¹In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.

¹I Pekas, Remaljas Søns, syttende Regeringsår blev Akaz, Jotams Søn, Konge over Juda.

²Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and he didn’t do that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh his God, like David his father.

²Akaz var tyve År gammel, da han blev Konge, og han herskede seksten År i Jerusalem. Han gjorde ikke, hvad der var ret i HERREN hans Guds Øjne, som hans Fader David,

³But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yes, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the nations, whom Yahweh cast out from before the children of Israel.

³men vandrede i Israels Kongers Spor. Ja, han lod endog sin Søn gå igennem Ilden efter de Folks vederstyggelige Skik, som HERREN havde drevet bort foran Israeliterne.

⁴He sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

⁴Han ofrede og tændte Offerild på Offerhøjene og de høje Steder og under alle grønne Træer.

⁵Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz, but could not overcome him.

⁵På den Tid drog Kong Aezin af Aram og Remaljas Søn, Kong Peka af Israel, op for at angribe Jerusalem; og de indesluttede Akaz, men var ikke stærke nok til at angribe.

⁶At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drove the Jews from Elath; and the Syrians came to Elath, and lived there, to this day.

⁶Ved den Lejlighed tog Edoms Konge; Elat tilbage til Edom; og efter at han havde jaget Judæerne ud af Elat, kom Edomiterne og bosatte sig der, og de bor der den Dag i Dag.

⁷So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, who rise up against me.”

⁷Men Akaz sendte Sendebud til Assyrerkongen Tiglat-Pileser og lod sige: "Jeg er din Træl og din Søn! Kom op og frels mig fra Arams og Israels Konger, som angriber mig!"

⁸Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of Yahweh, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.

⁸Tillige tog Akaz det Sølv og Guld, der fandtes i HERRENs Hus og Skat Kammeret i Kongens Palads, og sendte det som Gave til Assyrerkongen.

⁹The king of Assyria listened to him; and the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried its people captive to Kir, and killed Rezin.

⁹Assyrerkongen opfyldte hans Ønske og drog op mod Damaskus og indtog det; Indbyggerne førte han bort til Kir, og Rezin lod han dræbe.

¹⁰King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria, and saw the altar that was at Damascus; and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and its pattern, according to all its workmanship.

¹⁰Da Kong Akaz var draget op til Damaskus for at mødes med Assyrerkongen Tiglat-Pileser, så han Alteret i Damaskus, og Kong Akaz sendte Alterets Mål og en Tegning af det i alle Enkeltheder til Præsten Urija.

¹¹Urijah the priest built an altar: according to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus, so Urijah the priest made it for the coming of king Ahaz from Damascus.

¹¹Og Præsten Urija byggede Alteret; i nøje Overensstemmelse med den Vejledning, Kong Akaz havde sendt fra Damaskus, udførte Præsten Urija det, før Kong Akaz kom hjem fra Damaskus.

¹²When the king had come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king drew near to the altar, and offered on it.

¹²Da Kongen kom hjem fra Damaskus og så Alteret, trådte han hen og steg op derpå;

¹³He burnt his burnt offering and his meal offering, and poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings, on the altar.

¹³og han ofrede sit Brændoffer og Afgrødeoffer, udgød sit Drikoffer og sprængte Blodet af sine Takofre på Alteret.

¹⁴The bronze altar, which was before Yahweh, he brought from the forefront of the house, from between his altar and the house of Yahweh, and put it on the north side of his altar.

¹⁴Men Kobberalteret, der stod for HERRENs Åsyn, fjernede han fra dets Plads foran Templet mellem Alteret og HERRENS Hus og flyttede det hen til Nordsiden af Alteret.

¹⁵King Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, “On the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meal offering, and the king’s burnt offering, and his meal offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meal offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle on it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice; but the bronze altar shall be for me to inquire by.”

¹⁵Derpå bød Kong Akaz Præsten Urija: "På det store Alter skal du ofre Morgenbrændofrene og Aftenafgrødeofrene, Kongens Brændofre og Afgrødeofre og Brændofrene fra alt Landets Folk såvel som deres Afgrødeofre og Drikofre og sprænge alt Blodet fra Brændofrene og Slagtofrene derpå. Hvad der skal gøres ved Kobberalteret, vil jeg tænke over."

¹⁶Urijah the priest did so, according to all that king Ahaz commanded.

¹⁶Og Præsten Urija gjorde ganske som Kong Akaz bød.

¹⁷King Ahaz cut off the panels of the bases, and removed the basin from off them, and took down the sea from off the bronze oxen that were under it, and put it on a pavement of stone.

¹⁷Fremdeles lod Kong Aka Mellemstykkerne bryde af Stellene og Bækkenerne tage ned af dem; ligeledes lod han Havet løfte ned fra Kobberokserne, som har det, og opstille på Stenfliser;

¹⁸The covered way for the Sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king’s entry outside, turned he to the house of Yahweh, because of the king of Assyria.

¹⁸den overdækkede Sabbatsgang, man havde bygget i Templet, og den kongelige Indgang udenfor lod han fjerne fra HERRENs Hus for Assyrerkongens Skyld.

¹⁹Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

¹⁹Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Akaz, alt, hvad han udførte. står jo optegnet i Judas Kongers Krønike.

²⁰Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his place.

²⁰Så lagde Akaz sig til Hvile hos sine Fædre og blev jordet hos sine Fædre i Davidsbyen; og hans Søn Ezekias blev Konge i hans Sted.