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.

And it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea' the son of Elah the king of Israel, that Hezekiah, the son of Achaz the king of Judah, became king.

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.

Twenty and five years old was he when he became king, and twenty and nine years did he reign in Jerusalem; and his mother's name 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 is right in the eyes of the Lord, in accordance with all that David his father 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 it was that removed the high-places, and broke the statues, and cut down the groves, and stamped in pieces the copper serpent that Moses had made; for unto those days were the children of Israel burning incense to it; and he called it Nechushtan.

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.

In the Lord the God of Israel did he trust; and after him there was not his like among all the kings of Judah, nor among those that were before him.

6 Thi han hang ved Herren, veg ikke fra ham og holdt hans Bud, som Herren bød Mose.

And he adhered to the Lord, and turned not away from following him; but he kept his commandments, which the Lord had commanded 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.

And the Lord was with him; whithersoever he went forth he prospered: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not.

8 Han slog Filisterne indtil Gaza og dens Landemærke, fra Vogternes Taarn indtil den faste Stad.

He it was that smote the Philistines, as far as Gazzah, and its territory, from the tower of the watchmen up 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.

And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea' the son of Elah the king of Israel, that Shalmanesser the king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged 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 they captured it at the end of three years, —in the sixth year of Hezekiah, that is the ninth year of Hoshea' the king of Israel, was Samaria 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 Assyria led away Israel as exiles unto Assyria, and transported them to Chalach and to Chabor, by the river of Gozan, and to the cities of Media;

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.

Because they had not obeyed the voice of the Lord their God, but had transgressed his covenant, all that Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded; and had not obeyed, nor done accordingly.

13 Og i Kong Ezekias's fjortende Aar drog Senakerib, Kongen af Assyrien, op imod alle Judas faste Stæder og indtog dem.

And in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib the king of Assyria come up against all the fortified cities of Judah, and seized on 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.

And Hezekiah the king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have sinned; retire from me: what thou wilt impose on me will I bear. And the king of Assyria exacted from Hezekiah the king of Judah 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 up all the silver that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king's house.

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 did Hezekiah cut off [the gold from] the doors of the temple of the Lord, and from the door-sills which Hezekiah the king of Judah had overlaid, and gave the same to the king of Assyria.

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.

And the king of Assyria sent Tharthan and Rub-sariss and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a strong army against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem; and when they were come up, they came and halted by the aqueduct of the upper pool, which is on the highway of the washer'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, when there came out to them Elyakim the son of Chilkiyahu, who was superintendent over the house, and Shebnah the scribe, and Yoach the son of Assaph the recorder.

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 unto them, Say ye now to Hezekiah, Thus hath said the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherewith thou hast trusted?

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?

Thou saidst, but it was only a word uttered with the lips, [I have] counsel and strength for the war. Now on whom didst thou trust, that thou rebelledst against me?

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.

Now, behold, thou trustedst thee upon yon cracked reed-staff, upon Egypt, which, if a man lean on it, will enter into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh the king of Egypt unto all that trust on 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 ye should say unto me, In the Lord our God have we trusted: is he not the one whose high-places and whose altars Hezekiah hath removed, when he said to Judah and to Jerusalem, Before this altar shall ye prostrate yourselves 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.

And now, I pray thee, enter into a contest with my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon 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.

How then wilt thou turn back the face of a single chieftain among the least of my master's servants, while thou hast put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for 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!

Now am I come up without the Lord ['s will] against this place to destroy it? The Lord hath said to me, Go up against 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 said Elyakim the son of Chilkiyahu, and Shebnah, and Yoach, unto Rabshakeh, Speak, we pray thee, to thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and speak not with us in the Jewish language before the ears of the people that are on 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?

But Rabshakeh said unto them, Hath my master then sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words? is it not rather to the men who sit on the wall, that they may eat their own excrement, 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!

Then stood Rabshakeh up and called out with a loud voice in the Jewish language, and spoke, and said, Hear ye the word of the great king, the king of Assyria:

29 Saa sagde Kongen: Lader ikke Ezekias bedrage eder; thi han formaar ikke at redde eder af hans Haand.

Thus hath said the king. Let not Hezekiah deceive you; for he will not be able to deliver you out of his 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.

Neither let Hezekiah induce you to trust in the Lord, saying, The Lord will surely deliver us, and this city will not be given up into the hand of the king of Assyria:

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,

Hearken not to Hezekiah; for thus hath said the king of Assyria, Make a treaty of peace with me, and come out to me, and eat ye every man of his own vine, and every man of his fig-tree, and drink ye every man the waters of his cistern;

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 come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of oil-olive trees, and of honey, that ye may live, and not die; and hearken not unto Hezekiah; for he will mislead you, saying, The Lord will deliver us.

33 Have Hedningernes Guder vel friet hver sit Land fra Kongen af Assyriens Haand?

Have the gods of the nations delivered in anywise each his land out of 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 are the gods of Chamath, and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvayim, Hena', and 'Ivvah? have they then delivered Samaria out of 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?

Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of my hand, that the Lord should deliver Jerusalem out of 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 remained silent, and answered him not a word; for it was the king's command, saying, Ye shall not answer 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.

Then came Elyakim the son of Chilkiyah, who was superintendent over the house, and Shebnah the scribe, and Yoach the son of Assaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent; and they told unto him the words of Rabshakeh.