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.

And Ezekias began to reign at the age of twenty-five years, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Abia, daughter of Zacharias.

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

And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father David had done.

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

And it came to pass, when he was established over his kingdom, in the first month, he opened the doors of the house of the Lord, and repaired them.

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

And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and put them 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!

and said to them, Hear, ye Levites: now sanctify yourselves, and sanctify the house of the Lord God of your fathers, and cast out the impurity from the holy places.

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 have revolted, and done that which was evil before the Lord our God, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their face from the tabernacle of the Lord, and have turned [their] back.

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

And they have shut up the doors of the temple, and put out the lamps, and have not burnt incense, and have not offered whole-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.

And the Lord was very angry with Juda and Jerusalem, and made them an astonishment, and a desolation, and a hissing, as ye 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.

And, behold, your fathers have been smitten with the sword, and your sons and your daughters and your wives are in captivity in a land not their own, as it is even now.

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

Therefore it is now in my heart to make a covenant, a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, that he may turn away his fierce wrath 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.

And now be not wanting [to your duty], for the Lord has chosen you to stand before him to minister, and to be ministers and burners of incense to him.

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 rose up, Maath the son of Amasi, and Joel the son of Azarias, of the sons of Caath: and of the sons of Merari, Kis the son of Abdi, and Azarias the son of Haelel: and of the sons of Gedsoni, Jodaad the son of Zemmath, and Joadam: these [were] the sons of Joacha.

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

And of the sons of Elisaphan; Zambri, and Jeiel: and of the sons of Asaph; Zacharias, and Matthanias:

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

and of the sons of Aeman; Jeiel, and Semei: and of the sons of Idithun; Samaisa, and Oziel.

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

And they gathered their brethren, and they purified themselves according to the king's command by the order of the Lord, to purify the house 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.

And the priests entered into the house of the Lord, to purify [it], and they cast out all the uncleanness that was found in the house of the Lord, even into the court of the house of the Lord: and the Levites received [it] to cast into the brook of Kedron without.

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.

And [Ezekias] began on the first day, [even] on the new moon of the first month, to purify, and on the eighth day of the month they entered into the temple of the Lord: and they purified the house of the Lord in eight days; and on the thirteenth day of the first month they finished [the work].

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.

And they went in to king Ezekias, and said, We have purified all the things in the house of the Lord, the altar of whole-burnt-offering, and its vessels, and the table of shew-bread, and 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.

and all the vessels which king Achaz polluted in his reign, in his apostasy, we have prepared and purified: behold, they are before the altar of the Lord.

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

And king Ezekias rose early in the morning, and gathered the chief men of the city, 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.

And he brought seven calves, seven rams, seven lambs, seven kids of goats for a sin-offering, for the kingdom, and for the holy things, and for Israel: and he told the priests the sons of Aaron to go up to 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.

And they slew the calves, and the priests received the blood, and poured it on the altar: and they slew the rams, and poured the blood upon the altar: also they slew the lambs, and poured the blood round the altar.

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

And they brought the goats for a sin-offering before the king and the congregation; and laid their hands upon 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 slew them, and offered their blood as a propitiation on the altar; and they made atonement for all Israel: for the king said, The whole-burnt-offering, and the sin-offering [are] 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.

And he stationed the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, and lutes, and harps, according to the commandment of king David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for by the commandment of the Lord the order [was] in the hand of the prophets.

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

And 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 Ezekias told [them] to offer up the whole-burnt-offering on the altar: and when they began to offer the whole-burnt-offering, they began to sing to the Lord, and the trumpets [accompanied] 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.

And all the congregation worshipped, and the psalm-singers [were] singing, and the trumpets sounding, until the whole-burnt-sacrifice had been completely offered.

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

And when they had done offering [it], the king and all that were present bowed, and worshipped.

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.

And king Ezekias and the princes told the Levites to sing hymns to the Lord in the words of David, and of Asaph the prophet: and they sang hymns with gladness, and fell down and worshipped.

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 Ezekias answered and said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves to the Lord, bring near and offer sacrifices of praise in the house of the Lord. And the congregation brought sacrifices and thank-offerings into the house of the Lord; and every one who was ready in his heart [brought] whole-burnt-offerings.

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

And the number of the whole-burnt-offerings which the congregation brought, was seventy calves, a hundred rams, two hundred lambs: all these [were] for a whole-burnt-offering to the Lord.

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

And the consecrated calves were six hundred, [and] the sheep three thousand.

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 few, and could not flay the whole-burnt-offering, so their brethren the Levites helped them, until the work was finished, and until the priests had purified themselves: for the Levites [more] zealously purified [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.

And the whole-burnt-offering [was] abundant, with the fat of the complete peace-offering, and the drink-offerings of the whole-burnt-sacrifice. So the service was established in the house of the Lord.

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

And Ezekias and all the people rejoiced, because God has prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly.