Anden Krønikebog 24
1 Joas var syv Aar gammel, der han blev Konge, og regerede fyrretyve Aar i Jerusalem, og hans Moders Navn var Zibna fra Beersaba.
Joas was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Sabia of Bersabee.
2 Og Joas gjorde det, som var ret for Herrens Øjne, i alle Præsten Jojadas Dage.
And Joas did that which right in the sight of the Lord all the days of Jodae the priest.
3 Og Jojada tog ham to Hustruer, og han avlede Sønner og Døtre.
And Jodae took to himself two wives, and they bore sons and daughters.
4 Og det skete derefter, at det laa Joas paa Hjerte at forny Herrens Hus.
And it came to pass afterward that it came into the heart of Joas to repair the house of the Lord.
5 Og han samlede Præsterne og Leviterne og sagde til dem: Drager ud til Judas Stæder og samler Penge ind af al Israel til at udbedre eders Guds Hus Aar for Aar, og I skulle skynde eder med Gerningen; men Leviterne skyndte sig ikke.
And he gathered the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out into the cities of Juda, and collect money of all Israel to repair the house of the Lord from year to year, and make haste to speak [of it]. But the Levites hasted not.
6 Da kaldte Kongen ad Jojada, den Ypperstepræst, og sagde til ham: Hvorfor giver du ikke Agt paa Leviterne, at de fra Juda og Jerusalem bringe det Paalæg, som Mose, Herrens Tjener, og Israels Menighed har bestemt, ind til Vidnesbyrdets Paulun?
And king Joas called Jodae the chief, and said to him, Why hast thou not looked after the Levites, so that they should bring from Juda and Jerusalem that which was prescribed by Moses the man of God, when he assembled Israel at the tabernacle of witness?
7 Thi under den ugudelige Athalia havde hendes Sønner gjort Brud paa Guds Hus; ja endog alt det, som var helliget til Herrens Hus, havde de anvendt til Baalerne.
For Gotholia was a transgressor, and her sons tore down the house of God; for they offered the holy things of the house of the Lord to Baalim.
8 Da befalede Kongen, og de gjorde en Kiste, og de satte den udenfor i Herrens Hus's Port.
And the king said, Let a box be made, and let it be put at the gate of the house of the Lord without.
9 Og de lode udraabe i Juda og i Jerusalem, at de skulde bringe for Herren det Paalæg, som Mose, Guds Tjener, havde lagt paa Israel i Ørken.
And let [men] proclaim in Juda an in Jerusalem, that [the people] should bring to the Lord, as Moses the servant of God spoke concerning Israel in the wilderness.
10 Da bleve alle Øverster og alt Folket glade, og de bragte det ind og lagde det i Kisten, indtil alt var kommet ind.
And all the princes and all the people gave, and brought in, and cast into the box until it was filled.
11 Og det skete, naar man ved Leviterne bragte Kisten ind efter Kongens Befaling, og man da saa, at der var mange Penge i den, da kom Kongens Skriver og Ypperstepræstens Befalingsmand, og de tømte Kisten og bare den hen og satte den igen paa sit Sted; saa gjorde de Dag for Dag og samlede Penge i Mangfoldighed.
And it came to pass, when they brought in the box to the officers of the king by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that the money was more than sufficient, then came the king's scribe, and the officer of the high priest, and emptied the box, and restored it to its place. Thus they did day by day, and collected much money.
12 Og Kongen og Jojada gav dem til den, som havde at gøre med Gerningen i Herrens Hus's Tjeneste, og de lejede Stenhuggere og Tømmermænd til at fornye Herrens Hus, saa og Mestre til at arbejde i Jern og Kobber, til at udbedre Herrens Hus.
And the king and Jodae the priest gave it to the workmen employed in the service of the house of the Lord, and they hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the Lord, also smiths and braziers to repair the house of the Lord.
13 Saa arbejdede Folkene, og Udbedringen af det, der arbejdedes paa, gik frem ved deres Haand; og de satte Guds Hus i Stand efter dets Maal og gjorde det stærkt.
And the workmen wrought, and the works prospered in their hands, and they established the house of the Lord on its foundation, and strengthened [it].
14 Og der de havde fuldendt det, bragte de de øvrige Penge frem for Kongens og Jojadas Ansigt, og for disse gjorde man Redskaber til Herrens Hus, Redskaber til Tjenesten og til at ofre, Røgelseskaaler og Guldkar og Sølvkar; og de ofrede stedse Brændofre i Herrens Hus alle Jojadas Dage.
And when they had finished [it], they brought to the king and to Jodae the remainder of the money, and they made vessels for the house of the Lord, vessels of service for whole-burnt-offerings, and gold and silver [censers]: and they offered up whole-burnt-offerings in the house of the Lord continually all the days of Jodae.
15 Og Jojada blev gammel og mæt af Dage og døde; han var hundrede og tredive Aar gammel, der han døde.
And Jodae grew old, being full of days, and he died, being a hundred and thirty years old at his death.
16 Og de begrove ham i Davids Stad iblandt Kongerne, fordi han havde gjort godt i Israel og imod Gud og hans Hus.
And they buried him with the kings in the city of David, because he had dealt well with Israel, and with God and his house.
17 Men efter Jojadas Død kom de Øverste af Juda og nedbøjede sig for Kongen; da føjede Kongen dem.
And it came to pass after the death of Jodae, [that] the princes of Juda went in, and did obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened to them.
18 Saa forlode de Herrens, deres Fædres Guds, Hus og tjente Astartebillederne og Afguderne; og der kom en Vrede over Juda og Jerusalem for denne deres Syndeskyld.
And they forsook the house of the Lord God of their fathers, and served the Astartes and idols: and there was wrath upon Juda and Jerusalem in that day.
19 Og han sendte Profeter til dem at omvende dem til Herren; og disse vidnede for dem, men de vilde ikke høre dem.
yet he sent prophets to them, to turn them to the Lord; but they hearkened not: and he testified to them, but they obeyed not.
20 Og Guds Aand iførte sig Sakaria, Præsten Jojadas Søn, og han stod oven over Folket og sagde til dem: Saa sagde Gud: Hvorfor overtræde I Herrens Bud? derfor skulle I ikke være lykkelige, thi I have forladt Herren, og han har forladt eder.
And the Spirit of God came upon Azarias the son of Jodae the priest, and he stood up above the people, and said, Thus saith the Lord, Why do ye transgress the commandments of the Lord? so shall ye not prosper; for ye have forsaken the Lord, and he will forsake you.
21 Men de sammensvore sig imod ham og stenede ham med Stene, efter Kongens Bud, i Forgaarden til Herrens Hus.
And they conspired against him, and stone him by command of king Joas in the court of the Lord's house.
22 Og Kong Joas kom ikke den Miskundhed i Hu, som Jojada, hans Fader, havde gjort imod ham, men slog hans Søn ihjel; og der denne døde, sagde han: Herren skal se og hjemsøge det.
So Joas remembered not the kindness which his father Jodae had exercised towards him, but slew his son. And as he died, he said, The Lord look upon [it], and judge.
23 Og det skete, der Aaret var omme, drog Syrernes Hær op imod ham, og de kom til Juda og Jerusalem og udryddede af Folket alle Folkets Øverster, og de sendte alt deres Rov til Kongen af Damaskus.
And it came to pass after the end of the year, [that] the host of Syria went up against him, and came against Juda and Jerusalem: and they slew all the chiefs of the people among the people, and all their spoils they sent to the king of Damascus.
24 Skønt Syrernes Hær kom med faa Mænd, gav Herren dog en saare stor Hær i deres Haand, fordi den havde forladt Herren, sine Fædres Gud; og de udførte Straffedommene over Joas.
For the army of Syria came with few men, yet God gave into their hands a very large army, because they had forsaken the God of their fathers; and he brought judgments on Joas.
25 Og der de vare dragne fra ham, hvem de forlode i en svar Sygdom, indgik hans Tjenere et Forbund imod ham for Præsten Jojadas Sønners Blods Skyld, og de sloge ham ihjel paa hans Seng, og han døde; og de begrove ham i Davids Stad; men de begrove ham ikke i Kongernes Grave.
And after they had departed from him, when they had left him in sore diseases, then his servants conspired against him because of the blood of the son of Jodae the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died, and they buried him in the city of David, but they buried him not in the sepulchre of the kings.
26 Og de, som indgik Forbund imod ham, vare: Sabad, Simeaths den ammonitiske Kvindes Søn, og Josabad, Simriths den moabitiske Kvindes Søn.
And they that conspired against him were Zabed the son of Samaath the Ammanite, and Jozabed the son of Samareth the Moabite.
27 Og hvad angaar hans Sønner og den svare Byrde, som var lagt paa ham, og Grundforbedringen af Guds Hus, se, om alt dette er skrevet i Kongernes Bogs Historie. Og hans Søn Amazia blev Konge i hans Sted.
And all his sons, and the five came to him: and the other [matters], behold, they are written in the book of the kings. And Amasias his son reigned in his stead.
