Anden Kongebog 12
1 I Jehus syvende Regeringsår blev Joas Konge, og han herskede fyrretyveÅr i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Zibja og var fra Be'ersjeba.
In the seventh year of Jehu became Jehoash king; and forty years did he reign in Jerusalem; and the name of his mother was Zibyah of Beer-sheba'.
2 Joas gjorde hele sit Liv, hvad der var ret i HERRENs Øjne, idet Præsten Jojada vejledede ham.
And Jehoash did what is right in the eyes of the Lord all his days, that Yehoyada' the priest instructed him.
3 Hun forsvandt Offerhøjene ikke, men Folket blev ved med at ofre og tænde Offerild på Højene.
Only the high-places were not removed: the people as yet sacrificed and burnt incense on the high-places.
4 Joas sagde til Præsterne: "Alle Penge, der indkommer i HERRENs Hus som Helliggaver, de Penge, det pålægges at udrede efter Vurdering - de Penge, Personer vurderes til - og alle Penge, man efter Hjertets Tilskyndelse bringer til HERRENs Hus,
And Jehoash said to the priests, all the money of the dedicated things that may be brought into the house of the Lord, the money of every one that passeth the numbering, the money any man is valued at, and all the money that cometh into any man's heart to bring into the house of the Lord,
5 skal Præsterne tage imod, hver af sine Kendinge, og for dem skal de istandsætte de brøstfældige Steder på Templet, alle brøstfældige Steder, som findes."
The priests shall take to themselves, every man from his acquaintance; and they shall repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach may be found.
6 Men i Kong Joas's tre og tyvende Regeringsår havde Præsterne endnu ikke istandsat de brøstfældige Steder på Templet.
But it happened, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.
7 Da lod Kong Joas Præsten Jojada og de andre Præster kalde og sagde til dem: "Hvorfor istandsætter I ikke de brøstfældige Steder på Templet? Nu må I ikke mere tage mod Penge af eders Kendinge, men I skal afgive Pengene til Istandsættelse af de brøstfældige Steder på Templet!"
Then called king Jehoash for Yehoyada' the priest, and the [other] priests, and he said unto them, Wherefore do ye not repair the breaches of the house? and now ye shall take no more money from your acquaintances, but ye shall give it up [at once] for the breaches of the house.
8 Og Præsterne gik ind på ikke mere at modtage Penge af Folket, mod at de blev fri for at istandsætte de brøstfældige Steder på Templet.
And the priests consented neither to take any more money from the people, nor to repair the breaches of the house.
9 Præsten Jojada tog så en Kiste, borede Hul i Låget og satte den ved Stenstøtten til højre for Indgangen til HERRENs Hus, og der lagde Præsterne, der holdt Vagt ved Dørtærskelen, alle de Penge, der indkom i HERRENs Hus.
But Yehoyada' the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in its lid, and he placed it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of the Lord: and the priests that kept watch at the threshold put therein all the money, that was brought into the house of the Lord.
10 Og når de så, at der var mange Penge i Kisten, kom Kongens Skriver og Ypperstepræsten op og bandt Pengene, som fandtes i HERRENs Hus, sammen og talte dem.
And it happened, when they saw that there was much money in the chest, that the king's scribe and the high-priest came up, and they put up in bags, after having counted, the money that was found in the house of the Lord.
11 Derpå gav man de afvejede Penge til dem, der stod for Arbejdet, dem, der havde Tilsyn med HERRENs Hus, og de udbetalte dem til Tømrerne og Bygningsmændene, der arbejdede på HERRENs Hus,
And they gave the money, after it was counted, into the hands of those who overlooked the workmen, that had been appointed as overseers of the house of the Lord: and they laid it out to the carpenters and to the builders, that wrought on the house of the Lord,
12 til Murerne og Stenhuggerne, eller brugte dem til Indkøb af Træ og tilhugne Sten til Istandsættelse af de brøstfældige Steder på HERRENs Hus og til at dække alle Udgifter ved Templets Istandsættelse.
And to the masons, and the hewers of stone, and for the purchase of timber and hewn stones to repair the breaches of the house of the Lord, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it.
13 Derimod blev der for de Penge, der indkom i HERRENs Hus, hverken lavet Sølvfade eller Knive, Skåle, Trompeter eller nogen som helst anden Ting af Sølv eller Guld til HERRENs Hus;
Nevertheless there were not made for the house of the Lord bowls of silver, knives, basins, trumpets, all kinds of vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, from the money that was brought into the house of the Lord;
14 men Pengene blev givet til dem, der stod for Arbejdet, og de brugte dem til Istandsættelsen af HERRENs Hus.
But they gave it to those who overlooked the workmen, and they repaired therewith the house of the Lord.
15 Og man holdt ikke Regnskab med de Mænd, hvem Pengene overlodes til Udbetaling til Arbejderne, men de handlede på Tro og Love.
And they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to give it to those who overlooked the workmen; for they acted in good faith.
16 Men Skyldoffer- og Syndofferpengene blev ikke bragt til HERRENs Hus; de tilfaldt Præsterne.
The money for trespass-offerings and the money for sin-offerings was not brought into the house of the Lord: it belonged to the priests.
17 På den Tid drog Kong Hazael af Aram op og belejrede og indtog Gat. Da han truede med at drage mod Jerusalem,
At that time Chazael the king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and captured it: and Chazael directed his face to go up against Jerusalem.
18 tog Kong Joas af Juda alle de Helliggaver, som hans Fædre, Judas Konger Josafat, Joram og Ahazja havde helliget, sine egne Helliggaver og alt det Guld, der fandtes i Skatkamrene i HERRENs Hus og Kongens Palads, og sendte det til Kong Hazael af Aram. Så opgav han Angrebet på Jerusalem og drog bort.
Then took Jehoash the king of Judah all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Achazyahu, his fathers, the kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the Lord, and in the king's house, and sent it to Chazael the king of Syria: and he withdrew from Jerusalem.
19 Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Joas, alt, hvad han udførte, står optegnet i Judas Kongers Krønike.
And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah.
20 Men Joas's Hoffolk rejste sig og stiftede en Sammensværgelse og dræbte ham, engang han gik ned til Millos Hus.
And his servants arose, and formed a conspiracy, and smote Joash in Beth-millo, which [lieth on the road] that goeth down to Silla.
21 Det var hans Hoffolk Jozakar, Sjimats Søn, og Jozabad, Sjomers Søn, der slog ham ibjel. Og man jordede ham hos hans Fædre i Davidsbyen; og hans Søn Amazjablev Konge i hans Sted.
And Yozachar the son of Shim'ath, and Yehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amazyah his son became king in his stead.
