2 Chronicles 24
1 Joash was seven when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for forty years. His mother's name was Zibiah of Beersheba.
Joas var syv År gammel da han blev konge og han herskede i fyrretyve År i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Zibja og var fra Be'ersjeba.
2 Joash did what was right in the Lord's sight during the lifetime of Jehoiada the priest.
Joas gjorde, hvad der var ret i HERRENs Øjne, så længe Præsten Jojada levede.
3 Jehoiada arranged for him to marry two wives, and he had sons and daughters.
Jojada tog ham to Hustruer, og han avlede Sønner og Døtre.
4 Some time later, Joash decided to repair the Lord's Temple.
Siden kom Joas i Tanker om at udbedre HERRENs Hus.
5 He summoned the priests and Levites and told them, “Go to the towns of Judah and collect the yearly dues from everyone in Israel to repair the Temple of your God. Do it right away.” But the Levites did not go right away.
Han samlede derfor Præsterne og Leviterne og sagde til dem: "Drag ud til Judas Byer og saml Penge ind i hele Israel til at istandsætte eders Guds Hus År efter År; men I må skynde eder!" Leviterne skyndte sig dog ikke.
6 So the king called for Jehoiada the high priest and asked him, “Why haven't you ordered the Levites to collect from Judah and Jerusalem the tax that Moses, the Lord's servant, and the assembly of Israel imposed to maintain the Tent of the Law?”
Så lod Kongen Ypperstepræsten Jojada kalde og sagde til ham: "Hvorfor har du ikke holdt Øje med, at Leviterne i Juda og Jerusalem indsamler den Afgift, HERRENs Tjener Moses pålagde Israels Forsamling til Vidnesbyrdets Telt?
7 (The supporters of that wicked woman Athaliah had broken into God's Temple and had stolen the holy objects of the Lord's Temple and used them to worship the Baals.)
Thi den ugudelige Atalja og hendes Sønner har ødelagt Guds Hus og oven i Købet brugt Helliggaverne i HERRENs Hus til Ba'alerne."
8 The king ordered a collection chest to be made and placed outside the entrance to the Lord's Temple.
På Kongens Bud lavede man så en Kiste og satte den uden for Porten til HERRENs Hus;
9 A decree was proclaimed throughout Judea and Jerusalem to bring to the Lord the tax that Moses, the Lord's servant, imposed on Israel in the wilderness.
og det kundgjordes i Juda ogJerusalem, at den Afgift, Moses havde pålagt Israeliterne i Ørkenen, skulde udredes til HERREN.
10 All the leaders and all the people were glad to do so and brought their taxes. They dropped them in the chest until it was full.
Alle Øversterne og hele Folket bragte da Afgiften med Glæde og lagde den i Kisten, til den var fuld;
11 Every so often the Levites took the chest to the king's officials. When they saw that it contained a large amount of money, the king's secretary and the chief officer of the high priest would come and empty the chest. Then they would carry it back to its place. They did this every day and collected a great deal of money.
og hver Gang kisten af Leviterne blev bragt til de kongelige Tilsynsmænd, når de så, at der var mange Penge, kom Kongens Skriver og Ypperstepræstens Tilsynsmand og tømte Kisten; og så tog de og satte den på Plads igen. Således gjorde de Gang på Gang, og de samlede en Mængde Penge.
12 Then the king and Jehoiada would allocate the money of those supervising the work on the Lord's Temple to hire stonecutters and carpenters to restore the Lord's Temple and craftsmen in iron and bronze to repair the Lord's Temple.
Og Kongen og Jojada gav Pengene til dem, der stod for Arbejdet ved HERRENs Hus, og de lejede Stenhuggere og Tømmermænd til at udbedre HERRENs Hus og derhos Jern og Kobbersmede til at istandsætte HERRENs Hus.
13 The men doing the repairs worked hard and made good progress. They restored God's Temple to its original condition and strengthened it.
Og de, der stod for Arbejdet, tog fat, og Istandsættelsesarbejdet skred frem under deres Hænder, og de bygggede Guds Hus op efter de opgivne Mål og satte det i god Stand.
14 When they finished, they returned the money that was left to the king and Jehoiada, and with it utensils were made for the Lord's Temple, both for the worship services and for the burnt offerings, also bowls for incense and vessels of gold and silver. Burnt offerings were regularly offered in the Lord's Temple regularly throughout Jehoiada's lifetime.
Da de var færdige, bragte de Resten af Pengene til Kongen og Jojada, og for dem lod han lave Redskaber til HERRENs Hus, Redskaber til Tjenesten og Ofrene, Kander og Kar af Guld og Sølv. Og de ufrede stadig Brændofre i HERRENs Hus, så længe Jojada levede.
15 Jehoiada grew old and died at the age of 130, having lived a full life.
Men Jojada blev gammel og mæt af Dage og døde; han var ved sin Død 130 År gammel.
16 He was buried with the kings in the City of David, for all the good he had done in Israel for God and his Temple.
Man jordede ham i Davidsbyen hos Kongerne, fordi han havde gjort sig fortjent af Israel og over for Gud og hans Hus.
17 But after the death of Jehoiada, the leaders of Judah came to swear their loyalty to the king, and he listened to their advice.
Men efter Jojadas Død kom Judas Øverster og kastede sig ned for Kongen. Da hørte Kongen dem villig,
18 They abandoned the Temple of the Lord, the God of their forefathers, and worshiped Asherah poles and idols. Judah and Jerusalem were punished because of their sin.
Og de forlod HERREN, deres Fædres Guds Hus og dyrkede Asjererne og Gudebillederne. Og der kom Vrede over Juda og Jerusalem for denne deres Synds Skyld.
19 The Lord sent prophets to bring the people back to him and to warn them; but they refused to listen.
Så sendte han Profeter iblandt dem for at omvende dem til HERREN, og de advarede dem, men de hørte ikke.
20 Then the Spirit of God came to Zechariah, son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood before the people and told them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you break the Lord's commandments so that you cannot be successful? Since you have abandoned the Lord, he has abandoned you.’”
Men Guds Ånd iførte sig Zekarja, Præsten Jojadas Søn, og han trådte frem for Folket og sagde til dem: "Så siger Gud: Hvorfor overtræder I HERRENs Bud så Lykken viger fra eder? Fordi I har forladt HERREN, har han forladt eder!"
21 Then the leaders hatched a plot to kill Zechariah, and on the orders of the king they stoned him to death in the courtyard of the Lord's Temple.
Men de sammensvor sig imod ham og stenede ham på Kongens Bud i Forgården til HERRENs Hus;
22 King Joash showed he had forgotten all about the loyalty and love shown to him by Jehoiada, Zechariah's father, by killing his son. As he died, Zechariah cried out, “May the Lord see what you've done and pay you back!”
Kong Joas kom ikke den Kærlighed i Hu, hans Fader Jojada havde vist ham, men lod Sønnen dræbe, Men da han døde, råbte han: "HERREN ser og straffer!"
23 At the end of the year, the Aramean army came to attack Joash. They invaded Judah and Jerusalem and killed all the people's leaders, and sent all their plunder back to the king of Damascus.
Ved Jævndøgnstide drog Aramæernes Hær imod Kongen, og de trængte ind i Juda og Jerusalem og udryddede alle Øverster af Folket og sendte alt Byttet, de tog fra dem. til Kongen af Darmaskus.
24 Even though the Aramean army had come with only a few men, the Lord gave them the victory over a very large army, because Judah had abandoned the Lord, the God of their forefathers. In this way they punished Joash.
Skønt Aramæernes Hær kom i et ringe Tal, gav HERREN en såre stor Hær i deres Hånd, fordi de havde forladt HERREN, deres Fædres Gud; således fuldbyrdede de Dommen over Joas.
25 When the Arameans departed, they left Joash badly wounded. But then his own officers plotted against him for murdering the son of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him in his bed. He was buried in the City of David, but not in the cemetery of the kings.
Og da de drog bortfra ham - de forlod ham nemlig i hårde Lidelser - stiftede hans Folk en Sammensærgelse imod ham til Straf for Mordet på Præsten Jojadas Søn og dræbte ham i hans Seng. Således døde han, og man jordede ham i Davidsbyen, dog ikke i Kongegravene.
26 Those who plotted against him were Zabad, son of Shimeath, an Ammonite woman, and Jehozabad, son of Shimrith, a Moabite woman.
De sammensvorne var Zakar, en Søn af Ammoniterkvinden Sjim'at. og Jozahad, en Søn af Moabiterkvinden Sjimrit.
27 The story of the sons of Joash, as well as the many prophecies about him and about the restoration of God's Temple, are recorded in the Commentary on the Book of the Kings. His son Amaziah took over as king.
Hans Sønners Navne, de mange profetiske Udsagn imod ham og hans grundige Udbedring af Guds, Hus står jo optegnet i Udlægningen til Kongernes Bog. Hans Søn Amazja blev Konge i hans Sted.
