Anden Krønikebog 24

1 Joas var syv Aar gammel da han blev Konge og han herskede i fyrretyve Aar i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Zibja og var fra Be'ersjeba.

Seven years old, was Joash when he began to reign, and, forty years, reigned he, in Jerusalem, —and, the name of his mother, was Zibiah, of Beersheba.

2 Joas gjorde, hvad der var ret i HERRENS Øjne, saa længe Præsten Jojada levede.

And Joash did that which was right, in the eyes of Yahweh, -all the days of Jehoiada the priest.

3 Jojada tog ham to Hustruer, og han avlede Sønner og Døtre.

And Jehoiada took for him two wives, —and he begat sons and daughters.

4 Siden kom Joas i Tanker om at udbedre HERRENS Hus.

And it came to pass, after this, that it was near the heart of Joash to renew the house of Yahweh.

5 Han samlede derfor Præsterne og Leviterne og sagde til dem: »Drag ud til Judas Byer og saml Penge ind i hele Israel til at istandsætte eders Guds Hus Aar efter Aar; men I maa skynde eder!« Leviterne skyndte sig dog ikke.

So he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said unto them—Go ye out unto the cities of Judah, and gather out of all Israel silver to repair the house of your God, year by year, and, ye, shall hasten the matter, —but the Levites hastened it not.

6 Saa lod Kongen Ypperstepræsten Jojada kalde og sagde til ham: »Hvorfor har du ikke holdt Øje med, at Leviterne i Juda og Jerusalem indsamler den Afgift, HERRENS Tjener Moses paalagde Israels Forsamling til Vidnesbyrdets Telt?

Then the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said unto him, Wherefore hast thou not required of the Levites, to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the tribute of Moses the servant of Yahweh, and of the convocation of Israel, —for the tent of testimony?

7 Thi den ugudelige Atalja og hendes Sønner har ødelagt Guds Hus og oven i Købet brugt Helliggaverne i HERRENS Hus til Ba'alerne.«

For, as for Athaliah the Lawless, her sons, brake up the House of God, —moreover, all the hallowed things of the house of Yahweh, offered they unto the Baalim.

8 Paa Kongens Bud lavede man saa en Kiste og satte den uden for Porten til HERRENS Hus;

So the king bade [them], and they made a certain chest, —and set it in the gate of the house of Yahweh, outside.

9 og det kundgjordes i Juda og Jerusalem, at den Afgift, Moses havde paalagt Israeliterne i Ørkenen, skulde udredes til HERREN.

And they made a proclamation, throughout Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in unto Yahweh the tribute of Moses the servant of God, laid upon Israel in the desert.

10 Alle Øversterne og hele Folket bragte da Afgiften med Glæde og lagde den i Kisten, til den var fuld;

And all the rulers and all the people rejoiced, —and brought in and cast into the chest, until they had finished.

11 og hver Gang Kisten af Leviterne blev bragt til de kongelige Tilsynsmænd, naar de saa, at der var mange Penge, kom Kongens Skriver og Ypperstepræstens Tilsynsmand og tømte Kisten; og saa tog de og satte den paa Plads igen. Saaledes gjorde de Gang paa Gang, og de samlede en Mængde Penge.

And it came to pass, what time the chest was brought into the office of the king by the hand of the Levites, and when they had seen that abundant was the silver, that the scribe of the king came in, and the officer of the chief priest, and they emptied the chest, and bare it, and put it back in its place, —thus, they did, day by day, and collected silver, in abundance;

12 Og Kongen og Jojada gav Pengene til dem, der stod for Arbejdet ved HERRENS Hus, og de lejede Stenhuggere og Tømmermænd til at udbedre HERRENS Hus og derhos Jern og Kobbersmede til at istandsætte HERRENS Hus.

and the king and Jehoiada gave it unto such as were doing the work of labouring upon the house of Yahweh, and they were hiring masons and carpenters, to renew the house of Yahweh, —moreover also, such as were fashioners of iron and bronze, to repair the house of Yahweh.

13 Og de, der stod for Arbejdet, tog fat, og Istandsættelsesarbejdet skred frem under deres Hænder, og de byggede Guds Hus op efter de opgivne Maal og satte det i god Stand.

So the doers of the work wrought, and the work of restoration went forward, in their hand, —and they caused the house of God to stand forth according to its due proportions, and made it strong.

14 Da de var færdige, bragte de Resten af Pengene til Kongen og Jojada, og for dem lod han lave Redskaber til HERRENS Hus, Redskaber til Tjenesten og Ofrene, Kander og Kar af Guld og Sølv. Og de ofrede stadig Brændofre i HERRENS Hus, saa længe Jojada levede.

And, when they had finished, they brought in before the king and Jehoiada the rest of the silver, and he made it into utensils for the house of Yahweh, utensils of attendance, and bowls and spoons, even utensils of gold and silver. Then were they offering ascending-sacrifices in the house of Yahweh, continually, all the days of Jehoiada.

15 Men Jojada blev gammel og mæt af Dage og døde; han var ved sin Død 130 Aar gammel.

But Jehoiada waxed old and became satisfied with days, and died, —a hundred and thirty years old, when he died.

16 Man jordede ham i Davidsbyen hos Kongerne, fordi han havde gjort sig fortjent af Israel og over for Gud og hans Hus.

And they buried him in the city of David, with the kings, —because he had done good in Israel, both toward God and his house.

17 Men efter Jojadas Død kom Judas Øverster og kastede sig ned for Kongen. Da hørte Kongen dem villig,

Now, after the death of Jehoiada, came the rulers of Judah, and bowed themselves down unto the king, —then, hearkened the king unto them.

18 Og de forlod HERREN, deres Fædres Guds Hus og dyrkede Asjererne og Gudebillederne. Og der kom Vrede over Juda og Jerusalem for denne deres Synds Skyld.

And they forsook the house of Yahweh, God of their fathers, and served the Sacred Stems, and the images, —so there was wrath against Judah and Jerusalem, for this their guilt.

19 Saa sendte han Profeter iblandt dem for at omvende dem til HERREN, og de advarede dem, men de hørte ikke.

And he sent among them prophets, to bring them back unto Yahweh, —and they testified against them, but they would not give ear.

20 Men Guds Aand iførte sig Zekarja, Præsten Jojadas Søn, og han traadte frem for Folket og sagde til dem: »Saa siger Gud: Hvorfor overtræder I HERRENS Bud saa Lykken viger fra eder? Fordi I har forladt HERREN, har han forladt eder!«

And, the spirit of God, clothed Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, and he took his stand above the people, —and said unto them, Thus, saith God, Wherefore are, ye, transgressing the commandments of Yahweh, so that ye cannot prosper, because ye have forsaken Yahweh, therefore hath he forsaken you.

21 Men de sammensvor sig imod ham og stenede ham paa Kongens Bud i Forgaarden til HERRENS Hus;

So they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones, by the commandment of the king, —in the court of the house of Yahweh.

22 Kong Joas kom ikke den Kærlighed i Hu, hans Fader Jojada havde vist ham, men lod Sønnen dræbe, Men da han døde, raabte han: »HERREN ser og straffer!«

Thus Joash the king, remembered not, the lovingkindness which Jehoiada his father had done for him, but slew his son, —and, as he died, he said, Yahweh see and require!

23 Ved Jævndøgnstide drog Aramæernes Hær imod Kongen, og de trængte ind i Juda og Jerusalem og udryddede alle Øverster af Folket og sendte alt Byttet, de tog fra dem, til Kongen af Darmaskus.

And it came to pass, when the year had gone round, that the force of Syria came up against him, and they entered Judah, and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the rulers of the people, from among the people, —and, all the spoil of them, sent they unto the king of Damascus.

24 Skønt Aramæernes Hær kom i et ringe Tal, gav HERREN en saare stor Hær i deres Haand, fordi de havde forladt HERREN, deres Fædres Gud; saaledes fuldbyrdede de Dommen over Joas.

Although, with a comparatively few men, came the force of Syria, yet, Yahweh, delivered into their hand an exceeding large force, —because they had forsaken Yahweh, the God of their fathers, —and, upon Joash, executed they judgments.

25 Og da de drog bort fra ham — de forlod ham nemlig i haarde Lidelser — stiftede hans Folk en Sammensværgelse imod ham til Straf for Mordet paa Præsten Jojadas Søn og dræbte ham i hans Seng. Saaledes døde han, og man jordede ham i Davidsbyen, dog ikke i Kongegravene.

And, when they had departed from him, for they left him with sore diseases, his own servants conspired against him, for the blood of the son of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him upon his bed, and he died, —and, though they buried him in the city of David, yet did they not bury him in the sepulchres of the kings.

26 De sammensvorne var Zakar, en Søn af Ammoniterkvinden Sjim'at, og Jozabad, en Søn af Moabiterkvinden Sjimrit.

Now, these, are they that conspired against him, —Zabad son of Shimeath the Ammonitess, and Jehozabad son of Shimrith the Moabitess.

27 Hans Sønners Navne, de mange profetiske Udsagn imod ham og hans grundige Udbedring af Guds, Hus staar jo optegnet i Udlægningen til Kongernes Bog. Hans Søn Amazja blev Konge i hans Sted.

But, as for his sons, and the greatness of the oracle on him, and the foundation of the house of God, lo! there they are written, in the commentary of the Book of Kings, —and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.