Anden Krønikebog 24

1 Joas var syv År gammel da han blev konge og han herskede i fyrretyve År i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Zibja og var fra Be'ersjeba.

Seven years old was Joash when he became king, and forty years did he reign in Jerusalem: and the name of his mother was Zibyah of Beer-sheba'.

2 Joas gjorde, hvad der var ret i HERRENs Øjne, så længe Præsten Jojada levede.

And Joash did what is right in the eyes of the Lord, all the days of Yehoyada' the priest.

3 Jojada tog ham to Hustruer, og han avlede Sønner og Døtre.

And Yehoyada' took for himself two wives, and he begat sons and daughters.

4 Siden kom Joas i Tanker om at udbedre HERRENs Hus.

And it came to pass after this, that Yoash had it in his mind to renew the house of the Lord.

5 Han samlede derfor Præsterne og Leviterne og sagde til dem: "Drag ud til Judas Byer og saml Penge ind i hele Israel til at istandsætte eders Guds Hus År efter År; men I må skynde eder!" Leviterne skyndte sig dog ikke.

And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather from all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and ye shall make haste in this matter. But the Levites made no haste.

6 Så lod Kongen Ypperstepræsten Jojada kalde og sagde til ham: "Hvorfor har du ikke holdt Øje med, at Leviterne i Juda og Jerusalem indsamler den Afgift, HERRENs Tjener Moses pålagde Israels Forsamling til Vidnesbyrdets Telt?

Then called the king for Yehoyada' the chief, and said unto him, Why hast thou not required from the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the contribution [fixed by] Moses the servant of the Lord, and of the congregation of Israel, for the tabernacle of the testimony?

7 Thi den ugudelige Atalja og hendes Sønner har ødelagt Guds Hus og oven i Købet brugt Helliggaverne i HERRENs Hus til Ba'alerne."

For the sons of the wicked 'Athalyahu have made breaches [in] the house of God; and also the holy things of the house of the Lord have they applied to the Be'alim.

8 På Kongens Bud lavede man så en Kiste og satte den uden for Porten til HERRENs Hus;

And at the king's order they made a chest, and placed it at the gate of the house of the Lord on the outside.

9 og det kundgjordes i Juda ogJerusalem, at den Afgift, Moses havde pålagt Israeliterne i Ørkenen, skulde udredes til HERREN.

And they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in to the Lord the contribution [fixed by] Moses the servant of God upon Israel in the wilderness.

10 Alle Øversterne og hele Folket bragte da Afgiften med Glæde og lagde den i Kisten, til den var fuld;

And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and they brought it in, and cast it into the chest, until it was full.

11 og hver Gang kisten af Leviterne blev bragt til de kongelige Tilsynsmænd, når de så, at der var mange Penge, kom Kongens Skriver og Ypperstepræstens Tilsynsmand og tømte Kisten; og så tog de og satte den på Plads igen. Således gjorde de Gang på Gang, og de samlede en Mængde Penge.

Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king's office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, then came the king's scribe and the high-priest's officer and emptied the chest, and took it up, and brought it back to its place. Thus did they day by day, and gathered money in abundance.

12 Og Kongen og Jojada gav Pengene til dem, der stod for Arbejdet ved HERRENs Hus, og de lejede Stenhuggere og Tømmermænd til at udbedre HERRENs Hus og derhos Jern og Kobbersmede til at istandsætte HERRENs Hus.

And the king and Yehoyada' gave it to those who overlooked the service of the house of the Lord, and these hired masons and carpenters to renew the house of the Lord, and also to the workers in iron and copper to repair the house of the Lord.

13 Og de, der stod for Arbejdet, tog fat, og Istandsættelsesarbejdet skred frem under deres Hænder, og de bygggede Guds Hus op efter de opgivne Mål og satte det i god Stand.

So the workmen wrought, and the work was restored through their means, and they replaced the house of God in its [former] state, and strengthened it.

14 Da de var færdige, bragte de Resten af Pengene til Kongen og Jojada, og for dem lod han lave Redskaber til HERRENs Hus, Redskaber til Tjenesten og Ofrene, Kander og Kar af Guld og Sølv. Og de ufrede stadig Brændofre i HERRENs Hus, så længe Jojada levede.

And when they had completed it, they brought before the king and Yehoyada' the rest of the money, and they made of it vessels for the house of the Lord, the vessels of the service and for the sacrificing, and the spoons, and [other] vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt-offerings in the house of the Lord continually all the days of Yehoyada'.

15 Men Jojada blev gammel og mæt af Dage og døde; han var ved sin Død 130 År gammel.

And Yehoyada' became old, and was full of days, and died: he was old one hundred and thirty years when he died.

16 Man jordede ham i Davidsbyen hos Kongerne, fordi han havde gjort sig fortjent af Israel og over for Gud og hans Hus.

And they buried him in the city of David among the kings; because he had done a good thing in Israel, and toward God, and his house.

17 Men efter Jojadas Død kom Judas Øverster og kastede sig ned for Kongen. Da hørte Kongen dem villig,

But after the death of Yehoyada' came the princes of Judah, and bowed themselves down to the king. Then did the king hearken unto them.

18 Og de forlod HERREN, deres Fædres Guds Hus og dyrkede Asjererne og Gudebillederne. Og der kom Vrede over Juda og Jerusalem for denne deres Synds Skyld.

And they forsook the house of the Lord the God of their fathers, and served the Asherim and the idols: and there came wrath over Judah and Jerusalem for this their guiltiness.

19 Så sendte han Profeter iblandt dem for at omvende dem til HERREN, og de advarede dem, men de hørte ikke.

And he sent prophets among them, to bring them back again unto the Lord; and they gave them warning; but they did not give ear.

20 Men Guds Ånd iførte sig Zekarja, Præsten Jojadas Søn, og han trådte frem for Folket og sagde til dem: "Så siger Gud: Hvorfor overtræder I HERRENs Bud så Lykken viger fra eder? Fordi I har forladt HERREN, har han forladt eder!"

And the spirit of God endued Zechariah the son of Yehoyada' the priest, and he stood up above the people, and he said unto them, Thus hath said the [true] God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the Lord? ye cannot prosper so; because [as] ye have forsaken the Lord, he hath also forsaken you.

21 Men de sammensvor sig imod ham og stenede ham på Kongens Bud i Forgården til HERRENs Hus;

And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the command of the king in the court of the house of the Lord.

22 Kong Joas kom ikke den Kærlighed i Hu, hans Fader Jojada havde vist ham, men lod Sønnen dræbe, Men da han døde, råbte han: "HERREN ser og straffer!"

And king Joash did not remember the kindness which Yehoyada' his father had shown to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The Lord will see [this], and require [my blood].

23 Ved Jævndøgnstide drog Aramæernes Hær imod Kongen, og de trængte ind i Juda og Jerusalem og udryddede alle Øverster af Folket og sendte alt Byttet, de tog fra dem. til Kongen af Darmaskus.

And it came to pass at the expiration of the year, that the army of Syria came up against him: and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and all their spoil they sent off unto the king of Damascus.

24 Skønt Aramæernes Hær kom i et ringe Tal, gav HERREN en såre stor Hær i deres Hånd, fordi de havde forladt HERREN, deres Fædres Gud; således fuldbyrdede de Dommen over Joas.

Indeed with a small company of men did the army of Syria come; but the Lord delivered into their hand an army exceedingly numerous; because they had forsaken the Lord the God of their fathers. And on Joash they executed punishment.

25 Og da de drog bortfra ham - de forlod ham nemlig i hårde Lidelser - stiftede hans Folk en Sammensærgelse imod ham til Straf for Mordet på Præsten Jojadas Søn og dræbte ham i hans Seng. Således døde han, og man jordede ham i Davidsbyen, dog ikke i Kongegravene.

And when these were gone away from him—for they left him [suffering] with great diseases—his own servants conspired against him because of the blood of the sons of Yehoyada' the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died: and they buried him in the city of David, but they buried him not in the sepulchres of the kings.

26 De sammensvorne var Zakar, en Søn af Ammoniterkvinden Sjim'at. og Jozahad, en Søn af Moabiterkvinden Sjimrit.

And these are those that conspired against him; Zabad the son of Shim'ath the 'Ammonitess, and Yehozabad the son of Shimrith the Moabitess.

27 Hans Sønners Navne, de mange profetiske Udsagn imod ham og hans grundige Udbedring af Guds, Hus står jo optegnet i Udlægningen til Kongernes Bog. Hans Søn Amazja blev Konge i hans Sted.

Now concerning his sons, and the great prophecy concerning him, and the founding of the house of God, behold, they are written in the story of the book of the kings. And Amazyahu his son became king in his stead.