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 was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. 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.

And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done.

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

In the first month of the first year of his reign, Hezekiah opened and repaired the doors of the house of the LORD.

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

Then he brought in the priests and Levites and gathered them in the square on the east side.

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!

“Listen to me, O Levites,” he said. “Consecrate yourselves now and consecrate the house of the LORD, the God of your fathers. Remove from the Holy Place every impurity.

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 did evil in the sight of the LORD our God. They abandoned Him, turned their faces away from the dwelling place of the LORD, and turned their backs on Him.

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

They also shut the doors of the portico and extinguished the lamps. They did not burn incense or present burnt offerings in the Holy Place of 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 wrath of the LORD has fallen upon Judah and Jerusalem, and He has made them an object of terror, horror, and mockery, as you can see with your own 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, this is why our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and daughters and wives are in captivity.

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, so that His fierce anger will 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.

Now, my sons, do not be negligent, for the LORD has chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, to minister before Him, and to 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 set to work: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah from the Kohathites; Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel from the Merarites; Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah from the Gershonites;

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

Shimri and Jeuel from the Elizaphanites; Zechariah and Mattaniah from the Asaphites;

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

Jehiel and Shimei from the Hemanites; and Shemaiah and Uzziel from the Jeduthunites.

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

When they had assembled their brothers and consecrated themselves, they went in to cleanse the house of the LORD, according to the command of the king by the words of the LORD.

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.

So the priests went inside the house of the LORD to cleanse it, and they brought out to the courtyard all the unclean things that they found in the temple of the LORD. Then the Levites took these things and carried them out to the Kidron Valley.

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.

They began the consecration on the first day of the first month, and on the eighth day of the month they reached the portico of the LORD. For eight more days they consecrated the house of the LORD itself, finishing on the sixteenth day of the first month.

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 King Hezekiah and reported, “We have cleansed the entire house of the LORD, the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the table of the showbread with all its utensils.

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 consecrated all the articles that King Ahaz in his unfaithfulness cast aside during his reign. They are now in front of the altar of the LORD.”

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

Early the next morning King Hezekiah gathered the city officials and went up to the house of the LORD.

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 as a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And the king commanded the priests, the descendants of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the LORD.

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 slaughtered the bulls, and the priests took the blood and sprinkled it on the altar. They slaughtered the rams and sprinkled the blood on the altar. And they slaughtered 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.

Then they brought the goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, who 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.

And the priests slaughtered the goats and put their blood on the altar for a sin offering, to make atonement for all Israel, because the king had ordered the burnt offering and the sin offering 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.

Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet. For the command had come from the LORD through His prophets.

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

The Levites stood with the instruments of David, 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.

And Hezekiah ordered that the burnt offering be sacrificed on the altar. When the burnt offering began, the song of the LORD and the trumpets began as well, accompanied by the 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.

The whole assembly was worshiping, the singers were singing, and the trumpeters were playing. All this continued until the burnt offering was completed.

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

When the offerings were completed, the king and all those present with him bowed down 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.

Then King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to sing praises to the LORD in the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness and 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 said, “Now that you have consecrated yourselves to the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the house of the LORD.” So the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all whose hearts were willing 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 burnt offerings the assembly brought was seventy bulls, a 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.

And the consecrated offerings were six hundred bulls 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.

However, since there were not enough priests to skin all the burnt offerings, their Levite brothers helped them until the work was finished and until the priests had been consecrated. For the Levites had been more diligent in consecrating themselves than the priests had been.

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

Furthermore, the burnt offerings were abundant, along with the fat of the peace offerings and the drink offerings for the burnt offerings. So the service of the house of the LORD was established.

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

Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced at what God had prepared for the people, because everything had been accomplished so quickly.