Anden Kongebog 18
1 I Elas Søns, Kong Hosea af Israels, tredje Regeringsaar blev Ezekias, Akaz's Søn, Konge over Juda.
And it came to pass in the third year of Osee son of Ela king of Israel [that] Ezekias son of Achaz king of Juda began to reign.
2 Han var fem og tyve Aar gammel, da han blev Konge, og han herskede ni og tyve Aar i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Abi og var en Datter af Zekarja.
Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name [was] Abu, daughter of Zacharias.
3 Han gjorde, hvad der var ret i HERRENS Øjne, ganske som hans Fader David.
And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father David did.
4 Han skaffede Offerhøjene bort, sønderbrød Stenstøtterne, omhuggede Asjerastøtten og knuste Kobberslangen, som Moses havde lavet; thi indtil den Tid havde Israeliterne tændt Offerild for den, og man kaldte den Nehusjtan.
He removed the high places, and broke in pieces the pillars, and utterly destroyed the groves, and the brazen serpent which Moses made: because until those days the children of Israel burnt incense to it: and he called it Neesthan.
5 Til HERREN, Israels Gud, satte han sin Lid, og hverken før eller siden fandtes hans Lige blandt alle Judas Konger.
He trusted in the Lord God of Israel; and after him there was not any like him among the kings of Juda, nor among those that were before him.
6 Han holdt fast ved HERREN og veg ikke fra ham, og han overholdt de Bud, HERREN havde givet Moses.
And he clave to the Lord, he departed not from following him; and he kept his commandments, as many as he commanded Moses.
7 Og HERREN var med ham; i alt, hvad han tog sig for, havde han Lykken med sig. Han gjorde Oprør mod Assyrerkongen og vilde ikke staa under ham.
And the Lord was with him; and he was wise in all that he undertook: and he revolted from the king of the Assyrians, and served him not.
8 Han slog Filisterne lige til Gaza og dets Omegn, baade Vagttaarnene og de befæstede Byer.
He struck the Philistines [even] to Gaza, and to the border of it, from the tower of the watchmen even to the strong city.
9 I Kong Ezekias's fjerde, Elas Søns, Kong Hosea af Israels, syvende Regeringsaar, drog Assyrerkongen Salmanassar op mod Samaria, belejrede
And it came to pass in the fourth year of King Ezekias (this is the seventh year of Osee son of Ela king of Israel, ) [that] Salamanassar king of the Assyrians came up against Samaria, and besieged it.
10 og indtog det. Efter tre Aars Forløb, i Ezekias's sjette, Kong Hosea af Israels niende Regeringsaar, blev Samaria indtaget.
And he took it at the end of three years, in the sixth year of Ezekias, (this [is] the ninth year of Osee king of Israel, when Samaria was taken.)
11 Og Assyrerkongen førte Israel i Landflygtighed til Assyrien og lod dem bosætte sig i Hala, ved Habor, Gozans Flod, og i Mediens Byer,
And the king of the Assyrians carried away the Samaritans to Assyria, and put them in Alae and in Abor, [by] the river Gozan, and [in] the mountains of the Medes;
12 til Straf for at de ikke havde adlydt HERREN deres Guds Røst, men overtraadt hans Pagt, alt hvad HERRENS Tjener Moses havde paabudt; de hørte ikke derpaa og gjorde ikke derefter.
because they listened not to the voice of the Lord their God, and transgressed his covenant, [even] in all things that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded, and listened not [to them], nor did [them].
13 I Kong Ezekias's fjortende Regeringsaar drog Assyrerkongen Sankerib op mod alle Judas befæstede Byer og indtog dem.
And in the fourteenth year of king Ezekias came up Sennacherim king of the Assyrians against the strong cities of Juda, and took them.
14 Da sendte Kong Ezekias af Juda Bud til Assyrerkongen i Lakisj og lod sige: »Jeg har forbrudt mig; drag bort fra mig igen! Hvad du paalægger mig, vil jeg tage paa mig!« Da paalagde Assyrerkongen Kong Ezekias af Juda at udrede 300 Talenter Sølv og 300 Talenter Guld;
And Ezekias king of Juda sent messengers to the king of the Assyrians to Lachis, saying, I have offended; depart from me: whatever you shall lay upon me, I will bear. And the king of Assyria laid upon Ezekias king of Juda [a tribute of] three hundred talents of silver, and thirty talents of gold.
15 og Ezekias udleverede alt det Sølv, der var i HERRENS Hus og i Skatkamrene i Kongens Palads.
And Ezekias gave all the silver that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king's house.
16 Ved den Lejlighed plyndrede Ezekias Dørene i HERRENS Helligdom og Pillerne for det Guld, han selv havde overtrukket dem med, og udleverede det til Assyrerkongen.
At that time Ezekias cut off [the gold from] the doors of the temple, and [from] the pillars which Ezekias king of Juda [had] overlaid with gold, and gave it to the king of the Assyrians.
17 Assyrerkongen sendte saa Tartan, Rabsaris og Rabsjake med en anselig Styrke fra Lakisj til Kong Ezekias i Jerusalem, og de drog op og kom til Jerusalem og gjorde Holdt ved Øvredammens Vandledning, ved Vejen til Blegepladsen.
And the king of the Assyrians sent Tharthan and Raphis and Rapsakes from Lachis to king Ezekias with a strong force against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem, and stood by the aqueduct of the upper pool, which is by the way of the fuller's field.
18 Da de krævede at faa Kongen i Tale, gik Paladsøversten Eljakim, Hilkijas Søn, Statsskriveren Sjebna og Kansleren Joa, Asafs Søn, ud til dem.
And they cried to Ezekias: and there came to him Heliakim the son of Chelcias the steward, and Somnas the scribe, and Joas the son of Saphat the recorder.
19 Rabsjake sagde til dem: »Sig til Ezekias: Saaledes siger Storkongen, Assyrerkongen: Hvad er det for en Fortrøstning, du hengiver dig til?
And Rapsakes said to them, Say now to Ezekias, Thus says the king, the great king of the Assyrians, What [is] this confidence wherein you trust?
20 Du mener vel, at et blot og bart Ord er det samme som Plan og Styrke i Krig? Og til hvem sætter du egentlig din Lid, siden du gør Oprør imod mig?
You have said, (but [they are] mere words, ) [I have] counsel and strength for war. Now then in whom do you trust, that you have revolted from me?
21 Se nu, du sætter din Lid til Ægypten, denne brudte Rørkæp, som river Saar i Haanden paa den, der støtter sig til den! Thi saaledes gaar det alle dem, der sætter deres Lid til Farao, Ægyptens Konge.
See now, are you trusting for yourself on this broken staff of reed, [even] upon Egypt? whoever shall stay himself upon it, it shall even go into his hand, and pierce it: so [is] Pharao king of Egypt to all that trust on him.
22 Men vil I sige til mig: Det er HERREN vor Gud, vi sætter vor Lid til! er det saa ikke ham, hvis Offerhøje og Altre Ezekias skaffede bort, da han sagde til Juda og Jerusalem: Foran dette Alter, i Jerusalem skal I tilbede!
And whereas you have said to me, We trust on the Lord God: [is] not this he, whose high places and altars Ezekias has removed, and has said to Juda and Jerusalem, You shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem?
23 Og nu, indgaa et Væddemaal med min Herre, Assyrerkongen: Jeg giver dig to Gange tusind Heste, hvis du kan stille Ryttere til dem!
And now, I pray you, make and agreement with my lord the king of the Assyrians, and I will give you two thousand horses, if you shall be able on your part to set riders upon them.
24 Hvorledes vil du afslaa et Angreb af en eneste Statholder, en af min Herres ringeste Tjenere? Og du sætter din Lid til Ægypten, til Vogne og Heste?
How then will you turn away the face of one petty governor, from among the least of my lord's servants? whereas you trust for yourself on Egypt for chariots and horsemen.
25 Mon det desuden er uden HERRENS Vilje, at jeg er draget op mod dette Sted for at ødelægge det? Det var HERREN selv, der sagde til mig: Drag op mod dette Land og ødelæg det!«
And now have we come up without the Lord against this place to destroy it? The Lord said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.
26 Men Eljakim, Hilkijas Søn, Sjebna og Joa sagde til Rabsjake: »Tal dog Aramaisk til dine Trælle, det forstaar vi godt; tal ikke Judæisk til os, medens Folkene paa Muren hører paa det!«
And Heliakim the son of Chelkias, and Somnas, and Joas, said to Rapsakes, Speak now to your servants in the Syrian language, for we understand it; and speak not with us in the Jewish language: and why do you speak in the ears of the people that are on the wall?
27 Men Rabsjake svarede dem: »Er det til din Herre og dig, min Herre har sendt mig med disse Ord? Er det ikke til de Mænd, der sidder paa Muren hos eder og æder deres eget Skarn og drikker deres eget Vand!«
And Rapsakes said to them, Has my master sent me to your master, and to you, to speak these words? [has he] not [sent me] to the men who sit on the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own water together with you.
28 Og Rabsjake traadte hen og raabte med høj Røst paa Judæisk: »Hør Storkongens, Assyrerkongens, Ord!
And Rapsakes stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jewish language, and spoke, and said, Hear the words of the great king of the Assyrians:
29 Saaledes siger Kongen: Lad ikke Ezekias vildlede eder, thi han er ikke i Stand til at frelse eder af min Haand!
thus says the king, Let not Ezekias encourage you with words: for he shall not be able to deliver you out of his hand.
30 Og lad ikke Ezekias forlede eder til at sætte eders Lid til HERREN, naar han siger: HERREN skal sikkert frelse os, og denne By skal ikke overgives i Assyrerkongens Haand!
And let not Ezekias cause you to trust on the Lord, saying, The Lord will certainly deliver us; this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of the Assyrians: listen not to Ezekias:
31 Hør ikke paa Ezekias; thi saaledes siger Assyrerkongen: Vil I slutte Fred med mig og overgive eder til mig, saa skal enhver af eder spise af sin Vinstok og sit Figentræ og drikke af sin Brønd,
for thus says the king of the Assyrians, Gain my favor, and come forth to me, and every man shall drink [of the wine] of his own vine, and every man shall eat of his own fig tree, and shall drink water out of his own cistern;
32 indtil jeg kommer og tager eder med til et Land, der ligner eders, et Land med Korn og Most, et Land med Brød og Vingaarde, et Land med Oliventræer og Honning; saa skal I leve og ikke dø. Hør derfor ikke paa Ezekias, naar han vil forføre eder og siger: HERREN vil frelse os!
until I come and remove you to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, and bread and vineyards, a land of olive oil, and honey, and you shall live and not die: and do not you listen to Ezekias, for he deceives you, saying, The Lord shall deliver you.
33 Mon nogen af Folkeslagenes Guder har kunnet frelse sit Land af Assyrerkongens Haand?
Have the Gods of the nations at all delivered each their own land out of the hand of the king of the Assyrians?
34 Hvor er Hamats og Arpads Guder, hvor er Sefarvajims, Henas og Ivvas Guder? Hvor er Landet Samarias Guder? Mon de frelste Samaria af min Haand?
Where is the god of Haemath, and of Arphad? where is the god of Seppharvaim, Ana, and Aba? for have they delivered Samaria out of my hand?
35 Hvor er der blandt alle Landes Guder nogen, der har frelst sit Land af min Haand? Mon da HERREN skulde kunne frelse Jerusalem?«
Who [is there] among all the gods of the countries, who have delivered their countries out of my hand, that the Lord should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?
36 Men de tav og svarede ham ikke et Ord, thi Kongens Bud lød paa, at de ikke maatte svare ham.
But [the men] were silent, and answered him not a word: for [there was] a commandment of the king, saying, You shall not answer him.
37 Derpaa gik Paladsøversten Eljakim, Hilkijas Søn, Statsskriveren Sjebna og Kansleren Joa Asafs Søn, med sønderrevne Klæder til Ezekias og meddelte ham, hvad Rabsjake havde sagt.
And Heliakim the son of Chelcias, the steward, and Somnas the scribe, and Joas the son of Saphat the recorder came in to Ezekias, having tore their garments; and they reported to him the words of Rapsakes.
