Anden Kongebog 16

1 I Pekas, Remaljas Søns, syttende Regeringsaar blev Akaz, Jotams Søn, Konge over Juda.

In the seventeenth year of Pekah, the son of Remaliah: Ahaz, the son of Jotham, reigned as king of Judah.

2 Akaz var tyve Aar gammel, da han blev Konge, og han herskede seksten Aar i Jerusalem. Han gjorde ikke, hvad der var ret i HERREN hans Guds Øjne, som hans Fader David,

Ahaz was twenty years old when he had begun to reign, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. He did not do what was pleasing in the sight of the Lord, his God, as his father David did.

3 men vandrede i Israels Kongers Spor. Ja, han lod endog sin Søn gaa igennem Ilden efter de Folks vederstyggelige Skik, som HERREN havde drevet bort foran Israeliterne.

Instead, he walked in the way of the kings of Israel. Moreover, he even consecrated his son, making him pass through fire, in accord with the idols of the nations that the Lord destroyed before the sons of Israel.

4 Han ofrede og tændte Offerild paa Offerhøjene og de høje Steder og under alle grønne Træer.

Also, he was immolating victims, and burning incense, in the high places, and on the hills, and under every leafy tree.

5 Paa den Tid drog Kong Rezin af Aram og Remaljas Søn, Kong Peka af Israel, op for at angribe Jerusalem; og de indesluttede Akaz, men var ikke stærke nok til at angribe.

Then Rezin, the king of Syria, and Pekah, the son of Remaliah, the king of Israel, ascended to do battle against Jerusalem. And they besieged Ahaz, but they were not able to overcome him.

6 Ved den Lejlighed tog Edoms Konge; Elat tilbage til Edom; og efter at han havde jaget Judæerne ud af Elat, kom Edomiterne og bosatte sig der, og de bor der den Dag i Dag.

At that time, Rezin, the king of Syria, restored Elath to Syria, and he expelled the Judeans from Elath. And the Idumeans went into Elath, and they have lived there, even to this day.

7 Men Akaz sendte Sendebud til Assyrerkongen Tiglat-Pileser og lod sige: »Jeg er din Træl og din Søn! Kom op og frels mig fra Arams og Israels Konger, som angriber mig!«

Then Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser, the king of the Assyrians, saying: “I am your servant, and I am your son. Ascend and accomplish my salvation from the hand of the king of Syria, and from the hand of the king of Israel, who have risen up together against me.”

8 Tillige tog Akaz det Sølv og Guld, der fandtes i HERRENS Hus og Skat Kammeret i Kongens Palads, og sendte det som Gave til Assyrerkongen.

And when he had collected the silver and the gold that could be found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasuries of the king, he sent it as a gift to the king of the Assyrians.

9 Assyrerkongen opfyldte hans Ønske og drog op mod Damaskus og indtog det; Indbyggerne førte han bort til Kir, og Rezin lod han dræbe.

And he agreed to his will. For the king of the Assyrians ascended against Damascus, and he laid waste to it. And he carried away its inhabitants to Cyrene. But Rezin he killed.

10 Da Kong Akaz var draget op til Damaskus for at mødes med Assyrerkongen Tiglat-Pileser, saa han Alteret i Damaskus, og Kong Akaz sendte Alterets Maal og en Tegning af det i alle Enkeltheder til Præsten Urija.

And king Ahaz traveled to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser, the king of the Assyrians. And when he had seen the altar of Damascus, king Ahaz sent to Uriah, the priest, its pattern and likeness, according to all of its work.

11 Og Præsten Urija byggede Alteret; i nøje Overensstemmelse med den Vejledning, Kong Akaz havde sendt fra Damaskus, udførte Præsten Urija det, før Kong Akaz kom hjem fra Damaskus.

And Uriah, the priest, constructed an altar in accord with all that king Ahaz had commanded from Damascus. Uriah, the priest, did so, until king Ahaz arrived from Damascus.

12 Da Kongen kom hjem fra Damaskus og saa Alteret, traadte han hen og steg op derpaa;

And when the king had arrived from Damascus, he saw the altar, and he venerated it. And he went up and immolated holocausts, with his own sacrifice.

13 og han ofrede sit Brændoffer og Afgrødeoffer, udgød sit Drikoffer og sprængte Blodet af sine Takofre paa Alteret.

And he offered libations, and he poured out the blood of the peace offerings, which he had offered, upon the altar.

14 Men Kobberalteret, der stod for HERRENS Aasyn, fjernede han fra dets Plads foran Templet mellem Alteret og HERRENS Hus og flyttede det hen til Nordsiden af Alteret.

But the altar of brass, which was before the Lord, he took away from the face of the temple, and from the place of the altar, and from the place of the temple of the Lord. And he positioned it at the side of the altar, toward the north.

15 Derpaa bød Kong Akaz Præsten Urija: »Paa det store Alter skal du ofre Morgenbrændofrene og Aftenafgrødeofrene, Kongens Brændofre og Afgrødeofre og Brændofrene fra alt Landets Folk saavel som deres Afgrødeofre og Drikofre og sprænge alt Blodet fra Brændofrene og Slagtofrene derpaa. Hvad der skal gøres ved Kobberalteret, vil jeg tænke over.«

Also, king Ahaz instructed Uriah, the priest, saying: “Upon the great altar, offer the morning holocaust, and the evening sacrifice, and the holocaust of the king, and his sacrifice, and the holocaust of the entire people of the land, and their sacrifices. But their libations, and all the blood of the holocaust, and all the blood of the victim, you shall pour out upon it. Then truly, the altar of brass shall be prepared for use at my will.”

16 Og Præsten Urija gjorde ganske som Kong Akaz bød.

And so Uriah, the priest, acted in accord with all that king Ahaz had instructed to him.

17 Fremdeles lod Kong Akaz Mellemstykkerne bryde af Stellene og Bækkenerne tage ned af dem; ligeledes lod han Havet løfte ned fra Kobberokserne, som har det, og opstille paa Stenfliser;

Then king Ahaz took away the engraved bases, and the basin that was upon them. And he took down the sea from the bronze oxen, which were holding it up. And he positioned it upon a layer of pavement stone.

18 den overdækkede Sabbatsgang, man havde bygget i Templet, og den kongelige Indgang udenfor lod han fjerne fra HERRENS Hus for Assyrerkongens Skyld.

Also, the canopy for the Sabbath, which he had built in the temple, and the exterior entrance of the king, he converted into the temple of the Lord, because of the king of the Assyrians.

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

Now the rest of the words of Ahaz that he did, have these not been written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Judah?

20 Saa lagde Akaz sig til Hvile hos sine Fædre og blev jordet hos sine Fædre i Davidsbyen; og hans Søn Ezekias blev Konge i hans Sted.

And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and he was buried with them in the city of David. And Hezekiah, his son, reigned in his place.