Anden Kongebog 12

1 I Jehus syvende Regeringsaar blev Joas Konge, og han herskede fyrretyve Aar i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Zibja og var fra Be'ersjeba.

In the seventh year of Jehu, the reign of Joash began; he reigned for forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zibiah, of Beersheba.

2 Joas gjorde hele sit Liv, hvad der var ret i HERRENS Øjne, idet Præsten Jojada vejledede ham.

Joash did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh all the time, because Jehoiada the priest was instructing him.

3 Hun forsvandt Offerhøjene ikke, men Folket blev ved med at ofre og tænde Offerild paa Højene.

But the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

4 Joas sagde til Præsterne: »Alle Penge, der indkommer i HERRENS Hus som Helliggaver, de Penge, det paalægges at udrede efter Vurdering — de Penge, Personer vurderes til — og alle Penge, man efter Hjertets Tilskyndelse bringer til HERRENS Hus,

Joash said to the priests, “All the money that is brought in as sacred offerings into the house of Yahweh, that money for which each person is assessed—whether it is the money collected in the census, or the money received from personal vows, or the money brought in by people motivated by Yahweh in their hearts to give—

5 skal Præsterne tage imod, hver af sine Kendinge, og for dem skal de istandsætte de brøstfældige Steder paa Templet, alle brøstfældige Steder, som findes.«

the priests should receive the money from one of their treasurers and repair whatever damage is found in the temple.”

6 Men i Kong Joas's tre og tyvende Regeringsaar havde Præsterne endnu ikke istandsat de brøstfældige Steder paa Templet.

But by the twenty-third year of King Joash, the priests had not repaired anything in the temple.

7 Da lod Kong Joas Præsten Jojada og de andre Præster kalde og sagde til dem: »Hvorfor istandsætter I ikke de brøstfældige Steder paa Templet? Nu maa I ikke mere tage mod Penge af eders Kendinge, men I skal afgive Pengene til Istandsættelse af de brøstfældige Steder paa Templet!«

Then King Joash called for Jehoiada the priest and for the other priests; he said to them, “Why have you not repaired anything in the temple? Now take no more money from your taxpayers, but take what has been collected for repairs of the temple and give it to those who can make the repairs.”

8 Og Præsterne gik ind paa ikke mere at modtage Penge af Folket, mod at de blev fri for at istandsætte de brøstfældige Steder paa Templet.

So the priests consented to take no more money from the people and not repair the temple themselves.

9 Præsten Jojada tog saa en Kiste, borede Hul i Laaget og satte den ved Stenstøtten til højre for Indgangen til HERRENS Hus, og der lagde Præsterne, der holdt Vagt ved Dørtærskelen, alle de Penge, der indkom i HERRENS Hus.

Instead, Jehoiada the priest took a chest, bored a hole in its lid, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one comes into the house of Yahweh. The priests who were guarding the temple entrance put into it all the money that was brought to the house of Yahweh.

10 Og naar de saa, at der var mange Penge i Kisten, kom Kongens Skriver og Ypperstepræsten op og bandt Pengene, som fandtes i HERRENS Hus, sammen og talte dem.

Whenever they saw that there was much money in the chest, the king's scribe and the high priest would come and put the money in bags and then count it, the money found in the temple of Yahweh.

11 Derpaa gav man de afvejede Penge til dem, der stod for Arbejdet, dem, der havde Tilsyn med HERRENS Hus, og de udbetalte dem til Tømrerne og Bygningsmændene, der arbejdede paa HERRENS Hus,

They gave the money that was weighed out into the hands of men who took care of the temple of Yahweh. They paid it out to the carpenters and the builders who worked on the temple of Yahweh,

12 til Murerne og Stenhuggerne, eller brugte dem til Indkøb af Træ og tilhugne Sten til Istandsættelse af de brøstfældige Steder paa HERRENS Hus og til at dække alle Udgifter ved Templets Istandsættelse.

and to the masons and the stonecutters, for buying timber and cutting stone to repair the temple of Yahweh, and for all that was needed to be paid to repair it.

13 Derimod blev der for de Penge, der indkom i HERRENS Hus, hverken lavet Sølvfade eller Knive, Skaale, Trompeter eller nogen som helst anden Ting af Sølv eller Guld til HERRENS Hus;

But the money that was brought into the house of Yahweh did not pay to make for it any silver cups, lamp trimmers, basins, trumpets, or any gold or silver furnishing.

14 men Pengene blev givet til dem, der stod for Arbejdet, og de brugte dem til Istandsættelsen af HERRENS Hus.

They gave this money to those who did the work of repairing the house of Yahweh.

15 Og man holdt ikke Regnskab med de Mænd, hvem Pengene overlodes til Udbetaling til Arbejderne, men de handlede paa Tro og Love.

In addition, they did not require the money paid for repairs to be accounted for by the men who received it and paid it to the workmen, because these men were honest.

16 Men Skyldoffer— og Syndofferpengene blev ikke bragt til HERRENS Hus; de tilfaldt Præsterne.

But the money for the guilt offerings and the money for the sin offerings was not brought into the temple of Yahweh, because it belonged to the priests.

17 Paa den Tid drog Kong Hazael af Aram op og belejrede og indtog Gat. Da han truede med at drage mod Jerusalem,

Then Hazael king of Aram attacked and fought against Gath, and took it. Hazael then turned to attack Jerusalem.

18 tog Kong Joas af Juda alle de Helliggaver, som hans Fædre, Judas Konger Josafat, Joram og Ahazja havde helliget, sine egne Helliggaver og alt det Guld, der fandtes i Skatkamrene i HERRENS Hus og Kongens Palads, og sendte det til Kong Hazael af Aram. Saa opgav han Angrebet paa Jerusalem og drog bort.

Joash king of Judah took all the things that Jehoshaphat and Jehoram and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had set apart, and what he had set apart, and all the gold that was found in the storerooms of the houses of Yahweh and of the king and he sent them to Hazael king of Aram. Then Hazael went away from Jerusalem.

19 Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Joas, alt, hvad han udførte, staar optegnet i Judas Kongers Krønike.

As for the other matters concerning Joash, all that he did, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Judah?

20 Men Joas's Hoffolk rejste sig og stiftede en Sammensværgelse og dræbte ham, engang han gik ned til Millos Hus.

His servants arose and plotted together; they attacked Joash in Beth Millo, on the way that goes down to Silla.

21 Det var hans Hoffolk Jozakar, Sjim'ats Søn, og Jozabad, Sjomers Søn, der slog ham ihjel. Og man jordede ham hos hans Fædre i Davidsbyen; og hans Søn Amazja blev Konge i hans Sted.

Jozabad son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad son of Shomer, his servants, attacked him, and he died. They buried Joash with his ancestors in the city of David, and Amaziah, his son, became king in his place.