2 Kings 10

1 There were seventy descendants of King Ahab who were living there in Samaria. Jehu wrote a letter [and made copies of it] and sent them to the rulers of the city, to the elders, and to those who raised and tutored Ahab’s children.

Og Akab havde halvfjerdsindstyve Sønner i Samaria; og Jehu skrev Breve og sendte til Samaria, til de øverste i Jisreel, de Ældste, og til de af Akab indsatte Fosterfædre og lod sige:

2 [This is what he wrote]: “You are the ones who are [taking care of] the king’s descendants. You have chariots and horses and weapons, and you live in cities that have walls around them. So as soon as you receive this letter,

Og nu, naar dette Brev kommer til eder — efterdi eders Herres Sønner ere hos eder, og Vognene ere hos eder og Hestene, samt en fast Stad og Vaabnene —

3 choose one of the king’s sons, the one who is the best qualified, and appoint him to be your king. Then [prepare to] fight to defend him.”

saa ser, hvem der er den bedste og den rette af eders Herres Sønner, og sætter ham paa hans Faders Trone og strider for eders Herres Hus!

4 But [when they got those letters from Jehu and read them], they became very afraid. They said, “King Joram and King Ahaziah could not resist him; (how can we resist him?/we cannot possibly resist him!)” [RHQ]

Men de frygtede saare meget og sagde: se, de to Konger kunde ikke staa sig for hans Ansigt, hvorledes ville vi da kunne staa os?

5 So the officer who was in charge of the palace and the mayor of the city sent a message to Jehu saying, “We want to serve you, and we are ready to do whatever you tell us to do. We will not appoint anyone to become our king. You do whatever you think is best.”

Og den, som var over Huset og den, som var over Staden, og de Ældste og Fosterfædrene sendte til Jehu og lode sige: Vi ere dine Tjenere, vi ville gøre alt det, som du siger til os, vi ville ingen gøre til Konge; gør det, som dig synes godt.

6 So Jehu sent a second letter to them, writing this: “If you (are on my side/want to help me), and if you are ready to obey me, [kill] King Ahab’s descendants [and cut off their heads and] bring their heads to me here in Jezreel at this time tomorrow.” The seventy descendants of King Ahab were being brought up and supervised by the leaders of [Samaria] city.

Da skrev han et andet Brev til dem og lod sige: Dersom I ere mine og høre min Røst, saa tager Hovederne af Mændene, eders Herres Sønner, og kommer til mig i Morgen ved denne Tid til Jisreel. Men Kongens Sønner, halvfjerdsindstyve Mænd, vare hos de store i Staden, som fødte dem op.

7 When they received the letter from Jehu, they killed all seventy of Ahab’s descendants and [cut off their heads]. They put their heads in baskets and sent them to Jehu at Jezreel.

Og det skete, der Brevet kom til dem, da toge de Kongens Sønner og slagtede dem, halvfjerdsindstyve Mænd, og lagde deres Hoveder i Kurve og sendte dem til ham i Jisreel.

8 A messenger came to Jehu and told him, “They have brought the heads of Ahab’s descendants.” So Jehu commanded that the heads should be put in two piles at the city gate and that the heads should stay there until the next morning.

Og der Budet kom og gav ham det til Kende og sagde: De have bragt Kongens Sønners Hoveder hid, da sagde han: Lægger dem i to Hobe ved Indgangen til Porten indtil i Morgen!

9 The next morning he went out [to the city gate] and said to all the people, “I am the one who plotted against King Joram and killed him. You are not guilty of doing that. But [it was Yahweh, not I] [RHQ] who [commanded that] all these [descendants of Ahab should be] killed.

Og det skete om Morgenen, der han gik ud og stod der, da sagde han til alt Folket: I ere retfærdige! se, jeg har gjort et Forbund imod min Herre og slaaet ham ihjel; men hvo har slaget alle disse?

10 So you need to know that everything that Yahweh said would happen has happened. He has caused to happen what he told the prophet Elijah would happen.”

Vider nu, at der er ikke eet af Herrens Ord, som Herren har talt over Akabs Hus, faldet til Jorden; thi Herren har gjort, som han talte ved sin Tjener Elias.

11 Then Jehu executed all the other relatives of Ahab in Jezreel, and all Ahab’s officers, and close friends, and his priests. He did not allow any of them to remain alive.

Saa ihjelslog Jehu alle, som vare overblevne af Akabs Hus i Jisreel og alle hans store Mænd og hans Kyndinger og hans Præster, indtil han ikke levnede ham een tilovers.

12 Then Jehu left [Jezreel] and went toward Samaria. While he was going there, at a place called ‘Shepherds’ Camp’,

Og han gjorde sig rede og drog hen og kom til Samaria. Og der han var ved Hyrdernes Beth-Eked paa Vejen,

13 he met some relatives of King Ahaziah of Judah. He asked them, “Who are you?” They replied, “We are relatives of King Ahaziah. We are going to Jezreel to visit the children of Queen Jezebel and the other members of King [Joram’s] family.”

da traf Jehu paa Ahasias, Judas Konges, Brødre og sagde: Hvem ere I? og de sagde: Vi ere Ahasias Brødre og fare ned for at hilse paa Kongens Børn og Dronningens Børn.

14 Jehu said to his men, “Seize them!” So they seized them and killed all of them at the pit named Beth-Eked. There were 42 people whom they killed; they did not allow any of them to remain alive.

Da sagde han: Griber dem levende, og de grebe dem levende; og de slagtede dem ved Grøften ved Beth-Eked, to og fyrretyve Mænd, og man lod ikke een Mand blive tilovers af dem.

15 Then Jehu [continued to travel toward Samaria]. Along the road, he was met by Jonadab, a leader of the Rechab clan. Jehu greeted him and said to him, “Are you as devoted to me [IDM] as I am devoted to you?” Jonadab replied, “Yes, I am.” Jehu said, “If you are, shake hands with me.” So Jonadab shook hands with him, and Jehu helped him to get into his chariot.

Og der han drog derfra, da traf han Jonadab, Rekabs Søn, som mødte ham og velsignede ham, og han sagde til ham: Mon dit Hjerte er oprigtigt, som mit Hjerte imod dit Hjerte? og Jonadab sagde: Det er. Er det saa, da giv mig din Haand; og han gav ham sin Haand, og han lod ham stige op til sig i Vognen.

16 Jehu said to him, “Come with me, and you will see that I am very devoted to Yahweh.” So they rode together to Samaria.

Og han sagde: Gak med mig, og se paa min Nidkærhed for Herren; og de kørte ham paa hans Vogn.

17 When they arrived in Samaria, Jehu killed all of Ahab’s relatives who were still alive. He did not (spare any of them/allow any of them to remain alive). That was what Yahweh told Elijah would happen.

Og der han kom til Samaria, da slog han alle ihjel, som vare overblevne af Akabs i Samaria, indtil han havde ødelagt ham, efter Herrens Ord, som han talte til Elias.

18 Then Jehu summoned all the people [of Samaria], and said to them, “King Ahab was devoted to [your god] Baal a little bit, but I will serve him much more.

Og Jehu samlede alt Folket og sagde til dem: Akab tjente Baal lidet; Jehu vil tjene ham meget.

19 So now summon all the prophets of Baal, all of Baal’s priests, and all the others who worship Baal. I am going to make a great sacrifice to Baal. I want all of them to be there. Any of them who is not there will be executed.” But Jehu was planning to trick them; he was planning to kill all those who worshiped Baal.

Saa kalder nu alle Baals Profeter, alle hans Tjenere og alle hans Præster til mig, at ingen savnes, thi jeg har et stort Slagtoffer for til Baal, hvo som savnes, skal ikke leve; men Jehu gjorde det med Svig, at han kunde ødelægge Baals Tjenere.

20 Then Jehu commanded, “Announce that we are going to set aside a day to honor Baal.” So they did that.

Og Jehu sagde: Helliger Baal en Højtidsdag; og de udraabte den.

21 Jehu [decided what day they would gather and] sent messages throughout Israel [telling everyone what day to gather on], and on that day, everyone who worshiped Baal came. No one stayed at home. They all went into the huge temple of Baal and filled it from one end to the other.

Og Jehu sendte til hele Israel, og alle Baals Tjenere kom, og ingen blev tilbage, som ej kom; og de kom i Baals Hus, at Baals Hus blev fuldt her og der.

22 Jehu told the priest who took care of the sacred robes to bring them out and give them to the people who worshiped Baal. So the priest did that.

Da sagde han til dem, som vare over Klædekammeret: Bærer Klæder ud til alle Baals Tjenere; og man bar Klæderne ud til dem.

23 Then Jehu went into the temple of Baal with Jonadab, and he said to the people who were there to worship Baal, “Be sure that only those who worship Baal are here. Be sure that no one who worships Yahweh has come in.”

Og Jehu og Jonadab, Rekabs Søn, gik ind i Baals Hus; og han sagde til Baals Tjenere: Ransager og ser til, at her ikke er nogen af Herrens Tjenere iblandt eder, men alene Baals Tjenere.

24 Then he and Jonadab prepared to offer sacrifices and other offerings to Baal that would be completely burned [on the altar that was there in Samaria]. But Jehu had stationed eighty of his men outside the temple, and had said to them, “I want you to kill all the people [who are in the temple]. Anyone who allows one of them to escape will be executed!”

Og der de gik ind til at gøre Slagtofre og Brændofre, da beskikkede Jehu sig firsindstyve Mænd udenfor og sagde: Dersom nogen af de Mænd skulde undkomme, som jeg har ført hid under eders Hænder, da skal der bødes med Liv for Liv.

25 As soon as Jehu [and Jonadab] had finished killing the animals that would be completely burned to be an offering to Baal, they [went outside and] said to the guards and officers, “Go in and kill all of them! Do not allow any of them to escape!” So the guards and officers went in and killed them all with their swords. Then they dragged their corpses outside the temple. Then they went into the inner room of the temple,

Og det skete, der man var færdig med at bringe Brændofferet, da sagde Jehu til Drabanterne og Høvedsmændene: Gaar ind, slaar dem, ingen maa komme ud; og de sloge dem med skarpe Sværd, og Drabanterne og Høvedsmændene kastede dem hen, og de gik til Baals Hus's Stad.

26 and they carried out the sacred pillar of Baal that was there, and they burned it.

Og de bare Støtterne af Baals Hus ud og opbrændte dem.

27 So they destroyed that pillar that honored Baal, and then they burned down the temple, and made it a public toilet. And it is still a toilet!

Og de nedbrøde Baals Støtte og nedbrøde Baals Hus og gjorde et hemmeligt Mag deraf indtil denne Dag.

28 That is how Jehu got rid of the worship of Baal in Israel.

Saa ødelagde Jehu Baal af Israel.

29 But Jehu did not quit committing the kinds of sins that Jeroboam had committed, sins that led the people of Israel to sin by worshiping the gold [statues of] calves in Bethel and Dan [cities].

Dog fra Jeroboams, Nebats Søns, Synder, som kom Israel til at synde, dem veg Jehu ikke fra, nemlig fra de Guldkalve, den som var i Bethel, og den som var i Dan.

30 Then Yahweh said to Jehu, “You have done what pleased me by getting rid of all of Ahab’s descendants. So I promise you that your son and grandson and great-grandson and great-great-grandson will all be kings of Israel.”

Og Herren sagde til Jehu: Fordi du fuldkommelig har gjort det, som er ret for mine Øjne, og har gjort imod Akabs Hus efter alt det, som var i mit Hjerte, da skulle dine Sønner i fjerde Led sidde paa Israels Trone.

31 But Jehu did not obey all the laws of Yahweh, the God of the Israeli people. He did not stop committing the sins that Jeroboam had committed, sins that led the Israeli people to sin.

Dog tog Jehu ikke Vare paa at vandre i Herrens, Israels Guds, Lov af sit ganske Hjerte; han veg ikke fra Jeroboams Synder, med hvilke han kom Israel til at synde.

32 At that time, Yahweh began to cause the territory controlled by Israel to become smaller. [The army of] King Hazael [of Syria] conquered much of the Israeli territory.

I de samme Dage begyndte Herren at tage Stykker bort af Israel; thi Hasael slog dem i hele Israels Landemærke,

33 He conquered the parts east of the Jordan [River], as far south as Aroer [town] on the Arnon [River]. That included [the] Gilead and Bashan [regions], where the tribes of Gad, Reuben, and half of the tribe of Manasseh lived.

fra Jordan af, imod Solens Opgang, det hele Gileads Land, Gaditerne og Rubeniterne og Manassiterne, fra Aroer, som er ved Arnons Bæk, baade Gilead og Basan.

34 [If you want to read more] about all the other things that Jehu did [RHQ], they are written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.

Men det øvrige af Jehus Handeler, og alt det, han har gjort, og al hans Vælde, ere de Ting ikke skrevne i Israels Kongers Krønikers Bog?

35 Jehu died [EUP], and was buried in Samaria. His son Jehoahaz became the king in place of his father.

Og Jehu laa med sine Fædre, og de begravede ham i Samaria, og Joahas, hans Søn, blev Konge i hans Sted.

36 Jehu had ruled in Samaria as the king of Israel for twenty-eight years.

Og de Aar, som Jehu regerede over Israel i Samaria, vare otte og tyve Aar.