Jahosafat sovnet inn hos sine fedre, og hans legeme ble lagt i jorden i Davids by. Og hans sønn Joram ble konge i hans sted.

And Jehoshaphat went to rest with his fathers, and his body was put into the earth in the town of David. And Jehoram his son became king in his place.

Han hadde brødre, sønner av Jahosafat: Asarja, Jeiel, Sakarja, Asarja, Mikael og Sjefatja; alle disse var sønner av Jahosafat, Israels konge.

And he had brothers, sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah; all these were sons of Jehoshaphat, king of Israel.

Deres far ga dem mye sølv, gull og kostbare ting, samt befestede byer i Juda, men kongeriket ga han til Joram fordi han var den eldste.

And their father gave them much silver and gold and things of great value, as well as walled towns in Judah; but the kingdom he gave to Jehoram, because he was the oldest.

Da Joram tok over kongeriket etter sin far og hadde sikret seg makten, drepte han alle sine brødre med sverd, så vel som noen av Israels fyrster.

Now when Jehoram had taken his place over his father's kingdom, and had made his position safe, he put all his brothers to death with the sword, as well as some of the princes of Israel.

Joram var trettito år gammel da han ble konge, og han styrte i Jerusalem i åtte år.

Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king; and he was ruling in Jerusalem for eight years.

Han fulgte i Israels kongers vei, slik Ahab-familien gjorde, for han hadde Ahabs datter til kone; og han gjorde ondt i Herrens øyne.

He went in the ways of the kings of Israel, and did as the family of Ahab did, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife; and he did evil in the eyes of the Lord.

Men Herren ville ikke ødelegge Davids hus på grunn av pakten han hadde inngått med David, da han sa at han skulle gi ham og hans sønner et lys for alltid.

But it was not the Lord's purpose to send destruction on the family of David, because of the agreement he had made with David, when he said he would give to him and to his sons a light for ever.

I hans tid gjorde Edom seg fri fra Judas herredømme og tok en konge over seg.

In his time Edom made themselves free from the rule of Judah, and took a king for themselves.

Da dro Joram over med sine høvedsmenn og alle sine stridsvogner og angrep edomittene om natten, de som hadde omringet ham, sammen med høvedsmennene over stridsvognene.

Then Jehoram went over with his captains and all his war-carriages ... made an attack by night on the Edomites, whose forces were all round him ... on the captains of the war-carriages.

Slik gjorde Edom seg fri fra Judas herredømme, til denne dag; samtidig frigjorde Libna seg fra hans styre, fordi han hadde vendt seg bort fra Herren, sine fedres Gud.

So Edom made themselves free from the rule of Judah, to this day: and at the same time Libnah made itself free from his rule; because he was turned away from the Lord, the God of his fathers.

Og i tillegg gjorde han offerhauger i Judas fjell, forførte Jerusalems innbyggere til avgudsdyrkelse, og ledet Juda bort fra sannheten.

And more than this, he made high places in the mountains of Judah, teaching the people of Jerusalem to go after false gods, and guiding Judah away from the true way.

Da kom det et brev til ham fra profeten Elia, der det sto: Så sier Herren, din far David Gud: Fordi du ikke har fulgt din far Jahosafats veier eller Judakon Asas veier,

And a letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, The Lord, the God of your father David, says, Because you have not kept to the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or the ways of Asa, king of Judah,

men har fulgt i Israels kongers vei, og fått Juda og Jerusalems innbyggere til å dyrke avguder som Ahabs hus gjorde; og fordi du har drept dine fars sønner, dine brødre, som var bedre enn deg,

But have gone in the way of the kings of Israel, and have made Judah and the people of Jerusalem go after false gods, as the family of Ahab did: and because you have put to death your father's sons, your brothers, who were better than yourself:

nå vil Herren sende stor ødeleggelse over ditt folk, dine barn og dine koner, og alt som er ditt.

Now, truly, the Lord will send a great destruction on your people and your children and your wives and everything which is yours:

Og du selv vil lide av en grusom sykdom i magen, slik at dag for dag vil dine innvoller falle ut på grunn av sykdommen.

And you yourself will undergo the cruel pains of a disease in your stomach, so that day by day your inside will be falling out because of the disease.

Da ble filisterne og araberne ved Etiopia påvirket av Herren til å føre krig mot Joram.

Then the Philistines and the Arabians, who are by Ethiopia, were moved by the Lord to make war on Jehoram;

De rykket inn i Juda, trengte seg frem og tok alt gods i kongens hus, samt hans sønner og koner; så han hadde ingen sønn igjen bortsett fra Jehoahas, den yngste.

And they came up against Judah, forcing a way into it, and took away all the goods in the king's house, as well as his sons and his wives; so that he had no son but only Jehoahaz, the youngest.

Etter alt dette sendte Herren på ham en uhelbredelig sykdom i magen.

And after all this the Lord sent on him a disease of the stomach from which it was impossible for him to be made well.

Tiden gikk, og etter to år, da hans innvoller falt ut på grunn av sykdommen, døde han i grusom smerte. Hans folk tente ikke ild til sorg over ham, slik de hadde gjort for hans fedre.

And time went on, and after two years, his inside falling out because of the disease, he came to his death in cruel pain. And his people made no burning for him like the burning made for his fathers.

Han var trettito år gammel da han ble konge, og han styrte i Jerusalem i åtte år; men ved hans død sørget ingen over ham. De begravde ham i Davids by, men ikke i kongenes gravsteder.

He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for eight years: and at his death he was not regretted; they put his body into the earth in the town of David, but not in the resting-place of the kings.