2 Krönikeboken 23
1 Uti sjunde årena tog Jojada dristighet till sig, och tog med sig i förbund de öfversta öfver hundrade, nämliga Asaria, Jerohams son, Ismael, Johanans son, Asaria, Obeds son, Maaseja, Adaja son, och Elisaphat, Sichri son.
After Joash had been hidden in the temple for six years, Jehoiada the priest decided that it was necessary to do something. So he made an agreement with the army commanders of groups of 100 soldiers: Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zicri.
2 De foro omkring Juda, och hade de Leviter tillhopa utur alla Juda städer, och de öfversta fäderna i Israel; och de kommo till Jerusalem.
They went throughout Judah and gathered the descendants of Levi and the leaders of Israeli families from all the towns. When they came to Jerusalem,
3 Och hela menigheten gjorde ett förbund i Guds hus med Konungenom; och han sade till dem: Si, Konungens son skall Konung vara, såsom Herren sagt hafver, öfver Davids barn.
the whole group went to the temple and made an agreement with the young king there. Jehoiada said to them, “This is the son of the previous king of Judah. So he is the one who must rule, like Yahweh promised that the descendants of King David must do.
4 Så skolen I nu alltså göra: tredjedelen af eder, som på Sabbathsdagenom uppå gå, skola vara ibland de Prester och Leviter, som dörravaktare äro vid dörrarna;
“So this is what you must do: One-third of you priests and other descendants of Levi who are starting their work on the Sabbath day must guard the doors [of the temple].
5 Tredjedelen i Konungshuset, och tredjedelen vid grundvalsdörrena; men allt folket skall vara i gårdenom till Herrans hus.
One-third of you must guard the king’s palace, and one-third of you must guard the Foundation Gate. All the other people will be in the courtyards outside the temple.
6 Och att ingen går uti Herrans hus, utan Presterna och Leviterna, som tjena, de skola gå derin; förty de äro helige; och allt folket vakte Herrans vakt.
Only the priests and the descendants of Levi who work there will enter the temple. They will be allowed to enter the temple because they are set apart [for that work]. All the others must remain in the courtyards, obeying what Yahweh has commanded.
7 Och Leviterna skola gifva sig omkring Konungen, hvar och en med sine värjo i handene; och hvilken som går in i huset, han dräpes; och de skola vara när Konungenom, då han går ut och in.
You descendants of Levi must stand around the young king, each of you with your weapon in your hand. Anyone else who tries to enter the temple you must kill. And stay close to the young king, wherever he goes.”
8 Och Leviterna, med hela Juda, gjorde såsom Presten Jojada budit hade. Och hvar och en tog sina män, som på Sabbathen uppå gingo, med dem som på Sabbathen af gingo: ty Presten Jojada lät icke komma de två hoparna ifrå hvarannan.
So the descendants of Levi and all [the men of] Judah did what Jehoiada had told them. He did not allow anyone to go home after having finished his work on that Sabbath day. Each commander took charge of his men, the ones who were finishing their work on that day and those who were starting their work on that day.
9 Och Presten Jojada fick öfverstarna öfver hundrade spetsar och sköldar, och Konung Davids vapen, som i Guds hus voro:
Then Jehoiada gave each of the commanders the spears and the large and small shields that had been put there in the temple by King David.
10 Och ställde allt folket, hvar och en med sine värjo i handene, ifrå det högra hörnet i husena allt intill det venstra hörnet, till altaret, och till huset omkring Konungen.
He commanded all the guards to stand in their positions, each with his sword in his hand, all around the king—around the altar and the temple, from the north side to the south side.
11 Och de hade fram Konungens son, och satte krono uppå honom, och vittnesbördet, och gjorde honom till Konung. Och Jojada med hans söner smorde honom, och sade: Lycka ske Konungenom.
Then Jehoiada and his sons brought Joash out. They put a crown on his head and gave him [a scroll] on which were written the rules [that the kings needed to obey], and proclaimed that he was now the king. They anointed him with olive oil and shouted, “We hope that the king will live for many years!”
12 Då Athalia hörde ropet af folket, som tillopp och lofvade Konungen, gick hon till folket i Herrans hus;
When Athaliah heard the noise being made by the people running [toward the king] and cheering, she ran to the temple.
13 Och hon fick se, och si, Konungen stod i sitt rum i ingångenom, och öfverstarna och trummeterna omkring Konungen; och allt landsfolket var gladt, och blåste med trummeter, och sångarena med allahanda strängaspel skickade till att lofva. Då ref hon sin kläder, och sade: Uppror, uppror.
She saw the young king there, standing alongside the pillar at the entrance of the temple, [which is the place at the temple] where the kings usually stood. The army commanders and trumpet players were standing beside the king, and all the people of Judah were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, and singers with their musical instruments were leading the people while they praised God. Then Athaliah tore her robes and started screaming, “You are committing treason!”
14 Men Presten Jojada drog sig ut med de öfversta öfver hundrade, som öfver hären voro, och sade till dem: Hafver henne utu huset i gården; och hvilken henne efterföljer, honom skall man dräpa med svärd. Förty Presten hade befallt, att man icke skulle dräpa henne i Herrans hus.
Jehoiada the Supreme Priest said to the army commanders, “Kill her, but do not kill her at the temple of Yahweh!” Then he said to them, “Bring Athaliah out in front of the troops and kill anyone who tries to follow her!”
15 Och de togo fatt på henne. Och då hon kom till hästaportens ingång, vid Konungshuset, dråpo de henne der.
[She tried to flee, but] they seized her as she reached the gate where horses enter the palace area, and they killed her there.
16 Och Jojada gjorde ett förbund emellan sig, och allt folket, och Konungen, att de skulle vara Herrans folk.
Then Jehoiada made an agreement that he and the king and all the other people would be Yahweh’s people.
17 Då gick allt folket uti Baals hus, och bröto det neder, och slogo sönder hans altare och beläte, och slogo ihjäl Matthan, Baals Prest, inför altaret.
Then all the people who were there went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars [of Baal]. They also killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, in front of those altars.
18 Och Jojada beställde ämbeten i Herrans hus, under Presterna, Leviterna, som David förskickat hade till Herrans hus, till att göra bränneoffer Herranom, såsom skrifvet står i Mose lag, med fröjd och sånger, som David diktat hade;
Then Jehoiada appointed the priests, who were also descended from Levi, to work at the temple. They were part of the group to whom King David had given various jobs at the temple, to sacrifice the animals that were to be completely burned on the altar, doing what was written in the laws that Moses had given to them. He also told them to rejoice and sing, which was also what David had commanded.
19 Och ställde dörravaktare vid dörrarna åt Herrans hus, att der skulle intet orent inkomma i någon måtto.
He also put guards at the gates of the temple in order that anyone who was unacceptable to God would not be allowed to enter.
20 Och han tog de öfversta öfver hundrade, och de mägtiga, och herrarna i folkena, och allt landsfolket, och hade Konungen neder ifrå Herrans hus; och förde honom in genom den höga porten af Konungshuset, och läto Konungen sätta sig på Konungsstolen.
Jehoiada took with him the army commanders, the important men, the leaders and many others, and brought the king down from the temple. They went into the palace through the Upper Gate, and put the king on his throne.
21 Och allt landsfolket, var gladt, och staden var stilla; men Athalja varat dråpen med svärd.
Then all the people of Judah rejoiced. And there was calm throughout the city, because Athaliah had been killed.
