2 Kings 17
1 In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years.
I Kong Akaz af Judas tolvte Regeringsaar blev Hosea, Elas Søn, Konge i Samaria over Israel, og han herskede ni Aar.
2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him.
Han gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENS Øjne, dog ikke som de Konger i Israel, der var før ham.
3 Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him tribute.
Mod ham drog Assyrerkongen Salmanassar op, og Hosea underkastede sig og svarede ham Skat.
4 And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.
Men siden opdagede Assyrerkongen, at Hosea var ved at stifte en Sammensværgelse, idet han sendte Sendebud til Kong So af Ægypten og ikke mere svarede Assyrerkongen den aarlige Skat. Saa berøvede Assyrerkongen ham Friheden og lod ham kaste i Fængsel.
5 Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years.
Assyrerkongen drog op og besatte hele Landet; han rykkede frem mod Samaria og belejrede det i tre Aar;
6 In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
og i Hoseas niende Regeringsaar indtog Assyrerkongen Samaria, bortførte Israel til Assyrien og lod dem bosætte sig i Hala, ved Habor, Gozans Flod, og i Mediens Byer.
7 For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,
Saaledes gik det, fordi Israeliterne syndede mod HERREN deres Gud, der havde ført dem op fra Ægypten og udfriet dem af Ægypterkongen Faraos Haand, og fordi de frygtede andre Guder;
8 And walked in the statutes of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made.
de fulgte de Folkeslags Skikke, som HERREN havde drevet bort foran Israeliterne, og de Kongers Skik, som Israel havde indsat;
9 And the children of Israel did secretly things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built for themselves high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.
og Israeliterne udtænkte utilbørlige Ting mod HERREN deres Gud og byggede sig Offerhøje i alle deres Byer, lige fra Vagttaarnene til de befæstede Byer;
10 And they set up for themselves images and groves on every high hill, and under every green tree:
de rejste sig Stenstøtter og Asjerastøtter paa alle høje Steder og under alle grønne Træer
11 And there they burnt incense on all the high places, as did the heathen whom the LORD carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to provoke the LORD to anger:
og tændte Offerild der paa alle Høje ligesom de Folkeslag, HERREN havde ført bort foran dem, og øvede onde Ting, saa at de krænkede HERREN;
12 For they served idols, of which the LORD had said to them, Ye shall not do this thing.
de dyrkede Afgudsbillederne, skønt HERREN havde sagt: »Det maa I ikke gøre!«
13 Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.
Og HERREN advarede Israel og Juda ved alle sine Profeter, alle Seerne, og sagde: »Vend om fra eders onde Færd og hold mine Bud og Anordninger i nøje Overensstemmelse med den Lov, jeg paalagde eders Fædre og kundgjorde eder ved mine Tjenere Profeterne!«
14 However they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the LORD their God.
Men de vilde ikke høre; de gjorde sig halsstarrige som deres Fædre, der ikke stolede paa HERREN deres Gud;
15 And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were around them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not do like them.
de lod haant om hans Anordninger og den Pagt, han havde sluttet med deres Fædre, og om de Vidnesbyrd, han havde givet dem, og de holdt sig til Tomhed, saa de blev til Tomhed, og efterlignede Folkeslagene rundt om dem, skønt HERREN havde paalagt dem ikke at gøre som de;
16 And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made for themselves molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.
de sagde sig løs fra HERREN deres Guds Bud og lavede sig støbte Billeder, to Tyrekalve; de lavede sig ogsaa Asjerastøtter, tilbad hele Himmelens Hær og dyrkede Ba'al:
17 And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
de lod deres Sønner og Døtre gaa igennem Ilden, drev Spaadomskunster og Sandsigeri og solgte sig til at gøre, hvad der er ondt i HERRENS Øjne, saa de krænkede ham.
18 Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.
Derfor blev HERREN saare fortørnet paa Israel og drev dem bort fra sit Aasyn, saa der ikke blev andet end Judas Stamme tilbage.
19 Also Judah kept not the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.
Men heller ikke Juda holdt HERREN deres Guds Bud, men fulgte de Skikke, Israel havde indført.
20 And the LORD rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight.
Derfor forkastede HERREN hele Israels Slægt, ydmygede dem, gav dem til Pris for Røvere og stødte dem til sidst bort fra sit Aasyn.
21 For he tore Israel from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drove Israel from following the LORD, and made them sin a great sin.
Thi da Israel havde revet sig løs fra Davids Hus og gjort Jeroboam, Nebats Søn, til Konge, drog denne Israel bort fra HERREN og forledte dem til en stor Synd;
22 For the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they departed not from them;
og Israeliterne vandrede i alle de Synder, Jeroboam havde begaaet, og veg ikke derfra,
23 Until the LORD removed Israel out of his sight, as he had said by all his servants the prophets. So was Israel carried away out of their own land to Assyria to this day.
saa at HERREN til sidst drev Israel bort fra sit Aasyn, som han havde sagt ved alle sine Tjenere Profeterne; og Israel maatte vandre bort fra sit Land til Assyrien, hvor det er den Dag i Dag.
24 And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in its cities.
Derefter lod Assyrerkongen Folk fra Babel, Kuta, Avva, Hamat og Sefarvajim komme og bosætte sig i Samarias Byer i Stedet for Israeliterne; og de tog Samaria i Besiddelse og bosatte sig i Byerne.
25 And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the LORD: therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which slew some of them.
Men den første Tid de boede der, frygtede de ikke HERREN; derfor sendte HERREN Løver iblandt dem, som dræbte dem.
26 Therefore they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land.
Da sendte de Assyrerkongen det Bud: »De Folk, du førte bort fra deres Hjem og lod bosætte sig i Samarias Byer, ved ikke, hvorledes Landets Gud skal dyrkes; derfor har han sendt Løver imod dem, og de dræber dem, fordi de ikke ved, hvorledes Landets Gud skal dyrkes!«
27 Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Take there one of the priests whom ye brought from there; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the manner of the God of the land.
Og Assyrerkongen bød: »Lad en af de Præster, jeg førte bort derfra, drage derhen, lad ham drage hen og bosætte sig der og lære dem, hvorledes Landets Gud skal dyrkes!«
28 Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.
Saa kom en af de Præster, de havde ført bort fra Samaria, og bosatte sig i Betel, og han lærte dem, hvorledes de skulde frygte HERREN.
29 Yet every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities in which they dwelt.
Men hvert Folk gav sig til at lave sig sin egen Gud og stillede ham op i Offerhusene paa Højene, som Samaritanerne havde opført, hvert Folk i sin By, hvor de havde bosat sig;
30 And the men of Babylon made Succothbenoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,
Folkene fra Babel lavede Sukkot-Benot, Folkene fra Kuta Nergal, Folkene fra Hamat Asjima,
31 And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.
Avvijiterne Nibhaz og Tartak, og Sefarviterne brændte deres Børn til Ære for Adrammelek og Anammelek, Sefarvajims Guder.
32 So they feared the LORD, and made to themselves of the lowest of them priests of the high places, who sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.
Men de frygtede ogsaa HERREN og indsatte Folk at deres egen Midte til Præster ved Offerhøjene, og disse ofrede for dem i Offerhusene paa Højene.
33 They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from there.
De frygte de HERREN, men dyrkede ogsaa deres egne Guder paa de Folkeslags Vis, de var ført bort fra.
34 To this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel;
Endnu den Dag i Dag følger de deres gamle Skikke. De frygtede ikke HERREN og handlede ikke efter de Anordninger og Lovbud, de havde faaet, eller efter den Lov og det Bud, HERREN havde givet Jakobs Sønner, han, hvem han gav Navnet Israel.
35 With whom the LORD had made a covenant, and charged them, saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them:
Og HERREN havde sluttet en Pagt med dem og givet dem det Bud: »I maa ikke frygte andre Guder eller tilbede dem, ikke dyrke dem eller ofre til dem;
36 But the LORD, who brought you out of the land of Egypt with great power and an outstretched arm, him shall ye fear, and him shall ye worship, and to him shall ye sacrifice.
men HERREN, som førte eder ud af Ægypten med vældig Kraft og udstrakt Arm, ham skal I frygte, ham skal I tilbede, og til ham skal I ofre!
37 And the statutes, and the ordinances, and the law, and the commandment, which he wrote for you, ye shall observe to do for evermore; and ye shall not fear other gods.
De Anordninger og Lovbud, den Lov og det Bud, han har opskrevet for eder, skal I omhyggeligt holde til alle Tider, og I maa ikke frygte andre Guder!
38 And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods.
Den Pagt, han har sluttet med eder, maa I ikke glemme, og I maa ikke frygte andre Guder;
39 But the LORD your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.
men HERREN eders Gud skal I frygte, saa vil han fri eder af alle eders Fjenders Haand!«
40 Yet they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.
Dog vilde de ikke høre, men blev ved at handle som før.
41 So these nations feared the LORD, and served their graven images, both their children, and their children’s children: as did their fathers, so do they to this day.
Saaledes frygtede disse Folkeslag HERREN, men dyrkede tillige deres udskaarne Billeder; og deres Børn og Børnebørn gør endnu den Dag i Dag som deres Fædre.
