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.
Joash was seven years old when he began to reign; and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Zibiah of Beer-sheba.
2 Og Joas gjorde det, som var ret for Herrens Øjne, i alle Præsten Jojadas Dage.
And Joash did what was right in the sight of Jehovah all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
3 Og Jojada tog ham to Hustruer, og han avlede Sønner og Døtre.
And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begot sons and daughters.
4 Og det skete derefter, at det laa Joas paa Hjerte at forny Herrens Hus.
And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to renew the house of Jehovah.
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 together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out to the cities of Judah and collect of all Israel money for the repair of the house of your God from year to year, and ye shall hasten the matter. But the Levites hastened it 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 the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said to him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the tribute of Moses the servant of Jehovah [laid upon] the congregation of Israel, for the tent of the testimony?
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 the wicked Athaliah [and] her sons had devastated the house of God; and also all the hallowed things of the house of Jehovah had they employed for the Baals.
8 Da befalede Kongen, og de gjorde en Kiste, og de satte den udenfor i Herrens Hus's Port.
And the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it at the gate of the house of Jehovah 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 they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring to Jehovah the tribute of Moses the servant of God [laid upon] 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 rejoiced, and brought in and cast into the chest, until they had finished.
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 at the time the chest was brought for the king's control by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and high priest's officer came, and they emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to its place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.
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 Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of Jehovah, and they hired masons and carpenters to renew the house of Jehovah, and also such as wrought in iron and bronze, to repair the house of Jehovah.
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.
So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in its state, 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, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada; and they made of it vessels for the house of Jehovah, utensils to minister, and with which to offer up, and cups, and utensils of gold and silver. And they offered up burnt-offerings in the house of Jehovah continually all the days of Jehoiada.
15 Og Jojada blev gammel og mæt af Dage og døde; han var hundrede og tredive Aar gammel, der han døde.
And Jehoiada grew old and was full of days, and he died; he was a hundred and thirty years old when he died.
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 in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God and toward his house.
17 Men efter Jojadas Død kom de Øverste af Juda og nedbøjede sig for Kongen; da føjede Kongen dem.
And after the death of Jehoiada the princes of Judah came and made 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 Jehovah the God of their fathers, and served the Asherahs and idols; and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their trespass.
19 Og han sendte Profeter til dem at omvende dem til Herren; og disse vidnede for dem, men de vilde ikke høre dem.
And he sent prophets among them to bring them again to Jehovah, and they testified against them; but they would not give ear.
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 Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood up above the people and said unto them, Thus saith God: Wherefore do ye transgress the commandments of Jehovah? And ye cannot prosper; for ye have forsaken Jehovah, and he hath forsaken 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 stoned him with stones at the command of the king in the court of the house of Jehovah.
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.
And king Joash remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, Jehovah see and require [it]!
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 at the end of the year [that] the army of Syria came up against him; and they entered into Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the spoil of them to the king at 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.
Truly with a small company of men came the army of the Syrians, but Jehovah delivered a very great army into their hand, because they had forsaken Jehovah the God of their fathers; and they executed judgment upon Joash.
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 when they had departed from him (for they left him in great diseases), his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died; and they buried him in the city of David, but they did not bury him in the sepulchres 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 these are they that conspired against him: Zabad the son of Shimeath an Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith a Moabitess.
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 as to his sons, and the greatness of the burdens [laid] upon him, and the building of the house of God, behold, they are written in the treatise of the book of the kings. And Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.
