Anden Kongebog 16

1 I Pekas, Remaljas Søns, syttende Regeringsår blev Akaz, Jotams Søn, Konge over Juda.

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

2 Akaz var tyve År gammel, da han blev Konge, og han herskede seksten År i Jerusalem. Han gjorde ikke, hvad der var ret i HERREN hans Guds Øjne, som hans Fader David,

Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And he did not what was right in the sight of Jehovah his God, like David his father,

3 men vandrede i Israels Kongers Spor. Ja, han lod endog sin Søn gå igennem Ilden efter de Folks vederstyggelige Skik, som HERREN havde drevet bort foran Israeliterne.

but walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and even caused his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that Jehovah had dispossessed from before the children of Israel.

4 Han ofrede og tændte Offerild på Offerhøjene og de høje Steder og under alle grønne Træer.

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

5 På den Tid drog Kong Aezin af Aram og Remaljas Søn, Kong Peka af Israel, op for at angribe Jerusalem; og de indesluttede Akaz, men var ikke stærke nok til at angribe.

Then Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah son of Remaliah, the king of Israel, came up to Jerusalem to battle; and they besieged Ahaz, but were unable to conquer him.

6 Ved den Lejlighed tog Edoms Konge; Elat tilbage til Edom; og efter at han havde jaget Judæerne ud af Elat, kom Edomiterne og bosatte sig der, og de bor der den Dag i 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 to this day.

7 Men Akaz sendte Sendebud til Assyrerkongen Tiglat-Pileser og lod sige: "Jeg er din Træl og din Søn! Kom op og frels mig fra Arams og Israels Konger, som angriber mig!"

And Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria, saying, I am thy servant and thy 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, who have risen up against me.

8 Tillige tog Akaz det Sølv og Guld, der fandtes i HERRENs Hus og Skat Kammeret i Kongens Palads, og sendte det som Gave til Assyrerkongen.

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

9 Assyrerkongen opfyldte hans Ønske og drog op mod Damaskus og indtog det; Indbyggerne førte han bort til Kir, og Rezin lod han dræbe.

And the king of Assyria hearkened to him; and the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried it captive to Kir, and put Rezin to death.

10 Da Kong Akaz var draget op til Damaskus for at mødes med Assyrerkongen Tiglat-Pileser, så han Alteret i Damaskus, og Kong Akaz sendte Alterets Mål og en Tegning af det i alle Enkeltheder til Præsten Urija.

And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria; and he saw the altar that was at Damascus, and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the form of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all its workmanship.

11 Og Præsten Urija byggede Alteret; i nøje Overensstemmelse med den Vejledning, Kong Akaz havde sendt fra Damaskus, udførte Præsten Urija det, før Kong Akaz kom hjem fra Damaskus.

And Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus; thus Urijah the priest made [it], against king Ahaz came from Damascus.

12 Da Kongen kom hjem fra Damaskus og så Alteret, trådte han hen og steg op derpå;

And when the king came from Damascus, the king saw the altar; and the king approached to the altar, and offered upon it.

13 og han ofrede sit Brændoffer og Afgrødeoffer, udgød sit Drikoffer og sprængte Blodet af sine Takofre på Alteret.

And he burned his burnt-offering and his oblation, and poured out his drink-offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace-offering upon the altar.

14 Men Kobberalteret, der stod for HERRENs Åsyn, fjernede han fra dets Plads foran Templet mellem Alteret og HERRENS Hus og flyttede det hen til Nordsiden af Alteret.

And the brazen altar which was before Jehovah, he brought forward from the forefront of the house, from between [his] altar and the house of Jehovah, and put it by the side of [his] altar on the north.

15 Derpå bød Kong Akaz Præsten Urija: "På det store Alter skal du ofre Morgenbrændofrene og Aftenafgrødeofrene, Kongens Brændofre og Afgrødeofre og Brændofrene fra alt Landets Folk såvel som deres Afgrødeofre og Drikofre og sprænge alt Blodet fra Brændofrene og Slagtofrene derpå. Hvad der skal gøres ved Kobberalteret, vil jeg tænke over."

And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt-offering, and the evening oblation, and the king's burnt-offering, and his oblation, and the burnt-offering of all the people of the land, and their oblation, and their drink-offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt-offerings, and all the blood of the sacrifices; and the brazen altar shall be for me to inquire [by].

16 Og Præsten Urija gjorde ganske som Kong Akaz bød.

And Urijah the priest did according to all that king Ahaz had commanded.

17 Fremdeles lod Kong Aka Mellemstykkerne bryde af Stellene og Bækkenerne tage ned af dem; ligeledes lod han Havet løfte ned fra Kobberokserne, som har det, og opstille på Stenfliser;

And king Ahaz cut off the panels of the bases, and removed the lavers from off them; and took down the sea from off the brazen oxen that were under it, and put it upon a stone pavement.

18 den overdækkede Sabbatsgang, man havde bygget i Templet, og den kongelige Indgang udenfor lod han fjerne fra HERRENs Hus for Assyrerkongens Skyld.

And the covered way of the sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king's entry outside, he turned from the house of Jehovah on account of the king of Assyria.

19 Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Akaz, alt, hvad han udførte. står jo optegnet i Judas Kongers Krønike.

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

20 Så lagde Akaz sig til Hvile hos sine Fædre og blev jordet hos sine Fædre i Davidsbyen; og hans Søn Ezekias 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 stead.