2 Chronicles 28
1 Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for sixteen years; he did not do what was right in the eyes of the Lord, like David his father:
Akaza var tyve År gammel da han blev Konge, og han herskede seksten År i Jerusalem. Han gjorde ikke, hvad der var ret i HERRENs Øjne, som hans Fader David,
2 But he went in the ways of the kings of Israel and made images of metal for the Baals.
men vandrede i Israels Kongers Spor Ja, han lod lave støbte Billeder til Ba'alerne;
3 More than this, he had offerings burned in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and made his children go through fire, copying the disgusting ways of the nations whom the Lord had sent out of the land before the children of Israel.
han tændte selv Offerild i Hinnoms Søns Dal og lod sine Sønner gå igennem Ilden efter de Folks vederstyggelige Skik, som HERREN havde drevet bort foran Israeliterne.
4 And he made offerings and had perfumes burned in the high places and on the hills and under every green tree.
Han ofrede og tændte Offerild på Offerhøjene og de høje Steder og under alle grønne Træer.
5 So the Lord his God gave him up into the hands of the king of Aram; and they overcame him, and took away a great number of his people as prisoners to Damascus. Then he was given into the hands of the king of Israel, who sent great destruction on him.
Derfor gav HERREN hans Gud ham i Arams Konges Hånd, og de slog ham og tog mange af hans Folk til Fange og førte dem til Darmaskus. Ligeledes blev han givet i Israels Konges Hånd, og denne tilføjede ham et stort Nederlag.
6 For Pekah, the son of Remaliah, in one day put to death a hundred and twenty thousand men of Judah, all of them good fighting-men; because they had given up the Lord, the God of their fathers.
Peka, Remaljas Søn, dræbte i Juda 120.000 Mennesker på een Dag, lutter dygtige Krigsfolk, fordi de havde forladt HERREN, deres Fædres Gud.
7 And Zichri, a great fighting-man of Ephraim, put to death Maaseiah, the king's son, and Azrikam, the controller of his house, and Elkanah, who was second in authority to the king.
Den efraimitiske Helt Zikri dræbte Kongesønnen Ma'aseja, Paladsøversten Azrikam og Elkana, den ypperste næst Kongen.
8 And the children of Israel took away as prisoners from their brothers, two hundred thousand, women and sons and daughters, and a great store of their goods, and took them to Samaria.
Israeliterne bortførte fra deres Brødre 200.000 Hustruer, Sønner og Døtre som Fanger og fratog dem et stort Bytte, som de førte til Samaria.
9 But a prophet of the Lord was there, named Oded; and he went out in front of the army which was coming into Samaria and said to them, Truly, because the Lord, the God of your fathers, was angry with Judah, he gave them up into your hands, and you have put them to death in an outburst of wrath stretching up to heaven.
Her boede en HERRENs Profet ved Navn Oded; han gik Hæren i Møde, da den kom til Samaria, og sagde til dem: "Fordi HERREN, eders Fædres Gud, var vred på Juda, gav han dem i eders Hånd; men I har anrettet et Blodbad iblandt dem med et Raseri, der når til Himmelen!
10 And now your purpose is to keep the children of Judah and Jerusalem as men-servants and women-servants under your yoke: but are there no sins against the Lord your God to be seen among yourselves?
Og nu tænker I på at få Magten over Folkene fra Juda og Jerusalem og gøre dem til eders Trælle og Trælkvinder! Har l da ikke også selv nok på Samvittigheden over for HERREN eders Gud!
11 And now give ear to me, and send back the prisoners whom you have taken from your brothers: for the wrath of the Lord is burning against you.
Lyd derfor mig og send de Fanger tilbage, som I har gjort blandt eders Brødre, thi HERRENs glødende Vrede er over eder!"
12 Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah, the son of Johanan, Berechiah, the son of Meshillemoth Jehizkiah, the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, put themselves against those who had come from the war,
Da trådte nogle af Efraimiternes Overhoveder, Azarja, Johanans Søn, Berekja, Mesjillemots Søn, Hizkija, Sjallums Søn, og Amasa, Hadlajs Søn, frem for de hjemvendte Krigere
13 And said to them, You are not to let these prisoners come here; for what you are designing to do will be a cause of sin against the Lord to us, making even greater our sin and our wrongdoing, which now are great enough, and his wrath is burning against Israel.
og sagde til dem: "I må ikke bringe Fangerne herhen! Thi I har i Sinde at øge vote Synder og vor Skyld ud over den Skyld, vi har over for HERREN; thi stor er vor Skyld, og glødende Vrede er over Israel!"
14 So the armed men gave up the prisoners and the goods they had taken to the heads and the meeting of the people.
Da gav de væbnede Slip på Fangerne og Byttet i Øversternes og hele Forsamlingens Påsyn;
15 And those men who have been named went up and took the prisoners, clothing those among them who were uncovered, with things from the goods which had been taken in the war, and putting robes on them and shoes on their feet; and they gave them food and drink and oil for their bodies, and seating all the feeble among them on asses, they took them to Jericho, the town of palm-trees, to their people, and then went back to Samaria.
og de ovenfor nævnte Mænd stod op og tog sig af Fangerne, gav alle de nøgne iblandt dem Klæder af Byttet, forsynede dem med Klæder og Sko, gav dem Mad og Drikke, salvede dem, lod dem, der ikke kunde gå, ride på Æsler og bragte dem til Jeriko, Palmestaden, hen i Nærheden af deres Brødre; derpå vendte de tilbage til Samaria.
16 At that time King Ahaz sent for help to the king of Assyria.
På den Tid sendte Kong Akaz Assyrerkongen Bud om Hjælp.
17 For the Edomites had come again, attacking Judah and taking away prisoners.
Tilmed trængte Edomiterne ind og slog Judæerne og slæbte Krigsfanger bort.
18 And the Philistines, forcing their way into the towns of the lowlands and the south of Judah, had taken Beth-shemesh and Aijalon and Gederoth and Soco, with their daughter-towns, as well as Timnah and Gimzo and their daughter-towns, and were living there.
Og Filisterne faldt ind i Lavlandets Byer og den judæiske Del af Sydlandet og indtog Bet-Sjemesj, Ajjalon, Gederot, Soko med Småbyer, Timna med Småbyer og Gimzo med Småbyer og bosatte sig der.
19 For the Lord made Judah low, because of Ahaz, king of Israel; for he had given up all self-control in Judah, sinning greatly against the Lord.
Thi HERREN ydmygede Juda for Kong Akaz af Judas Skyld, fordi han havde ladet Tøjlesløshed opkomme i Juda og været troløs mod HERREN.
20 Then Tiglath-pileser, king of Assyria, came to him, but was a cause of trouble and not of strength to him.
Men Assyrerkongen Tillegat-Pilneser drog imod ham og bragte ham i Nød i Stedet for at hjælpe ham;
21 For Ahaz took a part of the wealth from the house of the Lord, and from the house of the king and of the great men, and gave it to the king of Assyria; but it was no help to him.
thi Akaz plyndrede HERRENs Hus, og Kongens Palads og Øversternes Palads og gav det til Assyrerkongen, men det hjalp ham intet.
22 And in the time of his trouble, this same King Ahaz did even more evil against the Lord.
Og selv da Assyrerkongen bragte ham i Nød, var Kong Akaz på ny troløs mod HERREN;
23 For he made offerings to the gods of Damascus, who were attacking him, and said, Because the gods of the kings of Aram are giving them help, I will make offerings to them so that they may give me help. But they were the cause of his downfall, and of that of all Israel.
han ofrede til Darmaskus's Guder, som havde slået ham, idet han sagde: "Aramæerkongernes Guder har jo hjulpet dem; til dem vil jeg ofre, at de også må hjælpe mig!" Men de blev ham og hele Israel til Fald.
24 And Ahaz got together the vessels of the house of God, cutting up all the vessels of the house of God, and shutting the doors of the Lord's house; and he made altars in every part of Jerusalem.
Også samlede Akaz Karrene i Guds Hus og slog dem i Stykker; og han lukkede HERRENs Hus's Porte og lavede sig Altre ved hvert et Hjørne i Jerusalem;
25 And in every town of Judah he made high places where perfumes were burned to other gods, awaking the wrath of the Lord, the God of his fathers.
og i hver eneste By i Juda indrettede han Offerhøje for at tænde Offerild for fremmede Guder; således krænkede han HERREN, sine Fædres Gud.
26 Now the rest of his acts and all his ways, first and last, are recorded in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om ham og hele hans Færd fra først til sidst, står jo optegnet i Bogen om Judas og Israels Konger.
27 And Ahaz went to rest with his fathers, and they put his body into the earth in Jerusalem; but they did not put him in the resting-place of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son became king in his place.
Så lagde Akaz sig til Hvile bos sine Fædre, og man jordede ham i Jerusalem, inde i Byen, thi man vilde ikke jorde ham i Israels Kongegrave; og hans Søn Ezekias blev Konge i hans Sted.
