Kings IV 10
1 And Achaab [had] seventy sons in Samaria. And Ju wrote a letter, and sent it into Samaria to the rulers of Samaria, and to the elders, and to the guardians of [the children of] Achaab, saying.
Og Akab havde halvfjerdsindstyve Sønner i Samaria; og Jehu skrev Breve og sendte til Samaria, til de øverste i Jisreel, de Ældste, og til de af Akab indsatte Fosterfædre og lod sige:
2 Now then, as soon as this letter shall have reached you, whereas [there are] with you the sons of your master, and with you chariots and horses, and strong cities, and arms,
Og nu, naar dette Brev kommer til eder — efterdi eders Herres Sønner ere hos eder, og Vognene ere hos eder og Hestene, samt en fast Stad og Vaabnene —
3 do you accordingly look out the best and fit amongst your master's sons, and set him on the throne of his father, and fight for the house of your master.
saa ser, hvem der er den bedste og den rette af eders Herres Sønner, og sætter ham paa hans Faders Trone og strider for eders Herres Hus!
4 And they feared greatly, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: and how shall we stand?
Men de frygtede saare meget og sagde: se, de to Konger kunde ikke staa sig for hans Ansigt, hvorledes ville vi da kunne staa os?
5 So they that were over the house, and they that were over the city, and the elders and the guardians, sent to Ju, saying, We also [are] your servants, and whatever you shall say to us we will do; we will not make [any] man king: we will do that which is right in your eyes.
Og den, som var over Huset og den, som var over Staden, og de Ældste og Fosterfædrene sendte til Jehu og lode sige: Vi ere dine Tjenere, vi ville gøre alt det, som du siger til os, vi ville ingen gøre til Konge; gør det, som dig synes godt.
6 And Ju wrote them a second letter, saying, If you [are] for me, and listen to my voice, take the heads of the men your master's sons, and bring [them] to me at this time to-morrow in Jezrael. Now the sons of the king were seventy men; these great men of the city brought them up.
Da skrev han et andet Brev til dem og lod sige: Dersom I ere mine og høre min Røst, saa tager Hovederne af Mændene, eders Herres Sønner, og kommer til mig i Morgen ved denne Tid til Jisreel. Men Kongens Sønner, halvfjerdsindstyve Mænd, vare hos de store i Staden, som fødte dem op.
7 And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king's sons, and killed them, [even] seventy men, and put their heads in baskets, and sent them to him at Jezrael.
Og det skete, der Brevet kom til dem, da toge de Kongens Sønner og slagtede dem, halvfjerdsindstyve Mænd, og lagde deres Hoveder i Kurve og sendte dem til ham i Jisreel.
8 And a messenger came and told [him], saying, They have brought the heads of the king's sons. And he said, Lay them [in] two heaps by the door of the gate until the morning.
Og der Budet kom og gav ham det til Kende og sagde: De have bragt Kongens Sønners Hoveder hid, da sagde han: Lægger dem i to Hobe ved Indgangen til Porten indtil i Morgen!
9 And the morning came, and he went forth, and stood, and said to all the people, You are righteous: behold, I conspired against my master, and killed him: but who killed all these?
Og det skete om Morgenen, der han gik ud og stod der, da sagde han til alt Folket: I ere retfærdige! se, jeg har gjort et Forbund imod min Herre og slaaet ham ihjel; men hvo har slaget alle disse?
10 See now that there shall not fall to the ground anything of the word of the Lord which the Lord spoke against the house of Achaab: for the Lord has performed all that he spoke of by the hand of his servant Eliu.
Vider nu, at der er ikke eet af Herrens Ord, som Herren har talt over Akabs Hus, faldet til Jorden; thi Herren har gjort, som han talte ved sin Tjener Elias.
11 And Ju struck all that were left of the house of Achaab in Jezrael, and all his great men, and his acquaintance, and his priests, so as not to leave him [any] remnant.
Saa ihjelslog Jehu alle, som vare overblevne af Akabs Hus i Jisreel og alle hans store Mænd og hans Kyndinger og hans Præster, indtil han ikke levnede ham een tilovers.
12 And he arose and went to Samaria, [and] he [was] in the house of sheep-shearing in the way.
Og han gjorde sig rede og drog hen og kom til Samaria. Og der han var ved Hyrdernes Beth-Eked paa Vejen,
13 And Ju found the brethren of Ochozias king of Juda, and said, Who [are] you? And they said, We [are] the brethren of Ochozias, and we have come down to salute the sons of the king, and the sons of the queen.
da traf Jehu paa Ahasias, Judas Konges, Brødre og sagde: Hvem ere I? og de sagde: Vi ere Ahasias Brødre og fare ned for at hilse paa Kongens Børn og Dronningens Børn.
14 And he said, Take them alive. And they killed them at the shearing-house, forty and two men: he left not a man of them.
Da sagde han: Griber dem levende, og de grebe dem levende; og de slagtede dem ved Grøften ved Beth-Eked, to og fyrretyve Mænd, og man lod ikke een Mand blive tilovers af dem.
15 And he went thence and found Jonadab the son of Rechab [coming] to meet him; and he saluted him, and Ju said to him, Is your heart right with my heart, as my heart [is] with your heart? And Jonadab said, It is. And Ju said, If it is then, give me your hand. And he gave him his hand, and he took him up to him into the chariot.
Og der han drog derfra, da traf han Jonadab, Rekabs Søn, som mødte ham og velsignede ham, og han sagde til ham: Mon dit Hjerte er oprigtigt, som mit Hjerte imod dit Hjerte? og Jonadab sagde: Det er. Er det saa, da giv mig din Haand; og han gav ham sin Haand, og han lod ham stige op til sig i Vognen.
16 And he said to him, Come with me, and see me zealous for the Lord. And he caused him to sit in his chariot.
Og han sagde: Gak med mig, og se paa min Nidkærhed for Herren; og de kørte ham paa hans Vogn.
17 And he entered into Samaria, and struck all that were left of Achaab in Samaria, until he had utterly destroyed him, according to the word of the Lord, which he spoke to Eliu.
Og der han kom til Samaria, da slog han alle ihjel, som vare overblevne af Akabs i Samaria, indtil han havde ødelagt ham, efter Herrens Ord, som han talte til Elias.
18 And Ju gathered all the people, and said to them, Achaab served Baal a little; Ju shall serve him much.
Og Jehu samlede alt Folket og sagde til dem: Akab tjente Baal lidet; Jehu vil tjene ham meget.
19 Now then do all [you] the prophets of Baal call all his servants and his priests to me; let not a man be lacking: for I have a great sacrifice [to offer] to Baal; every one who shall be missing shall die. But Ju did it in subtilty, that he might destroy the servants of Baal.
Saa kalder nu alle Baals Profeter, alle hans Tjenere og alle hans Præster til mig, at ingen savnes, thi jeg har et stort Slagtoffer for til Baal, hvo som savnes, skal ikke leve; men Jehu gjorde det med Svig, at han kunde ødelægge Baals Tjenere.
20 And Ju said, Sanctify a solemn festival to Baal, and they made a proclamation.
Og Jehu sagde: Helliger Baal en Højtidsdag; og de udraabte den.
21 And Ju sent throughout all Israel, saying, Now then let all [Baal's] servants, and all his priests, and all his prophets [come], let none be lacking: for I am going to offer a great sacrifice; whoever shall be missing, shall not live. So all the servants of Baal came, and all his priests, and all his prophets: there was not one left who came not. And they entered into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was filled from one end to the other.
Og Jehu sendte til hele Israel, og alle Baals Tjenere kom, og ingen blev tilbage, som ej kom; og de kom i Baals Hus, at Baals Hus blev fuldt her og der.
22 And he said to the man who was over the house of the wardrobe, Bring forth a robe for all the servants of Baal. And the keeper of the robes brought forth to them.
Da sagde han til dem, som vare over Klædekammeret: Bærer Klæder ud til alle Baals Tjenere; og man bar Klæderne ud til dem.
23 And Ju and Jonadab the son of Rechab entered into the house of Baal, and said to the servants of Baal, Search, and see whether there is amongst you any of the servants of the Lord, or only the servants of Baal, by themselves.
Og Jehu og Jonadab, Rekabs Søn, gik ind i Baals Hus; og han sagde til Baals Tjenere: Ransager og ser til, at her ikke er nogen af Herrens Tjenere iblandt eder, men alene Baals Tjenere.
24 And he went in to offer sacrifices and whole burnt offerings; and Ju set for himself eighty men without, and said, Every man who shall escape of the men whom I bring into your hand, the life of him [that spares him] shall go for his life.
Og der de gik ind til at gøre Slagtofre og Brændofre, da beskikkede Jehu sig firsindstyve Mænd udenfor og sagde: Dersom nogen af de Mænd skulde undkomme, som jeg har ført hid under eders Hænder, da skal der bødes med Liv for Liv.
25 And it came to pass, when he had finished offering the whole burnt offering, that Ju said to the footmen and to the officers, Go you in and kill them; let not a man of them escape. So they struck them with the edge of the sword, and the footmen and the officers cast [the bodies] forth, and went to the city of the house of Baal.
Og det skete, der man var færdig med at bringe Brændofferet, da sagde Jehu til Drabanterne og Høvedsmændene: Gaar ind, slaar dem, ingen maa komme ud; og de sloge dem med skarpe Sværd, og Drabanterne og Høvedsmændene kastede dem hen, og de gik til Baals Hus's Stad.
26 And they brought out the pillar of Baal, and burnt it.
Og de bare Støtterne af Baals Hus ud og opbrændte dem.
27 And they tore down the pillars of Baal, and made his house a draught-house until this day.
Og de nedbrøde Baals Støtte og nedbrøde Baals Hus og gjorde et hemmeligt Mag deraf indtil denne Dag.
28 So Ju abolished Baal out of Israel.
Saa ødelagde Jehu Baal af Israel.
29 Nevertheless Ju departed not from following the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who led Israel to sin: [these were] the golden heifers in Baethel and in Dan.
Dog fra Jeroboams, Nebats Søns, Synder, som kom Israel til at synde, dem veg Jehu ikke fra, nemlig fra de Guldkalve, den som var i Bethel, og den som var i Dan.
30 And the Lord said to Ju, Because of all your deeds wherein you have acted well in doing that which was right in my eyes, according to all things which you have done to the house of Achaab [as they were] in my heart, your sons to the fourth generation shall sit upon the throne of Israel.
Og Herren sagde til Jehu: Fordi du fuldkommelig har gjort det, som er ret for mine Øjne, og har gjort imod Akabs Hus efter alt det, som var i mit Hjerte, da skulle dine Sønner i fjerde Led sidde paa Israels Trone.
31 But Ju took no heed to walk in the law of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart: he departed not from following the sins of Jeroboam, who made Israel to sin.
Dog tog Jehu ikke Vare paa at vandre i Herrens, Israels Guds, Lov af sit ganske Hjerte; han veg ikke fra Jeroboams Synder, med hvilke han kom Israel til at synde.
32 In those days the Lord began to cut Israel short; and Azael struck them in every coast of Israel;
I de samme Dage begyndte Herren at tage Stykker bort af Israel; thi Hasael slog dem i hele Israels Landemærke,
33 from Jordan eastward all the land of Galaad belonging to the Gadites, of Gaddi and that of Ruben, and of Manasses, from Aroer, which is on the brink of the brook of Arnon, and Galaad and Basan.
fra Jordan af, imod Solens Opgang, det hele Gileads Land, Gaditerne og Rubeniterne og Manassiterne, fra Aroer, som er ved Arnons Bæk, baade Gilead og Basan.
34 And the rest of the acts of Ju, and all that he did, and all his might, and the wars wherein he engaged, [are] not these things written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
Men det øvrige af Jehus Handeler, og alt det, han har gjort, og al hans Vælde, ere de Ting ikke skrevne i Israels Kongers Krønikers Bog?
35 And Ju slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joachaz his son reigned in his stead.
Og Jehu laa med sine Fædre, og de begravede ham i Samaria, og Joahas, hans Søn, blev Konge i hans Sted.
36 And the days which Ju reigned over Israel [were] twenty-eight years in Samaria.
Og de Aar, som Jehu regerede over Israel i Samaria, vare otte og tyve Aar.
