2 Chronicles 24

1 Joash was seven years old when he began to reign; and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Zibiah, of Beersheba.

Joas var syv Aar gammel da han blev Konge og han herskede i fyrretyve Aar i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Zibja og var fra Be'ersjeba.

2 Joash did that which was right in the eyes of YHWH all the days of Jehoiada the priest.

Joas gjorde, hvad der var ret i HERRENS Øjne, saa længe Præsten Jojada levede.

3 Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he became the father of sons and daughters.

Jojada tog ham to Hustruer, og han avlede Sønner og Døtre.

4 It happened after this, that Joash intended to restore the house of YHWH.

Siden kom Joas i Tanker om at udbedre HERRENS Hus.

5 He gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, "Go out to the cities of Judah, and gather money to repair the house of your God from all Israel from year to year. See that you expedite this matter." However the Levites did not do it right away.

Han samlede derfor Præsterne og Leviterne og sagde til dem: »Drag ud til Judas Byer og saml Penge ind i hele Israel til at istandsætte eders Guds Hus Aar efter Aar; men I maa skynde eder!« Leviterne skyndte sig dog ikke.

6 The king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said to him, "Why haven't you required of the Levites to bring in the tax of Moses the servant of YHWH, and of the assembly of Israel, out of Judah and out of Jerusalem, for the tent of the testimony?"

Saa lod Kongen Ypperstepræsten Jojada kalde og sagde til ham: »Hvorfor har du ikke holdt Øje med, at Leviterne i Juda og Jerusalem indsamler den Afgift, HERRENS Tjener Moses paalagde Israels Forsamling til Vidnesbyrdets Telt?

7 For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up God's house; and they also gave all the dedicated things of the house of YHWH to the Baals.

Thi den ugudelige Atalja og hendes Sønner har ødelagt Guds Hus og oven i Købet brugt Helliggaverne i HERRENS Hus til Ba'alerne.«

8 So the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it outside at the gate of the house of YHWH.

Paa Kongens Bud lavede man saa en Kiste og satte den uden for Porten til HERRENS Hus;

9 They made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in for YHWH the tax that Moses the servant of God laid on Israel in the wilderness.

og det kundgjordes i Juda og Jerusalem, at den Afgift, Moses havde paalagt Israeliterne i Ørkenen, skulde udredes til HERREN.

10 And all the leaders and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and threw it into the chest, until it was full.

Alle Øversterne og hele Folket bragte da Afgiften med Glæde og lagde den i Kisten, til den var fuld;

11 It was so, that whenever the chest was brought to the king's officers by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and the chief priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to its place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.

og hver Gang Kisten af Leviterne blev bragt til de kongelige Tilsynsmænd, naar de saa, at der var mange Penge, kom Kongens Skriver og Ypperstepræstens Tilsynsmand og tømte Kisten; og saa tog de og satte den paa Plads igen. Saaledes gjorde de Gang paa Gang, og de samlede en Mængde Penge.

12 The king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of YHWH; and they hired masons and carpenters to restore the house of YHWH, and also such as worked iron and bronze to repair the house of YHWH.

Og Kongen og Jojada gav Pengene til dem, der stod for Arbejdet ved HERRENS Hus, og de lejede Stenhuggere og Tømmermænd til at udbedre HERRENS Hus og derhos Jern og Kobbersmede til at istandsætte HERRENS Hus.

13 So the workmen worked, and the work of repairing went forward in their hands, and they set up God's house in its state, and strengthened it.

Og de, der stod for Arbejdet, tog fat, og Istandsættelsesarbejdet skred frem under deres Hænder, og de byggede Guds Hus op efter de opgivne Maal og satte det i god Stand.

14 When they had made an end, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, of which were made vessels for the house of YHWH, even vessels with which to minister and to offer, and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver. They offered burnt offerings in the house of YHWH continually all the days of Jehoiada.

Da de var færdige, bragte de Resten af Pengene til Kongen og Jojada, og for dem lod han lave Redskaber til HERRENS Hus, Redskaber til Tjenesten og Ofrene, Kander og Kar af Guld og Sølv. Og de ofrede stadig Brændofre i HERRENS Hus, saa længe Jojada levede.

15 But Jehoiada grew old and was full of days, and he died; one hundred thirty years old was he when he died.

Men Jojada blev gammel og mæt af Dage og døde; han var ved sin Død 130 Aar gammel.

16 They buried him in the City of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, and toward God and his house.

Man jordede ham i Davidsbyen hos Kongerne, fordi han havde gjort sig fortjent af Israel og over for Gud og hans Hus.

17 Now after the death of Jehoiada the leaders of Judah came and paid homage to the king. And the king listened to them.

Men efter Jojadas Død kom Judas Øverster og kastede sig ned for Kongen. Da hørte Kongen dem villig,

18 They forsook the house of YHWH, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherim and the idols: and wrath came on Judah and Jerusalem for this their guiltiness.

Og de forlod HERREN, deres Fædres Guds Hus og dyrkede Asjererne og Gudebillederne. Og der kom Vrede over Juda og Jerusalem for denne deres Synds Skyld.

19 Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again to YHWH; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.

Saa sendte han Profeter iblandt dem for at omvende dem til HERREN, og de advarede dem, men de hørte ikke.

20 The Spirit of God came on Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood above the people, and said to them, "Thus says God, 'Why do you disobey the commandments of YHWH, so that you can't prosper? Because you have forsaken YHWH, he has also forsaken you.'"

Men Guds Aand iførte sig Zekarja, Præsten Jojadas Søn, og han traadte frem for Folket og sagde til dem: »Saa siger Gud: Hvorfor overtræder I HERRENS Bud saa Lykken viger fra eder? Fordi I har forladt HERREN, har han forladt eder!«

21 They conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of YHWH.

Men de sammensvor sig imod ham og stenede ham paa Kongens Bud i Forgaarden til HERRENS Hus;

22 Thus Joash the king did not remember the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but killed his son. When he died, he said, "May YHWH look at it, and repay it."

Kong Joas kom ikke den Kærlighed i Hu, hans Fader Jojada havde vist ham, men lod Sønnen dræbe, Men da han døde, raabte han: »HERREN ser og straffer!«

23 It happened at the end of the year, that the army of the Arameans came up against him. And they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the leaders of the people from among the people, and sent all their spoil to the king in Damascus.

Ved Jævndøgnstide drog Aramæernes Hær imod Kongen, og de trængte ind i Juda og Jerusalem og udryddede alle Øverster af Folket og sendte alt Byttet, de tog fra dem, til Kongen af Darmaskus.

24 For the army of the Arameans came with a small company of men; and YHWH delivered a very great army into their hand, because they had forsaken YHWH, the God of their fathers. So they executed judgment on Joash.

Skønt Aramæernes Hær kom i et ringe Tal, gav HERREN en saare stor Hær i deres Haand, fordi de havde forladt HERREN, deres Fædres Gud; saaledes fuldbyrdede de Dommen over Joas.

25 When they were departed for him (for they left him very sick), his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the son of Jehoiada the priest, and killed him on his bed, and he died; and they buried him in the City of David, but they did not bury him in the tombs of the kings.

Og da de drog bort fra ham — de forlod ham nemlig i haarde Lidelser — stiftede hans Folk en Sammensværgelse imod ham til Straf for Mordet paa Præsten Jojadas Søn og dræbte ham i hans Seng. Saaledes døde han, og man jordede ham i Davidsbyen, dog ikke i Kongegravene.

26 These are those who conspired against him: Zabad the son of Shimeath the Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith the Moabitess.

De sammensvorne var Zakar, en Søn af Ammoniterkvinden Sjim'at, og Jozabad, en Søn af Moabiterkvinden Sjimrit.

27 Now concerning his sons, and the many oracles against him, and the rebuilding of God's house, look, they are written in the commentary of the book of the kings. Amaziah his son reigned in his place.

Hans Sønners Navne, de mange profetiske Udsagn imod ham og hans grundige Udbedring af Guds, Hus staar jo optegnet i Udlægningen til Kongernes Bog. Hans Søn Amazja blev Konge i hans Sted.