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:

Now, Ahab, had seventy sons in Samaria, —so Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel—the elders, and unto them who had been foster-parents for Ahab, saying:

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,

Now, therefore, when this letter cometh in unto you, there being, with you, the sons of your lord, —and, with you, the chariots and the homes, and a fortified city, and the armour,

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

ye shall look out the goodliest and fittest of the sons of your lord, and set on the throne of his father, and ye shall do battle for the house of your lord.

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?«

Then feared they very greatly, and said, Lo! two kings, stood not before him; how then, should, we, 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!«

So he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, and the elders, and the foster-parents sent unto Jehu, saying—Thy servants, we are! and, all that thou shalt say unto us, will we do, —we will make no man king, whatsoever is good in thine own eyes, do!

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 wrote he unto them a second letter, saying—If, mine, ye are, and, unto my voice, ye intend to hearken, take ye the heads of the men who are sons of your lord, and come in unto me about this time to-morrow, in Jezreel. Now, the sons of the king, seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who had been bringing them up.

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 it came to pass, when the letter reached them, that they took the sons of the king, and slew them, seventy persons, —and put their heads in baskets, and sent unto him to Jezreel.

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

And there came in a messenger and told him, saying, They have brought in the heads of the sons of the king. And he said—Lay ye them in two heaps, at the entrance of the gate, until 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 it came to pass, in the morning, that he went out and took his stand, and said unto all the people, Righteous, are, ye! Lo! I, conspired against my lord, and slew him, but, who, smote, 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!«

Know ye, then, that there shall fall nought of the word of Yahweh, to the ground, which Yahweh spake concerning the house of Ahab, —but, Yahweh, hath done that which he spake through his servant Elijah.

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.

Then Jehu smote all that were left remaining unto the house of Ahab, in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his acquaintances and his priests, —until there was not left remaining to him, a survivor.

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

Then arose he, and came in, and departed for Samaria, —the sheep-shearing house itself being on the road;

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.«

so, Jehu, lighted upon the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, Who are, ye? And they said—Brethren of Ahaziah, are, we; so we came down to salute the sons of the king, and the sons of the queen.

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.

Then said he, —Take them alive. So they took them alive, and slew them [casting them] into the pit of the shearing house, —forty-two men, neither left he remaining a man 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

Then departed he from thence, and lighted on Jehonadab son of Rechab coming to meet him, and he blessed him, and said unto him—Is thy heart, right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab said—It is. Then, if it is, give me thy hand. So he gave him his hand. And he took him up to him, into the chariot;

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

and said—Do come with me, and see my jealousy for Yahweh. So he made him ride in his chariot.

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 into Samaria, he smote all that were left remaining unto Ahab, in Samaria, until he had destroyed him, —according to the word of Yahweh, which he had spoken unto Elijah.

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

Then Jehu gathered together all the people, and said unto them, —Ahab, served Baal, a little, —Jehu, will serve him, much.

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, all the prophets of Baal, all his servants and all his priests, call ye for me; do not let, a man, be missing; for, a great sacrifice, have I, to Baal, no one that is missing, shall live. But, Jehu, acted, craftily, to the end he might destroy the servants of Baal.

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

And Jehu said—Hallow ye a solemn festival unto Baal. And they made proclamation.

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.

And Jehu sent throughout all Israel, and all the servants of Baal came in, so that there was not left remaining a man, who had not come in, —and they entered the house of Baal, and the house of Baal was filled, from door to door.

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 said he to him who was over the wardrobe chamber, Bring forth vestments for all the servants of Baal. And he brought forth for them the 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!«

Then entered Jehu, with Jehonadab son of Rechab, into the house of Baal, —and he said unto the servants of Baal—Search ye and see, that there be not here, with you, any of the servants of Yahweh, none but the servants of Baal, alone.

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 entered to offer sacrifices and ascending-offerings, Jehu, set him, outside, eighty men, and said—The man who shall escape, of the men whom I am bringing into your power, his own life, shall be for, his life.

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 it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the ascending-sacrifice, that Jehu said to the runners and to the officers—Enter, smite them, let not, a man, get out. So they smote them, with the edge of the sword, —and the runners and the officers cast them out, and then went as far as the city of the house of Baal,

26 bragte Ba'alshusets Asjerastøtte ud og opbrændte den;

and brought forth the idolatrous pillars that were in the house of Baal, and then burned it;

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 brake down the pillars of Baal, —and brake down the house of Baal, and appointed it for a sewer-house—until this day.

28 Saaledes udryddede Jehu Ba'al af Israel.

Thus Jehu 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.

Nevertheless, as for the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he caused, Israel, to commit, Jehu turned not away from following them, —the calves of gold, one being in Bethel, and the other 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 Yahweh said unto Jehu: Because thou hast done well, by doing that which was right in mine eyes—according to all that was in my heart, hast done to the house of Ahab, sons, of thine, unto the fourth generation, shall sit upon 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, Jehu, took not heed to walk in the law of Yahweh God of Israel, with all his heart, —he turned not away from the sins of Jeroboam, which he caused, Israel, to commit.

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

In those days, began Yahweh to make inroads in Israel, —and Hazael smote them in all the boundaries of Israel;

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

from the Jordan, towards sunrise, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, —from Aroer, which is by the torrent of Arnon, both 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.

Now, the rest of the story of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his might, are they not written in the book 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 Jehu slept with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria, —and, Jehoahaz his son, reigned, in his stead.

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

Now, the days that Jehu reigned over Israel, were twenty-eight years, in Samaria.