Anden Krønikebog 23
1 Men i det syvende År tog Jojada Mod til sig og indgik Pagt med Hundredførerne Azarja, Jerhams Søn, Jisjmael, Johanans Søn, Azarja, Obeds Søn, Ma'aseja, Adajas Søn, og Elisjafat, Zikris Søn.
And in the eighth year Jodae strengthened [himself], and took the captains of hundreds, Azarias the son of Joram, and Ismael the son of Joanan, and Azarias the son of Obed, and Maasaeas the son of Adia, and Elisaphan the son of Zacharias, with him unto the house of the Lord.
2 De drog Juda rundt og samlede Leviterne fra alle Judas Byer og Overhovederne for Israels Fædrenehuse, og de kom så til Jerusalem.
And they went round about Juda, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Juda, and heads of the families of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.
3 Så sluttede hele Forsamlingen i Guds Hus en Pagt med Kongen. Og Jojada sagde til dem: "Se, Kongesønnen skal være Konge efter det Løfte, HERREN har givet om Davids Sønner!
and all the congregation of Juda made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he shewed them the king's son, and said to them, Lo, let the king's son reign, as the Lord said concerning the house of David.
4 Og således skal I gøre: Den Tredjedel af eder Præster og Leviter, der rykker ind om Sabbaten, skal tjene som Dørvogtere;
Now this [is] the thing which ye shall do. Let a third part of you, [even] of the priests and of the Levites, enter in on the sabbath, even into the gates of the entrances;
5 den anden Tredjedel skal besætte Kongens Palads og den tredje Jesodporten, medens alt Folket skal besætte Forgården etiI HERRENs Hus.
and let a third part be in the house of the king; and another third at the middle gate: and all the people in the courts of the Lord's house.
6 Men ingen må betræde HERRENs Hus undtagen Præsterne og de Leviter, der gør Tjeneste; de må gå derind, thi de er hellige; men hele Folket skal holde sig HERRENs Forskrift efterrettelig.
And let not [any one] enter into the house of the Lord, except the priests and the Levites, and the servants of the Levites; they shall enter in, because they are holy: and let all the people keep the watch of the Lord.
7 Så skal Leviterne, alle med Våben i Hånd, slutte Kreds om Kongen, og enhver, der nærmer sig Templet, skal dræbes. Således skal I være om Kongen, når han går ind, og når han går ud."
And the Levites shall compass the king round about, every man's weapon in his hand; and whoever [else] goes into the house shall die: but they shall be with the king when he goes out, and when he comes in.
8 Leviterne og alle Judæerne gjorde alt, hvad Præsten Jojada havde påbudt, idet de tog hver sine Folk, både dem, der rykkede ud, og dem, der rykkede ind om Sabbaten, thi Præsten Jojada gav ikke Skifterne Orlov.
And the Levites and all Juda did according to all that the priest Jodae commanded them, and they took each his men from the beginning of the sabbath to the end of the sabbath, for Jodae the priest did not dismiss the courses.
9 Og Præsten Jojada gav Hundredførerne Spydene og de små og store Skjolde, som havde tilhørt Kong David og var i Guds Hus.
And Jodae gave to the men the swords, and the shields, and the arms, which [had] belonged to King David, in the house of God.
10 Derpå opstillede han alt Folket, alle med Spyd i Hånd, fra Templets Sydside til Nordsiden, hen til Alteret og derfra igen hen til Templet, rundt om Kongen.
And he set the whole people, every man with his arms, from the right side of the house to the left side of the altar and the house, over against the king round about.
11 Så førte de Kongesønnen ud, satte Kronen og Vidnesbyrdet på ham; derefter udråbte de ham til Konge, og Jojada og hans Sønner salvede ham og råbte: "Kongen leve!"
And he brought out the king's son, and put on him the crown and the testimony, and Jodae the priest and his sons proclaimed him king, and anointed him, and said, Long live the king!
12 Da Atalja hørte Larmen af Folket, som løb og jublede for Kongen, gik hun hen til Folket i HERRENs Hus,
And Gotholia heard the sound of the people running, and acknowledging and praising the king: and she went in to the king into the house of the Lord.
13 og der så hun Kongen stå på sin Plads ved Indgangen og Øversterne og Trompetblæserne ved Siden af, medens alt Folket fra Landet jublede og blæste i Trompeterne, og Sangerne med deres Instrumenter ledede Lovsangen. Da sønderrev Atalja sine Klæder og råbte: "Forræderi, Forræderi!"
And she looked, and, behold, the king [stood] in his place, and the princes and trumpets were at the entrance, and the princes were round the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded the trumpets, and there were the singers singing with instruments, and singing hymns of praise. and Gotholia rent her robe, and cried, ye surely are plotting against [me].
14 Men Præsten Jojada bød Hundredførerne, Hærens Befalingsmænd: "Før hende uden for Forgårdene og hug enhver ned, der følger hende, thi - sagde Præsten - I må ikke dræbe hende i HERRENs Hus!"
And Jodae the priest went forth, and Jodae the priest charged the captains of hundreds, even the captains of the host, and said to them, Thrust her forth outside the house, and follow her, and let her be slain with the sword. For the priest said, Let her not be slain in the house of the Lord.
15 Så greb de hende, og da hun ad Hesteporten var kommet til Kongens Palads, dræbte de hende der.
So they let her go [out]; and she went through the horsemen's gate of the house of the king, and they slew her there.
16 Men Jojada sluttede Pagt mellem sig og hele Folket og Kongen om, at de skulde være HERRENS folk.
And Jodae made a covenant between himself, and the people, and the king, that the people should be the Lord's.
17 Og alt Folket begav sig til Ba'als Hus og nedbrød det; Altrene og Billederne huggede de i Stykker, og Ba'als Præst Mattan dræbte deforan Altrene.
And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and tore down it and its altars, and they ground his images to powder, and they slew Matthan the priest of Baal before his altars.
18 Derpå satte Jojada Vagtposter ved HERRENs Hus under Ledelse af Præsterne og Leviterne, som David havde tildelt HERRENs Hus, for at de skulde bringe HERREN Brændofre, som det er foreskrevet i Mose Lov, under Jubel og Sang efter Davids Anordning;
And Jodae the priest committed the works of the house of the Lord into the and of the priests and Levites, and he re-established the courses of the priests and Levites which David appointed over the house of the Lord, and [he appointed them] to offer whole-burnt-offerings to the Lord, as it is written in the law of Moses, with gladness, and with songs by the hand of David.
19 og han opstillede Dørvogterne ved HERRENs Hus's Porte, for at ingen, der i nogen Måde var uren, skulde gå derind;
And the porters stood at the gates of the house of the Lord, that no one unclean in any respect should enter in.
20 og han tog Hundredførerne og Stormændene og Folkets overordnede og alt Folket fra Landet og førte Kongen ned fra HERRENs Hus; de gik igennem Øvreporten til Kongens Palads og satte Kongen på Kongetronen.
And he took the heads of families, and the mighty men, and the chiefs of the people, and all the people of the land, and they conducted the king into the house of the Lord; and he went through the inner gate into the king's house, and they seated the king on the throne of the kingdom.
21 Da glædede alt Folket fra Landet sig, og Byen holdt sig rolig. Men Atalja huggede de ned.
And all the people of the land rejoiced; and the city was quiet: and they slew Gotholia.
