2 Kings 22
1 Josiah was eight years old when he became the king [of Judah]. He ruled from Jerusalem for 31 years. His mother was Jedidah and his grandfather was Adaiah from Bozkath [town].
Åtte år gamall var Josia då han vart konge; eitt og tretti år rådde i Jerusalem. Mor hans heitte Jedida Adajadotter, frå Boskat.
2 Josiah did things that were pleasing to Yahweh and conducted his life as his ancestor King David had done. He completely obeyed [IDM] all the laws of God.
Han gjorde det som rett for Herren, og fylgde i alt fotefari til David, far sin. Han tok ikkje or leidi, anten til høgre eller vinstre.
3 After Josiah had been ruling for almost 18 years, he sent his secretary Shaphan, the son of Azaliah and grandson of Meshullam, to the temple with these instructions:
I attande styringsåret åt kong Josia sende kongen riksskrivaren Safan, son åt Asalja Mesullamsson, upp til Herrens hus og sagde:
4 “Go to Hilkiah, the Supreme Priest, and tell him to give me a report, telling me how much money the men who guard the doors of the temple have collected from the people [as offerings].
«Gakk upp til øvstepresten Hilkia, og bed honom rekna i hop dei pengarne som er innkomne i Herrens hus, som dørstokkvakti hev samla inn hjå folket;
5 Then tell him to give all that money to the men who are supervising the work of repairing the temple.
og fli deim åt tilsynsmennerne for arbeidarane ved Herrens hus, so dei som arbeider i Herrens hus må få deim til å bøta bresterne i huset:
6 They must give that money to the carpenters, the builders, and the masons, and they should also buy the timber and the stones that they will use to repair the temple.
timbremennerne, byggsmeistrarne og murarane, til innkjøp av trevyrke og hoggen stein til å setja huset i stand.
7 But the men who supervise the work will not be required to make a report on the money that is given to them, saying what they spent it for, because those men are completely honest.”
Dei skal ikkje krevja rekneskap av deim for pengarne dei tek imot; dei skal få gjera det på tru og æra.»
8 [After Shaphan said that to Hilkiah] the king’s secretary, Hilkiah said to Shaphan, “I have found in the temple a scroll on which is written the laws [that God gave to Moses]!” Hilkiah gave the scroll to Shaphan, and he started to read it.
Då sagde øvstepresten Hilkia til riksskrivaren Safan: «Eg hev funne lovboki i Herrens hus.» Og Hilkia gav boki til Safan, og han las henne.
9 Then Shaphan [took the scroll] to the king and said to him, “Your temple guards have taken the money that was in the temple, and they have given it to the men who will supervise the work of repairing the temple.”
So gjekk Safan, riksskrivaren, til kongen og gav kongen melding og sagde: «Tenarane dine hev tømt ut alle pengarne som fanst i huset, og gjeve demi til tilsynmennerne for arbeidet i Herrens hus.»
10 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.
Og so fortalde riksskrivaren Safan kongen: «Presten Hilkia gav meg ei bok.» Og Safan las henne upp for kongen.
11 When the king heard the laws that were written in the scroll that Shaphan was reading to him, he tore his clothes [because he was very dismayed].
Då kongen fekk høyra ordi i lovboki, reiv han sund klædi sine.
12 Then he gave these instructions to Hilkiah, to Shaphan’s son Ahikam, to Micaiah’s son Achbor, and to Asaiah, the king’s special advisor:
Og kongen baud presten Hilkia og Ahikam Safansson og Akbor Mikajason og riksskrivaren Safan og kongstenaren Asaja:
13 “Go and ask Yahweh for me and for all the people of Judah, 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 was written on this scroll, things that we [should have done].”
«Gakk og spør Herren for meg og folket og heile Juda um det som stend i denne boki som er funni! Stor er Herrens harm, som hev loga upp mot oss, av di federne ikkje hev vore lyduge mot ordi i denne boki og ikkje hev gjort etter alt det som er fyreskrive.»
14 So Hilkiah, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to (consult/talk with) a woman whose name was Huldah, who was a prophetess who lived in the newer/northern part of Jerusalem. Her husband Shallum, son of Tikvah and grandson of Harhas, took care of the robes that were worn [in the temple] (OR, [by the king]). [Those five men told her about the scroll].
So gjekk presten Hilkia og Ahikam og Akbor og Safan og Asaja og spurde profetkvinna Hukda, kona åt klædevaktaren Sallum, son åt Tikva Harhasson; ho budde i nybyen i Jerusalem.
15 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 med honom som sende dykk til meg:
16 that this is what Yahweh says: “Listen to this carefully. I am going to cause all the people who live here in Jerusalem to experience a disaster, which is what was written in the scroll that the king has read.
So segjer Herren: Sjå, eg sender ulukka yver denne staden og yver folket her, alt det som stend i boki som Juda-kongen las,
17 I will do that because they have abandoned me, and they burn incense to [honor] other gods. They have caused me to become very angry by [worshiping] the idols that they have made (OR, by all the wicked things that they have done), and my anger is like [MET] a fire that will not be put out.”
til straff for at dei hev vendt seg frå meg og brent røykjelse for andre gudar og harma meg med alle sine verk; harmen min logar mot denne staden og sloknar ikkje.
18 The king of Judah sent you to inquire what I, Yahweh, wanted you to do, so this is what you should say to him: “Because you have heeded what was written in the scroll,
Men med Juda-kongen, som sende dykk til å spyrja Herren, skal de segja so: So segjer Herren, Israels Gud, um dei ordi du høyrde:
19 and you repented and humbled yourself when you heard what I said to warn you [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. I said that I would cause this city to be abandoned. It will be a city whose name people will use when they curse someone. But I have heard what you prayed,
Av di hjarta ditt vart mjukt, og du bøygde deg for Herrens åsyn då du høyrde det eg hev tala mot denne staden og folket her, at dei skal verta til rædsla og forbanning, av di du reiv sund klædi dine og gret for mi åsyn, so hev eg og høyrt, segjer Herren.
20 so I will allow you to die [EUP] and be buried peacefully. I will cause the people who live here to experience a terrible disaster, but you will not [be alive to] see it.”’” After the men heard that, they returned to King Josiah and gave him that message.
Difor let eg deg samlast til federne dine og koma i fred i gravi di, og augo dine skal sleppa å sjå all den ulukka eg sender yver denne staden.»» Og dei kom att til kongen med dette svaret.
