2 Kings 10
1 Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, even the elders, and unto them that brought up [the sons of] Ahab, saying,
Der var i Samaria halvfjerdsindstyve Sønner af Akab. Jehu skrev nu Breve og sendte dem til Samaria til Byens Øverster, de Ældste og Akabs Sønners Fosterfædre. Deri stod:
2 And now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master’s sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fenced city also, and armour;
»I har jo eders Herres Sønner hos eder og raader over Stridsvognene og Hestene, Fæstningerne og Vaabenforraadene. Naar nu dette Brev kommer eder i Hænde,
3 look ye out the best and meetest of your master’s sons, and set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.
udvælg saa den bedste og dygtigste af eders Herres Sønner, sæt ham paa hans Faders Trone og kæmp for eders Herres Hus!«
4 But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, the two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?
Men de grebes af stor Forfærdelse og sagde: »Se, de to Konger kunde ikke staa sig imod ham, hvor skal vi saa kunne det?«
5 And he that was over the household, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and they that brought up [the children], sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any man king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes.
Derfor sendte Paladsets og Byens øverste Befalingsmænd, de Ældste og Fosterfædrene det Bud til Jehu: »Vi er dine Trælle, og alt, hvad du kræver af os, vil vi gøre. Vi vil ikke gøre nogen til Konge; gør, hvad du finder for godt!«
6 Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be on my side, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master’s sons, and come to me to Jezreel by tomorrow this time. Now the king’s sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, which brought them up.
Da skrev han et nyt Brev til dem, og der stod: »Dersom I holder med mig og vil høre mig, tag saa eders Herres Sønners Hoveder og kom i Morgen ved denne Tid til mig i Jizre'el!« Kongesønnerne, halvfjerdsindstyve Mænd, var nemlig hos Byens Stormænd, som var deres Fosterfædre.
7 And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king’s sons, and slew them, even seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent them unto him to Jezreel.
Da Brevet kom til dem, tog de Kongesønnerne og dræbte dem, halvfjerdsindstyve Mænd, lagde deres Hoveder i Kurve og sendte dem til Jehu i Jizre'el.
8 And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the king’s sons. And he said, Lay ye them in two heaps at the entering in of the gate until the morning.
Da Budet kom og meldte: »Kongesønnernes Hoveder er bragt hid!« sagde han: »Læg dem i to Bunker foran Porten til i Morgen!«
9 And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people, Ye be righteous: behold, I conspired against my master, and slew him: but who smote all these?
Næste Morgen gik han ud, traadte frem og sagde til alt Folket: »I er uden Skyld; det er mig, der har stiftet en Sammensværgelse mod min Herre og dræbt ham — men hvem har dræbt alle disse?
10 Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, which the LORD spake concerning the house of Ahab: for the LORD hath done that which he spake by his servant Elijah.
Kend nu, at intet af det Ord, HERREN talede mod Akabs Hus, var faldet til Jorden, men HERREN har gjort, hvad han talede ved sin Tjener Elias!«
11 So Jehu smote all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his familiar friends, and his priests, until he left him none remaining.
Derpaa lod Jehu alle dem, der var tilbage af Akabs Hus i Jizre'el, dræbe, alle hans Stormænd, Venner og Præster, saa at ikke en eneste blev tilbage og slap bort.
12 And he arose and departed, and went to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing house of the shepherds in the way,
Saa brød han op og drog ad Samaria til. Da han kom til Bet-Eked-Haro'im ved Vejen,
13 Jehu met with the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, Who are ye? And they answered, We are the brethren of Ahaziah: and we go down to salute the children of the king and the children of the queen.
mødte han Kong Ahazja af Judas Brødre. Han spurgte dem: »Hvem er I?« De svarede: »Vi er Ahazjas Brødre, og vi drager herned for at hilse paa Kongens og Kongemoderens Sønner.«
14 And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of the shearing house, even two and forty men; neither left he any of them.
Da sagde han: »Grib dem levende!« Saa greb de dem levende, og han lod dem dræbe ved Bet-Ekeds Brønd, to og fyrretyve Mænd; ikke een lod han blive tilbage.
15 And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me thine hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.
Da han drog videre, traf han Jonadab, Rekabs Søn, der kom ham i Møde, og han hilste paa ham og spurgte: »Er du af Hjertet oprigtig mod mig som jeg mod dig?« Jonadab svarede: »Ja, jeg er!« Da sagde Jehu: »Saa giv mig din Haand!« Han gav ham da Haanden, og Jehu tog ham op til sig i Vognen
16 And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot.
og sagde: »Følg mig og se min Nidkærhed for HERREN!« Og han tog ham med i Vognen,
17 And when he came to Samaria, he smote all that remained unto Ahab in Samaria, till he had destroyed him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake to Elijah.
Saa drog han til Samaria og lod alle, der var tilbage af Akabs Slægt i Samaria, dræbe, saa at den blev fuldstændig udryddet efter det Ord, HERREN havde talet til Elias.
18 And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu shall serve him much.
Derefter kaldte Jehu hele Folket sammen og sagde til dem: »Akab dyrkede Ba'al lidt, Jehu vil dyrke ham mere!
19 Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his worshippers, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice [to do] to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtilty, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.
Kald derfor alle Ba'als Profeter, alle, der dyrker ham, og alle hans Præster hid til mig, ikke een maa udeblive, thi jeg har et stort Slagtoffer for til Ære for Ba'al; enhver, der udebliver, skal bøde med Livet!« Men det var en Fælde, Jehu stillede, for at udrydde Ba'alsdyrkerne.
20 And Jehu said, Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it.
Derpaa sagde Jehu: »Helliger en festlig Samling til Ære for Ba'al!« Og de udraabte en festlig Samling.
21 And Jehu sent through all Israel: and all the worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that came not. And they came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was filled from one end to another.
Og Jehu sendte Bud rundt i hele Israel, og alle Ba'alsdyrkerne uden Undtagelse indfandt sig; de begav sig til Ba'als Hus, og det blev fuldt fra Ende til anden.
22 And he said unto him that was over the vestry, Bring forth vestments for all the worshippers of Baal. And he brought them forth vestments.
Saa sagde han til Opsynsmanden over Klædekammeret: »Tag en Klædning frem til hver af Ba'alsdyrkerne!« Og han tog Klædningerne frem til dem.
23 And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house of Baal; and he said unto the worshippers of Baal, Search, and look that there be here with you none of the servants of the LORD, but the worshippers of Baal only.
Saa gik Jehu og Jonadab, Rekabs Søn, ind i Ba'als Hus; og han sagde til Ba'alsdyrkerne: »Se nu godt efter; at der ikke her iblandt eder findes nogen, som dyrker HERREN, men kun Ba'alsdyrkere!«
24 And they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had appointed him fourscore men without, and said, If any of the men whom I bring into your hands escape, [he that letteth him go], his life shall be for the life of him.
Derpaa gik han ind for at ofre Slagtofre og Brændofre. Men Jehu havde opstillet firsindstyve Mand udenfor og sagt: »Den, der lader nogen af de Mænd undslippe, som jeg overgiver i eders Hænder, skal bøde Liv for Liv!«
25 And it came to pass, as soon as he had made as end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal.
Da han saa var færdig med at ofre Brændofferet, sagde han til Livvagten og Høvedsmændene: »Gaa nu ind og hug dem ned! Ikke een maa slippe bort!« Og de huggede dem ned med Sværdet, og Livvagten og Høvedsmændene slængte dem bort; saa gik de ind i Ba'alshusets inderste Rum,
26 And they brought forth the pillars that were in the house of Baal, and burned them.
bragte Ba'alshusets Asjerastøtte ud og opbrændte den;
27 And they brake down the pillar of Baal, and brake down the house of Baal, and made it a draught house, unto this day.
og de nedbrød Ba'als Stenstøtte, rev Ba'als Hus ned og gjorde det til Nødtørftssteder, og de er der den Dag i Dag.
28 Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.
Saaledes udryddede Jehu Ba'al af Israel.
29 Howbeit from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, [to wit], the golden calves that were in Beth-el, and that were in Dan.
Men fra de Synder, Jeroboam, Nebats Søn, havde forledt Israel til, Guldkalvene i Betel og Dan, veg Jehu ikke.
30 And the LORD said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, [and] hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart, thy sons of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.
Og HERREN sagde til Jehu: »Fordi du har handlet vel og gjort, hvad der er ret i mine Øjne, og handlet med Akabs Hus ganske efter mit Sind, skal dine Sønner sidde paa Israels Trone indtil fjerde Led!«
31 But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all his heart: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, wherewith he made Israel to sin.
Men Jehu tog ikke Vare paa at følge HERRENS, Israels Guds, Lov af hele sit Hjerte; han veg ikke fra de Synder, Jeroboam havde forledt Israel til.
32 In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel;
Paa den Tid begyndte HERREN at rive Stykker fra Israel, og Hazael slog Israel i alle dets Grænseegne,
33 from Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the valley of Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan.
Øst for Jordan, hele Gilead, Gaditernes, Rubeniternes og Manassiternes Land fra Aroer ved Arnonflodens Bred, baade Gilead og Basan.
34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Jehu, alt, hvad han gjorde, og alle hans Heltegerninger, staar jo optegnet i Israels Kongers Krønike.
35 And Jehu slept with his fathers: and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead.
Saa lagde Jehu sig til Hvile hos sine Fædre, og man jordede ham i Samaria; og hans Søn Joahaz blev Konge i hans Sted.
36 And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty and eight years.
Den Tid, Jehu herskede over Israel, udgjorde otte og tyve Aar.
