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. His mother’s name also [was] Zibiah of Beer-sheba.

2 Og Joas gjorde det, som var ret for Herrens Øjne, i alle Præsten Jojadas Dage.

And Joash did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD 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 begat 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 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 together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that ye hasten the matter. Howbeit 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 unto him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the collection, [according to the commandment] of Moses the servant of the LORD, and of the congregation of Israel, for 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 the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of the LORD did they bestow upon Baalim.

8 Da befalede Kongen, og de gjorde en Kiste, og de satte den udenfor i Herrens Hus's Port.

And at the king’s commandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD.

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 in to the LORD the collection [that] 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 made an end.

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.

Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king’s office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that [there was] much money, the king’s scribe and the high priest’s officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to his 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 the LORD, and hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the LORD, and also such as wrought iron and brass to mend 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.

So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in his 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 [it], they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, whereof were made vessels for the house of the LORD, [even] vessels to minister, and to offer [withal], and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the LORD 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.

But Jehoiada waxed old, and was full of days when he died; an hundred and thirty years old [was he] 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.

Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto 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 left the house of the LORD God of their fathers, and served groves 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.

Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the LORD; 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, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also 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 commandment of the king in the court of the house of the LORD.

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.

Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The LORD look upon [it], 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 host of Syria came up against him: and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the spoil of them unto 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 the Syrians came with a small company of men, and the LORD delivered a very great host into their hand, because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. So they executed judgment against 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 were 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 buried him not 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.

Now [concerning] his sons, and the greatness of the burdens [laid] upon him, and the repairing of the house of God, behold, they [are] written in the story of the book of the kings. And Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.