Chronicles II 24

1 Joas was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Sabia of Bersabee.

Joas var syv Aar gammel da han blev Konge og han herskede i fyrretyve Aar i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Zibja og var fra Be'ersjeba.

2 And Joas did that which right in the sight of the Lord all the days of Jodae the priest.

Joas gjorde, hvad der var ret i HERRENS Øjne, saa længe Præsten Jojada levede.

3 And Jodae took to himself two wives, and they bore sons and daughters.

Jojada tog ham to Hustruer, og han avlede Sønner og Døtre.

4 And it came to pass afterward that it came into the heart of Joas to repair the house of the Lord.

Siden kom Joas i Tanker om at udbedre HERRENS Hus.

5 And he gathered the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out into the cities of Juda, and collect money of all Israel to repair the house of the Lord from year to year, and make haste to speak [of it]. But the Levites hasted not.

Han samlede derfor Præsterne og Leviterne og sagde til dem: »Drag ud til Judas Byer og saml Penge ind i hele Israel til at istandsætte eders Guds Hus Aar efter Aar; men I maa skynde eder!« Leviterne skyndte sig dog ikke.

6 And king Joas called Jodae the chief, and said to him, Why hast thou not looked after the Levites, so that they should bring from Juda and Jerusalem that which was prescribed by Moses the man of God, when he assembled Israel at the tabernacle of witness?

Saa lod Kongen Ypperstepræsten Jojada kalde og sagde til ham: »Hvorfor har du ikke holdt Øje med, at Leviterne i Juda og Jerusalem indsamler den Afgift, HERRENS Tjener Moses paalagde Israels Forsamling til Vidnesbyrdets Telt?

7 For Gotholia was a transgressor, and her sons tore down the house of God; for they offered the holy things of the house of the Lord to Baalim.

Thi den ugudelige Atalja og hendes Sønner har ødelagt Guds Hus og oven i Købet brugt Helliggaverne i HERRENS Hus til Ba'alerne.«

8 And the king said, Let a box be made, and let it be put at the gate of the house of the Lord without.

Paa Kongens Bud lavede man saa en Kiste og satte den uden for Porten til HERRENS Hus;

9 And let [men] proclaim in Juda an in Jerusalem, that [the people] should bring to the Lord, as Moses the servant of God spoke concerning Israel in the wilderness.

og det kundgjordes i Juda og Jerusalem, at den Afgift, Moses havde paalagt Israeliterne i Ørkenen, skulde udredes til HERREN.

10 And all the princes and all the people gave, and brought in, and cast into the box until it was filled.

Alle Øversterne og hele Folket bragte da Afgiften med Glæde og lagde den i Kisten, til den var fuld;

11 And it came to pass, when they brought in the box to the officers of the king by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that the money was more than sufficient, then came the king's scribe, and the officer of the high priest, and emptied the box, and restored it to its place. Thus they did day by day, and collected much money.

og hver Gang Kisten af Leviterne blev bragt til de kongelige Tilsynsmænd, naar de saa, at der var mange Penge, kom Kongens Skriver og Ypperstepræstens Tilsynsmand og tømte Kisten; og saa tog de og satte den paa Plads igen. Saaledes gjorde de Gang paa Gang, og de samlede en Mængde Penge.

12 And the king and Jodae the priest gave it to the workmen employed in the service of the house of the Lord, and they hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the Lord, also smiths and braziers to repair the house of the Lord.

Og Kongen og Jojada gav Pengene til dem, der stod for Arbejdet ved HERRENS Hus, og de lejede Stenhuggere og Tømmermænd til at udbedre HERRENS Hus og derhos Jern og Kobbersmede til at istandsætte HERRENS Hus.

13 And the workmen wrought, and the works prospered in their hands, and they established the house of the Lord on its foundation, and strengthened [it].

Og de, der stod for Arbejdet, tog fat, og Istandsættelsesarbejdet skred frem under deres Hænder, og de byggede Guds Hus op efter de opgivne Maal og satte det i god Stand.

14 And when they had finished [it], they brought to the king and to Jodae the remainder of the money, and they made vessels for the house of the Lord, vessels of service for whole-burnt-offerings, and gold and silver [censers]: and they offered up whole-burnt-offerings in the house of the Lord continually all the days of Jodae.

Da de var færdige, bragte de Resten af Pengene til Kongen og Jojada, og for dem lod han lave Redskaber til HERRENS Hus, Redskaber til Tjenesten og Ofrene, Kander og Kar af Guld og Sølv. Og de ofrede stadig Brændofre i HERRENS Hus, saa længe Jojada levede.

15 And Jodae grew old, being full of days, and he died, being a hundred and thirty years old at his death.

Men Jojada blev gammel og mæt af Dage og døde; han var ved sin Død 130 Aar gammel.

16 And they buried him with the kings in the city of David, because he had dealt well with Israel, and with God and his house.

Man jordede ham i Davidsbyen hos Kongerne, fordi han havde gjort sig fortjent af Israel og over for Gud og hans Hus.

17 And it came to pass after the death of Jodae, [that] the princes of Juda went in, and did obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened to them.

Men efter Jojadas Død kom Judas Øverster og kastede sig ned for Kongen. Da hørte Kongen dem villig,

18 And they forsook the house of the Lord God of their fathers, and served the Astartes and idols: and there was wrath upon Juda and Jerusalem in that day.

Og de forlod HERREN, deres Fædres Guds Hus og dyrkede Asjererne og Gudebillederne. Og der kom Vrede over Juda og Jerusalem for denne deres Synds Skyld.

19 yet he sent prophets to them, to turn them to the Lord; but they hearkened not: and he testified to them, but they obeyed not.

Saa sendte han Profeter iblandt dem for at omvende dem til HERREN, og de advarede dem, men de hørte ikke.

20 And the Spirit of God came upon Azarias the son of Jodae the priest, and he stood up above the people, and said, Thus saith the Lord, Why do ye transgress the commandments of the Lord? so shall ye not prosper; for ye have forsaken the Lord, and he will forsake you.

Men Guds Aand iførte sig Zekarja, Præsten Jojadas Søn, og han traadte frem for Folket og sagde til dem: »Saa siger Gud: Hvorfor overtræder I HERRENS Bud saa Lykken viger fra eder? Fordi I har forladt HERREN, har han forladt eder!«

21 And they conspired against him, and stone him by command of king Joas in the court of the Lord's house.

Men de sammensvor sig imod ham og stenede ham paa Kongens Bud i Forgaarden til HERRENS Hus;

22 So Joas remembered not the kindness which his father Jodae had exercised towards him, but slew his son. And as he died, he said, The Lord look upon [it], and judge.

Kong Joas kom ikke den Kærlighed i Hu, hans Fader Jojada havde vist ham, men lod Sønnen dræbe, Men da han døde, raabte han: »HERREN ser og straffer!«

23 And it came to pass after the end of the year, [that] the host of Syria went up against him, and came against Juda and Jerusalem: and they slew all the chiefs of the people among the people, and all their spoils they sent to the king of Damascus.

Ved Jævndøgnstide drog Aramæernes Hær imod Kongen, og de trængte ind i Juda og Jerusalem og udryddede alle Øverster af Folket og sendte alt Byttet, de tog fra dem, til Kongen af Darmaskus.

24 For the army of Syria came with few men, yet God gave into their hands a very large army, because they had forsaken the God of their fathers; and he brought judgments on Joas.

Skønt Aramæernes Hær kom i et ringe Tal, gav HERREN en saare stor Hær i deres Haand, fordi de havde forladt HERREN, deres Fædres Gud; saaledes fuldbyrdede de Dommen over Joas.

25 And after they had departed from him, when they had left him in sore diseases, then his servants conspired against him because of the blood of the son of Jodae the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died, and they buried him in the city of David, but they buried him not in the sepulchre of the kings.

Og da de drog bort fra ham — de forlod ham nemlig i haarde Lidelser — stiftede hans Folk en Sammensværgelse imod ham til Straf for Mordet paa Præsten Jojadas Søn og dræbte ham i hans Seng. Saaledes døde han, og man jordede ham i Davidsbyen, dog ikke i Kongegravene.

26 And they that conspired against him were Zabed the son of Samaath the Ammanite, and Jozabed the son of Samareth the Moabite.

De sammensvorne var Zakar, en Søn af Ammoniterkvinden Sjim'at, og Jozabad, en Søn af Moabiterkvinden Sjimrit.

27 And all his sons, and the five came to him: and the other [matters], behold, they are written in the book of the kings. And Amasias his son reigned in his stead.

Hans Sønners Navne, de mange profetiske Udsagn imod ham og hans grundige Udbedring af Guds, Hus staar jo optegnet i Udlægningen til Kongernes Bog. Hans Søn Amazja blev Konge i hans Sted.