¹It happened after this, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them some of the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.

¹Siden hændte det sig, at Moabiterne og ammoniterne sammen med Folk fra Maon drog i Krig mod Josafat.

²Then some came who told Jehoshaphat, saying, “A great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea from Syria. Behold, they are in Hazazon Tamar” (that is, En Gedi).

²Og man kom og bragte Josafat den Efterretning: "En vældig Menneskemængde rykker frem imod dig fra Egnene binsides Havet), fra Edom, og de står allerede i Hazazon-Tamar (det er En-Gedi)!"

³Jehoshaphat was alarmed, and set himself to seek to Yahweh. He proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

³Da grebes Josafat af Frygt, og han vendte sig til HERREN og søgte ham og lod en Faste udråbe i bele Juda.

⁴Judah gathered themselves together, to seek help from Yahweh. They came out of all the cities of Judah to seek Yahweh.

⁴Så samledes Judæerne for at søge Hjælp hos HERREN; også fra alle Judas Byer kom de for at søge HERREN.

⁵Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of Yahweh, before the new court;

⁵Men Josafat trådte frem i Judas og Jerusalems Forsamling i HERRENs Hus foran den nye Forgård

⁶and he said, “Yahweh, the God of our fathers, aren’t you God in heaven? Aren’t you ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in your hand, so that no one is able to withstand you.

⁶og sagde: "HERRE, vore Fædres Gud! Er du ikke Gud i Himmelen, er det ikke dig, der hersker over alle Hedningerigerne? I din Hånd er Kraft og Styrke, og mod dig kan ingen holde Stand!

⁷Didn’t you, our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel, and give it to the seed of Abraham your friend forever?

⁷Var det ikke dig, vor Gud, der drev dette Lands Indbyggere bort foran dit Folk Israel og gav din Ven Abrahams Efterkommere det for evigt?

⁸They lived in it, and have built you a sanctuary in it for your name, saying,

⁸Og de bosatte sig der og byggede dig der en Helligdom for dit Navn, idet de sagde:

⁹‘If evil comes on us—the sword, judgment, pestilence, or famine—we will stand before this house, and before you, (for your name is in this house), and cry to you in our affliction, and you will hear and save.’

⁹Hvis Ulykke rammer os, Sværd, Straffedom, Pest eller Hungersnød, vil vi træde frem foran dette Hus og for dit Åsyn, thi dit Navn bor i dette Hus, og råbe til dig om Hjælp i vor Nød, og du vil høre det og frelse os!

¹⁰Now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir, whom you would not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned aside from them, and didn’t destroy them;

¹⁰Se nu, hvorledes Ammoniterne og Moabiterne og de fra Se'irs Bjerge, hvem du ikke tillod Israeliterne at angribe, da de kom fra Ægypten, tværtimod holdt de sig tilbage fra dem og tilintetgjorde dem ikke,

¹¹behold, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of your possession, which you have given us to inherit.

¹¹se nu, hvorledes de gengælder os det med at komme for at drive os bort fra din Ejendom, som du gav os i Eje!

¹²Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no might against this great company that comes against us; neither know we what to do, but our eyes are on you.”

¹²Vor Gud, vil du ikke holde Dom over dem? Thi vi er afmægtige over for denne vældige Menneskemængde, som kommer over os; vi ved ikke, hvad vi skal gøre, men vore Øjne er vendt til dig!"

¹³All Judah stood before Yahweh, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.

¹³Medens nu alle Judæerne stod for HERRENs Åsyn med deres Familier, Kvinder og Børn,

¹⁴Then the Spirit of Yahweh came on Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, the Levite, of the sons of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly;

¹⁴kom HERRENs Ånd midt i Forsamlingen over Leviten Jahaziel, en Søn af Zekarja, en Søn af Benaja, en Søn af Je'iel, en Søn af Mattanja, af Asafs Sønner,

¹⁵and he said, “Listen, all Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you king Jehoshaphat. Thus says Yahweh to you, ‘Don’t be afraid, neither be dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.

¹⁵og han sagde: "Lyt til, alle I Judæere, Jerusalems Indbyggere og Kong Josafat! Så siger HERREN til eder: Frygt ikke og forfærdes ikke for denne vældige Menneskemængde, thi Kampen er ikke eders, men Guds!

¹⁶Tomorrow go down against them. Behold, they are coming up by the ascent of Ziz. You shall find them at the end of the valley, before the wilderness of Jeruel.

¹⁶Drag i Morgen ned imod dem; se, de er ved at stige op ad Vejen ved Hazziz, og l vil træffe dem ved Enden af Dalen østen for Jeruels Ørken.

¹⁷You will not need to fight this battle. Set yourselves, stand still, and see the salvation of Yahweh with you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Don’t be afraid, nor be dismayed. Go out against them tomorrow, for Yahweh is with you.’”

¹⁷Det er ikke eder, der skal kæmpe her; stil eder op og bliv stående, så skal I se, hvorledes HERREN frelser eder, I Judæere og Jerusalems Indbyggere! Frygt ikke og forfærdes ikke, men drag i Morgen imod dem, og HERREN vil være med eder!"

¹⁸Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground; and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before Yahweh, worshipping Yahweh.

¹⁸Da bøjede Josafat sig med Ansigtet til Jorden, og alle Judæerne og Jerusalems Indbyggere faldt ned for HERREN og tilbad ham;

¹⁹The Levites, of the children of the Kohathites and of the children of the Korahites, stood up to praise Yahweh, the God of Israel, with an exceeding loud voice.

¹⁹men Leviterne af Keh'atiternes og Koraiternes Sønner stod op for at lovprise HERREN, Israels Gud, med vældig Røst.

²⁰They rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe in Yahweh your God, so you shall be established! Believe his prophets, so you shall prosper.”

²⁰Tidligt næste Morgen drog de ud til Tekoas Ørken; og medens de drog ud, stod Josafat og sagde: "Hør mig, I Judæere og Jerusalems Indbyggere! Tro på HERREN eders Gud, og l skal blive boende, tro på hans Profeter, og Lykken skal følge eder!"

²¹When he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed those who should sing to Yahweh, and give praise in holy array, as they went out before the army, and say, Give thanks to Yahweh; for his loving kindness endures forever.

²¹Og efter at have rådført sig med Folket opstillede han Sangere til med Ordene "lov HERREN, thi hans Miskundhed varer evindelig!" at lovprise HERREN i helligt Skrud, medens de drog frem foran de væbnede.

²²When they began to sing and to praise, Yahweh set ambushers against the children of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were struck.

²²Og i samme Stund de begyndte med Jubelråb og Lovsang, lod HERREN et Baghold komme over Ammoniterne, Moabiterne og dem fra Se'irs Bjerge, der rykkede frem mod Juda, så de blev slået.

²³For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, utterly to kill and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, everyone helped to destroy another.

²³Ammoniterne og Moabiterne angreb dem, der boede i Se'irs Bjerge, og lagde Band på dem og tilintetgjorde dem, og da de var færdige med dem fra Se'ir, gav de sig til at udrydde hverandre.

²⁴When Judah came to the place overlooking the wilderness, they looked at the multitude; and behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and there were none who escaped.

²⁴Da så Judæerne kom op på Varden, hvorfra man ser ud over Ørkenen, og vendte Blikket mod Menneskemængden, se, da lå deres døde Kroppe på Jorden, ingen var undsluppet.

²⁵When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their spoil, they found among them in abundance both riches and dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in taking the spoil, it was so much.

²⁵Så kom Josafat og hans Folk hen for at udplyndre dem, og de fandt en Mængde Kvæg, Gods, Klæder og kostbare Ting. De røvede så meget, at de ikke kunde slæbe det bort, og brugte tre Dage til at plyndre; så meget var der.

²⁶On the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Beracah; for there they blessed Yahweh: therefore the name of that place was called The valley of Beracah to this day.

²⁶Den fjerde Dag samledes de i Berakadalen, thi der lovpriste de HERREN, og derfor kaldte man Stedet Berakadalen, som det hedder den Dag i Dag.

²⁷Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in their forefront, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for Yahweh had made them to rejoice over their enemies.

²⁷Derpå vendte alle Folkene fra Juda og Jerusalem med Josafat i Spidsen om og drog tilbage til Jerusalem med Glæde, thi HERREN havde bragt dem Glæde over deres Fjender;

²⁸They came to Jerusalem with stringed instruments and harps and trumpets to the house of Yahweh.

²⁸og med Harper, Citre og Trompeter kom de lil Jerusalem, til HERRENs Hus.

²⁹The fear of God was on all the kingdoms of the countries, when they heard that Yahweh fought against the enemies of Israel.

²⁹Men en Guds Rædsel kom over alle Lande og Riger, da de hørte, at HERREN havde kæmpet mod Israels Fjender.

³⁰So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet; for his God gave him rest all around.

³⁰Således fik Josafats Rige Fred, og hans Gud skaffede ham Ro til alle Sider.

³¹Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.

³¹Josafat var fem og tredive År gammel, da han blev Konge over Juda, og han herskede fem og tyve År i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Azuba og var Datter af Sjilhi.

³²He walked in the way of Asa his father, and didn’t turn aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh.

³²Han vandrede i sin Fader Asas Spor og veg ikke derfra, idet han gjorde, hvad der var ret i HERRENs Øjne.

³³However the high places were not taken away; neither as yet had the people set their hearts to the God of their fathers.

³³Kun blev Offerhøjene ikke fjernet, og Folket vendte endnu ikke Hjertet til deres Fædres Gud.

³⁴Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the history of Jehu the son of Hanani, which is inserted in the book of the kings of Israel.

³⁴Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Josafaf fra først til sidst, står jo optegnet i Jehus, Hananis Søns, Krønike, som er optaget i Bogen om Israels Konger.

³⁵After this Jehoshaphat king of Judah joined himself with Ahaziah king of Israel. The same did very wickedly:

³⁵Senere slog Kong Josafat af Juda sig sammen med Kong Ahazja af Israel, der var ugudelig i al sin Færd;

³⁶and he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish; and they made the ships in Ezion Geber.

³⁶han slog sig sammen med ham om at bygge Skibe, der skulde sejle til Tarsis. De byggede Skibe i Ezjongeber.

³⁷Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have joined yourself with Ahaziah, Yahweh has destroyed your works.” The ships were broken, so that they were not able to go to Tarshish.

³⁷Men Eliezer, Dodavahus Søn, fra Maresja profeterede mod Josafat og sagde: "Fordi du har slået dig sammen med Ahazja, vil HERREN gøre dit Værk til intet!" Og Skibene gik under og nåede ikke Tarsis.