Anden Kongebog 23

1 Da sendte Kongen Bud og lod alle Judas og Jerusalems Ældste kalde sammen hos sig.

And he sent the king and they gathered to him all [the] elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

2 Derpå gik Kongen op i HERRENs Hus, fulgt af alle Judas Mænd og alle Jerusalems Indbyggere, Præsterne, Profeterne og hele Folket, små og store, og han forelæste dem alt, hvad der stod i Pagtsbogen, som var fundet i HERRENs Hus.

And he went up the king [the] house of Yahweh and every person of Judah and all [the] inhabitants of Jerusalem with him and the priests and the prophets and all the people from [the] small and unto [the] great and he read aloud in ears their all [the] words of [the] scroll of the covenant which had been found in [the] house of Yahweh.

3 Så tog Kongen Plads ved Søjlen og sluttede Pagt for HERRENs Åsyn om, at de skulde holde sig til HERREN og holde hans Bud, Vidnesbyrd og Anordninger af hele deres Hjerte og hele deres Sjæl, for at han kunde opfylde denne Pagts Ord, således som de var skrevet i denne Bog. Og alt Folket indgik Pagten.

And he stood the king at the pillar and he made the covenant - before Yahweh to walk after Yahweh and to keep commandments his and testimonies his and statutes his with all heart and with all being to establish [the] words of the covenant this which were written on the scroll this and it took its stand all the people in the covenant.

4 Derpå bød Kongen Ypperstepræsten Hilkija og Andenpræsten og Dørvogterne at bringe alle de Ting, der var lavet til Ba'al, Asjera og hele Himmelens Hær, ud af HERRENs Helligdom, og han lod dem opbrænde uden for Jerusalem på Markerne ved Hedron, og Asken lod han bringe til Betel.

And he commanded the king Hilkiah the priest great and [the] priests of the second rank and [the] keepers of the threshold to bring out from [the] temple of Yahweh all the articles which were made for Baal and for Asherah and for all [the] host of the heavens and he burned them from [the] outside of Jerusalem in [the] fields of Kidron and he carried dust their Beth-el.

5 Og han afsatte Afgudspræsterne, som Judas Konger havde indsat, og som havde tændt Offerild på Højene i Judas Byer og Jerusalems Omegn, ligeledes dem, som havde tændt Offerild for Ba'al og for Solen, Månen, Stjernebillederne og hele Himmelens Hær.

And he removed the pagan priests whom they had appointed [the] kings of Judah and he made smoke at the high places in [the] cities of Judah and [the] surroundings of Jerusalem and the [ones who] made smoke to Baal to the sun and to the moon and to the constellations and to all [the] host of the heavens.

6 Og han lod Asjerastøtten bringe fra HERRENs Hus uden for Jerusalem til Kedrons Dal og opbrænde der, og han lod den knuse til Støv og Støvet kaste hen, hvor Småfolk havde deres Grave.

And he brought out the Asherah pole from [the] house of Yahweh from [the] outside of Jerusalem to [the] wadi of Kidron and he burned it in [the] wadi of Kidron and he crushed [it] to dust and he threw dust its on [the] burial site of [the] sons of the people.

7 Han lod Mandsskøgernes Kamre i HERRENs Hus rive ned, dem i hvilke Kvinderne vævede Kjortler til Asjera.

And he broke down [the] houses of the male cult prostitutes which [were] in [the] house of Yahweh where the women [were] weaving there containers for Asherah.

8 Han lod alle Præsterne hente fra Judas Byer og vanhelligede Offer: højene, hvor Præsterne havde tændt offerild, fra Geba til Be'er-sjeba. Og han lod Portofferhøjen rive ned, som var ved Indgangen til Byøversten Jehosjuas Port til venstre, når man går ind ad Byporten.

And he brought all the priests from [the] cities of Judah and he made unclean the high places where they had made smoke there the priests from Geba to Beer Sheba and he broke down [the] high places of the gates which [were at] [the] entrance of [the] gate of Joshua [the] governor of the city which [was] at [the] left [side] of anyone at [the] gate of the city.

9 Dog fik Præsterne ved Højene ikke Adgang til HERRENs Alter i Jerusalem, men de måtte spise usyret Brød blandt deres Brødre.

Nevertheless not they went up [the] priests of the high places to [the] altar of Yahweh in Jerusalem that except they ate unleavened bread in among brothers their.

10 Han vanhelligede Ildstedet i Hinnoms Søns Dal, så at ingen mere kunde lade sin Søn eller Datter gå igennem Ilden for Molok.

And he made unclean Topheth which [was] in [the] valley of (Ben *Q(K)*) Hinnom to not to make pass anyone son his and daughter his in the fire to Molech.

11 Han fjernede de Heste, Judas Konger havde opstillet for Solen ved Indgangen til HERRENs Hus hen imod Hofmanden Netan Me'leks Kammer i Parvarim, og Solens Vogne lod han opbrænde.

And he removed the horses which they had dedicated [the] kings of Judah to the sun from [the] going of [the] house of Yahweh to [the] room of Nathan Melech the court-official which [was] in the Parbar and [the] chariots of the sun he burned with fire.

12 Altrene, som Judas Konger havde rejst på Taget (Akaz's Tagbygning), og Altrene, som Manasse havde rejst i begge Forgårdene til HERRENs Hus, lod Kongen nebdryde og knuse på Stedet, og Støvet lod han kaste, hen i Kedrons Dal.

And the altars which [were] on the roof of [the] upper room of Ahaz which they had made - [the] kings of Judah and the altars which he had made Manasseh in [the] two [the] courtyards of [the] house of Yahweh he pulled down the king and he ran from there and he threw dust their into [the] wadi of Kidron.

13 Og Offerhøjene østen for Jerusalem på Sydsiden af Fordærvelsens Bjerg, som Kong Salomo af Israel havde bygget for Astarte; Zidoniernes væmmelige Gud, Kemosj, Moabiternes væmmelige Gud, og Milkom, Ammoniternes vederstyggelige Gud, vanhelligede Kongen.

And the high places which - [were] on [the] face of Jerusalem which [were] from [the] south of [the] mountain of destruction which he had built Solomon [the] king of Israel to Astarte - [the] detestable thing of [the] Sidonians and to Chemosh [the] detestable thing of Moab and to Milcom [the] abomination of [the] people of Ammon he made unclean the king.

14 Han lod Stenstøtterne nedbryde og Asjerastøtterne omhugge og Pladsen fylde med Menneskeknogler.

And he broke the sacred pillars and he cut down the Asherah poles and he filled place their bones of humankind.

15 Også Alteret i Betel, den Offerhøj, som Jeroboam, Nebats Søn havde rejst han der forledte Israel til Synd, også det Alter tillige med Offerhøjen lod han nedbryde; Stenene lod han nedrive og knuse til Støv, og Asjerastøtten lod han opbrænde.

And also the altar which [was] at Beth-el the high place which he had made Jeroboam [the] son of Nebat who he caused to sin Israel also the altar that and the high place he tore down and he burned the high place he crushed [it] to dust and he burned [the] Asherah pole.

16 Da Josias vendte sig om og fik Øje på Gravene på Bjerget, sendte han Folk hen og lod dem tage Benene ud af Gravene og opbrænde dem på Alteret for, at vanhellige det efter HERRENs Ord, som den Guds Mand udråbte, da han kundgjorde disse Ting,

And he turned Josiah and he saw the graves which [were] there on the mountain and he sent and he took the bones from the graves and he burned [them] on the altar and he made unclean it according to [the] word of Yahweh which he had proclaimed [the] man of God who he proclaimed the words these.

17 Så sagde han: "Hvad er det for et Gravmæle, jeg ser der?" Byens Folk svarede ham: "Det er den Guds Mands Grav, der kom fra Juda og kundgjorde det, du nu har gjort med Alteret i Betel."

And he said what? [is] the monument this which I [am] seeing and they said to him [the] people of the city the grave of [the] man of God who he came from Judah and he proclaimed the things these which you have done on the altar of Beth-el.

18 Da sagde han: "Lad ham ligge i Ro, ingen må flytte hans Ben!" Så lod de både hans og Profeten fra Samarias Ben fred.

And he said leave alone him anyone may not he disturb bones his and they left undisturbed bones his [the] bones of the prophet who he had come from Samaria.

19 Også alle Offerhusene på Højene i Samarias Byer, som Israels Konger havde opført for at krænke HERREN, lod Josias fjerne, og han handlede med dem ganske som han havde gjort i Betel;

And also all [the] houses of the high places which - [were] in [the] cities of Samaria which they had made [the] kings of Israel to provoke anger he removed Josiah and he did to them according to all the deeds which he had done at Beth-el.

20 og han lod alle Højenes Præster, som var der ved Altrene, dræbe, og han opbrændte Menneskeknogler på Altrene. Så vendte han tilbage til Jerusalem.

And he slaughtered all [the] priests of the high places who [were] there on the altars and he burned bones of humankind on them and he returned Jerusalem.

21 Derefter gav Kongen alt Folket, den Befaling: "Hold Påske for HERREN eders Gud, som der er foreskrevet her i Pagtsbogen!"

And he commanded the king all the people saying observe a passover to Yahweh God your according to [what] is written on [the] scroll of the covenant this.

22 Thi slig en Påske var ikke nogen Sinde blevet holdt i Israels og Judas Kongers Tid, ikke siden Dommerne dømte Israel;

For not it had been observed like the passover this since [the] days of the judges who they judged Israel and all [the] days of [the] kings of Israel and [the] kings of Judah.

23 men først i Kong Josias's attende Regeringsår blev en sådan Påske fejret for HERREN i Jerusalem.

That except in eight-teen year of the king Josiah it was observed the passover this to Yahweh in Jerusalem.

24 Også Dødemanerne og Sandsigerne, Husguderne, Afgudsbillederne og alle de væmmelige Guder, der var at se i Judas Land og Jerusalem, udryddede Josias for at opfylde Lovens Ord, der stod skrevet i den Bog, Præsten Hilkija havde fundet i HERRENs Hus.

And also the necromancers and the soothsayers and the teraphim and the idols and all the detestable things which they were seen in [the] land of Judah and in Jerusalem he removed Josiah so as to carry out [the] words of the law which were written on the scroll which he had found Hilkiah the priest [the] house of Yahweh.

25 Der havde ikke før været nogen Konge, der som han af hele sit Hjerte og hele sin Sjæl og al sin Kraft omvendte sig til HERREN og fulgte hele Mose Lov; og heller ikke efter ham opstod hans Lige.

And like him not he had been before him a king who he turned back to Yahweh with all heart his and with all being his and with all strength his according to all [the] law of Moses and after him not he arose like him.

26 Alligevel lagde HERRENs mægtige Vredesglød sig ikke, thi hans Vrede var blusset op mod Juda over alle de Krænkelser, Manasse havde tilføjet ham.

Nevertheless - not he turned back Yahweh from [the] burning of anger his great which it burned anger his on Judah on all the provocations which he had provoked to anger him Manasseh.

27 Og HERREN sagde: "Også Juda vil jeg fjerne fra mit Åsyn, ligesom jeg fjernede Israel, og jeg vil forkaste Jerusalem, denne min udvalgte By, og det Hus, om hvilket jeg har sagt: Mit Navn skal være der!"

And he said Yahweh also Judah I will remove from on face my just as I removed Israel and I will reject the city this which I chose Jerusalem and the house which I said it will be name my there.

28 Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Josias, alt, hvad han udførte, står jo optegnet i Judas Kongers Krønike.

And [the] rest of [the] matters of Josiah and all that he did ¿ not [are] they written on [the] scroll of [the] matters of the days of [the] kings of Judah.

29 I hans Dage drog Ægypterkongen Parao Neko op til Eufratfloden imod Assyrerkongen. Kong Josias rykkede imod ham, men Neko fældede ham ved Megiddo, straks han så ham.

In days his he went up Pharaoh Necho [the] king of Egypt on [the] king of Assyria to [the] river of Euphrates and he went the king Josiah to meet him and he killed him at Megiddo when saw he him.

30 Og hans Folk førte ham død bort fra Megiddo, bragte ham til Jerusalem og jordede ham i hans Grav. Men Folket fra Landet tog Joahaz, Josias's Søn, og salvede og hyldede ham til Bonge i hans Faders Sted.

And they made ride him servants his dead from Megiddo and they brought him Jerusalem and they buried him in own grave his and it took [the] people of the land Jehoahaz [the] son of Josiah and they anointed him and they made king him in place of father his.

31 Joahaz var tre og tyve År gammel, da han blev Konge, og han herskede tre Måneder i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Hamutal og var en Datter af Jirmeja fra, Libna.

[was] a son of Twenty and three year[s] Jehoahaz when became king he and three months he reigned in Jerusalem and [the] name of mother his [was] Hamutal [the] daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah.

32 Han gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENs Øjne, ganske som hans Fædre.

And he did the evil in [the] eyes of Yahweh according to all that they had done ancestors his.

33 Men Farao Neko lod ham fængsle i Ribla i Hamats Land og gjorde dermed Ende på hans Herredømme i Jerusalem og lagde en Skat af hundrede Talenter Sølv og ti Talenter Guld på Landet.

And he confined him Pharaoh Necho at Riblah in [the] land of Hamath (from reigning *Q(K)*) in Jerusalem and he put a fine on the land one hundred talent[s] of silver and a talent of gold.

34 Derpå gjorde Farao Neko Eljakim, Josias's Søn, til Konge i hans Fader Josias's Sted, og han ændrede hans Navn til Jojakim; Joahaz derimod tog han med til Ægypten, og der døde han.

And he made king Pharaoh Necho Eliakim [the] son of Josiah in place of Josiah father his and he changed name his Jehoiakim and Jehoahaz he took and he came Egypt and he died there.

35 Sølvet og Guldet udredede Jojakim til Farao; men for. at kunne udrede Pengeneefter Faraos Befaling satte han Landet i Skat; efter som hver især var sat i Skat, inddrev han Sølvet og Guldet for at give Farao Neko det.

And the silver and the gold he gave Jehoiakim to Pharaoh only he taxed the land to give the silver on [the] mouth of Pharaoh each according to valuation his he exacted the silver and the gold [the] people of the land to give [it] to Pharaoh Necho.

36 Jojakim var fem og tyve År gammel, da han blev Konge, og han herskede elleve År i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Zebida og var en Datter af Pedaja fra Ruma.

[was] a son of Twenty and five year[s] Jehoiakim when became king he and one [plus] ten year[s] he reigned in Jerusalem and [the] name of mother his ([was] Zebudah *Q(K)*) [the] daughter of Pedaiah from Rumah.

37 Han gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENs Øjne, ganske som hans Fædre.

And he did the evil in [the] eyes of Yahweh according to all that they had done ancestors his.