Anden Kongebog 10

1 Der var i Samaria halvfjerdsindstyve Sønner af Akab. Jehu skrev nu Breve og sendte dem til Samaria til Byens Øverster, de Ældste og Akabs Sønners Fosterfædre. Deri stod:

Ahab had nowe seuentie sonnes in Samaria. And Iehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria vnto the rulers of Izreel, and to the Elders, and to the bringers vp of Ahabs children, to this effect,

2 »I har jo eders Herres Sønner hos eder og raader over Stridsvognene og Hestene, Fæstningerne og Vaabenforraadene. Naar nu dette Brev kommer eder i Hænde,

Nowe when this letter commeth to you, (for ye haue with you your masters sonnes, yee haue with you both charets and horses, and a defenced citie, and armour)

3 udvælg saa den bedste og dygtigste af eders Herres Sønner, sæt ham paa hans Faders Trone og kæmp for eders Herres Hus!«

Consider therefore which of your masters sonnes is best and most meete, and set him on his fathers throne, and fight for your masters house.

4 Men de grebes af stor Forfærdelse og sagde: »Se, de to Konger kunde ikke staa sig imod ham, hvor skal vi saa kunne det?«

But they were exceedingly afraid, and saide, Behold two Kings coulde not stande before him, how shall we then stand?

5 Derfor sendte Paladsets og Byens øverste Befalingsmænd, de Ældste og Fosterfædrene det Bud til Jehu: »Vi er dine Trælle, og alt, hvad du kræver af os, vil vi gøre. Vi vil ikke gøre nogen til Konge; gør, hvad du finder for godt!«

And he that was gouernour of Ahabs house, and he that ruled the citie, and the Elders, and the bringers vp of the children sent to Iehu, saying, We are thy seruants, and will doe all that thou shalt bid vs: we will make no King: do what seemeth good to thee.

6 Da skrev han et nyt Brev til dem, og der stod: »Dersom I holder med mig og vil høre mig, tag saa eders Herres Sønners Hoveder og kom i Morgen ved denne Tid til mig i Jizre'el!« Kongesønnerne, halvfjerdsindstyve Mænd, var nemlig hos Byens Stormænd, som var deres Fosterfædre.

Then he wrote another letter to them, saying, If ye be mine, and wil obey my voyce, take the heads of ye men that are your masters sonnes, and come to me to Izreel by to morowe this time. (Nowe the Kings sonnes, euen seuentie persons were with the great men of the citie, which brought them vp)

7 Da Brevet kom til dem, tog de Kongesønnerne og dræbte dem, halvfjerdsindstyve Mænd, lagde deres Hoveder i Kurve og sendte dem til Jehu i Jizre'el.

And when the letter came to them, they tooke the Kings sonnes, and slewe the seuentie persons, and layde their heads in baskets, and sent them vnto him to Izreel.

8 Da Budet kom og meldte: »Kongesønnernes Hoveder er bragt hid!« sagde han: »Læg dem i to Bunker foran Porten til i Morgen!«

Then there came a messenger and tolde him, saying, They haue brought the heads of the Kings sonnes. And he sayd, Let them lay them on two heapes at the entring in of the gate vntil the morning.

9 Næste Morgen gik han ud, traadte frem og sagde til alt Folket: »I er uden Skyld; det er mig, der har stiftet en Sammensværgelse mod min Herre og dræbt ham — men hvem har dræbt alle disse?

And when it was day, he went out, and stood and sayd to all the people, Ye be righteous: behold, I conspired against my master, and slew him: but who slew all these?

10 Kend nu, at intet af det Ord, HERREN talede mod Akabs Hus, var faldet til Jorden, men HERREN har gjort, hvad han talede ved sin Tjener Elias!«

Knowe nowe that there shall fall vnto the earth nothing of the word of the Lord, which the Lord spake concerning the house of Ahab: for the Lord hath brought to passe the things that hee spake by his seruant Eliiah.

11 Derpaa lod Jehu alle dem, der var tilbage af Akabs Hus i Jizre'el, dræbe, alle hans Stormænd, Venner og Præster, saa at ikke en eneste blev tilbage og slap bort.

So Iehu slew al that remained of the house of Ahab in Izreel, and all that were great with him, and his familiars and his priestes, so that he let none of his remaine.

12 Saa brød han op og drog ad Samaria til. Da han kom til Bet-Eked-Haro'im ved Vejen,

And he arose, and departed and came to Samaria. And as Iehu was in the way by an house where the shepheards did shere,

13 mødte han Kong Ahazja af Judas Brødre. Han spurgte dem: »Hvem er I?« De svarede: »Vi er Ahazjas Brødre, og vi drager herned for at hilse paa Kongens og Kongemoderens Sønner.«

He met with the brethre of Ahaziah king of Iudah, and sayd, Who are ye? And they answered, We are the brethren of Ahaziah, and goe downe to salute the children of the King and the children of the Queene.

14 Da sagde han: »Grib dem levende!« Saa greb de dem levende, og han lod dem dræbe ved Bet-Ekeds Brønd, to og fyrretyve Mænd; ikke een lod han blive tilbage.

And he sayde, Take them aliue. And they tooke them aliue, and slew them at the well beside the house where the sheepe are shorne, euen two and fourtie men, and he left not one of them.

15 Da han drog videre, traf han Jonadab, Rekabs Søn, der kom ham i Møde, og han hilste paa ham og spurgte: »Er du af Hjertet oprigtig mod mig som jeg mod dig?« Jonadab svarede: »Ja, jeg er!« Da sagde Jehu: »Saa giv mig din Haand!« Han gav ham da Haanden, og Jehu tog ham op til sig i Vognen

And when he was departed thence, hee met with Iehonadab the sonne of Rechab comming to meete him, and he blessed him, and sayde to him, Is thine heart vpright, as mine heart is towarde thine? And Iehonadab answered, Yea, doubtlesse. Then giue me thine hande. And when he had giuen him his hande, he tooke him vp to him into the charet.

16 og sagde: »Følg mig og se min Nidkærhed for HERREN!« Og han tog ham med i Vognen,

And he sayde, Come with me, and see the zeale that I haue for the Lord: so they made him ride in his charet.

17 Saa drog han til Samaria og lod alle, der var tilbage af Akabs Slægt i Samaria, dræbe, saa at den blev fuldstændig udryddet efter det Ord, HERREN havde talet til Elias.

And when he came to Samaria, he slew all that remained vnto Ahab in Samaria, till he had destroyed him, according to the worde of the Lord, which he spake to Eliiah.

18 Derefter kaldte Jehu hele Folket sammen og sagde til dem: »Akab dyrkede Ba'al lidt, Jehu vil dyrke ham mere!

Then Iehu assembled all the people, and sayd vnto them, Ahab serued Baal a litle, but Iehu shall serue him much more.

19 Kald derfor alle Ba'als Profeter, alle, der dyrker ham, og alle hans Præster hid til mig, ikke een maa udeblive, thi jeg har et stort Slagtoffer for til Ære for Ba'al; enhver, der udebliver, skal bøde med Livet!« Men det var en Fælde, Jehu stillede, for at udrydde Ba'alsdyrkerne.

Now therefore call vnto me all ye prophets of Baal, all his seruants, and all his priests, and let not a man be lacking: for I haue a great sacrifice for Baal: whosoeuer is lacking, he shall not liue. But Iehu did it by a subtiltie to destroy ye seruats of Baal.

20 Derpaa sagde Jehu: »Helliger en festlig Samling til Ære for Ba'al!« Og de udraabte en festlig Samling.

And Iehu sayd, Proclaime a solemne assemblie for Baal. And they proclaimed it.

21 Og Jehu sendte Bud rundt i hele Israel, og alle Ba'alsdyrkerne uden Undtagelse indfandt sig; de begav sig til Ba'als Hus, og det blev fuldt fra Ende til anden.

So Iehu sent vnto all Israel, and all the seruants of Baal came, and there was not a man left that came not. And they came into the house of Baal, and the house of Baal was full from ende to ende.

22 Saa sagde han til Opsynsmanden over Klædekammeret: »Tag en Klædning frem til hver af Ba'alsdyrkerne!« Og han tog Klædningerne frem til dem.

Then he said vnto him that had the charge of the vestrie, Bring forth vestments for al the seruants of Baal. And he brought the out vestments.

23 Saa gik Jehu og Jonadab, Rekabs Søn, ind i Ba'als Hus; og han sagde til Ba'alsdyrkerne: »Se nu godt efter; at der ikke her iblandt eder findes nogen, som dyrker HERREN, men kun Ba'alsdyrkere!«

And when Iehu went, and Iehonadab the sonne of Rechab into the house of Baal, he sayde vnto the seruants of Baal, Searche diligently, and looke, lest there be here with you any of the seruants of the Lord, but the seruants of Baal only.

24 Derpaa gik han ind for at ofre Slagtofre og Brændofre. Men Jehu havde opstillet firsindstyve Mand udenfor og sagt: »Den, der lader nogen af de Mænd undslippe, som jeg overgiver i eders Hænder, skal bøde Liv for Liv!«

And when they went in to make sacrifice and burnt offering, Iehu appoynted foure score men without, and sayd, If any of the men whome I haue brought into your hands, escape, his soule shalbe for his soule.

25 Da han saa var færdig med at ofre Brændofferet, sagde han til Livvagten og Høvedsmændene: »Gaa nu ind og hug dem ned! Ikke een maa slippe bort!« Og de huggede dem ned med Sværdet, og Livvagten og Høvedsmændene slængte dem bort; saa gik de ind i Ba'alshusets inderste Rum,

And when hee had made an ende of the burnt offring, Iehu sayde to the garde, and to the captaines, Goe in, slay them, let not a man come out. And they smote them with the edge of the sworde. And the garde, and the captaines cast them out, and went vnto the citie, where was the temple of Baal.

26 bragte Ba'alshusets Asjerastøtte ud og opbrændte den;

And they brought out the images of the temple of Baal, and burnt them.

27 og de nedbrød Ba'als Stenstøtte, rev Ba'als Hus ned og gjorde det til Nødtørftssteder, og de er der den Dag i Dag.

And they destroyed the image of Baal, and threwe downe the house of Baal, and made a iakes of it vnto this day.

28 Saaledes udryddede Jehu Ba'al af Israel.

So Iehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.

29 Men fra de Synder, Jeroboam, Nebats Søn, havde forledt Israel til, Guldkalvene i Betel og Dan, veg Jehu ikke.

But from the sinnes of Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat which made Israel to sinne, Iehu departed not from them, neither from the golden calues that were in Beth-el and that were in Dan.

30 Og HERREN sagde til Jehu: »Fordi du har handlet vel og gjort, hvad der er ret i mine Øjne, og handlet med Akabs Hus ganske efter mit Sind, skal dine Sønner sidde paa Israels Trone indtil fjerde Led!«

And the Lord sayde vnto Iehu, Because thou hast diligently executed that which was right in mine eyes, and hast done vnto the house of Ahab according to all things that were in mine heart, therefore shall thy sonnes vnto the fourth generation sit on the throne of Israel.

31 Men Jehu tog ikke Vare paa at følge HERRENS, Israels Guds, Lov af hele sit Hjerte; han veg ikke fra de Synder, Jeroboam havde forledt Israel til.

But Iehu regarded not to walke in the law of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart: for hee departed not from the sinnes of Ieroboam, which made Israel to sinne.

32 Paa den Tid begyndte HERREN at rive Stykker fra Israel, og Hazael slog Israel i alle dets Grænseegne,

In those dayes the Lord began to lothe Israel, and Hazael smote them in all the coastes of Israel,

33 Øst for Jordan, hele Gilead, Gaditernes, Rubeniternes og Manassiternes Land fra Aroer ved Arnonflodens Bred, baade Gilead og Basan.

From Iorden Eastward, euen all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and them that were of Manasseh, from Aroer (which is by the riuer Arnon) and Gilead and Bashan.

34 Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Jehu, alt, hvad han gjorde, og alle hans Heltegerninger, staar jo optegnet i Israels Kongers Krønike.

Concerning the rest of the actes of Iehu, and all that he did, and all his valiant deedes, are they not written in the booke of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

35 Saa lagde Jehu sig til Hvile hos sine Fædre, og man jordede ham i Samaria; og hans Søn Joahaz blev Konge i hans Sted.

And Iehu slept with his fathers, and they buryed him in Samaria, and Iehoahaz his sonne reigned in his stead.

36 Den Tid, Jehu herskede over Israel, udgjorde otte og tyve Aar.

And the time that Iehu reigned ouer Israel in Samaria is eight and twentie yeeres.