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:

And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to them that brought up Ahab’s children, 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 —

Now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master’s sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fortified city also, and armour;

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!

Choose the best and most fit of your master’s sons, and set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.

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 exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?

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.

And he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and those who brought up the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any king: do thou that which is good in thy eyes.

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 wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye are mine, and if ye will hearken to my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master’s sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to morrow this time. Now the king’s sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who brought them up.

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 it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king’s sons, and slew seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent them to him to 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 there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the king’s sons. And he said, Lay ye them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until 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 it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people, Ye are righteous: behold, I conspired against my master, and slew him: but who slew 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.

Know now that there shall fall to the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, which the LORD spoke concerning the house of Ahab: for the LORD hath done that which he spoke 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 slew all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his kinsmen, and his priests, until he left him none remaining.

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

And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing house in 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.

Jehu met with the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, Who are ye? And they answered, We are the brethren of Ahaziah; and we go down to greet the children of the king and the children 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 alive. And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of the shearing house, even two and forty men; neither left he any of them.

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 departed from there, he came upon Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him: and he greeted him, and said to him, Is thy heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it is, give me thy hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.

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 my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot.

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 slew all that remained to Ahab in Samaria, till he had destroyed him, according to the saying of the LORD, which he spoke to Elijah.

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

And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said to them, Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu shall serve him much.

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 therefore call to me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests; let none be missing: for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whoever shall be missing, he shall not live. But Jehu did it deceitfully, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.

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

And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it.

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 through all Israel: and all the worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that came not. And they came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was full from one end to another.

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 he said to him that was over the vestry, Bring forth vestments for all the worshippers of Baal. And he brought them forth vestments.

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 went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house of Baal, and said to the worshippers of Baal, Search, and see that there are here with you none of the servants of the LORD, but the worshippers of Baal only.

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.

And when they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings, Jehu appointed eighty men without, and said, If any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escape, he that letteth him go, his life shall be for the life of him.

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.

And it came to pass, as soon as he had finished offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal.

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

And they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal, and burned them.

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

And they broke down the image of Baal, and broke down the house of Baal, and made it a place of refuse to this day.

28 Saa ødelagde Jehu Baal af Israel.

Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of 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.

Yet from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, that is, the golden calves that were in Bethel, and that were 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 thou hast done well in executing that which is right in my eyes, and hast done to the house of Ahab according to all that was in my heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.

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 took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD God of Israel with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, who made Israel to sin.

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 began to cut off parts of Israel: and Hazael smote them in 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.

From Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, even 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 that he did, and all his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles 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 slept with his fathers: and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead.

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

And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty and eight years.