Anden Kongebog 25
1 Og det skete i hans Regerings niende Aar, i den tiende Maaned, paa den tiende Dag i Maaneden, da kom Nebukadnezar, Kongen af Babel, han og hele hans Hær, imod Jerusalem og lejrede sig imod den, og de byggede et Bolværk imod den trindt omkring.
And it came to pass, in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came—he and all his force, against Jerusalem, and encamped against it, —and they built against it a siege wall, round about.
2 Saa blev Staden belejret indtil Kong Zedekias's ellevte Aar.
And the city came into the siege, —until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.
3 Paa den niende Dag i Maaneden, da fik Hungeren Overhaand i Staden, og der var ikke Brød for Folket i Landet.
On the ninth of the month, when the famine had become severe in the city, —and there had come to be no bread for the people of the land,
4 Og man brød ind i Staden, og alle Krigsmænd flyede om Natten ad Vejen gennem Porten imellem de to Mure, hvilken gaar til Kongens Have; og Kaldæerne laa trindt omkring Staden, og Kongen drog hen ad Vejen til den slette Mark.
then was the city broken up, and all the men of war [fled] by night by way of the gate between the two walls, which is by the garden of the king, the Chaldeans being near the city round about, —and he went the way of the Waste Plain;
5 Men Kaldæernes Hær forfulgte Kongen, og de naaede ham paa den slette Mark ved Jeriko, og hele hans Hær blev adspredt fra ham.
and the force of the Chaldeans, pursued, the king, and overtook him in the Waste Plains of Jericho, —and, all his force, was scattered from him.
6 Og de grebe Kongen og førte ham op til Kongen af Babel, til Ribla, og holdt Ret over ham.
So they seized the king, and brought him up unto the king of Babylon, at Riblah, —and they pronounced upon him sentence of judgment.
7 Og de nedhuggede Zedekias's Sønner for hans Øjne, og man blindede Zedekias's Øjne, og de bandt ham med to Kobberlænker og førte ham til Babel.
And, the sons of Zedekiah, they slew before his eyes, —and, the eyes of Zedekiah, put they out, and then bound him with fetters of bronze, and brought him into Babylon.
8 Og i den femte Maaned paa den syvende Dag i Maaneden (det Aar var Kong Nebukadnezars, Babels Konges, nittende Aar) kom Nebusar-Adan, Øversten for Livvagten, Kongen af Babels Tjener, til Jerusalem.
And, in the fifth month, on the seventh of the month, the same, was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, chief of the royal executioners, servant of the king of Babylon, to Jerusalem;
9 Og han opbrændte Herrens Hus og Kongens Hus; og alle Husene i Jerusalem, ja alle store Huse opbrændte han med Ild.
and burned the house of Yahweh, and the house of the king, —yea, all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great man’s house, burned he with fire.
10 Og hele Kaldæernes Hær, som var med den øverste for Livvagten, nedbrød Jerusalems Mur trindt omkring.
And, the walls of Jerusalem round about, did all the force of the Chaldeans who were with the chief of the royal executioners, break down.
11 Men det øvrige Folk, de overblevne i Staden og de frafaldne, som vare gaaede over til Kongen af Babel, og den øvrige Hob førte Nebusar-Adan, Øversten for Livvagten, bort.
And, the residue of the people who were left in the city, and the disheartened who fell away unto the king of Babylon, and the residue of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan, chief of the royal executioners, carry away captive.
12 Og Øversten for Livvagten lod nogle af de ringeste i Landet blive tilbage til Vingaardsmænd og til Agermænd.
But, of the poorest of the land, did the chief of the royal executioners, leave, for vine-dressers and for husbandmen.
13 Og Kobberstøtterne, som vare i Herrens Hus, og Stolene og Kobberhavet, som var i Herrens Hus, sønderbrøde Kaldæerne, og de førte Kobberet af dem til Babel.
And, the pillars of bronze that were in the house of Yahweh, and the stands, and the sea of bronze which was in the house of Yahweh, the Chaldeans brake in pieces, and they carried away the bronze of them to Babylon;
14 Og Gryderne og Skufferne og Knivene og Røgelseskaalerne og alle Kobberkarrene, som brugtes til Tjenesten, toge de bort.
and, the caldrons, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, even all the utensils of bronze wherewith ministration used to be made, did they take away;
15 Og Ildkarrene og Skaalerne, hvad som var helt Guld, og som var helt Sølv, tog den øverste for Livvagten.
and, the sprinkling pans and the dashing bowls which were of gold, in gold, and which were of silver, in silver, did, the chief of the royal executions, take away.
16 De to Støtter og det ene Hav og de Stole, som Salomo havde gjort til Herrens Hus: — Der var ikke Vægt paa Kobberet af alle disse Ting.
As for the two pillars the one sea and the stands which Solomon made for the house of Yahweh, without weight, was the bronze of all these things.
17 Højden af den ene Støtte var atten Alen, og Kronen derpaa var af Kobber, og Kronens Højde var tre Alen; og Nettet og Granatæblerne trindt omkring paa Kronen var alt sammen af Kobber, og paa samme Maade var den anden Støtte med Nettet.
Eighteen cubits, was the height of each pillar, and, the capital thereupon was of bronze, and, the height of the capital, was three cubits, and, the lattice-work and pomegranates upon the capital round about, the whole, was of bronze; and, like these, had the second pillar, upon the lattice-work.
18 Og Øversten for Livvagten tog Ypperstepræsten Seraja og Zefania, Præsten af anden Rang, og tre, som toge Vare paa Dørtærskelen;
And the chief of the royal executioners took Seraiah the head priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, —and the three keepers of the entrance hall;
19 og af Staden tog han een Hofbetjent, som var Befalingsmand over Krigsmændene, og fem Mænd af dem, som saa Kongens Ansigt og som fandtes i Staden, og Skriveren, som var hos Stridshøvedsmanden, og som udskrev Folket i Landet, og tresindstyve Mænd af Folket i Landet, som fandtes i Staden.
and, out of the city, took he one courtier who himself was set over the men of war, and five men of them who were wont to see the face of the king, who were found in the city, and the scribe—general of the army, who used to muster the people of the land, —and sixty men of the people of the land, who were found in the city;
20 Og Nebusar-Adan, den øverste for Livvagten, tog dem og førte dem til Kongen af Babel, til Ribla.
and Nebuzaradan, chief of the royal executioners, took them, —and brought them unto the king of Babylon, at Riblah;
21 Og Kongen af Babel slog dem ihjel og dræbte dem i Ribla, i Hamaths Land; saa blev Juda bortført fra sit Land.
and the king of Babylon smote them and slew them in Riblah, in the land of Hamath, —and thus Judah disappeared from off their own soil.
22 Men over Folket, som blev tilbage i Judas Land, som Nebukadnezar, Kongen af Babel, lod blive tilbage, over dem satte han Gedalia, en Søn af Ahikam, Safans Søn.
But, as for the people who were left in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon left remaining, he set over them Gedaliah, son of Ahikam son of Shaphan.
23 Der alle Stridshøvedsmændene, de og deres Mænd, hørte, at Kongen af Babel havde sat Gedalia over dem, da kom de til Gedalia til Mizpa, baade Ismael, Nethanias Søn, og Johanan, Kareaks Søn, og Seraja, Netofatiten Thanhumeths Søn, og Maakatiten Jaasanias Søn, de og deres Mænd.
And, when all the generals of the forces, they and the men, heard that the king of Babylon had given oversight unto Gedaliah, then came they in unto Gedaliah, at Mizpah, —even Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and Johanan son of Kareah, and Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah son of a Maacathite, they and their men.
24 Og Gedalia tilsvor dem og deres Mænd og sagde til dem: Frygter ikke for Kaldæernes Tjenere; bliver i Landet og tjener Kongen af Babel, saa skal det gaa eder vel.
And Gedaliah sware unto them, and to their men, and said to them, Do not fear because of the servants of the Chaldeans, —dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
25 Men det skete i den syvende Maaned, at Ismael, en Søn af Nethania, Elisamas Søn, af kongelig Sæd, kom og ti Mænd med ham, og de sloge Gedalia, saa at han døde tillige med Jøderne og Kaldæerne, som vare hos ham i Mizpa.
And it came to pass, in the seventh month, that Ishmael son of Nethaniah a son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, —and the Jews and the Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah.
26 Da gjorde alt Folket sig rede, baade smaa og store, tillige med Hærenes Øverster og drog til Ægypten; thi de frygtede for Kaldæerne.
Then arose all the people, both small and great, and the generals of the forces, and came into Egypt, —for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.
27 Og det skete i det syv og tredivte Aar, efter at Jojakin, Kongen af Juda, var bortført, i den tolvte Maaned, paa den syv og tyvende Dag i Maaneden, da opløftede Evilmerodak, Kongen af Babel, i det Aar han blev Konge, Jojakins, Judas Konges Hoved fra Fængselets Hus.
And it came to pass, in the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, —that Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, out of prison;
28 Og han talede gode Ord med ham, og han satte hans Stol over de Kongers Stole, som vare hos ham i Babel.
and he spake with him kind words, —and set his throne above the throne of the kings who were with him in Babylon;
29 Og han omskiftede sine Fængselsklæder, og han aad stedse Brød for hans Ansigt i alle sine Livsdage.
and changed his prison garments, —and he did eat bread continually before him, all the days of his life.
30 Og angaaende hans Underholdning, da gaves ham stadig Underholdning af Kongen, hver Dag hvad han behøvede for den Dag, alle hans Livsdage.
And, as his allowance, a continual portion, was given him, from the king, the provision of a day upon its own day, —all the days of his life.
