2 Chronicles 23
1 After Joash had been hidden in the temple for six years, Jehoiada the priest decided that it was necessary to do something. So he made an agreement with the army commanders of groups of 100 soldiers: Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zicri.
Men i det sjuande året tok Jojada mod til seg og gjorde eit samband med hundradhovdingarne Azarja Jerohamsson og Ismael Johanansson og Azarja Obedsson og Ma’aseja Adajason og Elisafat Zikrison.
2 They went throughout Judah and gathered the descendants of Levi and the leaders of Israeli families from all the towns. When they came to Jerusalem,
Dei drog ikring i Juda og samla levitarne i hop frå alle Juda-byarne og ættarhovdingarne i Israel, og so for dei til Jerusalem.
3 the whole group went to the temple and made an agreement with the young king there. Jehoiada said to them, “This is the son of the previous king of Judah. So he is the one who must rule, like Yahweh promised that the descendants of King David must do.
So gjorde heile lyden eit samband i Guds hus med kongen, og han sagde til deim: «Kongssonen der skal vera konge, soleis som Herren hev sagt um Davids søner.
4 “So this is what you must do: One-third of you priests and other descendants of Levi who are starting their work on the Sabbath day must guard the doors [of the temple].
Og soleis skal det bera dykk åt: Den eine tridjeparten av dykk, dei prestarne og levitarne som tek vakthaldet på kviledagen, dei skal standa vakt ved dørstokkarne,
5 One-third of you must guard the king’s palace, and one-third of you must guard the Foundation Gate. All the other people will be in the courtyards outside the temple.
og den andre tridjeparten skal standa i kongsgarden, og den tridje i Grunnporten, men alt folket i tuni ved Herrens hus.
6 Only the priests and the descendants of Levi who work there will enter the temple. They will be allowed to enter the temple because they are set apart [for that work]. All the others must remain in the courtyards, obeying what Yahweh has commanded.
Men ingen må koma inn i Herrens hus so nær som prestarne og dei utav levitarne som gjer tenesta; dei kann ganga inn der; for dei er heilage. Men det andre folket skal halda seg etter Herrens fyresegner.
7 You descendants of Levi must stand around the young king, each of you with your weapon in your hand. Anyone else who tries to enter the temple you must kill. And stay close to the young king, wherever he goes.”
So skal levitarne gjera manngard rundt ikring kongen, kvar mann med våpn i hand. Kvar den som kjem innåt huset, skal hoggast ned; og soleis skal de vera ikring kongen når han gjeng ut, og når han gjeng inn.»
8 So the descendants of Levi and all [the men of] Judah did what Jehoiada had told them. He did not allow anyone to go home after having finished his work on that Sabbath day. Each commander took charge of his men, the ones who were finishing their work on that day and those who were starting their work on that day.
Levitarne og alle Juda-mennerne gjorde no plent det som presten Jojada baud deim; kvar og ein tok sine folk, både deim som skulde taka ved vakti um kviledagen og deim som skulde ganga frå um kviledagen; for presten Jojada gav ikkje skifti heimlov.
9 Then Jehoiada gave each of the commanders the spears and the large and small shields that had been put there in the temple by King David.
Og presten Jojada gav hundradhovdingarne dei spjoti og dei små skjoldarne og store skjoldarne som kong David hadde ått, og som var i Guds hus.
10 He commanded all the guards to stand in their positions, each with his sword in his hand, all around the king—around the altar and the temple, from the north side to the south side.
Deretter stelte han upp heile folket, kvar med sitt våpn i hand, ifrå sudsida til nordsida på huset, burt til altaret og derifrå til huset att i manngard kring kongen.
11 Then Jehoiada and his sons brought Joash out. They put a crown on his head and gave him [a scroll] on which were written the rules [that the kings needed to obey], and proclaimed that he was now the king. They anointed him with olive oil and shouted, “We hope that the king will live for many years!”
Og dei leidde ut kongssonen, sette kruna på honom og gav honom lovi og gjorde honom til konge; og Jojada og sønerne hans salva honom og ropa: «Live kongen!»
12 When Athaliah heard the noise being made by the people running [toward the king] and cheering, she ran to the temple.
Men Atalja høyrde ståket ifrå folket, som sprang og hyllte kongen, og ho gjekk av stad til folket i Herrens hus.
13 She saw the young king there, standing alongside the pillar at the entrance of the temple, [which is the place at the temple] where the kings usually stood. The army commanders and trumpet players were standing beside the king, and all the people of Judah were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, and singers with their musical instruments were leading the people while they praised God. Then Athaliah tore her robes and started screaming, “You are committing treason!”
Og då ho såg kongen stod på tramen sin ved inngangen og hovdingarne og lurblåsarane hjå kongen, og heile landslyden som gledde seg og bles i lurarne, og songarane med speli sine, som leidde fagnadropi, då reiv Atalja sund klædi sine og ropa: «Samansverjing! samansverjing!»
14 Jehoiada the Supreme Priest said to the army commanders, “Kill her, but do not kill her at the temple of Yahweh!” Then he said to them, “Bring Athaliah out in front of the troops and kill anyone who tries to follow her!”
Men presten Jojada baud hundradhovdingarne, som var hovudsmenner yver heren, at dei skulde føra henne ut millom rekkjorne og hogga ned kvar den som vilde fylgja henne. «For de må ikkje drepa henne i Herrens hus, » sagde presten.
15 [She tried to flee, but] they seized her as she reached the gate where horses enter the palace area, and they killed her there.
Då tok dei henne og førde henne dit det Hesteporten føre inn til kongsgarden, og der drap dei henne.
16 Then Jehoiada made an agreement that he and the king and all the other people would be Yahweh’s people.
Men Jojada gjorde ei pakt millom seg, heile folket og kongen, at dei skulde vera eit Herrens folk.
17 Then all the people who were there went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars [of Baal]. They also killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, in front of those altars.
Og alt folket drog til Ba’als-huset og braut det ned; altari og bilæti øydelagde dei reint, og Ba’als-presten Mattan drap dei framanfor altari.
18 Then Jehoiada appointed the priests, who were also descended from Levi, to work at the temple. They were part of the group to whom King David had given various jobs at the temple, to sacrifice the animals that were to be completely burned on the altar, doing what was written in the laws that Moses had given to them. He also told them to rejoice and sing, which was also what David had commanded.
So sette Jojada tilsyn i Herrens hus og gav det yver til dei levitiske prestarne, som David hadde tiletla Herrens hus, - til å ofra Herrens brennoffer, som det er skrive i Moselovi, med fagnad og song etter skipnad frå David.
19 He also put guards at the gates of the temple in order that anyone who was unacceptable to God would not be allowed to enter.
Og han sette dørvaktarar ved portarne til Herrens hus, so ingen skulde ganga inn i det som var urein på einkvar måten.
20 Jehoiada took with him the army commanders, the important men, the leaders and many others, and brought the king down from the temple. They went into the palace through the Upper Gate, and put the king on his throne.
Og han tok hundradhovdingarne og dei fornæme og dei megtigaste bland folket og heile landslyden og førde kongen ned frå Herrens hus. Og dei gjekk gjenom den øvre porten til huset åt kongen og sette kongen i kongsstolen.
21 Then all the people of Judah rejoiced. And there was calm throughout the city, because Athaliah had been killed.
Då gledde heile landslyden seg, og byen kom til ro; men Atalja hadde dei drepe med sverd.
