Anden Kongebog 22
1 Josias var otte Aar gammel, der han blev Konge, og regerede et og tredive Aar i Jerusalem, og hans Moders Navn var Jedida, Adajas Datter fra Bozkath.
Josiah was eight years old when he had begun to reign. He reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah, from Bozkath.
2 Og han gjorde det, som var ret for Herrens Øjne, og vandrede i al Davids, sin Faders, Vej og veg ikke til den højre eller venstre Side.
And he did what was pleasing before the Lord, and he walked in all the ways of his father David. He did not turn aside to the right, or to the left.
3 Og det skete i Kong Josias's attende Aar, da sendte Kongen Safan, en Søn af Azalia, Mesullams Søn, Kansleren, til Herrens Hus og sagde:
Then, in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, the king sent Shaphan, the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe of the temple of the Lord, saying to him:
4 Gak op til Hilkia, Ypperstepræsten, og lad ham samle i en Sum de Penge, som ere bragte til Herrens Hus, som Dørvogterne have samlet ind fra Folket,
“Go to Hilkiah, the high priest, so that the money may be put together which has been brought into the temple of the Lord, which the doorkeepers of the temple have collected from the people.
5 og lad dem give dem i deres Haand, som have med Gerningen at gøre, og som ere beskikkede til Opsynsmænd ved Herrens Hus; og disse skulle give dem til dem, som gøre Gerningen, som sker ved Herrens Hus, for at udbedre Husets Brøst:
And let it be given, by those in charge of the house of the Lord, to the workers. And let them distribute it to those who are working in the temple of the Lord in order to repair the surfaces of the temple,
6 Til Tømmermændene og Bygningsmændene og Murmestrene og til at købe Træ og hugne Stene til at udbedre Huset.
specifically, to carpenters and masons, and to those who mend gaps, and so that wood may be purchased, and stones from the quarries, in order to repair the temple of the Lord.
7 Dog tog man ikke Regnskab af dem for de Penge, som gaves i deres Haand; thi de handlede redeligt.
Yet truly, let no account be given by them of the money that they receive. Instead, let them have it within their power and trust.”
8 Og Hilkia, Ypperstepræsten, sagde til Safan, Kansleren: Jeg har fundet Lovbogen i Herrens Hus; og Hilkia gav Safan Bogen, og han læste den.
Then Hilkiah, the high priest, said to Shaphan, the scribe, “I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord.” And Hilkiah gave the volume to Shaphan, and he read it.
9 Og Safan, Kansleren, kom til Kongen og bragte Kongen Svar tilbage og sagde: Dine Tjenere samlede de Penge, som fandtes i Huset, og gave dem i deres Haand, som have med Gerningen at gøre, og som ere beskikkede til Opsynsmænd ved Herrens Hus.
Also, Shaphan, the scribe, went to the king, and reported to him what he had instructed. And he said: “Your servants have brought together the money which was found in the house of the Lord. And they have given it so that it would be distributed to the workers by the overseers of the works of the temple of the Lord.”
10 Og Safan, Kansleren, forkyndte Kongen og sagde: Hilkia, Præsten, gav mig en Bog, og Safan læste den for Kongens Ansigt.
Also, Shaphan, the scribe, explained to the king, saying, “Hilkiah, the priest, gave the book to me.” And when Shaphan had read it before the king,
11 Og det skete, der Kongen hørte Lovbogens Ord, da sønderrev han sine Klæder.
and the king had heard the words of the book of the law of the Lord, he tore his garments.
12 Og Kongen bød Hilkia, Præsten, og Ahikam, Safans Søn, og Akbor, Mikajas Søn, og Safan, Kansleren, og Asaja, Kongens Tjener, og sagde:
And he instructed Hilkiah, the priest, and Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, and Achbor, the son of Micaiah, and Shaphan, the scribe, and Asaiah, the servant of the king, saying:
13 Gaar hen, adspørger Herren for mig og for Folket og for al Juda om denne Bogs Ord, som er funden; thi stor er Herrens Vrede, som er optændt imod os, fordi vore Fædre ikke have hørt paa denne Bogs Ord, saa de have gjort efter alt det, som er skrevet for os.
“Go and consult the Lord concerning me, and the people, and all of Judah, about the words of this volume which has been found. For the great wrath of the Lord has been kindled against us because our fathers did not listen to the words of this book, so that they would do all that has been written for us.”
14 Da gik Hilkia, Præsten, og Ahikam og Akbor og Safan og Asaja til Profetinden Hulda, som var gift med Sallum, der var en Søn af Tikva, en Søn af Harhas, og havde Tilsyn med Klæderne, og hun boede i Jerusalem i den anden Del, og de talte til hende.
Therefore, Hilkiah, the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asaiah, went to Huldah, the prophetess, the wife of Shallum, the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, the keeper of the vestments, who was living in Jerusalem, in the second part. And they spoke with her.
15 Og hun sagde til dem: saa sagde Herren, Israels Gud: Siger til den Mand, som sendte eder til mig:
And she responded to them: “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Tell the man who sent you to me:
16 Saa sagde Herren: Se, jeg fører Ulykke over dette Sted og over dets Indbyggere, nemlig alle Bogens Ord, som Judas Konge læste.
Thus says the Lord: Behold, I will lead evils over this place, and over its inhabitants, all the words of the law that the king of Judah has read.
17 Fordi de have forladt mig og gjort Røgelse for andre Guder til at opirre mig med al deres Hænders Gerning, derfor skal min Vrede optændes imod dette Sted og ikke udslukkes.
For they have abandoned me, and they have sacrificed to foreign gods, provoking me by all the works of their hands. And so my indignation will be kindled against this place. And it will not be extinguished.
18 Men til Judas Konge, som sendte eder for at adspørge Herren, til ham skulle I sige saaledes: Saa sagde Herren, Israels Gud, angaaende de Ord, som du har hørt:
But to the king of Judah, who sent you so that you would consult the Lord, so shall you say: Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: In so far as you have heard the words of the volume,
19 Fordi dit Hjerte er blevet blødt, og du ydmygede dig for Herrens Ansigt, da du hørte, hvad jeg har talt imod dette Sted og imod dets Indbyggere, at de skulle blive til Ødelæggelse og til Forbandelse, og du sønderrev dine Klæder og græd for mit Ansigt: Saa har ogsaa jeg hørt det, siger Herren.
and your heart was terrified, and you humbled yourself before the Lord, listening to the words against this place and its inhabitants, specifically, that they would become an astonishment and a curse, and because you have torn your garments, and have wept before me: I also have heard you, says the Lord.
20 Derfor se, jeg vil samle dig til dine Fædre, og du skal samles med dem i din Grav i Fred, og dine Øjne skulle ikke se paa al den Ulykke, som jeg vil føre over dette Sted. Og de bragte Kongen Svar tilbage.
For this reason, I will gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your sepulcher in peace, so that your eyes may not see all the evils that I will bring over this place.”
