2 Kings 17
1 In the twelfth year of the reign of Ahaz over Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria nine years.
I Kong Akaz af Judas tolvte Regeringsaar blev Hosea, Elas Søn, Konge i Samaria over Israel, og han herskede ni Aar.
2 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not like the kings of Israel who preceded him.
Han gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENS Øjne, dog ikke som de Konger i Israel, der var før ham.
3 Shalmaneser king of Assyria attacked him, and Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute.
Mod ham drog Assyrerkongen Salmanassar op, og Hosea underkastede sig og svarede ham Skat.
4 But the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea had conspired to send envoys to King So of Egypt, and that he had not paid tribute to the king of Assyria as in previous years. Therefore the king of Assyria arrested Hoshea and put him in prison.
Men siden opdagede Assyrerkongen, at Hosea var ved at stifte en Sammensværgelse, idet han sendte Sendebud til Kong So af Ægypten og ikke mere svarede Assyrerkongen den aarlige Skat. Saa berøvede Assyrerkongen ham Friheden og lod ham kaste i Fængsel.
5 Then the king of Assyria invaded the whole land, marched up to Samaria, and besieged it for three years.
Assyrerkongen drog op og besatte hele Landet; han rykkede frem mod Samaria og belejrede det i tre Aar;
6 In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, where he settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.
og i Hoseas niende Regeringsaar indtog Assyrerkongen Samaria, bortførte Israel til Assyrien og lod dem bosætte sig i Hala, ved Habor, Gozans Flod, og i Mediens Byer.
7 All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods
Saaledes gik det, fordi Israeliterne syndede mod HERREN deres Gud, der havde ført dem op fra Ægypten og udfriet dem af Ægypterkongen Faraos Haand, og fordi de frygtede andre Guder;
8 and walked in the customs of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites, as well as in the practices introduced by the kings of Israel.
de fulgte de Folkeslags Skikke, som HERREN havde drevet bort foran Israeliterne, og de Kongers Skik, som Israel havde indsat;
9 The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From watchtower to fortified city, they built high places in all their cities.
og Israeliterne udtænkte utilbørlige Ting mod HERREN deres Gud og byggede sig Offerhøje i alle deres Byer, lige fra Vagttaarnene til de befæstede Byer;
10 They set up for themselves sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.
de rejste sig Stenstøtter og Asjerastøtter paa alle høje Steder og under alle grønne Træer
11 They burned incense on all the high places like the nations that the LORD had driven out before them. They did wicked things, provoking the LORD to anger.
og tændte Offerild der paa alle Høje ligesom de Folkeslag, HERREN havde ført bort foran dem, og øvede onde Ting, saa at de krænkede HERREN;
12 They served idols, although the LORD had told them, “You shall not do this thing.”
de dyrkede Afgudsbillederne, skønt HERREN havde sagt: »Det maa I ikke gøre!«
13 Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.”
Og HERREN advarede Israel og Juda ved alle sine Profeter, alle Seerne, og sagde: »Vend om fra eders onde Færd og hold mine Bud og Anordninger i nøje Overensstemmelse med den Lov, jeg paalagde eders Fædre og kundgjorde eder ved mine Tjenere Profeterne!«
14 But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God.
Men de vilde ikke høre; de gjorde sig halsstarrige som deres Fædre, der ikke stolede paa HERREN deres Gud;
15 They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and themselves became worthless, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate.
de lod haant om hans Anordninger og den Pagt, han havde sluttet med deres Fædre, og om de Vidnesbyrd, han havde givet dem, og de holdt sig til Tomhed, saa de blev til Tomhed, og efterlignede Folkeslagene rundt om dem, skønt HERREN havde paalagt dem ikke at gøre som de;
16 They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves two cast idols of calves and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the host of heaven and served Baal.
de sagde sig løs fra HERREN deres Guds Bud og lavede sig støbte Billeder, to Tyrekalve; de lavede sig ogsaa Asjerastøtter, tilbad hele Himmelens Hær og dyrkede Ba'al:
17 They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
de lod deres Sønner og Døtre gaa igennem Ilden, drev Spaadomskunster og Sandsigeri og solgte sig til at gøre, hvad der er ondt i HERRENS Øjne, saa de krænkede ham.
18 So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained,
Derfor blev HERREN saare fortørnet paa Israel og drev dem bort fra sit Aasyn, saa der ikke blev andet end Judas Stamme tilbage.
19 and even Judah did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but lived according to the customs Israel had introduced.
Men heller ikke Juda holdt HERREN deres Guds Bud, men fulgte de Skikke, Israel havde indført.
20 So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers, until He had banished them from His presence.
Derfor forkastede HERREN hele Israels Slægt, ydmygede dem, gav dem til Pris for Røvere og stødte dem til sidst bort fra sit Aasyn.
21 When the LORD had torn Israel away from the house of David, they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king, and Jeroboam led Israel away from following the LORD and caused them to commit a great sin.
Thi da Israel havde revet sig løs fra Davids Hus og gjort Jeroboam, Nebats Søn, til Konge, drog denne Israel bort fra HERREN og forledte dem til en stor Synd;
22 The Israelites persisted in all the sins that Jeroboam had committed and did not turn away from them.
og Israeliterne vandrede i alle de Synder, Jeroboam havde begaaet, og veg ikke derfra,
23 Finally, the LORD removed Israel from His presence, as He had declared through all His servants the prophets. So Israel was exiled from their homeland into Assyria, where they are to this day.
saa at HERREN til sidst drev Israel bort fra sit Aasyn, som han havde sagt ved alle sine Tjenere Profeterne; og Israel maatte vandre bort fra sit Land til Assyrien, hvor det er den Dag i Dag.
24 Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns.
Derefter lod Assyrerkongen Folk fra Babel, Kuta, Avva, Hamat og Sefarvajim komme og bosætte sig i Samarias Byer i Stedet for Israeliterne; og de tog Samaria i Besiddelse og bosatte sig i Byerne.
25 Now when the settlers first lived there, they did not worship the LORD, so He sent lions among them, which killed some of them.
Men den første Tid de boede der, frygtede de ikke HERREN; derfor sendte HERREN Løver iblandt dem, som dræbte dem.
26 So they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, “The peoples that you have removed and placed in the cities of Samaria do not know the requirements of the God of the land. Because of this, He has sent lions among them, which are indeed killing them off.”
Da sendte de Assyrerkongen det Bud: »De Folk, du førte bort fra deres Hjem og lod bosætte sig i Samarias Byer, ved ikke, hvorledes Landets Gud skal dyrkes; derfor har han sendt Løver imod dem, og de dræber dem, fordi de ikke ved, hvorledes Landets Gud skal dyrkes!«
27 Then the king of Assyria commanded: “Send back one of the priests you carried off from Samaria, and have him go back to live there and teach the requirements of the God of the land.”
Og Assyrerkongen bød: »Lad en af de Præster, jeg førte bort derfra, drage derhen, lad ham drage hen og bosætte sig der og lære dem, hvorledes Landets Gud skal dyrkes!«
28 Thus one of the priests they had carried away came and lived in Bethel, and he began to teach them how they should worship the LORD.
Saa kom en af de Præster, de havde ført bort fra Samaria, og bosatte sig i Betel, og han lærte dem, hvorledes de skulde frygte HERREN.
29 Nevertheless, the people of each nation continued to make their own gods in the cities where they had settled, and they set them up in the shrines that the people of Samaria had made on the high places.
Men hvert Folk gav sig til at lave sig sin egen Gud og stillede ham op i Offerhusene paa Højene, som Samaritanerne havde opført, hvert Folk i sin By, hvor de havde bosat sig;
30 The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, the men of Hamath made Ashima,
Folkene fra Babel lavede Sukkot-Benot, Folkene fra Kuta Nergal, Folkene fra Hamat Asjima,
31 the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech the gods of the Sepharvaim.
Avvijiterne Nibhaz og Tartak, og Sefarviterne brændte deres Børn til Ære for Adrammelek og Anammelek, Sefarvajims Guder.
32 So the new residents worshiped the LORD, but they also appointed for themselves priests of all sorts to serve in the shrines of the high places.
Men de frygtede ogsaa HERREN og indsatte Folk at deres egen Midte til Præster ved Offerhøjene, og disse ofrede for dem i Offerhusene paa Højene.
33 They worshiped the LORD, but they also served their own gods according to the customs of the nations from which they had been carried away.
De frygte de HERREN, men dyrkede ogsaa deres egne Guder paa de Folkeslags Vis, de var ført bort fra.
34 To this day they are still practicing their former customs. None of them worship the LORD or observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel.
Endnu den Dag i Dag følger de deres gamle Skikke. De frygtede ikke HERREN og handlede ikke efter de Anordninger og Lovbud, de havde faaet, eller efter den Lov og det Bud, HERREN havde givet Jakobs Sønner, han, hvem han gav Navnet Israel.
35 For the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites and commanded them, “Do not worship other gods or bow down to them; do not serve them or sacrifice to them.
Og HERREN havde sluttet en Pagt med dem og givet dem det Bud: »I maa ikke frygte andre Guder eller tilbede dem, ikke dyrke dem eller ofre til dem;
36 Instead, worship the LORD, who brought you out of the land of Egypt with great power and an outstretched arm. You are to bow down to Him and offer sacrifices to Him.
men HERREN, som førte eder ud af Ægypten med vældig Kraft og udstrakt Arm, ham skal I frygte, ham skal I tilbede, og til ham skal I ofre!
37 And you must always be careful to observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments He wrote for you. Do not worship other gods.
De Anordninger og Lovbud, den Lov og det Bud, han har opskrevet for eder, skal I omhyggeligt holde til alle Tider, og I maa ikke frygte andre Guder!
38 Do not forget the covenant I have made with you. Do not worship other gods,
Den Pagt, han har sluttet med eder, maa I ikke glemme, og I maa ikke frygte andre Guder;
39 but worship the LORD your God, and He will deliver you from the hands of all your enemies.”
men HERREN eders Gud skal I frygte, saa vil han fri eder af alle eders Fjenders Haand!«
40 But they would not listen, and they persisted in their former customs.
Dog vilde de ikke høre, men blev ved at handle som før.
41 So these nations worshiped the LORD but also served their idols, and to this day their children and grandchildren continue to do as their fathers did.
Saaledes frygtede disse Folkeslag HERREN, men dyrkede tillige deres udskaarne Billeder; og deres Børn og Børnebørn gør endnu den Dag i Dag som deres Fædre.
