2 Kings 17
1 In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea son of Elah has reigned over Israel in Samaria, nine years,
I Kong Akaz af Judas tolvte Regeringsår blev Hosea, Elas Søn, Konge i Samaria over Israel, og han herskede ni År.
2 and he does evil in the eyes of YHWH, only, not as the kings of Israel who were before him;
Han gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENs Øjne, dog ikke som de Konger i Israel, der var før ham.
3 Shalmaneser king of Asshur came up against him, and Hoshea is a servant to him, and renders a present to him.
Mod ham drog Assyrerkongen Salmanassar op, og Hosea underkastede sig og svarede ham Skat.
4 And the king of Asshur finds in Hoshea a conspiracy, in that he has sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and has not caused a present to go up to the king of Asshur, as year by year, and the king of Asshur restrains him, and binds him in a house of restraint.
Men siden opdagede Assyrerkongen, at Hosea var ved at stifte en Sammensværgelse, idet han sendte Sendebud til Kong So af Ægypten og ikke mere svarede Assyrerkongen den årlige Skat. Så berøvede Assyrerkongen ham Friheden og lod ham kaste i Fængsel.
5 And the king of Asshur goes up into all the land, and he goes up to Samaria, and lays siege against it [for] three years;
Assyrerkongen drog op og besatte hele Landet; han rykkede frem mod Samaria og belejrede det i tre År;
6 in the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Asshur has captured Samaria, and removes Israel to Asshur, and causes them to dwell in Halah, and in Habor, [by] the river Gozan, and [in] the cities of the Medes.
og i Hoseas niende Regeringsår indtog Assyrerkongen Samaria, bortførte Israel til Assyrien og lod dem bosætte sig i Hala, ved Habor, Gozans Flod, og i Mediens Byer.
7 And it comes to pass, because the sons of Israel have sinned against their God YHWH—who brings them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt—and fear other gods,
Således gik det, fordi Israeliterne syndede mod HERREN deres Gud, der havde ført dem op fra Ægypten og udfriet dem af Ægypterkongen Faraos Hånd, og fordi de frygtede andre Guder;
8 and walk in the statutes of the nations that YHWH dispossessed from the presence of the sons of Israel, and of the kings of Israel that they made;
de fulgte de Folkeslags Skikke, som HERREN havde drevet bort foran Israeliterne, og de Kongers Skik, som Israel havde indsat;
9 and the sons of Israel covertly do things that [are] not right against their God YHWH, and build high places for themselves in all their cities, from a tower of the watchers to the fortified city,
og Israeliterne udtænkte utilbørlige Ting mod HERREN deres Gud og byggede sig Offerhøje i alle deres Byer, lige fra Vagttårnene til de befæstede Byer;
10 and set up standing-pillars and Asherim for themselves on every high height, and under every green tree,
de rejste sig Stenstøtter og Asjerastøtter på alle høje Steder og under alle grønne Træer
11 and make incense there in all high places, like the nations that YHWH removed from their presence, and do evil things to provoke YHWH,
og tændte Offerild der på alle Høje ligesom de Folkeslag, HERREN havde ført bort foran dem, og øvede onde Ting, så at de krænkede HERREN;
12 and serve the idols, of which YHWH said to them, “You do not do this thing.”
de dyrkede Afgudsbillederne, skønt HERREN havde sagt: "Det må I ikke gøre!"
13 And YHWH testifies against Israel, and against Judah, by the hand of every prophet, and every seer, saying, “Turn back from your evil ways, and keep My commands, My statutes, according to all the Law that I commanded your fathers, and that I sent to you by the hand of My servants the prophets”;
Og HERREN advarede Israel og Juda ved alle sine Profeter, alle Seerne, og sagde: "Vend om fra eders onde Færd og hold mine Bud og Anordninger i nøje Overensstemmelse med den Lov, jeg pålagde eders Fædre og kundgjorde eder ved mine Tjenere Profeterne!"
14 and they have not listened, and harden their neck, like the neck of their fathers, who did not remain steadfast in their God YHWH,
Men de vilde ikke høre; de gjorde sig halsstarrige som deres Fædre, der ikke stolede på HERREN deres Gud;
15 and reject His statutes and His covenant that He made with their fathers, and His testimonies that He testified against them, and go after the vain thing, and become vain, and after the nations that are around them, of whom YHWH commanded them not to do like them.
de lod hånt om hans Anordninger og den Pagt, han havde sluttet med deres Fædre, og om de Vidnesbyrd, han havde givet dem, og de holdt sig til Tomhed, så de blev til Tomhed, og efterlignede Folkeslagene rundt om dem, skønt HERREN havde pålagt dem ikke at gøre som de;
16 And they forsake all the commands of their God YHWH, and make a molten image for themselves—two calves, and make an Asherah, and bow themselves to all the host of the heavens, and serve Ba‘al,
de sagde sig løs fra HERREN deres Guds Bud og lavede sig støbte Billeder, to Tyrekalve; de lavede sig også Asjerastøtter, tilbad hele Himmelens Hær og dyrkede Ba'al:
17 and cause their sons and their daughters to pass over through fire, and divine divinations, and use enchantments, and sell themselves to do evil in the eyes of YHWH, to provoke Him.
de lod deres Sønner og Døtre gå igennem Ilden, drev Spådomskunster og Sandsigeri og solgte sig til at gøre, hvad der er ondt i HERRENs Øjne, så de krænkede ham.
18 And YHWH shows Himself very angry against Israel, and turns them aside from His presence; none has been left, only the tribe of Judah by itself.
Derfor blev HERREN såre fortørnet på Israel og drev dem bort fra sit Åsyn, så der ikke blev andet end Judas Stamme tilbage.
19 Also Judah has not kept the commands of their God YHWH, and they walk in the statutes of Israel that they had made.
Men heller ikke Juda holdt HERREN deres Guds Bud, men fulgte de Skikke, Israel havde indført.
20 And YHWH kicks against all the seed of Israel, and afflicts them, and gives them into the hand of spoilers, until He has cast them out of His presence,
Derfor forkastede HERREN bele Israels Slægt, ydmygede dem, ga dem til Pris for Røvere og stødte dem til sidst bort fra sit Åsyn.
21 for He has torn Israel from the house of David, and they make Jeroboam son of Nebat king, and Jeroboam drives Israel from after YHWH, and has caused them to sin a great sin,
Thi da Israel havde revet sig løs fra Davids Hus og gjort Jeroboam, Nebats Søn, til Konge, drog denne Israel bort fra HERREN og forledte dem til en stor Synd;
22 and the sons of Israel walk in all the sins of Jeroboam that he did, they have not turned aside from them,
og Israeliterne vandrede i alle de Synder, Jeroboam havde begået, og veg ikke derfra,
23 until YHWH has turned Israel aside from His presence, as He spoke by the hand of all His servants the prophets, and Israel is removed from off its land to Asshur, to this day.
så at HERREN til sidst drev Israel bort fra sit Åsyn, som han havde sagt ved alle sine Tjenere Profeterne; og Israel måtte vandre bort fra sit Land til Assyrien, hvor det er den Dag i Dag.
24 And the king of Asshur brings in [people] from Babylon and from Cutha, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and Sepharvaim, and causes [them] to dwell in the cities of Samaria instead of the sons of Israel, and they possess Samaria, and dwell in its cities;
Derefter lod Assyrerkongen Folk fra Babel, Kuta, Avva, Hamat og Sefarvajim komme og bosætte sig i Samarias Byer i Stedet for Israeliterne; og de tog Samaria i Besiddelse og bosatte sig i Byerne.
25 and it comes to pass, at the commencement of their dwelling there, they have not feared YHWH, and YHWH sends the lions among them, and they are destroying among them.
Men den første Tid de boede der, frygtede de ikke HERREN; derfor sendte HERREN Løver iblandt dem, som dræbte dem.
26 And they speak to the king of Asshur, saying, “The nations that you have removed and place in the cities of Samaria have not known the custom of the God of the land, and He sends the lions among them, and behold, they are destroying them, as they do not know the custom of the God of the land.”
Da sendte de Assyrerkongen det Bud: "De Folk, du førte bort fra deres Hjem og lod bosætte sig i Samarias Byer, ved ikke, hvorledes Landets Gud skal dyrkes; derfor har han sendt Løver imod dem, og de dræber dem, fordi de ikke ved, hvorledes Landets Gud skal dyrkes!"
27 And the king of Asshur commands, saying, “Cause one of the priests to go there whom you removed from there, and they go and dwell there, and he teaches them the custom of the God of the land.”
Og Assyrerkongen bød: "Lad en af de Præster, jeg førte bort derfra, drage derhen, lad ham drage hen og bosætte sig der og lære dem, hvorledes Landets Gud skal dyrkes!"
28 And one of the priests whom they removed from Samaria comes in, and dwells in Beth-El, and he is teaching them how they fear YHWH,
Så kom en af de Præster, de havde ført bort fra Samaria, og bosatte sig i Betel, og han lærte dem, hvorledes de skulde frygte HERREN.
29 and each nation is making its gods, and they place [them] in the houses of the high places that the Samaritans have made—each nation in their cities where they are dwelling.
Men hvert Folk gav sig til at lave sig sin egen Gud og stillede ham op i Offerhusene på Højene, som Samaritanerne havde opførf, hvert Folk i sin By, hvor de havde bosat sig;
30 And the men of Babylon have made Succoth-Benoth, and the men of Cuth have made Nergal, and the men of Hamath have made Ashima,
Folkene fra Babel lavede Sukkot-Benot, Folkene fra Kuta Nergal, Folkene fra Hamat Asjima,
31 and the Avites have made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites are burning their sons with fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, gods of Sepharvim.
Avvijiterne Nibhaz og Tartak, og Sefarviterne brændte deres Børn til Ære for Adrammelek og Anammelek, Sefarvajims Guder.
32 And they are fearing YHWH, and make for themselves from their extremities priests of high places, and they are working for them in the house of the high places.
Men de frygtede også HERREN og indsatte Folk at deres egen Midte til Præstr ved Offerhøjene, og disse ofrede for dem i Offerhusene på Højene.
33 They are fearing YHWH, and they are serving their gods, according to the custom of the nations from where they removed them.
De frygte de HERREN, men dyrkede også deres egne Guder på de Folkeslags Vis, de var ført bort fra.
34 To this day they are doing according to the former customs—they are not fearing YHWH, and are not doing according to their statutes, and according to their ordinances, and according to the Law, and according to the command, that YHWH commanded the sons of Jacob whose name He made Israel,
Endnu den Dag i Dag følger de deres gamle Skikke. De frygtede ikke HERREN og handlede ikke efter de Anordninger og Lovbud, de havde fået, eller efter den Lov og det Bud, HERREN havde givet Jakobs Sønner, han, hvem han gav Navnet Israel.
35 and YHWH makes a covenant with them and charges them, saying, “You do not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them,
Og HERREN havde sluttet en Pagt med dem og givet dem det Bud: "I må ikke frygte andre Guder eller tilbede dem, ikke dyrke dem eller ofre til dem;
36 but YHWH who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with an outstretched arm, Him you fear, and to Him you bow yourselves, and to Him you sacrifice;
men HERREN, som førte eder ud af Ægypten med vældig Kraft og udstrakt Arm, ham skal I frygte, ham skal I tilbede, og til ham skal I ofre!
37 and the statutes, and the judgments, and the Law, and the command, that He wrote for you, you observe to do all the days, and you do not fear other gods;
De Anordninger og Lovbud, den Lov og det Bud, han har opskrevet for eder, skal I omhyggeligt holde til alle Tider, og I må ikke frygte andre Guder!
38 and you do not forget the covenant that I have made with you, and you do not fear other gods;
Den Pagt, han har sluttet med eder, må I ikke glemme, og I må ikke frygte andre Guder;
39 but you fear your God YHWH, and He delivers you out of the hand of all your enemies”;
men HERREN eders Gud skal I frygte, så vil han fri eder af alle eders Fjenders Hånd!"
40 and they have not listened, but they are doing according to their former custom,
Dog vilde de ikke høre, men blev ved at handle som før.
41 and these nations are fearing YHWH, and they have served their carved images, both their sons and their sons’ sons; as their fathers did, they are doing to this day.
Således frygtede disse Folkeslag HERREN, men dyrkede tillige deres udskårne Billeder; og deres Børn og Børnebørn gør endnu den Dag i Dag som deres Fædre.
