Anden Kongebog 18

1 I Elas Søns, Kong Hosea af Israels, tredje Regeringsår blev Ezekias, Akaz's Søn, Konge over Juda.

And it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea' the son of Elah the king of Israel, that Hezekiah, the son of Achaz the king of Judah, became king.

2 Han var fem og tyve År gammel, da han blev Konge, og han herskede ni og tyve År i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Abi og var en Datter af Zekarja.

Twenty and five years old was he when he became king, and twenty and nine years did he reign in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Abi, the daughter of Zechariah.

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

And he did what is right in the eyes of the Lord, in accordance with all that David his father had done.

4 Han skaffede Offerhøjene bort, sønderbrød Stenstøtterne, omhuggede Asjerastøtten og knuste Kobberslangen, som Moses havde lavet; thi indtil den Tid havde Israeliterne tændt Offerild for den, og man kaldte den Nehusjtan.

He it was that removed the high-places, and broke the statues, and cut down the groves, and stamped in pieces the copper serpent that Moses had made; for unto those days were the children of Israel burning incense to it; and he called it Nechushtan.

5 Til HERREN, Israels Gud, satte han sin Lid, og hverken før eller siden fandtes hans Lige blandt alle Judas Konger.

In the Lord the God of Israel did he trust; and after him there was not his like among all the kings of Judah, nor among those that were before him.

6 Han holdt fast ved HERREN og veg ikke fra ham, og han overholdt de Bud, HERREN havde givet Moses.

And he adhered to the Lord, and turned not away from following him; but he kept his commandments, which the Lord had commanded Moses.

7 Og HERREN var med ham; i alt, hvad han tog sig for, havde han Lykken med sig. Han gjorde Oprør mod Assyrerkongen og vilde ikke stå under ham.

And the Lord was with him; whithersoever he went forth he prospered: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not.

8 Han slog Filisterne lige til Gaza og dets Omegn, både Vagttårnene og de befæstede Byer.

He it was that smote the Philistines, as far as Gazzah, and its territory, from the tower of the watchmen up to the fortified city.

9 I Kong Ezekias's fjerde, Elas Søns, Kong Hosea af Israels, syvende Regeringsår, drog Assyrer kongen Salmanassar op mod Sa maria, belejrede

And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea' the son of Elah the king of Israel, that Shalmanesser the king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it.

10 og indtog det. Efter tre Års Forløb, i Ezekias's sjette, Kong Hosea af Israels niende Regeringsår, blev Samaria indtaget.

And they captured it at the end of three years, —in the sixth year of Hezekiah, that is the ninth year of Hoshea' the king of Israel, was Samaria captured.

11 Og Assyrerkongen førte Israel i Landflygtighed til Assyrien og lod dem bosætte sig i Hala, ved Habor, Gozans Flod, og i Mediens Byer,

And the king of Assyria led away Israel as exiles unto Assyria, and transported them to Chalach and to Chabor, by the river of Gozan, and to the cities of Media;

12 til Straf for at de ikke havde adlydt HERREN deres Guds Røst, men overtrådt hans Pagt, alt hvad HERRENs Tjener Moses havde påbudt; de hørte ikke derpå og gjorde ikke derefter.

Because they had not obeyed the voice of the Lord their God, but had transgressed his covenant, all that Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded; and had not obeyed, nor done accordingly.

13 I Kong Ezekias's fjortende Regeringsår drog Assyrerkongen Sankerib op mod alle Judas befæstede Byer og indtog dem.

And in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib the king of Assyria come up against all the fortified cities of Judah, and seized on them.

14 Da sendte Kong Ezekias af Juda Bud til Assyrerkongen i Lakisj og lod sige: "Jeg har forbrudt mig; drag bort fra mig igen! Hvad du pålægger mig, vil jeg tage på mig!" Da pålagde Assyrerkongen Kong Ezekias af Juda at udrede 300 Talenter Sølv og 300 talenter Guld;

And Hezekiah the king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have sinned; retire from me: what thou wilt impose on me will I bear. And the king of Assyria exacted from Hezekiah the king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.

15 og Ezekias udleverede alt det Sølv, der var i HERRENs Hus og i Skatkamrene i Kongens Palads.

And Hezekiah gave up all the silver that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king's house.

16 Ved den Lejlighed plyndrede Ezekias Dørene i HERRENs Helligdom og Pillerne for det Guld, han selv havde overtrukket dem med, og udleverede det til Assyrerkongen.

At that time did Hezekiah cut off [the gold from] the doors of the temple of the Lord, and from the door-sills which Hezekiah the king of Judah had overlaid, and gave the same to the king of Assyria.

17 Assyrerkongen sendte så Tartan, Rabsaris og Rabsjake med en anselig Styrke fra Lakisj til Kong Ezekias i Jerusalem, og de drog op og kom til Jerusalem og gjorde Holdt ved Øvredammens Vandledning, ved Vejen til Blegepladsen.

And the king of Assyria sent Tharthan and Rub-sariss and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a strong army against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem; and when they were come up, they came and halted by the aqueduct of the upper pool, which is on the highway of the washer's field.

18 Da de krævede at få Kongen i Tale, gik Paladsøversten Eljakim, Hilkijas Søn, Statsskriveren Sjebna og Kansleren Joa, Asafs Søn, ud til dem.

And they called for the king, when there came out to them Elyakim the son of Chilkiyahu, who was superintendent over the house, and Shebnah the scribe, and Yoach the son of Assaph the recorder.

19 Rabsjake sagde til dem: "Sig til Ezekias: Således siger Storkongen, Assyrerkongen: Hvad er det for en Fortrøstning, du hengiver dig til?

And Rabshakeh said unto them, Say ye now to Hezekiah, Thus hath said the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherewith thou hast trusted?

20 Du mener vel, at et blot og bart Ord er det samme som Plan og Styrke i Krig? Og til hvem sætter du egentlig din Lid, siden du gør Oprør imod mig?

Thou saidst, but it was only a word uttered with the lips, [I have] counsel and strength for the war. Now on whom didst thou trust, that thou rebelledst against me?

21 Se nu, du sætter din Lid til Ægypten, denne brudte Rørkæp, som river Sår i Hånden på den, der støtter sig til den! Thi således går det alle dem, der sætter deres Lid til Farao, Ægyptens Konge.

Now, behold, thou trustedst thee upon yon cracked reed-staff, upon Egypt, which, if a man lean on it, will enter into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh the king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.

22 Men vil I sige til mig: Det er HERREN vor Gud, vi sætter vor Lid til! er det så ikke ham, hvis Offerhøje og Altre Ezekias skaffede bort, da han sagde til Juda og Jerusalem: Foran dette Alter, i Jerusalem skal I tilbede!

But if ye should say unto me, In the Lord our God have we trusted: is he not the one whose high-places and whose altars Hezekiah hath removed, when he said to Judah and to Jerusalem, Before this altar shall ye prostrate yourselves in Jerusalem?

23 Og nu, indgå et Væddemål med min Herre, Assyrerkongen: Jeg giver dig to Gange tusind Heste, hvis du kan stille Ryttere til dem!

And now, I pray thee, enter into a contest with my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them.

24 Hvorledes vil du afslå et Angreb af en eneste Statholder, en af min Herres ringeste Tjenere? Og du sætter din Lid til Ægypten, til Vogne og Heste?

How then wilt thou turn back the face of a single chieftain among the least of my master's servants, while thou hast put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen!

25 Mon det desuden er uden HERRENs Vilje, at jeg er draget op mod dette Sted for at ødelægge det? Det var HERREN selv, der sagde til mig: Drag op mod dette Land og ødelæg det!"

Now am I come up without the Lord ['s will] against this place to destroy it? The Lord hath said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.

26 Men Eljakim, Hilkijas Søn, Sjebna og Joa sagde til Rabsjake: "Tal dog Aramaisk til dine Trælle, det forstår vi godt; tal ikke Judæisk til os, medens Folkene på Muren hører på det!"

Then said Elyakim the son of Chilkiyahu, and Shebnah, and Yoach, unto Rabshakeh, Speak, we pray thee, to thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and speak not with us in the Jewish language before the ears of the people that are on the wall.

27 Men Habsjake svarede dem: "Er det til din Herre og dig, min Herre har sendt mig med disse Ord? Er det ikke til de Mænd, der sidder på Muren hos eder og æder deres eget Skarn og drikker deres eget Vand!"

But Rabshakeh said unto them, Hath my master then sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words? is it not rather to the men who sit on the wall, that they may eat their own excrement, and drink their own urine with you?

28 Og Rabsjake trådte hen og råbte med høj Røst på Judæisk: "Hør Storkongens, Assyrerkongens, Ord!

Then stood Rabshakeh up and called out with a loud voice in the Jewish language, and spoke, and said, Hear ye the word of the great king, the king of Assyria:

29 Således siger Kongen: Lad ikke Ezekias vildlede eder, thi han er ikke i Stand til at frelse eder af min Hånd!

Thus hath said the king. Let not Hezekiah deceive you; for he will not be able to deliver you out of his hand;

30 Og lad ikke Ezekias forlede eder til at sætte eders Lid til HERREN, når han siger: HERREN skal sikkert frelse os, og denne By skal ikke overgives i Assyrerkongens Hånd!

Neither let Hezekiah induce you to trust in the Lord, saying, The Lord will surely deliver us, and this city will not be given up into the hand of the king of Assyria:

31 Hør ikke på Ezekias; thi således - siger Assyrerkongen: Vil I slutte Fred med mig og overgive eder til mig, så skal enhver af eder spise af sin Vinstok og sit Figentræ og drikke af sin Brønd,

Hearken not to Hezekiah; for thus hath said the king of Assyria, Make a treaty of peace with me, and come out to me, and eat ye every man of his own vine, and every man of his fig-tree, and drink ye every man the waters of his cistern;

32 indtil jeg kommer og tager eder med til et Land, der ligner eders, et Land med Korn og Most, et Land med Brød og Vingårde, et Land med Oliventræer og Honning; så skal I leve og ikke dø. Hør derfor ikke på Ezekias, når han vil forføre eder og siger: HERREN vil frelse os!

Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of oil-olive trees, and of honey, that ye may live, and not die; and hearken not unto Hezekiah; for he will mislead you, saying, The Lord will deliver us.

33 Mon nogen af Folkeslagenes Guder har kunnet frelse sit Land af Assyrerkongens Hånd?

Have the gods of the nations delivered in anywise each his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?

34 Hvor er Hamats og Arpads Guder, hvor er Sefarvajims, Henas og Ivvas Guder? Hvor er Landet Samarias Guder? Mon de frelste Samaria af min Hånd?

Where are the gods of Chamath, and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvayim, Hena', and 'Ivvah? have they then delivered Samaria out of my hand?

35 Hvor er der blandt alle Landes Guder nogen, der har frelst sit Land af min Hånd? Mon da HERREN skulde kunne frelse Jerusalem?"

Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of my hand, that the Lord should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?

36 Men de tav og svarede ham ikke et Ord, thi Kongens Bud lød på, at de ikke måtte svare ham.

But the people remained silent, and answered him not a word; for it was the king's command, saying, Ye shall not answer him.

37 Derpå gik Paladsøversten Eljakim, Hilkijas Søn, Statsskriveren Sjebna og Kansleren Joa, Asafs Søn, med sønderrevne Klæder til Ezekias og meddelte ham, hvad Rabsjake havde sagt.

Then came Elyakim the son of Chilkiyah, who was superintendent over the house, and Shebnah the scribe, and Yoach the son of Assaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent; and they told unto him the words of Rabshakeh.