Anden Krønikebog 35

1 Derpå fejrede Josias Påske for HERREN i Jerusalem, og de slagtede Påskelammet den fjortende Dag i den første Måned.

And Josias kept a phase to the Lord in Jerusalem, and it was sacrificed on the fourteenth day of the first month.

2 Han satte Præsterne til det, de havde at varetage, og opmuntrede dem til Tjenesten i HERRENs Hus;

And he set the priests in their offices, and exhorted them to minister in the house of the Lord.

3 og til Leviterne, som underviste hele Israel og var helliget HERREN, sagde han: "Sæt den hellige Ark i Templet, som Davids Søn, Kong Salomo af Israel, byggede; I skal ikke mere bære den på Skuldrene. Tjen nu HERREN eders Gud og hans Folk Israel!

And he spoke to the Levites, by whose instruction all Israel was sanctified to the Lord, saying: Put the ark in the sanctuary of the temple, which Solomon the son of David king of Israel built: for you shall carry it no more: but minister now to the Lord your God, and to his people Israel.

4 Gør eder rede Fædrenehus for Fædrenehus, Skifte for Skifte, efter Kong David af Israels Forskrift og hans Søn Salomos Anvisning,

And prepare yourselves by your houses, and families according to your courses, as David king of Israel commanded, and Solomon his son hath written.

5 og stil eder op i Helligdommen, således at der bliver et Skifte af et levitisk Fædrenehus for hver Afdeling af eders Brødres, Almuens, Fædrenehuse,

And serve ye in the sanctuary by the families and companies of Levi.

6 og slagt så Påskeofferdyrene, helliger eder og tillav dem til eders Brødre for at handle efter HERRENs Ord ved Moses."

And being sanctified kill the phase, and prepare your brethren, that they may do according to the words which the Lord spoke by the hand of Moses.

7 Josias gav frivilligt Almuen, alle dem, der var til Stede, en Ydelse af Småkvæg, Lam og Gedekid, alt sammen til Påskeofferdyr, 30.000 Stykker i Tal, og 3.000 Stykker Hornkvæg, alt af Kongens Ejendom;

And Josias gave to all the people that were found there in the solemnity of the phase, of lambs and of kids of the flocks, and of other small cattle thirty thousand, and of oxen three thousand, all these were of the king’s substance.

8 og hans Øverster gav frivilligt Folket, Præslerne og Leviterne en Ydelse; Hilkija, Zekarja og Jehiel, Guds Hus's Øverster, gav Præsterne til Påskeofferdyr 2.600 Stykker Småkvæg og 300 Stykker Hornkvæg.

And his princes willingly offered what they had vowed, both to the people and to the priests and the Levites. Moreover Helcias, and Zacharias, and Jahiel rulers of the house of the Lord, gave to the priests to keep the phase two thousand six hundred small cattle, and three hundred oxen.

9 Leviternes Øverster Konanja og hans Brød1e Sjemaja og Netan'el, Hasjabja, Je'iel og Jozabad ydede Leviterne til Påskeofferdyr 5.000 Stykker Småkvæg og 500 Stykker Hornkvæg.

And Chonenias, and Semeias and Nathanael, his brethren, and Hasabias, and Jehiel, and Jozabad princes of the Levites, gave to the rest of the Levites to celebrate the phase five thousand small cattle, and five hundred oxen.

10 Således ordnedes Tjenesten, og Præsterne stod på deres Plads, ligeledes Leviterne, Skifte for Skifte efter Kongens Bud.

And the ministry was prepared, and the priests stood in their office: the Levites also in their companies, according to the king’s commandment.

11 De slagtede Påskedyrene, og Præsterne sprængte Blodet, som de rakte dem, medens Leviterne flåede Huden af.

And the phase was immolated: and the priests sprinkled the blood with their hand, and the Levites flayed the holocausts:

12 Derpå gjorde de Brændofrene tede for at give dem til de enkelte Afdelinger af Almuens Fædrenehuse, så at de kunde frembæres for HERREN, som det er foreskrevet i Moses's Bog, og på samme Måde gjorde de med Hornkvæget.

And they separated them to give them by the houses and families of every one, and to be offered to the Lord, as it is written in the book of Moses, and with the oxen they did in like manner.

13 Påskedyrene stegte de over Ilden på den foreskrevne Måde, men de hellige Stykker kogte de i Gryder, Kedler og Skåle og bragte dem skyndsomt til Almuen.

And they roasted the phase with fire, according to that which is written in the law: but the victims of peace offerings they boiled in caldrons, and kettles, and pots, and they distributed them speedily among all the people.

14 Derefter gjorde de Påskedyr rede til sig selv og Præsterne, thi Præsterne, Arons Sønner, var sysselsatte med at ofre 81ændofrene og Fedtstykkerne lige til Nattens Frembrud; derfor gjorde Leviterne Ofre rede både for sig selv og Præsterne, Arons Sønner.

And afterwards they made ready for themselves, and for the priests: for the priests were busied in offering of holocausts and the fat until night: wherefore the Levites prepared for themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aaron last.

15 Sangerne, Asafs Sønner, var på deres Plads efterDavids, Asafs, Hemans og Kongens Seer Jedutuns Bud, og Dørvogterne ved de forskellige Porte; de måtte ikke forlade deres Plads, men deres Brødre Leviterne gjorde Påskedyr rede for dem.

And the singers the sons of Asaph stood in their order, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Idithun the prophets of the king: and the porters kept guard at every gate, so as not to depart one moment from their service: and therefore their brethren the Levites prepared meats for them.

16 Således ordnedes hele HERRENs Tjeneste den Dag, idet man fejrede Påsken og bragte Brændofre på HERRENs Alter efter Kong Josias's Bud;

So all the service of the Lord was duly accomplished that day, both in keeping the phase, and offering holocausts upon the altar of the Lord, according to the commandment of king Josias.

17 og Israeliterne, som var til Stede, fejrede dengang Påsken og de usyrede Brøds Højtid i syv Dage.

And the children of Israel that were found there, kept the phase at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days.

18 En Påske som den var ikke blevet fejret i Israel siden Profeten Samuels Dage, og ingen af Israels Konger havde fejret en Påske som den, Josias, Præsterne og Leviterne og alle de Judæere og Israeliter, som var til Stede, og Jerusalems Indbyggere fejrede.

There was no phase like to this in Israel, from the days of Samuel the prophet: neither did any of all the kings of Israel keep such a phase as Josias kept, with the priests, and the Levites, and all Juda, and Israel that were found, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

19 I Josias's attende Regeringsår blev denne Påsk fejret.

In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josias was this phase celebrated.

20 Efter alt dette, da Josias havde sat Templet i Stand, drog Ægypterkongen Neko op til Kamp ved Karkemisj, der ligger ved Eufrat. Josias drog imod ham;

After that Josias had repaired the temple, Nechao king of Egypt came up to fight in Charcamis by the Euphrates: and Josias went out to meet him.

21 men han sendte Sendebud til ham og lod sige: "Hvad er der mig og dig imellem, Judas Konge? Det er ikke dig, det nu gælder, men det Kongehus, jeg ligget i Krig med; og Gud har sagt, at jeg skulde haste. Gå ikke imod den Gud, der er med mig, at han ikke skal ødelægge dig!"

But he sent messengers to him, saying: What have I to do with thee, O king of Juda? I come not against thee this day, but I fight against another house, to which God hath commanded me to go in haste: forbear to do against God, who is with me, lest he kill thee.

22 Josias vendte dog ikke om, men vovede at indlade sig i Hamp med ham; han tog ikke Hensyn til Nekos Ord, der dog kom fra Guds Mund, men drog ud til Kamp på Megiddos Slette.

Josias would not return, but prepared to fight against him, and hearkened not to the words of Nechao from the mouth of God, I but went to fight in the field of Mageddo.

23 Da ramte Bueskytterne Kong Josias; og Kongen sagde til sine Folk: "Før mig bort, thi jeg er hårdt såret!"

And there he was wounded by the archers, and he said to his servants: Carry me out of the battle, for I am grievously wounded.

24 Hans Folk bragte ham da bort fra Vognen og satte ham på hans anden Vogn og førte ham til Jerusalem, hvor han døde. De jordede ham i hans Fædres Grave, og hele Juda og Jerusalem sørgede over Josias.

And they removed him from the chariot into another, that followed him after the manner of kings, and they carried him away to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried in the monument of his fathers, and all Juda and Jerusalem mourned for him,

25 Jeremias sang en Klagesang over Josias, og alle Sangerne og Sangerinderne talte i deres Klagesange om ham, som de gør den Dag i Dag; man gjorde dette til en stående Skik i Israel, og Sangene står optegnet blandt Klagesangene.

Particularly Jeremias: whose lamentations for Josias all the singing men and singing women repeat unto this day, and it became like a law in Israel: Behold it is found written in the Lamentations.

26 Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Josias og hans fromme Gerninger, der sfemte med, hvad der er foreskrevet i HERRENs Lov,

Now the rest of the acts of Josias and of his mercies, according to what was commanded by the law of the Lord:

27 hans Historie fra først til sidst står jo optegnet i Bogen om Israels og Judas Konger.

And his works first and last, are written in the book of the kings of Juda and Israel.