2 Chronicles 30
1 Hezekiah sent messengers to all Israel and Judah, and also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem, to celebrate the Passover to Yahweh, the God of Israel.
Derpå sendte Ezekias Bud til hele Israel og Juda og skrev desuden Breve til Efraim og Manasse om at komme til HERRENs Hus i Jerusalem for at fejre Påsken for HERREN, Israels Gud.
2 For the king, his leaders, and all the assembly in Jerusalem had consulted together, deciding to celebrate the Passover in the second month.
Og Kongen, hans Øverster og hele Forsamlingen i Jerusalem rådslog om at fejre Påsken i den anden Måned;
3 They could not celebrate at the regular time, because not enough priests had consecrated themselves for the celebration and the people had not gathered together in Jerusalem.
thi de kunde ikke fejre den med det samme, da Præsterne ikke havde helliget sig i tilstrækkeligt Tal, og Folket ikke var samlet i Jerusalem.
4 This proposal seemed right in the eyes of the king and of all the assembly.
Kongen og hele Forsamlingen fandt det rigtigt;
5 So they agreed to make a proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, that the people should come to celebrate the Passover to Yahweh, the God of Israel, in Jerusalem. For they had not observed it with large numbers of people according to what was written.
derfor vedtog de at lade et Opråb udgå i hele Israel fra Be'ersjeba til Dan om at komme og fejre Påsken i Jerusalem for HERREN, Israels Gud, thi man havde ikke fejret den så fuldtalligt som foreskrevet.
6 So couriers went with the letters from the king and his leaders throughout all Israel and Judah, by the command of the king. They said, “You people of Israel, turn back to Yahweh, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that he may turn back to the remnant of you who have escaped from the hand of the kings of Assyria.
Så gik Ilbudene ud i hele Israel og Juda med Breve fra Kongens og hans Øversters Hånd og sagde efter Kongens Befaling: "Israeliter! Vend tilbage til HERREN, Abrahams, Isaks og Israels Gud, at han må vende sig til den Levnin: af eder, der er undsluppet Assyrerkongernes Hånd.
7 Do not be like your ancestors or your brothers, who trespassed against Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, so that he made them an object of horror, as you see.
Vær ikke som eders Fædre og Brødre, der var troløse mod HERREN, deres Fædres Gud, hvorfor han gjorde dem til Rædsel, som I selv kan se.
8 Now do not be stubborn, as your ancestors were; instead, give yourselves to Yahweh and come into his holy place, which he has consecrated forever, and worship Yahweh your God, so that his fierce anger may turn away from you.
Vær nu ikke halsstarrige som eders Fædre, men ræk HERREN Hånden og kom til hans Helligdom, som han har helliget til evig Tid, og tjen HERREN eders Gud, at hans glødende Vrede må vende sig fra eder.
9 For if you turn back to Yahweh, your brothers and children will find compassion before those who led them away as prisoners, and they will come back into this land. For Yahweh your God, is gracious and merciful, and will not turn his face away from you, if you return to him.”
Thi når I omvender eder til HERREN, skal eders Brødre og Sønner finde Barmhjertighed hos dem, der førte dem bort, og vende tilbage til dette Land. Thi HERREN eders Gud er nådig og barmhjertig og vil ikke vende sit Åsyn fra eder, når l omvender eder til ham!"
10 So the couriers passed from city to city throughout the regions of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the way to Zebulun, but the people laughed at them and mocked them.
Og Ilbudene gik fra By til By i Efraims og Manasses Land og lige til Zebulon, men man lo dem ud og hånede dem.
11 However, certain men of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.
Dog var der nogle i Aser, Manasse og Zebulon, der ydmygede sig og kom til Jerusalem;
12 The hand of God also came on Judah, to give them one heart, to carry out the command of the king and leaders by the word of Yahweh.
også i Juda virkede Guds Hånd, så at han gav dem et endrægtigt Hjerte til at udføre, hvad Kongen og Øversterne havde påbudt i Kraft af HERRENs Ord.
13 Many people, a very great assembly, gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread in the second month.
Så samlede der sig i Jerusalem en Mængde Mennesker for at fejre de usyrede Brøds Højtid i den anden Måned, en vældig Forsamling.
14 They rose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and all the altars for incense; they threw them into the brook Kidron.
De gav sig til at fjerne de Altre, der var i Jerusalem; ligeledes fjernede de alle Røgelsekarrene og kastede dem ned i Kedrons Dal.
15 Then they killed the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of the second month. The priests and Levites were ashamed, so they consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings into the house of Yahweh.
Derpå slagtede de Påskelammet på den fjortende Dag i den anden Måned. Præsterne og Leviterne skammede sig og helligede sig og bragte Brændofre til HERRENs Hus;
16 They stood in their place by their divisions, following the directions given in the law of Moses, the man of God. The priests sprinkled the blood that they received from the hand of the Levites.
og de stillede sig på deres Plads, som deres Pligt var efter den Guds Mand Moses's Lov; Præsterne sprængte Blodet, som de modtog af Leviterne.
17 For there were many in the assembly who had not consecrated themselves. Therefore the Levites slaughtered the Passover lambs for everyone who was not purified and could not consecrate their sacrifice to Yahweh.
Thi mange i Forsamlingen havde ikke helliget sig; derfor slagtede Leviterne Påskelammene for alle dem, der ikke var rene, for således at hellige HERREN dem.
18 For a great many of the people, many of them from Ephraim and Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun, had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover meal, against the written instructions. For Hezekiah had prayed for them, saying, “May the good Yahweh pardon everyone
Thi de flesfe af Folket, især mange fra Efraim, Manasse, Issakar og Zebulon, havde ikke renset sig, men spiste Påskelammet anderledes end foreskrevet. Men Ezekias giki Forbøn for dem og sagde: "HERREN, den gode, tilgive
19 who sets his heart to seek God, Yahweh, the God of his ancestors, even though he is not purified by the purification standards of the holy place.”
enhver, som har vendt sit Hjerte til at søge Gud HERREN, hans Fædres Gud, selv om han ikke er ren, som Helligdommen kræver det!"
20 So Yahweh listened to Hezekiah and healed the people.
Og HERREN bønhørte Ezekias og lod Folket uskadt.
21 The people of Israel who were present in Jerusalem kept the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy. The Levites and the priests praised Yahweh day after day, singing with loud instruments to Yahweh.
Så fejrede de Israeliter, der var til Stede i Jerusalem, de usyrede Brøds Højtid med stor Glæde i syv Dage; og Leviterne og Præsterne sang af alle Kræfter dagligt Lovsange for HERREN.
22 Hezekiah spoke encouragingly to all the Levites who understood the service of Yahweh. So they ate throughout the festival for the seven days, offering sacrifices of fellowship offerings, and making confession to Yahweh, the God of their ancestors.
Og Ezekias talte venlige Ord til alle de Leviter, der havde udvist særlig Dygtighed i HERRENs Tjeneste; og de fejrede Højtiden til Ende de syv Dage, idet de ofrede Takofre og lovpriste HERREN, deres Pædres Gud.
23 The whole assembly then decided to celebrate for another seven days, and they did so with joy.
Men derefter vedtog hele Forsamlingen at holde Højtid syv Dage til, og det gjorde de så med Glæde,
24 For Hezekiah king of Judah gave the assembly one thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep as an offering; and the leaders gave to the assembly one thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep and goats. A large number of priests consecrated themselves.
thi Kong Ezekias af Juda gav Forsamlingen en Ydelse af 1.000 Tyre og 7.000 Stykker Småkvæg, og Øversterne gav Forsamlingen 1.000 Tyre og 10.000 Stykker Småkvæg; og en Mængde Præster helligede sig.
25 All the assembly of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and all the people who came together from Israel, as well as the foreigners who came from the land of Israel and those who lived in Judah—they all rejoiced.
Da frydede hele Judas Forsamling sig, ligeledes Præsterne og Leviterne og hele den Forsamling, der var kommet fra Israel, og de fremmede, der var kommet fra Israels Land eller boede i Juda;
26 So there was great joy in Jerusalem, for since the time of Solomon son of David, king of Israel, there had not been anything like it in Jerusalem.
og der var stor Glæde i Jerusalem, thi siden Davids Søns, Kong Salomo af Israels, Dage var sligt ikke sket i Jerusalem;
27 Then the priests, the Levites, rose and blessed the people. Their voice was heard, and their prayer went up to heaven, the holy place where God lives.
og Præsterne og Leviterne stod op og velsignede Folket, og deres Røst hørtes, og deres Bøn nåede Himmelen, hans hellige Bolig.
