2 Kings 17
1 In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, began Hosea son of Elah to reign in Samaria, over Israel, [and he reigned] nine years.
I det tolvte styringsåret åt Ahaz, kongen i Juda, vart Hosea Elason konge yver Israel, og han rådde i ni år.
2 And he did the thing that was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh, —only, not like the kings of Israel who were before him.
Han gjorde det som vondt var i Herrens augo, då ikkje so ille som Israels-kongarne fyre honom.
3 Against him, came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria, —and Hoshea became his servant, and rendered him a present.
Mot honom drog assyrarkongen Salmanassar upp. Hosea vart lydkonge under honom og laut leggja skatt åt honom.
4 Then found the king of Assyria, in Hosea, a conspiracy, in that he had sent messengers unto So king of Egypt, and had not brought up a present to the king of Assyria, as [he had done] year by year, —therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.
Men då assyrarkongen vart vis med at Hosea for med svik, med di han sende bod til egyptarkongen So, og slutta greida ut den årvisse skatten til assyrarkongen, tok assyrarkongen honom til fange og kasta honom i fengsel.
5 And the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, —yea he came up to Samaria, and besieged it three years.
Og assyrarkongen drog upp mot heile landet, og drog upp og kringsette Samaria i tri år.
6 In the ninth year of Hoshea, did the king of Assyria capture Samaria, and carried Israel away captive to Assyria, —and settled them in Halah, and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and the mountains of Media.
I niande styringsåret åt Hosea tok han Samaria og førde Israel burt til Assyria og busette deim i Halah, ved Gozanåi Habor, og i byarne i Media.
7 And thus it came to pass that Israel sinned against Yahweh their God, who brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, —yea they did reverence to other gods;
Soleis gjekk det, av di Israels-borni synda mot Herren, sin Gud, han som hadde ført deim upp frå Egyptarlandet og fria deim ut or handi åt Farao, egyptarkongen; dei ottast andre gudar,
8 and walked in the statutes of the nations, whom Yahweh had dispossessed from before the sons of Israel, —and [in the statutes] of the kings of Israel, which they had made.
og for etter sed og skikk hjå dei folki Herren hadde drive ut for Israels-borni, og etter dei skikkarne som Israels-kongarne hadde skipa.
9 And the sons of Israel did, secretly, things which were not right, against Yahweh their God, —and built for themselves high places in all their cities, from the watchmen’s tower, to the fortified city.
Ja, Israels-borni gjorde mangt uhøvelegt mot Herren, sin Gud; dei bygde seg offerhaugar i alle byarne sine, frå det minste vakttårn til fastaste borgi;
10 And they set up for themselves pillars and Sacred Stems, upon every high hill, and under every green tree;
dei reiste upp minnesteinar og Astarte-stolpar på kvar ein høg haug og under kvart grønt tre.
11 and burned incense there, in all the high places, like the nations whom Yahweh drave out from before them, —and did things that were wicked, so as to provoke Yahweh to anger;
På alle haugarne brende dei røykjelse, liksom dei folki Herren hadde drive burt for deim, og dei harma Herren med si illferd.
12 and they served the manufactured gods, as to which Yahweh had said to them, Ye shall not do this thing.
Dei tente steingudarne, det som Herren hadde sagt dei ikkje måtte gjera.
13 And Yahweh testified against Israel and against Judah, through all his prophets—every one who had a vision, saying—Turn ye from your wicked ways, and keep my commandments, my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers; and which I sent unto you through my servants the prophets.
Herren vara både Israel og Juda ved alle profetarne og sjåarane sine: «Vend um frå dei vonde vegarne dykkar og haldt mine bod og mine fyreskrifter etter heile den lovi som eg baud federne dykkar, og som eg sende til dykk ved tenarane mine, profetarne!»
14 Howbeit they hearkened not, —but stiffened their neck, like the neck of their fathers, who trusted not in Yahweh their God;
Men dei lydde ikkje. Dei var likso hardnakka som federne sine, som ikkje trudde på Herren, sin Gud.
15 but rejected his statutes, and his covenant, which he solemnised with their fathers, and his testimonies wherewith he testified against them, —and followed vanity, and became vain, and followed the nations that were round about them, as to whom Yahweh charged them, so that they should not do like them.
Dei vanda lovarne hans, brydde seg ikkje um den pakti han hadde skipa med federne deira, og dei fyresegnerne han hadde gjeve deim. Dei gjekk etter fåfengde avgudar og for med det som fåfengt er, liksom grannefolki, endå Herren hadde bode deim at dei skulde ikkje fara soleis åt.
16 But they forsook all the commandments of Yahweh their God, and made for themselves something molten—two calves, and made a Sacred Stem, and bowed themselves down to all the army of the heavens, and served Baal;
Dei vende seg frå alle bodi som Herren, deira Gud, hadde gjeve, og laga seg støypte gudebilæte, tvo kalvar. Dei laga Astarte-stolpar, dei bøygde kne for himmelheren og tente Ba’al.
17 and made their sons and their daughters pass through the fire, and used divinations and enchantments, and sold themselves to do the thing that was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh, provoking him to wrath.
Attåt dette vigde dei sønerne og døtterne sine i elden, og for med spådomskunster og trollkunster. Dei selde seg til å gjera det som vondt var i Herrens augo, so dei harma honom.
18 So Yahweh shewed himself exceeding angry with Israel, and removed them from his presence, —there was none left, save the tribe of Judah, alone.
Difor vart Herren ovleg harm på Israel og støytte deim frå seg. Det vart inkje att einast Juda-ætti.
19 Even Judah, kept not the commandments of Yahweh their God, —but walked in the statutes of Israel, which they had made.
Ikkje heller Juda heldt Herrens, sin Guds bod, men for etter Israels skikkar, som dei hadde skipa seg.
20 So Yahweh rejected all the seed of Israel, and humiliated them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, —until he had cast them out from his presence;
Då støytte Herren frå seg heile Israels-ætti, og tukta deim og gav deim i henderne på røvarar, til dess han kasta deim burt frå si åsyn.
21 for he rent Israel away from the house of David, and they made Jeroboam son of Nebat, king, —and Jeroboam thrust away Israel from following Yahweh, and caused them to commit a great sin.
Han hadde rive Israel laus frå Davids hus; dei tok Jerobeam Nebatsson til konge; og Jeroboam fekk Israel til å falle frå Herren og forførde deim til stor synd;
22 And the sons of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he had committed, —they turned not away therefrom;
og israelitarne dreiv på med alle dei synderne Jerobeam gjorde; dei gav deim ikkje upp.
23 until that Yahweh removed Israel from his presence, according as he spake through all his servants the prophets, —and so Israel was driven away from off their own soil, to Assyria, until this day.
På resten støytte Herren Israel frå seg, som han hadde sagt ved alle tenarane sine, profetarne. Israel laut fara burt frå landet sitt til Assyria. Der er dei den dag i dag.
24 And the king of Assyria brought [men] from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Avvah, and from Hamath, and [from] Sepharvaim, and caused them to dwell in the cities of Samaria, instead of the sons of Israel, —so they took possession of Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.
Assyrarkongen flutte folk frå Babel og Kuta og Avva og Hamat og Sefarvajim, og busette deim i Samaria-byarne i staden for Israels-borni. Dei tok då Samaria i eige og sette bu i byarne der.
25 And so it was, that, when they first dwelt there, they revered not Yahweh, —therefore Yahweh sent among them, lions, which were slaying them.
Og det hende seg, at i fyrstningi dei budde der, hadde dei ingen age for Herren. Herren sende då løvor som herja millom deim.
26 Therefore spake they unto the king of Assyria, saying, The nations whom thou hast removed and settled in the cities of Samaria, know not the custom of the God of the land, —and he hath sent among them lions, and lo! they are slaying them, because they know not the custom of the God of the land.
Det vart meldt åt assyrarkongen: «Dei folki som du flutte burt og busette i Samaria-byarne, dei kjenner ikkje rette måten å dyrka landsens gud; difor hev han sendt løvor millom deim; og dei drep folket ned, av di dei ikkje kjenner rette måten å dyrka landsens gud.»
27 So the king of Assyria commanded, saying—Carry thither, one of the priests, whom ye brought away captive from thence, that they may go, and dwell there, —and teach them the custom of the God of the land.
Assyrarkongen gav då det bodet: «Lat ein av dei burtførde prestarne fara dit heim att og busetja seg der og læra folket å dyrka landsens gud på rette måten!»
28 Then came one of the priests whom they had carried away captive from Samaria, and dwelt in Bethel, —and he began teaching them how they should do reverence unto Yahweh.
Ein av prestarne som var burtførde frå Samaria, kom då og sette bu i Betel. Han lærde deim korleis dei skulde ottast Herren.
29 Howbeit the nations severally were making their own gods, —and did put them in the houses of the high places, which, the Samaritans, had made, each several nation, in their cities wherein, they, were dwelling.
Det var nok so at kvart folk laga seg sin gud og sette upp på haugarne i dei husi som Samaria-folki hadde bygt, kvart folk i sin by, der dei hadde busett seg;
30 So then, the men of Babylon, made Succoth-benoth, and, the men of Cuth, made Nergal, and, the men of Hamath, made Ashima:
folk frå Babel laga seg ein Sukkot-Benot, folk frå Kut ein Nergal, folk frå Hamat ein Asima,
31 and, the Avvites, made Nibhaz and Tartak, and, the Sepharvites, did consume their sons in the fire, to Adrammelech and Anammelech gods of Sepharvaim.
avvitarne laga seg ein Nibhaz og ein Tartak, og sefarvitarne brende borni sine i eld for Adrammelek og Anammelek, Sefarvajim-gudarne.
32 Thus became they reverers of Yahweh, —and yet made for themselves, from the whole compass of them, priests of high places, who became offerers for them in the house of the high places.
Men dei bar og age for Herren. Dei valde seg ut offerhaug-prestar kvar or sin flokk, og dei ofra for deim i husi på haugarne.
33 Yahweh, were they revering, —and yet, their own gods, were they serving, according to the custom of the nations from whence they had brought them away captive.
Dei bar age for Herren; men dei tente samstundes sine eigne gudar, etter skikken hjå dei folki som dei var burtførde frå.
34 Unto this day, are they offering according to the former customs, —they are not revering Yahweh, neither are they offering after their own statutes, or their own custom, nor yet after the law and the commandment which Yahweh commanded the sons of Jacob, whose name he made to be Israel:
Den dag i dag fer dei etter dei same gamle skikkarne sine; dei ber ikkje age for Herren, so dei fer etter sine fyreskrifter og rettar, og etter den lov og det bod som Herren gav borni åt Jakob, han som fekk namnet Israel.
35 With, whom, Yahweh solemnised a covenant, and commanded them saying—Ye shall not revere other gods, —nor bow down to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them;
Herren gjorde ei pakt og gav deim sovore bod: «Andre gudar skal det ikkje hava age for, og ikkje bøygja kne for deim eller tena deim eller ofra til deim.
36 But, Yahweh—who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, with great might, and with arm outstretched, him, shall ye revere, —and to him, shall ye bow down, and to him, shall ye sacrifice;
Men Herren, som førde dykk upp frå Egyptarlandet med stor kraft og med strak arm, honom skal de bera age for, honom skal de bøygja kne for, honom skal de ofra til.
37 And, the statutes and the regulations, and the law and the commandment, which he wrote for you, shall ye surely observe to do, continually, —So shall ye not revere other gods;
Og dei fyreskrifter og rettar, og den lov og det bod som han let skriva for dykk - deim skal de taka vare på og halda alle dagar; men de skal ikkje bera age for andre gudar.
38 But, the covenant which I have solemnised with you, shall ye not forget, —So shall ye not revere other gods;
Den pakti eg gjorde med dykk, må de ikkje gløyma. De må ikkje bera age for andre gudar.
39 But, Yahweh your God, shall ye revere, —then will, he, deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.
Nei, ber age for Herren, dykkar Gud, so skal han fria dykk frå alle dykkar fiendar.»
40 Howbeit they hearkened not, —but, according to their own former custom, were they offering.
Men dei vilde ikkje høyra, men for fram på same vis som fyrr.
41 Thus were these nations doing reverence unto Yahweh, and yet, unto their own carved images, were they rendering service, —yea, their sons and their son’s sons, as the fathers offered, so are, they, offering until this day.
So bar desse folki age for Herren, men tente samstundes gudebilæti sine. Og borni og barneborni deira gjer den dag i dag so som federne deira gjorde.
