Anden Kongebog 18
1 Og det skete i Israels Konge Hoseas's, Elas Søns, tredje Aar, da blev Ezekias, Akas's, Judas Konges, Søn, Konge.
In the third year of Hoshea, the son of Elah, the king of Israel: Hezekiah, the son of Ahaz, reigned as king of Judah.
2 Han var fem og tyve Aar gammel, der han blev Konge, og regerede ni og tyve Aar i Jerusalem, og hans Moders Navn var Abi, Sakarias Datter.
He was twenty-five years old when he had begun to reign, and he reigned for twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Abi, the daughter of Zechariah.
3 Og han gjorde det, som var ret for Herrens Øjne efter alt det, som hans Fader David gjorde.
And he did what was good before the Lord, in accord with all that his father David had done.
4 Han borttog Højene og sønderbrød Støtterne og udryddede Astartebillederne og sønderknuste den Kobberslange, som Mose havde gjort, fordi Israels Børn gjorde Røgoffer til den indtil denne Dag, og man kaldte den Nekuskthan.
He destroyed the high places, and he crushed the statues, and he cut down the sacred groves. And he broke apart the bronze serpent, which Moses had made. For even until that time, the sons of Israel were burning incense to it. And he called its name Nehushtan.
5 Han forlod sig paa Herren, Israels Gud, saa at efter ham var ingen som han iblandt alle Judas Konger, ej heller af dem, som havde været for ham.
He hoped in the Lord, the God of Israel. And after him, there was no one similar to him, among all the kings of Judah, nor even among any of those who were before him.
6 Thi han hang ved Herren, veg ikke fra ham og holdt hans Bud, som Herren bød Mose.
And he clung to the Lord, and he did not withdraw from his footsteps, and he carried out his commandments, which the Lord had instructed to Moses.
7 Og Herren var med ham, og han handlede klogelig paa hvert Sted, hvor han drog ud; tilmed faldt han fra Kongen af Assyrien og tjente ham ikke.
Therefore, the Lord was also with him. And he conducted himself wisely in all the things to which he went forth. Also, he rebelled against the king of the Assyrians, and he did not serve him.
8 Han slog Filisterne indtil Gaza og dens Landemærke, fra Vogternes Taarn indtil den faste Stad.
He struck the Philistines as far as Gaza, and in all their borders, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.
9 Og det skete i Kong Ezekias's fjerde Aar, hvilket var det syvende Hoseas's, El as Søns, Israels Konges, Aar, at Salmanasser, Kongen af Assyrien, drog op imod Samaria og belejrede den.
In the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea, the son of Elah, the king of Israel: Shalmaneser, the king of the Assyrians, ascended to Samaria, and he fought against it,
10 Og de indtoge den, da tre Aar vare til Ende, i Ezekias's sjette Aar, det er Hoseas's, Israels Konges, niende Aar, da blev Samaria indtagen.
and he seized it. For after three years, in the sixth year of Hezekiah, that is, in the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Israel, Samaria was captured.
11 Og Kongen af Assyrien førte Israel bort til Assyrien og satte dem i Hala og i Habor og ved Floden Gosan og i Medernes Stæder;
And the king of the Assyrians took away Israel into Assyria. And he located them in Halah and in Habor, at the rivers of Gozan, in the cities of the Medes.
12 fordi de ikke havde hørt Herren, deres Guds, Røst, men overtraadte hans Pagt, nemlig alt det, som Mose, Herrens Tjener, havde budet, og de havde ikke hørt det, ej heller gjort det.
For they did not listen to the voice of the Lord, their God. Instead, they transgressed his covenant. All that Moses, the servant of the Lord, had instructed, they would neither hear, nor do.
13 Og i Kong Ezekias's fjortende Aar drog Senakerib, Kongen af Assyrien, op imod alle Judas faste Stæder og indtog dem.
In the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, Sennacherib, the king of the Assyrians, went up to all the fortified cities of Judah, and he captured them.
14 Da sendte Ezekias, Judas Konge, til Kongen af Assyrien, til Lakis og lod sige: Jeg har syndet, vend tilbage fra mig, jeg vil bære, hvad du lægger paa mig; da paalagde Kongen af Assyrien Ezekias, Judas Konge, tre Hundrede Centner og tredive Centner Guld.
Then Hezekiah, the king of Judah, sent messengers to the king of the Assyrians at Lachish, saying: “I have offended. Withdraw from me, and all that you will impose upon me, I will bear.” And so the king of the Assyrians levied a tax upon Hezekiah, the king of Judah, of three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.
15 Saa gav Ezekias alt det Sølv, som fandtes i Herrens Hus og i Kongens Hus's Skatkamre.
And Hezekiah gave all the silver that had been found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasuries of the king.
16 Paa den samme Tid afbrød Ezekias Guldet af Dørene paa Herrens Tempel og af Dørstolperne, som Ezekias, Judas Konge, havde ladet beslaa, og gav Kongen af Assyrien det.
At that time, Hezekiah broke apart the doors of the temple of the Lord, with the plates of gold which he had affixed to them. And he gave these to the king of the Assyrians.
17 Da sendte Kongen af Assyrien Thartan og Rabsaris og Rabsake fra Lakis til Kong Ezekias med en svar Hær til Jerusalem; og de droge op og kom til Jerusalem og droge op og kom og stode ved den øverste Dams Vandledning, som er ved den alfare Vej, til Blegerens Ager.
Then the king of the Assyrians sent Tartan, and Rabsaris, and Rabshakeh, from Lachish, to king Hezekiah, with a powerful hand, to Jerusalem. And when they had ascended, they arrived in Jerusalem, and they stood beside the aqueduct of the upper pool, which is along the way of the fuller’s field.
18 Og de kaldte ad Kongen; da gik Eliakim, Hilkias Søn, som var Hovmester, og Sebna, Kansleren, og Ioa, Asafs Søn, Historieskriveren ud til dem.
And they called for the king. But there went out to them Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, the first ruler of the house, and Shebnah, the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the keeper of records.
19 Og Rabsake sagde til dem: Siger til Ezekias: Saa siger den store Konge, Kongen af Assyrien: Hvad er det for en Tillid, som du forlader dig paa?
And Rabshakeh said to them: “Speak to Hezekiah: Thus says the great king, the king of the Assyrians: What is this faith, in which you strive?
20 Du siger — dog det er ikkun Læbers Ord — at der er Klogskab og Styrke til Krigen; nu, paa hvem forlader du dig, eftersom du er affalden fra mig?
Perhaps, you have taken counsel, so that you would prepare yourself for battle. In whom do you trust, so that you would dare to rebel?
21 Nu se, du forlader dig paa denne brudte Rørkæp, paa Ægypten; støtter nogen sig paa den, da gaar den ind i hans Haand og borer den igennem; saaledes er Farao, Kongen i Ægypten, for alle dem, som forlade sig paa ham.
Do you hope in Egypt, that staff of a broken reed, which, if a man would lean upon it, breaking, it would pierce his hand? Such is Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, to all who would trust in him.
22 Og om I ville sige til mig: Vi forlade os paa Herren vor Gud, er det da ikke ham, hvis Høje og hvis Altre Ezekias har borttaget, idet han sagde til Juda og Jerusalem: For dette Alter skulle I tilbede i Jerusalem?
But if you say to me: ‘We have faith in the Lord, our God.’ Is it not he, whose high places and altars Hezekiah has taken away? And did he not instruct Judah and Jerusalem: ‘You shall adore before this altar in Jerusalem?’
23 Og nu, indgaa Væddemaal med min Herre, med Kongen af Assyrien, saa vil jeg give dig to Tusinde Heste, om du kan skaffe dig Ryttere til dem.
Now therefore, cross over to my lord, the king of the Assyrians, and I will give to you two thousand horses, and we will see if you even have enough riders for them.
24 Hvorledes vilde du da drive en Fyrstes Magt tilbage, hørte han end til min Herres ringeste Tjenere? men du forlader dig paa Ægypten for Vognes og for Rytteres Skyld.
So how can you resist one prince from the least of my lord’s servants? Do you have faith in Egypt because of the chariots and horsemen?
25 Nu, mon jeg vel uden Herren er dragen op imod dette Sted for at ødelægge det? Herren sagde til mig: Drag op imod dette Land og ødelæg det!
Is it not by the will of the Lord that I have chosen to ascend to this place, so that I may destroy it? The Lord said to me: ‘Ascend to this land, and destroy it.’”
26 Da sagde Eliakim, Hilkias Søn, og Sebna og Ioa til Rabsake: Kære, tal til dine Tjenere paa Syrisk, thi vi forstaa det, og tal ikke med os paa Jødisk for Folkets Øren, som er paa Muren.
Then Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, and Shebnah, and Joah, said to Rabshakeh: “We beseech you, that you may speak to us, your servants, in Syriac. For we understand that language to some extent. And do not speak to us in the Jews’ language, in the hearing of the people, who are upon the wall.”
27 Men Rabsake sagde til dem: Har min Herre sendt mig til din Herre eller til dig for at tale disse Ord? mon ikke og til de Mænd, som sidde paa Muren at æde deres eget Skarn og drikke deres eget Vand med eder?
And Rabshakeh responded to them, saying: “Has my lord sent me to your lord and to you, so that I may speak these words, and not instead to the men who are sitting upon the wall, so that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own urine with you?”
28 Saa stod Rabsake og raabte med høj Røst paa jødisk og talte og sagde: Hører den store Konges Ord, Kongens af Assyrien!
And so, Rabshakeh stood up, and he exclaimed in a great voice, in the Jews’ language, and he said: “Listen to the words of the great king, the king of the Assyrians.
29 Saa sagde Kongen: Lader ikke Ezekias bedrage eder; thi han formaar ikke at redde eder af hans Haand.
Thus says the king: Let not Hezekiah lead you astray. For he will not be able to rescue you from my hand.
30 Og lader ikke Ezekias faa eder til at forlade eder paa Herren, idet han siger: Herren skal visselig fri os, og denne Stad skal ikke gives i Kongen af Assyriens Haand.
And do not let him give you faith in the Lord, saying: ‘The Lord will rescue and free us, and this city will not be delivered into the hand of the king of the Assyrians.’
31 Lyder ikke Ezekias ad; thi saa sagde Kongen af Assyrien: Slutter Fred med mig og gaar ud til mig og æder hver af sit Vintræ og hver af sit Figentræ og drikker hver Vand af sin Brønd,
Do not choose to listen to Hezekiah. For thus says the king of the Assyrians: Do with me what is for your own good, and come out to me. And each one of you will eat from his own vine, and from his own fig tree. And you shall drink water from your own wells,
32 indtil jeg kommer og henter eder til et Land som eders Land, et Land, i hvilket der er Korn og Vin, et Land, i hvilket der er Brød og Vingaarde, et Land, i hvilket der er Olietræer, Olie og Honning: Saa skulle I blive ved Live og ikke dø; og lyder ikke Ezekias ad, naar han tilskynder eder og siger: Herren skal fri os.
until I arrive and transfer you into a land, similar to your own land, a fruitful and fertile land of wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olives and oil and honey. And you will live, and not die. Do not choose to listen to Hezekiah, who deceives you, saying: ‘The Lord will free us.’
33 Have Hedningernes Guder vel friet hver sit Land fra Kongen af Assyriens Haand?
Have any of the gods of the nations freed their land from the hand of the king of Assyria?
34 Hvor ere de Guder af Hamath og Arfad? hvor ere de Guder af Sefarvajm, Hena og Iva? mon de have reddet Samaria af min Haand?
Where is the god of Hamath, and of Arpad? Where is the god of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and of Avva? Have they freed Samaria from my hand?
35 Hvo iblandt alle Guderne i Landene ere de, som have friet deres Land af min Haand, at Herren skulde redde Jerusalem fra min Haand?
Which ones among all the gods of the lands have rescued their region from my hand, so that the Lord would be able to rescue Jerusalem from my hand?”
36 Og Folket tav og svarede ham ikke et Ord; thi det var Kongens Befaling, som havde sagt: Svarer ham intet!
But the people were silent, and they did not respond at all to him. For indeed, they had received an instruction from the king that they should not respond to him.
37 Da kom Eliakim, Hilkias Søn, som var Hovmester, og Sebna, Kansleren, og Ioa, Asafs Søn, Historieskriveren, til Ezekias med sønderrevne Klæder, og de gave ham Rabsakes Ord til Kende.
And Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, the first ruler of the house, and Shebnah, the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the keeper of records, went to Hezekiah with their garments torn. And they reported to him the words of Rabshakeh.
