2 Kongebok 10
1 Ahab hadde sytti søner i Samaria. Jehu skreiv brev og sende til Samaria, til dei øvste i Jizre’el, til styresmennerne og til dei fosterfeder Ahab hadde sett inn, og der sagde han:
Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, to the rulers of the city, even the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying,
2 «- - Og når de no fær dette brevet, de som hev hjå dykk sønerne åt herren dykkar, de som råder yver vognerne og hestarne, og hev festning og våpn,
"Now as soon as this letter comes to you, since your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, fortified cities also, and weapons.
3 so kåra ut den hævaste og likaste av sønerne åt herren dykkar, og set honom upp på kongsstolen åt far hans, og strid so for ætti åt herren dykkar!»
Select the best and fittest of your master's sons, set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house."
4 Men dei vart reint livrædde. «Når ikkje dei tvo kongarne stod seg mot honom, » sagde dei, «kor kann då me?»
But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, "Look, the two kings did not stand before him. How then shall we stand?"
5 Drottseten og byhovdingen og dei øvste og fosterfederne sende det svaret til Jehu: «Dine tenarar er me; alt det du byd oss, gjer me; ingen vil me kåra til konge. Gjer du som du tykkjer sjølv!»
He who was over the household, and he who was over the city, the elders also, and those who raised the children, sent to Jehu, saying, "We are your servants, and will do all that you ask us. We will not make any man king. You do that which is good in your eyes."
6 Då skreiv han eit nytt brev til deim: «Er so det held med meg og lyder mine bod, so hogg hovudi av kongssønerne, og kom til meg i morgon dette bil, til Jizrael!» Dei sytti kongssønerne budde hjå stormennerne i byen, dei som fostra deim.
Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, "If you are on my side, and if you will listen to my voice, take the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by tomorrow this time." Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who brought them up.
7 Då dei fekk brevet, tok dei kongssønerne og drap deim, alle sytti, lagde so hovudi i korger og sende deim til honom i Jizre’el.
It happened, when the letter came to them, that they took the king's sons, and killed them, even seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent them to him to Jezreel.
8 Då han fekk bod at dei var komne med hovudi av kongssønerne, sagde han: «Legg dei i tvo dungar attmed byporten til i morgon!»
A messenger came, and told him, "They have brought the heads of the king's sons." He said, "Lay them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until the morning."
9 Morgonen etter for han dit ut, steig fram og tala for folket: «De er skuldlause. Det var eg som fekk i stand samansverjingi mot herren min; det var eg som drap honom; men kven hev slege i hel alle desse?
It happened in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people, "You are righteous. Look, I conspired against my master, and killed him; but who struck all these?
10 Skyna då at ikkje eitt av Herrens ord hev vorte til inkjes, av det Herren tala mot Ahabs hus. Herren hev gjort so som han tala ved Elia, tenaren sin.»
Know now that nothing shall fall to the earth of the word of Jehovah, which Jehovah spoke concerning the house of Ahab. For Jehovah has done that which he spoke by his servant Elijah."
11 Jehu slo i hel alle som var att av Ahabs hus i Jizre’el, like eins alle stormennerne hans og venerne hans og prestarne hans, so ingen vart att eller slapp undan.
So Jehu struck all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, with all his great men, his familiar friends, and his priests, until he left him none remaining.
12 So tok han ut og for av stad til Samaria. På vegen dit attmed Gjætar-Bet-Eked
He arose and departed, and went to Samaria. As he was at Beth Eked of the Shepherds on the way,
13 råka han på brørne til Ahazja, kongen i Juda. «Kven er de?» spurde han. Dei svara: «Brørne til Ahazja er me; me er på veg og vil helsa på kongssønerne og sønerne åt kongsmori.»
Jehu met with the brothers of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, "Who are you?" They answered, "We are the brothers of Ahaziah. We are going down to greet the children of the king and the children of the queen."
14 «Fanga deim livande!» ropa han. Dei so gjorde. Og han drap deim og kasta deim i brunnen i Bet-Eked, tvo og fyrti i talet; ikkje ein av deim vart spard.
He said, "Take them alive." They took them alive, and killed them at the pit of the shearing house, even forty-two men. He did not leave any of them.
15 På vegen derifrå møtte han på Jonadab Rekabsson. Han helsa og spurde: «Er du likso ærleg i hugen mot meg, som eg er mot deg?» «Ja, » svara Jonadab. «Er du det so gjev meg handi!» Han so gjorde, og dermed drog han honom upp til seg i vogni.
When he had departed from there, he met Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him. He greeted him, and said to him, "Is your heart right, as my heart is with your heart?" Jehonadab answered, "It is." And he said, "If it is, give me your hand." He gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.
16 «Køyr med meg, » sagde han, «so skal du sjå kor brennhuga eg er for Herren!» So fekk han køyra med honom i vogni.
He said, "Come with me, and see my zeal for Jehovah." So he made him ride in his chariot.
17 Då han kom til Samaria, slo han i hel alle som var att av Ahabs hus der i byen; han tynte deim alle, soleis som Herren hadde sagt til Elia.
When he came to Samaria, he struck all who remained to Ahab in Samaria, until he had destroyed him, according to the word of Jehovah, which he spoke to Elijah.
18 So stemnde Jehu saman alt folket og tala til deim: «Ahab dyrka Ba’al lite, Jehu vil dyrka honom mykje.
Jehu gathered all the people together, and said to them, "Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu will serve him much.
19 Stemn no i hop til meg alle Ba’als-profetarne, alle dyrkarne hans, og alle prestarne hans, ikkje ein må vanta! for eg etlar halda ein stor offerveitsla for Ba’al; og kvar som vantar, skal bøta med livet.» Jehu gjorde det på svik, av di han vilde rydja ut Ba’als-dyrkararne.
Now therefore call to me all the prophets of Baal, all of his worshippers, and all of his priests. Let none be absent; for I have a great sacrifice to Baal. Whoever is absent, he shall not live." But Jehu did it in subtlety, intending that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.
20 Jehu baud: «Lys ut ei stor samlingshøgtid for Ba’al!» Dei lyste henne ut.
Jehu said, "Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal." They proclaimed it.
21 Jehu sende bod kring i heile Israel, og alle Ba’als-dyrkararne kom; det var ikkje ein som ikkje møtte. Dei gjekk inn i Ba’als-templet, og Ba’als-templet vart fullt frå ende til annan.
Jehu sent through all Israel; and all the worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that did not come. They came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was filled from one end to another.
22 So baud han tilsynsmannen yver klædebui: «Tak fram bunader åt alle Ba’als-dyrkararne!» Og han tok fram bunader åt deim.
He said to him who was over the vestry, "Bring out robes for all the worshippers of Baal." He brought robes out to them.
23 So gjekk Jehu og Jonadab Rekabsson inn i Ba’als-templet. Han bad Ba’als-dyrkararne agta på og sjå etter at det ikkje fanst nokon av Herrens tenarar millom deim, anna einast Ba’als-dyrkarar.
Jehu went with Jehonadab the son of Rechab into the house of Baal. Then he said to the worshippers of Baal, "Search, and look that there are here with you none of the servants of Jehovah, but the worshippers of Baal only."
24 So gjekk dei inn og ofra slagtoffer og brennoffer. Jehu hadde sett åtteti mann utanfor og sagt: «Slepp det undan ein einaste av deim eg gjev i dykkar hende, skal de bøta liv for liv!»
They went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had appointed him eighty men outside, and said, "If any of the men whom I bring into your hands escape, he who lets him go, his life shall be for the life of him."
25 Då han so var ferdig med å ofra brennofferet, baud Jehu livvakti og kjemporne: «Inn og slå deim i hel! Slepp ingen ut!» Dei hogg deim ned, og kasta ut liki. So trengde livvakti og kjemporne seg inn i det inste av Ba’als-templet,
It happened, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, "Go in, and kill them. Let none escape." They struck them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal.
26 og kasta ut stolparne i Ba’als-templet og brende deim upp.
They brought out the pillar that was in the house of Baal, and burned it.
27 Dei reiv ned Ba’als-sula, og dei reiv ned heile Ba’als-templet, og laga det um til naudturftstad, som finst den dag i dag.
They broke down the pillar of Baal, and broke down the house of Baal, and made it a latrine, to this day.
28 So øydde Jehu Ba’al ut or Israel.
Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.
29 Men han gav ikkje upp synderne hans Jerobeam Nebatsson, som han hadde forført Israel til: gullkalvarne i Betel og Dan.
However from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin, Jehu did not depart from after them, the golden calves that were in Bethel, and that were in Dan.
30 Herren tala til Jehu: «Av di du gjorde til gagns det som eg tykkjer er rett, med di du gjorde alt det eg hadde etla Ahabs-ætti, so skal barnebarns-borni dine sitja på Israels kongsstol.»
Jehovah said to Jehu, "Because you have done well in executing that which is right in my eyes, and have done to the house of Ahab according to all that was in my heart, your descendants of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel."
31 Men Jehu heldt seg ikkje heilt etter Herrens, Israels Guds, lov; han gav ikkje upp synderne hans Jerobeam, som han hadde forført Israel til.
But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of Jehovah, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam, with which he made Israel to sin.
32 Ved denne tid tok Herren til å skjera stykke or Israel. Hazael slo deim langs heile Israels landskil;
In those days Jehovah began to cut off from Israel; and Hazael struck them in all the borders of Israel;
33 på austsida av Jordan tok han heile Gileadlandet, Gads-ætti, Rubens-ætti, Manasse-ætti, frå Aroer ved Arnonåi, heile Gilead og Basan.
from the Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the Valley of the Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan.
34 Det som elles er å fortelja um Jehu, um alt det han gjorde og alle hans storverk, det er uppskrive i krønikeboki åt Israels-kongarne.
Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his might, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
35 Jehu lagde seg til kvile hjå federne sine og vart gravlagd i Samaria. Joahaz, son hans, vart konge i staden hans.
Jehu slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria. Jehoahaz his son reigned in his place.
36 Den tidi Jehu var konge yver Israel i Samaria, var åtte og tjuge år.
The time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty-eight years.
