Ezra 10

1 Og der Esra bad, og der han bekendte, græd og havde nedkastet sig foran Guds Hus, da samledes til ham en saare stor Forsamling af Israel, Mænd og Kvinder og Børn; thi Folket græd med megen Graad.

Now while Ezra was making his prayer and his statement of wrongdoing, weeping and falling down before the house of God, a very great number of men and women and children out of Israel came together round him: for the people were weeping bitterly.

2 Og Sekania, Jehiels Søn, af Elams Børn, svarede og sagde til Esra: Vi have forgrebet os imod vor Gud, og vi have ladet fremmede Hustruer af Landets Folk bo hos os; men med dette er der end Forhaabning for Israel.

And Shecaniah, the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answering, said to Ezra, We have done evil against our God, and have taken as our wives strange women of the peoples of the land: but still there is hope for Israel in this question.

3 Saa lader os nu gøre en Pagt for vor Gud, at vi ville lade alle disse Hustruer og de af dem fødte drage ud, efter Raad af Herren og af dem, som ere forfærdede for vor Guds Bud; og lad der gøres efter Loven!

Let us now make an agreement with our God to put away all the wives and all their children, if it seems right to my lord and to those who go in fear of the words of our God; and let it be done in keeping with the law.

4 Staa op, thi den Sag paaligger dig, og vi ville være med dig; vær frimodig og gør det!

Up, now! for this is your business, and we are with you; take heart and do it.

5 Da stod Esra op og tog en Ed af de øverste for Præsterne, Leviterne og al Israel, at de vilde gøre efter dette Ord; og de svore.

Then Ezra got up, and made the chiefs of the priests and the Levites and all Israel take an oath that they would do this. So they took an oath.

6 Og Esra stod op fra Stedet foran Guds Hus og gik til Johanans, Eliasibs Søns, Kammer; og han gik derhen, han aad ikke Brød og drak ikke Vand; thi han sørgede over deres Forsyndelse, som havde været bortførte.

Then Ezra got up from before the house of God and went into the room of Jehohanan, the son of Eliashib; but when he came there, he took no food or drink, for he was sorrowing for the sin of those who had come back.

7 Og de lode udraabe i Juda og Jerusalem til alle de Folk, som havde været bortførte, at de skulde samles til Jerusalem.

And they made a public statement through all Judah and Jerusalem, to all those who had come back, that they were to come together to Jerusalem;

8 Og hver, som ikke vilde komme inden tre Dage, alt hans Gods skulde, efter de Øverstes og de Ældstes Raad, være sat i Band, og han selv skulde udelukkes fra deres Forsamling, som havde været bortførte.

And that if anyone did not come before three days were past, as ordered by the rulers and the responsible men, all his goods would be put under the curse, and he himself would be cut off from the meeting of the people who had come back.

9 Og alle Judas og Benjamins Mænd samledes til Jerusalem efter tre Dage, det var den niende Maaned paa den tyvende Dag i Maaneden; og alt Folket sad paa Gaden foran Guds Hus og skælvede for den Sags Skyld og for den megen Regn.

Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin came together to Jerusalem before three days were past; it was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people were seated in the wide square in front of the house of God, shaking with fear because of this business and because of the great rain.

10 Da stod Esra, Præsten, op og sagde til dem: I have forsyndet eder og ladet fremmede Kvinder bo hos eder for at lægge mere til Israels Skyld.

And Ezra the priest got to his feet and said to them, You have done wrong and taken strange women for your wives, so increasing the sin of Israel.

11 Saa gører nu Bekendelse for Herren eders Fædres Gud og gører hans Vilje og skiller eder fra Landets Folk og fra de fremmede Kvinder!

So now, give praise to the Lord, the God of your fathers, and do his pleasure; and make yourselves separate from the peoples of the land and from the strange women.

12 Da svarede den ganske Forsamling, og de sagde med høj Røst: Saaledes bør vi gøre efter dine Ord til os.

Then all the people, answering, said with a loud voice, As you have said, so it is right for us to do.

13 Dog her er meget Folk, og det er Regnvejr, saa at man ikke formaar at staa her ude, og det er ikke een ej heller to Dages Gerning; thi vi ere mange, som have begaaet Overtrædelse i denne Sag.

But the number of people is great, and it is a time of much rain; it is not possible for us to go on waiting outside, and this is not a thing which may be done in one day or even two: for our sin in this business is great.

14 Kære, lad vore Øverster staa for den ganske Forsamling, og hver den, som i vore Stæder har ladet fremmede Hustruer bo hos sig, skal komme paa bestemte Tider og med dem hver Stads Ældste og dens Dommere, indtil vor Guds strenge Vrede vendes fra os, indtil denne Sag er afgjort.

So now let our rulers be representatives for all the people, and let all those in our towns who are married to strange women come at fixed times, and with them the responsible men and the judges of every town, till the burning wrath of our God is turned away from us, and this has been done.

15 Saa stode aleneste Jonathan, Asahels Søn, og Jehasia, Tikvas Søn, for denne Sag, og Mesullam og Leviten Sabtaj hjalp dem.

Only Jonathan, the son of Asahel, and Jahzeiah, the son of Tikvah, were against this, Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite supporting them.

16 Og de Folk, som havde været bortførte, gjorde saa, og Esra, Præsten, og Mænd, som vare Øverster for deres Fædrenehuse, alle navngivne, bleve udvalgte; og de toge Sæde paa den første Dag i den tiende Maaned at ransage den Sag.

So those who had come back did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain heads of families, by their fathers' families, all of them by their names, were marked out; and on the first day of the tenth month they took their places to go into the question with care.

17 Og de bleve færdige med alle Mænd, som havde ladet fremmede Hustruer bo hos sig, indtil den første Dag i den første Maaned.

And they got to the end of all the men who were married to strange women by the first day of the first month.

18 Og der fandtes nogle af Præsternes Børn, som havde ladet fremmede Hustruer bo hos sig, nemlig: Af Jesuas, Jozadaks Søns, og hans Brødres Børn, Maeseja og Elieser og Jarib og Gedalia.

And among the sons of the priests who were married to strange women were these: of the sons of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak and his brothers, Maaseiah and Eliezer and Jarib and Gedaliah.

19 Og de gave deres Haand paa, at de vilde lade deres Hustruer drage bort, og de gave en Væder af Kvæget til Skyldoffer for deres Skyld.

And they gave their word that they would put away their wives; and for their sin, they gave an offering of a male sheep of the flock.

20 Og af Immers Børn fandtes Hanani og Sebadja;

And of the sons of Immer, Hanani and Zebadiah.

21 og af Harims Børn, Maeseja og Elia og Semaja og Jehiel og Ussia;

And of the sons of Harim, Maaseiah and Elijah and Shemaiah and Jehiel and Uzziah.

22 og af Pashurs Børn, Elioenaj, Maeseja, Ismael, Nethaneel, Josabad og Eleasa;

And of the sons of Pashhur, Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.

23 og af Leviterne, Josabad og Simei og Kelajaf (det er Klita), Pethaja, Juda og Elieser;

And of the Levites, Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah (that is Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

24 og af Sangerne, Eliasib; og af Portnerne, Sallum og Telem og Uri;

And of the music-makers, Eliashib; and of the door-keepers, Shallum and Telem and Uri.

25 og af Israel, af Pareos's Børn, Ramia og Jesia og Malkia og Mijamin og Eleasar og Malkia og Benaja;

And of Israel, the sons of Parosh, Ramiah and Izziah and Malchijah and Mijamin and Eleazar and Malchijah and Benaiah.

26 og af Elams Børn, Matthania, Sakaria og Jehiel og Abdi og Jeremoth og Elia;

And of the sons of Elam, Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel and Abdi and Jeremoth and Elijah.

27 og af Sattus Børn, Elioenaj, Eliasib, Matthania og Jeremoth og Sabad og Asisa;

And of the sons of Zattu, Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth and Zabad and Aziza.

28 og af Bebajs Børn, Johanan, Hanania, Sabaj, Athlaj;

And of the sons of Bebai, Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.

29 og af Banis Børn, Mesullam, Malluk og Adaja, Jasub og Seal og Jeramoth;

And of the sons of Bani, Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub and Sheal, Jeremoth.

30 og af Pahath-Moabs Børn, Adna og Kelal, Benaja, Maeseja, Matthania, Bezaleel og Binnuj og Manasse;

And of the sons of Pahath-moab, Adna and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel and Binnui and Manasseh.

31 og af Harims Børn, Elieser, Jisia, Malkia, Semaja, Simeon,

And of the sons of Harim, Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

32 Benjamin, Malluk, Semarja;

Benjamin, Malluch, Shemariah.

33 af Hasums Børn, Mathnaj, Matthatha, Sabad, Elifelet, Jeremaj, Manasse, Simei;

Of the sons of Hashum, Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, Shimei.

34 af Banis Børn, Maedaj, Amram og Uel,

Of the sons of Bani, Maadai, Amram, and Uel,

35 Benaja, Bedja, Keluj,

Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi,

36 Vanja, Meremoth, Eliasib,

Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,

37 Matthania, Mathnaj og Jaesan,

Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu,

38 og Bani og Binnuj, Semei,

And Bani and Binnui, Shimei;

39 og Selemia og Nathan og Adaja,

And Shelemiah and Nathan and Adaiah,

40 Maknadbaj, Sasaj, Sarak,

Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

41 Asareel og Selemia, Semarja,

Azarel and Shelemiah, Shemariah,

42 Sallum, Amarja, Josef;

Shallum, Amariah, Joseph.

43 af Nebos Børn, Jejel, Mathitja, Sabad, Sebina, Jaddaj og Joel og Benaja.

Of the sons of Nebo, Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Iddo, and Joel, Benaiah.

44 Alle disse havde taget fremmede Hustruer, og somme af dem havde Hustruer, med hvilke de havde Børn.

All these had taken strange wives; and some of them had wives by whom they had offspring.