2 Kings 18
1 Now in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz, king of Judah began to reign.
I Elas Søns, Kong Hosea af Israels, tredje Regeringsår blev Ezekias, Akaz's Søn, Konge over Juda.
2 He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Abijah; she was the daughter of Zechariah.
Han var fem og tyve År gammel, da han blev Konge, og han herskede ni og tyve År i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Abi og var en Datter af Zekarja.
3 He did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, following the example of all that David, his ancestor, had done.
Han gjorde, hvad der var ret i HERRENs Øjne, ganske som hans Fader David.
4 He removed the high places, destroyed the stone pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He broke to pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made, because in those days the people of Israel were burning incense to it; it was called “Nehushtan.”
Han skaffede Offerhøjene bort, sønderbrød Stenstøtterne, omhuggede Asjerastøtten og knuste Kobberslangen, som Moses havde lavet; thi indtil den Tid havde Israeliterne tændt Offerild for den, og man kaldte den Nehusjtan.
5 Hezekiah trusted in Yahweh, the God of Israel, so that after him there was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, nor among the kings who were before him.
Til HERREN, Israels Gud, satte han sin Lid, og hverken før eller siden fandtes hans Lige blandt alle Judas Konger.
6 For he held on to Yahweh. He did not stop following him but kept his commandments, which Yahweh commanded Moses.
Han holdt fast ved HERREN og veg ikke fra ham, og han overholdt de Bud, HERREN havde givet Moses.
7 So Yahweh was with Hezekiah, and wherever he went he prospered. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.
Og HERREN var med ham; i alt, hvad han tog sig for, havde han Lykken med sig. Han gjorde Oprør mod Assyrerkongen og vilde ikke stå under ham.
8 He attacked the Philistines to Gaza and the borders around, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.
Han slog Filisterne lige til Gaza og dets Omegn, både Vagttårnene og de befæstede Byer.
9 In the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria and besieged it.
I Kong Ezekias's fjerde, Elas Søns, Kong Hosea af Israels, syvende Regeringsår, drog Assyrer kongen Salmanassar op mod Sa maria, belejrede
10 At the end of three years they took it, in the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel; in this way Samaria was captured.
og indtog det. Efter tre Års Forløb, i Ezekias's sjette, Kong Hosea af Israels niende Regeringsår, blev Samaria indtaget.
11 So the king of Assyria carried Israel away to Assyria and put them in Halah, and at the Habor River in Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
Og Assyrerkongen førte Israel i Landflygtighed til Assyrien og lod dem bosætte sig i Hala, ved Habor, Gozans Flod, og i Mediens Byer,
12 He did this because they did not obey the voice of Yahweh their God, but they violated the terms of his covenant, all that Moses the servant of Yahweh commanded. They refused to listen to it or do it.
til Straf for at de ikke havde adlydt HERREN deres Guds Røst, men overtrådt hans Pagt, alt hvad HERRENs Tjener Moses havde påbudt; de hørte ikke derpå og gjorde ikke derefter.
13 Then in the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.
I Kong Ezekias's fjortende Regeringsår drog Assyrerkongen Sankerib op mod alle Judas befæstede Byer og indtog dem.
14 So Hezekiah king of Judah sent word to the king of Assyria, who was at Lachish, saying, “I have offended you. Withdraw from me. Whatever you put on me I will bear.” The king of Assyria required Hezekiah king of Judah to pay three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.
Da sendte Kong Ezekias af Juda Bud til Assyrerkongen i Lakisj og lod sige: "Jeg har forbrudt mig; drag bort fra mig igen! Hvad du pålægger mig, vil jeg tage på mig!" Da pålagde Assyrerkongen Kong Ezekias af Juda at udrede 300 Talenter Sølv og 300 talenter Guld;
15 So Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of Yahweh and in the treasuries of the king's palace.
og Ezekias udleverede alt det Sølv, der var i HERRENs Hus og i Skatkamrene i Kongens Palads.
16 Then Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the temple of Yahweh and from the pillars that he had overlaid; he gave the gold to the king of Assyria.
Ved den Lejlighed plyndrede Ezekias Dørene i HERRENs Helligdom og Pillerne for det Guld, han selv havde overtrukket dem med, og udleverede det til Assyrerkongen.
17 But the king of Assyria mobilized his great army, sending Tartan and Rabsaris and the chief commander from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They traveled up the roads and arrived outside Jerusalem. They approached the conduit of the upper pool, on the highway of the launderers' field, and stood by it.
Assyrerkongen sendte så Tartan, Rabsaris og Rabsjake med en anselig Styrke fra Lakisj til Kong Ezekias i Jerusalem, og de drog op og kom til Jerusalem og gjorde Holdt ved Øvredammens Vandledning, ved Vejen til Blegepladsen.
18 When they had called to King Hezekiah, Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph, the recorder, went out to meet them.
Da de krævede at få Kongen i Tale, gik Paladsøversten Eljakim, Hilkijas Søn, Statsskriveren Sjebna og Kansleren Joa, Asafs Søn, ud til dem.
19 So the chief commander said to them to tell Hezekiah what the great king, the king of Assyria, said: “What is the source of your confidence?
Rabsjake sagde til dem: "Sig til Ezekias: Således siger Storkongen, Assyrerkongen: Hvad er det for en Fortrøstning, du hengiver dig til?
20 You speak only useless words, saying there are allies and strength for war. In whom are you trusting, that you should rebel against me?
Du mener vel, at et blot og bart Ord er det samme som Plan og Styrke i Krig? Og til hvem sætter du egentlig din Lid, siden du gør Oprør imod mig?
21 Look, you trust in the walking stick of this bruised reed of Egypt, but if a man leans on it, it will stick into his hand and pierce it. That is what Pharaoh king of Egypt is to anyone who trusts in him.
Se nu, du sætter din Lid til Ægypten, denne brudte Rørkæp, som river Sår i Hånden på den, der støtter sig til den! Thi således går det alle dem, der sætter deres Lid til Farao, Ægyptens Konge.
22 But if you say to me, 'We are trusting in Yahweh our God,' is not he the one whose high places and altars Hezekiah has taken away, and has said to Judah and to Jerusalem, 'You must worship before this altar in Jerusalem'?
Men vil I sige til mig: Det er HERREN vor Gud, vi sætter vor Lid til! er det så ikke ham, hvis Offerhøje og Altre Ezekias skaffede bort, da han sagde til Juda og Jerusalem: Foran dette Alter, i Jerusalem skal I tilbede!
23 Now therefore, I want to make you a good offer from my master the king of Assyria. I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able to find riders for them.
Og nu, indgå et Væddemål med min Herre, Assyrerkongen: Jeg giver dig to Gange tusind Heste, hvis du kan stille Ryttere til dem!
24 How could you resist even one captain of the least of my master's servants? You have put your trust in Egypt for chariots and horsemen!
Hvorledes vil du afslå et Angreb af en eneste Statholder, en af min Herres ringeste Tjenere? Og du sætter din Lid til Ægypten, til Vogne og Heste?
25 Have I traveled up here without Yahweh to fight against this place and destroy it? Yahweh said to me, 'Attack this land and destroy it.'”
Mon det desuden er uden HERRENs Vilje, at jeg er draget op mod dette Sted for at ødelægge det? Det var HERREN selv, der sagde til mig: Drag op mod dette Land og ødelæg det!"
26 Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, and Shebnah, and Joah said to the chief commander, “Please speak to your servants in the Aramaic language, for we understand it. Do not speak with us in the language of Judah in the ears of the people who are on the wall.”
Men Eljakim, Hilkijas Søn, Sjebna og Joa sagde til Rabsjake: "Tal dog Aramaisk til dine Trælle, det forstår vi godt; tal ikke Judæisk til os, medens Folkene på Muren hører på det!"
27 But the chief commander said to them, “Has my master sent me to your master and to you to speak these words? Has he not sent me to the men who sit on the wall, who will have to eat their own dung and drink their own urine with you?”
Men Habsjake svarede dem: "Er det til din Herre og dig, min Herre har sendt mig med disse Ord? Er det ikke til de Mænd, der sidder på Muren hos eder og æder deres eget Skarn og drikker deres eget Vand!"
28 Then the chief commander stood and shouted in a loud voice in the Jews' language, saying, “Listen to the word of the great king, the king of Assyria.
Og Rabsjake trådte hen og råbte med høj Røst på Judæisk: "Hør Storkongens, Assyrerkongens, Ord!
29 The king says, 'Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to rescue you from my power.
Således siger Kongen: Lad ikke Ezekias vildlede eder, thi han er ikke i Stand til at frelse eder af min Hånd!
30 Do not let Hezekiah make you trust in Yahweh, saying, “Yahweh will surely rescue us, and this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.”'
Og lad ikke Ezekias forlede eder til at sætte eders Lid til HERREN, når han siger: HERREN skal sikkert frelse os, og denne By skal ikke overgives i Assyrerkongens Hånd!
31 Do not listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: 'Make peace with me and come out to me. Then every one of you will eat from his own vine and from his own fig tree, and drink from the water in his own cistern.
Hør ikke på Ezekias; thi således - siger Assyrerkongen: Vil I slutte Fred med mig og overgive eder til mig, så skal enhver af eder spise af sin Vinstok og sit Figentræ og drikke af sin Brønd,
32 You will do this until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and honey, so that you may live and not die.' Do not listen to Hezekiah when he tries to persuade you, saying, 'Yahweh will rescue us.'
indtil jeg kommer og tager eder med til et Land, der ligner eders, et Land med Korn og Most, et Land med Brød og Vingårde, et Land med Oliventræer og Honning; så skal I leve og ikke dø. Hør derfor ikke på Ezekias, når han vil forføre eder og siger: HERREN vil frelse os!
33 Has any of the gods of the peoples rescued them out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
Mon nogen af Folkeslagenes Guder har kunnet frelse sit Land af Assyrerkongens Hånd?
34 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they rescued Samaria out of my hand?
Hvor er Hamats og Arpads Guder, hvor er Sefarvajims, Henas og Ivvas Guder? Hvor er Landet Samarias Guder? Mon de frelste Samaria af min Hånd?
35 Among all the gods of the lands, is there any god who has rescued his land from my power? How could Yahweh save Jerusalem from my might?”
Hvor er der blandt alle Landes Guder nogen, der har frelst sit Land af min Hånd? Mon da HERREN skulde kunne frelse Jerusalem?"
36 But the people remained silent and did not respond, for the king had commanded, “Do not answer him.”
Men de tav og svarede ham ikke et Ord, thi Kongens Bud lød på, at de ikke måtte svare ham.
37 Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was over the household; Shebna the scribe; and Joah son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and reported to him the words of the chief commander.
Derpå gik Paladsøversten Eljakim, Hilkijas Søn, Statsskriveren Sjebna og Kansleren Joa, Asafs Søn, med sønderrevne Klæder til Ezekias og meddelte ham, hvad Rabsjake havde sagt.
