2 Chronicles 30
1 Then Hezekiah sent an announcement to everyone in Israel and Judah, and also sent letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, inviting them to come to the Lord's Temple in Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover of the Lord, the God of Israel.
Siden sendte Ezekias til al Israel og Juda og skrev ogsaa Breve til Efraim og Manasse, at de skulde komme til Herrens Hus i Jerusalem, at holde Herren, Israels Gud, Paaske.
2 The king and his officials and the whole assembly in Jerusalem had decided to observe the Passover in the second month,
Thi Kongen havde holdt et Raad med sine Fyrster og hele Forsamlingen i Jerusalem, at de vilde holde Paaske i den anden Maaned.
3 because they hadn't been able to observe it at the usual time since not enough priests had purified themselves and the people hadn't had time to get to Jerusalem.
Thi de kunde ikke holde den til den rette Tid; thi Præsterne havde ikke helliget sig i tilstrækkeligt Antal, og Folket var ikke samlet til Jerusalem.
4 The plan seemed right to both the king and the whole assembly.
Og den Sag syntes ret for Kongens Øjne og for den ganske Forsamlings Øjne.
5 So they decided to send an announcement to everyone in Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, inviting people to come and keep the Passover to the Lord, the God of Israel, in Jerusalem, for many had not done as the Law required.
Og de toge den Bestemmelse, at de vilde lade udraabe igennem al Israel fra Beersaba og indtil Dan, at de skulde komme og holde Herren, Israels Gud, Paaske i Jerusalem; thi de havde ikke holdt den i noget stort Antal, som det var foreskrevet.
6 So messengers went to all of Israel and Judah carrying letters from the king and his officials and with the king's authorization. They said, “Children of Israel, return to the Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that he may return to you who are left, who have escaped the oppression of the kings of Assyria.
Og Løberne gik med Breve fra Kongens og hans Øversters Haand igennem al Israel og Juda og efter Kongens Befaling og sagde: I Israels Børn! vender om til Herren, Abrahams, Isaks og Israels Gud, saa skal han vende sig om til de undkomne, som ere blevne tilovers for eder fra Assyriens Kongers Haand.
7 Don't be like your fathers and those of you who sinned against the Lord, the God of your forefathers He made them into something horrifying, as you can see.
Og værer ikke som eders Fædre og som eders Brødre, der forgrebe sig imod Herren, deres Fædres Gud; derfor gav han dem hen til en Ødelæggelse, saaledes som I se.
8 So don't be proud and obstinate like your fathers, but give yourselves to the Lord and come to his sanctuary, which he has made holy forever, and serve the Lord your God, that his fierce anger may no longer fall on you.
Nu, forhærder ikke eders Nakke som eders Fædre, giver Herren Haanden og kommer til hans Helligdom, som han har helliget evindelig, og tjener Herren eders Gud, saa skal hans strenge Vrede vende sig fra eder.
9 If you come back to the Lord, your relatives and children will receive mercy from their captors and will return to this land. For the Lord your God is gracious and merciful. He will not reject you if you come back to him.”
Thi naar I omvende eder til Herren, skulle eders Brødre og eders Børn finde Barmhjertighed for deres Ansigt, som holde dem fangne, saa at de skulle komme tilbage til dette Land; thi Herren eders Gud er naadig og barmhjertig og skal ikke lade sit Ansigt vige fra eder, dersom I omvende eder til ham.
10 The messengers went from town to town all over the land of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun; but the people laughed at them and mocked them.
Og Løberne gik fra den ene Stad til den anden i Efraims og Manasses Land og indtil Sebulon; men man lo ad dem og bespottede dem.
11 Only some men from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun weren't too proud to go to Jerusalem.
Dog nogle af Aser og Manasse og af Sebulon ydmygede sig og kom til Jerusalem.
12 At this time the power of God was helping the people in Judah to all have the same desire to follow the orders of the king and his officials, as indicated by the word of the Lord.
Guds Haand var og over Juda, saa at han gav dem et Hjerte til at gøre efter Kongens og de Øverstes Bud, efter Herrens Ord.
13 Many people gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread in the second month—a really large crowd.
Og der samledes meget Folk til Jerusalem for at holde de usyrede Brøds Højtid i den anden Maaned, en saare stor Forsamling.
14 They went and removed the pagan altars in Jerusalem as well as the incense altars and threw them into the Kidron Valley.
Og de gjorde sig rede og borttoge Altrene, som vare i Jerusalem, og de borttoge alle Røgelsekar og kastede dem i Kedrons Bæk.
15 On the fourteenth day of the second month they killed the Passover lamb. The priests and Levites were ashamed, and they purified themselves and brought burnt offerings to the Lord's Temple.
Og de slagtede Paaskelammet den fjortende Dag i den anden Maaned; og Præsterne og Leviterne bleve skamfulde, og de helligede sig og førte Brændofre til Herrens Hus.
16 They stood at their assigned positions, according to the law of Moses, the man of God. The priests sprinkled the blood of the sacrifices, which the Levites gave to them.
Og de stode paa deres Sted, efter deres Skik, efter Moses, den Guds Mands Lov; Præsterne stænkede Blodet, hvilket de modtoge af Leviternes Haand.
17 Since many people in the assembly had not purified themselves, the Levites had to kill the Passover lambs on behalf of every unclean person to dedicate the lambs to the Lord.
Thi der var mange i Forsamlingen, som ikke havde helliget sig, derfor slagtede Leviterne Paaskelammene for alle dem, som ikke vare rene, for at hellige dem for Herren.
18 Most of the people, many of those from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not purified themselves. Yet they ate the Passover meal even though this was not what the Law required, for Hezekiah had prayed for them, saying, “May the good Lord forgive everyone
Thi der var meget Folk, meget af Efraim og Manasse, Isaskar og Sebulon, som ikke vare rensede, men dog aade Paaskelam, ikke som det var foreskrevet; men Ezekias bad for dem og sagde: Herren, som er god, gøre Forligelse
19 who sincerely wants to follow the Lord God, the God of their forefathers, even though they're not clean according to the sanctuary requirements.”
for hver den, som har beredet sit Hjerte til at søge Gud Herren, sine Fædres Gud, om det end ikke er efter Helligdommens Renhed!
20 The Lord accepted Hezekiah's prayer and permitted them this violation.
Og Herren bønhørte Ezekias og lægede Folket.
21 The people of Israel who were there in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great enthusiasm, and every day the Levites and priests praised the Lord, accompanied by loud instruments.
Saa holdt Israels Børn, som fandtes i Jerusalem, de usyrede Brøds Højtid syv Dage med stor Glæde; og Præsterne og Leviterne lovede Herren Dag for Dag med stærkt lydende Instrumenter for Herren.
22 Hezekiah spoke positively to all the Levites who showed a good understanding of the Lord. For seven days they ate the food that was assigned to them, presented friendship offerings, and gave thanks to the Lord, the God of their forefathers.
Og Ezekias talte kærligt til alle de Leviter, som viste god Forstand paa, hvad der vedkom Herren; og de aade Højtidsofre syv Dage og ofrede Takofre og takkede Herren, deres Fædres Gud.
23 Everyone then agreed to continue to celebrate the festival for seven more days. So for another seven days they celebrated, full of joy.
Da den ganske Forsamling havde holdt Raad om at holde andre syv Dage, saa holdt de endnu syv Dage med Glæde.
24 Hezekiah, king of Judah, gave a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep as offerings on behalf of the assembly. The officials in turn gave a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep on as offerings on behalf of the assembly. A large number of priests purified themselves.
Thi Ezekias, Judas Konge, gav til Forsamlingen tusinde Okser og syv Tusinde Faar, og de Øverste gave til Forsamlingen tusinde Okser og ti Tusinde Faar; saa helligede mange Præster sig.
25 The whole assembly of Judah celebrated, together with the priests and Levites, and also with the whole assembly that had come from Israel, including the foreigners from Israel and those living in Judah.
Og hele Forsamlingen af Juda glædede sig og Præsterne og Leviterne og den hele Forsamling, som var kommen fra Israel, og de fremmede, som vare komne fra Israels Land, og de som boede i Juda.
26 There was such tremendous happiness in Jerusalem, for since the time of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel, nothing like this had happened in the city.
Og der var en stor Glæde i Jerusalem; thi fra Salomos, Davids Søns, Israels Konges, Dage af var ikke sket noget saadant i Jerusalem.
27 The priests and the Levites stood up to bless the people, and God heard them—their prayer ascended to where he lived in heaven.
Da stode Præsterne, Leviterne, op og velsignede Folket, og deres Røst blev hørt; thi deres Bøn kom til hans hellige Bolig i Himmelen.
