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.

In the seventh year, Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds—Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri—into a covenant with him.

2 De drog Juda rundt og samlede Leviterne fra alle Judas Byer og Overhovederne for Israels Fædrenehuse, og de kom saa til Jerusalem.

They went around in Judah and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the heads of fathers’ households of Israel, and 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!

All the assembly made a covenant with the king in God’s house. Jehoiada said to them, “Behold, the king’s son must reign, as the LORD has spoken concerning the sons 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 the thing that you must do: a third part of you, who come in on the Sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be gatekeepers of the thresholds.

5 den anden Tredjedel skal besætte Kongens Palads og den tredje Jesodporten, medens alt Folket skal besætte Forgaardene til HERRENS Hus.

A third part shall be at the king’s house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation. All the people will be in the courts of the LORD’s house.

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.

But let no one come into the LORD’s house except the priests and those who minister of the Levites. They shall come in, for they are holy, but all the people shall follow the LORD’s instructions.

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 shall surround the king, every man with his weapons in his hand. Whoever comes into the house, let him be slain. Be with the king when he comes in and when he goes out.”

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 according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded. They each took his men, those who were to come in on the Sabbath, with those who were to go out on the Sabbath, for Jehoiada the priest didn’t dismiss the shift.

9 Og Præsten Jojada gav Hundredførerne Spydene og de smaa og store Skjolde, som havde tilhørt Kong David og var i Guds Hus.

Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds the spears, bucklers, and shields that had been king David’s, which were in God’s house.

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 set all the people, every man with his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, near the altar and the house, around the king.

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 they brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, gave him the covenant, and made him king. Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and they said, “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 praising the king, she came to the people into the LORD’s house.

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!«

Then she looked, and behold, the king stood by his pillar at the entrance, with the captains and the trumpeters by the king. All the people of the land rejoiced and blew trumpets. The singers also played musical instruments, and led the singing of praise. Then Athaliah tore her clothes, and said, “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!«

Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds who were set over the army, and said to them, “Bring her out between the ranks; and whoever follows her, let him be slain with the sword.” For the priest said, “Don’t kill her in the LORD’s house.”

15 Saa greb de hende, og da hun ad Hesteporten var kommet til Kongens Palads, dræbte de hende der.

So they made way for her. She went to the entrance of the horse gate to the king’s house; and they killed her there.

16 Men Jojada sluttede Pagt mellem sig og hele Folket og Kongen om, at de skulde være HERRENS Folk.

Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, all the people, and the king, that they should 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.

All the people went to the house of Baal, broke it down, broke his altars and his images in pieces, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal before 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;

Jehoiada appointed the officers of the LORD’s house under the hand of the Levitical priests, whom David had distributed in the LORD’s house, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as David had ordered.

19 og han opstillede Dørvogterne ved HERRENS Hus's Porte, for at ingen, der i nogen Maade var uren, skulde gaa derind;

He set the gatekeepers at the gates of the LORD’s house, that no one who was unclean in anything should enter in.

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 took the captains of hundreds, the nobles, the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought the king down from the LORD’s house. They came through the upper gate to the king’s house, and set the king on the throne of the kingdom.

21 Da glædede alt Folket fra Landet sig, og Byen holdt sig rolig. Men Atalja huggede de ned.

So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet. They had slain Athaliah with the sword.