2 Kings 23

1 And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

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

2 And the king went up into the house of the Lord, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, from the small to the great: and he read before their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which had been found in the house of the Lord.

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

3 And the king stood upon the stand, and he made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies and his statutes with all [their] heart and all [their] soul, to maintain the words of this covenant that are written in this book. And all the people entered into the covenant.

Saa tog Kongen Plads ved Søjlen 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 denne Pagts Ord, saaledes som de var skrevet i denne Bog. Og alt Folket indgik Pagten.

4 And the king commanded Chilkiyahu the high-priest, and the priests of the second order, and the door-keepers, to carry forth out of the temple of the Lord all the vessels that had been made for Ba'al, and for the Asherah, and for all the host of heaven: and they burnt them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried their ashes unto Beth-el.

Derpaa bød Kongen Ypperstepræsten Hilkija og Andenpræsten og Dørvogterne at bringe alle de Ting, der var lavet til Ba'al, Asjera og hele Himmelens Hær, ud af HERRENS Helligdom, og han lod dem opbrænde uden for Jerusalem paa Markerne ved Kedron, og Asken lod han bringe til Betel.

5 And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had appointed that they might burn incense on the high-places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; those also that burnt incense unto Ba'al, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven.

Og han afsatte Afgudspræsterne, som Judas Konger havde indsat, og som havde tændt Offerild paa Højene i Judas Byer og Jerusalems Omegn, ligeledes dem, som havde tændt Offerild for Ba'al og for Solen, Maanen, Stjernebillederne og hele Himmelens Hær.

6 And he brought out the Asherah from the house of the Lord, without Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burnt it at the brook Kidron, and ground it small to powder, and cast its powder upon the graves of the children of the people.

Og han lod Asjerastøtten bringe fra HERRENS Hus uden for Jerusalem til Kedrons Dal og opbrænde der, og han lod den knuse til Støv og Støvet kaste hen, hvor Smaafolk havde deres Grave.

7 And he pulled down the houses of the sodomites, that were by the house of the Lord, where the women wove hangings for the Asherah.

Han lod Mandsskøgernes Kamre i HERRENS Hus rive ned, dem i hvilke Kvinderne vævede Kjortler til Asjera.

8 And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high-places where the priests had burnt incense, from Geba' to Beer-Sheba', and he pulled down the high-places of the gates that were at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man's left at the gate of the city.

Han lod alle Præsterne hente fra Judas Byer og vanhelligede Offerhøjene, hvor Præsterne havde tændt Offerild, fra Geba til Be'ersjeba. Og han lod Portofferhøjen rive ned, som var ved Indgangen til Byøversten Jehosjuas Port til venstre, naar man gaar ind ad Byporten.

9 Nevertheless the priests of the high-places came not up to the altar of the Lord in Jerusalem; but they ate unleavened bread in the midst of their brethren.

Dog fik Præsterne ved Højene ikke Adgang til HERRENS Alter i Jerusalem, men de maatte spise usyret Brød blandt deres Brødre.

10 And he defiled the Thopheth, which was in the valley Ben-hinnom, so that no man should cause his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech.

Han vanhelligede Ildstedet i Hinnoms Søns Dal, saa at ingen mere kunde lade sin Søn eller Datter gaa igennem Ilden for Molok.

11 And he put down the horses that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun, from the entrance of the house of the Lord, by the chamber of Nethan-melech the chamberlain, who was over the suburbs; and the chariots of the sun he burnt with fire.

Han fjernede de Heste, Judas Konger havde opstillet for Solen ved Indgangen til HERRENS Hus hen imod Hofmanden Netan-Meleks Kammer i Parvarim, og Solens Vogne lod han opbrænde.

12 And the altars that were on the roof of the upper-chamber of Achaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Menasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the Lord, did the king pull down, and tore them away from there, and cast their dust into the brook Kidron.

Altrene, som Judas Konger havde rejst paa Taget (Akaz's Tagbygning), og Altrene, som Manasse havde rejst i begge Forgaardene til HERRENS Hus, lod Kongen nedbryde og knuse paa Stedet, og Støvet lod han kaste hen i Kedrons Dal.

13 And the high-places that were before Jerusalem, which were to the right of the mount of destruction, which Solomon the king of Israel had built for 'Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Kemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of 'Ammon, did the king defile.

Og Offerhøjene østen for Jerusalem paa Sydsiden af Fordærvelsens Bjerg, som Kong Salomo af Israel havde bygget for Astarte; Zidoniernes væmmelige Gud, Kemosj, Moabiternes væmmelige Gud, og Milkom, Ammoniternes vederstyggelige Gud, vanhelligede Kongen.

14 And he broke in pieces the standing images, and cut down the Asherah-groves, and filled their places with the bones of men.

Han lod Stenstøtterne nedbryde og Asjerastøtterne omhugge og Pladsen fylde med Menneskeknogler.

15 So also the altar that was at Beth-el, the high-place which Jerobo'am the son of Nebat, who induced Israel to sin, had made, —also that altar and the high-place did he pull down; and he burnt the high-place, ground it small to powder, and burnt then the Asherah.

Ogsaa Alteret i Betel, den Offerhøj, som Jeroboam, Nebats Søn, havde rejst, han, der forledte Israel til Synd, ogsaa det Alter tillige med Offerhøjen lod han nedbryde; Stenene lod han nedrive og knuse til Støv, og Asjerastøtten lod han opbrænde.

16 And Josiah turned about, and beheld the graves that were there in the mount, and he sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burnt them upon the altar, and polluted it, according to the word of the Lord which the man of God proclaimed, who had proclaimed these events.

Da Josias vendte sig om og fik Øje paa Gravene paa Bjerget, sendte han Folk hen og lod dem tage Benene ud af Gravene og opbrænde dem paa Alteret for at vanhellige det efter HERRENS Ord, som den Guds Mand udraabte, da han kundgjorde disse Ting,

17 Then said he, What kind of monument is that which I see? And the men of the city said to him, It is the grave of the man of God, who came from Judah, and proclaimed these things which thou hast done against the altar of Beth-el.

Saa sagde han: »Hvad er det for et Gravmæle, jeg ser der?« Byens Folk svarede ham: »Det er den Guds Mands Grav, der kom fra Juda og kundgjorde det, du nu har gjort med Alteret i Betel.«

18 And he said, Let him rest: no man shall disturb his bones. So they saved his bones, with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria.

Da sagde han: »Lad ham ligge i Ro, ingen maa flytte hans Ben!« Saa lod de baade hans og Profeten fra Samarias Ben i fred.

19 And also all the houses of the high-places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made as provocations to anger, did Josiah remove, and did to them in accordance with all the acts that he had done in Beth-el.

Ogsaa alle Offerhusene paa Højene i Samarias Byer, som Israels Konger havde opført for at krænke HERREN, lod Josias fjerne, og han handlede med dem ganske som han havde gjort i Betel;

20 And he slaughtered all the priests of the high-places that were there upon the altars, and burnt men's bones upon them, and returned [then] to Jerusalem.

og han lod alle Højenes Præster, som var der ved Altrene, dræbe, og han opbrændte Menneskeknogler paa Altrene. Saa vendte han tilbage til Jerusalem.

21 And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto the Lord your God, as it is written in this book of the covenant.

Derefter gav Kongen alt Folket den Befaling: »Hold Paaske for HERREN eders Gud, som der er foreskrevet her i Pagtsbogen!«

22 For there had not been holden such a passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel; nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, and of the kings of Judah;

Thi slig en Paaske var ikke nogen Sinde blevet holdt i Israels og Judas Kongers Tid, ikke siden Dommerne dømte Israel;

23 But in the eighteenth year of king Josiah was this passover holden to the Lord in Jerusalem.

men først i Kong Josias's attende Regeringsaar blev en saadan Paaske fejret for HERREN i Jerusalem.

24 And also the men of familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the teraphim, and the idols, and all the abominations that were to be seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah clear away; in order that he might accomplish the words of the law which were written in the book that Chilkiyahu the priest had found in the house of the Lord.

Ogsaa Dødemanerne og Sandsigerne, Husguderne, Afgudsbillederne og alle de væmmelige Guder, der var at se i Judas Land og Jerusalem, udryddede Josias for at opfylde Lovens Ord, der stod skrevet i den Bog, Præsten Hilkija havde fundet i HERRENS Hus.

25 And like unto him there was no king before him, that returned to the Lord with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; and after him there arose none like him.

Der havde ikke før været nogen Konge, der som han af hele sit Hjerte og hele sin Sjæl og al sin Kraft omvendte sig til HERREN og fulgte hele Mose Lov; og heller ikke efter ham opstod hans Lige.

26 Notwithstanding this the Lord turned not from the fierceness of his great anger, since his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provokings wherewith Menasseh had provoked him to anger.

Alligevel lagde HERRENS mægtige Vredesglød sig ikke, thi hans Vrede var blusset op mod Juda over alle de Krænkelser, Manasse havde tilføjet ham.

27 And the Lord said, Also Judah will I remove out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and will cast off this city which I have chosen, even Jerusalem, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there.

Og HERREN sagde: »Ogsaa Juda vil jeg fjerne fra mit Aasyn, ligesom jeg fjernede Israel, og jeg vil forkaste Jerusalem, denne min udvalgte By, og det Hus, om hvilket jeg har sagt: Mit Navn skal være der!«

28 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah.

Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Josias, alt, hvad han udførte, staar jo optegnet i Judas Kongers Krønike.

29 In his days went up Pharaoh-nechoh the king of Egypt against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he saw him.

I hans Dage drog Ægypterkongen Farao Neko op til Eufratfloden imod Assyrerkongen. Kong Josias rykkede imod ham, men Neko fældede ham ved Megiddo, straks han saa ham.

30 And his servants carried him dying in a chariot from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And the people of the land took Jehoachaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father's stead.

Og hans Folk førte ham død bort fra Megiddo, bragte ham til Jerusalem og jordede ham i hans Grav. Men Folket fra Landet tog Joahaz, Josias's Søn, og salvede og hyldede ham til Konge i hans Faders Sted.

31 Twenty and three years old was Jehoachaz when he became king; and three months did he reign in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Chamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

Joahaz var tre og tyve Aar gammel, da han blev Konge, og han herskede tre Maaneder i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Hamutal og var en Datter af Jirmeja fra Libna.

32 And he did what is evil in the eyes of the Lord, all just as his fathers had done.

Han gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENS Øjne, ganske som hans Fædre.

33 And Pharaoh-nechoh put him in fetters at Riblah in the land of Chamath, that he should not reign in Jerusalem, and imposed a fine on the land of a hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.

Men Farao Neko lod ham fængsle i Ribla i Hamats Land og gjorde dermed Ende paa hans Herredømme i Jerusalem og lagde en Skat af hundrede Talenter Sølv og ti Talenter Guld paa Landet.

34 And Pharaoh-nechoh made Elyakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoyakim, and took Jehoachaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died there.

Derpaa gjorde Farao Neko Eljakim, Josias's Søn, til Konge i hans Fader Josias's Sted, og han ændrede hans Navn til Jojakim; Joahaz derimod tog han med til Ægypten, og der døde han.

35 And Jehoyakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money by the order of Pharaoh: from every one according to his estimation did he exact the silver and gold from the people of the land, to give it unto Pharaoh-nechoh.

Sølvet og Guldet udredede Jojakim til Farao; men for at kunne udrede Pengene efter Faraos Befaling satte han Landet i Skat; efter som hver især var sat i Skat, inddrev han Sølvet og Guldet for at give Farao Neko det.

36 Twenty and five years old was Jehoyakim when he became king; and eleven years did be reign in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zebudah, the daughter of Pedayah of Rumah.

Jojakim var fem og tyve Aar gammel, da han blev Konge, og han herskede elleve Aar i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Zebida og var en Datter af Pedaja fra Ruma.

37 And he did what is evil in the eyes of the Lord, all just as his fathers had done.

Han gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENS Øjne, ganske som hans Fædre.