2 Chronicles 34

1 Josiah was eight years old when he became the king [of Judah]. He ruled from Jerusalem for 31 years.

Åtte år gamall var Josia då han vart konge, og eitt og tretti år styrde han i Jerusalem.

2 He did things that were pleasing to Yahweh and conducted his life like his ancestor King David had done. He fully obeyed [IDM] all the laws of God.

Han gjorde det som rett var i Herrens augo, og han fylgde i fotefari åt David, far sin, og tok ikkje or leidi, korkje til høgre eller vinstre.

3 When he had been ruling for almost eight years, while he was still a young man, he began to worship God like his ancestor [King] David had done. Four years later, he began to get rid of all the pagan shrines on hilltops in Jerusalem and in [other places in] Judah, and the poles to [honor the goddess] Asherah, and the carved idols and statues of gods.

I det åttande styringsåret sitt, då han endå var ein ungdom, tok han til å søkja Gud åt David, far sin, og i det tolvte året tok han til å reinsa Juda og Jerusalem for offerhaugarne og Astarte-bilæti og dei uthogne og støypte bilæti.

4 While he directed them, his workers tore down the altars where people worshiped Baal. They smashed the altars that were near those altars, where people burned incense. They smashed the poles [honor the goddess] Asherah and the idols and statues. They smashed them to bits and scattered the bits over the graves of those who had offered sacrifices to them.

Dei reiv ned Ba’als-altari med han såg på det; solstolparne som var ovanpå deim, hogg han ned, og Astarte-bilæti og dei uthogne og støypte bilæti slo han sund og knasa og strøydde deim ut på graverne åt deim som hadde ofra til deim.

5 They burned the bones of the priests [who had offered sacrifices]; they burned them on their own altars. In that way Josiah caused Jerusalem and other places in Judah to be acceptable places to worship Yahweh again.

Og beini åt prestarne brende han på altari deira. Soleis reinsa han Juda og Jerusalem.

6 In the towns in [the tribes of] Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, and as far [north] as [the tribe of] Naphtali and in the ruins around all those towns,

Og i byarne i Manasse og Efraim og Simeon og radt til Naftali røkte han etter i husi deira rundt ikring,

7 Josiah’s [workers] tore down the pagan altars and the poles to [honor the goddess] Asherah, and crushed the idols to powder. They also smashed to pieces all the altars for burning incense throughout Israel. Then Josiah returned to Jerusalem.

og han braut ned altari, slo sund og krasa Astarte-bilæti og gudebilæti og hogg ned solstolparne i heile Israels land; so snudde han heim att til Jerusalem.

8 When Josiah had been ruling for almost 18 years, he [did something else to] cause the land and the temple to be acceptable places to worship Yahweh. He sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah and Maaseiah the governor of the city and Joah the son of Joahaz, who wrote on a scroll what happened in the city, to repair the temple of Yahweh.

I det attande styringsåret sitt, medan han heldt på å reinsa landet og huset, sende han Safan Asaljason og Ma’aseja, byhovdingen, og kanslaren Joah Joahazson til å setja i stand huset åt Herren, hans Gud.

9 They went to Hilkiah the Supreme Priest and gave him the money that had been brought to the temple. That was the money that the descendants of Levi who guarded the doors of the temple had collected from the people of [the tribes of] Manasseh and Ephraim and [other places in northern] Israel, and also from all the people in Jerusalem and other places in the tribes of Judah and Benjamin.

Då dei kom til øvstepresten Hilkia, gav dei ut det sylvet som var ført til Guds hus; det var det som levitarne, dørstokkvakti, hadde samla inn frå Manasse og Efraim og heile resten av Israel og frå heile Juda og Benjamin og Jerusalems-buarne.

10 Then Hilkiah gave some of the money to the men who had been appointed to supervise the work of repairing the temple. The supervisors paid the men who did the repair work.

Dei gav det til arbeidsformennerne som hadde tilsynet med Herrens hus; og arbeidsformennerne som arbeidde i Herrens hus, bruka det til å vøla på og setja i stand huset;

11 They also gave some of the money to the carpenters and builders to buy the cut stones and the timber for the joists and the beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to decay.

for dei gav det til timbremennerne og murarane for at dei skulde kjøpa hoggen stein og timber til bjelkar og timbra upp dei husi som Juda-kongarne hadde øydelagt.

12 The workers did their work faithfully. Their supervisors were Jahath and Obadiah, who were descendants of [Levi’s son] Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, who were descendants of [Levi’s son] Kohath. All the other descendants of Levi, those who played musical instruments well,

Mennerne arbeidde trufast, og tilsynet med deim var gjeve til levitarne Jahat og Obadja av meraritarne, og Zakarja og Mesullam av kahatitarne, so dei skulde vera formenner, og alle dei levitar som kunde handsama spelgogner.

13 supervised all the workers as they did their various jobs. Some of the descendants of Levi were secretaries and some kept records and some guarded the gates [of the temple].

Dei hadde og tilsynet med berarane og sagde alle arbeidarne fyre ved kvart einskild arbeid. Og nokre av levitarne var skrivarar og formenner og dørvaktarar.

14 While they were giving to the supervisors the money that had been taken to the temple, Hilkiah the [Supreme] Priest found a scroll on which were written the laws that Yahweh had told Moses to give to the people.

Men då dei tok fram dei pengarne som var innkomne til Herrens hus, fann presten Hilkia boki med Herrens lov, som var gjevi ved Moses.

15 So Hilkiah said to Shaphan, “I have found in the temple a scroll on which are written the laws [that God gave to Moses]!” Then Hilkiah gave the scroll to Shaphan.

Og Hilkia sagde til riksskrivaren Safan: «Eg hev funne lovboki i Herrens hus!» Og han gav boki til Safan.

16 Shaphan [took the scroll] to the king and said to him, “Your officials are doing everything that you told them to do.

Og Safan bar henne til kongen, og gav dessutan melding til honom og sagde: «Alt det som er pålagt tenarane dine, det gjer dei.

17 They have taken the money that was in the temple, and they have given it to the men who will supervise the workers who will repair the temple.”

Dei hev tømt ut det sylvet som fanst i Herrens hus og gjeve det til formennerne og arbeidsfolket.»

18 Then Shaphan said to the king, “[I have brought to you] a scroll [that] Hilkiah gave to me.” And Shaphan started to read it to the king.

So melde riksskrivaren Safan til kongen sagde: «Presten Hilkia hev gjeve meg ei bok.» Og Safan las upp av henne for kongen.

19 When the king heard the laws [that were written in the scroll], he tore his clothes [because he was very dismayed/worried].

Men då kongen fekk høyra ordi i lovi, reiv han sund klædi sine.

20 Then he gave these instructions to Hilkiah, to Shaphan’s son Ahikam, to Micah’s son Abdon, to Shaphan, and to Asaiah the king’s special advisor:

Og kongen baud Hilkia og Ahikam Safansson og Abdon Mikason og riksskrivaren Safan og kongstenaren Asaja:

21 “Go and ask Yahweh for me, and for all his people who are still alive in Judah and Israel, about what is written in this scroll that has been found. Because [it is clear that] Yahweh is very angry with us because our ancestors disobeyed what Yahweh said; they did not obey the laws that are written on this scroll.”

«Gakk og spør Herren for meg og for deim som er att i Juda og Israel um det som stend i denne boki som er funni. Stor er Herrens harm, som er utrend yver oss, av di federne våre ikkje hev lydt Herrens ord og gjort etter alt det som stend skrive i denne boki.»

22 So Hilkiah and the others went to talk with a woman whose name was Huldah, who was a prophetess who lived in the newer part of Jerusalem. Her husband Shallum who was the son of Tikvah, took care of the robes that were worn [in the temple].

So gjekk Hilkia og dei andre som kongen sagde til, til profetkvinna Hulda, kona åt klædehandlaren Sallum, son åt Tokhat, son åt Hasra; ho budde i ny-byen i Jerusalem, og dei tala med henne um dette.

23 [When they told her what the king had said, ] she said to them, “This is what Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], says: ‘Go back and tell the king who sent you

Ho svara deim: «So segjer Herren, Israels Gud: Seg til den mannen som sende dykk til meg:

24 that this is what Yahweh says: “Listen to this carefully. I am going to cause a disaster to strike Jerusalem and all the people who live here. I will cause them to experience the curses that were written in the scroll that was read to the king of Judah.

So segjer Herren: «Sjå, eg sender ulukka yver denne staden og yver folket her, alle dei forbanningarne som er skrivne i den boki som dei hev lese upp for Juda-kongen,

25 I will do that because they have rejected me, and they burn incense to [honor] other gods. They have caused me to become very angry because of all the idols that they have made (OR, because of all the wicked things that they have done), [and my anger is like] a fire that will not be extinguished.

til straff for di dei hev vend seg frå meg og kveikt offereld for andre gudar og harma meg med alle sine verk; harmen min skal renna ut yver denne staden og skal ikkje slokna.

26 The king of Judah sent you to ask what I, Yahweh, want. Go and tell him that this is what I, Yahweh, the God whom you Israelis worship, say about what you read:

Men til Juda-kongen, som sende dykk til å spyrja Herren, skal de segja: So segjer Herren, Israels Gud, um dei ordi som du høyrde:

27 “Because you heeded [what was written in the scroll], and you humbled yourself when you heard what I said to warn [about what would happen to] this city and the people who live here, and because you tore your robes and wept in my presence, I have heard you.

Av di hjarta ditt vart mjukt, og du bøygde deg for Gud då du høyrde ordi hans mot denne staden og folket her, av di du audmykte deg for mi åsyn og reiv sund klædi dine, og gret for mi åsyn, so hev eg og bønhøyrt, segjer Herren!

28 So I will allow you to die and be buried peacefully. I will cause a great disaster to strike this place and the people who live here, but you will not [be alive to] see it.”’” So they reported her reply to the king.

So vil eg då samla deg til federne dine, so du kann samlast med deim i gravi di i fred; og augo dine skal sleppa sjå all den ulukka som eg vil føra yver denne staden og folket som bur her.»» Og dei kom att til kongen med dette svaret.

29 Then the king summoned all the elders of Jerusalem and [other places in] Judea.

Då sende kongen bod og stemnde saman alle dei øvste i Juda og Jerusalem.

30 They went up together to the temple with the leaders of Judah and many other people of Jerusalem and the priests and other descendants of Levi, from the least important to the most important ones. And while they listened, the king read to them everything that was in the scroll containing God’s laws that had been found in the temple.

Og kongen gjekk upp til Herrens hus, og alle Juda-mennerne og Jerusalems-buarne fylgde honom, og prestarne og levitarne og heile folket, frå den minste til den største; og han las upp for deim alt det som stod i paktboki som dei hadde funne i Herrens hus.

31 Then the king stood next to the pillar [at the entrance to the temple, where kings stood when they announced something important], and while Yahweh was listening, he repeated his promise to very sincerely and completely obey Yahweh and all his commands and regulations and decrees that were written on the scroll.

Kongen steig fram på plassen sin og gjorde den pakti for Herrens åsyn at han vilde fylgja Herren og halda bodi og fyresegnerne og loverne hans av alt sitt hjarta og all sin hug og setja i verk dei paktordi som var skrivne i denne boki.

32 Then the king said that everyone who lived in Jerusalem and from [the tribe of] Benjamin should promise that they also would obey those laws. And they did that, agreeing that they would keep the agreement that God, whom their ancestors had worshiped, had made with them.

Og han let deim ganga inn i pakti, som fanst i Jerusalem og Benjamin, og alle Jerusalems-buarne gjorde etter pakti med Gud, deira fedregud.

33 Josiah [instructed his workers to] remove all the detestable idols from everywhere in the land of the Israeli people, and he commanded that all the people from Israel who were there should worship [only] Yahweh their God. And as long as Josiah was alive, the people did what was pleasing to Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [worshiped].

Og Josia fekk burt all styggedomen frå alle dei landi som høyrde til Israels-sønerne, og han nøydde alle som fanst i Israel til å tena Herren, sin Gud. So lenge som han livde, vende dei seg ikkje burt i frå Herren, deira fedregud.