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 being twenty-five years old; and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Abijah, 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 sight of Jehovah, 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.

He, in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of Jehovah, 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 gathered them into the open place eastward;

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 he said to them, Hear me, ye Levites: hallow yourselves now, and hallow the house of Jehovah the God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the sanctuary.

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 transgressed, and done evil in the sight of Jehovah our God, and have forsaken him and turned away their faces from the habitation of Jehovah, and have 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 up burnt-offerings in the sanctuary 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 wrath of Jehovah has been upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he has delivered them to vexation, to desolation, and to 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, 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 Jehovah 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, be not now negligent; for Jehovah has chosen you to stand before him, to do service unto him, and to be his ministers and incense-burners.

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, 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 Jehalleleel; 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 Jeiel; 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, Jehiel 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.

And they gathered their brethren, and hallowed themselves, and came, according to the commandment of the king by the words of Jehovah, to cleanse the house of Jehovah.

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 went into the inner part of the house of Jehovah to cleanse it, and carried forth all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of Jehovah, into the court of the house of Jehovah. And the Levites took it to carry it forth into 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.

And they began on the first of the first month to hallow, and on the eighth day of the month they came to the porch of Jehovah; and they hallowed the house of Jehovah eight days; and on the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.

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 Hezekiah, and said, We have cleansed all the house of Jehovah, and the altar of burnt-offering with all its vessels, and the table of the [bread] to be set in rows, and 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.

and all the vessels that king Ahaz in his reign cast away in his transgression have we prepared and hallowed, and behold, they are before the altar of Jehovah.

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

And Hezekiah the king arose early, and gathered the princes of the city, and went up to the house of Jehovah.

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 they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he-goats for a sin-offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer [them] upon the altar of Jehovah.

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 slaughtered the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar; and 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.

And they brought near the he-goats of the sin-offering before the king and the congregation; and they 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 slaughtered them, and they made purification for sin with their blood upon the altar, to make an atonement for all Israel; because for all Israel, said the king, is the burnt-offering and the sin-offering.

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 set the Levites in the house of Jehovah with cymbals, with lutes, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and of Nathan the prophet; for the commandment was of Jehovah through his 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 Hezekiah commanded to offer up the burnt-offering on the altar. And at the moment the burnt-offering began, the song of Jehovah began, and the trumpets, 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.

And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded, all [the time] 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.

And when they had ended offering the burnt-offering, the king and all that were present with him bowed themselves 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 Hezekiah and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise to Jehovah with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and bowed their heads 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.

And Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves to Jehovah, come near and bring sacrifices and thank-offerings into the house of the Lord. And the congregation brought in sacrifices and thank-offerings; and as many as were of a willing heart, 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 burnt-offerings, which the congregation brought, was seventy bullocks, a hundred rams, two hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt-offering to Jehovah.

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

And the consecrated things were six hundred oxen 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.

Only the priests were too few, and they could not flay all the burnt-offerings; therefore their brethren the Levites helped them, until the work was ended, and until the priests had hallowed themselves; for the Levites were more upright in heart to hallow 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 also the burnt-offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace-offerings, and with the drink-offerings for the burnt-offering. And the service of the house of Jehovah 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.

And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people; for the thing was done suddenly.