I det attende året til kong Jeroboam, Nebats sønn, ble Abijam konge over Juda.

In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah.

Han regjerte i Jerusalem i tre år, og hans mor het Maaka, datter av Abisjalom.

He reigned for three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom.

Han fulgte alle de syndene som hans far hadde gjort før ham. Hans hjerte var ikke helt for Herren hans Gud, som Davids hjerte var, hans fars.

He committed all the sins his father had done before him, and his heart was not fully devoted to the LORD his God, as the heart of David his forefather had been.

Men for Davids skyld ga Herren hans Gud ham en lampe i Jerusalem ved å reise opp hans sønn etter ham og ved å opprettholde Jerusalem.

Nevertheless, for the sake of David, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and by establishing Jerusalem.

Fordi David hadde gjort det som var rett i Herrens øyne og ikke hadde vendt seg bort fra alt det Han hadde befalt ham alle hans livs dager, bortsett fra i saken med Uria, hetitten.

For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not turned aside from anything He commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

Og det var krig mellom Rehabeam og Jeroboam alle hans dager.

There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.

De øvrige hendelsene av Abijam og alt han gjorde, er de ikke skrevet i boken om Judas kongers krønike? Og det var krig mellom Abijam og Jeroboam.

The rest of the acts of Abijam and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Annals of the Kings of Judah? There was also war between Abijam and Jeroboam.

Så Abijam sov med sine fedre, og de begravde ham i Davids by. Og Asa, hans sønn, ble konge etter ham.

Abijam rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David, and his son Asa became king in his place.

I det tjuende året til Jeroboam, Israels konge, ble Asa konge over Juda.

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

Han regjerte i Jerusalem i førti og ett år. Hans mor het Maaka, datter av Abisjalom.

He reigned 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 hans far David hadde gjort.

Asa did what was right in the sight of the LORD, as his forefather David had done.

Han fjernet de hellige mannlige prostituerte fra landet og tok bort alle avgudene som hans fedre hadde laget.

He expelled the male shrine prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.

Han avsatte også sin mor Maaka som dronningmor fordi hun hadde laget et avskyelig bilde for Ashera. Asa hogg ned hennes avskyelige bilde og brente det i Kedron-dalen.

He also removed his mother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a repulsive image for Asherah. Asa cut down her idol and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

Høydene ble imidlertid ikke fjernet, men Asas hjerte var helt for Herren alle hans dager.

The high places were not removed, yet Asa’s heart was fully devoted to the LORD all his days.

Han førte inn de tingene som hans far hadde helliget, og de tingene han selv hadde helliget - sølv, gull og kar - til Herrens hus.

He brought into the house of the LORD the sacred things his father had dedicated, along with his own sacred gifts of silver, gold, and utensils.

Og det var krig mellom Asa og Baesja, Israels konge, alle deres dager.

There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their reigns.

Baesja, Israels konge, dro opp mot Juda og begynte å bygge Rama for å hindre noen i å gå ut og inn til Asa, Judas konge.

Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.

Da tok Asa alt sølvet og gullet som var igjen i skattkamrene i Herrens hus og kongens hus og ga det i hendene på sine tjenere. Og kong Asa sendte dem til Ben-Hadad, sønn av Tabrimmon, sønn av Hesjon, kongen i Aram, som bodde i Damaskus, og sa:

Then Asa took all the silver and gold left in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace and placed them into the hands of his servants. And King Asa sent them to Ben-Hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, the king of Aram, who lived in Damascus, with this message:

«La oss inngå en pakt mellom meg og deg, som det var mellom min far og din far. Her er en gave: sølv og gull. Bryt din pakt med Baesja, Israels konge, så han trekker seg tilbake fra meg.»

Let there be a treaty between me and you, as there was between my father and your father. See, I am sending you a gift of silver and gold. Now go, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel so that he will withdraw from me.

Ben-Hadad hørte på kong Asa og sendte hærførerne sine mot Israels byer. Han slo Ion, Dan, Abel-Bet-Maaka og hele Kinneret, sammen med hele Naftalis land.

Ben-Hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his forces against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maacah, and all Kinneroth, as well as all the land of Naphtali.

Da Baesja hørte dette, sluttet han å bygge Rama og ble værende i Tirsa.

When Baasha heard about it, he stopped building Ramah and moved to Tirzah.

Kong Asa kunngjorde for hele Juda - ingen var fritatt - og de bar bort steinene og tømmeret som Baesja hadde brukt til å bygge Rama. Og kong Asa bygde opp Geba i Benjamin og Mispa med dem.

Then King Asa issued a proclamation to all Judah with no exceptions, and they carried away the stones and timber Baasha had used to fortify Ramah. With these materials King Asa built up Geba in Benjamin and Mizpah.

De øvrige hendelsene om Asa og all hans styrke, alt han gjorde, og byene han bygde, er de ikke skrevet i boken om Judas kongers krønike? Men i sin alderdom fikk han sykdom i føttene.

Now the rest of the acts of Asa, all his might, and everything he did, as well as the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? But in his old age he suffered from a disease in his feet.

Så Asa sov med sine fedre og ble begravet med sine fedre i sin far Davids by. Og Josafat, hans sønn, ble konge etter ham.

Then Asa rested with his ancestors and was buried with them in the city of his father David. And his son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place.

Nadab, Jeroboams sønn, ble konge over Israel i det andre året til Asa, Judas konge, og han regjerte over Israel i to år.

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

Han gjorde det som var ondt i Herrens øyne og fulgte sin fars vei og hans synd, som han fikk Israel til å begå.

He did evil in the sight of the LORD and followed in the ways of his father, committing the same sin his father had caused Israel to commit.

Baesja, sønn av Ahia fra Issakars hus, sammensverget seg mot ham og drepte ham i Gibbeton som tilhører filistrene, mens Nadab og hele Israel beleiret Gibbeton.

Baasha son of Ahijah, from the tribe of Issachar, conspired against Nadab and struck him down at Gibbethon, a Philistine town, while Nadab and all Israel were laying siege to it.

Baesja drepte ham i det tredje året til Asa, Judas konge, og ble konge etter ham.

Baasha killed Nadab in the third year of Asa king of Judah and reigned in his place.

Så snart han ble konge, slo han hele Jeroboams hus. Han lot ingen av Jeroboams etterkommere bli værende i live; han utryddet dem helt, slik som Herren hadde fortalt gjennom sin tjener Ahia fra Sjilo.

As soon as Baasha became king, he killed the entire house of Jeroboam. He did not leave a single soul alive, utterly destroying them, in accordance with the word of the LORD spoken through His servant Ahijah the Shilonite.

Dette skjedde på grunn av de syndene Jeroboam hadde begått, og fordi han hadde fått Israel til å begå synd. Han hadde provosert Herren, Israels Gud, til vrede.

This happened because of the sins Jeroboam had committed and caused Israel to commit, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger.

De øvrige hendelsene om Nadab og alt han gjorde, er de ikke skrevet i boken om Israels kongers krønike?

As for the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

Og det var krig mellom Asa og Baesja, Israels konge, alle deres dager.

There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their reigns.

I det tredje året til Asa, Judas konge, ble Baesja, Ahias sønn, konge over hele Israel i Tirsa og regjerte i tjuefire år.

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

Han gjorde det som var ondt i Herrens øyne og fulgte Jeroboams vei og hans synd, som han fikk Israel til å begå.

He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and followed in the way of Jeroboam and the sin he had caused Israel to commit.