Anden Krønikebog 23
1 Men i det syvende År tog Jojada Mod til sig og indgik Pagt med Hundredførerne Azarja, Jerhams Søn, Jisjmael, Johanans Søn, Azarja, Obeds Søn, Ma'aseja, Adajas Søn, og Elisjafat, Zikris Søn.
And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him.
2 De drog Juda rundt og samlede Leviterne fra alle Judas Byer og Overhovederne for Israels Fædrenehuse, og de kom så til Jerusalem.
And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the heads of fathers’ [houses] of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.
3 Så sluttede hele Forsamlingen i Guds Hus en Pagt med Kongen. Og Jojada sagde til dem: "Se, Kongesønnen skal være Konge efter det Løfte, HERREN har givet om Davids Sønner!
And all the assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said unto them, Behold, the king’s son shall reign, as Jehovah hath spoken concerning the sons of David.
4 Og således skal I gøre: Den Tredjedel af eder Præster og Leviter, der rykker ind om Sabbaten, skal tjene som Dørvogtere;
This is the thing that ye shall do: a third part of you, that come in on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the thresholds;
5 den anden Tredjedel skal besætte Kongens Palads og den tredje Jesodporten, medens alt Folket skal besætte Forgården etiI HERRENs Hus.
and a third part shall be at the king’s house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation: and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of Jehovah.
6 Men ingen må betræde HERRENs Hus undtagen Præsterne og de Leviter, der gør Tjeneste; de må gå derind, thi de er hellige; men hele Folket skal holde sig HERRENs Forskrift efterrettelig.
But let none come into the house of Jehovah, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they shall come in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the charge of Jehovah.
7 Så skal Leviterne, alle med Våben i Hånd, slutte Kreds om Kongen, og enhver, der nærmer sig Templet, skal dræbes. Således skal I være om Kongen, når han går ind, og når han går ud."
And the Levites shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whosoever cometh into the house, let him be slain: and be ye with the king when he cometh in, and when he goeth out.
8 Leviterne og alle Judæerne gjorde alt, hvad Præsten Jojada havde påbudt, idet de tog hver sine Folk, både dem, der rykkede ud, og dem, der rykkede ind om Sabbaten, thi Præsten Jojada gav ikke Skifterne Orlov.
So the Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men, those that were to come in on the sabbath, with those that were to go out on the sabbath; for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not the courses.
9 Og Præsten Jojada gav Hundredførerne Spydene og de små og store Skjolde, som havde tilhørt Kong David og var i Guds Hus.
And Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds the spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David’s, which were in the house of God.
10 Derpå opstillede han alt Folket, alle med Spyd i Hånd, fra Templets Sydside til Nordsiden, hen til Alteret og derfra igen hen til Templet, rundt om Kongen.
And he set all the people, every man with his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, along by the altar and the house, by the king round about.
11 Så førte de Kongesønnen ud, satte Kronen og Vidnesbyrdet på ham; derefter udråbte de ham til Konge, og Jojada og hans Sønner salvede ham og råbte: "Kongen leve!"
Then they brought out the king’s son, and put the crown upon him, and [gave him] the testimony, and made him king: and Jehoiada and his sons anointed him; and they said, [Long] live the king.
12 Da Atalja hørte Larmen af Folket, som løb og jublede for Kongen, gik hun hen til Folket i HERRENs Hus,
And when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of Jehovah:
13 og der så hun Kongen stå på sin Plads ved Indgangen og Øversterne og Trompetblæserne ved Siden af, medens alt Folket fra Landet jublede og blæste i Trompeterne, og Sangerne med deres Instrumenter ledede Lovsangen. Da sønderrev Atalja sine Klæder og råbte: "Forræderi, Forræderi!"
and she looked, and, behold, the king stood by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains and the trumpets by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew trumpets; the singers also [played] on instruments of music, and led the singing of praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason! treason!
14 Men Præsten Jojada bød Hundredførerne, Hærens Befalingsmænd: "Før hende uden for Forgårdene og hug enhver ned, der følger hende, thi - sagde Præsten - I må ikke dræbe hende i HERRENs Hus!"
And Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said unto them, Have her forth between the ranks; and whoso followeth her, let him be slain with the sword: for the priest said, Slay her not in the house of Jehovah.
15 Så greb de hende, og da hun ad Hesteporten var kommet til Kongens Palads, dræbte de hende der.
So they made way for her; and she went to the entrance of the horse gate to the king’s house: and they slew her there.
16 Men Jojada sluttede Pagt mellem sig og hele Folket og Kongen om, at de skulde være HERRENS folk.
And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, and all the people, and the king, that they should be Jehovah’s people.
17 Og alt Folket begav sig til Ba'als Hus og nedbrød det; Altrene og Billederne huggede de i Stykker, og Ba'als Præst Mattan dræbte deforan Altrene.
And all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.
18 Derpå satte Jojada Vagtposter ved HERRENs Hus under Ledelse af Præsterne og Leviterne, som David havde tildelt HERRENs Hus, for at de skulde bringe HERREN Brændofre, som det er foreskrevet i Mose Lov, under Jubel og Sang efter Davids Anordning;
And Jehoiada appointed the officers of the house of Jehovah under the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of Jehovah, to offer the burnt-offerings of Jehovah, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, according to the order of David.
19 og han opstillede Dørvogterne ved HERRENs Hus's Porte, for at ingen, der i nogen Måde var uren, skulde gå derind;
And he set the porters at the gates of the house of Jehovah, that none that was unclean in anything should enter in.
20 og han tog Hundredførerne og Stormændene og Folkets overordnede og alt Folket fra Landet og førte Kongen ned fra HERRENs Hus; de gik igennem Øvreporten til Kongens Palads og satte Kongen på Kongetronen.
And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of Jehovah: and they came through the upper gate unto the king’s house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.
21 Da glædede alt Folket fra Landet sig, og Byen holdt sig rolig. Men Atalja huggede de ned.
So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet. And Athaliah they had slain with the sword.
