Anden Krønikebog 29

1 Ezekias var fem og tyve Aar gammel, der han blev Konge, og regerede ni og tyve Aar i Jerusalem, og hans Moders Navn var Abia, Sakarias Datter.

Hezekiah began to reign when he was twenty-five years old, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.

2 Og han gjorde det, som var ret for Herrens Øjne, efter alt det, som David hans Fader gjorde.

He did that which was right in the LORD’s eyes, according to all that David his father had done.

3 Han oplukkede i sin Regerings første Aar, i den første Maaned, Dørene til Herrens Hus og istandsatte dem.

In the first year of his reign, in the first month, he opened the doors of the LORD’s house and repaired them.

4 Og han førte Præsterne og Leviterne ind og samlede dem paa den aabne Plads imod Østen.

He brought in the priests and the Levites and gathered them together into the wide place on the east,

5 Og han sagde til dem: Hører mig, I Leviter! helliger eder selv nu, og helliger Herrens, eders Fædres Guds, Hus, og bringer Urenheden bort fra Helligdommen!

and said to them, “Listen to me, you Levites! Now sanctify yourselves, and sanctify the house of the LORD, the God of your fathers, and carry the filthiness out of the holy place.

6 Thi vore Fædre have forsyndet sig og gjort det onde for Herren vor Guds Øjne og forladt ham, og de have vendt deres Ansigt bort fra Herrens Tabernakel og vendt det Ryggen.

For our fathers were unfaithful, and have done that which was evil in the LORD our God’s sight, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of the LORD, and turned their backs.

7 De have og tillukket Dørene til Forhallen og udslukket Lamperne og ikke røget Røgelse og ej ofret Brændoffer i Helligdommen for Israels Gud.

Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel.

8 Derfor er Herrens Vrede over Juda og Jerusalem, og han har givet dem hen til Forfærdelse, til Ødelæggelse og til Spot, ligesom I se med eders Øjne.

Therefore the LORD’s wrath was on Judah and Jerusalem, and he has delivered them to be tossed back and forth, to be an astonishment and a hissing, as you see with your eyes.

9 Thi se, vore Fædre ere faldne for Sværdet; tilmed ere vore Sønner og vore Døtre og vore Hustruer bortførte i Fangenskab for denne Sags Skyld.

For behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

10 Nu ligger det mig paa Hjerte at gøre en Pagt med Herren Israels Gud, at hans strenge Vrede maa vendes fra os.

Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, that his fierce anger may turn away from us.

11 Nu, mine Sønner! værer ikke efterladne; thi Herren har udvalgt eder til at staa for hans Ansigt, for at tjene ham og til at være dem, som tjene ham og gøre Røgoffer.

My sons, do not be negligent now; for the LORD has chosen you to stand before him, to minister to him, and that you should be his ministers and burn incense.”

12 Da gjorde Leviterne sig rede, Mahath, Amasajs Søn, og Joel, Asarias Søn, af Kahathiternes Børn; og af Meraris Børn, Kis, Abdis Søn, og Asaria, Jehaleleels Søn; og af Gersoniterne, Joa, Simmas Søn, og Eden, Joas Søn;

Then the Levites arose: Mahath, the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehallelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah;

13 og af Elizafans Børn, Simri og Jejel; og af Asafs Børn, Sakaria og Matthania;

and of the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeuel; and of the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah;

14 og af Hemans Børn, Jehiel og Simei; og af Jeduthuns Børn, Semaja og Ussiel.

and of the sons of Heman, Jehuel and Shimei; and of the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel.

15 Og de samlede deres Brødre og helligede sig selv og kom paa Kongens Befaling efter Herrens Ord for at rense Herrens Hus.

They gathered their brothers, sanctified themselves, and went in, according to the commandment of the king by the LORD’s words, to cleanse the LORD’s house.

16 Men Præsterne gik ind i det indre af Herrens Hus til at rense, og de bragte al Urenhed, som de fandt i Herrens Tempel, ud i Herrens Hus's Forgaard; og Leviterne toge imod det for at bringe det ud udenfor til Kedrons Bæk.

The priests went into the inner part of the LORD’s house to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the LORD’s temple into the court of the LORD’s house. The Levites took it from there to carry it out to the brook Kidron.

17 De begyndte paa den første Dag i den første Maaned at hellige, og paa den ottende Dag i samme Maaned gik de ind i Herrens Forhal og helligede Herrens Hus i otte Dage, og de fuldendte det paa den sekstende Dag i den første Maaned.

Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month they came to the LORD’s porch. They sanctified the LORD’s house in eight days, and on the sixteenth day of the first month they finished.

18 Siden gik de ind til Kong Ezekias og sagde: Vi have renset hele Herrens Hus og Brændofferets Alter og alt dets Redskab og Skuebrødenes Bord og alt dets Redskab.

Then they went in to Hezekiah the king within the palace and said, “We have cleansed all the LORD’s house, including the altar of burnt offering with all its vessels, and the table of show bread with all its vessels.

19 Og alle Redskaber, som Kong Akas havde kastet bort, der han var Konge, der han forsyndede sig, dem have vi sat i Stand og helliget, og se, de ere foran Herrens Alter.

Moreover, we have prepared and sanctified all the vessels which King Ahaz threw away in his reign when he was unfaithful. Behold, they are before the LORD’s altar.”

20 Da stod Kong Ezekias tidligt op og samlede de Øverste i Staden og gik op til Herrens Hus.

Then Hezekiah the king arose early, gathered the princes of the city, and went up to the LORD’s house.

21 Og de førte frem syv Okser og syv Vædre og syv Lam og syv Gedebukke til Syndoffer for Riget og for Helligdommen og for Juda, og han sagde til Arons Børn, Præsterne, at de skulde ofre paa Herrens Alter.

They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. He commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the LORD’s altar.

22 Da slagtede de Øksnene, og Præsterne toge imod Blodet og stænkede det paa Alteret; de slagtede og Vædrene og stænkede Blodet paa Alteret, i lige Maade slagtede de Lammene og stænkede Blodet paa Alteret.

So they killed the bulls, and the priests received the blood and sprinkled it on the altar. They killed the rams and sprinkled the blood on the altar. They also killed the lambs and sprinkled the blood on the altar.

23 Derefter førte de Bukkene frem til Syndoffer for Kongens og Forsamlingens Ansigt, og de lagde deres Hænder paa dem.

They brought near the male goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly; and they laid their hands on them.

24 Og Præsterne slagtede dem og rensede med deres Blod Alteret fra Synd, til at gøre Forligelse for hele Israel; thi Kongen havde sagt, at Brændofferet og Syndofferet var for hele Israel.

Then the priests killed them, and they made a sin offering with their blood on the altar, to make atonement for all Israel; for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel.

25 Og han beskikkede Leviterne i Herrens Hus med Cymbler, med Psaltre og med Harper, efter Davids og Gads, Kongens Seers, og Nathans, Profetens Befaling; thi den Befaling var fra Herren, ved hans Profeter.

He set the Levites in the LORD’s house with cymbals, with stringed instruments, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and Nathan the prophet; for the commandment was from the LORD by his prophets.

26 Og Leviterne stode med Davids Instrumenter og Præsterne med Basunerne.

The Levites stood with David’s instruments, and the priests with the trumpets.

27 Og Ezekias sagde til dem, at de skulde ofre Brændofferet paa Alteret, og paa den Tid Brændofferet begyndte, begyndte Herrens Sang med Basunerne, og det efter Davids, Israels Konges, Instrumenter.

Hezekiah commanded them to offer the burnt offering on the altar. When the burnt offering began, the LORD’s song also began, along with the trumpets and instruments of David king of Israel.

28 Og den ganske Forsamling nedbøjede sig, naar man sang Sangene og blæste i Basunerne, alt sammen, indtil Brændofferet var fuldendt.

All the assembly worshiped, the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded. All this continued until the burnt offering was finished.

29 Og der de vare færdige med at ofre, knælede de, Kongen og alle de, som fandtes hos ham, og nedbøjede sig.

When they had finished offering, the king and all who were present with him bowed themselves and worshiped.

30 Siden sagde Kong Ezekias og de Øverste til Leviterne, at man skulde love Herren med Davids og Asafs, Seerens Ord; og de lovede ham med Glæde og bøjede sig og tilbade.

Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praises to the LORD with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. They sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshiped.

31 Og Ezekias svarede og sagde: I have nu fyldt eders Haand for Herren, kommer frem og fører Slagtofre og Takofre til Herrens Hus; og Forsamlingen førte frem Slagtofre og Takofre, og hver den, hvis Hjerte var villigt, bragte Brændofre.

Then Hezekiah answered, “Now you have consecrated yourselves to the LORD. Come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the LORD’s house.” The assembly brought in sacrifices and thank offerings, and as many as were of a willing heart brought burnt offerings.

32 Og Tallet paa Brændofferet, som Forsamlingen førte frem, var halvfjerdsindstyve Øksne, hundrede Vædre, to Hundrede Lam, alt sammen Herren til Brændoffer.

The number of the burnt offerings which the assembly brought was seventy bulls, one hundred rams, and two hundred lambs. All these were for a burnt offering to the LORD.

33 Og hvad der blev helliget, var seks Hundrede Øksne og tre Tusinde Faar.

The consecrated things were six hundred head of cattle and three thousand sheep.

34 Dog Præsterne vare faa og kunde ikke flaa alle Brændofrene, derfor hjalp deres Brødre Leviterne dem, indtil den Gerning blev fuldendt, og indtil Præsterne havde helliget sig; thi Leviterne vare oprigtigere af Hjertet til at hellige sig end Præsterne.

But the priests were too few, so that they could not skin all the burnt offerings. Therefore their brothers the Levites helped them until the work was ended, and until the priests had sanctified themselves, for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.

35 Tilmed var Brændofferet ogsaa meget, tillige Fedtstykkerne til Takofrene, samt Drikofrene til Brændofferet. Saa blev. Tjenesten beskikket i Herrens Hus.

Also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace offerings and with the drink offerings for every burnt offering. So the service of the LORD’s house was set in order.

36 Og Ezekias og alt Folket glædede sig over det, at Gud havde gjort Folket beredvilligt; thi den Gerning skete hastelig.

Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced because of that which God had prepared for the people; for the thing was done suddenly.