2 Kralji 11

1 Ko je Ahazjájeva mati Ataljá videla, da je njen sin mrtev, je vstala in uničila vse kraljevo seme.

And Athalia the mother of Ochozias seeing that her son was dead, arose, and slew all the royal seed.

2 Toda Jošéba, hči kralja Joráma, Ahazjájeva [pol] sestra, je vzela Ahazjájevega sina Joáša in ga ukradla izmed kraljevih sinov, ki so bili umorjeni in ju pred Ataljo skrila v spalnici, njega in njegovo dojiljo, tako da ni bil umorjen.

But Josaba the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ochozias, took Joas the son of Ochozias, and stole him from among the king’s sons that were slain, out of the bedchamber with his nurse: and hid him from the face of Athalia, so that he was not slain.

3 Šest let je bil skrit v Gospodovi hiši. In Ataljá je kraljevala nad deželo.

And he was with her six years hid in the house of the Lord. And Athalia reigned over the land.

4 Sedmo leto pa je Jojadá poslal in zbral vladarje nad stotimi, s poveljniki straže in jih privedel k sebi v Gospodovo hišo in z njimi sklenil zavezo in od njih v Gospodovi hiši vzel prisego in jim pokazal kraljevega sina.

And in the seventh year Joiada seat, and taking the centurions and the soldiers, brought them in to him into the temple of the Lord, and made a covenant with them: and taking an oath of them in the house of the Lord, shewed them the king’s son:

5 Zapovedal jim je, rekoč: »To je stvar, ki jo boste storili. Tretjina izmed vas, ki vstopate na šabat, boste torej čuvaji straže kraljeve hiše.

And he commanded them, saying: This is the thing that you must do:

6 Tretjina bo pri Surskih velikih vratih in tretjina pri velikih vratih zadaj za stražo. Tako boste stražili hišo, da ta ne bo vlomljena.

Let a third part of you go in on the sabbath, and keep the watch of the king’s house. And let a third part be at the gate of Sur: and let a third part be at the gate behind the dwelling of the shieldbearers: and you shall keep the watch of the house of Messa.

7 Dva dela izmed vas vseh, ki greste na šabat naprej, celo ti bodo stražili Gospodovo hišo okoli kralja.

But let two parts of you, all that go forth on the sabbath, keep the watch of the house of the Lord about the king.

8 Obdali boste kralja, vsak človek s svojim orožjem v svoji roki in kdor pride v doseg, naj bo umorjen in bodite s kraljem, ko ta odhaja in ko prihaja.«

And you shall compass him round about, having weapons in your hands: and if any man shall enter the precinct of the temple, let him be slain: and you shall be with the king coming in and going out.

9 Poveljniki nad stotimi so storili glede na vse stvari, ki jih je duhovnik Jojadá zapovedal in vzeli so vsak mož svoje može, ki naj bi vstopili na šabat, s tistimi, ki naj bi šli ven na šabat in prišli k duhovniku Jojadáju.

And the centurions did according to all things that Joiada the priest had commanded them: and taking every one their men, that went in on the sabbath, with them that went out on the sabbath, came to Joiada the priest.

10 Poveljnikom nad stotimi je duhovnik izročil puščice in ščite kralja Davida, ki so bili v Gospodovem templju.

And he gave them the spears, and the arms of king David, which were in the house of the Lord.

11 Straža je stala, vsak mož s svojim orožjem v svoji roki, okoli kralja, od desnega vogala templja, do levega vogala templja, vzdolž poleg oltarja in templja.

And they stood having every one their weapons in their hands, from the right side of the temple, unto the left side of the altar, and of the temple, about the king.

12 Naprej je pripeljal kraljevega sina, nanj nadel krono, mu dal pričevanje in postavili so ga [za] kralja in ga mazilili. Ploskali so s svojimi rokami in govorili: »Živel kralj.«

And he brought forth the king’s son, and put the diadem upon him, and the testimony: and they made him king, and anointed him: and clapping their hands. they said, God save the king.

13 Ko je Ataljá slišala hrup straže in ljudstva, je prišla k ljudstvu v Gospodov tempelj.

And Athalia heard the noise of the people running: and going in to the people into the temple of the Lord,

14 Ko je pogledala, glej, je kralj stal ob stebru, kakor je bila navada in princi s trobentami poleg kralja in vse ljudstvo dežele se je veselilo in trobilo s trobentami, Ataljá pa je pretrgala svoja oblačila in zakričala: »Izdaja, izdaja.«

She saw the king standing upon a tribunal, as the manner was, and the singers, and the trumpets near him, and all the people of the land rejoicing, and sounding the trumpets: and she rent her garments, and cried: A conspiracy, a conspiracy.

15 Toda duhovnik Jojadá je zapovedal poveljnikom nad stotimi, častnikom vojske in jim rekel: »Med vrstami jo odpeljite ven iz hiše in tistega, ki ji sledi, ubijte z mečem. Kajti duhovnik je rekel: ›Naj ne bo umorjena v Gospodovi hiši.‹«

But Joiada commended the centurions that were over the army, and said to them: Have her forth without the precinct of the temple, and whosoever shall follow her, let him be slain with the sword. For the priest had said: Let her not be slain in the temple of the Lord.

16 Nanjo so položili roke in odšla je po poti, po kateri konji pridejo v kraljevo hišo in tam je bila umorjena.

And they laid hands on her: and thrust her out by the way by which the horses go in, by the palace, and she was slain there.

17 Jojadá je sklenil zavezo med Gospodom, kraljem in ljudstvom, da bodo Gospodovo ljudstvo, med kraljem in tudi med ljudstvom.

And Joiada made a covenant between the Lord, and the king, and the people, that they should be the people of the Lord, and between the king and the people.

18 Vse ljudstvo dežele je vstopilo v Báalovo hišo in jo porušilo. Njegove oltarje in njegove podobe so temeljito zlomili na koščke in pred oltarjem usmrtili Báalovega duhovnika Matána. In duhovnik je določil častnike nad Gospodovo hišo.

And all the people of the land went into the temple of Baal, and broke down his altars, and his images they broke in pieces thoroughly: they slew also Mathan the priest of Baal before the altar. And the priest set guards in the house of the Lord.

19 Vzel je vladarje nad stotimi, poveljnike, stražo in vse ljudstvo dežele in kralja so privedli dol od Gospodove hiše in po poti stražarskih velikih vrat prišli h kraljevi hiši. In usedel se je na prestol kraljev.

And he took the centurions, and the bands of the Cerethi and the Phelethi, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king from the house of the Lord: and they came by the way of the gate of the shieldbearers into the palace. and he sat on the throne of the kings.

20 Vse ljudstvo dežele se je veselilo in mesto je bilo pomirjeno, Ataljo pa so usmrtili z mečem poleg kraljeve hiše.

And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet: but Athalia was slain with the sword in the king’s house.

21 Joáš je bil star sedem let, ko je začel kraljevati.

Now Joas was seven years old, when he began to reign.