2 Chronicles 29

1 Hezekiah began to reign when he was twenty-five years old; and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.

Ezekias var fem og tyve Aar gammel, da han blev Konge, og han herskede ni og tyve Aar i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Abija og var en Datter af Zekarja.

2 He did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that David his father had done.

Han gjorde, hvad der var ret i HERRENS Øjne, ganske som hans Fader David.

3 He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of Jehovah, and repaired them.

I sit første Regeringsaars første Maaned lod han HERRENS Hus's Porte aabne og sætte i Stand.

4 He brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the broad place on the east,

Derpaa lod han Præsterne og Leviterne komme, samlede dem paa den aabne Plads mod Øst

5 and said to them, "Listen to me, you Levites. Now sanctify yourselves, and sanctify the house of Jehovah, the God of your fathers, and carry out the filthiness out of the holy place.

og sagde til dem: »Hør mig, Leviter! Helliger nu eder selv og helliger HERRENS, eders Fædres Guds, Hus og faa det urene ud af Helligdommen.

6 For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah our God, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of Jehovah, and turned their backs.

Thi vore Fædre var troløse og gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERREN vor Guds Øjne, de forlod ham, idet de vendte Ansigtet bort fra HERRENS Bolig og vendte den Ryggen;

7 Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel.

de lukkede endog Forhallens Porte, slukkede Lamperne, brændte ikke Røgelse og bragte ikke Israels Gud Brændofre i Helligdommen.

8 Therefore the wrath of Jehovah was on Judah and Jerusalem, and he has delivered them to be tossed back and forth, to be an astonishment, and a hissing, as you see with your eyes.

Derfor kom HERRENS Vrede over Juda og Jerusalem, og han gjorde dem til Rædsel, Forfærdelse og Skændsel, som I kan se med egne Øjne.

9 For, look, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

Se, vore Fædre er faldet for Sværdet, vore Sønner, Døtre og Hustruer ført i Fangenskab for den Sags Skyld.

10 Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with Jehovah, the God of Israel, that his fierce anger may turn away from us.

Men nu har jeg i Sinde at slutte en Pagt med HERREN, Israels Gud, for at hans glødende Vrede maa vende sig fra os.

11 My sons, do not be negligent now; for Jehovah has chosen you to stand before him, to minister to him, and that you should be his ministers, and burn incense."

Saa lad det nu, mine Sønner, ikke skorte paa Iver, thi eder har HERREN udvalgt til at staa for hans Aasyn og tjene ham og til at være hans Tjenere og tænde Offerild for ham!«

12 Then the Levites arose, Mahath, the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the descendants of the Kohathites; and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehallelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah;

Da rejste følgende Leviter sig: Mahat, Amasajs Søn, og Joel, Azarjas Søn, af Kehatiternes Sønner; af Merariterne Kisj, Abdis Søn, og Azarja, Jehallel'els Søn; af Gersoniterne Joa, Zimmas Søn, og Eden, Joas Søn;

13 and of the descendants of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeuel; and of the descendants of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah;

af Elizafans Sønner Sjimri og Je'uel; af Asafs Sønner Zekarja og Mattanja;

14 and of the descendants of Heman, Jehuel and Shimei; and of the descendants of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel.

af Hemans Sønner Jehiel og Sjim'i; og af Jedutuns Sønner Sjemaja og Uzziel;

15 They gathered their brothers, and sanctified themselves, and went in, according to the commandment of the king by the words of Jehovah, to cleanse the house of Jehovah.

og de samlede deres Brødre, og de helligede sig og skred saa efter Kongens Befaling til at rense HERRENS Hus i Henhold til HERRENS Forskrifter.

16 The priests went in to the inner part of the house of Jehovah, to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in Jehovah's temple into the court of the house of Jehovah. The Levites took it, to carry it out abroad to the Kidron Valley.

Og Præsterne gik ind i det indre af HERRENS Hus for at rense det, og alt det urene, de fandt i HERRENS Tempel, bragte de ud i HERRENS Hus's Forgaard, hvor Leviterne tog imod det for at bringe det ud i Kedrons Dal.

17 Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of Jehovah; and they sanctified the house of Jehovah in eight days: and on the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.

Paa den første Dag i den første Maaned begyndte de at hellige, og paa den ottende Dag i Maaneden var de kommet til HERRENS Forhal; saa helligede de HERRENS Hus i otte Dage, og paa den sekstende Dag i den første Maaned var de færdige.

18 Then they went in to Hezekiah the king within the palace, and said, "We have cleansed all the house of Jehovah, and the altar of burnt offering, with all its vessels, and the table of show bread, with all its vessels.

Derpaa gik de ind til Kong Ezekias og sagde: »Vi har nu renset hele HERRENS Hus, Brændofferalteret med alt, hvad der hører dertil, og Skuebrødsbordet med alt, hvad der hører dertil;

19 Moreover all the vessels, which king Ahaz in his reign threw away when he trespassed, have we prepared and sanctified; and look, they are before the altar of Jehovah."

og alle de Kar, som Kong Akaz i sin Troløshed vanhelligede, da han var Konge, dem har vi bragt paa Plads og helliget; se, de staar nu foran HERRENS Alter!«

20 Then Hezekiah the king arose early and gathered the officials of the city and went up to the house of Jehovah.

Næste Morgen tidlig samlede Kong Ezekias Byens Øverster og gik op til HERRENS Hus.

21 They brought seven bulls, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven male goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom and for the sanctuary and for Judah. He commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of Jehovah.

Derpaa bragte man syv Tyre, syv Vædre, syv Lam og syv Gedebukke til Syndoffer for Riget, Helligdommen og Juda; og han bød Arons Sønner Præsterne ofre dem paa HERRENS Alter.

22 So they killed the bulls, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar: and they killed the rams, and sprinkled the blood on the altar: they killed also the lambs, and sprinkled the blood on the altar.

De slagtede saa Tyrene, og Præsterne tog imod Blodet og sprængte det paa Alteret; saa slagtede de Vædrene og sprængte Blodet paa Alteret; saa slagtede de Lammene og sprængte Blodet paa Alteret;

23 They brought near the male goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly; and they laid their hands on them:

endelig bragte de Syndofferbukkene frem for Kongen og Forsamlingen, og de lagde Hænderne paa dem;

24 and the priests killed them, and they made a sin offering with their blood on the altar, to make atonement for all Israel; for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel.

saa slagtede Præsterne dem og bragte Blodet paa Alteret som Syndoffer for at skaffe hele Israel Soning; thi Kongen havde sagt, at Brændofferet og Syndofferet skulde være for hele Israel.

25 He set the Levites in the house of Jehovah with cymbals, with stringed instruments, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet; for the commandment was of Jehovah by his prophets.

Og han opstillede Leviterne ved HERRENS Hus med Cymbler, Harper og Citre efter Davids, Kongens Seer Gads og Profeten Natans Bud, thi Budet var givet af HERREN gennem hans Profeter.

26 The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.

Og Leviterne stod med Davids Instrumenter og Præsterne med Trompeterne.

27 Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering on the altar. When the burnt offering began, the song of Jehovah began also, and the trumpets, together with the instruments of David king of Israel.

Derpaa bød Ezekias, at Brændofferet skulde ofres paa Alteret, og samtidig med Ofringen begyndte ogsaa HERRENS Sang og Trompeterne, ledsaget af Kong David af Israels Instrumenter.

28 All the assembly worshiped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded; all this continued until the burnt offering was finished.

Da kastede hele Forsamlingen sig til Jorden, medens Sangen lød og Trompeterne Klang, og alt dette varede, til man var færdig med Brændofferet.

29 When they had made an end of offering, the king and all who were present with him bowed themselves and worshiped.

Saa snart man var færdig med Brændofferet, knælede Kongen og alle, der var hos ham, ned og tilbad.

30 Moreover Hezekiah the king and the leaders commanded the Levites to sing praises to Jehovah with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. They sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshiped.

Derpaa bød Kong Ezekias og Øversterne Leviterne at lovsynge HERREN med Davids og Seeren Asafs Ord; og de sang Lovsangen med Jubel og bøjede sig og tilbad.

31 Then Hezekiah answered, "Now you have consecrated yourselves to Jehovah; come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of Jehovah." The assembly brought in sacrifices and thank offerings; and as many as were of a willing heart brought burnt offerings.

Ezekias tog da til Orde og sagde: »I har nu indviet eder til HERREN; saa træd da frem og bring Slagtofre og Lovprisningsofre til HERRENS Hus!« Saa bragte Forsamlingen Slagtofre og Lovprisningsofre, og enhver, hvis Hjerte tilskyndede ham dertil, bragte Brændofre.

32 The number of the burnt offerings which the assembly brought was seventy bulls, one hundred rams, and two hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt offering to Jehovah.

De Brændofre, Forsamlingen bragte, udgjorde 70 Stykker Hornkvæg, 100 Vædre og 200 Lam, alt som Brændofre til HERREN;

33 The consecrated things were six hundred head of cattle and three thousand sheep.

og Helligofrene udgjorde 600 Stykker Hornkvæg og 3000 Stykker Smaakvæg.

34 But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: therefore their brothers the Levites helped them, until the work was ended, and until the priests had sanctified themselves; for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.

Dog var Præsterne for faa til at flaa Huden af alle Brændofrene, derfor hjalp deres Brødre Leviterne dem, indtil Arbejdet var fuldført og Præsterne havde helliget sig; thi Leviterne viste redeligere Vilje til at hellige sig end Præsterne.

35 Also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace offerings, and with the drink offerings for every burnt offering. So the service of the house of Jehovah was set in order.

Desuden var der en Mængde Brændofre, hvortil kom Fedtstykkerne af Takofrene og Drikofrene til Brændofrene. Saaledes bragtes Tjenesten i HERRENS Hus i Orden.

36 Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, because of that which God had prepared for the people: for the thing was done suddenly.

Og Ezekias og alt Folket glædede sig over, hvad Gud havde beredt Folket, thi det hele var sket saa hurtigt.