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Verse 1

Josjia holdt påske for Herren i Jerusalem, og de slaktet påskelammet den fjortende dagen i den første måneden.

Josiah kept a Passover to Yahweh in Jerusalem: and they killed the Passover on the fourteenth [day] of the first month.

Verse 2

Han satte prestene på deres poster og oppmuntret dem til tjenesten i Herrens hus.

He set the priests in their offices, and encouraged them to the service of the house of Yahweh.

Verse 3

Han sa til levittene som underviste hele Israel og var helliget til Herren: Sett den hellige arken i huset som Salomo, Davids sønn, Israels konge, bygde. Dere skal ikke lenger bære den på skuldrene. Tjen nå Herren deres Gud og hans folk Israel.

He said to the Levites who taught all Israel, who were holy to Yahweh, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; there shall no more be a burden on your shoulders: now serve Yahweh your God, and his people Israel.

Verse 4

Gjør dere klare etter deres fedres hus, i deres avdelinger, slik som det er skrevet av Israels konge David og hans sønn Salomo.

Prepare yourselves after your fathers' houses by your divisions, according to the writing of David king of Israel, and according to the writing of Solomon his son.

Verse 5

Stå på hellig grunn etter avdelingene av fedrenes hus til deres brødre, folkets barn, og sørg for at det for hver del av fedrenes hus er en del av levittene.

Stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the fathers' houses of your brothers the children of the people, and [let there be for each] a portion of a fathers' house of the Levites.

Verse 6

Slakt påskelammet og hellige dere, og forbered for deres brødre, slik det er skrevet i Guds ord ved Moses.

Kill the Passover, and sanctify yourselves, and prepare for your brothers, to do according to the word of Yahweh by Moses.

Verse 7

Josjia ga til folkets barn fra småfeet, lam og kje, alle til påskeofringene for dem som var til stede, med antall tretti tusen og tre tusen okser. Dette var fra kongens rikdom.

Josiah gave to the children of the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, all of them for the Passover offerings, to all who were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand bulls: these were of the king's substance.

Verse 8

Prinsene ga frivillige gaver til folket, prestene og levittene. Hilkia, Sakarja og Jehiel, lederne for Guds hus, ga prestene to tusen seks hundre småfe og tre hundre okser til påskeoffer.

His princes gave for a freewill-offering to the people, to the priests, and to the Levites. Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, the rulers of the house of God, gave to the priests for the Passover offerings two thousand and six hundred [small cattle], and three hundred oxen.

Verse 9

Også Konanja, Sjemaja og Netanel, hans brødre, og Hasjabja, Jeiel og Josabad, lederne for levittene, ga til levittene fem tusen småfe og fem hundre okser til påskeoffer.

Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethanel, his brothers, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, the chiefs of the Levites, gave to the Levites for the Passover offerings five thousand [small cattle], and five hundred oxen.

Verse 10

Så ble tjenesten forberedt, og prestene sto på sine poster, og levittene i sine avdelinger, i samsvar med kongens befaling.

So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites by their divisions, according to the king's commandment.

Verse 11

De slaktet påskelammet, og prestene sprengte blodet som de hadde mottatt av dem, og levittene flådde dem.

They killed the Passover, and the priests sprinkled [the blood which they received] of their hand, and the Levites flayed them.

Verse 12

De fjernet brennofferne for å gi dem i henhold til fedrenes hus av folkets barn, for å ofre dem til Herren, slik det står skrevet i Moseboken. Det samme gjorde de med oksene.

They removed the burnt offerings, that they might give them according to the divisions of the fathers' houses of the children of the people, to offer to Yahweh, as it is written in the book of Moses. So did they with the oxen.

Verse 13

De stekte påskelammet på valgte måten, og de hellige offerene kokte de i kjeler, og i kar og i panner, og de brakte dem raskt til alle folkets barn.

They roasted the Passover with fire according to the ordinance: and the holy offerings boiled they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and carried them quickly to all the children of the people.

Verse 14

Deretter forberedte de for seg selv og for prestene, fordi prestene, Arons sønner, var opptatt med å ofre brennoffer og fett til natten. Derfor forberedte levittene for seg selv og for Arons sønner, prestene.

Afterward they prepared for themselves, and for the priests, because the priests the sons of Aaron [were busied] in offering the burnt offerings and the fat until night: therefore the Levites prepared for themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aaron.

Verse 15

Sangerne, Asafs sønner, var på sine poster, i samsvar med befalingene fra David, Asaf, Heman og Jedutun, kongens seer. Portvaktene var ved hver port, og de trengte ikke forlate sin tjeneste, for deres brødre, levittene, forberedte for dem.

The singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the porters were at every gate: they didn't need to depart from their service; for their brothers the Levites prepared for them.

Verse 16

Så hele Herrens tjeneste ble forberedt samme dag for å holde påske og ofre brennoffer på Herrens alter i henhold til kong Josjias befaling.

So all the service of Yahweh was prepared the same day, to keep the Passover, and to offer burnt-offerings on the altar of Yahweh, according to the commandment of king Josiah.

Verse 17

Israels barn som var til stede, holdt påske ved den tiden, og de holdt de usyrede brøds fest i syv dager.

The children of Israel who were present kept the Passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days.

Verse 18

Det hadde aldri vært en påske som den som ble holdt i Israel siden profeten Samuels dager, heller ikke holdt noen av Israels konger en slik påske som Josjia holdt, med prestene, levittene, hele Juda og Israel som var til stede, og Jerusalems innbyggere.

There was no Passover like that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did any of the kings of Israel keep such a Passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel who were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Verse 19

Denne påsken ble holdt i det attende året av Josjias regjering.

In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this Passover kept.

Verse 20

Etter alt dette, da Josjia hadde forberedt tempelet, dro Neko, Egypts konge, for å kjempe mot Karkemisj ved Eufrat, og Josjia dro ut mot ham.

After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Neco king of Egypt went up to fight against Carchemish by the Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.

Verse 21

Men han sendte sendebud til ham og sa: Hva har jeg med deg å gjøre, Juda konge? Jeg kommer ikke mot deg i dag, men mot huset som jeg har krig med. Gud har beordret meg å skynde meg; hold deg unna Gud, som er med meg, så han ikke skal ødelegge deg.

But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with you, you king of Judah? [I come] not against you this day, but against the house with which I have war; and God has commanded me to make haste: forbear you from [meddling with] God, who is with me, that he not destroy you.

Verse 22

Josjia ville likevel ikke vende ansiktet fra ham, men forkledde seg for å kjempe mot ham, og hørte ikke på Nekos ord fra Guds munn, og kom for å kjempe i Megiddos dal.

Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and didn't listen to the words of Neco from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.

Verse 23

Bueskytterne skjøt mot kong Josjia, og kongen sa til sine tjenere: Ta meg bort, for jeg er hardt såret.

The archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.

Verse 24

Så tok hans tjenere ham ut av vognen og satte ham i hans andre vogn, og brakte ham til Jerusalem. Der døde han og ble begravet i sine fedres graver. Hele Juda og Jerusalem sørget for Josjia.

So his servants took him out of the chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had, and brought him to Jerusalem; and he died, and was buried in the tombs of his fathers. All Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.

Verse 25

Jeremia sørget over Josjia, og alle sangere og sangerinner talte om Josjia i sine klagesanger til denne dag. De gjorde det til en orden i Israel, og se, de er skrevet ned i klagesangene.

Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and singing women spoke of Josiah in their lamentations to this day; and they made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the lamentations.

Verse 26

Resten av Josjias gjerninger og hans gode gjerninger, slik de er skrevet i Herrens lov,

Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his good deeds, according to that which is written in the law of Yahweh,

Verse 27

og hans handlinger, først og sist, se, de er skrevet i Israels og Judas kongers bok.

and his acts, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.

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