Anden Kongebog 16

1 Idet syttende Pekas, Remalias Søns, Aar blev Akas, en Søn af Judas Konge Jotham, Konge.

In the seventeenth year of Pekah, the son of Remaliah: Ahaz, the son of Jotham, reigned as king of Judah.

2 Akas var tyve Aar gammel, der han blev Konge, og regerede i seksten Aar i Jerusalem, og han gjorde ikke det, som var ret for Herrens, hans Guds, Øjne, som David, hans Fader,

Ahaz was twenty years old when he had begun to reign, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. He did not do what was pleasing in the sight of the Lord, his God, as his father David did.

3 men han vandrede i Israels Kongers Vej; tilmed lod han sin Søn gaa igennem Ilden efter de Hedningers Vederstyggeligheder, hvilke Herren havde fordrevet for Israels Børns Ansigt.

Instead, he walked in the way of the kings of Israel. Moreover, he even consecrated his son, making him pass through fire, in accord with the idols of the nations that the Lord destroyed before the sons of Israel.

4 Han ofrede ogsaa og gjorde Røgelse paa de høje Steder og paa Højene og under alle grønne Træer.

Also, he was immolating victims, and burning incense, in the high places, and on the hills, and under every leafy tree.

5 Da drog Rezin, Kongen af Syrien, og Peka, Remalias Søn, Kongen i Israel, op imod Jerusalem til Krig og belejrede Akas, men de kunde ikke komme til at stride.

Then Rezin, the king of Syria, and Pekah, the son of Remaliah, the king of Israel, ascended to do battle against Jerusalem. And they besieged Ahaz, but they were not able to overcome him.

6 Paa den samme Tid bragte Rezin, Kongen af Syrien, Elath igen til Syrien og fordrev Jøderne af Elath, og Syrerne kom til Elath og boede der indtil denne Dag.

At that time, Rezin, the king of Syria, restored Elath to Syria, and he expelled the Judeans from Elath. And the Idumeans went into Elath, and they have lived there, even to this day.

7 Saa sendte Akas Bud til Thiglath-Pileser, Kongen af Assyrien, og lod sige: Jeg er din Tjener og din Søn, kom op og frels mig af Syriens Konges Haand, og af Israels Konges Haand, hvilke have oprejst sig imod mig.

Then Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser, the king of the Assyrians, saying: “I am your servant, and I am your son. Ascend and accomplish my salvation from the hand of the king of Syria, and from the hand of the king of Israel, who have risen up together against me.”

8 Og Akas tog det Sølv og det Guld, som fandtes i Herrens Hus og i Kongens Hus's Skatkammer og sendte Kongen af Assyrien det til Skænk.

And when he had collected the silver and the gold that could be found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasuries of the king, he sent it as a gift to the king of the Assyrians.

9 Og Kongen af Assyrien adlød ham, og Kongen af Assyrien drog op til Damaskus og indtog den og førte dem bort til Kir, og han dræbte Rezin.

And he agreed to his will. For the king of the Assyrians ascended against Damascus, and he laid waste to it. And he carried away its inhabitants to Cyrene. But Rezin he killed.

10 Da drog Kong Akas hen til Damaskus at møde Thiglath-Pileser, Kongen af Assyrien, og han saa det Alter, som var i Damaskus; da sendte Kong Akas en Afbildning af Alteret og en Lignelse af det, efter alt dets Arbejde, til Præsten Uria.

And king Ahaz traveled to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser, the king of the Assyrians. And when he had seen the altar of Damascus, king Ahaz sent to Uriah, the priest, its pattern and likeness, according to all of its work.

11 Og Præsten Uria byggede et Alter; efter alt som Kong Akas sendte fra Damaskus, saa gjorde Præsten Uria, indtil Kong Akas kom fra Damaskus.

And Uriah, the priest, constructed an altar in accord with all that king Ahaz had commanded from Damascus. Uriah, the priest, did so, until king Ahaz arrived from Damascus.

12 Og der Kongen kom fra Damaskus, da saa Kongen Alteret, og Kongen nærmede sig Alteret og ofrede paa det.

And when the king had arrived from Damascus, he saw the altar, and he venerated it. And he went up and immolated holocausts, with his own sacrifice.

13 Og han gjorde Røgofre af sit Brændoffer og sit Madoffer og udøste sit Drikoffer, og han stænkede Takofrenes Blod, som han havde, paa Alteret.

And he offered libations, and he poured out the blood of the peace offerings, which he had offered, upon the altar.

14 Men Kobberalteret, som stod for Herrens Ansigt, flyttede han længere bort fra Huset, at det ikke skulde staa imellem Alteret og imellem Herrens Hus; og han satte det op ved Siden af Alteret imod Norden.

But the altar of brass, which was before the Lord, he took away from the face of the temple, and from the place of the altar, and from the place of the temple of the Lord. And he positioned it at the side of the altar, toward the north.

15 Og Kong Akas bød Præsten Uria og sagde: Gør Røgoffer paa det store Alter af Brændofferet om Morgenen og Madofferet om Aftenen og af Kongens Brændoffer og hans Madoffer og af alt Folkets Brændoffer i Landet og deres Madoffer og deres Drikofre, og alt Brændofferets Blod og alt Slagtofferets Blod skal du stænke derpaa; men Kobberalteret skal være mig til at adspørge ved.

Also, king Ahaz instructed Uriah, the priest, saying: “Upon the great altar, offer the morning holocaust, and the evening sacrifice, and the holocaust of the king, and his sacrifice, and the holocaust of the entire people of the land, and their sacrifices. But their libations, and all the blood of the holocaust, and all the blood of the victim, you shall pour out upon it. Then truly, the altar of brass shall be prepared for use at my will.”

16 Og Præsten Uria gjorde efter alt det, som Kong Akas befalede.

And so Uriah, the priest, acted in accord with all that king Ahaz had instructed to him.

17 Og Kong Akas afbrød Fyldingerne af Stolene og borttog Kedelen af dem, og Havet tog han ned af de Kobberøksne, som vare derunder, og han satte det paa et Stengulv,

Then king Ahaz took away the engraved bases, and the basin that was upon them. And he took down the sea from the bronze oxen, which were holding it up. And he positioned it upon a layer of pavement stone.

18 og den bedækkede Sabbatsgang, som de havde hygget ved Huset, og den ydre Opgang for Kongen vendte han indad imod Herrens Hus, for Kongen af Assyriens Skyld.

Also, the canopy for the Sabbath, which he had built in the temple, and the exterior entrance of the king, he converted into the temple of the Lord, because of the king of the Assyrians.

19 Men det øvrige af Akas's Handeler, og hvad han gjorde, ere de Ting ikke skrevne i Judas Kongers Krønikers Bog?

Now the rest of the words of Ahaz that he did, have these not been written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Judah?

20 Og Akas laa med sine Fædre og blev begraven hos sine Fædre i Davids Stad, og Ezekias, hans Søn, blev Konge i hans Sted.

And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and he was buried with them in the city of David. And Hezekiah, his son, reigned in his place.