Da alt dette var fullført, gikk hele Israel som var til stede ut til byene i Juda og knuste steinstøttene, hogde ned Asjera-bildene, rev ned offerhaugene og altrene i hele Juda og Benjamin, også i Efraim og Manasse, til de hadde ødelagt alt. Så vendte alle Israels barn tilbake, hver mann til sin eiendom, til sine egne byer.

Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah, and broke in pieces the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim, and broke down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities.

Hiskia inndelte prestene og levittene etter deres avdelinger, hver mann etter sin tjeneste, både prestene og levittene, for brennoffer og fredsoffer, til tjeneste, for å takke og lovsynge ved portene til Herrens leir.

Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and the Levites after their divisions, every man according to his service, both the priests and the Levites, for burnt offerings and for peace-offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the camp of Yahweh.

Han fastsatte også kongens andel av sitt gods til brennoffer, nemlig til morgen- og kveldsbrennoffer, samt brennoffer for sabbatene, nymånedagene og høytidene, slik det er skrevet i Herrens lov.

[He appointed] also the king's portion of his substance for the burnt-offerings, [to wit], for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the burnt offerings for the Sabbaths, and for the new moons, and for the set feasts, as it is written in the law of Yahweh.

Han påla også folket som bodde i Jerusalem å gi prestene og levittene deres del, slik at de kunne vie seg til Herrens lov.

Moreover he commanded the people who lived in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might give themselves to the law of Yahweh.

Så snart dette budet ble gjort kjent, ga Israels barn rikelig av førstegrødens avling, ny vin, olje, honning og alt som åkeren bar frem; og de brakte i overflod tienden av alt.

As soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel gave in abundance the first fruits of grain, new wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly.

Israels og Judas barn, som bodde i byene i Juda, brakte også inn tienden av okser og sauer, samt tienden av hellige gaver som var viet til Herren deres Gud, og de la dem i hauger.

The children of Israel and Judah, who lived in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of dedicated things which were consecrated to Yahweh their God, and laid them by heaps.

I den tredje måneden begynte de å legge opp haugene, og i den sjuende måneden fullførte de dem.

In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month.

Da Hiskia og lederne kom og så haugene, velsignet de Herren og hans folk Israel.

When Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed Yahweh, and his people Israel.

Hiskia spurte deretter prestene og levittene om haugene.

Then Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps.

Øverstepresten Asarja, fra Sadoks hus, svarte ham og sa: Siden folket begynte å bringe gavene inn i Herrens hus, har vi hatt mer enn nok å spise, og har hatt til overs i mengder: for Herren har velsignet sitt folk; og det som er til overs, er denne store mengden.

Azariah the chief priest, of the house of Zadok, answered him and said, Since [the people] began to bring the offerings into the house of Yahweh, we have eaten and had enough, and have left plenty: for Yahweh has blessed his people; and that which is left is this great store.

Da befalte Hiskia å forberede kamre i Herrens hus; og de forberedte dem.

Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of Yahweh; and they prepared them.

De brakte inn ofringene og tiendene og de hellige gavene trofast: og over dem var levitten Konnanja leder, og hans bror Sjime'i som den andre.

They brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully: and over them Conaniah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was second.

Jehiel, Asarja, Nahat, Asael, Jerimot, Josabad, Eliel, Jismaja, Mahat og Benaja var oppsynsmenn under ledelse av Konnanja og hans bror Sjime'i, etter anordning fra kong Hiskia, og Asarja, lederen for Guds hus.

Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Conaniah and Shimei his brother, by the appointment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God.

Kore, sønn av Imna, levitten, portvokter ved østporten, var over de frivillige ofringene til Gud, for å fordele Herrens offergaver og de helligste tingene.

Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter at the east [gate], was over the freewill-offerings of God, to distribute the offerings of Yahweh, and the most holy things.

Under ham var Eden, Minjamin, Jesuja, Sjemaja, Amarja og Sjekanja i prestebyenes byer, i sine betrodde posisjoner, for å dele ut til sine brødre etter avdelinger, til både store og små:

Under him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their office of trust, to give to their brothers by divisions, as well to the great as to the small:

foruten de som ble regnet etter slektsregister over hannkjønn, fra tre år og oppover, alle som kom inn i Herrens hus, etter dagens plikt, i deres tjeneste etter avdelingene;

besides those who were reckoned by genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even everyone who entered into the house of Yahweh, as the duty of every day required, for their service in their offices according to their divisions;

og de som ble regnet etter slektsregisterene fra prestene etter deres fedrehus, og levittene fra tjue år og oppover, i deres tjenester etter sine avdelinger;

and those who were reckoned by genealogy of the priests by their fathers' houses, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their offices by their divisions;

og de som ble regnet etter slektsregisterene av alle deres småbarn, koner, sønner og døtre, gjennom hele menigheten: for i deres betrodde tjeneste helliget de seg selv i hellighet.

and those who were reckoned by genealogy of all their little ones, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, through all the congregation: for in their office of trust they sanctified themselves in holiness.

Også for Arons sønner, prestene, som var i forstedene av byene deres, var det i hver by menn som var navngitt ved navn til å gi deler til alle mannlige blant prestene, og til alle som ble regnet etter slektsregister blant levittene.

Also for the sons of Aaron the priests, who were in the fields of the suburbs of their cities, in every city, there were men who were mentioned by name, to give portions to all the males among the priests, and to all who were reckoned by genealogy among the Levites.

Slik gjorde Hiskia gjennom hele Juda; og han gjorde det som var godt og rett og trofast for Herren sin Gud.

Thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah; and he worked that which was good and right and faithful before Yahweh his God.

I alt arbeidet han begynte i tjenesten for Guds hus, i loven, i budene, for å søke sin Gud, gjorde han med hele sitt hjerte, og han hadde fremgang.

In every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.