Anden Krønikebog 34

1 Josias var otte Aar gammel, da han blev Konge, og han herskede en og tredive Aar i Jerusalem.

Iosiah was eight yeere olde when hee began to reigne, and he reigned in Ierusalem one and thirtie yeere.

2 Han gjorde, hvad der var ret i HERRENS Øjne, og vandrede i sin lader Davids Spor uden al vige til højre eller venstre.

And he did vprightly in the sight of ye Lord, and walked in the wayes of Dauid his father, and bowed neither to the right hand nor to the left.

3 I sit ottende Regeringsaar, endnu ganske ung, begyndte han at søge sin Fader Davids Gud, og i det tolvte Aar begyndte han at rense Juda og Jerusalem for Offerhøjene, Asjerastøtterne og de udskaarne og støbte Billeder.

And in the eight yeere of his reigne (when he was yet a childe) he began to seeke after the God of Dauid his father: and in the twelft yeere he began to purge Iudah, and Ierusalem from the hie places, and the groues, and the carued images, and molten images:

4 I hans Paasyn nedrev man Ba'alernes Altre; Solstøtterne, der stod oven paa dem, huggede han om, og Asjerastøtterne og de udskaarne og støbte Billeder lod han sønderhugge og knuse og strø ud paa deres Grave, som havde ofret til dem;

And they brake downe in his sight the altars of Baalim, and hee caused to cut downe the images that were on hie vpon them: he brake also the groues, and the carued images, and the molten images, and stampt them to pouder, and strowed it vpon the graues of them that had sacrificed vnto them.

5 Benene af Præsterne lod han brænde paa deres Altre. Saaledes rensede han Juda og Jerusalem.

Also he burnt the bones of the Priests vpon their altars, and purged Iudah and Ierusalem.

6 Men ogsaa i Byerne i Manasse, Efraim og Simeon og lige til Naftali, rundt om i deres Ruinhobe,

And in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, euen vnto Naphtali, with their maules they brake all round about.

7 lod han Altrene nedbryde, Asjerastøtterne og Gudebillederne sønderslaa og knuse og alle Solstøtterne omhugge i hele Israels Land; saa vendte han tilbage til Jerusalem.

And when he had destroyed the altars and the groues, and had broken and stamped to pouder the images, and had cut downe all the idoles throughout all the land of Israel, hee returned to Ierusalem.

8 I sit attende Regeringsaar gav han sig til at rense Landet og Templet; han sendte Sjafan, Azaljas Søn, Byens Øverste Ma'aseja og Kansleren Joa, Joahaz's Søn, hen for at istandsætte HERREN hans Guds Hus.

Then in the eightenth yere of his reigne, when hee had purged the lande and the Temple, he sent Shaphan the sonne of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the gouernour of the citie, and Ioah the sonne of Ioahaz the recorder, to repaire the house of the Lord his God.

9 Da de kom til Ypperstepræsten Hilkija, afleverede de Pengene, der var kommet ind til Guds Hus, dem, som Leviterne, der holdt Vagt ved Tærskelen, havde samlet hos Manasse og Efraim og det øvrige Israel og hos hele Juda og Benjamin og Jerusalems Indbyggere;

And when they came to Hilkiah the hie Priest, they deliuered ye money that was brought into the house of God, which the Leuites that kept the doore, had gathered at the hand of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and of all the residue of Israel, and of all Iudah and Beniamin, and of the inhabitantes of Ierusalem.

10 de overgav Pengene til dem, der stod for Arbejdet, dem, der havde Tilsyn med HERRENS Hus; og de, der stod for Arbejdet paa HERRENS Hus, brugte dem til at udbedre og istandsætte Templet,

And they put it in the hands of them that should doe the worke and had the ouersight in the house of the Lord: and they gaue it to the workemen that wrought in the house of ye Lord, to repaire and amend the house.

11 idet de overgav dem til Tømrerne og Bygningsmændene til Indkøb af tilhugne Sten og Tømmer til Tværbjælker og til Bjælker i de Bygninger, Judas Konger havde ødelagt.

Euen to the workemen and to the builders gaue they it, to bye hewed stone and timber for couples and for beames of the houses, which the Kings of Iudah had destroyed.

12 Folkene udførte Arbejdet samvittighedsfuldt; og Tilsynet med dem var overdraget Leviterne Jahat og Obadja af Merariterne og Zekarja og Mesjullam af Kehatiternes Sønner, for at de skulde lede dem.

And the men did the worke faithfully, and the ouerseers of them were Iahath and Obadiah the Leuites, of the children of Merari, and Zechariah, and Meshullam, of the children of the Kohathites to set it forward: and of the Leuites all that could skill of instruments of musike.

13 Og Leviterne havde Tilsyn med Lastdragerne og ledede alle dem, der havde med de forskellige Arbejder at gøre. Og af Leviterne var nogle Skrivere, Fogeder og Dørvogtere.

And they were ouer the bearers of burdens, and them that set forwarde all the workemen in euery worke: and of the Leuites were scribes, and officers and porters.

14 Men da de tog Pengene frem, der var kommet ind til HERRENS Hus, fandt Præsten Hilkija Bogen med HERRENS Lov, som var givet ved Moses;

And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the Lord, Hilkiah the Priest found the booke of the Lawe of the Lord giuen by the hand of Moses.

15 og Hilkija tog til Orde og sagde til Statsskriveren Sjafan: »Jeg har fundet Lovbogen i HERRENS Hus!« Og Hilkija gav Sjafan Bogen,

Therefore Hilkiah answered and sayde to Shaphan the chaceler, I haue found the booke of the Law in the house of the Lord: and Hilkiah gaue the booke to Shaphan.

16 og Sjafan bragte Bogen til Kongen og aflagde der hos Beretning for ham, idet han sagde: »Alt, hvad dine Trælle er sat til, udfører de;

And Shaphan caried the booke to the King, and brought the King worde againe, saying, All that is committed to the hand of thy seruants, that do they.

17 de har taget de Penge frem, der fandtes i HERRENS Hus, og givet dem til Tilsynsmændene og dem, der staar for Arbejdet.«

For they haue gathered the money that was found in the house of the Lord, and haue deliuered it into the handes of the ouerseers, and to the handes of the workemen.

18 Derpaa gav Statsskriveren Sjafan Kongen den Meddelelse: »Præsten Hilkija gav mig en Bog.« Og Sjafan læste op af den for Kongen.

Also Shaphan ye chanceler declared to the King, saying, Hilkiah the Priest hath giuen mee a booke, and Shaphan read it before the King.

19 Men da Kongen hørte, hvad der stod i Loven, sønderrev han sine Klæder;

And when the King had heard the wordes of the Lawe, he tare his clothes.

20 og Kongen bød Hilkija, Ahikam. Sjafans Søn, Abdon, Mikas Søn, Statsskriveren Sjafan og Kongens Tjener Asaja:

And the King commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the sonne of Shaphan, and Abdon the sonne of Micah, and Shaphan the chanceler, and Asaiah the Kings seruant, saying,

21 »Gaa hen og raadspørg HERREN paa mine Vegne og paa deres, som er blevet tilovers i Israel og Juda, om Indholdet af denne Bog, der er fundet; thi stor er Vreden, der er blusset op hos HERREN imod os, fordi vore Fædre ikke adlød HERRENS Ord og handlede nøje efter, hvad der staar skrevet i denne Bog!«

Goe and enquire of the Lord for me, and for the rest in Israel and Iudah, concerning the wordes of this booke that is founde: for great is the wrath of the Lord that is fallen vpon vs, because our fathers haue not kept the worde of the Lord, to doe after all that is written in this booke.

22 Hilkija og de andre, Kongen sendte af Sted, gik da hen og talte derom med Profetinden Hulda, som var gift med Sjallum, Opsynsmanden over Tøjet, en Søn af Hasras Søn Tokhat, og som boede i Jerusalem i den nye Bydel.

Then Hilkiah and they that the King had appoynted, went to Huldah the Prophetesse ye wife of Shallum, the sonne of Tokhath, the sonne of Hasrah keeper of the wardrobe (and she dwelt in Ierusalem within the colledge) and they communed hereof with her.

23 Hun sagde til dem: »Saa siger HERREN, Israels Gud: Sig til den Mand, der sendte eder til mig:

And shee answered them, Thus sayth the Lord God of Israel, Tell yee the man that sent you to me,

24 Saa siger HERREN: Se, jeg vil bringe Ulykke over dette Sted og dets Indbyggere, alle de Forbandelser, der er optegnet i den Bog, som er læst op for Judas Konge,

Thus saith the Lord, Beholde, I will bring euill vpon this place, and vpon the inhabitantes thereof, euen all the curses, that are written in the booke which they haue read before the King of Iudah:

25 til Straf for at de har forladt mig og tændt Offerild for andre Guder, saa de krænkede mig med alt deres Hænders Værk, og min Vrede vil blusse op mod dette Sted uden at slukkes!

Because they haue forsaken me, and burnt incense vnto other gods, to anger mee with al the workes of their hands, therefore shall my wrath fall vpon this place, and shall not be quenched.

26 Men til Judas Konge, der sendte eder for at raadspørge HERREN, skal I sige saaledes: Saa siger HERREN, Israels Gud: De Ord, du har hørt, staar fast;

But to the King of Iudah, who sent you to enquire of the Lord, so shall ye say vnto him, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, The words which thou hast heard, shall come to passe.

27 men efterdi dit Hjerte bøjede sig og du ydmygede dig for Gud, da du hørte hans Ord mod dette Sted og dets Indbyggere, og efterdi du ydmygede dig for mit Aasyn og sønderrev, dine Klæder og græd for mit Aasyn, saa har ogsaa jeg hørt dig, lyder det fra HERREN!

But because thine heart did melt, and thou didest humble thy selfe before God, when thou heardest his wordes against this place and against the inhabitantes thereof, and humbledst thy selfe before mee and tarest thy clothes, and weptest before mee, I haue also heard it, sayth the Lord.

28 Saa vil jeg da lade dig samles til dine Fædre, og du skal samles til dem i Fred i din Grav, uden at dine Øjne faar al den Ulykke at se, som jeg vil bringe over dette Sted og dets Beboere!« Det Svar bragte de til Kongen.

Beholde, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt bee put in thy graue in peace, and thine eyes shall not see all the euill, which I will bring vpon this place, and vpon the inhabitants of the same. Thus they brought ye King word againe.

29 Da sendte Kongen Bud og lod alle Judas og Jerusalems Ældste kalde sammen.

Then the King sent and gathered all the Elders of Iudah and Ierusalem.

30 Derpaa gik Kongen op i HERRENS Hus, fulgt af alle Judas Mænd og Jerusalems Indbyggere, Præsterne, Leviterne og alt Folket, store og smaa, og han forelæste dem alt, hvad der stod i Pagtsbogen, som var fundet i HERRENS Hus.

And the King went vp into the house of the Lord, and all the men of Iudah, and the inhabitants of Ierusalem, and the Priests and the Leuites, and all the people from the greatest to the smallest, and hee read in their eares all the wordes of the booke of the couenant that was found in the house of the Lord.

31 Derpaa stillede Kongen sig paa sin Plads og sluttede Pagt for HERRENS Aasyn om, at de skulde holde sig til HERREN og holde hans Bud, Vidnesbyrd og Anordninger af hele deres Hjerte og hele deres Sjæl, for at han kunde opfylde Pagtens Ord, dem, der var skrevet i denne Bog.

And the King stood by his pillar, and made a couenant before the Lord, to walke after the Lord, and to keepe his commandements, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soule, and that he would accomplish the wordes of the couenant written in the same booke.

32 Og han lod alle dem, der var til Stede i Jerusalem, indgaa Pagten; og Jerusalems Indbyggere handlede efter Guds, deres Fædres Guds, Pagt.

And he caused all that were found in Ierusalem, and Beniamin to stande to it: and the inhabitants of Ierusalem did according to the couenant of God, euen the God of their fathers.

33 Derpaa fjernede Josias alle Vederstyggelighederne fra alle de Landsdele, der tilhørte Israeliterne, og sørgede for, at enhver i Israel dyrkede HERREN deres Gud. Saa længe han levede, veg de ikke fra HERREN, deres Fædres Gud.

So Iosiah tooke away al the abominations out of all the countreis that perteined to the children of Israel, and compelled all that were found in Israel, to serue the Lord their God: so all his dayes they turned not backe from the Lord God of their fathers.