Anden Kongebog 11

1 Da Atalja, Ahazjas Moder, fik at vide, at hendes Søn var død, tog hun sig for at udrydde hele den kongelige Slægt.

And Athaliah [is] mother of Ahaziah, and she has seen that her son [is] dead, and she rises, and destroys all the seed of the kingdom;

2 Men Kong Jorams Datter Josjeba, Ahazjas Søster, tog Ahazjas Søn Joas og fik ham hemmeligt af Vejen, så han ikke var imellem Kongesønnerne, der blev dræbt, og hun gemte ham og hans, Amme i Sengekammeret og holdt ham skjult for Atalja, så han ikke blev dræbt;

and Jehosheba daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, takes Joash son of Ahaziah, and steals him out of the midst of the sons of the king who are put to death, him and his nurse, in the inner part of the bed-chambers, and they hide him from the presence of Athaliah, and he has not been put to death,

3 og han var i seks År skjult hos Josjebai HERRENs Hus, medens Atalja herskede i Landet.

and he is with her, in the house of YHWH, hiding himself, six years, and Athaliah is reigning over the land.

4 Men i det syvende År lod Jojada Hundredførerne for Harernel og Livvagten hente ind til sig i HERRENs Hus; og efter at have sluttet Pagt med dem og taget dem i Ed i HERRENs Hus fremstillede han Kongesønnen for dem.

And in the seventh year Jehoiada has sent and takes the heads of the hundreds, of the executioners and of the runners, and brings them to him, into the house of YHWH, and makes a covenant with them, and causes them to swear in the house of YHWH, and shows them the son of the king,

5 Derpå bød han dem og sagde: "Således skal I gøre: Den Tredje del af eder, der om Sabbaten rykker ind for at overtage Vagten i Kongens Palads,

and commands them, saying, “This [is] the thing that you do; the third of you [are] going in on the Sabbath, and keepers of the charge of the house of the king,

6 og de to Afdelinger af eder, som har Vagten i Kongens Palads den ene Tredjedel ved Surporten, den anden ved Porten bag Livvagten

and the third [is] at the Gate of Sur, and the third at the gate behind the runners, and you have kept the charge of the house pulled down;

7 og som begge om Sabbaten rykker ud for at overtage Vagten i HERRENs Hus,

and two parts of you, all going out on the Sabbath—they have kept the charge of the house of YHWH about the king,

8 I skal alle med Våben i Hånd slutte Kreds om Kongen, og enhver, der nærmer sig Rækkerne, skal dræbes. Således skal I være om Kongen, når han går ud, og når han går ind!"

and you have surrounded the king all around, each with his weapons in his hand, and he who is coming to the ranges is put to death; and be with the king in his going out and in his coming in.”

9 Hundredførerne gjorde alt hvad Præsten Jojada havde påbudt, idet de tog hver sine Folk, både dem, der rykkede ud, og dem, der ryk kede ind om Sabbaten, og kom til Præsten Jojada.

And the heads of the hundreds do according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded, and take—each [one]—his men going in on the Sabbath, with those going out on the Sabbath, and come to Jehoiada the priest,

10 Og Præsten gav Hundredfø rerne Spydene og Skjoldene, som havde tilhørt Kong David og var i HERRENs Hus.

and the priest gives to the heads of the hundreds the spears and the shields that King David had, that [are] in the house of YHWH.

11 Livvagten stillede sig, alle med Våben i Hånd, fra Templets Syd side til Nordsiden, hen til Alteret og derfra igen hen til Templet, rundt om Kongen.

And the runners stand, each with his weapons in his hand, from the right shoulder of the house to the left shoulder of the house, by the altar and by the house, by the king all around;

12 Så førte han Kongesønnen ud og satte Kronen og Armspangene på ham; derefter udråbte de ham til Konge og salvede ham; og de klappede i Hænderne og råbte: "Kongen leve!"

and he brings out the son of the king, and puts the crown on him, and the Testimony, and they make him king, and anoint him, and strike the hand, and say, “Let the king live.”

13 Da Atalja hørte Larmen af Folket, gik hun hen til Folket i HERRENs Hus,

And Athaliah hears the voice of the runners [and] of the people, and she comes to the people [in] the house of YHWH,

14 og der så hun Kongen stå ved Søjlen, som Skik var, og Øversterne og Trompetblæserne ved Siden af, medens alt Folket fra Landet jublede og blæste i Trompeterne. Da sønderrev Atalja sine Klæder og råbte: "Forræderi, Forræderi!"

and looks, and behold, the king is standing by the pillar, according to the ordinance, and the heads and the trumpets [are] by the king, and all the people of the land are rejoicing and blowing with trumpets, and Athaliah tears her garments, and calls, “Conspiracy! Conspiracy!”

15 Men præsten Jojada bød Hundredførerne, Hærens Befalingsmænd: "Før hende uden for Forgårdene og hug enhver ned, der følger hende!" Præsten sagde nemlig: "Hun skal ikke dræbes i HERRENs Hus!"

And Jehoiada the priest commands the heads of the hundreds, inspectors of the force, and says to them, “Bring her out to the outside of the ranges, and him who is going after her, put to death by the sword”: for the priest had said, “Do not let her be put to death in the house of YHWH.”

16 Så greb de hende, og da hun ad Hesteindgangen var kommet til Kongens Palads, blev hun dræbt der.

And they make sides for her, and she enters the way of the entering in of the horses to the house of the king, and is put to death there.

17 Men Jojada sluttede Pagt mellem HERREN og Folket og Kongen om, at de skulde være HERRENs Folk, ligeledes mellem Kongen og Folket.

And Jehoiada makes the covenant between YHWH and the king and the people, to be for a people to YHWH, and between the king and the people.

18 Og alt Folket fra Landet begav sig til Ba'als Hus og nedbrød det; Altrene og Billederne ødelagde de i Bund og Grund, og Ba'als Præst Mattan dræbte de foran Altrene. Derpå satte Præsten Vagtposter ved HERRENs Hus;

And all the people of the land go to the house of Ba‘al, and break it down; they have thoroughly broken its altars and its images, and they have slain Mattan priest of Ba‘al before the altars; and the priest sets inspectors over the house of YHWH,

19 og han tog Hundredførerne, Karerne og Livvagten, desuden alt Folket fra Landet med sig, og de førte Kongen ned fra HERRENs Hus. gik igennem Livvagtens Port til Kongens Palads, og han satte sig på Kongetronen.

and takes the heads of the hundreds, and the executioners, and the runners, and all the people of the land, and they bring down the king from the house of YHWH, and come by the way of the gate of the runners, to the house of the king, and he sits on the throne of the kings.

20 Da glædede alt Folket fra Landet sig, ogByen holdt sig rolig. Men Atalja huggede de ned i Kongens Palads.

And all the people of the land rejoice, and the city [is] quiet, and they have put Athaliah to death by the sword in the house of the king;

21 Joas var syv År gammel, da han blev Konge.

Jehoash is a son of seven years in his reigning.