Folket i Jerusalem gjorde Ahazja, hans yngste sønn, til konge i hans sted, fordi gruppen av menn som kom med araberne i hæren hadde drept alle de eldre sønnene. Så Ahazja, sønn av Joram, ble konge.

And the people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, his youngest son, king in his place, for the band of men who came with the Arabians to the army had put all the older sons to death. So Ahaziah, the son of Jehoram, became king.

Ahazja var tjue-to år gammel da han ble konge, og han regjerte i Jerusalem i ett år. Hans mor het Atalja og var datter av Omri.

Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for one year. His mother's name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri.

Han fulgte samme vei som Ahabs familie, for hans mor var hans lærer i onde gjerninger.

He went in the ways of the family of Ahab, for his mother was his teacher in evil-doing.

Og han gjorde det som var ondt i Herrens øyne, som Ahabs familie hadde gjort; for etter hans fars død styrte de ham til hans undergang.

And he did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as the family of Ahab did; for after the death of his father they were his guides to his destruction.

På deres råd gikk han med Joram, sønn av Ahab, Israels konge, for å kjempe mot Hazael, Arams konge, ved Ramot i Gilead. Og Joram ble såret av bueskytterne.

Acting on their suggestion, he went with Jehoram, son of Ahab, king of Israel, to make war on Hazael, king of Aram, at Ramoth-gilead: and Joram was wounded by the bowmen.

Og han dro tilbake til Jisre’el for å bli frisk av sårene de hadde påført ham ved Rama mens han kjempet mot Hazael, Arams konge. Og Ahazja, Jorams sønn, Judas konge, dro til Jisre’el for å se Joram, sønn av Ahab, fordi han var syk.

And he went back to Jezreel to get well from the wounds which they had given him at Ramah when he was fighting against Hazael, king of Aram. And Ahaziah, the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, went down to Jezreel to see Jehoram, the son of Ahab, because he was ill.

Nå var det ved Guds formål at Ahazjas reise for å se Joram ble årsaken til hans fall: for da han kom dit, dro han ut med Joram mot Jehu, sønn av Nimsi, som Herren hadde utsett til å ødelegge Ahabs familie.

Now by the purpose of God, Ahaziah's journey to see Jehoram was the cause of his downfall: for when he came there, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu, the son of Nimshi, who had been marked out by the Lord for the destruction of the family of Ahab.

Da Jehu gjennomførte straffen over Ahabs familie, kom han til Judas fyrster og sønnene til Ahazjas brødre, Ahazjas tjenere, og drepte dem.

Now when Jehu was effecting the punishment of the family of Ahab, he came to the princes of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah's brothers, the servants of Ahaziah, and put them to death.

Og han lette etter Ahazja; og da de fant ham (for han var på et skjult sted i Samaria), tok de ham til Jehu og drepte ham. Så gravla de hans kropp, for de sa, Han er sønn av Josjafat, som ga hele sitt hjerte til Herren. Så Ahazjas familie hadde ikke kraft til å holde riket.

And he went in search of Ahaziah; and when they came where he was, (for he was in a secret place in Samaria,) they took him to Jehu and put him to death; then they put his body to rest in the earth, for they said, He is the son of Jehoshaphat, whose heart was true to the Lord. So the family of Ahaziah had no power to keep the kingdom.

Da Atalja, Ahazjas mor, så at hennes sønn var død, lot hun alle de kongelige etterkommerne i Judas rike ta livet av.

Now when Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, saw that her son was dead, she had all the rest of the seed of the kingdom of Judah put to death.

Men Josjeba, kongens datter, tok hemmelig Joash, Ahazjas sønn, bort fra kongens sønner som ble drept, og satte ham og hans amme i et soverom. Slik holdt Josjeba, Jorams datter, presten Jojadas kone og Ahazjas søster, ham skjult for Atalja, så hun ikke drepte ham.

But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, secretly took Joash, the son of Ahaziah, away from among the king's sons who were put to death, and put him and the woman who took care of him in a bedroom. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest and sister of Ahaziah, kept him safe from Athaliah, so that she did not put him to death.

Og hun holdt ham trygg hos seg i Guds hus i seks år, mens Atalja regjerte landet.

And she kept him safe with her in the house of God for six years, while Athaliah was ruling the land.