Anden Kongebog 17
1 I Kong Akaz af Judas tolvte Regeringsaar blev Hosea, Elas Søn, Konge i Samaria over Israel, og han herskede ni Aar.
In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, the reign of Hoshea son of Elah began. He ruled in Samaria over Israel for nine years.
2 Han gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENS Øjne, dog ikke som de Konger i Israel, der var før ham.
He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, yet not as the kings of Israel who were before him.
3 Mod ham drog Assyrerkongen Salmanassar op, og Hosea underkastede sig og svarede ham Skat.
Shalmaneser king of Assyria attacked him, and Hoshea became his servant and brought him tribute.
4 Men siden opdagede Assyrerkongen, at Hosea var ved at stifte en Sammensværgelse, idet han sendte Sendebud til Kong So af Ægypten og ikke mere svarede Assyrerkongen den aarlige Skat. Saa berøvede Assyrerkongen ham Friheden og lod ham kaste i Fængsel.
Then the king of Assyria realized that Hoshea had been plotting against him, for Hoshea had sent messengers to So king of Egypt; also, he offered no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year. So the king of Assyria shut him up and bound him in prison.
5 Assyrerkongen drog op og besatte hele Landet; han rykkede frem mod Samaria og belejrede det i tre Aar;
Then the king of Assyria attacked throughout all the land, and attacked Samaria and besieged it for three years.
6 og i Hoseas niende Regeringsaar indtog Assyrerkongen Samaria, bortførte Israel til Assyrien og lod dem bosætte sig i Hala, ved Habor, Gozans Flod, og i Mediens Byer.
In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria took Samaria and carried Israel away to Assyria. He put them in Halah, at the Habor River of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
7 Saaledes gik det, fordi Israeliterne syndede mod HERREN deres Gud, der havde ført dem op fra Ægypten og udfriet dem af Ægypterkongen Faraos Haand, og fordi de frygtede andre Guder;
This captivity happened because the people of Israel had sinned against Yahweh their God, who had brought them up from the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. The people had been worshiping other gods
8 de fulgte de Folkeslags Skikke, som HERREN havde drevet bort foran Israeliterne, og de Kongers Skik, som Israel havde indsat;
and walking in the practices of the nations whom Yahweh had driven out before the people of Israel, and in the practices of the kings of Israel that they had done.
9 og Israeliterne udtænkte utilbørlige Ting mod HERREN deres Gud og byggede sig Offerhøje i alle deres Byer, lige fra Vagttaarnene til de befæstede Byer;
The people of Israel did secretly—against Yahweh their God—things that were not right. They built for themselves high places in all their cities, from the watchtower to the fortress.
10 de rejste sig Stenstøtter og Asjerastøtter paa alle høje Steder og under alle grønne Træer
They also set up stone pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.
11 og tændte Offerild der paa alle Høje ligesom de Folkeslag, HERREN havde ført bort foran dem, og øvede onde Ting, saa at de krænkede HERREN;
There they burned incense in all the high places, as the nations had done, those whom Yahweh had carried away before them. The Israelites performed wicked things to provoke Yahweh to anger;
12 de dyrkede Afgudsbillederne, skønt HERREN havde sagt: »Det maa I ikke gøre!«
they worshiped idols, about which Yahweh had said to them, “You will not do this thing.”
13 Og HERREN advarede Israel og Juda ved alle sine Profeter, alle Seerne, og sagde: »Vend om fra eders onde Færd og hold mine Bud og Anordninger i nøje Overensstemmelse med den Lov, jeg paalagde eders Fædre og kundgjorde eder ved mine Tjenere Profeterne!«
Yet Yahweh had testified to Israel and to Judah by every prophet and every seer, saying, “Turn from your evil ways and keep my commandments and my statutes, and be careful to keep all the law I commanded your fathers, and that I sent to you by my servants the prophets.”
14 Men de vilde ikke høre; de gjorde sig halsstarrige som deres Fædre, der ikke stolede paa HERREN deres Gud;
But they would not listen; instead they were very stubborn like their fathers who did not trust in Yahweh their God.
15 de lod haant om hans Anordninger og den Pagt, han havde sluttet med deres Fædre, og om de Vidnesbyrd, han havde givet dem, og de holdt sig til Tomhed, saa de blev til Tomhed, og efterlignede Folkeslagene rundt om dem, skønt HERREN havde paalagt dem ikke at gøre som de;
They rejected his statutes and the covenant that he had made with their ancestors, and the covenant decrees that he had given to them. They followed useless practices and they themselves became useless. They followed the pagan nations who were around them, those that Yahweh had commanded them not to imitate.
16 de sagde sig løs fra HERREN deres Guds Bud og lavede sig støbte Billeder, to Tyrekalve; de lavede sig ogsaa Asjerastøtter, tilbad hele Himmelens Hær og dyrkede Ba'al:
They ignored all the commandments of Yahweh their God. They made cast metal figures of two calves to worship. They made an Asherah pole, and they worshiped all the stars of the heavens and Baal.
17 de lod deres Sønner og Døtre gaa igennem Ilden, drev Spaadomskunster og Sandsigeri og solgte sig til at gøre, hvad der er ondt i HERRENS Øjne, saa de krænkede ham.
They made their sons and daughters pass through the fire, they used divination and enchantments, they sold themselves to do that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and they provoked him to anger.
18 Derfor blev HERREN saare fortørnet paa Israel og drev dem bort fra sit Aasyn, saa der ikke blev andet end Judas Stamme tilbage.
Therefore Yahweh was very angry with Israel and removed them out of his sight. There was no one left but the tribe of Judah alone.
19 Men heller ikke Juda holdt HERREN deres Guds Bud, men fulgte de Skikke, Israel havde indført.
Even Judah did not keep the commandments of Yahweh their God, and they followed the practices that Israel had done.
20 Derfor forkastede HERREN hele Israels Slægt, ydmygede dem, gav dem til Pris for Røvere og stødte dem til sidst bort fra sit Aasyn.
So Yahweh rejected all the descendants of Israel; he afflicted them and gave them into the hand of those who would take the possession as spoil, until he had cast them out of his sight.
21 Thi da Israel havde revet sig løs fra Davids Hus og gjort Jeroboam, Nebats Søn, til Konge, drog denne Israel bort fra HERREN og forledte dem til en stor Synd;
He tore Israel from the royal line of David, and they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king. Jeroboam drove Israel away from following Yahweh and made them commit a great sin.
22 og Israeliterne vandrede i alle de Synder, Jeroboam havde begaaet, og veg ikke derfra,
The people of Israel followed all the sins of Jeroboam and they did not depart from them,
23 saa at HERREN til sidst drev Israel bort fra sit Aasyn, som han havde sagt ved alle sine Tjenere Profeterne; og Israel maatte vandre bort fra sit Land til Assyrien, hvor det er den Dag i Dag.
so Yahweh removed Israel from his sight, as he had said through all his servants the prophets that he would. So Israel was carried away out of their own land to Assyria, and it is this way to this present day.
24 Derefter lod Assyrerkongen Folk fra Babel, Kuta, Avva, Hamat og Sefarvajim komme og bosætte sig i Samarias Byer i Stedet for Israeliterne; og de tog Samaria i Besiddelse og bosatte sig i Byerne.
The king of Assyria brought people from Babylon and from Kuthah, and from Avva, and from Hamath and Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria in place of the people of Israel. They took over Samaria and lived in its cities.
25 Men den første Tid de boede der, frygtede de ikke HERREN; derfor sendte HERREN Løver iblandt dem, som dræbte dem.
It happened at the beginning of their residence there that they did not honor Yahweh. So Yahweh sent lions among them which killed some of them.
26 Da sendte de Assyrerkongen det Bud: »De Folk, du førte bort fra deres Hjem og lod bosætte sig i Samarias Byer, ved ikke, hvorledes Landets Gud skal dyrkes; derfor har han sendt Løver imod dem, og de dræber dem, fordi de ikke ved, hvorledes Landets Gud skal dyrkes!«
So they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, “The nations that you have carried away and placed in the cities of Samaria do not know the practices required by the god of the land. So he has sent lions among them, and, see, the lions are killing people there because they do not know the practices required by the god of the land.”
27 Og Assyrerkongen bød: »Lad en af de Præster, jeg førte bort derfra, drage derhen, lad ham drage hen og bosætte sig der og lære dem, hvorledes Landets Gud skal dyrkes!«
Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, “Take one of the priests there whom you brought from there, and let him go and live there, and let him teach them the practices required by the god of the land.”
28 Saa kom en af de Præster, de havde ført bort fra Samaria, og bosatte sig i Betel, og han lærte dem, hvorledes de skulde frygte HERREN.
So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and lived in Bethel; he taught them how they should honor Yahweh.
29 Men hvert Folk gav sig til at lave sig sin egen Gud og stillede ham op i Offerhusene paa Højene, som Samaritanerne havde opført, hvert Folk i sin By, hvor de havde bosat sig;
Every ethnic group made gods of their own, and put them in the high places that the Samaritans had made—every ethnic group in the cities where they lived.
30 Folkene fra Babel lavede Sukkot-Benot, Folkene fra Kuta Nergal, Folkene fra Hamat Asjima,
The people of Babylon made Succoth Benoth; the people of Kuthah made Nergal; the people of Hamath made Ashima;
31 Avvijiterne Nibhaz og Tartak, og Sefarviterne brændte deres Børn til Ære for Adrammelek og Anammelek, Sefarvajims Guder.
the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak. The Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelek and Anammelek, the gods of the Sepharvites.
32 Men de frygtede ogsaa HERREN og indsatte Folk at deres egen Midte til Præster ved Offerhøjene, og disse ofrede for dem i Offerhusene paa Højene.
They also honored Yahweh, and appointed from among themselves priests of the high places, who sacrificed for them in the temples at the high places.
33 De frygte de HERREN, men dyrkede ogsaa deres egne Guder paa de Folkeslags Vis, de var ført bort fra.
They honored Yahweh and also worshiped their own gods, in the customs of the nations from among whom they had been taken away.
34 Endnu den Dag i Dag følger de deres gamle Skikke. De frygtede ikke HERREN og handlede ikke efter de Anordninger og Lovbud, de havde faaet, eller efter den Lov og det Bud, HERREN havde givet Jakobs Sønner, han, hvem han gav Navnet Israel.
To this day they persist in their old customs. They neither honor Yahweh, nor do they follow the statutes, decrees, the law, or the commandments that Yahweh gave to the people of Jacob—whom he named Israel—
35 Og HERREN havde sluttet en Pagt med dem og givet dem det Bud: »I maa ikke frygte andre Guder eller tilbede dem, ikke dyrke dem eller ofre til dem;
and with whom Yahweh had made a covenant and commanded them, “You will not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor worship them, nor sacrifice to them.
36 men HERREN, som førte eder ud af Ægypten med vældig Kraft og udstrakt Arm, ham skal I frygte, ham skal I tilbede, og til ham skal I ofre!
But Yahweh, who brought you up from the land of Egypt with great power and a raised arm, is the one you must honor; it is to him that you will prostrate yourselves, and it is to him that you will sacrifice.
37 De Anordninger og Lovbud, den Lov og det Bud, han har opskrevet for eder, skal I omhyggeligt holde til alle Tider, og I maa ikke frygte andre Guder!
The statutes and the decrees, the law and the commandments that he wrote for you, you will keep them forever. So you must not fear other gods,
38 Den Pagt, han har sluttet med eder, maa I ikke glemme, og I maa ikke frygte andre Guder;
and the covenant that I have made with you, you will not forget; neither will you honor other gods.
39 men HERREN eders Gud skal I frygte, saa vil han fri eder af alle eders Fjenders Haand!«
But Yahweh your God is who you will honor. He will rescue you from the might of your enemies.”
40 Dog vilde de ikke høre, men blev ved at handle som før.
They would not listen, because they continued to do what they had done in the past.
41 Saaledes frygtede disse Folkeslag HERREN, men dyrkede tillige deres udskaarne Billeder; og deres Børn og Børnebørn gør endnu den Dag i Dag som deres Fædre.
So these nations feared Yahweh and they also worshiped their carved figures, and their children did the same—as did their children's children. They continue to do what their ancestors did, up to this day.
