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.
Der var i Samaria halvfjerdsindstyve Sønner af Akab. Jehu skrev nu Breve og sendte dem til Samaria til Byens Øverster, de Ældste og Akabs Sønners Fosterfædre. Deri stod:
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,
»I har jo eders Herres Sønner hos eder og raader over Stridsvognene og Hestene, Fæstningerne og Vaabenforraadene. Naar nu dette Brev kommer eder i Hænde,
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.
udvælg saa den bedste og dygtigste af eders Herres Sønner, sæt ham paa hans Faders Trone og kæmp 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 grebes af stor Forfærdelse og sagde: »Se, de to Konger kunde ikke staa sig imod ham, hvor skal vi saa kunne det?«
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.
Derfor sendte Paladsets og Byens øverste Befalingsmænd, de Ældste og Fosterfædrene det Bud til Jehu: »Vi er dine Trælle, og alt, hvad du kræver af os, vil vi gøre. Vi vil ikke gøre nogen til Konge; gør, hvad du finder for 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 nyt Brev til dem, og der stod: »Dersom I holder med mig og vil høre mig, tag saa eders Herres Sønners Hoveder og kom i Morgen ved denne Tid til mig i Jizre'el!« Kongesønnerne, halvfjerdsindstyve Mænd, var nemlig hos Byens Stormænd, som var deres Fosterfædre.
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.
Da Brevet kom til dem, tog de Kongesønnerne og dræbte dem, halvfjerdsindstyve Mænd, lagde deres Hoveder i Kurve og sendte dem til Jehu i Jizre'el.
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.
Da Budet kom og meldte: »Kongesønnernes Hoveder er bragt hid!« sagde han: »Læg dem i to Bunker foran Porten til 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?
Næste Morgen gik han ud, traadte frem og sagde til alt Folket: »I er uden Skyld; det er mig, der har stiftet en Sammensværgelse mod min Herre og dræbt ham — men hvem har dræbt 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.
Kend nu, at intet af det Ord, HERREN talede mod Akabs Hus, var faldet til Jorden, men HERREN har gjort, hvad han talede 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.
Derpaa lod Jehu alle dem, der var tilbage af Akabs Hus i Jizre'el, dræbe, alle hans Stormænd, Venner og Præster, saa at ikke en eneste blev tilbage og slap bort.
12 And he arose and went to Samaria, [and] he [was] in the house of sheep-shearing in the way.
Saa brød han op og drog ad Samaria til. Da han kom til Bet-Eked-Haro'im ved 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.
mødte han Kong Ahazja af Judas Brødre. Han spurgte dem: »Hvem er I?« De svarede: »Vi er Ahazjas Brødre, og vi drager herned for at hilse paa Kongens og Kongemoderens Sønner.«
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: »Grib dem levende!« Saa greb de dem levende, og han lod dem dræbe ved Bet-Ekeds Brønd, to og fyrretyve Mænd; ikke een lod han blive tilbage.
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.
Da han drog videre, traf han Jonadab, Rekabs Søn, der kom ham i Møde, og han hilste paa ham og spurgte: »Er du af Hjertet oprigtig mod mig som jeg mod dig?« Jonadab svarede: »Ja, jeg er!« Da sagde Jehu: »Saa giv mig din Haand!« Han gav ham da Haanden, og Jehu tog ham 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 sagde: »Følg mig og se min Nidkærhed for HERREN!« Og han tog ham med i Vognen,
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.
Saa drog han til Samaria og lod alle, der var tilbage af Akabs Slægt i Samaria, dræbe, saa at den blev fuldstændig udryddet efter det Ord, HERREN havde talet til Elias.
18 And Ju gathered all the people, and said to them, Achaab served Baal a little; Ju shall serve him much.
Derefter kaldte Jehu hele Folket sammen og sagde til dem: »Akab dyrkede Ba'al lidt, Jehu vil dyrke ham mere!
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.
Kald derfor alle Ba'als Profeter, alle, der dyrker ham, og alle hans Præster hid til mig, ikke een maa udeblive, thi jeg har et stort Slagtoffer for til Ære for Ba'al; enhver, der udebliver, skal bøde med Livet!« Men det var en Fælde, Jehu stillede, for at udrydde Ba'alsdyrkerne.
20 And Ju said, Sanctify a solemn festival to Baal, and they made a proclamation.
Derpaa sagde Jehu: »Helliger en festlig Samling til Ære for Ba'al!« Og de udraabte en festlig Samling.
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 Bud rundt i hele Israel, og alle Ba'alsdyrkerne uden Undtagelse indfandt sig; de begav sig til Ba'als Hus, og det blev fuldt fra Ende til anden.
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.
Saa sagde han til Opsynsmanden over Klædekammeret: »Tag en Klædning frem til hver af Ba'alsdyrkerne!« Og han tog Klædningerne frem 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.
Saa gik Jehu og Jonadab, Rekabs Søn, ind i Ba'als Hus; og han sagde til Ba'alsdyrkerne: »Se nu godt efter; at der ikke her iblandt eder findes nogen, som dyrker HERREN, men kun Ba'alsdyrkere!«
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.
Derpaa gik han ind for at ofre Slagtofre og Brændofre. Men Jehu havde opstillet firsindstyve Mand udenfor og sagt: »Den, der lader nogen af de Mænd undslippe, som jeg overgiver i eders Hænder, skal bøde 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.
Da han saa var færdig med at ofre Brændofferet, sagde han til Livvagten og Høvedsmændene: »Gaa nu ind og hug dem ned! Ikke een maa slippe bort!« Og de huggede dem ned med Sværdet, og Livvagten og Høvedsmændene slængte dem bort; saa gik de ind i Ba'alshusets inderste Rum,
26 And they brought out the pillar of Baal, and burnt it.
bragte Ba'alshusets Asjerastøtte ud og opbrændte den;
27 And they tore down the pillars of Baal, and made his house a draught-house until this day.
og de nedbrød Ba'als Stenstøtte, rev Ba'als Hus ned og gjorde det til Nødtørftssteder, og de er der den Dag i Dag.
28 So Ju abolished Baal out of Israel.
Saaledes udryddede Jehu Ba'al 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.
Men fra de Synder, Jeroboam, Nebats Søn, havde forledt Israel til, Guldkalvene i Betel og Dan, veg Jehu ikke.
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 har handlet vel og gjort, hvad der er ret i mine Øjne, og handlet med Akabs Hus ganske efter mit Sind, skal dine Sønner sidde paa Israels Trone indtil fjerde Led!«
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.
Men Jehu tog ikke Vare paa at følge HERRENS, Israels Guds, Lov af hele sit Hjerte; han veg ikke fra de Synder, Jeroboam havde forledt Israel til.
32 In those days the Lord began to cut Israel short; and Azael struck them in every coast of Israel;
Paa den Tid begyndte HERREN at rive Stykker fra Israel, og Hazael slog Israel i alle dets Grænseegne,
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.
Øst for Jordan, hele Gilead, Gaditernes, Rubeniternes og Manassiternes Land fra Aroer ved Arnonflodens Bred, 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?
Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Jehu, alt, hvad han gjorde, og alle hans Heltegerninger, staar jo optegnet i Israels Kongers Krønike.
35 And Ju slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joachaz his son reigned in his stead.
Saa lagde Jehu sig til Hvile hos sine Fædre, og man jordede ham i Samaria; og hans Søn Joahaz blev Konge i hans Sted.
36 And the days which Ju reigned over Israel [were] twenty-eight years in Samaria.
Den Tid, Jehu herskede over Israel, udgjorde otte og tyve Aar.
