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 begun to reign, —and, thirty-one years, reigned he 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 that which was right, in the eyes of Yahweh, —and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside, to the right hand 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, he, being yet a boy, he began to seek unto the God of David his father, -and, in the twelfth year, he began to purify Judah and Jerusalem, from the high places and the Sacred Stems, 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 threw down before him, the altars of the Baalim, and, the sun-pillars which were on high above them, he hewed down, —and, the Sacred Stems and the carved images and the molten images, brake he in pieces and ground to dust, and tossed over the face of the graves, of them who had been sacrificing unto them.
5 Og han opbrændte Præsternes Ben paa deres Altre og rensede Juda og Jerusalem.
And, the bones of the priests, burned he upon their altars, —and so purified Judah and Jerusalem:
6 Og udi Manasses og Efraims og Simeons Stæder, ja indtil Nafthali, i deres ødelagte Stæder trindt omkring,
also throughout the cities of Manasseh and Ephraim and Simeon, even as far as Naphtali, —searched he their houses, 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 thrown down the altars and the Sacred Stems, and, the images, he had beaten to powder, and, the sun-pillars, he had hewn down throughout all the land of Israel, then returned he 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 son of Azaliah and Maaseiah the ruler of the city and Joah son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of Yahweh 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.
So they went in unto Hilkiah the high priest, and delivered the silver that had been brought into the house of God, which the Levites who kept the entrance-hall had collected from the hand of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and from all the remnant of Israel, and from all Judah and Benjamin, —and 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 the overseers in the house of Yahweh, delivered it into the hand of the doer of the work, —yea they delivered it to the doers of the work, because they were working in the house of Yahweh, in searching and repairing 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.
yea they delivered it to the artificers and to the builders, to buy carved stones and timbers for the joinings, —and to build up 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.
Now, the men, were working faithfully in the work, and over them as overseers, were—Jahath and Obadiah, Levites, of the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to preside, —and Levites, all who had understanding in instruments of song;
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.
also over the burden-bearers, and such as took the lead, for everyone who was working in any manner of service, —and, of the Levites, were scribes and officers and doorkeepers.
14 Og der de udtoge Pengene, som vare indbragte i Herrens Hus, fandt Præsten Hilkia Herrens Lovbog, af Mose.
Now, as they were taking out the silver which had been brought into the house of Yahweh, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of Yahweh, by 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 spake up Hilkiah, and said unto Shaphan the scribe, The Book of the Law, have I found, in the house of Yahweh, —and Hilkiah gave the book unto 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;
Then Shaphan took in the book unto the king, and returned yet further unto the king a message, saying, —All that was delivered into the hand of thy servants, they are doing;
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 poured out the silver, that was found in the house of Yahweh, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers, and into the hand of the doers of the work.
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 Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, A book, hath Hilkiah the priest given to me. And Shaphan, read therein, 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:
Then did the king command Hilkiah—and Ahikam son of Shaphan—and Abdon son of Micah—and Shaphan the scribe—and Asaiah servant of the king, 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, enquire of Yahweh for me, and for the remnant in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book which hath been found, —for great is the wrath of Yahweh, which hath been poured out upon us, because our fathers, kept not, the word of Yahweh, to do according to 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.
So Hilkiah and they whom the king had named went into Huldah the prophetess, wife of Shallum son of Tokhath son of Hasrah keeper of the wardrobe, she, having her dwelling in Jerusalem, in the new city, —and they spake unto her accordingly.
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, saith Yahweh God of Israel, —Say ye unto the man who hath sent you unto 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, saith Yahweh, Behold me bringing in calamity upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, -even 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 burned incense unto other gods, so as to provoke me to anger, with all the works of their hands, therefore hath my wrath been poured out upon this place, and 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:
But, unto the king of Judah, who hath sent you to enquire of Yahweh, thus, shall ye say unto him, —Thus, saith Yahweh God of Israel, As touching 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 tender was thy heart, and thou didst humble thyself before God when thou heardest his words against this place and against the inhabitants thereof, and didst humble thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes and weep before me, therefore, I also, have heard, is the declaration of Yahweh.
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 me! gathering thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered unto thy sepulchres in peace, and thine eyes shall not look upon all the calamity which, I, am bringing in upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof. And they returned, unto the king, the message.
29 Da sendte Kongen hen og lod alle de Ældste samles i Juda og Jerusalem.
Then 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 to the house of Yahweh—and all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem—and the priests and the Levites, and all the people, from the great even unto the small, —and he read in their ears, all the words of the book of the covenant, which had been found in the house of Yahweh.
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 in his place, and solemnised the covenant before Yahweh, to walk after Yahweh, 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 take a stand, all that were present in Jerusalem, and Benjamin, —and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to 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 lands which belonged to the sons of Israel, and caused all that were present in Jerusalem to serve, yea to serve, Yahweh their God, —all his days, turned they not aside from following Yahweh, God of their fathers.
