Anden Krønikebog 29

1 Ezekias var fem og tyve År gammel, da han blev Konge, og han herskede ni og tyve År i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Abija og var en Datter af Zekarja.

Hezekiah was twenty-five when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for twenty-nine years. His mother's name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.

2 Han gjorde, hvad der var ret i HERRENs Øjne, ganske som hans Fader David.

He did what was right in the Lord's sight, just as his forefather David had done.

3 I sit første Regeringsårs første Måned lod han HERRENs Hus's Porte åbne og sætte i Stand.

In the first month of the first year of his reign, Hezekiah opened the doors of the Lord's Temple and repaired them.

4 Derpå lod han Præsterne og Leviterne komme, samlede dem på den åbne Plads mod Øst

He summoned the priests and the Levites, and had them gather on the square to the east.

5 og sagde til dem: "Hør mig, Leviter! Helliger nu eder selv og helliger HERRENs, eders Fædres Guds, Hus og få det urene ud af Helligdommen.

He told them, “Listen to me, Levites. Purify yourselves now and purify the Temple of the Lord, the God of your forefathers. Take away from the Holy Place everything that is filthy.

6 Thi vore Fædre var troløse og gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERREN vor Guds Øjne, de forlod ham, idet de vendte Ansigtet bort fra HERRENs Bolig og vendte den Ryggen;

For our fathers were sinful, and did what was evil in the Lord's sight. They abandoned him and paid no attention to the Lord's Temple, turning their backs on him.

7 de lukkede endog Forhallens Porte, slukkede Lamperne, brændte ikke Røgelse og bragte ikke Israels Gud Brændofre i Helligdommen.

They shut the doors at the entrance to the Temple and put out the lamps. They didn't burn incense or present burnt offerings at the sanctuary of the God of Israel.

8 Derfor kom HERRENs Vrede over Juda og Jerusalem, og han gjorde dem til Rædsel, Forfærdelse og Skændsel, som I kan se med egne Øjne.

So the Lord's anger fell on Judah and Jerusalem, and he made them into something appalling, terrifying, and ridiculous, as you can see for yourselves.

9 Se, vore Fædre er faldet for Sværdet, vore Sønner, Døtre og Hustruer ført i Fangenskab for den Sags Skyld.

As a result, our fathers have died in battle, and our sons and our daughters and our wives have been captured.

10 Men nu har jeg i Sinde at slutte en Pagt med HERREN, Israels Gud, for at hans glødende Vrede må vende sig fra os.

But now I'm going to make an agreement with the Lord, the God of Israel, so that his fierce anger will no longer fall on us.

11 Så lad det nu, mine Sønner, ikke skorte på Iver, thi eder har HERREN udvalgt til at stå for hans Åsyn og tjene ham og til at være hans Tjenere og tænde Offerild for ham!"

My sons, don't neglect your responsibilities, for the Lord has chosen you to stand in his presence to serve him, and to be his ministers presenting burnt offerings.”

12 Da rejste følgende Leviter sig: Mahat, Amasajs Søn, og Joel, Azarjas Søn, af Kehatiternes Sønner; af Merariterne Kisj, Abdis Søn, og Azarja, Jehallel'els Søn; af Gersoniterne Joa, Zimmas Søn, og Eden, Joas Søn;

Then the Levites went to work. They were Mahath, son of Amasai, and Joel, son of Azariah, from the Kohathites; Kish, son of Abdi, and Azariah, son of Jehallelel, from the Merarites; Joah, son of Zimmah, and Eden, son of Joah, from the Gershonites;

13 af Elizafans Sønner Sjimri og Je'uel; af Asafs Sønner Zekarja og Mattanja;

from the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeiel; and from the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah;

14 af Hemans Sønner Jehiel og Sjim'i; og af Jedutuns Sønner Sjemaja og Uzziel;

from the sons of Heman, Jehiel and Shimei; and from the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel.

15 og de samlede deres Brødre, og de helligede sig og skred så efter Kongens Befaling til at rense HERRENs Hus i Henhold til HERRENs Forskrifter.

They called together the other Levites and all of them purified themselves. Then they went in to clean the Lord's Temple, as the king had commanded, following the instructions as required by the Lord.

16 Og Præsterne gik ind i det indre af HERRENS Hus for at rense det, og alt det urene, de fandt i HERRENs Tempel, bragte de ud i HERRENs Hus's Forgård, hvor Leviterne tog imod det for at bringe det ud i Kedrons Dal.

The priests went into the inner sanctuary of the Lord's Temple to clean it. They removed all the unclean things that they found in the Lord's Temple and placed them in the Temple courtyard. Then the Levites took them out and carried them to the Kidron Valley.

17 På den første Dag i den første Måned begyndte de at hellige, og på den ottende Dag i Måneden var de kommet til HERRENs Forhal; så helligede de HERRENs Hus i otte Dage, og på den sekstende Dag i den første Måned var de færdige.

They started the work of purification on the first day of the first month, and by the eighth day of the month they had reached the Temple porch. For eight more days they worked on purifying the Temple itself, and finished on the sixteenth day of the first month.

18 Derpå gik de ind til Kong Ezekias og sagde: "Vi har nu renset hele HERRENs Hus, Brændofferalteret med alt, hvad der hører dertil, og Skuebrødsbordet med alt, hvad der hører dertil;

Then they went in to tell King Hezekiah, “We have cleaned the entire Temple of the Lord, the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the table of the showbread with all its utensils.

19 og alle de Kar, som Kong Akaz i sin Troløshed vanhelligede, da han var Konge, dem har vi bragt på Plads og helliget; se, de står nu foran HERRENs Alter!"

We have recovered and purified all the items that King Ahaz threw away during his reign when he was unfaithful. They are now before the Lord's altar.”

20 Næste Morgen tidlig samlede Kong Ezekias Byens Øverster og gik op til HERRENs Hus.

King Hezekiah got up early, summoned the city officials, and went to the Lord's Temple.

21 Derpå bragte man syv Tyre, syv Vædre, syv Lam og syv Gedebukke til Syndoffer for Riget, Helligdommen og Juda; og han bød Arons Sønner Præsterne ofre dem på HERRENs Alter.

They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven male lambs, and seven male goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. The king ordered the priests, the descendants of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the Lord.

22 De slagtede så Tyrene, og Præsterne tog imod Blodet og sprængte det på Alteret; så slagtede de Vædrene og sprængte Blodet på Alteret; så slagtede de Lammene og sprængte Blodet på Alteret;

So they killed the bulls, and the priests took the blood and sprinkled it on the altar. They killed the rams and sprinkled the blood on the altar. They killed the lambs and sprinkled the blood on the altar.

23 endelig bragte de Syndofferbukkene frem for Kongen og Forsamlingen, og de lagde Hænderne på dem;

Then they brought the goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, who placed their hands on them.

24 så slagtede Præsterne dem og bragte Blodet på Alteret som Syndoffer for at skaffe hele Israel Soning; thi Kongen havde sagt, at Brændofferet og Syndofferet skulde være for hele Israel.

Then the priests killed the goats and placed their blood on the altar for a sin offering, to make atonement for the whole of Israel, because the king had ordered that the burnt offering and sin offering were for the whole of Israel.

25 Og han opstillede Leviterne ved HERRENs Hus med Cymbler, Harper og Citre efter Davids, Kongens Seer Gads og Profeten Natans Bud, thi Budet var givet af HERREN gennem hans Profeter.

Hezekiah had the Levites stand in the Lord's Temple with cymbals, harps, and lyres, following the instructions of David, Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet. The instructions had come from the Lord through His prophets.

26 Og Leviterne stod med Davids Instrumenter og Præsterne med Trompeterne.

The Levites stood with the musical instruments provided by David, with the priests holding their trumpets.

27 Derpå bød Ezekias, at Brændofferet skulde ofres på Alteret, og samtidig med Ofringen begyndte også HERRENs Sang og Trompeterne, ledsaget af Kong David af Israels Instrumenter.

Then Hezekiah gave the order for the burnt offering to be offered on the altar. As the burnt offering began, the song of the Lord began at the same time, the trumpets sounded, and music was played on the instruments of David, once king of Israel.

28 Da kastede hele Forsamlingen sig til Jorden, medens Sangen lød og Trompeterne klang, og alt dette varede, til man var færdig med Brændofferet.

All the people in the assembly were worshiping, the singers were singing, and the trumpeters were playing. This continued until the burnt offering was finished.

29 Så snart man var færdig med Brændofferet, knælede Kongen og alle, der var hos ham, ned og tilbad.

Once the offerings were completed, the king and everyone there with him bowed down and worshiped.

30 Derpå bød Kong Ezekias og Øversterne Leviterne at lovsynge HERREN med Davids og Seeren Asafs Ord; og de sang Lovsangen med Jubel og bøjede sig og tilbad.

Then King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to sing praises to the Lord using the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with joy, and bowed their heads and worshiped.

31 Ezekias tog da til Orde og sagde: "I har nu indviet eder til HERREN; så træd da frem og bring Slagtofre og Lovprisningsofre til HERRENs Hus!" Så bragte Forsamlingen Slagtofre og Lovprisningsofre, og enhver, hvis Hje1te tilskyndede ham dertil, bragte Brændofre.

Then Hezekiah told them, “Now that you have dedicated yourselves to the Lord, come and bring your sacrifices and thank offerings to the Lord's Temple.” So the people in the assembly brought their sacrifices and thank offerings, and everyone who wanted to brought burnt offerings.

32 De Brændofre, Forsamlingen bragte, udgjorde 70 Stykker Hornkvæg, 100 Vædre og 200 Lam, alt som Brændofre til HERREN;

The total number of burnt offerings they brought was seventy bulls, a hundred rams, and two hundred lambs; all these were to be a burnt offering to the Lord.

33 og Helligofrene udgjorde 600 Stykker Hornkvæg og 3000 Stykker Småkvæg.

In addition there were dedicated offerings of six hundred bulls and three thousand sheep.

34 Dog var Præsterne for få til at flå Huden af alle Brændofrene, derfor hjalp deres Brødre Leviterne dem, indtil Arbejdet var fuldført og Præsterne havde helliget sig; thi Leviterne viste redeligere Vilje til at hellige sig end Præsterne.

Since there weren't enough priests to skin all the burnt offerings, their Levite relatives helped them until the work was finished and the priests had been purified. (The Levites had been more conscientious in purifying themselves than the priests had.)

35 Desuden var der en Mængde Brændofre, hvortil kom Fedtstykkerne af Takofrene og Drikofrene til Brændofrene. Således bragtes Tjenesten i HERRENs Hus i Orden.

Apart from the large number of burnt offerings, there was the fat of the friendship offerings, as well as the drink offerings that went with the burnt offerings. In this way the service of the Lord's Temple was restored.

36 Og Ezekias og alt Folket glædede sig over, hvad Gud havde beredt Folkel, thi det hele var sket så hurtigt.

Hezekiah and everyone there were so happy at what God done for the people, because everything had been achieved so quickly.