2 Kings 18
1 NOW it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign.
Og det skete i Israels Konge Hoseas's, Elas Søns, tredje Aar, da blev Ezekias, Akas's, Judas Konges, Søn, Konge.
2 Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah.
Han var fem og tyve Aar gammel, der han blev Konge, og regerede ni og tyve Aar i Jerusalem, og hans Moders Navn var Abi, Sakarias Datter.
3 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that David his father did.
Og han gjorde det, som var ret for Herrens Øjne efter alt det, som hans Fader David gjorde.
4 He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.
Han borttog Højene og sønderbrød Støtterne og udryddede Astartebillederne og sønderknuste den Kobberslange, som Mose havde gjort, fordi Israels Børn gjorde Røgoffer til den indtil denne Dag, og man kaldte den Nekuskthan.
5 He trusted in the Lord God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him.
Han forlod sig paa Herren, Israels Gud, saa at efter ham var ingen som han iblandt alle Judas Konger, ej heller af dem, som havde været for ham.
6 For he clave to the Lord, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the Lord commanded Moses.
Thi han hang ved Herren, veg ikke fra ham og holdt hans Bud, som Herren bød Mose.
7 And the Lord was with him; and he prospered whithersoever he went forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not.
Og Herren var med ham, og han handlede klogelig paa hvert Sted, hvor han drog ud; tilmed faldt han fra Kongen af Assyrien og tjente ham ikke.
8 He smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
Han slog Filisterne indtil Gaza og dens Landemærke, fra Vogternes Taarn indtil den faste Stad.
9 And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it.
Og det skete i Kong Ezekias's fjerde Aar, hvilket var det syvende Hoseas's, El as Søns, Israels Konges, Aar, at Salmanasser, Kongen af Assyrien, drog op imod Samaria og belejrede den.
10 And at the end of three years they took it: even in the sixth year of Hezekiah, that is the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken.
Og de indtoge den, da tre Aar vare til Ende, i Ezekias's sjette Aar, det er Hoseas's, Israels Konges, niende Aar, da blev Samaria indtagen.
11 And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria, and put them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes:
Og Kongen af Assyrien førte Israel bort til Assyrien og satte dem i Hala og i Habor og ved Floden Gosan og i Medernes Stæder;
12 Because they obeyed not the voice of the Lord their God, but transgressed his covenant, and all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded, and would not hear them, nor do them.
fordi de ikke havde hørt Herren, deres Guds, Røst, men overtraadte hans Pagt, nemlig alt det, som Mose, Herrens Tjener, havde budet, og de havde ikke hørt det, ej heller gjort det.
13 Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fenced cities of Judah, and took them.
Og i Kong Ezekias's fjortende Aar drog Senakerib, Kongen af Assyrien, op imod alle Judas faste Stæder og indtog dem.
14 And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offended; return from me: that which thou puttest on me will I bear. And the king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.
Da sendte Ezekias, Judas Konge, til Kongen af Assyrien, til Lakis og lod sige: Jeg har syndet, vend tilbage fra mig, jeg vil bære, hvad du lægger paa mig; da paalagde Kongen af Assyrien Ezekias, Judas Konge, tre Hundrede Centner og tredive Centner Guld.
15 And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king’s house.
Saa gav Ezekias alt det Sølv, som fandtes i Herrens Hus og i Kongens Hus's Skatkamre.
16 At that time did Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the temple of the Lord, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria.
Paa den samme Tid afbrød Ezekias Guldet af Dørene paa Herrens Tempel og af Dørstolperne, som Ezekias, Judas Konge, havde ladet beslaa, og gav Kongen af Assyrien det.
17 And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rab-shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller’s field.
Da sendte Kongen af Assyrien Thartan og Rabsaris og Rabsake fra Lakis til Kong Ezekias med en svar Hær til Jerusalem; og de droge op og kom til Jerusalem og droge op og kom og stode ved den øverste Dams Vandledning, som er ved den alfare Vej, til Blegerens Ager.
18 And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder.
Og de kaldte ad Kongen; da gik Eliakim, Hilkias Søn, som var Hovmester, og Sebna, Kansleren, og Ioa, Asafs Søn, Historieskriveren ud til dem.
19 And Rab-shakeh said unto them, Speak ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest?
Og Rabsake sagde til dem: Siger til Ezekias: Saa siger den store Konge, Kongen af Assyrien: Hvad er det for en Tillid, som du forlader dig paa?
20 Thou sayest, (but they are but vain words, ) I have counsel and strength for the war. Now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?
Du siger — dog det er ikkun Læbers Ord — at der er Klogskab og Styrke til Krigen; nu, paa hvem forlader du dig, eftersom du er affalden fra mig?
21 Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.
Nu se, du forlader dig paa denne brudte Rørkæp, paa Ægypten; støtter nogen sig paa den, da gaar den ind i hans Haand og borer den igennem; saaledes er Farao, Kongen i Ægypten, for alle dem, som forlade sig paa ham.
22 But if ye say unto me, We trust in the Lord our God: is not that he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and hath said to Judah and Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem?
Og om I ville sige til mig: Vi forlade os paa Herren vor Gud, er det da ikke ham, hvis Høje og hvis Altre Ezekias har borttaget, idet han sagde til Juda og Jerusalem: For dette Alter skulle I tilbede i Jerusalem?
23 Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges to my lord the king of Assyria, and I will deliver thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them.
Og nu, indgaa Væddemaal med min Herre, med Kongen af Assyrien, saa vil jeg give dig to Tusinde Heste, om du kan skaffe dig Ryttere til dem.
24 How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
Hvorledes vilde du da drive en Fyrstes Magt tilbage, hørte han end til min Herres ringeste Tjenere? men du forlader dig paa Ægypten for Vognes og for Rytteres Skyld.
25 Am I now come up without the Lord against this place to destroy it? The Lord said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.
Nu, mon jeg vel uden Herren er dragen op imod dette Sted for at ødelægge det? Herren sagde til mig: Drag op imod dette Land og ødelæg det!
26 Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna, and Joah, unto Rab-shakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and talk not with us in the Jews’ language in the ears of the people that are on the wall.
Da sagde Eliakim, Hilkias Søn, og Sebna og Ioa til Rabsake: Kære, tal til dine Tjenere paa Syrisk, thi vi forstaa det, og tal ikke med os paa Jødisk for Folkets Øren, som er paa Muren.
27 But Rab-shakeh said unto them, Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men which sit on the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?
Men Rabsake sagde til dem: Har min Herre sendt mig til din Herre eller til dig for at tale disse Ord? mon ikke og til de Mænd, som sidde paa Muren at æde deres eget Skarn og drikke deres eget Vand med eder?
28 Then Rab-shakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in the Jews’ language, and spake, saying, Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria:
Saa stod Rabsake og raabte med høj Røst paa jødisk og talte og sagde: Hører den store Konges Ord, Kongens af Assyrien!
29 Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you out of his hand:
Saa sagde Kongen: Lader ikke Ezekias bedrage eder; thi han formaar ikke at redde eder af hans Haand.
30 Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the Lord, saying, The Lord will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
Og lader ikke Ezekias faa eder til at forlade eder paa Herren, idet han siger: Herren skal visselig fri os, og denne Stad skal ikke gives i Kongen af Assyriens Haand.
31 Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me, and then eat ye every man of his own vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his cistern:
Lyder ikke Ezekias ad; thi saa sagde Kongen af Assyrien: Slutter Fred med mig og gaar ud til mig og æder hver af sit Vintræ og hver af sit Figentræ og drikker hver Vand af sin Brønd,
32 Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of oil olive and of honey, that ye may live, and not die: and hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you, saying, The Lord will deliver us.
indtil jeg kommer og henter eder til et Land som eders Land, et Land, i hvilket der er Korn og Vin, et Land, i hvilket der er Brød og Vingaarde, et Land, i hvilket der er Olietræer, Olie og Honning: Saa skulle I blive ved Live og ikke dø; og lyder ikke Ezekias ad, naar han tilskynder eder og siger: Herren skal fri os.
33 Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered at all his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
Have Hedningernes Guder vel friet hver sit Land fra Kongen af Assyriens Haand?
34 Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? have they delivered Samaria out of mine hand?
Hvor ere de Guder af Hamath og Arfad? hvor ere de Guder af Sefarvajm, Hena og Iva? mon de have reddet Samaria af min Haand?
35 Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of mine hand, that the Lord should deliver Jerusalem out of mine hand?
Hvo iblandt alle Guderne i Landene ere de, som have friet deres Land af min Haand, at Herren skulde redde Jerusalem fra min Haand?
36 But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
Og Folket tav og svarede ham ikke et Ord; thi det var Kongens Befaling, som havde sagt: Svarer ham intet!
37 Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rab-shakeh.
Da kom Eliakim, Hilkias Søn, som var Hovmester, og Sebna, Kansleren, og Ioa, Asafs Søn, Historieskriveren, til Ezekias med sønderrevne Klæder, og de gave ham Rabsakes Ord til Kende.
