Anden Krønikebog 31
1 Da alt det var til ende, drog alle de Israeliter, som var til stede, ud til Judas Byer, og de sønderbrød Stenstøtterne, omhuggede Asjerastøtterne og nedrev Offerhøjene og Altrene i hele Juda og Benjamin og i Efraim og Manasse, saa der ikke blev Spor tilbage; saa vendte alle Israeliterne hjem, hver til sin Ejendom i deres Byer.
And when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and broke in pieces the statues, and cut down the groves, and pulled down the high-places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, and in Ephraim and Menasseh, until they had made an end of them all. Then returned all the children of Israel every man to his possession, to their own cities.
2 Saa ordnede Ezekias Præsternes og Leviternes Skifter, Skifte for Skifte, saa at hver enkelt Præst og Levit fik sin særlige Gerning med at ofre Brændofre og Takofre og med af gøre Tjeneste og love og prise i HERRENS Lejrs Porte.
And Hezekiah stationed the divisions of the priests and the Levites after their divisions, every man according to his service, of the priests and the Levites, for burnt-offerings and for peace-offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the camps of the Lord.
3 Hvad Kongen gav af sit Gods, var til Brændofrene, Morgen— og Aftenbrændofrene og Brændofrene paa Sabbaterne, Nymaanerne og Højtiderne, som det er foreskrevet i HERRENS Lov.
The king also gave a portion from his own property for the burnt-offerings, [namely, ] for the morning and evening burnt-offerings, and the burnt-offerings for the sabbaths, and for the new-moons, and for the appointed feasts, as it is written in the law of the Lord.
4 Og han bød Folket, dem, der boede i Jerusalem, at afgive, hvad der tilkom Præsterne og Leviterne, for at de kunde holde fast ved HERRENS Lov.
Moreover he said to the people, to those who dwelt in Jerusalem, to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, in order that they might hold firmly to the law of the Lord.
5 Saa snart det Bud kom ud, bragte Israeliterne i rigelig Mængde Førstegrøde af Korn, Most, Olie og Honning og al Markens Afgrøde, og de gav Tiende af alt i rigeligt Maal;
And when the matter was spread abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the first-fruits of corn, of the new wine, and of oil, and of honey, and of all the products of the field: and the tithe of all things did they bring [likewise] in abundance.
6 ogsaa de Israeliter, der boede i Judas Byer, gav Tiende af Hornkvæg og Smaakvæg, og de bragte Helliggaverne, der var helliget HERREN deres Gud, og lagde dem Bunke for Bunke.
And as for the children of Israel and Judah, that dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of holy things which were hallowed unto the Lord their God, and gave [them] by heaps.
7 I den tredje Maaned begyndte de at ophobe Bunkerne, og i den syvende Maaned var de færdige.
In the third month did they begin to lay the foundation of the heaps, and in the seventh month did they finish them.
8 Ezekias og Øversterne kom saa og synede Bunkerne, og de priste HERREN og hans Folk Israel.
And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the Lord, and his people Israel.
9 Da Ezekias spurgte sig for hos Præsterne og Leviterne om Bunkerne,
Then made Hezekiah inquiry of the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps.
10 svarede Ypperstepræsten Azarja af Zadoks Hus: »Siden man begyndte at bringe Offerydelsen til HERRENS Hus, har vi spist os mætte og faaet rigelig tilovers, thi HERREN har velsignet sit Folk, saa at vi har faaet al den Rigdom her tilovers!«
Then spoke to him 'Azaryahu the chief priest of the house of Zadok, and said, Since it was begun to bring the heave-offerings into the house of the Lord, there hath been enough to eat, and to leave in great abundance; for the Lord hath blessed his people: and that which is left is this great mass.
11 Ezekias gav da Befaling til at indrette Kamre i HERRENS Hus; og det gjorde man.
Then ordered Hezekiah to prepare chambers in the house of the Lord: and they prepared them.
12 Saa bragte man samvittighedsfuldt Offerydelsen, Tienden og Helliggaverne derind. Den øverste Opsynsmand derover var Leviten Konanja, den næstøverste hans Broder Sjim'i;
And they brought in the heave-offerings, and the tithes, and the sanctified things, in faithfulness: and over them were appointed the ruler Conanyahu the Levite, and Shim'i his brother the second in rank.
13 og Jehiel, Azarja, Nahat, Asa'el, Jerimot, Jozabad, Eliel, Jismakjahu, Mahat og Benaja var Opsynsmænd under Konanja og hans Broder Sjim'i efter den Ordning, som var truffet af Ezekias og Azarja, Øversten i Guds Hus.
And Jechiel, and 'Azazyahu, and Nachath, and 'Assahel, and Jerimoth. and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Yissmachyahu, and Machath, and Benayahu, were overseers under the supervision of Conanyahu and Shim'i his brother, by the appointment of king Hezekiah, and 'Azazyahu the ruler of the house of God.
14 Leviten Kore, Jimnas Søn, der var Dørvogter paa Østsiden, havde Tilsyn med de frivillige Gaver til Gud og skulde uddele HERRENS Offerydelse og de højhellige Gaver;
And Kore the son of Yimnah the Levite, the gatekeeper at the east side. was over the freewill-offerings of God, to give [to him] the heave-offerings of the Lord, and the most holy things.
15 under ham sattes Eden, Minjamin, Jesua, Sjemaja, Amarja og Sjekanja i Præstebyerne til samvittighedsfuldt at forestaa Uddelingen til deres Brødre i Skifterne, baade store og smaa,
And under his supervision were 'Eden, and Minyamin, and Jeshua', and Shema-yahu, Amaryahu, and Shechanyahu, in the cities of the priests, in faithfulness, to give to their brethren after the divisions, equally to the great as to the small;
16 dem af Mandkøn, der var indført i Fortegnelserne fra Treaarsalderen og opefter. Undtaget var alle, der kom til HERRENS Hus for efter de enkelte Dages Krav at udføre deres Embedsgerning efter deres Skifter.
Besides [these] to those recorded by their genealogies of males, from three years old and upward, of all that entered into the house of the Lord, the daily portion on its day, for their service in their charges according to their divisions.
17 Præsterne indførtes i Fortegnelserne efter deres Fædrenehuse, Leviterne fra Tyveaarsalderen og opefter efter deres Embedspligter, efter deres Skifter,
And likewise to the priests recorded by their genealogies after their family divisions, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges by their divisions;
18 Og de indførtes i Fortegnelserne med hele deres Familie, deres Hustruer, Sønner og Døtre, hele Standen, thi de tog sig samvittighedsfuldt af det hellige.
And to those recorded by their genealogies of all their little ones, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, of all the assembly; for in their faithfulness they devoted themselves in the sanctuary.
19 Arons Sønner, Præsterne, som boede paa Græsmarkerne omkring deres Byer, havde i hver By nogle navngivne Mænd til at uddele, hvad der tilkom alle af Mandkøn blandt Præsterne og de i Fortegnelserne indførte Leviter.
Also of the sons of Aaron the priests, who were in the fields of the open districts of their cities, in each and every city, there were men, expressed by name, who had to give portions to all the males among the priests, and to all that were recorded by their genealogies among the Levites.
20 Saaledes gik Ezekias frem i hele Juda, og han gjorde, hvad der var godt, ret og sandt for HERREN hans Guds Aasyn.
And the like did Hezekiah in all Judah, and he did what is good and right and true before the Lord his God.
21 Alt, hvad han tog fat paa vedrørende Tjenesten i Guds Hus eller Loven eller Budet for saaledes at søge sin Gud, det gjorde han af hele sit Hjerte, og det lykkedes for ham.
And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he acted with all his heart, and prospered.
