2 Chronicles 31
1 After the festival ended, the Israelis who were there went to all the towns in Judah and smashed the stones/pillars [for worshiping idols], and cut down the poles [for worshiping the goddess] Asherah. They destroyed the shrines on the hilltops and the altars [of Baal] throughout the areas where the tribes of Judah and Benjamin lived, and also in the areas of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh. After destroying all of them, they returned to their own towns.
Og der alt dette var fuldendt, drog al Israel, som var til Stede, ud i Judas Stæder, og de sønderbrøde Støtterne og huggede Astartebillederne itu og nedbrøde Højene og Altrene i hele Juda og Benjamin og i Efraim og i Manasse, indtil de havde fuldendt det; siden vendte alle Israels Børn tilbage, hver til sin Ejendom, til deres Stæder.
2 Hezekiah divided the priests and [other] descendants of Levi into groups. He appointed some of the groups to offer sacrifices that would be completely burned [on the altar] and offerings to maintain fellowship [with Yahweh]. He appointed some groups to do other work at the temple: some to lead the people in their worship, some to thank Yahweh, and some to sing songs to praise to Yahweh at the gates of the temple.
Og Ezekias beskikkede Præsternes og Leviternes Skifter, efter deres Skifter, enhver efter hans Tjenestes Beskaffenhed, saavel for Præsterne som for Leviterne, til at bringe Brændoffer og Takofre, at de skulde tjene og takke og love i Herrens Lejres Porte;
3 The king contributed some of his own funds to buy animals that would be sacrificed in the morning and in the evening of each day, and on the Sabbath days, to celebrate the new moons, and during the other feasts, according to what was written in the laws [that Yahweh gave to Moses].
og den Del, Kongen gav af sit Gods, var til Brændofre, til Brændofre om Morgenen og om Aftenen og til Brændofre om Sabbaterne og ved Nymaanederne og Højtiderne, som skrevet er i Herrens Lov.
4 Hezekiah told the people living in Jerusalem to give to the priests and the other descendants of Levi the portions [of meat] that should be given to them, in order that they could devote all their time to obeying the laws of Yahweh.
Og han sagde til Folket, til Indbyggerne i Jerusalem, at de skulde give Præsterne og Leviterne deres Del, paa det de kunde holde fast ved Herrens Lov.
5 As soon as he told that to the people, they generously gave the first part of their harvest of grain, and the first part of the new wine [that they produced], and [olive] oil and honey, and of the crops that grew in their fields. They brought [to the temple] a tenth of all their crops.
Og der det Ord kom ud, gave Israels Børn meget af Førstegrøden af Korn, Most og Olie og Honning og af alt, hvad der kom ind af Marken, og de bragte Tiende af alt i Mangfoldighed.
6 The men of Israel and Judah who were living in various towns in Judah also brought a tenth of their cattle and sheep and goats, and a tenth of other things that they had dedicated to Yahweh their God, and they piled all those things in heaps.
Og Israels og Judas Børn, som boede i Judas Stæder, de bragte ogsaa Tiende af stort Kvæg og smaat Kvæg og Tiende af de hellige Ting, som vare helligede Herren deres Gud; de bragte dette og lagde Hob ved Hob.
7 They started to do that in May and finished doing it in September.
I den tredje Maaned begyndte de at lægge Grund til Hobene, og i den syvende Maaned bleve de færdige med dem.
8 When Hezekiah and his officials saw the heaps, they praised Yahweh and [requested God to] bless the people.
Og der Ezekias og de Øverste kom og saa Hobene, da velsignede de Herren og hans Folk Israel.
9 But Hezekiah asked the priests and other descendants of Levi, “Why are these heaps of things here?”
Og Ezekias spurgte Præsterne og Leviterne angaaende Hobene.
10 Then Azariah the [Supreme] Priest, a descendant of Zadok, replied, “Since the time that the people started to bring their offerings to the temple, we have had even more food than we need. This has happened because Yahweh has greatly blessed our fellow Israelis, with the result that all this is left over [after we priests and other descendants of Levi took all that we need]!”
Og Asaria, den Ypperstepræst af Zadoks Hus, sagde til ham: Siden man begyndte med at bringe Gaven til Herrens Hus, have vi ædt og ere blevne mætte, og vi have levnet i Mangfoldighed; thi Herren har velsignet sit Folk, saa at denne Hob er bleven tilovers.
11 Then Hezekiah ordered that they should prepare storerooms in the temple. So they did that.
Da sagde Ezekias, at man skulde indrette Kamre i Herrens Hus, og de indrettede dem.
12 Then they brought into the storerooms all the tithes and offerings and the things dedicated to Yahweh [which the people had brought]. One of the descendants of Levi whose name was Conaniah was in charge of those things, and his [younger] brother Shimei was his assistant.
Og de bragte Gaven og Tienden og de helligede Ting trolig derind; og Kanania, Leviten, var den første Opsynsmand over dem, og Simei, hans Broder, var den anden.
13 Those two men supervised Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismakiah, Mahath and Benaiah while they did the work. They were appointed by King Hezekiah; Azariah was in charge of [everything that was done in] the temple.
Men Jehiel, Asasia og Nahath og Asahel og Jerimoth og Josabad og Eliel og Jismakia og Mabath og Benaja vare Tilsynsmænd under Kanania og Simei, hans Broder, efter Befaling af Kong Ezekias og Asaria, Guds Hus's Fyrste.
14 Kore the son of Imnah, another descendant of Levi, who guarded the east gate of the temple, was in charge of the offerings to God that were made voluntarily. He distributed to the priests and [other] descendants of Levi the offerings and other things that were dedicated to Yahweh.
Og Kore, Jimnas Søn, Leviten, Portneren imod Østen, var sat over de frivillige Gaver til Gud for at uddele Gaven, som bragtes Herren, tillige med de højhellige Ting.
15 Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah and Shecaniah faithfully assisted him in the towns where the priests lived. They distributed those things to the groups of their fellow priests; they distributed them to everyone, from the youngest to the oldest.
Og næst ham var Eden og Minjamin og Jesua og Semaja, Amaria og Sekanja ansatte i Præsternes Stæder paa Tro og Love for at uddele til deres Brødre i Skifterne, til den mindste som til den største,
16 They also distributed things to the males who were at least 30 years old, those whose names were written on the scrolls where lists of family names were written. They were males who [were allowed to] enter the temple to perform their tasks/work each day, the tasks that each group had been assigned to do.
undtagen til dem, som vare opførte i Slægtregisteret over Mandkønnet, fra tre Aar gamle og derover, nemlig alle dem, som gik i Herrens Hus til den daglige Gerning, til deres Tjeneste, i hvad de havde at varetage, efter deres Skifter.
17 The names of the priests were on the scrolls where their clans’ names were written. They also distributed things to groups of [other] descendants of Levi, those who were at least 20 years old.
Og Præsterne, som vare opførte i Slægtregisteret efter deres Fædrenehuse, og Leviterne fra tyve Aar gamle og derover, vare paa deres Vagter, i deres Skifter.
18 They included all their little children and wives and other sons and daughters whose names were on the scrolls where their clans’ names were written, because they also faithfully had dedicated themselves to Yahweh.
Og i Slægtregisteret vare opførte alle deres smaa Børn, deres Hustruer og deres Sønner og deres Døtre, den hele Forsamlings; thi de skulde hellige sig til det, som var dem betroet, i Hellighed.
19 [Hezekiah] also appointed other men to distribute portions of those offerings to the priests and other descendants of Levi who were living in the pasturelands around the towns in Judah. But they gave things only to those who were descendants of Aaron [the first Supreme Priest], whose names were on the scrolls containing the names of their clans.
Og for Arons Børn, Præsterne, som boede paa Markerne til deres Stæder, til hver Stad især, var der Mænd, som vare nævnede ved Navn, som skulde uddele til alt Mandkøn iblandt Præsterne og til alle dem, som vare opførte i Slægtregisteret over Leviterne.
20 That is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He always faithfully did things that Yahweh his God considered to be right and good.
Og paa denne Maade gjorde Ezekias i hele Juda; og han gjorde det, som var godt og ret og sandt for Herrens hans Guds Ansigt.
21 In everything that he did for the worship in the temple, and as he obeyed God’s laws and commands, he tried to find out what his God wanted, and he worked energetically. So he was successful.
Og i al den Gerning, som han begyndte i Guds Hus's Tjeneste og i Loven og i Budet, idet han søgte sin Gud, handlede han af sit ganske Hjerte og havde Lykke.
