Jehoshafat sovnet inn med sine fedre og ble gravlagt sammen med dem i Davids by. Jehoram, sønnen hans, ble konge etter ham.

Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Jehoram his son reigned in his place.

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

He had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah; all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.

Deres far ga dem store gaver av sølv, gull og kostbare ting, og befestede byer i Juda. Men riket ga han til Jehoram, fordi han var den førstefødte.

Their father gave them great gifts, of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fortified cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram, because he was the firstborn.

Da Jehoram hadde styrket seg som konge etter sin far, drepte han alle sine brødre med sverdet, og også noen av Israels ledere.

Now when Jehoram was risen up over the kingdom of his father, and had strengthened himself, he killed all his brothers with the sword, and various also of the princes of Israel.

Jehoram var trettito år gammel da han ble konge, og han regjerte i åtte år i Jerusalem.

Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

Han fulgte i fotsporene til Israels konger, slik Akabs hus hadde gjort. For han hadde Akabs datter til kone, og han gjorde det som var ondt i Herrens øyne.

He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab; for he had the daughter of Ahab as wife: and he did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh.

Men Herren ville ikke ødelegge Davids hus på grunn av den pakten han hadde inngått med David, og fordi han hadde lovet å gi ham en lampe og hans etterkommere for alltid.

However Yahweh would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a lamp to him and to his children always.

I hans dager gjorde Edom opprør mot Judas herredømme og innsatte sin egen konge.

In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.

Da dro Jehoram over med sine høvedsmenn og alle sine vogner. Han sto opp om natten og slo edomittene som hadde omringet ham, og også lederne av vognene.

Then Jehoram passed over with his captains, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and struck the Edomites who surrounded him, along with the captains of the chariots.

Så Edom gjorde opprør mot Judas herredømme til denne dag. På samme tid gjorde også Libna opprør under hans hånd, fordi han hadde forlatt Herren, sine fedres Gud.

So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah to this day: then did Libnah revolt at the same time from under his hand, because he had forsaken Yahweh, the God of his fathers.

Han bygde også offerhauger i Judas fjell, forledet Jerusalems innbyggere til utroskap og ledet Juda på avveie.

Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and made the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the prostitute, and led Judah astray.

Et skrift kom til ham fra profeten Elia, som sa: Så sier Herren, din far Davids Gud: Fordi du ikke har vandret på din far Jehoshafats veier eller på Asa, Judas konges veier,

There came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus says Yahweh, the God of David your father, Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,

men har fulgt Israels kongers vei, gjort Juda og Jerusalems innbyggere utro som Akabs hus, og også drept dine brødre, din fars hus, som var bedre enn deg:

but have walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and have made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the prostitute, like as the house of Ahab did, and also have slain your brothers of your father's house, who were better than yourself:

se, Herren vil ramme ditt folk, dine barn, dine koner og alt ditt gods med en stor plage;

behold, Yahweh will strike with a great plague your people, and your children, and your wives, and all your substance;

og du skal lide en alvorlig sykdom i dine tarmer, inntil tarmene dine faller ut på grunn av sykdommen, dag etter dag.

and you shall have great sickness by disease of your bowels, until your bowels fall out by reason of the sickness, day by day.

Herren vakte imot Jehoram filisternes ånd og araberne som er ved siden av etioperne.

Yahweh stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians who are beside the Ethiopians:

De dro opp mot Juda, brøt inn der, og bortførte alt som fantes i kongens hus, hans sønner og koner; slik at ikke en sønn ble igjen hos ham, unntatt Ahazja, den yngste av sønnene hans.

and they came up against Judah, and broke into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king's house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.

Etter alt dette slo Herren ham i tarmene med en uhelbredelig sykdom.

After all this Yahweh struck him in his bowels with an incurable disease.

Det skjedde etter tidsforløp, ved slutten av to år, at tarmene hans falt ut på grunn av sykdommen, og han døde av alvorlige sykdommer. Folket hans brente ikke for ham slik de gjorde for hans fedre.

It happened, in process of time, at the end of two years, that his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness, and he died of sore diseases. His people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers.

Han var trettito år gammel da han begynte å regjere, og han regjerte i åtte år i Jerusalem. Han forlot livet uten å bli savnet, og de begravde ham i Davids by, men ikke i kongenes graver.

Thirty-two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years: and he departed without being desired; and they buried him in the city of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.