2 Chronicles 29
1 Hezekiah was 25 years old when he became the king [of Judah]. He ruled from Jerusalem for 29 years. His mother was Abijah, the daughter of [a man whose name was] Zechariah.
Esekias blev konge da han var fem og tyve år gammel, og regjerte ni og tyve år i Jerusalem; hans mor hette Abia, Sakarjas datter.
2 Hezekiah did things that Yahweh considered to be right, like his ancestor King David had done.
Han gjorde hvad rett var i Herrens øine, aldeles som hans far David hadde gjort.
3 During March of the first year that Hezekiah was ruling Judah, he unlocked the doors of the temple, and his workers repaired them.
I sin regjerings første år, i den første måned, åpnet han igjen dørene til Herrens hus og satte dem i stand.
4 Then he gathered the priests and other descendants of Levi in the area on the east side of the temple,
Så lot han prestene og levittene hente og samlet dem på den åpne plass mot øst.
5 and he said to them, “You descendants of Levi, listen to me! Consecrate yourselves. And then consecrate the temple of Yahweh, the God whom our ancestors [worshiped/belonged to]. Remove from the temple all the things that are not pleasing to God.
Og han sa til dem: Hør på mig, I levitter! Hellige nu eder selv og hellige Herrens, eders fedres Guds hus og få urenheten ut av helligdommen!
6 Our ancestors disobeyed God; they did many things that he considered to be evil, things that were not pleasing to him. They abandoned this place where Yahweh lives, and they have turned away from him.
For våre fedre har båret sig troløst at og gjort hvad ondt er i Herrens, vår Guds øine, og forlatt ham; de har vendt sitt åsyn bort fra Herrens tabernakel og vendt ham ryggen.
7 They locked the doors of the temple and extinguished the lamps. They did not burn any incense, and they did not offer any sacrifices that were to be completely burned [on the altar].
De har også stengt dørene til forhallen og slukket lampene og ikke brent røkelse og ikke ofret brennoffer i helligdommen for Israels Gud.
8 Therefore, Yahweh has become very angry with us people of Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah, and he has caused other people to become frightened and horrified [when they hear what Yahweh did to punish us]. And they ridicule us. You know this very well.
Derfor er Herrens vrede kommet over Juda og Jerusalem, og han har overgitt dem til mishandling, til ødeleggelse og til spott, således som I ser det med egne øine.
9 That is why our fathers have been killed in battles, and our sons and daughters and our wives have been captured and taken [to other countries].
Og derfor er våre fedre falt for sverdet, og våre sønner og døtre og hustruer er i fangenskap.
10 But now I intend to make an agreement with Yahweh, our God, in order that he will no longer be angry with us.
Nu har jeg i sinne å gjøre en pakt med Herren, Israels Gud, så hans brennende vrede kan vende sig bort fra oss.
11 [You who are like] my sons, do not waste any time. [Do immediately what Yahweh wants you to do.] Yahweh has chosen you to stand in his presence and offer sacrifices and burn incense.”
Så la det nu ikke skorte eder på iver, mine sønner! For eder har Herren utvalgt til å stå for hans åsyn og tjene ham, til å være hans tjenere og brenne røkelse for ham.
12 Then these descendants of Levi started to work [in the temple]: From the descendants of Kohath there were Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah. From the descendants of Merari there were Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehallelel. From the descendants of Gershon there were Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah.
Da tok levittene fatt på arbeidet - det var Mahat, Amasais sønn, og Joel, Asarjas sønn, av kahatittenes barn, og av Meraris barn Kis, Abdis sønn, og Asarja, Jehallelels sønn, og av gersonittene Joah, Simmas sønn, og Eden, Joahs sønn,
13 From the descendants of Elizaphan there were Shimri and Jeiel. From the descendants of Asaph there were Zechariah and Mattaniah.
og av Elisafans barn Simri og Je'uel og av Asafs barn Sakarja og Mattanja,
14 From the descendants of Heman there were Jehiel and Shimei. From the descendants of Jeduthun there were Shemaiah and Uzziel.
og av Hemans barn Jehuel og Sime'i og av Jedutuns barn Semaja og Ussiel.
15 When those men had gathered their fellow descendants of Levi and had consecrated themselves, they entered the temple in order to consecrate it. That was what the king had commanded them to do, and they were also obeying what Yahweh had commanded.
De samlet sine brødre og helliget sig og gikk så inn for å rense Herrens hus, således som kongen hadde befalt efter Herrens ord.
16 The priests entered the temple to consecrate it. They brought out into the courtyard of the temple everything that they had found in the temple that was not pleasing to Yahweh. Then the descendants of Levi took those things down to the Kidron Valley [and burned them there].
Og prestene gikk inn i det indre av Herrens hus for å rense det, og all den urenhet som de fant i Herrens tempel, førte de ut i forgården til Herrens hus; der tok levittene imot det og bar det ut til Kidron-bekken.
17 The priests and other descendants of Levi started this work on the first day of March and finished purifying the courtyard [of the temple] on the eighth day of that month, and they finished purifying the temple one week later.
På den første dag i den første måned begynte de å hellige sig, og på den åttende dag i måneden gikk de inn i Herrens forhall og helliget Herrens hus i åtte dager, og på den sekstende dag i den første måned var de ferdige.
18 Then they went to King Hezekiah and reported, “We have purified all parts of the temple, and the altar where sacrifices are completely burned, and all the items used at the altar, the table on which the priests place the sacred bread, and the things [used at that table].
Derefter gikk de inn til kong Esekias og sa: Vi har renset hele Herrens hus og brennoffer-alteret med alt som til det hører, og skuebrødsbordet med alt som hører til det.
19 While Ahaz was our king, he disobeyed what Yahweh had commanded, and he removed from the temple many things [that should be there], but now we have brought them back and placed them in front of the sacred altar.”
Og alle de kar som kong Akas i sin troløshet hadde vanhelliget mens han var konge, dem har vi satt i stand og helliget, og nu står de foran Herrens alter.
20 Early the next morning, King Hezekiah gathered together the city officials, and they went to the [courtyard of the] temple.
Tidlig den næste morgen samlet kong Esekias byens høvdinger og gikk op til Herrens hus.
21 They took with them seven bulls, seven rams, seven male lambs, and seven male goats to be an offering in order that Yahweh would forgive the sins of all the people in the kingdom of Judah, and in order to purify the temple. The king commanded that the priests, who were descendants of Aaron, should offer those animals to be sacrificed to Yahweh on the altar.
Og de kom med syv okser, syv værer, syv lam og syv gjetebukker til syndoffer for riket og for helligdommen og for Juda; og han bød Arons barn, prestene, å ofre dem på Herrens alter.
22 So first the priests slaughtered those bulls, and took their blood and sprinkled it on the altar. Then they slaughtered the rams and sprinkled their blood on the altar. Then they slaughtered the lambs and sprinkled their blood on the altar.
De slaktet da oksene, og prestene tok imot blodet og sprengte det på alteret; så slaktet de værene og sprengte blodet på alteret, og så slaktet de lammene og sprengte blodet på alteret.
23 The goats that were slaughtered to be an offering in order that Yahweh would forgive the sins of the people were brought to the king and the others who were there. Then the king and those who were present laid their hands on those goats.
Derefter førte de syndoffer-bukkene frem foran kongen og menigheten, og de la sine hender på dem,
24 Then the priests slaughtered those goats and splashed their blood on the altar in order that Yahweh would forgive the sins that all the Israeli people had committed. The priests did that because the king had commanded that offerings that would be completely burned [on the altar] and other sacrifices should be made for all the people of Israel.
og prestene slaktet dem og sprengte blodet av dem på alteret som syndoffer, til soning for hele Israel; for kongen hadde befalt at brennofferet og syndofferet skulde være for hele Israel.
25 The king then told the descendants of Levi to stand in the temple with their cymbals and harps and lyres, obeying what David and his prophets Gad and Nathan had commanded. Those were things that Yahweh had told his prophets that the descendants of Levi should do.
Og han lot levittene stille sig op i Herrens hus med cymbler, harper og citarer, således som David og kongens seer Gad og profeten Natan hadde foreskrevet; for det var Herren som hadde gitt denne forskrift gjennem sine profeter.
26 So the descendants of Levi [went and] stood in the temple, ready to play the musical instruments that King David had given to them. And the priests were ready to blow their trumpets.
Levittene stod med Davids musikkinstrumenter og prestene med trompetene.
27 Then Hezekiah told some of the priests to burn the animals that would be sacrificed on the altar. When they started to burn the animals, the people started to sing to [praise] Yahweh, while the other descendants of Levi were playing their instruments.
Så bød Esekias å ofre brennofferet på alteret; og på samme tid som ofringen begynte, begynte også sangen for Herren og trompetene å lyde, ledsaget av Davids, Israels konges instrumenter.
28 All the people who were there bowed to worship Yahweh, while the singers sang and the trumpeters blew their trumpets. They continued to do this until they had finished slaughtering all the animals that would be completely burned.
Og hele menigheten kastet sig ned mens sangen lød og trompetene klang, og alt dette varte til ofringen var til ende.
29 When they finished making those offerings, the king and all those who were there knelt down and worshiped Yahweh.
Da de var ferdig med ofringen, falt de på kne, både kongen og alle de som var der sammen med ham, og de tilbad.
30 Then King Hezekiah and his officials commanded the descendants of Levi to praise Yahweh, singing the songs [composed/written] by David and Asaph the prophet. So they sang songs joyfully and bowed their heads to worship.
Så bød kong Esekias og høvdingene at levittene skulde love Herren med Davids og seeren Asafs ord; og de lovet ham med fryd og bøide sig ned og tilbad.
31 Then Hezekiah said, “You have now dedicated yourselves to Yahweh. So come close to the temple and bring animals to be sacrificed and other offerings to thank [Yahweh for what he has done for you].” And those who wanted to bring animals to be completely burned [on the altar] brought them.
Og Esekias tok til orde og sa: I har nu fylt eders hånd for Herren; kom nu hit og før frem slaktoffere og takkoffere til Herrens hus! Da kom menigheten med slaktoffere og takkoffere, og enhver hvis hjerte drev ham til det, kom med brennoffere.
32 Altogether they brought 70 bulls, 100 rams, and 200 male lambs to be completely burned on the altar.
Og tallet på de brennoffer som menigheten førte frem, var sytti okser, hundre værer og to hundre lam; alt dette var til brennoffer for Herren.
33 The other animals that they brought were 600 bulls and 3,000 sheep and goats that were set apart to be sacrifices.
De andre offer som blev frembåret, var seks hundre stykker storfe og tre tusen stykker småfe.
34 But there were not enough priests to remove the skins from the animals that would be completely burned [on the altar]. So their fellow descendants of Levi helped them until that work was finished, and until other priests had purified/consecrated themselves to do that work. It was necessary for them to do that because many of the priests had not yet performed the rituals to consecrate themselves for that work, like the descendants of Levi had done.
Men det var ikke prester nok til å flå alle brennofferne, derfor fikk de hjelp av sine brødre levittene til arbeidet var ferdig, og til de andre prester hadde helliget sig; for levittene hadde vist en redeligere vilje til å hellige sig enn prestene.
35 In addition to the all the offerings that were completely burned [on the altar], the priests also burned the fat of the other animals that were sacrificed to maintain good fellowship with Yahweh, and the usual wine offerings. So the worship at the temple began again.
Det var også en mengde brennoffer, og dertil kom fettstykkene av takkofferne og de drikkoffer som hørte til brennofferne. Således kom tjenesten i Herrens hus i sin rette skikk.
36 And Hezekiah and all the other people of Judah celebrated, because God had enabled them to do all those things very quickly.
Og Esekias og hele folket gledet sig over det som Gud hadde gjort for folket; for alt dette var skjedd med én gang.
