Anden Kongebog 10

1 Og Akab havde halvfjerdsindstyve Sønner i Samaria; og Jehu skrev Breve og sendte til Samaria, til de øverste i Jisreel, de Ældste, og til de af Akab indsatte Fosterfædre og lod sige:

Now there were in Samaria seventy of Ahab's sons. And Jehu sent letters to Samaria, to the rulers of the town, and to the responsible men, and to those who had the care of the sons of Ahab, saying,

2 Og nu, naar dette Brev kommer til eder — efterdi eders Herres Sønner ere hos eder, og Vognene ere hos eder og Hestene, samt en fast Stad og Vaabnene —

Straight away, when you get this letter, seeing that your master's sons are with you, and that you have carriages and horses and a walled town and arms;

3 saa ser, hvem der er den bedste og den rette af eders Herres Sønner, og sætter ham paa hans Faders Trone og strider for eders Herres Hus!

Take the best and most upright of your master's sons, and make him king in his father's place, and put up a fight for your master's family.

4 Men de frygtede saare meget og sagde: se, de to Konger kunde ikke staa sig for hans Ansigt, hvorledes ville vi da kunne staa os?

But they were full of fear, and said, The two kings have gone down before him: how may we keep our place?

5 Og den, som var over Huset og den, som var over Staden, og de Ældste og Fosterfædrene sendte til Jehu og lode sige: Vi ere dine Tjenere, vi ville gøre alt det, som du siger til os, vi ville ingen gøre til Konge; gør det, som dig synes godt.

So the controller of the king's house, with the ruler of the town, and the responsible men, and those who had the care of Ahab's sons, sent to Jehu, saying, We are your servants and will do all your orders; we will not make any man king; do whatever seems best to you.

6 Da skrev han et andet Brev til dem og lod sige: Dersom I ere mine og høre min Røst, saa tager Hovederne af Mændene, eders Herres Sønner, og kommer til mig i Morgen ved denne Tid til Jisreel. Men Kongens Sønner, halvfjerdsindstyve Mænd, vare hos de store i Staden, som fødte dem op.

Then he sent them a second letter, saying, If you are on my side, and if you will do my orders, come to me at Jezreel by this time tomorrow, with the heads of your master's sons. Now the king's seventy sons were with the great men of the town, who had the care of them.

7 Og det skete, der Brevet kom til dem, da toge de Kongens Sønner og slagtede dem, halvfjerdsindstyve Mænd, og lagde deres Hoveder i Kurve og sendte dem til ham i Jisreel.

And when the letter came to them, they took the king's sons and put them to death, all the seventy, and put their heads in baskets and sent them to him at Jezreel.

8 Og der Budet kom og gav ham det til Kende og sagde: De have bragt Kongens Sønners Hoveder hid, da sagde han: Lægger dem i to Hobe ved Indgangen til Porten indtil i Morgen!

And a man came and said to him, They have come with the heads of the king's sons. And he said, Put them down in two masses at the doorway of the town till the morning.

9 Og det skete om Morgenen, der han gik ud og stod der, da sagde han til alt Folket: I ere retfærdige! se, jeg har gjort et Forbund imod min Herre og slaaet ham ihjel; men hvo har slaget alle disse?

And in the morning he went out and, stopping, said to all the people there, You are upright men: it is true that I made designs against my master, and put him to death; but who is responsible for the death of all these?

10 Vider nu, at der er ikke eet af Herrens Ord, som Herren har talt over Akabs Hus, faldet til Jorden; thi Herren har gjort, som han talte ved sin Tjener Elias.

You may be certain that nothing which the Lord has said about the family of Ahab will be without effect; for the Lord has done what he said by his servant Elijah.

11 Saa ihjelslog Jehu alle, som vare overblevne af Akabs Hus i Jisreel og alle hans store Mænd og hans Kyndinger og hans Præster, indtil han ikke levnede ham een tilovers.

So Jehu put to death all the rest of the seed of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his relations and his near friends and his priests, till there were no more of them.

12 Og han gjorde sig rede og drog hen og kom til Samaria. Og der han var ved Hyrdernes Beth-Eked paa Vejen,

Then he got up and came to Samaria. And he was at the meeting-place of the keepers of sheep, by the way,

13 da traf Jehu paa Ahasias, Judas Konges, Brødre og sagde: Hvem ere I? og de sagde: Vi ere Ahasias Brødre og fare ned for at hilse paa Kongens Børn og Dronningens Børn.

When he came across the brothers of Ahaziah, king of Judah, and said, Who are you? And they said, We are the brothers of Ahaziah, king of Judah; we are going down to see the children of the king and of the queen.

14 Da sagde han: Griber dem levende, og de grebe dem levende; og de slagtede dem ved Grøften ved Beth-Eked, to og fyrretyve Mænd, og man lod ikke een Mand blive tilovers af dem.

And he said, Take them living. So they took them living, and put them to death in the water-hole of Beth-eked; of the forty-two men he put every one to death;

15 Og der han drog derfra, da traf han Jonadab, Rekabs Søn, som mødte ham og velsignede ham, og han sagde til ham: Mon dit Hjerte er oprigtigt, som mit Hjerte imod dit Hjerte? og Jonadab sagde: Det er. Er det saa, da giv mig din Haand; og han gav ham sin Haand, og han lod ham stige op til sig i Vognen.

And when he had gone away from there, he came across Jehonadab, the son of Rechab: and he said good-day to him, and said to him, Is your heart true to mine, as mine is to yours? And Jehonadab in answer said, It is; and Jehu said, If it is, give me your hand. And he gave him his hand, and he made him come up into his carriage.

16 Og han sagde: Gak med mig, og se paa min Nidkærhed for Herren; og de kørte ham paa hans Vogn.

And he said, Come with me and see how I am on fire for the Lord's cause. So he made him go with him in his carriage.

17 Og der han kom til Samaria, da slog han alle ihjel, som vare overblevne af Akabs i Samaria, indtil han havde ødelagt ham, efter Herrens Ord, som han talte til Elias.

And when he came to Samaria, he put to death all those of Ahab's family who were still in Samaria, till there were no more of them, as the Lord had said to Elijah.

18 Og Jehu samlede alt Folket og sagde til dem: Akab tjente Baal lidet; Jehu vil tjene ham meget.

Then Jehu got all the people together and said to them, Ahab was Baal's servant in a small way, but Jehu will be his servant on a great scale.

19 Saa kalder nu alle Baals Profeter, alle hans Tjenere og alle hans Præster til mig, at ingen savnes, thi jeg har et stort Slagtoffer for til Baal, hvo som savnes, skal ikke leve; men Jehu gjorde det med Svig, at han kunde ødelægge Baals Tjenere.

Now send for all the prophets of Baal and all his servants and all his priests, to come to me; let no one keep away: for I have a great offering to make to Baal; anyone who is not present, will be put to death. This Jehu did with deceit, his purpose being the destruction of the servants of Baal.

20 Og Jehu sagde: Helliger Baal en Højtidsdag; og de udraabte den.

And Jehu said, Let there be a special holy meeting for the worship of Baal. So a public statement was made.

21 Og Jehu sendte til hele Israel, og alle Baals Tjenere kom, og ingen blev tilbage, som ej kom; og de kom i Baals Hus, at Baals Hus blev fuldt her og der.

And Jehu sent out through all Israel; and all the servants of Baal came, not one kept away. And they came into the house of Baal, so that it was full from end to end.

22 Da sagde han til dem, som vare over Klædekammeret: Bærer Klæder ud til alle Baals Tjenere; og man bar Klæderne ud til dem.

And Jehu said to him who kept the robes, Get out robes for all the servants of Baal. So he got out robes for them.

23 Og Jehu og Jonadab, Rekabs Søn, gik ind i Baals Hus; og han sagde til Baals Tjenere: Ransager og ser til, at her ikke er nogen af Herrens Tjenere iblandt eder, men alene Baals Tjenere.

And Jehu, with Jehonadab, the son of Rechab, went into the house of Baal; and he said to the servants of Baal, Make a search with care, to see that no servant of the Lord is with you, but only servants of Baal.

24 Og der de gik ind til at gøre Slagtofre og Brændofre, da beskikkede Jehu sig firsindstyve Mænd udenfor og sagde: Dersom nogen af de Mænd skulde undkomme, som jeg har ført hid under eders Hænder, da skal der bødes med Liv for Liv.

Then they went in to make offerings and burned offerings. Now Jehu had put eighty men outside, and said to them, If any man whom I give into your hands gets away, the life of him who lets him go will be the price of his life.

25 Og det skete, der man var færdig med at bringe Brændofferet, da sagde Jehu til Drabanterne og Høvedsmændene: Gaar ind, slaar dem, ingen maa komme ud; og de sloge dem med skarpe Sværd, og Drabanterne og Høvedsmændene kastede dem hen, og de gik til Baals Hus's Stad.

Then when the burned offering was ended, straight away Jehu said to the armed men and the captains, Go in and put them to death; let not one come out. So they put them to the sword; and, pulling the images to the earth, they went into the holy place of the house of Baal.

26 Og de bare Støtterne af Baals Hus ud og opbrændte dem.

And they took out the image of Asherah from the house of Baal, and had it burned.

27 Og de nedbrøde Baals Støtte og nedbrøde Baals Hus og gjorde et hemmeligt Mag deraf indtil denne Dag.

The altar of Baal was pulled down and the house of Baal was broken up and made an unclean place, as it is to this day.

28 Saa ødelagde Jehu Baal af Israel.

So Jehu put an end to the worship of Baal in Israel.

29 Dog fra Jeroboams, Nebats Søns, Synder, som kom Israel til at synde, dem veg Jehu ikke fra, nemlig fra de Guldkalve, den som var i Bethel, og den som var i Dan.

But Jehu did not keep himself from all the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, and the evil he made Israel do; the gold oxen were still in Beth-el and in Dan.

30 Og Herren sagde til Jehu: Fordi du fuldkommelig har gjort det, som er ret for mine Øjne, og har gjort imod Akabs Hus efter alt det, som var i mit Hjerte, da skulle dine Sønner i fjerde Led sidde paa Israels Trone.

And the Lord said to Jehu, Because you have done well in doing what is right in my eyes and effecting all my purpose for the family of Ahab, your sons will be kings of Israel to the fourth generation.

31 Dog tog Jehu ikke Vare paa at vandre i Herrens, Israels Guds, Lov af sit ganske Hjerte; han veg ikke fra Jeroboams Synder, med hvilke han kom Israel til at synde.

But Jehu did not take care to keep the law of the Lord with all his heart: he did not keep himself from the sin which Jeroboam did and made Israel do.

32 I de samme Dage begyndte Herren at tage Stykker bort af Israel; thi Hasael slog dem i hele Israels Landemærke,

In those days the Lord was angry first with Israel; and Hazael made attacks on all the land of Israel,

33 fra Jordan af, imod Solens Opgang, det hele Gileads Land, Gaditerne og Rubeniterne og Manassiterne, fra Aroer, som er ved Arnons Bæk, baade Gilead og Basan.

East of Jordan, in all the land of Gilead, the Gadites and the Reubenites and the Manassites, from Aroer by the valley of the Arnon, all Gilead and Bashan.

34 Men det øvrige af Jehus Handeler, og alt det, han har gjort, og al hans Vælde, ere de Ting ikke skrevne i Israels Kongers Krønikers Bog?

Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and all he did, and his great power, are they not recorded in the book of the history of the kings of Israel?

35 Og Jehu laa med sine Fædre, og de begravede ham i Samaria, og Joahas, hans Søn, blev Konge i hans Sted.

And Jehu went to rest with his fathers, and was put into the earth in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son became king in his place.

36 Og de Aar, som Jehu regerede over Israel i Samaria, vare otte og tyve Aar.

And the time of Jehu's rule over Israel in Samaria was twenty-eight years.