Da alt dette var fullført, dro alle israelittene som var til stede ut til byene i Juda, og slo i stykker avgudsbildene, hogg ned lundene og rev ned offerhaugene og altrene i hele Juda og Benjamin, i Efraim og Manasse også, inntil alt var fullstendig ødelagt. Deretter vendte alle Israels barn tilbake, hver til sin eiendom i sine egne byer.

Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities.

Hiskia organiserte prestene og levittene i deres avdelinger, hver mann etter sin tjeneste, både prestene og levittene for brennoffer og fredsoffer, for å tjene, takke og lovprise ved portene til Herrens bolig.

And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites after their courses, every man according to his service, the priests and Levites for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the tents of the LORD.

Han satte også av kongens del av sine eiendeler til brennoffer, nemlig for morgen- og aftenbrennofferet, og brennofferet for sabbatene, for nymånedagene og for 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 the LORD.

I tillegg befalte han folket som bodde i Jerusalem å gi det som var prestene og levittenes del, slik at de kunne være ivrige i Herrens lov.

Moreover he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might be encouraged in the law of the LORD.

Så snart denne befaling var blitt kjent, kom Israels barn med overflod av førstegrøden av korn, vin, olje, honning og all avling fra marken; de brakte inn mengder av tienden av alt.

And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly.

Når det gjaldt israelittene og judaittene som bodde i Judas byer, brakte de også inn tienden av storfe og småfe, samt de tingene som var helliget til Herren deres Gud, og de stablet dem i store mengder.

And concerning the children of Israel and Judah, that dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of holy things which were consecrated unto the LORD their God, and laid them by heaps.

I den tredje måneden begynte de å legge grunnlaget for haugene, og i den syvende måneden var de ferdige.

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

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

And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD, and his people Israel.

Så spurte Hiskia prestene og levittene om haugene.

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

Og Azarja, øverstepresten av Sadoks hus, svarte ham og sa: «Siden folket begynte å bringe inn offergavene til Herrens hus, har vi hatt rikelig med mat å spise, og enda mye til overs, for Herren har velsignet sitt folk, og det som er til overs, er denne store mengden.»

And 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 the LORD, we have had enough to eat, and have left plenty: for the LORD hath blessed his people; and that which is left is this great store.

Deretter befalte Hiskia at det skulle gjøres i stand lagerrom i Herrens hus, og de gjorde det klart.

Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the LORD; and they prepared them,

Og de brakte inn offergavene, tiendene og de hellige tingene trofast: over dette var Konanja levitten leder, og hans bror Sjime’i var nestkommanderende.

And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully: over which Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was the next.

Jehiel, Asasja, Nahat, Asael, Jerimot, Josabad, Eliel, Jismakja, Mattatja og Benaja var oppsynsmenn under Konanja og hans bror Sjime’is ledelse, etter kong Hiskias befaling, og Azarja, forstanderen for Guds hus.

And 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 Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God.

Og Kore, sønn av Imna, levitten som var portvokter mot øst, hadde tilsyn med de frivillige offergavene til Gud, for å fordele Herrens offergaver og de høyhellige tingene.

And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter toward the east, was over the freewill offerings of God, to distribute the oblations of the LORD, and the most holy things.

Ved siden av ham var Eden, Minjamin, Jeshua, Sjemaja, Amarja og Sjekanja i prestebyene, fastsatt etter sine plikter, for å dele ut til sine brødre etter avdelingene, både til store og små.

And next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small:

I tillegg, etter deres slektsregister, delte de ut til alle hankjønn fra tre år og oppover som kom inn i Herrens hus, deres daglige del for deres tjeneste etter deres avdelinger.

Beside their genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even unto every one that entereth into the house of the LORD, his daily portion for their service in their charges according to their courses;

Samme gjaldt for slektsregistrene til prestene etter deres familier, og levittene fra tjue år og oppover, etter deres oppgaver i sine avdelinger.

Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges by their courses;

Og for alle deres små barn, deres koner, sønner og døtre gjennom hele forsamlingen, for i sine avdelinger helliget de seg i hellighet.

And to the genealogy of all their little ones, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, through all the congregation: for in their set office they sanctified themselves in holiness:

Også for Arons sønner, prestene som bodde i utmarkene til deres byer, i hver by, var det navngitte menn som sørget for å gi delene til alle menn blant prestene, og til alle som var regnet blant levittene.

Also of the sons of Aaron the priests, which were in the fields of the suburbs of their cities, in every several city, the men that were expressed by name, to give portions to all the males among the priests, and to all that were reckoned by genealogies among the Levites.

Slik gjorde Hiskia i hele Juda; han gjorde det som var godt, rett og sant for Herren hans Guds øyne.

And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the LORD his God.

Og i ethvert verk han begynte, når det gjaldt tjenesten i Guds hus, i loven og budene, for å søke sin Gud, gjorde han det med hele sitt hjerte og hadde fremgang.

And 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.