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.
And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto 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;
For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep 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.
For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves in sufficient number, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.
4 Kongen og hele Forsamlingen fandt det rigtigt;
And the thing was right in the eyes of the king and of all the congregation.
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 established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beer-sheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover unto the LORD, the God of Israel, at Jerusalem; for they had not kept it in great numbers according as it is written.
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 the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying: 'Ye children of Israel, turn back unto the LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, that He may return to the remnant that are escaped of you out of the hand 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.
And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren, who acted treacherously against the LORD, the God of their fathers, so that He delivered them to be an astonishment, as ye 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.
Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were; but yield yourselves unto the LORD, and enter into His sanctuary, which He hath sanctified for ever, and serve the LORD your God, that His fierce anger may turn away from 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!«
For if ye turn back unto the LORD, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that led them captive, and shall come back into this land; for the LORD your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away His face from you, if ye return unto 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.
So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, even unto Zebulun; but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them.
11 Dog var der nogle i Aser, Manasse og Zebulon, der ydmygede sig og kom til Jerusalem;
Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came 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.
Also in Judah was the hand of God to give them one heart, to do the commandment of the king and of the princes 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.
And there assembled at Jerusalem much people to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great congregation.
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.
And they arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and all the altars for incense took they away, and cast them into the brook Kidron.
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;
Then they killed the passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the second month; and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought burnt-offerings into the house of the LORD.
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.
And they stood in their place after their order, according to the law of Moses the man of God; the priests dashed the blood, which they received of the hand of the Levites.
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.
For there were many in the congregation that had not sanctified themselves; therefore the Levites had the charge of killing the passover lambs for every one that was not clean, to sanctify them unto 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
For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim and Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it is written. For Hezekiah had prayed for them, saying: 'The good LORD pardon
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!«
every one that setteth his heart to seek God, the LORD, the God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification that pertaineth to holy things.'
20 Og HERREN bønhørte Ezekias og lod Folket uskadt.
And the LORD hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people.
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.
And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness; and the Levites and the priests praised the LORD day by day, singing with loud instruments unto the LORD.
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.
And Hezekiah spoke encouragingly unto all the Levites that were well skilled in the service of the LORD. So they did eat throughout the feast for the seven days, offering sacrifices of peace-offerings, and giving thanks to the LORD, the God of their fathers.
23 Men derefter vedtog hele Forsamlingen at holde Højtid syv Dage til, og det gjorde de saa med Glæde,
And the whole congregation took counsel to keep other seven days; and they kept other seven days with gladness.
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.
For Hezekiah king of Judah did give to the congregation for offerings a thousand bullocks and seven thousand sheep; and the princes gave to the congregation a thousand bullocks and ten thousand sheep; and priests sanctified themselves in great numbers.
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;
And all the congregation of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and all the congregation that came out of Israel, and the strangers that came out of the land of Israel, and that dwelt in Judah, rejoiced.
26 og der var stor Glæde i Jerusalem, thi siden Davids Søns, Kong Salomo af Israels, Dage var sligt ikke sket i Jerusalem;
So there was great joy in Jerusalem; for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem.
27 og Præsterne og Leviterne stod op og velsignede Folket, og deres Røst hørtes, og deres Bøn naaede Himmelen, hans hellige Bolig.
Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people; and their voice was heard of the LORD, and their prayer came up to His holy habitation, even unto heaven.
