1 Siden dette skjedde, gikk moabittene og ammonittene, sammen med noen av meunittene, til krig mot Josjafat.

Now after this, the children of Moab and the children of Ammon, and with them some of the Meunim, made war against Jehoshaphat.

2 De kom og fortalte Josjafat: En stor hær kommer mot deg fra Edom, fra havet, og nå er de i Hasason-Tamar, det er En-Gedi.

And they came to Jehoshaphat with the news, saying, A great army is moving against you from Edom across the sea; and now they are in Hazazon-tamar (which is En-gedi).

3 Josjafat ble redd og søkte Herren for veiledning, og han ga ordre i hele Juda om å faste.

Then Jehoshaphat, in his fear, went to the Lord for directions, and gave orders all through Judah for the people to go without food.

4 Juda samlet seg for å be Herren om hjelp; fra alle byene i Juda kom de for å tilbe Herren.

And Judah came together to make prayer for help from the Lord; from every town of Judah they came to give worship to the Lord.

5 Josjafat stilte seg foran menigheten av Juda og Jerusalem i Herrens hus foran den nye forgården,

And Jehoshaphat took his place in the meeting of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord in front of the new open space,

6 og sa: Herre, våre fedres Gud, er ikke du Gud i himmelen? Er ikke du hersker over alle folkenes riker? I din hånd er makt og styrke, og ingen kan stå seg mot deg.

And said, O Lord, the God of our fathers, are you not God in heaven? are you not ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? and in your hands are power and strength so that no one is able to keep his place against you.

7 Har ikke du, vår Gud, drevet ut innbyggerne i dette landet for ditt folk Israel og gitt det til Abrahams ætt, din venn, for alltid?

Did you not, O Lord our God, after driving out the people of this land before your people Israel, give it to the seed of Abraham, your friend, for ever?

8 De har bosatt seg i det, og bygd en helligdom for ditt navn, og sagt:

And they made it their living-place, building there a holy house for your name, and saying,

9 Hvis det kommer ulykker over oss, enten det er sverd, straff, sykdom eller hungersnød, vil vi stå foran dette huset og foran deg (for ditt navn er i dette huset), og vi vil rope til deg i vår nød, og du vil redde oss.

If evil comes on us, the sword, or punishment, or disease, or need of food, we will come to this house and to you, (for your name is in this house,) crying to you in our trouble, and you will give us salvation in answer to our cry.

10 Se nå, ammonittene og moabittene og folket fra Seirs fjell, som du lot være urørt da Israel kom fra Egypt, for de vendte seg bort fra dem og ødela dem ikke;

And now, see, the children of Ammon and Moab and the people of Mount Seir, whom you kept Israel from attacking when they came out of Egypt, so that turning to one side they did not send destruction on them:

11 se hvordan de nå lønner oss ved å komme og drive oss ut av ditt land, som du har gitt oss som arv.

See now, how as our reward they have come to send us out of your land which you have given us as our heritage.

12 Vår Gud, vil du ikke dømme dem? For vi har ikke styrke til å stå imot denne store hæren som kommer mot oss, og vi vet ikke hva vi skal gjøre, men våre øyne er vendt mot deg.

O our God, will you not be their judge? for our strength is not equal to this great army which is coming against us; and we are at a loss what to do: but our eyes are on you.

13 Hele Juda sto foran Herren, med sine små barn, sine koner og sine sønner.

And all Judah were waiting before the Lord, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.

14 Da kom Herrens ånd over Jahasiel, sønn av Sakarja, sønn av Benaja, sønn av Jeiel, sønn av Mattanja, en levitt av Asafs slekt, midt blant forsamlingen,

Then, before all the meeting, the spirit of the Lord came on Jahaziel, the son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, a Levite and one of the family of Asaph;

15 og han sa: Hør på meg, hele Juda og Jerusalems innbyggere, og du, kong Josjafat! Så sier Herren til dere: Frykt ikke og vær ikke redde for denne store hæren, for slaget er ikke deres, men Guds.

And he said, Give ear, O Judah, and you people of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat: the Lord says to you, Have no fear and do not be troubled on account of this great army; for the fight is not yours but God's.

16 Gå i morgen ned mot dem; se, de kommer opp ved Siss-bakken, og dere vil møte dem ved enden av dalen foran Jeruels ørken.

Go down against them tomorrow: see, they are coming up by the slope of Ziz; at the end of the valley, before the waste land of Jeruel, you will come face to face with them.

17 Dere trenger ikke å kjempe i denne kampen; still dere opp, bli stående og se Herrens frelse over dere, Juda og Jerusalem. Frykt ikke og vær ikke redde, men dra ut mot dem i morgen, for Herren er med dere.

There will be no need for you to take up arms in this fight; put yourselves in position, and keep where you are, and you will see the salvation of the Lord with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: have no fear and do not be troubled: go out against them tomorrow, for the Lord is with you.

18 Josjafat bøyde seg med ansiktet mot jorden, og hele Juda og Jerusalems innbyggere falt ned for Herren og tilba ham.

Then Jehoshaphat went down with his face to the earth, and all Judah and the people of Jerusalem gave worship to the Lord, falling down before him.

19 Levittene, kohatittenes og korahittenes slekt, sto fram og lovpriste Herren, Israels Gud, med høy røst.

And the Levites, the children of the Kohathites and the Korahites, got to their feet and gave praise to the Lord, the God of Israel, with a loud voice.

20 Tidlig om morgenen gikk de ut til Tekoa-ørkenen; da de dro ut, sto Josjafat der og sa: Lytt til meg, Juda og Jerusalems innbyggere! Ha tro på Herren deres Gud, så skal dere stå fast; ha tro på hans profeter, så skal alt lykkes for dere.

And early in the morning they got up and went out to the waste land of Tekoa: and when they were going out, Jehoshaphat took his station and said to them, Give ear to me, O Judah and you people of Jerusalem: have faith in the Lord your God and you will be safe; have faith in his prophets and all will go well for you.

21 Etter å ha rådført seg med folket, satte han sangere til å synge lovsanger for Herren i hellige klær mens de gikk foran hæren og sa: Herren være lovet, for hans miskunn er evig.

And after discussion with the people, he put in their places those who were to make melody to the Lord, praising him in holy robes, while they went at the head of the army, and saying, May the Lord be praised, for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

22 Og i det øyeblikket de begynte å synge og lovprise, lot Herren et bakhold komme over ammonittene, moabittene og folket fra Seirs fjell, som hadde kommet mot Juda, og de ble slått.

And at the first notes of song and praise the Lord sent a surprise attack against the children of Ammon and Moab and the people of Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were overcome.

23 Ammonittene og moabittene vendte seg mot folket fra Seirs fjell for å utslette dem; og da de hadde utryddet folket fra Seirs fjell, hjalp de hverandre å ødelegge hverandre.

And the children of Ammon and Moab made an attack on the people of Mount Seir with a view to their complete destruction; and when they had put an end to the people of Seir, everyman's hand was turned against his neighbour for his destruction.

24 Da Juda kom til vakttårnet i ørkenen og så ut mot hæren, var det bare døde kropper som lå på jorden; ingen var i live.

And Judah came to the watchtower of the waste land, and looking in the direction of the army, they saw only dead bodies stretched on the earth; no living man was to be seen.

25 Josjafat og hans folk kom for å røve byttet, og de fant mye storfe, gods, klær og kostbarheter, mer enn de kunne bære. Tre dager holdt de på med å røve bytte, det var så mye.

And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their goods from them, they saw beasts in great numbers, and wealth and clothing and things of value, more than they were able to take away; all this they took for themselves, and they were three days getting it away, there was so much.

26 På den fjerde dagen samlet de seg i Lovsangsdalen, hvor de lovpriste Herren. Derfor ble stedet kalt Lovsangsdalen til denne dag.

On the fourth day they all came together in the Valley of Blessing, and there they gave blessing to the Lord; for which cause that place has been named the Valley of Blessing to this day.

27 Så vendte alle mennene i Juda og Jerusalem med Josjafat i spissen tilbake til Jerusalem med glede, for Herren hadde gitt dem grunn til å glede seg over sine fiender.

Then all the men of Judah and Jerusalem went back, with Jehoshaphat at their head, coming back to Jerusalem with joy; for the Lord had made them glad over their haters.

28 De kom til Jerusalem med harper og lurer til Herrens hus.

So they came to Jerusalem with corded instruments and wind-instruments into the house of the Lord.

29 Alle rikene rundt omkring hadde frykt for Gud da de hørte hvordan Herren hadde kjempet mot dem som hadde kommet imot Israel.

And the fear of God came on all the kingdoms of the lands, when they had news of how the Lord made war on those who came against Israel.

30 Josjafats rike hadde fred, for hans Gud ga ham ro på alle kanter.

So the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was quiet, for the Lord gave him rest on every side.

31 Josjafat var konge over Juda. Han var trettifem år gammel da han ble konge, og han regjerte i tjuefem år i Jerusalem. Hans mor het Asuba og var datter av Silhi.

And Jehoshaphat was king over Judah: he was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he was ruling for twenty-five years in Jerusalem: his mother's name was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi.

32 Han fulgte sin far Asas vei uten å vike av, og han gjorde det som var rett i Herrens øyne.

He went in the ways of his father Asa, not turning away, but doing right in the eyes of the Lord.

33 Men offerhaugene ble ikke fjernet, og folkets hjerter var ennå ikke sanne mot deres fedres Gud.

The high places, however, were not taken away, and the hearts of the people were still not true to the God of their fathers.

34 Josjafats andre handlinger, de første og de siste, er nedskrevet i profetens Jehus ord, sønn av Hanani, som er innlemmet i boken om Israels konger.

Now as for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, they are recorded in the words of Jehu, the son of Hanani, which were put in the book of the kings of Israel.

35 Deretter ble Josjafat, kongen av Juda, venn med Akasja, kongen av Israel, som gjorde mye ondt.

After this Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, became friends with Ahaziah, king of Israel, who did much evil:

36 De laget sammen skip for å dra til Tarsis, og de bygde dem i Esjon-Geber.

Together they made ships to go to Tarshish, building them in Ezion-geber.

37 Men Eliezer, profeten, sønn av Dodava fra Maresja, forutså katastrofe for Josjafat, fordi han hadde alliert seg med Akasja. Herren ødela dine verk, sa han, og skipene ble knust og klarte ikke å nå Tarsis.

Then the word of Eliezer the prophet, the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah, came against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because you have let yourself be joined with Ahaziah, the Lord has sent destruction on your works. And the ships were broken and were not able to go to Tarshish.