2 Kings 22
English Standard Version
Josiah Reigns in Judah
22 (A)Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of (B)Bozkath. 2 And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and walked in all the way of David his father, (C)and he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
Josiah Repairs the Temple
3 In the eighteenth year of King Josiah, the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, son of Meshullam, the secretary, to the house of the Lord, saying, 4 “Go up to (D)Hilkiah the high priest, that he may count the money (E)that has been brought into the house of the Lord, which (F)the keepers of the threshold have collected from the people. 5 (G)And let it be given into the hand of the workmen who have the oversight of the house of the Lord, and let them give it to the workmen who are at the house of the Lord, repairing the house 6 (that is, to the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons), and let them use it for buying timber and quarried stone to repair the house. 7 But (H)no accounting shall be asked from them for the money that is delivered into their hand, for they deal honestly.”
Hilkiah Finds the Book of the Law
8 And Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the secretary, “I have found (I)the Book of the Law in the house of the Lord.” And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it. 9 And Shaphan the secretary came to the king, and reported to the king, “Your servants have emptied out the money that was found in the house and have delivered it into the hand of the workmen who have the oversight of the house of the Lord.” 10 Then Shaphan the secretary told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it before the king.
11 When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, (J)he tore his clothes. 12 And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and (K)Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and (L)Achbor the son of (M)Micaiah, and Shaphan the secretary, and Asaiah the king's servant, saying, 13 “Go, inquire of the Lord for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that has been found. For great is (N)the wrath of the Lord that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book, to do according to all that is written concerning us.”
14 So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of (O)Tikvah, son of (P)Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe (now she lived in Jerusalem in (Q)the Second Quarter), and they talked with her. 15 And she said to them, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘Tell the man who sent you to me, 16 Thus says the Lord, Behold, I will bring disaster upon this place and upon its inhabitants, all the words of the book that the king of Judah has read. 17 (R)Because they have forsaken me and have made offerings to other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the work of their hands, therefore (S)my wrath will be kindled against this place, and it will not be quenched. 18 But to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the Lord, thus shall you say to him, Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Regarding the words that you have heard, 19 (T)because your heart was penitent, and you (U)humbled yourself before the Lord, when you heard how I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants, that they should become (V)a desolation and (W)a curse, and you (X)have torn your clothes and wept before me, I also have heard you, declares the Lord. 20 Therefore, behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and (Y)you shall be gathered to your grave in peace, and your eyes shall not see all the disaster that I will bring upon this place.’” And they brought back word to the king.
Anden Kongebog 22
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Kong Josias af Juda restaurerer templet
22 Josias var otte år gammel, da han blev konge, og han regerede i Jerusalem i 31 år. Hans mor hed Jedida og var datter af Adaja fra byen Botzkat. 2 Han gjorde, hvad der var ret i Herrens øjne og fulgte i sin forfar Davids spor.
3-4 I sit 18. regeringsår sendte kong Josias statssekretæren Shafan, som var søn af Atzalja og sønnesøn af Meshullam, af sted til templet med følgende besked til ypperstepræsten Hilkija: „Tag de penge, som folket giver til præsterne, når de ankommer til Herrens hus, 5-6 og giv pengene til dem, der fører tilsyn med tempelbygningerne, så de kan købe tømmer og sten og ansætte tømrere, bygningshåndværkere og murere, der kan restaurere templet. 7 I behøver ikke at bede dem om at aflægge regnskab for, hvordan de administrerer pengene, for jeg har fuld tillid til dem—de er alle pålidelige mænd.”
Ypperstepræsten finder lovbogen under restaureringen
8 En dag gik ypperstepræsten Hilkija til statssekretæren Shafan og sagde til ham: „Jeg har fundet lovbogen i Herrens hus.” Han overlod bogrullen til Shafan, som begyndte at læse i den. 9 Shafan gik derefter til kongen og aflagde rapport: „De penge, der er blevet indsamlet i templet, har vi udbetalt til opsynsmændene, som aflønner dem, der arbejder på restaureringen af templet.” 10 Derefter tilføjede han: „Præsten Hilkija gav mig denne bog.” Så gav han sig til at læse op for kongen. 11 Da kongen hørte, hvad der stod i bogen, blev han så fortvivlet, at han rev en flænge i sit tøj. 12-13 Øjeblikkeligt tilkaldte han Hilkija og nogle flere af sine embedsmænd. Det drejede sig om hans personlige tjener Asaja, Shafans søn Ahikam og Mikas søn Ahbor. „Gå hen og rådspørg Herren på mine og folkets vegne om indholdet af denne lovbog,” sagde han. „Herren er uden tvivl vred på os, for vores forfædre har ikke handlet efter forskrifterne i denne bog.”
14 Derpå gik ypperstepræsten og de fire embedsmænd hen til Jerusalems nye bydel, hvor profetinden Hulda boede sammen med sin mand, Shallum (en søn af Tikva, som var søn af Harhas). Shallum havde ansvar for præstedragterne. 15-16 Hulda sagde til dem: „Herren, Israels Gud, siger: Sig til den mand, som sendte jer, at jeg, Herren, vil straffe dette sted og dets indbyggere i overensstemmelse med den bog, Judas konge nu har læst, 17 for de har forkastet mig til fordel for andre guder. De har ofret røgelse til afguderne og provokeret mig med alle deres afgudsbilleder. Jeg må straffe dem, og straffen står ikke til at ændre. 18 Men til kongen, som sendte jer for at rådspørge Herren, skal I overbringe følgende personlige budskab: Den straf, som du lige har hørt om, står fast, 19 men fordi du var fortvivlet over, hvad der er sket og ydmygede dig for mig, da du hørte om mine advarsler om den forbandelse og ødelæggelse, der skal ramme landet, og fordi du flængede dit tøj og græd for mit ansigt, så vil jeg bønhøre dig. 20 Jeg vil udskyde dommens time over Jerusalem, så byen ikke bliver ødelagt i din levetid. Du skal få lov at dø i fred og blive skånet for at være vidne til den katastrofe, jeg sender over dette sted.” Med det budskab vendte de tilbage til kongen.
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