¹Joas var syv År gammel da han blev konge og han herskede i fyrretyve År i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Zibja og var fra Be'ersjeba.

¹A son of seven years [is] Joash in his reigning, and forty years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother [is] Zibiah of Beer-Sheba.

²Joas gjorde, hvad der var ret i HERRENs Øjne, så længe Præsten Jojada levede.

²And Joash doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah all the days of Jehoiada the priest.

³Jojada tog ham to Hustruer, og han avlede Sønner og Døtre.

³And Jehoiada taketh for him two wives, and he begetteth sons and daughters.

⁴Siden kom Joas i Tanker om at udbedre HERRENs Hus.

⁴And it cometh to pass after this, it hath been with the heart of Joash to renew the house of Jehovah,

⁵Han samlede derfor Præsterne og Leviterne og sagde til dem: "Drag ud til Judas Byer og saml Penge ind i hele Israel til at istandsætte eders Guds Hus År efter År; men I må skynde eder!" Leviterne skyndte sig dog ikke.

⁵and he gathereth the priests and the Levites, and saith to them, `Go out to the cities of Judah, and gather from all Israel money to strengthen the house of your God sufficiently year by year, and ye, ye do haste to the matter;' and the Levites have not hasted.

⁶Så lod Kongen Ypperstepræsten Jojada kalde og sagde til ham: "Hvorfor har du ikke holdt Øje med, at Leviterne i Juda og Jerusalem indsamler den Afgift, HERRENs Tjener Moses pålagde Israels Forsamling til Vidnesbyrdets Telt?

⁶And the king calleth for Jehoiada the head, and saith to him, `Wherefore hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the tribute of Moses, servant of Jehovah, and of the assembly of Israel, for the tent of the testimony?

⁷Thi den ugudelige Atalja og hendes Sønner har ødelagt Guds Hus og oven i Købet brugt Helliggaverne i HERRENs Hus til Ba'alerne."

⁷for sons of Athaliah, the wicked one, have broken up the house of God, and also, all the holy things of the house of Jehovah they have prepared for Baalim.'

⁸På Kongens Bud lavede man så en Kiste og satte den uden for Porten til HERRENs Hus;

⁸And the king speaketh, and they make one chest, and put it at the gate of the house of Jehovah without,

⁹og det kundgjordes i Juda ogJerusalem, at den Afgift, Moses havde pålagt Israeliterne i Ørkenen, skulde udredes til HERREN.

⁹and give an intimation in Judah and in Jerusalem to bring in to Jehovah the tribute of Moses, servant of God, [laid] on Israel in the wilderness.

¹⁰Alle Øversterne og hele Folket bragte da Afgiften med Glæde og lagde den i Kisten, til den var fuld;

¹⁰And all the heads, and all the people rejoice, and they bring in, and cast into the chest, unto completion.

¹¹og hver Gang kisten af Leviterne blev bragt til de kongelige Tilsynsmænd, når de så, at der var mange Penge, kom Kongens Skriver og Ypperstepræstens Tilsynsmand og tømte Kisten; og så tog de og satte den på Plads igen. Således gjorde de Gang på Gang, og de samlede en Mængde Penge.

¹¹And it cometh to pass, at the time one bringeth in the chest for the inspection of the king by the hand of the Levites, and at their seeing that the money [is] abundant, that a scribe of the king hath come in, and an officer of the head-priest, and they empty the chest, and take it up and turn it back unto its place; thus they have done day by day, and gather money in abundance.

¹²Og Kongen og Jojada gav Pengene til dem, der stod for Arbejdet ved HERRENs Hus, og de lejede Stenhuggere og Tømmermænd til at udbedre HERRENs Hus og derhos Jern og Kobbersmede til at istandsætte HERRENs Hus.

¹²And the king and Jehoiada give it unto the doers of the work of the service of the house of Jehovah, and they are hiring hewers and artificers to renew the house of Jehovah, and also -- to artificers in iron and brass to strengthen the house of Jehovah.

¹³Og de, der stod for Arbejdet, tog fat, og Istandsættelsesarbejdet skred frem under deres Hænder, og de bygggede Guds Hus op efter de opgivne Mål og satte det i god Stand.

¹³And those doing the business work, and there goeth up lengthening to the work by their hand, and they establish the house of God, by its proper measure, and strengthen it.

¹⁴Da de var færdige, bragte de Resten af Pengene til Kongen og Jojada, og for dem lod han lave Redskaber til HERRENs Hus, Redskaber til Tjenesten og Ofrene, Kander og Kar af Guld og Sølv. Og de ufrede stadig Brændofre i HERRENs Hus, så længe Jojada levede.

¹⁴And at their completing [it], they have brought in before the king and Jehoiada the rest of the money, and they make it vessels for the house of Jehovah, vessels of serving, and of offering up, and spoons, even vessels of gold and silver; and they are causing burnt-offerings to ascend in the house of Jehovah continually, all the days of Jehoiada.

¹⁵Men Jojada blev gammel og mæt af Dage og døde; han var ved sin Død 130 År gammel.

¹⁵And Jehoiada is aged and satisfied with days, and dieth -- a son of a hundred and thirty years in his death,

¹⁶Man jordede ham i Davidsbyen hos Kongerne, fordi han havde gjort sig fortjent af Israel og over for Gud og hans Hus.

¹⁶and they bury him in the city of David, with the kings, for he hath done good in Israel, and with God, and his house.

¹⁷Men efter Jojadas Død kom Judas Øverster og kastede sig ned for Kongen. Da hørte Kongen dem villig,

¹⁷And after the death of Jehoiada come in have heads of Judah, and bow themselves to the king; then hath the king hearkened unto them,

¹⁸Og de forlod HERREN, deres Fædres Guds Hus og dyrkede Asjererne og Gudebillederne. Og der kom Vrede over Juda og Jerusalem for denne deres Synds Skyld.

¹⁸and they forsake the house of Jehovah, God of their fathers, and serve the shrines and the idols, and there is wrath upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their guilt.

¹⁹Så sendte han Profeter iblandt dem for at omvende dem til HERREN, og de advarede dem, men de hørte ikke.

¹⁹And He sendeth among them prophets, to bring them back unto Jehovah, and they testify against them, and they have not given ear;

²⁰Men Guds Ånd iførte sig Zekarja, Præsten Jojadas Søn, og han trådte frem for Folket og sagde til dem: "Så siger Gud: Hvorfor overtræder I HERRENs Bud så Lykken viger fra eder? Fordi I har forladt HERREN, har han forladt eder!"

²⁰and the Spirit of God hath clothed Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, and he standeth over-against the people, and saith to them, `Thus said God, Why are ye transgressing the commands of Jehovah, and prosper not? because ye have forsaken Jehovah -- He doth forsake you.'

²¹Men de sammensvor sig imod ham og stenede ham på Kongens Bud i Forgården til HERRENs Hus;

²¹And they conspire against him, and stone him with stones by the command of the king, in the court of the house of Jehovah,

²²Kong Joas kom ikke den Kærlighed i Hu, hans Fader Jojada havde vist ham, men lod Sønnen dræbe, Men da han døde, råbte han: "HERREN ser og straffer!"

²²and Joash the king hath not remembered the kindness that Jehoiada his father did with him, and slayeth his son, and in his death he said, `Jehovah doth see, and require.'

²³Ved Jævndøgnstide drog Aramæernes Hær imod Kongen, og de trængte ind i Juda og Jerusalem og udryddede alle Øverster af Folket og sendte alt Byttet, de tog fra dem. til Kongen af Darmaskus.

²³And it cometh to pass, at the turn of the year, come up hath the force of Aram against him, and they come in unto Judah and Jerusalem, and destroy all the heads of the people from the people, and all their spoil they have sent to the king of Damascus,

²⁴Skønt Aramæernes Hær kom i et ringe Tal, gav HERREN en såre stor Hær i deres Hånd, fordi de havde forladt HERREN, deres Fædres Gud; således fuldbyrdede de Dommen over Joas.

²⁴for with few men have the force of Aram come in, and Jehovah hath given into their hand a mighty force for multitude, because they have forsaken Jehovah, God of their fathers; and with Joash they have executed judgments.

²⁵Og da de drog bortfra ham - de forlod ham nemlig i hårde Lidelser - stiftede hans Folk en Sammensærgelse imod ham til Straf for Mordet på Præsten Jojadas Søn og dræbte ham i hans Seng. Således døde han, og man jordede ham i Davidsbyen, dog ikke i Kongegravene.

²⁵And in their going from him -- for they left him with many diseases -- his servants themselves have conspired against him, for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slay him on his bed, and he dieth; and they bury him in the city of David, and have not buried him in the graves of the kings.

²⁶De sammensvorne var Zakar, en Søn af Ammoniterkvinden Sjim'at. og Jozahad, en Søn af Moabiterkvinden Sjimrit.

²⁶And these [are] those conspiring against him, Zabad son of Shimeath the Ammonitess, and Jehozabad son of Shimrith the Moabitess.

²⁷Hans Sønners Navne, de mange profetiske Udsagn imod ham og hans grundige Udbedring af Guds, Hus står jo optegnet i Udlægningen til Kongernes Bog. Hans Søn Amazja blev Konge i hans Sted.

²⁷As to his sons, and the greatness of the burden upon him, and the foundation of the house of God, lo, they are written on the `Inquiry' of the book of the Kings; and reign doth Amaziah his son in his stead.