Anden Kongebog 16

1 Idet syttende Pekas, Remalias Søns, Aar blev Akas, en Søn af Judas Konge Jotham, Konge.

In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.

2 Akas var tyve Aar gammel, der han blev Konge, og regerede i seksten Aar i Jerusalem, og han gjorde ikke det, som var ret for Herrens, hans Guds, Øjne, som David, hans Fader,

Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD his God, like David his father.

3 men han vandrede i Israels Kongers Vej; tilmed lod han sin Søn gaa igennem Ilden efter de Hedningers Vederstyggeligheder, hvilke Herren havde fordrevet for Israels Børns Ansigt.

But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel.

4 Han ofrede ogsaa og gjorde Røgelse paa de høje Steder og paa Højene og under alle grønne Træer.

And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

5 Da drog Rezin, Kongen af Syrien, og Peka, Remalias Søn, Kongen i Israel, op imod Jerusalem til Krig og belejrede Akas, men de kunde ikke komme til at stride.

Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz, but could not overcome him.

6 Paa den samme Tid bragte Rezin, Kongen af Syrien, Elath igen til Syrien og fordrev Jøderne af Elath, og Syrerne kom til Elath og boede der indtil denne Dag.

At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drove the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day.

7 Saa sendte Akas Bud til Thiglath-Pileser, Kongen af Assyrien, og lod sige: Jeg er din Tjener og din Søn, kom op og frels mig af Syriens Konges Haand, og af Israels Konges Haand, hvilke have oprejst sig imod mig.

So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, saying, I am your servant and your son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me.

8 Og Akas tog det Sølv og det Guld, som fandtes i Herrens Hus og i Kongens Hus's Skatkammer og sendte Kongen af Assyrien det til Skænk.

And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.

9 Og Kongen af Assyrien adlød ham, og Kongen af Assyrien drog op til Damaskus og indtog den og førte dem bort til Kir, og han dræbte Rezin.

And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin.

10 Da drog Kong Akas hen til Damaskus at møde Thiglath-Pileser, Kongen af Assyrien, og han saa det Alter, som var i Damaskus; da sendte Kong Akas en Afbildning af Alteret og en Lignelse af det, efter alt dets Arbejde, til Præsten Uria.

And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof.

11 Og Præsten Uria byggede et Alter; efter alt som Kong Akas sendte fra Damaskus, saa gjorde Præsten Uria, indtil Kong Akas kom fra Damaskus.

And Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus: so Urijah the priest made it against king Ahaz came from Damascus.

12 Og der Kongen kom fra Damaskus, da saa Kongen Alteret, og Kongen nærmede sig Alteret og ofrede paa det.

And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king approached to the altar, and offered thereon.

13 Og han gjorde Røgofre af sit Brændoffer og sit Madoffer og udøste sit Drikoffer, og han stænkede Takofrenes Blod, som han havde, paa Alteret.

And he burnt his burnt offering and his food offering, and poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings, upon the altar.

14 Men Kobberalteret, som stod for Herrens Ansigt, flyttede han længere bort fra Huset, at det ikke skulde staa imellem Alteret og imellem Herrens Hus; og han satte det op ved Siden af Alteret imod Norden.

And he brought also the brazen altar, which was before the LORD, from the forefront of the house, from between the altar and the house of the LORD, and put it on the north side of the altar.

15 Og Kong Akas bød Præsten Uria og sagde: Gør Røgoffer paa det store Alter af Brændofferet om Morgenen og Madofferet om Aftenen og af Kongens Brændoffer og hans Madoffer og af alt Folkets Brændoffer i Landet og deres Madoffer og deres Drikofre, og alt Brændofferets Blod og alt Slagtofferets Blod skal du stænke derpaa; men Kobberalteret skal være mig til at adspørge ved.

And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening food offering, and the king's burnt sacrifice, and his food offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their food offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brazen altar shall be for me to enquire by.

16 Og Præsten Uria gjorde efter alt det, som Kong Akas befalede.

Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded.

17 Og Kong Akas afbrød Fyldingerne af Stolene og borttog Kedelen af dem, og Havet tog han ned af de Kobberøksne, som vare derunder, og han satte det paa et Stengulv,

And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed the vessel that holds water from off them; and took down the sea from off the brazen oxen that were under it, and put it upon the pavement of stones.

18 og den bedækkede Sabbatsgang, som de havde hygget ved Huset, og den ydre Opgang for Kongen vendte han indad imod Herrens Hus, for Kongen af Assyriens Skyld.

And the covert for the sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king's entry without, turned he from the house of the LORD for the king of Assyria.

19 Men det øvrige af Akas's Handeler, og hvad han gjorde, ere de Ting ikke skrevne i Judas Kongers Krønikers Bog?

Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

20 Og Akas laa med sine Fædre og blev begraven hos sine Fædre i Davids Stad, og Ezekias, hans Søn, blev Konge i hans Sted.

And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his position.