Kings IV 12

1 Joas began to reign in the seventh year of Ju, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name [was] Sabia of Bersabee.

I Jehus syvende Regeringsaar blev Joas Konge, og han herskede fyrretyve Aar i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Zibja og var fra Be'ersjeba.

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

Joas gjorde hele sit Liv, hvad der var ret i HERRENS Øjne, idet Præsten Jojada vejledede ham.

3 Only there were not [any] of the high places removed, and the people still sacrificed there, and burnt incense on the high places.

Hun forsvandt Offerhøjene ikke, men Folket blev ved med at ofre og tænde Offerild paa Højene.

4 And Joas said to the priests, [As for] all the money of the holy things that is brought into the house of the Lord, the money of valuation, [as] each man brings the money of valuation, all the money which any man may feel disposed to bring into the house of the Lord,

Joas sagde til Præsterne: »Alle Penge, der indkommer i HERRENS Hus som Helliggaver, de Penge, det paalægges at udrede efter Vurdering — de Penge, Personer vurderes til — og alle Penge, man efter Hjertets Tilskyndelse bringer til HERRENS Hus,

5 let the priests take it to themselves, every man from [the proceeds of] his sale: and they shall repair the breaches of the house in all [places] wherever a breach shall be found.

skal Præsterne tage imod, hver af sine Kendinge, og for dem skal de istandsætte de brøstfældige Steder paa Templet, alle brøstfældige Steder, som findes.«

6 And it came to pass in the twenty-third year of king Joas the priests [had] not repaired the breaches of the house.

Men i Kong Joas's tre og tyvende Regeringsaar havde Præsterne endnu ikke istandsat de brøstfældige Steder paa Templet.

7 And king Joas called Jodae the priest, and the [other] priests, and said to them, Why have you not repaired the breaches of the house? now then receive no [more] money from your sales, for you shall give it to [repair the] breaches of the house.

Da lod Kong Joas Præsten Jojada og de andre Præster kalde og sagde til dem: »Hvorfor istandsætter I ikke de brøstfældige Steder paa Templet? Nu maa I ikke mere tage mod Penge af eders Kendinge, men I skal afgive Pengene til Istandsættelse af de brøstfældige Steder paa Templet!«

8 And the priests consented to receive no more money of the people, and not to repair the breaches of the house.

Og Præsterne gik ind paa ikke mere at modtage Penge af Folket, mod at de blev fri for at istandsætte de brøstfældige Steder paa Templet.

9 And Jodae the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it by the altar in the house of a man [belonging to] the house of the Lord, and the priests that kept the door put [therein] all the money that was found in the house of the Lord.

Præsten Jojada tog saa en Kiste, borede Hul i Laaget og satte den ved Stenstøtten til højre for Indgangen til HERRENS Hus, og der lagde Præsterne, der holdt Vagt ved Dørtærskelen, alle de Penge, der indkom i HERRENS Hus.

10 And it came to pass, when they saw that [there was] much money in the chest, that the king's scribe and the high priest went up, and they tied up and counted the money that was found in the house of the Lord.

Og naar de saa, at der var mange Penge i Kisten, kom Kongens Skriver og Ypperstepræsten op og bandt Pengene, som fandtes i HERRENS Hus, sammen og talte dem.

11 And they gave the money that had been collected into the hands of them that wrought the works, the overseers of the house of the Lord; and they gave it out to the carpenters and to the builders that wrought in the house of the Lord.

Derpaa gav man de afvejede Penge til dem, der stod for Arbejdet, dem, der havde Tilsyn med HERRENS Hus, og de udbetalte dem til Tømrerne og Bygningsmændene, der arbejdede paa HERRENS Hus,

12 And to the masons, and to the hewers of stone, to purchase timber and hewn stone to repair the breaches of the house of the Lord, for all that was spent on the house of the Lord to repair [it].

til Murerne og Stenhuggerne, eller brugte dem til Indkøb af Træ og tilhugne Sten til Istandsættelse af de brøstfældige Steder paa HERRENS Hus og til at dække alle Udgifter ved Templets Istandsættelse.

13 Only there were not to be made for the house of the Lord silver plates, studs, bowls, or trumpets, any vessel of gold or vessel of silver, of the money that was brought into the house of the Lord:

Derimod blev der for de Penge, der indkom i HERRENS Hus, hverken lavet Sølvfade eller Knive, Skaale, Trompeter eller nogen som helst anden Ting af Sølv eller Guld til HERRENS Hus;

14 for they were to give it to the workmen, and they repaired therewith the house of the Lord.

men Pengene blev givet til dem, der stod for Arbejdet, og de brugte dem til Istandsættelsen af HERRENS Hus.

15 Also they took no account of the men into whose hands they gave the money to give to the workmen, for they acted faithfully.

Og man holdt ikke Regnskab med de Mænd, hvem Pengene overlodes til Udbetaling til Arbejderne, men de handlede paa Tro og Love.

16 Money for a sin-offering, and money for a trespass-offering, whatever happened to be brought into the house of the Lord, went to the priests.

Men Skyldoffer— og Syndofferpengene blev ikke bragt til HERRENS Hus; de tilfaldt Præsterne.

17 Then went up Azael king of Syria, and fought against Geth, and took it: and Azael set his face to go against Jerusalem.

Paa den Tid drog Kong Hazael af Aram op og belejrede og indtog Gat. Da han truede med at drage mod Jerusalem,

18 And Joas king of Juda took all the holy things which Josaphat, and Joram, Ochozias, his fathers, and kings of Juda [had] consecrated, and what he had himself dedicated, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the Lord's house and the king's house, and he sent [them] to Azael king of Syria; and he went up from Jerusalem.

tog Kong Joas af Juda alle de Helliggaver, som hans Fædre, Judas Konger Josafat, Joram og Ahazja havde helliget, sine egne Helliggaver og alt det Guld, der fandtes i Skatkamrene i HERRENS Hus og Kongens Palads, og sendte det til Kong Hazael af Aram. Saa opgav han Angrebet paa Jerusalem og drog bort.

19 And the rest of the acts of Joas, and all that he did, behold, [are] not these things written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Juda?

Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Joas, alt, hvad han udførte, staar optegnet i Judas Kongers Krønike.

20 And his servants rose up and made a conspiracy, and struck Joas in the house of Mallo that is in Sela.

Men Joas's Hoffolk rejste sig og stiftede en Sammensværgelse og dræbte ham, engang han gik ned til Millos Hus.

21 And Jezirchar the son of Jemuath, and Jezabuth Somer's son, his servants, struck him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amessias his son reigned in his stead.

Det var hans Hoffolk Jozakar, Sjim'ats Søn, og Jozabad, Sjomers Søn, der slog ham ihjel. Og man jordede ham hos hans Fædre i Davidsbyen; og hans Søn Amazja blev Konge i hans Sted.