2 Chronicles 34

1 Josias was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one and thirty years in Jerusalem.

Josias var otte Aar gammel, da han blev Konge, og han herskede en og tredive Aar i Jerusalem.

2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father: he declined not, neither to the right hand, nor to the left.

Han gjorde, hvad der var ret i HERRENS Øjne, og vandrede i sin lader Davids Spor uden al vige til højre eller venstre.

3 And in the eighth year of his reign, when he was yet a boy, he began to seek the God of his father David: and in the twelfth year after he began to reign, he cleansed Juda and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the idols, and the graven things.

I sit ottende Regeringsaar, endnu ganske ung, begyndte han at søge sin Fader Davids Gud, og i det tolvte Aar begyndte han at rense Juda og Jerusalem for Offerhøjene, Asjerastøtterne og de udskaarne og støbte Billeder.

4 And they broke down before him the altars of Baalim, and demolished the idols that had been set upon them: and be cut down the groves and the graven things, and broke them in pieces: and strewed the fragments upon the graves of them that had sacrificed to them.

I hans Paasyn nedrev man Ba'alernes Altre; Solstøtterne, der stod oven paa dem, huggede han om, og Asjerastøtterne og de udskaarne og støbte Billeder lod han sønderhugge og knuse og strø ud paa deres Grave, som havde ofret til dem;

5 And he burnt the bones of the priests on the altars of the idols, and he cleansed Juda and Jerusalem.

Benene af Præsterne lod han brænde paa deres Altre. Saaledes rensede han Juda og Jerusalem.

6 And in the cities of Manasses, and of Ephraim, and of Simeon, even to Nephtali he demolished all.

Men ogsaa i Byerne i Manasse, Efraim og Simeon og lige til Naftali, rundt om i deres Ruinhobe,

7 And when he had destroyed the altars, and the groves, and had broken the idols in pieces, and had demolished all profane temples throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.

lod han Altrene nedbryde, Asjerastøtterne og Gudebillederne sønderslaa og knuse og alle Solstøtterne omhugge i hele Israels Land; saa vendte han tilbage til Jerusalem.

8 Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had cleansed the land, and the temple of the Lord, he sent Saphan the son of Eselias, and Maasias the governor of the city, Joha the son of Joachaz the recorder, to repair the house of the Lord his God.

I sit attende Regeringsaar gav han sig til at rense Landet og Templet; han sendte Sjafan, Azaljas Søn, Byens Øverste Ma'aseja og Kansleren Joa, Joahaz's Søn, hen for at istandsætte HERREN hans Guds Hus.

9 And they came to Helcias the high priest: and received of him the money which had been brought into the house of the Lord, and which the Levites and porters had gathered together from Manasses, and Ephraim, and all the remnant of Israel, and from all Juda, and Benjamin, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem,

Da de kom til Ypperstepræsten Hilkija, afleverede de Pengene, der var kommet ind til Guds Hus, dem, som Leviterne, der holdt Vagt ved Tærskelen, havde samlet hos Manasse og Efraim og det øvrige Israel og hos hele Juda og Benjamin og Jerusalems Indbyggere;

10 Which they delivered into the hands of them that were over the workmen in the house of the Lord, to repair the temple, and mend all that was weak.

de overgav Pengene til dem, der stod for Arbejdet, dem, der havde Tilsyn med HERRENS Hus; og de, der stod for Arbejdet paa HERRENS Hus, brugte dem til at udbedre og istandsætte Templet,

11 But they gave it to the artificers, and to the masons, to buy stones out of the quarries, and timber for the couplings of the building, and to rafter the houses, which the kings of Juda had destroyed.

idet de overgav dem til Tømrerne og Bygningsmændene til Indkøb af tilhugne Sten og Tømmer til Tværbjælker og til Bjælker i de Bygninger, Judas Konger havde ødelagt.

12 And they did all faithfully. Now the overseers of the workmen were Jahath and Abdias of the sons of Merari, Zacharias and Mosollam of the sons of Caath, who hastened the work: all Levites skillful to play on instruments.

Folkene udførte Arbejdet samvittighedsfuldt; og Tilsynet med dem var overdraget Leviterne Jahat og Obadja af Merariterne og Zekarja og Mesjullam af Kehatiternes Sønner, for at de skulde lede dem.

13 But over them that carried burdens for divers uses, were scribes, and masters of the number of the Levites, and porters.

Og Leviterne havde Tilsyn med Lastdragerne og ledede alle dem, der havde med de forskellige Arbejder at gøre. Og af Leviterne var nogle Skrivere, Fogeder og Dørvogtere.

14 Now when they carried out the money that had been brought into the temple of the Lord, Helcias the priest found the book of the law of the Lord, by the hand of Moses.

Men da de tog Pengene frem, der var kommet ind til HERRENS Hus, fandt Præsten Hilkija Bogen med HERRENS Lov, som var givet ved Moses;

15 And he said to Saphan the scribe: I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord: and he delivered it to him.

og Hilkija tog til Orde og sagde til Statsskriveren Sjafan: »Jeg har fundet Lovbogen i HERRENS Hus!« Og Hilkija gav Sjafan Bogen,

16 But he carried the book to the king, and told him, saying: Lo, all that thou hast committed to thy servants, is accomplished.

og Sjafan bragte Bogen til Kongen og aflagde der hos Beretning for ham, idet han sagde: »Alt, hvad dine Trælle er sat til, udfører de;

17 They have gathered together the silver that was found in the house of the Lord: and it is given to the overseers of the artificers, and of the workmen, for divers works.

de har taget de Penge frem, der fandtes i HERRENS Hus, og givet dem til Tilsynsmændene og dem, der staar for Arbejdet.«

18 Moreover Helcias the priest gave me this book. And he read it before the king.

Derpaa gav Statsskriveren Sjafan Kongen den Meddelelse: »Præsten Hilkija gav mig en Bog.« Og Sjafan læste op af den for Kongen.

19 And when he had heard the words of the law, he rent his garments:

Men da Kongen hørte, hvad der stod i Loven, sønderrev han sine Klæder;

20 And he commanded Helcias, and Ahicam the son of Saphan, and Abdon the son of Micha, and Saphan the scribe, and Asaa the king’s servant, saying:

og Kongen bød Hilkija, Ahikam. Sjafans Søn, Abdon, Mikas Søn, Statsskriveren Sjafan og Kongens Tjener Asaja:

21 Go, and pray to the Lord for me, and for the remnant of Israel, and Juda, concerning all the words of this book, which is found: for the great wrath of the Lord hath fallen upon us, because our fathers have not kept the words of the Lord, to do all things that are written in this book.

»Gaa hen og raadspørg HERREN paa mine Vegne og paa deres, som er blevet tilovers i Israel og Juda, om Indholdet af denne Bog, der er fundet; thi stor er Vreden, der er blusset op hos HERREN imod os, fordi vore Fædre ikke adlød HERRENS Ord og handlede nøje efter, hvad der staar skrevet i denne Bog!«

22 And Helcias and they that were sent with him by the king, went to Olda the prophetess, the wife of Sellum the son of Thecuath, the son of Hasra keeper of the wardrobe: who dwelt in Jerusalem in the Second part: and they spoke to her the words above mentioned.

Hilkija og de andre, Kongen sendte af Sted, gik da hen og talte derom med Profetinden Hulda, som var gift med Sjallum, Opsynsmanden over Tøjet, en Søn af Hasras Søn Tokhat, og som boede i Jerusalem i den nye Bydel.

23 And she answered them: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: Tell the man that sent you to me:

Hun sagde til dem: »Saa siger HERREN, Israels Gud: Sig til den Mand, der sendte eder til mig:

24 Thus saith the Lord: Behold I will bring evils upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, and all the curses that are written in this book which they read before the king of Juda.

Saa siger HERREN: Se, jeg vil bringe Ulykke over dette Sted og dets Indbyggere, alle de Forbandelser, der er optegnet i den Bog, som er læst op for Judas Konge,

25 Because they have forsaken me, and have sacrificed to strange gods, to provoke me to wrath with all the works of their hands, therefore my wrath shall fall upon this place, and shall not be quenched.

til Straf for at de har forladt mig og tændt Offerild for andre Guder, saa de krænkede mig med alt deres Hænders Værk, og min Vrede vil blusse op mod dette Sted uden at slukkes!

26 But as to the king of Juda that sent you to beseech the Lord, thus shall you say to him: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: Because thou hast heard the words of this book,

Men til Judas Konge, der sendte eder for at raadspørge HERREN, skal I sige saaledes: Saa siger HERREN, Israels Gud: De Ord, du har hørt, staar fast;

27 And thy heart was softened. and thou hast humbled thyself in the sight of God for the things that are spoken against this place, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and reverencing my face, hast rent thy garments, and wept before me: I also have heard thee, saith the Lord.

men efterdi dit Hjerte bøjede sig og du ydmygede dig for Gud, da du hørte hans Ord mod dette Sted og dets Indbyggere, og efterdi du ydmygede dig for mit Aasyn og sønderrev, dine Klæder og græd for mit Aasyn, saa har ogsaa jeg hørt dig, lyder det fra HERREN!

28 For now I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be brought to thy tomb in peace: and thy eyes shall not see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and the inhabitants thereof. They therefore reported to the king all that she had said.

Saa vil jeg da lade dig samles til dine Fædre, og du skal samles til dem i Fred i din Grav, uden at dine Øjne faar al den Ulykke at se, som jeg vil bringe over dette Sted og dets Beboere!« Det Svar bragte de til Kongen.

29 And he called together all the ancients of Juda and Jerusalem.

Da sendte Kongen Bud og lod alle Judas og Jerusalems Ældste kalde sammen.

30 And went up to the house of the Lord, and all the men of Juda, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests and the Levites, and all the people from the least to the greatest. And the king read in their hearing, in the house of the Lord, all the words of the book.

Derpaa gik Kongen op i HERRENS Hus, fulgt af alle Judas Mænd og Jerusalems Indbyggere, Præsterne, Leviterne og alt Folket, store og smaa, og han forelæste dem alt, hvad der stod i Pagtsbogen, som var fundet i HERRENS Hus.

31 And standing up in his tribunal, he made a covenant before the Lord to walk after him, and keep his commandments, and testimonies, and justifications with all his heart, and with all his soul, and to do the things that were written in that book which he had read.

Derpaa stillede Kongen sig paa sin Plads og sluttede Pagt for HERRENS Aasyn om, at de skulde holde sig til HERREN og holde hans Bud, Vidnesbyrd og Anordninger af hele deres Hjerte og hele deres Sjæl, for at han kunde opfylde Pagtens Ord, dem, der var skrevet i denne Bog.

32 And he adjured all that were found in Jerusalem and Benjamin to do the same: and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of the Lord the God of their fathers.

Og han lod alle dem, der var til Stede i Jerusalem, indgaa Pagten; og Jerusalems Indbyggere handlede efter Guds, deres Fædres Guds, Pagt.

33 And Josias took away all the abominations out of all the countries of the children of Israel: and made all that were left in Israel, to serve the Lord their God. As long as he lived they departed not from the Lord the God of their fathers.

Derpaa fjernede Josias alle Vederstyggelighederne fra alle de Landsdele, der tilhørte Israeliterne, og sørgede for, at enhver i Israel dyrkede HERREN deres Gud. Saa længe han levede, veg de ikke fra HERREN, deres Fædres Gud.