2 Kongebok 22
1 Åtte år gamall var Josia då han vart konge; eitt og tretti år rådde i Jerusalem. Mor hans heitte Jedida Adajadotter, frå Boskat.
Josiah was eight years old when he had begun to reign. He reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah, from Bozkath.
2 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.
And he did what was pleasing before the Lord, and he walked in all the ways of his father David. He did not turn aside to the right, or to the left.
3 I attande styringsåret åt kong Josia sende kongen riksskrivaren Safan, son åt Asalja Mesullamsson, upp til Herrens hus og sagde:
Then, in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, the king sent Shaphan, the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe of the temple of the Lord, saying to him:
4 «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;
“Go to Hilkiah, the high priest, so that the money may be put together which has been brought into the temple of the Lord, which the doorkeepers of the temple have collected from the people.
5 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:
And let it be given, by those in charge of the house of the Lord, to the workers. And let them distribute it to those who are working in the temple of the Lord in order to repair the surfaces of the temple,
6 timbremennerne, byggsmeistrarne og murarane, til innkjøp av trevyrke og hoggen stein til å setja huset i stand.
specifically, to carpenters and masons, and to those who mend gaps, and so that wood may be purchased, and stones from the quarries, in order to repair the temple of the Lord.
7 Dei skal ikkje krevja rekneskap av deim for pengarne dei tek imot; dei skal få gjera det på tru og æra.»
Yet truly, let no account be given by them of the money that they receive. Instead, let them have it within their power and trust.”
8 Då sagde øvstepresten Hilkia til riksskrivaren Safan: «Eg hev funne lovboki i Herrens hus.» Og Hilkia gav boki til Safan, og han las henne.
Then Hilkiah, the high priest, said to Shaphan, the scribe, “I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord.” And Hilkiah gave the volume to Shaphan, and he read it.
9 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.»
Also, Shaphan, the scribe, went to the king, and reported to him what he had instructed. And he said: “Your servants have brought together the money which was found in the house of the Lord. And they have given it so that it would be distributed to the workers by the overseers of the works of the temple of the Lord.”
10 Og so fortalde riksskrivaren Safan kongen: «Presten Hilkia gav meg ei bok.» Og Safan las henne upp for kongen.
Also, Shaphan, the scribe, explained to the king, saying, “Hilkiah, the priest, gave the book to me.” And when Shaphan had read it before the king,
11 Då kongen fekk høyra ordi i lovboki, reiv han sund klædi sine.
and the king had heard the words of the book of the law of the Lord, he tore his garments.
12 Og kongen baud presten Hilkia og Ahikam Safansson og Akbor Mikajason og riksskrivaren Safan og kongstenaren Asaja:
And he instructed Hilkiah, the priest, and Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, and Achbor, the son of Micaiah, and Shaphan, the scribe, and Asaiah, the servant of the king, saying:
13 «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.»
“Go and consult the Lord concerning me, and the people, and all of Judah, about the words of this volume which has been found. For the great wrath of the Lord has been kindled against us because our fathers did not listen to the words of this book, so that they would do all that has been written for us.”
14 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.
Therefore, Hilkiah, the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asaiah, went to Huldah, the prophetess, the wife of Shallum, the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, the keeper of the vestments, who was living in Jerusalem, in the second part. And they spoke with her.
15 Ho svara deim: «So segjer Herren, Israels Gud: «Seg med honom som sende dykk til meg:
And she responded to them: “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Tell the man who sent you to me:
16 So segjer Herren: Sjå, eg sender ulukka yver denne staden og yver folket her, alt det som stend i boki som Juda-kongen las,
Thus says the Lord: Behold, I will lead evils over this place, and over its inhabitants, all the words of the law that the king of Judah has read.
17 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.
For they have abandoned me, and they have sacrificed to foreign gods, provoking me by all the works of their hands. And so my indignation will be kindled against this place. And it will not be extinguished.
18 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:
But to the king of Judah, who sent you so that you would consult the Lord, so shall you say: Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: In so far as you have heard the words of the volume,
19 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.
and your heart was terrified, and you humbled yourself before the Lord, listening to the words against this place and its inhabitants, specifically, that they would become an astonishment and a curse, and because you have torn your garments, and have wept before me: I also have heard you, says the Lord.
20 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.
For this reason, I will gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your sepulcher in peace, so that your eyes may not see all the evils that I will bring over this place.”
