2 Kings 23

1 The king sent, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.

Da sendte Kongen Bud og lod alle Judas og Jerusalems Ældste kalde sammen hos sig.

2 The king went up to the LORD’s house, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him—with the priests, the prophets, and all the people, both small and great; and he read in their hearing all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the LORD’s house.

Derpå gik Kongen op i HERRENs Hus, fulgt af alle Judas Mænd og alle Jerusalems Indbyggere, Præsterne, Profeterne og hele Folket, små og store, og han forelæste dem alt, hvad der stod i Pagtsbogen, som var fundet i HERRENs Hus.

3 The king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to walk after the LORD and to keep his commandments, his testimonies, and his statutes with all his heart and all his soul, to confirm the words of this covenant that were written in this book; and all the people agreed to the covenant.

Så tog Kongen Plads ved Søjlen og sluttede Pagt for HERRENs Åsyn om, at de skulde holde sig til HERREN og holde hans Bud, Vidnesbyrd og Anordninger af hele deres Hjerte og hele deres Sjæl, for at han kunde opfylde denne Pagts Ord, således som de var skrevet i denne Bog. Og alt Folket indgik Pagten.

4 The king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the threshold, to bring out of the LORD’s temple all the vessels that were made for Baal, for the Asherah, and for all the army of the sky; and he burned them outside of Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron, and carried their ashes to Bethel.

Derpå bød Kongen Ypperstepræsten Hilkija og Andenpræsten og Dørvogterne at bringe alle de Ting, der var lavet til Ba'al, Asjera og hele Himmelens Hær, ud af HERRENs Helligdom, og han lod dem opbrænde uden for Jerusalem på Markerne ved Hedron, og Asken lod han bringe til Betel.

5 He got rid of the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah and in the places around Jerusalem; those also who burned incense to Baal, to the sun, to the moon, to the planets, and to all the army of the sky.

Og han afsatte Afgudspræsterne, som Judas Konger havde indsat, og som havde tændt Offerild på Højene i Judas Byer og Jerusalems Omegn, ligeledes dem, som havde tændt Offerild for Ba'al og for Solen, Månen, Stjernebillederne og hele Himmelens Hær.

6 He brought out the Asherah from the LORD’s house, outside of Jerusalem, to the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and beat it to dust, and cast its dust on the graves of the common people.

Og han lod Asjerastøtten bringe fra HERRENs Hus uden for Jerusalem til Kedrons Dal og opbrænde der, og han lod den knuse til Støv og Støvet kaste hen, hvor Småfolk havde deres Grave.

7 He broke down the houses of the male shrine prostitutes that were in the LORD’s house, where the women wove hangings for the Asherah.

Han lod Mandsskøgernes Kamre i HERRENs Hus rive ned, dem i hvilke Kvinderne vævede Kjortler til Asjera.

8 He brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba; and he broke down the high places of the gates that were at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man’s left hand at the gate of the city.

Han lod alle Præsterne hente fra Judas Byer og vanhelligede Offer: højene, hvor Præsterne havde tændt offerild, fra Geba til Be'er-sjeba. Og han lod Portofferhøjen rive ned, som var ved Indgangen til Byøversten Jehosjuas Port til venstre, når man går ind ad Byporten.

9 Nevertheless the priests of the high places didn’t come up to the LORD’s altar in Jerusalem, but they ate unleavened bread among their brothers.

Dog fik Præsterne ved Højene ikke Adgang til HERRENs Alter i Jerusalem, men de måtte spise usyret Brød blandt deres Brødre.

10 He defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech.

Han vanhelligede Ildstedet i Hinnoms Søns Dal, så at ingen mere kunde lade sin Søn eller Datter gå igennem Ilden for Molok.

11 He took away the horses that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun, at the entrance of the LORD’s house, by the room of Nathan Melech the officer who was in the court; and he burned the chariots of the sun with fire.

Han fjernede de Heste, Judas Konger havde opstillet for Solen ved Indgangen til HERRENs Hus hen imod Hofmanden Netan Me'leks Kammer i Parvarim, og Solens Vogne lod han opbrænde.

12 The king broke down the altars that were on the roof of the upper room of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the LORD’s house, and beat them down from there, and cast their dust into the brook Kidron.

Altrene, som Judas Konger havde rejst på Taget (Akaz's Tagbygning), og Altrene, som Manasse havde rejst i begge Forgårdene til HERRENs Hus, lod Kongen nebdryde og knuse på Stedet, og Støvet lod han kaste, hen i Kedrons Dal.

13 The king defiled the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mountain of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon.

Og Offerhøjene østen for Jerusalem på Sydsiden af Fordærvelsens Bjerg, som Kong Salomo af Israel havde bygget for Astarte; Zidoniernes væmmelige Gud, Kemosj, Moabiternes væmmelige Gud, og Milkom, Ammoniternes vederstyggelige Gud, vanhelligede Kongen.

14 He broke in pieces the pillars, cut down the Asherah poles, and filled their places with men’s bones.

Han lod Stenstøtterne nedbryde og Asjerastøtterne omhugge og Pladsen fylde med Menneskeknogler.

15 Moreover the altar that was at Bethel and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, even that altar and the high place he broke down; and he burned the high place and beat it to dust, and burned the Asherah.

Også Alteret i Betel, den Offerhøj, som Jeroboam, Nebats Søn havde rejst han der forledte Israel til Synd, også det Alter tillige med Offerhøjen lod han nedbryde; Stenene lod han nedrive og knuse til Støv, og Asjerastøtten lod han opbrænde.

16 As Josiah turned himself, he spied the tombs that were there in the mountain; and he sent, and took the bones out of the tombs, and burned them on the altar, and defiled it, according to the LORD’s word which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these things.

Da Josias vendte sig om og fik Øje på Gravene på Bjerget, sendte han Folk hen og lod dem tage Benene ud af Gravene og opbrænde dem på Alteret for, at vanhellige det efter HERRENs Ord, som den Guds Mand udråbte, da han kundgjorde disse Ting,

17 Then he said, “What monument is that which I see?” The men of the city told him, “It is the tomb of the man of God who came from Judah and proclaimed these things that you have done against the altar of Bethel.”

Så sagde han: "Hvad er det for et Gravmæle, jeg ser der?" Byens Folk svarede ham: "Det er den Guds Mands Grav, der kom fra Juda og kundgjorde det, du nu har gjort med Alteret i Betel."

18 He said, “Let him be! Let no one move his bones.” So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet who came out of Samaria.

Da sagde han: "Lad ham ligge i Ro, ingen må flytte hans Ben!" Så lod de både hans og Profeten fra Samarias Ben fred.

19 All the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the LORD to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Bethel.

Også alle Offerhusene på Højene i Samarias Byer, som Israels Konger havde opført for at krænke HERREN, lod Josias fjerne, og han handlede med dem ganske som han havde gjort i Betel;

20 He killed all the priests of the high places that were there, on the altars, and burned men’s bones on them; and he returned to Jerusalem.

og han lod alle Højenes Præster, som var der ved Altrene, dræbe, og han opbrændte Menneskeknogler på Altrene. Så vendte han tilbage til Jerusalem.

21 The king commanded all the people, saying, “Keep the Passover to the LORD your God, as it is written in this book of the covenant.”

Derefter gav Kongen alt Folket, den Befaling: "Hold Påske for HERREN eders Gud, som der er foreskrevet her i Pagtsbogen!"

22 Surely there was not kept such a Passover from the days of the judges who judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah;

Thi slig en Påske var ikke nogen Sinde blevet holdt i Israels og Judas Kongers Tid, ikke siden Dommerne dømte Israel;

23 but in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, this Passover was kept to the LORD in Jerusalem.

men først i Kong Josias's attende Regeringsår blev en sådan Påske fejret for HERREN i Jerusalem.

24 Moreover, Josiah removed those who had familiar spirits, the wizards, and the teraphim, and the idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, that he might confirm the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the LORD’s house.

Også Dødemanerne og Sandsigerne, Husguderne, Afgudsbillederne og alle de væmmelige Guder, der var at se i Judas Land og Jerusalem, udryddede Josias for at opfylde Lovens Ord, der stod skrevet i den Bog, Præsten Hilkija havde fundet i HERRENs Hus.

25 There was no king like him before him, who turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; and there was none like him who arose after him.

Der havde ikke før været nogen Konge, der som han af hele sit Hjerte og hele sin Sjæl og al sin Kraft omvendte sig til HERREN og fulgte hele Mose Lov; og heller ikke efter ham opstod hans Lige.

26 Notwithstanding, the LORD didn’t turn from the fierceness of his great wrath, with which his anger burned against Judah, because of all the provocation with which Manasseh had provoked him.

Alligevel lagde HERRENs mægtige Vredesglød sig ikke, thi hans Vrede var blusset op mod Juda over alle de Krænkelser, Manasse havde tilføjet ham.

27 The LORD said, “I will also remove Judah out of my sight, as I have removed Israel; and I will cast off this city which I have chosen, even Jerusalem, and the house of which I said, ‘My name shall be there.’”

Og HERREN sagde: "Også Juda vil jeg fjerne fra mit Åsyn, ligesom jeg fjernede Israel, og jeg vil forkaste Jerusalem, denne min udvalgte By, og det Hus, om hvilket jeg har sagt: Mit Navn skal være der!"

28 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Josias, alt, hvad han udførte, står jo optegnet i Judas Kongers Krønike.

29 In his days Pharaoh Necoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates; and King Josiah went against him, but Pharaoh Necoh killed him at Megiddo when he saw him.

I hans Dage drog Ægypterkongen Parao Neko op til Eufratfloden imod Assyrerkongen. Kong Josias rykkede imod ham, men Neko fældede ham ved Megiddo, straks han så ham.

30 His servants carried him dead in a chariot from Megiddo, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. The people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father’s place.

Og hans Folk førte ham død bort fra Megiddo, bragte ham til Jerusalem og jordede ham i hans Grav. Men Folket fra Landet tog Joahaz, Josias's Søn, og salvede og hyldede ham til Bonge i hans Faders Sted.

31 Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

Joahaz var tre og tyve År gammel, da han blev Konge, og han herskede tre Måneder i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Hamutal og var en Datter af Jirmeja fra, Libna.

32 He did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, according to all that his fathers had done.

Han gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENs Øjne, ganske som hans Fædre.

33 Pharaoh Necoh put him in bonds at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

Men Farao Neko lod ham fængsle i Ribla i Hamats Land og gjorde dermed Ende på hans Herredømme i Jerusalem og lagde en Skat af hundrede Talenter Sølv og ti Talenter Guld på Landet.

34 Pharaoh Necoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the place of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoiakim; but he took Jehoahaz away, and he came to Egypt and died there.

Derpå gjorde Farao Neko Eljakim, Josias's Søn, til Konge i hans Fader Josias's Sted, og han ændrede hans Navn til Jojakim; Joahaz derimod tog han med til Ægypten, og der døde han.

35 Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh. He exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, from everyone according to his assessment, to give it to Pharaoh Necoh.

Sølvet og Guldet udredede Jojakim til Farao; men for. at kunne udrede Pengeneefter Faraos Befaling satte han Landet i Skat; efter som hver især var sat i Skat, inddrev han Sølvet og Guldet for at give Farao Neko det.

36 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zebidah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.

Jojakim var fem og tyve År gammel, da han blev Konge, og han herskede elleve År i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Zebida og var en Datter af Pedaja fra Ruma.

37 He did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, according to all that his fathers had done.

Han gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENs Øjne, ganske som hans Fædre.