Anden Kongebog 25
1 I hans niende Regeringsår på den tiende Dag i den tiende Måned drog Kong Nebukadnezar af Babel da med hele sin Hær mod Jerusalem og belejrede det, og de byggede Belejringstårne imod det rundt omkring;
And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and encamped against it. And they built forts against it round about.
2 og Belejringen varede til Kong Zedekias's ellevte Regeringsår.
So the city was besieged to the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
3 På den niende Dag i den fjerde Måned blev Hungersnøden hård i Byen, og Folket fra Landet havde ikke Brød.
On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was severe in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.
4 Da blev Byens Mur gennembrudt. Kongen og alle Krigsfolkene flygtede om Natten gennem Porten mellem de to Mure ved Kongens Have, medens Kaldæerne holdt Byen omringet, og han tog Vejen ad Arabalavningen til.
Then a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king's garden (now the Chaldeans were against the city round about), and the king went by the way of the Arabah.
5 Men Kaldæernes Hær satte efter Kongen og indhentede ham på Jerikosletten, efter at hele hans Hær var blevet splittet til alle Sider.
But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho. And all his army was scattered from him.
6 Så greb de Kongen og bragte ham op til Ribla til Babels Konge, der fældede Dommen over ham.
Then they took the king, and carried him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah. And they gave judgment upon him.
7 Hans Sønner lod han henrette i hans Påsyn, og på Zedekias selv lod han Øjnene stikke ud; derpå lod han ham lægge i Kobberlænker, og således førte de ham til Babel.
And they killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him in fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
8 På den syvende Dag i den femte Måned, det var Babels Konge Nebukadnezars nittende Regeringsår, kom Nebuzaradan, Øversten for Livvagten, Babels Konges Tjener, til Jerusalem.
Now in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem.
9 Han satte Ild på HERRENs Hus og Kongens Palads og alle Husene i Jerusalem; på alle Stormændenes Huse satte han Ild;
And he burnt the house of Jehovah, and the king's house. And all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, he burnt with fire.
10 og Murene om Jerusalem nedbrød alle Kaldæernes Folk, som Øversten for Livvagten havde med sig.
And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, broke down the walls of Jerusalem round about.
11 De sidste Folk, som var tilbage i Byen, og Overløberne, der var gået over til Babels Konge, og, de sidste Håndværkere førte Nebuzaradan, Øversten for Livvagten, bort.
And the remnant of the people that were left in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the remnant of the multitude, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive.
12 Men nogle af de fattigste at Folket fra Landet lod Øversten for Livvagten blive tilbage som Vingårdsmænd og Agerdyrkere.
But the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.
13 Kobbersøjlerne i HERRENs Hus, Stellene og Kobberhavet i HERRENs Hus slog Kaldæerne i Stykker og førte Kobberet til Babel.
And the pillars of brass that were in the house of Jehovah, and the bases and the brazen sea that were in the house of Jehovah, the Chaldeans broke in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.
14 Karrene, Skovlene, Hnivene, Kanderne og alle Kobbersagerne, som brugtes ved Tjenesten, røvede de;
And they took away the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass with which they ministered.
15 også Panderne og Skålene, alt, hvad der helt var af Guld eller Sølv, røvede Øversten for Livvagten.
And the captain of the guard took away the firepans, and the basins, that which was of gold, in gold, and that which was of silver, in silver.
16 De to Søjler, Havet og Stellene, som Salomo havde ladet lave til HERRENs Hus - Kobberet i alle disse Ting var ikke til at veje.
The two pillars, the one sea, and the bases, which Solomon had made for the house of Jehovah, the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
17 Atten Alen høj var den ene Søjle, og der var et Søjlehoved af Kobber oven på den, tre Alen højt, og rundt om Søjlehovederne var der Fletværk og Granatæbler, alt af Kobber; og på samme Måde var det med den anden Søjle.
The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a capital of brass was upon it. And the height of the capital was three cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the capital round about, all of brass. And the second pillar had like these with network.
18 Øversten for Livvagten tog Ypperstepræsten Seraja, Andenpræsten Zefanja og de tre Dørvogtere;
And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold.
19 og fra Byen tog han en Hofmand, der havde Opsyn med Krigs folket, og fem Mænd, der hørte til Kongens nærmeste Omgivelser, og som endnu fandtes i Byen, desuden Hærførerens Skriver, der udskrev Folket fra Landet til Krigstjeneste, og dertil tresindstyve Mænd af Folket fra Landet, der fandtes i Byen,
And he took an officer out of the city who was set over the men of war; and five men of those who saw the king's face, who were found in the city; and the scribe, the captain of the army, who mustered the people of the land; and sixty men of the people of the land who were found in the city.
20 dem tog Øversten for Livvagten Nebuzaradan og førte til Babels Konge i Ribla;
And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.
21 og Babels Konge lod dem dræbe i Ribla i Hamats Land. Så førtes Juda i Landflygtighed fra sit Land.
And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land.
22 Over de Folk, der blev tilbage i Judas Land, dem, Babels Konge Nebukadnezar lod blive tilbage, satte han Gedalja, Ahikams Søn, Sjafans Sønnesøn.
And as for the people who were left in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, governor over them.
23 Da nu alle Hærførerne med deres Folk hørte, at Babels Konge havde indsat Gedalja, kom de til ham i Mizpa, Jisjmael, Netanjas Søn, Johanan, Bareas Søn, Seraja, Tanhumets Søn fra Netofa, og Ja'azanja, Ma'akatitens Søn, tillige med deres Folk.
Now when all the captains of the forces, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men.
24 Og Gedalja besvor dem og deres Folk og sagde: "Frygt ikke for Kaldæerne! Bliv i Landet og underkast eder Babels Konge, så vil det gå eder vel!"
And Gedaliah swore to them and to their men, and said to them, Fear not because of the servants of the Chaldeans. Dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
25 Men i den syvende Måned kom Jisjmael, Netanjas Søn, Elisjamas Sønnesøo, en Mand af kongelig Byrd, med ti Mænd og slog Gedalja ihjel tillige med de Judæere og Kaldæere, der var hos ham i Mizpa.
But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal seed, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, so that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah.
26 Da brød hele Folket, store og små, og Hærførerne op og drog til Ægypten; thi de frygtede for Kaldæerne.
And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the forces, arose, and came to Egypt, for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.
27 I det syv og tredivte År efter Kong Jojakin af Judas Bortførelse på den syv og tyvende Dag i den tolvte Måned tog Babels Konge Evil-Merodak, der i det År kom på Tronen, Kong Jojakin af Juda til Nåde og førte ham ud af Fængselet.
And it came to pass in the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison.
28 Han talte ham venligt til og gav ham Sæde oven for de Konger, der var hos ham i Babel.
And he spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,
29 Jojakin aflagde sin Fangedragt og spiste daglig hos ham, så længe han levede.
and changed his prison garments. And Jehoiachin ate bread before him continually all the days of his life,
30 Han fik sit daglige Underhold af Kongen, hver Dag hvad han behøvede for den Dag, så længe han levede.
and for his allowance. There was a continual allowance given him from the king, every day a portion, all the days of his life.
