Anden Krønikebog 30
1 Derpaa sendte Ezekias Bud til hele Israel og Juda og skrev desuden Breve til Efraim og Manasse om at komme til HERRENS Hus i Jerusalem for at fejre Paasken for HERREN, Israels Gud.
Then Hezekiah sent an announcement to everyone in Israel and Judah, and also sent letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, inviting them to come to the Lord's Temple in Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover of the Lord, the God of Israel.
2 Og Kongen, hans Øverster og hele Forsamlingen i Jerusalem raadslog om at fejre Paasken i den anden Maaned;
The king and his officials and the whole assembly in Jerusalem had decided to observe the Passover in the second month,
3 thi de kunde ikke fejre den med det samme, da Præsterne ikke havde helliget sig i tilstrækkeligt Tal, og Folket ikke var samlet i Jerusalem.
because they hadn't been able to observe it at the usual time since not enough priests had purified themselves and the people hadn't had time to get to Jerusalem.
4 Kongen og hele Forsamlingen fandt det rigtigt;
The plan seemed right to both the king and the whole assembly.
5 derfor vedtog de at lade et Opraab udgaa i hele Israel fra Be'ersjeba til Dan om at komme og fejre Paasken i Jerusalem for HERREN, Israels Gud, thi man havde ikke fejret den saa fuldtalligt som foreskrevet.
So they decided to send an announcement to everyone in Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, inviting people to come and keep the Passover to the Lord, the God of Israel, in Jerusalem, for many had not done as the Law required.
6 Saa gik Ilbudene ud i hele Israel og Juda med Breve fra Kongens og hans Øversters Haand og sagde efter Kongens Befaling: »Israeliter! Vend tilbage til HERREN, Abrahams, Isaks og Israels Gud, at han maa vende sig til den Levning af eder, der er undsluppet Assyrerkongernes Haand.
So messengers went to all of Israel and Judah carrying letters from the king and his officials and with the king's authorization. They said, “Children of Israel, return to the Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that he may return to you who are left, who have escaped the oppression of the kings of Assyria.
7 Vær ikke som eders Fædre og Brødre, der var troløse mod HERREN, deres Fædres Gud, hvorfor han gjorde dem til Rædsel, som I selv kan se.
Don't be like your fathers and those of you who sinned against the Lord, the God of your forefathers He made them into something horrifying, as you can see.
8 Vær nu ikke halsstarrige som eders Fædre, men ræk HERREN Haanden og kom til hans Helligdom, som han har helliget til evig Tid, og tjen HERREN eders Gud, at hans glødende Vrede maa vende sig fra eder.
So don't be proud and obstinate like your fathers, but give yourselves to the Lord and come to his sanctuary, which he has made holy forever, and serve the Lord your God, that his fierce anger may no longer fall on you.
9 Thi naar I omvender eder til HERREN, skal eders Brødre og Sønner finde Barmhjertighed hos dem, der førte dem bort, og vende tilbage til dette Land. Thi HERREN eders Gud er naadig og barmhjertig og vil ikke vende sit Aasyn fra eder, naar I omvender eder til ham!«
If you come back to the Lord, your relatives and children will receive mercy from their captors and will return to this land. For the Lord your God is gracious and merciful. He will not reject you if you come back to him.”
10 Og Ilbudene gik fra By til By i Efraims og Manasses Land og lige til Zebulon, men man lo dem ud og haanede dem.
The messengers went from town to town all over the land of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun; but the people laughed at them and mocked them.
11 Dog var der nogle i Aser, Manasse og Zebulon, der ydmygede sig og kom til Jerusalem;
Only some men from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun weren't too proud to go to Jerusalem.
12 ogsaa i Juda virkede Guds Haand, saa at han gav dem et endrægtigt Hjerte til at udføre, hvad Kongen og Øversterne havde paabudt i Kraft af HERRENS Ord.
At this time the power of God was helping the people in Judah to all have the same desire to follow the orders of the king and his officials, as indicated by the word of the Lord.
13 Saa samlede der sig i Jerusalem en Mængde Mennesker for at fejre de usyrede Brøds Højtid i den anden Maaned, en vældig Forsamling.
Many people gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread in the second month—a really large crowd.
14 De gav sig til at fjerne de Altre, der var i Jerusalem; ligeledes fjernede de alle Røgelsekarrene og kastede dem ned i Kedrons Dal.
They went and removed the pagan altars in Jerusalem as well as the incense altars and threw them into the Kidron Valley.
15 Derpaa slagtede de Paaskelammet paa den fjortende Dag i den anden Maaned. Præsterne og Leviterne skammede sig og helligede sig og bragte Brændofre til HERRENS Hus;
On the fourteenth day of the second month they killed the Passover lamb. The priests and Levites were ashamed, and they purified themselves and brought burnt offerings to the Lord's Temple.
16 og de stillede sig paa deres Plads, som deres Pligt var efter den Guds Mand Moses's Lov; Præsterne sprængte Blodet, som de modtog af Leviterne.
They stood at their assigned positions, according to the law of Moses, the man of God. The priests sprinkled the blood of the sacrifices, which the Levites gave to them.
17 Thi mange i Forsamlingen havde ikke helliget sig; derfor slagtede Leviterne Paaskelammene for alle dem, der ikke var rene, for saaledes at hellige HERREN dem.
Since many people in the assembly had not purified themselves, the Levites had to kill the Passover lambs on behalf of every unclean person to dedicate the lambs to the Lord.
18 Thi de fleste af Folket, især mange fra Efraim, Manasse, Issakar og Zebulon, havde ikke renset sig, men spiste Paaskelammet anderledes end foreskrevet. Men Ezekias gik i Forbøn for dem og sagde: »HERREN, den gode, tilgive
Most of the people, many of those from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not purified themselves. Yet they ate the Passover meal even though this was not what the Law required, for Hezekiah had prayed for them, saying, “May the good Lord forgive everyone
19 enhver, som har vendt sit Hjerte til at søge Gud HERREN, hans Fædres Gud, selv om han ikke er ren, som Helligdommen kræver det!«
who sincerely wants to follow the Lord God, the God of their forefathers, even though they're not clean according to the sanctuary requirements.”
20 Og HERREN bønhørte Ezekias og lod Folket uskadt.
The Lord accepted Hezekiah's prayer and permitted them this violation.
21 Saa fejrede de Israeliter, der var til Stede i Jerusalem, de usyrede Brøds Højtid med stor Glæde i syv Dage; og Leviterne og Præsterne sang af alle Kræfter dagligt Lovsange for HERREN.
The people of Israel who were there in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great enthusiasm, and every day the Levites and priests praised the Lord, accompanied by loud instruments.
22 Og Ezekias talte venlige Ord til alle de Leviter, der havde udvist særlig Dygtighed i HERRENS Tjeneste; og de fejrede Højtiden til Ende de syv Dage, idet de ofrede Takofre og lovpriste HERREN, deres Fædres Gud.
Hezekiah spoke positively to all the Levites who showed a good understanding of the Lord. For seven days they ate the food that was assigned to them, presented friendship offerings, and gave thanks to the Lord, the God of their forefathers.
23 Men derefter vedtog hele Forsamlingen at holde Højtid syv Dage til, og det gjorde de saa med Glæde,
Everyone then agreed to continue to celebrate the festival for seven more days. So for another seven days they celebrated, full of joy.
24 thi Kong Ezekias af Juda gav Forsamlingen en Ydelse af 1000 Tyre og 7000 Stykker Smaakvæg, og Øversterne gav Forsamlingen 1000 Tyre og 10 000 Stykker Smaakvæg; og en Mængde Præster helligede sig.
Hezekiah, king of Judah, gave a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep as offerings on behalf of the assembly. The officials in turn gave a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep on as offerings on behalf of the assembly. A large number of priests purified themselves.
25 Da frydede hele Judas Forsamling sig, ligeledes Præsterne og Leviterne og hele den Forsamling, der var kommet fra Israel, og de fremmede, der var kommet fra Israels Land eller boede i Juda;
The whole assembly of Judah celebrated, together with the priests and Levites, and also with the whole assembly that had come from Israel, including the foreigners from Israel and those living in Judah.
26 og der var stor Glæde i Jerusalem, thi siden Davids Søns, Kong Salomo af Israels, Dage var sligt ikke sket i Jerusalem;
There was such tremendous happiness in Jerusalem, for since the time of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel, nothing like this had happened in the city.
27 og Præsterne og Leviterne stod op og velsignede Folket, og deres Røst hørtes, og deres Bøn naaede Himmelen, hans hellige Bolig.
The priests and the Levites stood up to bless the people, and God heard them—their prayer ascended to where he lived in heaven.
