Anden Krønikebog 23
1 Men i det syvende Aar tog Jojada Mod til sig og indgik Pagt med Hundredførerne Azarja, Jerohams Søn, Jisjmael, Johanans Søn, Azarja, Obeds Søn, Ma'aseja, Adajas Søn, og Elisjafat, Zikris Søn.
Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada strengthened himself and made a covenant with the commanders of hundreds—with Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zichri.
2 De drog Juda rundt og samlede Leviterne fra alle Judas Byer og Overhovederne for Israels Fædrenehuse, og de kom saa til Jerusalem.
So they went throughout Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah and the heads of the families of Israel. And when they came to Jerusalem,
3 Saa sluttede hele Forsamlingen i Guds Hus en Pagt med Kongen. Og Jojada sagde til dem: »Se, Kongesønnen skal være Konge efter det Løfte, HERREN har givet om Davids Sønner!
the whole assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. “Behold, the king’s son!” said Jehoiada. “He must reign, just as the LORD promised concerning the descendants of David.
4 Og saaledes skal I gøre: Den Tredjedel af eder Præster og Leviter, der rykker ind om Sabbaten, skal tjene som Dørvogtere;
This is what you are to do: A third of you priests and Levites who come on duty on the Sabbath shall keep watch at the doors,
5 den anden Tredjedel skal besætte Kongens Palads og den tredje Jesodporten, medens alt Folket skal besætte Forgaardene til HERRENS Hus.
a third shall be at the royal palace, and a third at the Foundation Gate, while all the others are in the courtyards of the house of the LORD.
6 Men ingen maa betræde HERRENS Hus undtagen Præsterne og de Leviter, der gør Tjeneste; de maa gaa derind, thi de er hellige; men hele Folket skal holde sig HERRENS Forskrift efterrettelig.
No one is to enter the house of the LORD except the priests and those Levites who serve; they may enter because they are consecrated, but all the people are to obey the requirement of the LORD.
7 Saa skal Leviterne, alle med Vaaben i Haand, slutte Kreds om Kongen, og enhver, der nærmer sig Templet, skal dræbes. Saaledes skal I være om Kongen, naar han gaar ind, og naar han gaar ud.«
The Levites must surround the king with weapons in hand, and anyone who enters the temple must be put to death. You must stay close to the king wherever he goes.”
8 Leviterne og alle Judæerne gjorde alt, hvad Præsten Jojada havde paabudt, idet de tog hver sine Folk, baade dem, der rykkede ud, og dem, der rykkede ind om Sabbaten, thi Præsten Jojada gav ikke Skifterne Orlov.
So the Levites and all Judah did everything that Jehoiada the priest had ordered. Each of them took his men—those coming on duty on the Sabbath and those going off duty—for Jehoiada the priest had not released any of the divisions.
9 Og Præsten Jojada gav Hundredførerne Spydene og de smaa og store Skjolde, som havde tilhørt Kong David og var i Guds Hus.
Then Jehoiada the priest gave to the commanders of hundreds the spears and the large and small shields of King David that were in the house of God.
10 Derpaa opstillede han alt Folket, alle med Spyd i Haand, fra Templets Sydside til Nordsiden, hen til Alteret og derfra igen hen til Templet, rundt om Kongen.
He stationed all the troops, with their weapons in hand, surrounding the king by the altar and the temple, from the south side to the north side of the temple.
11 Saa førte de Kongesønnen ud, satte Kronen og Vidnesbyrdet paa ham; derefter udraabte de ham til Konge, og Jojada og hans Sønner salvede ham og raabte: »Kongen leve!«
Then Jehoiada and his sons brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, presented him with the Testimony, and proclaimed him king. They anointed him and shouted, “Long live the king!”
12 Da Atalja hørte Larmen af Folket, som løb og jublede for Kongen, gik hun hen til Folket i HERRENS Hus,
When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and cheering the king, she went out to them in the house of the LORD.
13 og der saa hun Kongen staa paa sin Plads ved Indgangen og Øversterne og Trompetblæserne ved Siden af, medens alt Folket fra Landet jublede og blæste i Trompeterne, og Sangerne med deres Instrumenter ledede Lovsangen. Da sønderrev Atalja sine Klæder og raabte: »Forræderi, Forræderi!«
And she looked out and saw the king standing by his pillar at the entrance. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, while the singers with musical instruments were leading the praises. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason, treason!”
14 Men Præsten Jojada bød Hundredførerne, Hærens Befalingsmænd: »Før hende uden for Forgaardene og hug enhver ned, der følger hende, thi — sagde Præsten — I maa ikke dræbe hende i HERRENS Hus!«
And Jehoiada the priest sent out the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army, saying, “Bring her out between the ranks, and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the house of the LORD.”
15 Saa greb de hende, og da hun ad Hesteporten var kommet til Kongens Palads, dræbte de hende der.
So they seized Athaliah as she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate to the palace grounds, and there they put her to death.
16 Men Jojada sluttede Pagt mellem sig og hele Folket og Kongen om, at de skulde være HERRENS Folk.
Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people.
17 Og alt Folket begav sig til Ba'als Hus og nedbrød det; Altrene og Billederne huggede de i Stykker, og Ba'als Præst Mattan dræbte de foran Altrene.
So all the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces and killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars.
18 Derpaa satte Jojada Vagtposter ved HERRENS Hus under Ledelse af Præsterne og Leviterne, som David havde tildelt HERRENS Hus, for at de skulde bringe HERREN Brændofre, som det er foreskrevet i Mose Lov, under Jubel og Sang efter Davids Anordning;
Moreover, Jehoiada put the oversight of the house of the LORD into the hands of the Levitical priests, whom David had appointed over the house of the LORD, to offer burnt offerings to the LORD as is written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and song, as ordained by David.
19 og han opstillede Dørvogterne ved HERRENS Hus's Porte, for at ingen, der i nogen Maade var uren, skulde gaa derind;
He stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the LORD, so that nothing unclean could enter for any reason.
20 og han tog Hundredførerne og Stormændene og Folkets overordnede og alt Folket fra Landet og førte Kongen ned fra HERRENS Hus; de gik igennem Øvreporten til Kongens Palads og satte Kongen paa Kongetronen.
He also took with him the commanders of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD and entered the royal palace through the Upper Gate. They seated King Joash on the royal throne,
21 Da glædede alt Folket fra Landet sig, og Byen holdt sig rolig. Men Atalja huggede de ned.
and all the people of the land rejoiced. And the city was quiet, because Athaliah had been put to the sword.
