for å hindre dem i å gå ut og inn til Asa, kongen av Juda.

And Baasha, king of Israel, went up against Judah, building Ramah, so that no one was able to go out or in to Asa, king of Judah.

Da tok Asa alt sølvet og gullet som var igjen i Herrens hus og i kongens hus, og sendte det med sine tjenere til Ben-Hadad, sønn av Tabrimmon, sønn av Hezion, kongen av Syria, som bodde i Damaskus, og sa,

Then Asa took all the silver and gold which was still stored in the Lord's house, and in the king's house, and sent them, in the care of his servants, to Ben-hadad, son of Tabrimmon, son of Rezon, king of Aram, at Damascus, saying,

La oss lage en pakt mellom deg og meg, slik som det var mellom min far og din far. Se, jeg sender deg en gave av sølv og gull. Gå og bryt din pakt med Baesa, kongen av Israel, så han trekker seg tilbake fra meg.

Let there be an agreement between me and you as there was between my father and your father: see, I have sent you an offering of silver and gold; go and put an end to your agreement with Baasha, king of Israel, so that he may give up attacking me.

Ben-Hadad gjorde som kong Asa sa, og sendte høvdingene i sine hærer mot Israels byer og ødela Ijon, Dan, Abel-Bet-Maaka, hele Kinneret og hele Naftalis land.

So Ben-hadad did as King Asa said, and sent the captains of his armies against the towns of Israel, attacking Ijon and Dan and Abel-beth-maacah, and all Chinneroth as far as all the land of Naphtali.

Da Baesa hørte om det, stanset han byggingen av Rama og bodde i Tirsa.

And Baasha, hearing of it, put a stop to the building of Ramah, and was living in Tirzah.

Da kalte kong Asa sammen hele Juda, uten unntak, og de tok bort steinene og tømmeret som Baesa hadde brukt til bygging av Rama, og kong Asa brukte det til å bygge Geba i Benjamin og Mispa.

Then King Asa got all Judah together, making every man come; and they took away the stones and the wood with which Baasha was building Ramah, and King Asa made use of them for building Geba in the land of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

Resten av Asas gjerninger, all hans makt, alt han gjorde, og byene han bygget, er de ikke skrevet i krønikene til Judas konger? Men da han ble gammel, fikk han en sykdom i føttene.

Now the rest of the acts of Asa, and his power, and all he did, and the towns of which he was the builder, are they not recorded in the book of the history of the kings of Judah? But when he was old he had a disease of the feet.

Så hvilte Asa med sine fedre og ble gravlagt i sin far Davids by, og Josjafat, hans sønn, ble konge i hans sted.

So Asa went to rest with his fathers and was put into the earth in the town of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his son became king in his place.

Nadab, sønn av Jeroboam, ble konge over Israel i Asa, kongen av Judas, andre år; og han var konge over Israel i to år.

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

Han gjorde det onde i Herrens øyne og gikk i sin fars fotspor i de syndene han gjorde, og som han fikk Israel til å gjøre.

He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, copying the evil ways of his father, and the sin which he did and made Israel do.

Baesa, sønn av Ahija fra Issakars slekt, konspirerte mot ham og slo ham ved Gibbeton, en by tilhørende filisterne, mens Nadab og Israels hær beleiret Gibbeton.

And Baasha, the son of Ahijah, of the family of Issachar, made a secret design against him, attacking him at Gibbethon, a town of the Philistines; for Nadab and the armies of Israel were making war on Gibbethon.

I Asas tredje regjeringsår, kongen av Juda, drepte Baesa ham og ble konge i hans sted.

In the third year of the rule of Asa, king of Judah, Baasha put him to death, and became king in his place.

Så snart han var blitt konge, ryddet han ut hele Jeroboams slekt. Han lot ikke noen av Jeroboams etterkommere bli i live, slik at Herrens ord, som han hadde talt gjennom sin tjener Ahija fra Sjilo, ble oppfylt.

And straight away when he became king, he sent destruction on all the offspring of Jeroboam; there was not one living person of all the family of Jeroboam whom he did not put to death, so the word of the Lord, which he said by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite, came about;

Dette skjedde på grunn av de syndene som Jeroboam hadde gjort, og som han hadde fått Israel til å gjøre, og som hadde vakt Herrens, Israels Guds, vrede.

Because of the sins which Jeroboam did and made Israel do, moving the Lord, the God of Israel, to wrath.

Resten av Nadabs gjerninger, alt han gjorde, er de ikke nedskrevet i krønikene til Israels konger?

Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all he did, are they not recorded in the book of the history of the kings of Israel?

Det var krig mellom Asa og Baesa, kongen av Israel, alle deres dager.

And there was war between Asa and Baasha, king of Israel, all their days.

I Asas tredje regjeringsår, kongen av Juda, ble Baesa, sønn av Ahija, konge over hele Israel i Tirsa. Han regjerte i tjuefire år.

In the third year of the rule of Asa, king of Judah, Baasha, the son of Ahijah, became king over all Israel in Tirzah, and was king for twenty-four years.

Han gjorde det onde i Herrens øyne og fulgte i Jeroboams fotspor og de syndene han fikk Israel til å gjøre.

He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, copying the evil ways of Jeroboam and the sin which he made Israel do.