2 Chronicles 24
1 Joash was seven years old when he became the king [of Judah], and he ruled in Jerusalem for 40 years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba [city].
Joas var sju år gammal, då han Konung vardt, och regerade fyratio år i Jerusalem. Hans moder het Zibja af BerSeba.
2 Joash did what pleased Yahweh as long as Jehoiada was [the Supreme] Priest.
Och Joas gjorde det Herranom väl behagade, så länge Presten Jojada lefde.
3 Jehoiada chose two women to be Joash’s wives. And they bore Joash sons and daughters.
Och Jojada tog honom två hustrur, och han födde söner och döttrar.
4 Some years later, Joash decided that the temple should be repaired.
Derefter tog Joas till att förnya Herrans hus;
5 He summoned the priests and other descendants of Levi and said to them, “Go to the towns in Judah and collect from the people the tax money that they are required to pay each year, and use that money to pay for repairing the temple. Do it immediately.” But the descendants of Levi did not do it immediately.
Och församlade Prester och Leviter, och sade till dem: Farer ut till alla Juda städer, och församler penningar utaf hela Israel, till att förbättra edars Guds hus årliga, och skynder eder till att göra så; men Leviterna fördröjde dermed.
6 So the king summoned Jehoiada and said to him, “Why have you not required the descendants of Levi to bring to Jerusalem from various places in Judah the annual/yearly tax that Moses said that the people of Judah must pay, for taking care of the Sacred Tent?”
Då kallade Konungen Jojada den yppersta, och sade till honom: Hvi hafver du icke akt på Leviterna, att de låta införa af Juda och Jerusalem den hjelpeskatten, som Mose Herrans tjenare påbudit hade, att samkas skulle i Israel, till vittnesbördsens tabernakel?
7 [The temple needed to be repaired] because the sons of that wicked woman Athaliah had entered into the temple [and had wrecked some of the things], and had also used some of the sacred items that were in it for [the worship of] Baal.
Förty den ogudaktiga Athalia och hennes söner hafva förderfvat Guds hus; och allt det som till Herrans hus helgadt var, hafva de lagt till Baalim.
8 So, obeying what the king commanded, the descendants of Levi made a chest and placed it outside the temple, at one of the entrances.
Så befallde Konungen, att man skulle göra ena kisto; och de satte henne utantill vid dörrena af Herrans hus;
9 Then the king sent letters everywhere in Judah, requesting everyone to bring their tax money to the temple, like Moses had required the Israeli people to do [when they were] in the desert.
Och lät utropa i Juda och Jerusalem, att man skulle införa Herranom den hjelpeskatten, som Guds tjenare Mose på Israel lagt hade i öknene.
10 All the officials and the other people [agreed, and they] brought their contributions gladly. They put the money into the chest until it was full.
Då fröjdade sig alle öfverstar, och allt folket, och gjorde tillhopa, och lade i kistona, intilldess hon full vardt.
11 Whenever the descendants of Levi brought the chest to the king’s officials, and they saw that there was a lot of money in it, the king’s secretary and the assistant to the [Supreme] Priest would take all the money from the chest, and then put the chest back in its place. They did this frequently, and they collected a huge amount of money.
Och då tid var att kistan skulle hafvas fram af Leviterna, efter Konungens befallning, då de sågo, att der många penningar uti voro, så kom Konungens skrifvare, och den som af öfversta Prestenom befallning hade, och tömde kistona, och båro henne i sitt rum igen. Så gjorde de hvar dag, tilldess de samkade en ganska stor hop penningar.
12 The king and Jehoiada gave the money to the men who were supervising the work of repairing the temple. Those men hired stoneworkers and carpenters to repair the temple. They also hired men who worked with iron and bronze to repair things in the temple [that were broken].
Och Konungen och Jojada fingo det arbetarena, som skaffare voro på Herrans hus; de samme lejde stenhuggare och timbermän, till att förnya Herrans hus, desslikes de mästare på jern och koppar, till att bättra Herrans hus.
13 The men who did the repair work worked hard, and the work of repairing the temple progressed. They rebuilt the temple so that it was like it was originally, and they even made it stronger.
Och arbetsmännerna arbetade, så att förbättringen på verket gick fram genom deras hand, och läto Guds hus komma sig till igen, och gjorde det fast.
14 When they had finished the repair work, they brought to the king and to Jehoiada the money that they had not used for the repairs. That money was used to make things to use for offering the sacrifices that were completely burned [on the altar], and to make bowls and other gold and silver things for the temple. As long as Joash lived, the people continually brought to the temple sacrifices that were to be completely burned on the altar.
Och då de hade det lyktat, båro de penningarna, som öfver voro, in för Konungen och Jojada; deraf gjordes käril till Herrans hus, käril till tjensten, och till bränneoffer, skedar, och gyldene silfvertyg. Och de offrade bränneoffer vid Herrans hus framgent, så länge Jojada lefde.
15 Jehoiada lived to become very old. He died when he was 130 years old.
Och Jojada vardt gammal och mätt af ålder, och blef död, och var hundrade och tretio år gammal, då han blef död.
16 He was buried where the kings had been buried, in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. [He was buried there] because of the good things that he had done in Judah for God and for God’s temple.
Och de begrofvo honom uti Davids stad, ibland Konungarna, derföre att han hade gjort väl med Israel, och med Gud och hans hus.
17 After Jehoiada died, the leaders of Judah went to Joash, bowed in front of him, and persuaded him to do what they wanted.
Efter Jojada död kommo de öfverste i Juda, och tillbådo Konungen; då hörde Konungen dem.
18 So they and the other people stopped worshiping at the temple, and they started worshiping the poles dedicated to [the goddess] Asherah and other idols. Because of their doing those sinful things, God was very angry with the people of Jerusalem and [with the people in other places in] Judah.
Och de öfvergåfvo Herrans deras fäders Guds hus, och tjente lundom och afgudom; så kom vrede öfver Juda och Jerusalem för dessa deras brotts skull.
19 Although Yahweh sent prophets to persuade them to return to him, and although the prophets told them about the evil things that they had done, the people would not pay attention.
Och han sände Propheter till dem, att de skulle omvända sig till Herran. Och de betygade dem; men de hörde dem intet.
20 Then God’s Spirit came upon Zechariah, the son of Jehoiada the [Supreme] Priest. He stood up front of the people and said, “This is what God says: ‘Why are you disobeying what I, Yahweh, have commanded? You have abandoned me, so I will abandon you.’”
Och Guds Ande utiklädde Sacharia, Jojada Prestens son. Han steg fram för folket, och sade till dem: Detta säger Gud: Hvi öfverträden I Herrans bud, det eder icke väl bekommandes varder? Efter I hafven öfvergifvit Herran, så varder han ock öfvergifvandes eder.
21 But the people planned to kill Zechariah. And the king joined them in doing it. The people killed Zechariah by throwing stones at him in the temple courtyard.
Men de gjorde ett förbund emot honom, och stenade honom, efter Konungens bud, i gårdenom för Herrans hus.
22 King Joash had forgotten about how Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had been kind to him. That’s why he gave orders for the people to kill Jehoiada’s son Zechariah, who said as he was dying, “I hope that Yahweh will see [what you are doing to me] and punish [you for doing it].”
Och Konung Joas tänkte intet på den barmhertighet, som Jojada hans fader med honom gjort hade, utan drap hans son; men då han blef död, sade han: Herren varder detta seendes och sökandes.
23 Near the end of that year (OR, early in the following year), the army of Syria marched to attack [the army of] Joash. They invaded Judah and attacked Jerusalem and killed all the leaders of the people. They [seized many valuable things and] sent them to their king in Damascus, [their capital city.]
Och då året var omgånget, drog upp de Syrers här, och kommo i Juda och Jerusalem, och förgjorde alla öfverstar i folkena; och allt deras rof sände de till Konungen i Damascon.
24 The army of Syria [that came to Judah] was very small, but Yahweh allowed them to defeat the large army of Judah, because he was punishing Joash and the other people of Judah for having abandoned him, the God whom their ancestors worshiped.
Ty de Syrers magt kom med fögo folk, likväl gaf Herren i deras hand en ganska stor magt, derföre att de Herran deras fäders Gud öfvergifvit hade; desslikes lade de ock straff på Joas.
25 Before the battle ended, Joash was severely wounded. Then his officials decided to kill him for murdering Zechariah, the son of Jehoiada the [Supreme] Priest. They killed him while he was in his bed. He was buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’, but they did not bury him in the place where the other kings had been buried.
Och då de drogo ifrå honom, läto de honom qvar i stora krankhet. Och hans tjenare gjorde ett förbund emot honom, för Prestens Jojada söners blods skull, och dråpo honom på hans säng, och han blef död; och man begrof honom uti Davids stad, dock icke ibland Konungagrifterna.
26 Those who conspired to kill him were Zabad the son of Shimeath, who was a woman from the Ammon [people-group], and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith, who was a woman from the Moab [people-group].
De som förbundet gjorde emot honom voro desse: Sabad, Simeaths son, den Ammonitiskones, och Josabad, Simriths son, den Moabitiskones.
27 An account of the things that were done by the sons of Joash and the many prophecies about Joash and what he did to repair the temple are written in the scroll called ‘the History of the Kings [of Judah and Israel]’. Then after Joash died, Amaziah his son became the king.
Men hans söner, och summan som under honom församlad var, och Guds hus byggning, si, de äro beskrifne uti Historien i Konungabokene. Och hans son Amazia vardt Konung i hans stad.
