Anden Krønikebog 34
1 Josias var otte Aar gammel, der han blev Konge, og regerede et og tredive Aar i Jerusalem.
Eight years old was Josiah when he became king, and thirty and one years did he reign in Jerusalem.
2 Og han gjorde det, som var ret for Herrens Øjne, og vandrede i Davids, sin Faders, Veje og veg hverken til højre eller venstre Side.
And he did what is right in the eyes of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside to the right or to the left.
3 Thi i sin Regerings ottende Aar, der han endnu var et ungt Menneske, begyndte han at søge sin Fader Davids Gud; og i det tolvte Aar begyndte han at rense Juda og Jerusalem fra Højene og Astartebillederne og de udskaarne og støbte Billeder.
And in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet a lad, he began to seek after the God of David his father; and in the twelfth year he began to purify Judah and Jerusalem from the high-places, and the Asherim, and the carved images, and the molten images.
4 Og de nedbrøde for hans Ansigt Baalernes Altre, og han omhuggede de Solbilleder, som vare oven paa dem; han sønderbrød baade Astartebilleder og de udskaarne og støbte Billeder og stødte dem smaa og strøede dem oven paa deres Grave, som havde ofret til dem.
And they broke down in his presence the altars of the Be'alim, and the sun-images, that were set above them, he cut down; and the Asherim, and the carved images, and the molten images, he broke in pieces, and ground down, and strewed [the same] upon the graves of those that had sacrificed unto them.
5 Og han opbrændte Præsternes Ben paa deres Altre og rensede Juda og Jerusalem.
And the bones of priests did he burn upon their altars; and he purified Judah and Jerusalem.
6 Og udi Manasses og Efraims og Simeons Stæder, ja indtil Nafthali, i deres ødelagte Stæder trindt omkring,
And [so did he] in the cities of Menasseh and Ephraim and Simeon, even as far as Naphtali, with their mattocks, round about.
7 der nedbrød han Altrene og Astartebillederne og sønderknuste de udskaarne Billeder og stødte dem smaa og omhuggede alle Solbillederne i alt Israels Land og vendte tilbage til Jerusalem.
And when he had broken down the altars and had beaten the Asherim and the graven images into powder, and cut down all the sun-images throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.
8 Og i sin Regerings attende Aar, der han havde renset Landet og Huset, sendte han Safan, Azalias Søn, og Maeseja, Stadens Befalingsmand, og Joa, Joakas's Søn, Historieskriveren, for at istandsætte Herrens, sin Guds Hus.
And in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purified the land and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azalyahu, and Ma'asseyahu the governor of the city and Joach the son of Joachaz the recorder, to repair the house of the Lord his God.
9 Og de kom til Hilkia, Ypperstepræsten, og overgave Pengene, som vare bragte til Guds Hus, hvilke Leviterne, som toge Vare paa Dørtærskelen, havde samlet af Manasses og Efraims Haand og af alle overblevne i Israel og af al Juda og Benjamin, og med hvilke de vendte tilbage til Jerusalem.
And they came to Chilkiyahu the high-priest, and gave up the money that had been brought into the house of God, which the Levites that watched at the threshold had gathered from the hand of Menasseh and Ephraim, and from all the remnant of Israel, and from all Judah and Benjamin, and were returned to Jerusalem.—
10 Og de gave dem i deres Haand, som havde med Gerningen at gøre, og som vare beskikkede over Herrens Hus; og disse gave dem til dem, som gjorde Gerningen, og som arbejdede paa Herrens Hus for at udbedre og istandsætte Huset.
And they delivered it into the hand of those who overlooked the workmen that had been appointed as overseers of the house of the Lord: and those who overlooked the workmen, who did the work in the house of the Lord, gave it out, to repair and to restore the house,
11 Og de gave dem ud til Tømmermændene og Bygningsmændene og til at købe hugne Stene og Træ til Bjælkeværk og til at sammentømre Husene med, som Judas Konger havde ødelagt.
And they gave it to the carpenters and to the builders to buy hewn stone and timber for joists, and to lay the beams in the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.
12 Og Mændene arbejdede trolig paa Gerningen, og over dem vare Jahath og Obadia, Leviterne af Meraris Børn, og Sakaria og Mesullam af Kahathiternes Børn, beskikkede til at have Opsyn, og alle de Leviter, som forstode sig paa Sangens Instrumenter.
And the men acted faithfully in the work: and over them were appointed Jachath and 'Obadyahu, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kehathites, to supervise; and every one of these Levites was skilful on instruments of music.
13 De vare og over Lastdragerne og havde Opsyn over hver den, som gjorde Gerningen ved ethvert enkelt Arbejde; men af Leviterne var der Skrivere og Fogeder og Portnere.
They were also over the bearers of burdens and supervisors over all that did the work in every manner of service: and from the Levites there were also scribes, and officers, and gatekeepers.
14 Og der de udtoge Pengene, som vare indbragte i Herrens Hus, fandt Præsten Hilkia Herrens Lovbog, af Mose.
And when they took out the money that had been brought into the house of the Lord, Chilkiyahu the priest found the book of the law of the Lord through the hand of Moses.
15 Og Hilkia svarede og sagde til Safan, Kansleren: Jeg har fundet Lovbogen i Herrens Hus; og Hilkia gav Safan Bogen.
Then commenced Chilkiyahu and said to Shaphan the scribe, The book of the law have I found in the house of the Lord. And Chilkiyahu gave the book to Shaphan.
16 Og Safan bragte Bogen til Kongen, fremdeles gav han og Kongen Underretning, sigende: Alt det, som er givet i dine Tjeneres Hænder, det gøre de;
And Shaphan carried the book to the king, and brought the king also word back again, saying, All that was put in the hand of thy servants, have they truly done.
17 og de havde samlet Pengene, som fandtes i Herrens Hus, og givet dem i deres Haand, som ere beskikkede over Arbejdet, og i deres Haand, som gøre Gerningen.
And they have taken out the money that was found in the house of the Lord, and have delivered it into the hand of the appointed overseers, and into the hand of those who overlook the workmen.
18 Og Kansleren Safan gav Kongen til Kende og sagde: Hilkia, Præsten, gav mig en Bog; og Safan læste i den for Kongens Ansigt.
Then told Shaphan the scribe the king, saying, A book hath Chilkiyahu the priest given me. And Shaphan read in it before the king.
19 Og det skete, der Kongen hørte Lovens Ord, da sønderrev han sine Klæder.
And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.
20 Og Kongen bød Hilkia og Ahikam, Safans Søn, og Abdon, Mikas Søn, og Safan, Kansleren, og Asaja, Kongens Tjener, og sagde:
And the king commanded Chilkiyahu, and Achikam the son of Shaphan, and 'Abdon the son of Michah, and Shaphan the scribe, and 'Assayah a servant of the king's, saying,
21 Gaar hen, adspørger Herren for mig og for de overblevne i Israel og i Juda om den Bogs Ord, som er funden; thi stor er Herrens Vrede, som er udøst over os, fordi vore Fædre ikke have holdt Herrens Ord, saa at de gjorde efter alt det, som er skrevet i denne Bog.
Go ye, inquire of the Lord in my behalf, and in behalf of those that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that hath been found; for great is the fury of the Lord that is poured out against us, because our fathers did not keep the word of the Lord, to do in accordance with all that is written in this book.
22 Da gik Hilkia og Kongens Folk til den Profetinde Hulda, som var gift med Sallum, der var en Søn af Takhat, en Søn af Hasra, og som havde Tilsyn med Klæderne, og hun boede i Jerusalem i den anden Del; og de talte saadant med hende.
Then went Chilkiyahu with those whom the king [had appointed], to Chuldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Thoknath, the son of Chassrah, the keeper of the wardrobe; —now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the suburb; —and they spoke to her in that wise.
23 Og hun sagde til dem: Saa sagde Herren, Israels Gud: Siger til den Mand, som sendte eder til mig:
And she said unto them, Thus hath said the Lord the God of Israel, Say unto the man that hath sent you to me,
24 Saa sagde Herren: Se, jeg fører Ulykke over dette Sted og over dets Indbyggere, nemlig alle de Forbandelser, som ere skrevne i denne Bog, som de læste for Judas Konge;
Thus hath said the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon its inhabitants, all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah;
25 fordi de have forladt mig og gjort Røgoffer for andre Guder for at opirre mig med alle deres Hænders Gerninger, derfor skal min Vrede udøses over dette Sted og ikke udslukkes.
Because they have forsaken me, and have burnt incense unto other gods, in order to provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands: therefore is my fury poured out upon this place, and it shall not be quenched.
26 Men til Judas Konge, som sendte eder for at adspørge Herren, til ham skulle I sige saaledes: Saa sagde Herren, Israels Gud, angaaende de Ord, som du har hørt:
And with respect to the king of Judah, who sendeth you to inquire of the Lord, thus shall ye say to him, Thus hath said the Lord the God of Israel, Concerning the words which thou hast heard;
27 Fordi dit Hjerte er blevet blødt, og du ydmygede dig for Guds Ansigt, der du hørte hans Ord imod dette Sted og imod dets Indbyggere, ja, ydmygede dig for mit Ansigt og sønderrev dine Klæder og græd for mit Ansigt: Saa har ogsaa jeg hørt det, siger Herren.
Because thy heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardst his words against this place, and against its inhabitants, and didst humble thyself before me, and rend thy clothes, and weep before me: I have also truly heard it, saith the Lord.
28 Se, jeg vil samle dig til dine Fædre, og du skal samles til din Grav i Fred, og dine Øjne skulle ikke se paa al den Ulykke, som jeg vil føre over dette Sted og over dets Indbyggere. Og de bragte Kongen Svar tilbage.
Behold, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy graves in peace, and thy eyes shall not look on all the evil which I am bringing over this place, and over its inhabitants. And they brought the king word again.
29 Da sendte Kongen hen og lod alle de Ældste samles i Juda og Jerusalem.
And the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
30 Og Kongen gik op i Herrens Hus og alle Judas Mænd og Indbyggerne i Jerusalem, Præsterne og Leviterne og alt Folket, baade store og smaa, og han læste for deres Øren alle Ordene i Pagtens Bog, som var funden i Herrens Hus.
And the king went up into the house of the Lord, with all the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, from the great to the small; and he read before their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which had been found in the house of the Lord.
31 Og Kongen stod paa sit Sted og gjorde en Pagt for Herrens Ansigt, at han vilde vandre efter Herren og holde hans Bud og hans Vidnesbyrd og hans Skikke af sit ganske Hjerte og af sin ganske Sjæl for at opfylde Pagtens Ord, som vare skrevne i denne Bog.
And the king stood up on his stand, and he made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant that are written in this book.
32 Og han lod alle dem, som bleve fundne i Jerusalem og i Benjamin, træde til, og Jerusalems Indbyggere gjorde efter Guds, deres Fædres Guds, Pagt.
And he caused to accede to it every one that was present in Jerusalem and Benjamin. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem acted in accordance with the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.
33 Og Josias borttog alle Vederstyggeligheder af alle Lande, som hørte Israels Børn til, og han holdt dem alle, som fandtes i Israel, til at tjene Herren deres Gud; i alle hans Dage vege de ikke fra Herren, deres Fædres Gud.
And Josiah removed all the abominations out of all the countries that belonged to the children of Israel, and caused all that were present in Israel to serve, even to serve the Lord their God. All his days did they not depart from following the Lord God of their fathers.
