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 seventh year Joiada being encouraged, took the captains of hundreds, to wit, Azarias the son of Jeroham, and Ismahel the son of Johanan, and Azarias the son of Obed, and Maasias the son of Adaias, and Elisaphat the son of Zechri: and made a covenant with them.

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 about Juda, and gathered together the Levites out of all the cities of Juda, and the chiefs 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 multitude made a covenant with the king in the house of God: and Joiada said to them: Behold the king’s son shall reign, as the Lord hath said of the sons of David.

4 Og således skal I gøre: Den Tredjedel af eder Præster og Leviter, der rykker ind om Sabbaten, skal tjene som Dørvogtere;

And this is the thing that you shall do:

5 den anden Tredjedel skal besætte Kongens Palads og den tredje Jesodporten, medens alt Folket skal besætte Forgården etiI HERRENs Hus.

A third part of you that come to the sabbath, of the priests, and of the Levites, and of the porters, shall be at the gates: and a third part at the king’s house: and a third at the gate that is called the Foundation: but let all the rest of the people be in the courts of the house of the Lord.

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 no one come into the house of the Lord, but the priests, and they that minister of the Levites: let them only come in, because they are sanctified: and let all the rest of the people keep the watches 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 let the Levites be round about the king, every man with his arms; (and if any other come into the temple, let him be slain; ) and let them be with the king, both coming in, and going out.

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.

So the Levites, and all Juda did according to all that Joiada the high priest bad commanded: and they took every one his men that were under him, and that came in by the course of the sabbath, with those who had fulfilled the sabbath, and were to go out. For Joiada the high priest permitted not the companies to depart, which were accustomed to succeed one another every week.

9 Og Præsten Jojada gav Hundredførerne Spydene og de små og store Skjolde, som havde tilhørt Kong David og var i Guds Hus.

And Joiada the priest gave to the captains the spears, and the shields, and targets of king David, which he had dedicated in the house of the Lord.

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 all the people with swords in their hands from the right side of the temple, to the left side of the temple, before the altar, and the temple, round about the king.

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 they brought out the king’s son, and put the crown upon him, and the testimony, and gave him the law to hold in his hand, and they made him king: and Joiada the high priest and his sons anointed him: and they prayed for him, and said: God save the king.

12 Da Atalja hørte Larmen af Folket, som løb og jublede for Kongen, gik hun hen til Folket i HERRENs Hus,

Now when Athalia heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came in to the people, into the temple 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 when she saw the king standing upon the step in the entrance, and the princes, and the companies about him, and all the people of the land rejoicing, and sounding with trumpets, and playing on instruments of divers kinds, and the voice of those that praised, she rent her garments, and said: Treason, treason.

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 Joiada the high priest going out to the captains, and the chiefs of the army, said to them: Take her forth without the precinct of the temple, and when she is without let her be killed with the sword. For the priest commanded that she should not be killed 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.

And they laid hold on her by the neck: and when she was come within the horse gate of the palace, they killed her there.

16 Men Jojada sluttede Pagt mellem sig og hele Folket og Kongen om, at de skulde være HERRENS folk.

And Joiada made a covenant between himself and all the people, and the king, that they should be the people of the Lord.

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 went into the house of Baal, and destroyed it: and they broke down his altars and his idols: and they slew Mathan the priest of Baal before the 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 Joiada appointed overseers in the house of the Lord, under the hands of the priests, and the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of the Lord: to offer holocausts to the Lord, as it is written in the law of Moses, with joy and singing, according to the disposition of David.

19 og han opstillede Dørvogterne ved HERRENs Hus's Porte, for at ingen, der i nogen Måde var uren, skulde gå derind;

He appointed also porters in the gates of the house of the Lord, that none who was unclean in any thing 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 captains of hundreds, and the most valiant men, and the chiefs of the people, and all the people of the land, and they brought down the king from the house of the Lord, and brought him through the upper gate into the king’s house, and set him on the royal throne.

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: but Athalia was slain with the sword.