2 Kings 17
1 In the twelfth year of Ahaz, the king of Judah: Hoshea, the son of Elah, reigned over Israel, in Samaria, for nine years.
I Judas konge Akas' tolvte år blev Hosea, sønn av Ela, konge over Israel i Samaria, og han regjerte i ni år.
2 And he did evil before the Lord, but not like the kings of Israel who had been before him.
Han gjorde hvad ondt var i Herrens øine, dog ikke som de konger i Israel som hadde vært før ham.
3 Shalmaneser, the king of the Assyrians, ascended against him. And Hoshea became a servant to him, and he paid him tribute.
Ham drog kongen i Assyria Salmanassar op imot, og Hosea blev hans tjener og måtte svare skatt til ham.
4 And when the king of the Assyrians discovered that Hoshea, striving to rebel, had sent messengers to Sais, to the king of Egypt, so as not to present the tribute to the king of the Assyrians, as he had been accustomed to do each year, he besieged him. And having been bound, he cast him into prison.
Men da kongen i Assyria kom efter at Hosea hadde innlatt sig i en sammensvergelse, idet han hadde sendt bud til kongen i Egypten Soa og ikke lenger betalt skatt til kongen i Assyria, således som han før hadde gjort år for år, så satte kongen i Assyria ham fast og holdt ham i fengsel.
5 And he wandered through the entire land. And ascending to Samaria, he besieged it for three years.
For kongen i Assyria drog op over hele landet, og han rykket frem mot Samaria og holdt det kringsatt i tre år.
6 And in the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of the Assyrians captured Samaria, and he carried away Israel to Assyria. And he stationed them in Halah and in Habor, beside the river of Gozan, in the cities of the Medes.
I Hoseas niende år inntok den assyriske konge Samaria og bortførte Israel til Assyria; og han lot dem bo i Halah og ved Habor, en elv i Gosan, og i Medias byer.
7 For it happened that, when the sons of Israel had sinned against the Lord, their God, who had led them away from the land of Egypt, from the hand of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, they worshipped strange gods.
Således gikk det fordi Israels barn syndet mot Herren sin Gud, som hadde ført dem op fra Egyptens land og utfridd dem av den egyptiske konge Faraos hånd, og fryktet andre guder
8 And they walked according to the rituals of the nations that the Lord had consumed in the sight of the sons of Israel, and of the kings of Israel. For they had acted similarly.
og vandret efter de hedningefolks skikker som Herren hadde drevet bort for Israels barn, og efter de skikker som Israels konger hadde innført.
9 And the sons of Israel offended the Lord, their God, with deeds that were not upright. And they built for themselves high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.
Og Israels barn tilhyllet Herren sin Gud med ord som ikke var rette, og de bygget sig offerhauger på alle sine bosteder like fra vakttårnene til de faste byer,
10 And they made for themselves statues and sacred groves, on every high hill and under every leafy tree.
og de reiste støtter og Astarte-billeder på hver høi bakke og under hvert grønt tre,
11 And they were burning incense there, upon altars, in the manner of the nations that the Lord had removed from their face. And they did wicked deeds, provoking the Lord.
og de brente røkelse der på alle haugene likesom de hedningefolk Herren hadde drevet bort for dem, og de gjorde onde ting, så de vakte Herrens harme,
12 And they worshipped impurities, concerning which the Lord instructed them that they should not do this word.
og de dyrket de motbydelige avguder om hvem Herren hadde sagt til dem: Det skal I ikke gjøre.
13 And the Lord testified to them, in Israel and in Judah, through the hand of all the prophets and seers, saying: “Return from your wicked ways, and keep my precepts and ceremonies, in accord with the entire law, which I instructed to your fathers, and just as I sent to you by the hand of my servants, the prophets.”
Og Herren vidnet for Israel og for Juda ved alle sine profeter, alle seerne, og sa: Vend om fra eders onde veier og hold mine befalinger og bud efter hele den lov som jeg gav eders fedre, og som jeg sendte til eder ved mine tjenere profetene!
14 But they did not listen. Instead, they hardened their necks to be like the neck of their fathers, who were not willing to obey the Lord, their God.
Men de vilde ikke høre og var hårdnakkede som sine fedre, som ikke trodde på Herren sin Gud,
15 And they cast aside his ordinances, and the covenant that he formed with their fathers, and the testimonies which he testified to them. And they pursued vanities and acted vainly. And they followed the nations that were all around them, concerning the things which the Lord had commanded them not to do, and which they did.
og de forkastet hans bud og den pakt som han hadde gjort med deres fedre, og de vidnesbyrd som han hadde gitt dem, og fulgte de tomme avguder og blev dårlige og efterlignet de hedningefolk som bodde rundt omkring dem, om hvilke Herren hadde budt dem at de ikke skulde gjøre som de,
16 And they abandoned all the precepts of the Lord, their God. And they made for themselves two molten calves and sacred groves. And they adored the entire celestial army. And they served Baal.
og de forlot alle Herrens, sin Guds bud og gjorde sig støpte billeder, to kalver, og de gjorde et Astarte-billede og tilbad hele himmelens hær og dyrket Ba'al,
17 And they consecrated their sons and their daughters through fire. And they devoted themselves to divinations and soothsaying. And they delivered themselves into the doing of evil before the Lord, so that they provoked him.
og de lot sine sønner og døtre gå gjennem ilden og gav sig av med spådomskunster og varseltydning og solgte sig selv til å gjøre hvad ondt var i Herrens øine, så de vakte hans harme.
18 And the Lord became vehemently angry with Israel, and he took them away from his sight. And there remained no one, except the tribe of Judah alone.
Da blev Herren såre vred på Israel og støtte dem bort fra sitt åsyn; det blev ingen tilbake uten Juda stamme alene.
19 But even Judah did not keep the commandments of the Lord, their God. Instead, they walked in the errors of Israel, which they had wrought.
Heller ikke Juda holdt Herrens, sin Guds bud, men de vandret i de skikker som Israel hadde innført.
20 And the Lord cast aside all of the offspring of Israel. And he afflicted them, and he delivered them into the hand of despoilers, until he drove them away from his face,
Derfor forkastet Herren hele Israels ætt og plaget dem og gav dem i røveres hånd, inntil han kastet dem bort fra sitt åsyn.
21 even from that time when Israel was torn away from the house of David, and they appointed for themselves Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, as king. For Jeroboam separated Israel from the Lord, and he caused them to sin a great sin.
For han hadde revet Israel løs fra Davids hus, og de gjorde Jeroboam, Nebats sønn, til konge; og Jeroboam drog Israel bort fra Herren og forførte dem til stor synd.
22 And the sons of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam, which he had done. And they did not withdraw from these,
Og Israels barn vandret i alle de synder som Jeroboam hadde gjort; de vek ikke fra dem,
23 even when the Lord carried away Israel from his face, just as he had said by the hand of all his servants, the prophets. And Israel was carried away from their land into Assyria, even to this day.
inntil Herren støtte Israel bort fra sitt åsyn, således som han hadde talt ved alle sine tjenere profetene. Så blev Israel bortført fra sitt land til Assyria, hvor de har vært til denne dag.
24 Then the king of the Assyrians brought some from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Avva, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim. And he located them in the cities of Samaria, in place of the sons of Israel. And they possessed Samaria, and they lived in its cities.
Og kongen i Assyria lot det komme folk fra Babel og Kuta og Avva og Hamat og Sefarva'im og lot dem bo i Samarias byer istedenfor Israels barn; og de tok Samaria i eie og bosatte sig i byene der.
25 And when they had begun to live there, they did not fear the Lord. And the Lord sent lions among them, which were killing them.
Men da de i begynnelsen av sitt ophold. der ikke fryktet Herren, sendte Herren løver iblandt dem, og de herjet mellem dem.
26 And this was reported to the king of the Assyrians, and it was said: “The peoples that you transferred and caused to live in the cities of Samaria, they are ignorant of the ordinances of the God of the land. And so the Lord has sent lions among them. And behold, they have killed them, because they were ignorant of the rituals of the God of the land.”
Da sa folk til kongen i Assyria: De folk som du førte bort og lot bo i Samarias byer, vet ikke hvorledes landets gud skal dyrkes; og han har sendt løver iblandt dem, og de dreper dem, fordi de ikke vet hvorledes landets gud skal dyrkes.
27 Then the king of the Assyrians commanded, saying: “Lead to that place one of the priests, whom you brought as a captive from there. And let him go and live with them. And let him teach them the ordinances of the God of the land.”
Da bød kongen i Assyria: La en av de prester som I har ført bort derfra, fare dit! De skal dra avsted og bosette sig der, så han kan lære dem hvorledes landets gud skal dyrkes.
28 And so, when one of the priests, who had been led away captive from Samaria, had arrived, he lived in Bethel. And he taught them how they should worship the Lord.
Så kom da en av de prester som de hadde ført bort fra Samaria, og bosatte sig i Betel; og han lærte dem hvorledes de skulde frykte Herren.
29 And each of the nations made gods of their own, and they placed them in the shrines of the high places, which the Samaritans had made: nation after nation, in their cities in which they were living.
Hvert folk gjorde sig sine gudebilleder og satte dem i husene på de hauger som Samarias innbyggere hadde gjort - hvert folk i de byer hvor de bodde.
30 So the men of Babylon made Soccoth-benoth; and the men of Cuth made Nergal; and the men of Hamath made Ashima;
Mennene fra Babel gjorde sig et billede av Sukkot-Benot, og mennene fra Kut et billede av Nergal, og mennene fra Hamat et billede av Asima,
31 and the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak. Then those who were from Sepharvaim burned up their children with fire, for the gods of Sepharvaim: Adram-melech and Anam-melech.
Og avvittene et billede av Nibhas og av Tartak, og sefarvittene brente sine sønner i ilden for Adrammelek og Anammelek, Sefarva'ims guder.
32 But nevertheless, they worshipped the Lord. Then they made for themselves, from the least of the people, priests of the high places. And they placed them in the shrines of the high places.
Men de fryktet også Herren og gjorde hvem de vilde av sine egne til prester for haugene, og de ofret for dem i husene på haugene.
33 And though they worshipped the Lord, they also served their own gods, according to the custom of the nations from which they had been transferred into Samaria.
De fryktet Herren, men dyrket også sine egne guder på samme vis som de hedningefolk de var bortført fra.
34 Even to the present day, they follow the ancient customs; they do not fear the Lord, and they do not keep his ceremonies, and judgments, and law, and commandment, which the Lord had instructed to the sons of Jacob, whom he named Israel.
Ennu den dag idag følger de sine forrige skikker; de frykter ikke Herren og gjør ikke efter de forskrifter og regler de har fått, eller efter den lov og de bud Herren har gitt efterkommerne av Jakob, han som han gav navnet Israel,
35 And he had struck a covenant with them, and he had commanded them, saying: “You shall not fear foreign gods, and you shall not adore them, and you shall not worship them, and you shall not sacrifice to them.
og Herren gjorde en pakt med dem og bød dem: I skal ikke frykte andre guder og ikke tilbede dem og ikke dyrke dem og ikke ofre til dem,
36 But the Lord, your God, who led you away from the land of Egypt, with great strength and with an outstretched arm, him shall you fear, and him shall you adore, and to him shall you sacrifice.
men Herren, som førte eder op fra Egyptens land med stor kraft og med utrakt arm, ham skal I frykte, og ham skal I tilbede, og til ham skal I ofre,
37 Also, the ceremonies, and judgments, and law, and commandment, which he wrote for you, you shall keep so that you do them for all days. And you shall not fear strange gods.
og de forskrifter og regler og den lov og de bud han lot skrive for eder, skal I gi akt på å holde alle dager, og I skal ikke frykte andre guder;
38 And the covenant, which he struck with you, you shall not forget; neither shall you worship strange gods.
og den pakt jeg gjorde med eder, skal I ikke glemme, og I skal ikke frykte andre guder,
39 But you shall fear the Lord, your God. And he will rescue you from the hand of all your enemies.”
men Herren eders Gud skal I frykte, og han skal fri eder av alle eders fienders hånd.
40 Yet truly, they did not listen to this. Instead, they acted in accord with their earlier custom.
Men de vilde ikke høre, de bar sig at på samme vis som før.
41 And such were these nations: to some extent fearing the Lord, yet nevertheless also serving their idols. As for their sons and grandsons, just as their fathers acted, so also did they act, even to the present day.
Så fryktet da disse hedningefolk Herren, men dyrket på samme tid sine utskårne billeder; også deres barn og deres barnebarn har helt til denne dag gjort som deres fedre gjorde.
