Anden Kongebog 10

1 Der var i Samaria halvfjerdsindstyve Sønner af Akab. Jehu skrev nu Breve og sendte dem til Samaria til Byens Øverster, deÆldste og Akabs Sønners Fosterfædre. Deri stod:

Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, to the princes of Jizreel, to the elders, and to Ahab's guardians, saying,

2 "I har jo eders Herres Sønner hos eder og råder over Stridsvognene og Hestene, Fæstningerne og Våbenforrådene. Når nu dette Brev kommer eder i Hænde,

And now, when this letter comes to you, seeing your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots, and horses, and a fortified city, and armour,

3 udvælg så den bedste og dygtigste af eders Herres Sønner, sæt ham på hans Faders Trone og kæmp for eders Herres Hus!"

look out the best and worthiest of your master's sons, and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house.

4 Men de grebes af stor Forfærdelse og sagde: "Se, de to Konger kunde ikke stå sig imod ham, hvor skal vi så kunne det?"

And they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, the two kings stood not before him; and how shall we stand?

5 Derfor sendte Paladsets og Byens øverste Befalingsmænd, de Ældste og Fosterfædrene det Bud til Jehu: "Vi er dine Trælle, og alt, hvad du kræver af os, vil vi gøre. Vi vil ikke gøre nogen til Konge; gør, hvad du finder for godt!"

And he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, and the elders, and the guardians sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any one king; do what is good in thy sight.

6 Da skrev han et nyt Brev til dem, og der stod: "Dersom I holder med mig og vil høre mig, tag så eders Herres Sønners Hoveder og kom i Morgen ved denne Tid til mig i Jizre'el!" Kongesønnerne, halvfjerdsindstyve Mænd, var nemlig hos Byens Stormænd, som var deres Fosterfædre.

And he wrote a letter the second time to them saying, If ye are mine, and will hearken to my voice, take the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jizreel to-morrow at this time. Now the king's sons, seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who brought them up.

7 Da Brevet kom til dem, tog de Kongesønnerne og dræbte dem, halvfjerdsindstyve Mænd, lagde deres Hoveder i Kurve og sendte dem til Jehu i Jizre'el.

And it came to pass when the letter came to them, that they took the king's sons, and slaughtered seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent them to him to Jizreel.

8 Da Budet kom og meldte: "Kongesønnernes Hoveder er bragt hid!" sagde han: "Læg dem i to Bunker foran Porten til i Morgen!"

And a messenger came and told him saying, They have brought the heads of the king's sons. And he said, Lay them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until the morning.

9 Næste Morgen gik han ud, trådte frem og sagde til alt Folket: "I er uden Skyld; det er mig, der har stiftet en Sammensværgelse mod min Herre og dræbt ham - men hvem har dræbt alle disse?

And it came to pass in the morning that he went out; and he stood, and said to all the people, Ye are righteous! behold, I conspired against my master and killed him; but who smote all these?

10 Kend nu, at intet af det Ord, HERREN talede mod Akabs Hus, var faldet til Jorden, men HERREN har gjort, hvad han talede ved sin Tjener Elias!"

Know now that nothing shall fall to the earth of the word of Jehovah, which Jehovah spoke concerning the house of Ahab; for Jehovah has done that which he said through his servant Elijah.

11 Derpå lod Jehu alle dem, der var tilbage af Akabs Hus i Jizre'el, dræbe, alle hans Stormænd, Venner og Præster, så at ikke en eneste blev tilbage og slap bort.

And Jehu slew all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jizreel, and all his great men, and his acquaintances, and his priests, until he left him none remaining.

12 Så brød han op og drog ad Samaria til. Da han kom til Bet Eked-Haro'im ved Vejen,

And he rose up and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shepherds' meeting-place on the way,

13 mødte han Kong Ahazja af Judas Brødre. Han spurgte dem: "Hvem er I?" De svarede: "Vi er Ahazjas Brødre, og vi drager herned for at hilse på Kongens og Kongemoderens Sønner."

Jehu found the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, Who are ye? And they said, We are the brethren of Ahaziah; and have come down to salute the children of the king, and the children of the queen.

14 Da sagde han: "Grib dem levende!" Så greb de dem levende, og han lod dem dræbe ved Bet Ekeds Brønd, to og fyrretyve Mænd; ikke een lod han blive tilbage.

And he said, Take them alive! And they took them alive, and slew them at the well of the meeting-place, forty-two men; and he left not one of them remaining.

15 Da han drog videre, traf han Jonadab, Rekabs Søn, der kom ham i Møde, og han hilste på ham og spurgte: "Er du af Hjertet oprigtig mod mig som jeg mod dig?" Jonadab svarede: "Ja, jeg er!" Da sagde Jehu: "Så giv mig din Hånd!" Han gav ham da Hånden, og Jehu tog ham op til sig i Vognen

And he departed thence, and found Jehonadab the son of Rechab [coming] to meet him; and he greeted him, and said to him, Is thy heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab said, It is. — If it be, give [me] thy hand. — And he gave [him] his hand; and [Jehu] took him up to him into the chariot,

16 og sagde: "Følg mig og se min Nidkærhed for HERREN!" Og han tog ham med i Vognen,

and said, Come with me, and see my zeal for Jehovah. So they made him ride in his chariot.

17 Så drog han til Samaria og lod alle, der var tilbage af Akabs Slægt i Samaria, dræbe, så at den blev fuldstændig udryddet efter det Ord, HERREN havde talet til Elias.

And he came to Samaria, and smote all that remained to Ahab in Samaria, until he had destroyed him, according to the word of Jehovah which he spoke to Elijah.

18 Derefter kaldte Jebu hele Folket sammen og sagde til dem: "Akab dyrkede Ba'al lidt, Jehu vil dyrke ham mere!

And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said to them, Ahab served Baal a little: Jehu will serve him much.

19 Kald derfor alle Ba'als Profeter, alle, der dyrker ham, og alle hans Præster hid til mig, ikke een må udeblive, thi jeg har et stort Slagtoffer for til Ære for Ba'al; enhver, der udebliver, skal bøde med Livet!" Men det var en Fælde, Jehu stillede, for at udrydde Ba'alsdyrkerne.

And now call me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests: let none be wanting; for I have a great sacrifice [to do] to Baal; whoever shall be wanting shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtilty, in order that he might bring destruction upon the servants of Baal.

20 Derpå sagde Jehu: "Helliger en festlig Samling til Ære for Ba'al!" Og de udråbte en festlig Samling.

And Jehu said, Hallow a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed [it].

21 Og Jehu sendte Bud rundt i hele Israel, og alle Ba'alsdyrkerne uden Undtagelse indfandt sig; de begav sig til Ba'als Hus, og det blev fuldt fra Ende til anden.

And Jehu sent into all Israel; and all the servants of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that came not: and they entered into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was full from one end to the other.

22 Så sagde han til Opsynsman den over Klædekammeret: "Tag en Klædning frem til hver af Ba'als dyrkerne!" Og han tog Klædningerne frem til dem.

And he said to him that was over the wardrobe, Bring forth vestments for all the servants of Baal. And he brought them forth vestments.

23 Så gik Jehu og Jonadab, Rekabs Søn, ind i Ba'als Hus; og han sagde til Ba'alsdyrkeme: "Se nu godt efter; at der ikke her iblandt eder findes nogen, som dyrker HERREN, men kun Ba'alsdyrkere!"

And Jehu and Jehonadab the son of Rechab entered into the house of Baal, and said to the servants of Baal, Search, and see that there be here with you none of the servants of Jehovah, but the servants of Baal only.

24 Derpå gik han ind for at ofre Slagtofre og Brændofre. Men Jehu havde opstillet firsindstyve Mand udenfor og sagt: "Den, der lader nogen af de Mænd undslippe, som jeg overgiver i eders Hænder, skal bøde Liv for Liv!"

And they entered in to offer sacrifices and burnt-offerings. Now Jehu appointed eighty men without, and said, He that allows any of the men to escape that I have brought into your hands, his life shall be for the life of him.

25 Da han så var færdig med at ofre Brændofferet, sagde han til Livvagten og Høvedsmændene: "Gå nu ind og hug dem ned! Ikke een må slippe bort!" Og de huggede dem ned med Sværdet, og Livvagten og Høvedsmændene slængte dem bort; så gik de ind i Ba'alshusets inderste Rum,

And it came to pass as soon as they had ended offering up the burnt-offering, that Jehu said to the couriers and to the captains, Go in, slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the couriers and the captains cast [them] there. And they went to the city of the house of Baal,

26 bragte Ba'alshusets Asjerastøtte ud og opbrændte den;

and brought forth the columns out of the house of Baal, and burned them;

27 og de nedbrød Ba'als Stenstøtte, rev Ba'als Hus ned og gjorde det til Nødtørftssteder, og, de er der den Dag i Dag.

and they broke down the column of Baal, and broke down the house of Baal, and made it a draught-house to this day.

28 Således udryddede Jehu Ba'al af Israel.

Thus Jehu extirpated Baal out of Israel.

29 Men fra de Synder, Jeroboam, Nebats Søn, havde forledt Israel til, Guldkalvene i Betel og Dan, veg Jehu ikke.

Only, the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, from them Jehu departed not: [from] the golden calves that were in Bethel, and that were in Dan.

30 Og HERREN sagde til Jehu: "Fordi du har handlet vel og gjort, hvad der er ret i mine Øjne, og handlet med Akabs Hus ganske efter mit Sind, skal dine Sønner sidde på IsraelsTrone indtil fjerde Led!"

And Jehovah said to Jehu, Because thou hast executed well that which is right in my sight, [and] hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in my heart, thy children of the fourth [generation] shall sit on the throne of Israel.

31 Men Jehu tog ikke Vare på at følge HERRENs, Israels Guds, Lov af bele sit Hjerte; han veg ikke fra de Synder, Jeroboam havde forledt Israel til.

But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of Jehovah the God of Israel with all his heart; he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, who made Israel to sin.

32 På den Tid begyndte HERREN at rive Stykker fra Israel, og Hazael slog Israel i alle dets Grænseegne,

In those days Jehovah began to cut Israel short; and Hazael smote them in all the borders of Israel;

33 Øst for Jordan, hele Gilead, Gaditernes, Rubeniternes og Manassiternes Land fra Aroer ved Amonflodens Bred, både Gilead og Basan.

from the Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, both Gilead and Bashan.

34 Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Jehu, alt, hvad han gjorde, og alle hans Heltegerninger, står jo optegnet i Israels Kongers Krønike.

And the rest of the acts of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

35 Så lagde Jehu sig til Hvile hos sine Fædre, og man jordede ham i Samaria; og hans Søn Joahaz blev Konge i hans Sted.

And Jehu slept with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria: and Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead.

36 Den Tid, Jehu herskede over Israel, udgjorde otte og tyve År.

Now the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty-eight years.