2 Chronicles 35

1 Josiah held a Passover for the Lord in Jerusalem, and the Passover lamb was killed on the fourteenth day of the first month.

Derpaa fejrede Josias Paaske for HERREN i Jerusalem, og de slagtede Paaskelammet den fjortende Dag i den første Maaned.

2 He assigned the priests to their respective duties and encouraged them in their ministry at the Lord's Temple.

Han satte Præsterne til det, de havde at varetage, og opmuntrede dem til Tjenesten i HERRENS Hus;

3 Josiah told the Levites who taught all Israel and were holy to the Lord, “Place the holy Ark in the Temple built by Solomon, son of David, king of Israel. It's not necessary for you to carry it around on your shoulders any more. Your responsibility now is to serve the Lord your God and his people Israel.

og til Leviterne, som underviste hele Israel og var helliget HERREN, sagde han: »Sæt den hellige Ark i Templet, som Davids Søn, Kong Salomo af Israel, byggede; I skal ikke mere bære den paa Skuldrene. Tjen nu HERREN eders Gud og hans Folk Israel!

4 Get yourselves ready for service in your divisions, by families, according to the instructions given by David, king of Israel, and his son Solomon.

Gør eder rede Fædrenehus for Fædrenehus, Skifte for Skifte, efter Kong David af Israels Forskrift og hans Søn Salomos Anvisning,

5 Then you are to stand in the sanctuary to assist the lay people according to family divisions, following the assignments according to your Levite family divisions.

og stil eder op i Helligdommen, saaledes at der bliver et Skifte af et levitisk Fædrenehus for hver Afdeling af eders Brødres, Almuens, Fædrenehuse,

6 Sacrifice the Passover lambs, purify yourselves, and be ready to help the people who come to fulfill the requirements given by the Lord through Moses.”

og slagt saa Paaskeofferdyrene, helliger eder og tillav dem til eders Brødre for at handle efter HERRENS Ord ved Moses.«

7 Josiah contributed as Passover offerings for all the people who were present 30,000 lambs and goats, and 3,000 bulls, all from his own flocks and herds.

Josias gav frivilligt Almuen, alle dem, der var til Stede, en Ydelse af Smaakvæg, Lam og Gedekid, alt sammen til Paaskeofferdyr, 30 000 Stykker i Tal, og 3000 Stykker Hornkvæg, alt af Kongens Ejendom;

8 His officials contributed freely to the people, to the priests, and to the Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, who were in charge of God's Temple, gave the priests as Passover offerings 2,600 Passover lambs and 300 bulls.

og hans Øverster gav frivilligt Folket, Præsterne og Leviterne en Ydelse; Hilkija, Zekarja og Jehiel, Guds Hus's Øverster, gav Præsterne til Paaskeofferdyr 2600 Stykker Smaakvæg og 300 Stykker Hornkvæg.

9 The leaders of the Levites, Conaniah, and Shemaiah and Nethanel his brothers, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, gave the Levites as Passover offerings 5,000 lambs and young goats and 500 bulls.

Leviternes Øverster Konanja og hans Brødre Sjemaja og Netan'el, Hasjabja, Je'iel og Jozabad ydede Leviterne til Paaskeofferdyr 5000 Stykker Smaakvæg og 500 Stykker Hornkvæg.

10 Once the preparations had been completed, the priests stood where they had been assigned and the Levites took their places in their divisions as the king had ordered.

Saaledes ordnedes Tjenesten, og Præsterne stod paa deres Plads, ligeledes Leviterne, Skifte for Skifte efter Kongens Bud.

11 They killed the Passover lambs, the priests sprinkled the blood they were given on the altar, while the Levites skinned the sacrifices.

De slagtede Paaskedyrene, og Præsterne sprængte Blodet, som de rakte dem, medens Leviterne flaaede Huden af.

12 They put to one side the burnt offerings to be given to the families of the lay people, by division, to offer to the Lord, as required in the Book of Moses. They did the same thing with the bulls.

Derpaa gjorde de Brændofrene rede for at give dem til de enkelte Afdelinger af Almuens Fædrenehuse, saa at de kunde frembæres for HERREN, som det er foreskrevet i Moses's Bog, og paa samme Maade gjorde de med Hornkvæget.

13 They roasted the Passover sacrifices on the fire as requires, and they boiled the holy offerings in pots, caldrons, and pans, and took them quickly to the lay people.

Paaskedyrene stegte de over Ilden paa den foreskrevne Maade, men de hellige Stykker kogte de i Gryder, Kedler og Skaale og bragte dem skyndsomt til Almuen.

14 After that they prepared food from the offerings for themselves and for the priests, because the priests, the descendants of Aaron, were busy presenting burnt offerings and fat until night came. So the Levites did this work for themselves and for the priests, the descendants of Aaron.

Derefter gjorde de Paaskedyr rede til sig selv og Præsterne, thi Præsterne, Arons Sønner, var sysselsatte med at ofre Brændofrene og Fedtstykkerne lige til Nattens Frembrud; derfor gjorde Leviterne Ofre rede baade for sig selv og Præsterne, Arons Sønner.

15 The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were in their places following the instructions given by David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, the king's seer. The gatekeepers in charge at each gate did not need to leave, because their fellow Levites provided for them.

Sangerne, Asafs Sønner, var paa deres Plads efter Davids, Asafs, Hemans og Kongens Seer Jedutuns Bud, og Dørvogterne ved de forskellige Porte; de maatte ikke forlade deres Plads, men deres Brødre Leviterne gjorde Paaskedyr rede for dem.

16 So on that day the whole Passover service of the Lord was took place, including the presenting of burnt offerings on the altar of the Lord, as King Josiah had ordered.

Saaledes ordnedes hele HERRENS Tjeneste den Dag, idet man fejrede Paasken og bragte Brændofre paa HERRENS Alter efter Kong Josias's Bud;

17 The Israelites who were there also celebrated Passover at that time, and also the Feast of Unleavened Bread for the following seven days.

og Israeliterne, som var til Stede, fejrede dengang Paasken og de usyrede Brøds Højtid i syv Dage.

18 No Passover like this had been held in Israel since the time of Samuel the prophet. None of the kings of Israel had ever held a Passover like the one that Josiah observed with the priests, the Levites, all of Judah, the Israelites who were there, and the people of Jerusalem.

En Paaske som den var ikke blevet fejret i Israel siden Profeten Samuels Dage, og ingen af Israels Konger havde fejret en Paaske som den, Josias, Præsterne og Leviterne og alle de Judæere og Israeliter, som var til Stede, og Jerusalems Indbyggere fejrede.

19 This Passover was observed in the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah.

I Josias's attende Regeringsaar blev denne Paaske fejret.

20 After all this work that Josiah had carried out in restoring the Temple, King Neco of Egypt was leading his army to fight at Carchemish near the Euphrates, and Josiah went to confront him.

Efter alt dette, da Josias havde sat Templet i Stand, drog Ægypterkongen Neko op til Kamp ved Karkemisj, der ligger ved Eufrat. Josias drog imod ham;

21 Neco sent messengers to him, saying, “What argument is there between you and me, king of Judah? I have not come to attack you today, because I'm fighting with another kingdom. God told me I should hurry, so stop obstructing God, who is with me, or he'll destroy you!”

men han sendte Sendebud til ham og lod sige: »Hvad er der mig og dig imellem, Judas Konge? Det er ikke dig, det nu gælder, men det Kongehus, jeg ligget i Krig med; og Gud har sagt, at jeg skulde haste. Gaa ikke imod den Gud, der er med mig, at han ikke skal ødelægge dig!«

22 But Josiah did not turn away and leave. Instead, he disguised himself so he could fight Neco in battle. He ignored Neco's message that came from God, and went to fight him on the Plain of Megiddo.

Josias vendte dog ikke om, men vovede at indlade sig i Kamp med ham; han tog ikke Hensyn til Nekos Ord, der dog kom fra Guds Mund, men drog ud til Kamp paa Megiddos Slette.

23 There archers shot King Josiah. He called out those beside him, “Get me out of the battle, because I'm badly wounded!”

Da ramte Bueskytterne Kong Josias; og Kongen sagde til sine Folk: »Før mig bort, thi jeg er haardt saaret!«

24 So they carried him out of his chariot, and took him back in his second chariot to Jerusalem, where he died. Josiah was buried in the tomb of his forefathers. All Judah and Jerusalem wept for him.

Hans Folk bragte ham da bort fra Vognen og satte ham paa hans anden Vogn og førte ham til Jerusalem, hvor han døde. De jordede ham i hans Fædres Grave, og hele Juda og Jerusalem sørgede over Josias.

25 Then Jeremiah wrote a lament over Josiah, and to this day male and female choirs sing sad songs about Josiah. They have become a part of what is regularly sung in Israel, and they are recorded in the Book of Laments.

Jeremias sang en Klagesang over Josias, og alle Sangerne og Sangerinderne talte i deres Klagesange om ham, som de gør den Dag i Dag; man gjorde dette til en staaende Skik i Israel, og Sangene staar optegnet blandt Klagesangene.

26 The rest of what Josiah did, along with his acts of loyalty following what is written in the Law of the Lord,

Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Josias og hans fromme Gerninger, der stemte med, hvad der er foreskrevet i HERRENS Lov,

27 all his actions, from beginning to end, are recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.

hans Historie fra først til sidst staar jo optegnet i Bogen om Israels og Judas Konger.