2 Kings 12

1 In the seventh year of Jehu, Joash became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba.

I Jehus syvende Regeringsaar blev Joas Konge, og han herskede fyrretyve Aar i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Zibja og var fra Be'ersjeba.

2 And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days he was instructed by Jehoiada the priest.

Joas gjorde hele sit Liv, hvad der var ret i HERRENS Øjne, idet Præsten Jojada vejledede ham.

3 Nevertheless, the high places were not removed; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there.

Hun forsvandt Offerhøjene ikke, men Folket blev ved med at ofre og tænde Offerild paa Højene.

4 Then Joash said to the priests, “Collect all the money brought as sacred gifts into the house of the LORD—the census money, the money from vows, and the money brought voluntarily into the house of the LORD.

Joas sagde til Præsterne: »Alle Penge, der indkommer i HERRENS Hus som Helliggaver, de Penge, det paalægges at udrede efter Vurdering — de Penge, Personer vurderes til — og alle Penge, man efter Hjertets Tilskyndelse bringer til HERRENS Hus,

5 Let every priest receive it from his constituency, and let it be used to repair any damage found in the temple.”

skal Præsterne tage imod, hver af sine Kendinge, og for dem skal de istandsætte de brøstfældige Steder paa Templet, alle brøstfældige Steder, som findes.«

6 By the twenty-third year of the reign of Joash, however, the priests had not yet repaired the damage to the temple.

Men i Kong Joas's tre og tyvende Regeringsaar havde Præsterne endnu ikke istandsat de brøstfældige Steder paa Templet.

7 So King Joash called Jehoiada and the other priests and said, “Why have you not repaired the damage to the temple? Now, therefore, take no more money from your constituency, but hand it over for the repair of the temple.”

Da lod Kong Joas Præsten Jojada og de andre Præster kalde og sagde til dem: »Hvorfor istandsætter I ikke de brøstfældige Steder paa Templet? Nu maa I ikke mere tage mod Penge af eders Kendinge, men I skal afgive Pengene til Istandsættelse af de brøstfældige Steder paa Templet!«

8 So the priests agreed that they would not receive money from the people and that they would not repair the temple themselves.

Og Præsterne gik ind paa ikke mere at modtage Penge af Folket, mod at de blev fri for at istandsætte de brøstfældige Steder paa Templet.

9 Then Jehoiada the priest took a chest, bored a hole in its lid, and set it beside the altar on the right side as one enters the house of the LORD. There the priests who guarded the threshold put all the money brought into the house of the LORD.

Præsten Jojada tog saa en Kiste, borede Hul i Laaget og satte den ved Stenstøtten til højre for Indgangen til HERRENS Hus, og der lagde Præsterne, der holdt Vagt ved Dørtærskelen, alle de Penge, der indkom i HERRENS Hus.

10 Whenever they saw that there was a large amount of money in the chest, the royal scribe and the high priest would go up, count the money brought into the house of the LORD, and tie it up in bags.

Og naar de saa, at der var mange Penge i Kisten, kom Kongens Skriver og Ypperstepræsten op og bandt Pengene, som fandtes i HERRENS Hus, sammen og talte dem.

11 Then they would put the counted money into the hands of those who supervised the work on the house of the LORD, who in turn would pay those doing the work—the carpenters, builders,

Derpaa gav man de afvejede Penge til dem, der stod for Arbejdet, dem, der havde Tilsyn med HERRENS Hus, og de udbetalte dem til Tømrerne og Bygningsmændene, der arbejdede paa HERRENS Hus,

12 masons, and stonecutters. They also purchased timber and dressed stone to repair the damage to the house of the LORD, and they paid the other expenses of the temple repairs.

til Murerne og Stenhuggerne, eller brugte dem til Indkøb af Træ og tilhugne Sten til Istandsættelse af de brøstfældige Steder paa HERRENS Hus og til at dække alle Udgifter ved Templets Istandsættelse.

13 However, the money brought into the house of the LORD was not used for making silver basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, trumpets, or any articles of gold or silver for the house of the LORD.

Derimod blev der for de Penge, der indkom i HERRENS Hus, hverken lavet Sølvfade eller Knive, Skaale, Trompeter eller nogen som helst anden Ting af Sølv eller Guld til HERRENS Hus;

14 Instead, it was paid to those doing the work, and with it they repaired the house of the LORD.

men Pengene blev givet til dem, der stod for Arbejdet, og de brugte dem til Istandsættelsen af HERRENS Hus.

15 No accounting was required from the men who received the money to pay the workmen, because they acted with integrity.

Og man holdt ikke Regnskab med de Mænd, hvem Pengene overlodes til Udbetaling til Arbejderne, men de handlede paa Tro og Love.

16 The money from the guilt offerings and sin offerings was not brought into the house of the LORD; it belonged to the priests.

Men Skyldoffer— og Syndofferpengene blev ikke bragt til HERRENS Hus; de tilfaldt Præsterne.

17 At that time Hazael king of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he decided to attack Jerusalem.

Paa den Tid drog Kong Hazael af Aram op og belejrede og indtog Gat. Da han truede med at drage mod Jerusalem,

18 So King Joash of Judah took all the sacred objects dedicated by his fathers—Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, the kings of Judah—along with his own consecrated items and all the gold found in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he sent them to Hazael king of Aram. So Hazael withdrew from Jerusalem.

tog Kong Joas af Juda alle de Helliggaver, som hans Fædre, Judas Konger Josafat, Joram og Ahazja havde helliget, sine egne Helliggaver og alt det Guld, der fandtes i Skatkamrene i HERRENS Hus og Kongens Palads, og sendte det til Kong Hazael af Aram. Saa opgav han Angrebet paa Jerusalem og drog bort.

19 As for the rest of the acts of Joash, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?

Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Joas, alt, hvad han udførte, staar optegnet i Judas Kongers Krønike.

20 And the servants of Joash rose up and formed a conspiracy and killed him at Beth-millo, on the road down to Silla.

Men Joas's Hoffolk rejste sig og stiftede en Sammensværgelse og dræbte ham, engang han gik ned til Millos Hus.

21 His servants Jozabad son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer struck him down, and he died. And they buried him with his fathers in the City of David, and his son Amaziah reigned in his place.

Det var hans Hoffolk Jozakar, Sjim'ats Søn, og Jozabad, Sjomers Søn, der slog ham ihjel. Og man jordede ham hos hans Fædre i Davidsbyen; og hans Søn Amazja blev Konge i hans Sted.