Ezra 3
1 Og der den syvende Maaned var kommen, og Israels Børn vare i deres Stæder, da samledes Folket som een Mand til Jerusalem.
By the seventh month, the Israelites had settled in their towns, and the people assembled as one man in Jerusalem.
2 Og Jesua, Jozadaks Søn, og hans Brødre, Præsterne, gjorde sig rede tillige med Serubabel, Sealthiels Søn, og hans Brødre og byggede Israels Guds Alter til at ofre Brændoffer derpaa, som skrevet er i Moses, den Guds Mands Lov.
Then Jeshua son of Jozadak and his fellow priests, along with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his associates, began to build the altar of the God of Israel to sacrifice burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the Law of Moses the man of God.
3 Og de oprejste Alteret paa dets Grundvold; thi der var Forfærdelse over dem for Folkene i Landene, og de ofrede derpaa Brændofre til Herren, Brændofre om Morgenen og om Aftenen.
They set up the altar on its foundation and sacrificed burnt offerings on it to the LORD—both the morning and evening burnt offerings—even though they feared the people of the land.
4 Og de holdt Løvsalernes Højtid, som det var foreskrevet, og ofrede Brændofre hver Dag efter det fastsatte Tal, som Skik var, hver Dags Ting paa sin Dag;
They also celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles in accordance with what is written, and they offered burnt offerings daily based on the number prescribed for each day.
5 derefter ogsaa det bestandige Brændoffer og det for Nymaanederne og for alle Herrens helligede Højtider og for enhver, siom bragte et frivilligt Offer for Herren.
After that, they presented the regular burnt offerings and those for New Moons and for all the appointed sacred feasts of the LORD, as well as all the freewill offerings brought to the LORD.
6 Fra den første Dag i den syvende Maaned begyndte de at ofre Herren Brændofre, men Herrens Tempels Grundvold var ikke lagt.
On the first day of the seventh month, the Israelites began to offer burnt offerings to the LORD, although the foundation of the temple of the LORD had not been laid.
7 Og de gave Penge til Stenhuggerne og Tømmermændene og Mad og Drikke og Olie til dem fra Sidon og Tyrus, at de skulde føre Cedertræer fra Libanon til Havet imod Jafo efter den Tilladelse, de havde faaet af Kyrus, Kongen af Persien.
They gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food and drink and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar logs from Lebanon to Joppa by sea, as authorized by Cyrus king of Persia.
8 Men i det andet Aar, efter at de vare komne til Guds Hus i Jerusalem, i den anden Maaned, da begyndte Serubabel, Sealthiels Søn, og Jesua, Jozadaks Søn, og de andre af deres Brødre, Præsterne og Leviterne og alle, som vare komne af Fangenskabet til Jerusalem, og de beskikkede Leviterne, fra tyve Aar gamle og derover, til at have Tilsyn med Arbejdet ved Herrens Hus.
In the second month of the second year after they had arrived at the house of God in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jozadak, and the rest of their associates including the priests, the Levites, and all who had returned to Jerusalem from the captivity, began the work. They appointed Levites twenty years of age or older to supervise the construction of the house of the LORD.
9 Da stode Jesua, hans Sønner og hans Brødre, Kadmiel med hans Sønner og Judas Børn som een Mand for at have Tilsyn med dem, som arbejdede ved Guds Hus, i lige Maade Henadads Børn, deres Børn og deres Brødre, Leviterne.
So Jeshua and his sons and brothers, Kadmiel and his sons (descendants of Yehudah), and the sons of Henadad and their sons and brothers—all Levites—joined together to supervise those working on the house of God.
10 Der Bygningsmændene lagde Grundvolden til Herrens Tempel, da lode de Præsterne staa iførte deres Præstedragt med Basuner og Leviterne, Asafs Børn, med Cymbler for at love Herren efter Davids, Israels Konges, Indretning.
When the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their positions to praise the LORD, as David king of Israel had prescribed.
11 Og de sang, idet de lovede og takkede Herren, at han er god, at hans Miskundhed er evindelig over Israel; og alt Folket raabte med et stort Frydeskrig, idet de lovede Herren, fordi Grundvolden til Herrens Hus var lagt.
And they sang responsively with praise and thanksgiving to the LORD: “For He is good; for His loving devotion to Israel endures forever.” Then all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD had been laid.
12 Men mange af Præsterne og Leviterne og Øversterne for Fædrenehusene, de gamle, som havde set det første Hus, græd med høj Røst, da dette andet stod paa sin Grundvold for deres Øjne; men mange opløftede Røsten med Frydeskrig og med Glæde,
But many of the older priests, Levites, and family heads who had seen the first temple wept loudly when they saw the foundation of this temple. Still, many others shouted joyfully.
13 saa at Folket kunde ikke skelne Røsten af Glædens Frydeskrig fra Røsten af Folkets Graad, fordi Folket raabte med et stort Skrig, saa at man hørte Røsten langt borte.
The people could not distinguish the shouts of joy from the sound of weeping, because the people were making so much noise. And the sound was heard from afar.
