Anden Kongebog 17
1 I Kong Akaz af Judas tolvte Regeringsår blev Hosea, Elas Søn, Konge i Samaria over Israel, og han herskede ni År.
In the twelfth year of Achaz king of Juda, Osee the son of Ela reigned in Samaria over Israel nine years.
2 Han gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENs Øjne, dog ikke som de Konger i Israel, der var før ham.
And he did evil before the Lord: but not as the kings of Israel that had been before him.
3 Mod ham drog Assyrerkongen Salmanassar op, og Hosea underkastede sig og svarede ham Skat.
Against him came up Salmanasar king of the Assyrians, and Osee became his servant, and paid him tribute.
4 Men siden opdagede Assyrerkongen, at Hosea var ved at stifte en Sammensværgelse, idet han sendte Sendebud til Kong So af Ægypten og ikke mere svarede Assyrerkongen den årlige Skat. Så berøvede Assyrerkongen ham Friheden og lod ham kaste i Fængsel.
And when the king of the Assyrians found that Osee endeavouring to rebel had sent messengers to Sua the king of Egypt, that he might not pay tribute to the king of the Assyrians, as he had done every year, he besieged him, bound him, and cast him into prison,
5 Assyrerkongen drog op og besatte hele Landet; han rykkede frem mod Samaria og belejrede det i tre År;
And he went through all the land: and going up to Samaria, he besieged it three years.
6 og i Hoseas niende Regeringsår indtog Assyrerkongen Samaria, bortførte Israel til Assyrien og lod dem bosætte sig i Hala, ved Habor, Gozans Flod, og i Mediens Byer.
And in the ninth year of Osee, the king of the Assyrians took Samaria, and carried Israel away to Assyria: and he placed them in Hala and Habor by the river of Gozan, in the cities of the Medes.
7 Således gik det, fordi Israeliterne syndede mod HERREN deres Gud, der havde ført dem op fra Ægypten og udfriet dem af Ægypterkongen Faraos Hånd, og fordi de frygtede andre Guder;
For so it was that the children of Israel had sinned against the Lord their God, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharao king of Egypt, and they worshipped strange gods.
8 de fulgte de Folkeslags Skikke, som HERREN havde drevet bort foran Israeliterne, og de Kongers Skik, som Israel havde indsat;
And they walked according to the way of the nations which the Lord had destroyed in the sight of the children of Israel and of the kings of Israel: because they had done in like manner.
9 og Israeliterne udtænkte utilbørlige Ting mod HERREN deres Gud og byggede sig Offerhøje i alle deres Byer, lige fra Vagttårnene til de befæstede Byer;
And the children of Israel offended the Lord their God with things that were not right: and built them high places in all their cities from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
10 de rejste sig Stenstøtter og Asjerastøtter på alle høje Steder og under alle grønne Træer
And they made them statues and groves on every high hill, and under every shady tree:
11 og tændte Offerild der på alle Høje ligesom de Folkeslag, HERREN havde ført bort foran dem, og øvede onde Ting, så at de krænkede HERREN;
And they burnt incense there upon altars after the manner of the nations which the Lord had removed from their face: and they did wicked things, provoking the Lord.
12 de dyrkede Afgudsbillederne, skønt HERREN havde sagt: "Det må I ikke gøre!"
And they worshipped abominations, concerning which the Lord had commanded them that they should not do this thing.
13 Og HERREN advarede Israel og Juda ved alle sine Profeter, alle Seerne, og sagde: "Vend om fra eders onde Færd og hold mine Bud og Anordninger i nøje Overensstemmelse med den Lov, jeg pålagde eders Fædre og kundgjorde eder ved mine Tjenere Profeterne!"
And the Lord testified to them in Israel and in Juda by the hand of all the prophets and seers, saying: Return from your wicked ways, and keep my precepts, and ceremonies, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers: and as I have sent to you in the hand of my servants the prophets.
14 Men de vilde ikke høre; de gjorde sig halsstarrige som deres Fædre, der ikke stolede på HERREN deres Gud;
And they hearkened not, but hardened their necks like to the neck of their fathers, who would not obey the Lord their God.
15 de lod hånt om hans Anordninger og den Pagt, han havde sluttet med deres Fædre, og om de Vidnesbyrd, han havde givet dem, og de holdt sig til Tomhed, så de blev til Tomhed, og efterlignede Folkeslagene rundt om dem, skønt HERREN havde pålagt dem ikke at gøre som de;
And they rejected his ordinances and the covenant that he made with their fathers, and the testimonies which he testified against them: and they followed vanities, and acted vainly: and they followed the nations that were round about them, concerning which the Lord had commanded them that they should not do as they did.
16 de sagde sig løs fra HERREN deres Guds Bud og lavede sig støbte Billeder, to Tyrekalve; de lavede sig også Asjerastøtter, tilbad hele Himmelens Hær og dyrkede Ba'al:
And they forsook all the precepts of the Lord their God: and made to themselves two molten calves, and groves, and adored all the host of heaven: and they served Baal.
17 de lod deres Sønner og Døtre gå igennem Ilden, drev Spådomskunster og Sandsigeri og solgte sig til at gøre, hvad der er ondt i HERRENs Øjne, så de krænkede ham.
And consecrated their sons, and their daughters through fire: and they gave themselves to divinations, and soothsayings: and they delivered themselves up to do evil before the Lord, to provoke him.
18 Derfor blev HERREN såre fortørnet på Israel og drev dem bort fra sit Åsyn, så der ikke blev andet end Judas Stamme tilbage.
And the Lord was very angry with Israel, and removed them from his sight, and there remained only the tribe of Juda.
19 Men heller ikke Juda holdt HERREN deres Guds Bud, men fulgte de Skikke, Israel havde indført.
But neither did Juda itself keep the commandments of the Lord their God: but they walked in the errors of Israel, which they had wrought.
20 Derfor forkastede HERREN bele Israels Slægt, ydmygede dem, ga dem til Pris for Røvere og stødte dem til sidst bort fra sit Åsyn.
And the Lord cast off all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, till he cast them away from his face:
21 Thi da Israel havde revet sig løs fra Davids Hus og gjort Jeroboam, Nebats Søn, til Konge, drog denne Israel bort fra HERREN og forledte dem til en stor Synd;
Even from that time, when Israel was rent from the house of David, and made Jeroboam son of Nabat their king: for Jeroboam separated Israel from the Lord, and made them commit a great sin.
22 og Israeliterne vandrede i alle de Synder, Jeroboam havde begået, og veg ikke derfra,
And the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam, which he had done: and they departed not from them,
23 så at HERREN til sidst drev Israel bort fra sit Åsyn, som han havde sagt ved alle sine Tjenere Profeterne; og Israel måtte vandre bort fra sit Land til Assyrien, hvor det er den Dag i Dag.
Till the Lord removed Israel from his face, as he had spoken in the hand of all his servants the prophets: and Israel was carried away out of their land to Assyria, unto this day.
24 Derefter lod Assyrerkongen Folk fra Babel, Kuta, Avva, Hamat og Sefarvajim komme og bosætte sig i Samarias Byer i Stedet for Israeliterne; og de tog Samaria i Besiddelse og bosatte sig i Byerne.
And the king of the Assyrians brought people from Babylon, and from Cutha, and from Avah, and from Emath, and from Sepharvaim: and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.
25 Men den første Tid de boede der, frygtede de ikke HERREN; derfor sendte HERREN Løver iblandt dem, som dræbte dem.
And when they began to dwell there, they feared not the Lord: and the Lord sent lions among them, which killed them.
26 Da sendte de Assyrerkongen det Bud: "De Folk, du førte bort fra deres Hjem og lod bosætte sig i Samarias Byer, ved ikke, hvorledes Landets Gud skal dyrkes; derfor har han sendt Løver imod dem, og de dræber dem, fordi de ikke ved, hvorledes Landets Gud skal dyrkes!"
And it was told the king of the Assyrians, and it was said: The nations which thou hast removed, and made to dwell in the cities of Samaria, know not the ordinances of the God of the land: and the Lord hath sent lions among them: and behold they kill them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land.
27 Og Assyrerkongen bød: "Lad en af de Præster, jeg førte bort derfra, drage derhen, lad ham drage hen og bosætte sig der og lære dem, hvorledes Landets Gud skal dyrkes!"
And the king of the Assyrians commanded, saying: Carry thither one of the priests whom you brought from thence captive, and let him go, and dwell with them: and let him teach them the ordinances of the God of the land.
28 Så kom en af de Præster, de havde ført bort fra Samaria, og bosatte sig i Betel, og han lærte dem, hvorledes de skulde frygte HERREN.
So one of the priests who had been carried away captive from Samaria, came and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them how they should worship the Lord.
29 Men hvert Folk gav sig til at lave sig sin egen Gud og stillede ham op i Offerhusene på Højene, som Samaritanerne havde opførf, hvert Folk i sin By, hvor de havde bosat sig;
And every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the temples of the high places, which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities where they dwelt.
30 Folkene fra Babel lavede Sukkot-Benot, Folkene fra Kuta Nergal, Folkene fra Hamat Asjima,
For the men of Babylon made Sochothbenoth: and the Cuthites made Nergel: and the men of Emath made Asima.
31 Avvijiterne Nibhaz og Tartak, og Sefarviterne brændte deres Børn til Ære for Adrammelek og Anammelek, Sefarvajims Guder.
And the Hevites made Nebahaz and Tharthac. And they that were of Sepharvaim burnt their children in fire, to Adramelech and Anamelech the gods of Sepharvaim.
32 Men de frygtede også HERREN og indsatte Folk at deres egen Midte til Præstr ved Offerhøjene, og disse ofrede for dem i Offerhusene på Højene.
And nevertheless they worshipped the Lord. And they made to themselves, of the lowest of the people, priests of the high places, and they placed them in the temples of the high places.
33 De frygte de HERREN, men dyrkede også deres egne Guder på de Folkeslags Vis, de var ført bort fra.
And when they worshipped the Lord, they served also their own gods according to the custom of the nations out of which they were brought to Samaria:
34 Endnu den Dag i Dag følger de deres gamle Skikke. De frygtede ikke HERREN og handlede ikke efter de Anordninger og Lovbud, de havde fået, eller efter den Lov og det Bud, HERREN havde givet Jakobs Sønner, han, hvem han gav Navnet Israel.
Unto this day they followed the old manner: they fear not the Lord, neither do they keep his ceremonies, and judgments, and law, and the commandment, which the Lord commanded the children of Jacob, whom he surnamed Israel:
35 Og HERREN havde sluttet en Pagt med dem og givet dem det Bud: "I må ikke frygte andre Guder eller tilbede dem, ikke dyrke dem eller ofre til dem;
With whom he made a covenant, and charged them, saying: You shall not fear strange gods, nor shall you adore them, nor worship them, nor sacrifice to them.
36 men HERREN, som førte eder ud af Ægypten med vældig Kraft og udstrakt Arm, ham skal I frygte, ham skal I tilbede, og til ham skal I ofre!
But the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt with great power, and a stretched out arm, him shall you fear, and him shall you adore, and to him shall you sacrifice.
37 De Anordninger og Lovbud, den Lov og det Bud, han har opskrevet for eder, skal I omhyggeligt holde til alle Tider, og I må ikke frygte andre Guder!
And the ceremonies, and judgments, and law, and the commandment, which he wrote for you, you shall observe to do them always: and you shall not fear strange gods.
38 Den Pagt, han har sluttet med eder, må I ikke glemme, og I må ikke frygte andre Guder;
And the covenant that he made with you, you shall not forget: neither shall ye worship strange gods,
39 men HERREN eders Gud skal I frygte, så vil han fri eder af alle eders Fjenders Hånd!"
But fear the Lord your God, and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.
40 Dog vilde de ikke høre, men blev ved at handle som før.
But they did not hearken, but did according to their old custom.
41 Således frygtede disse Folkeslag HERREN, men dyrkede tillige deres udskårne Billeder; og deres Børn og Børnebørn gør endnu den Dag i Dag som deres Fædre.
So these nations feared the Lord, but nevertheless served also their idols: their children also and grandchildren, as their fathers did, so do they unto this day.
