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.
It was the seventh month after the people of Israel came back to their cities, when they gathered together 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.
Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers the priests, and Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and his brothers rose up and built the altar of the God of Israel to offer burnt offerings 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.
Then they established the altar on its stand, for dread was on them because of the people of the land. They offered burnt offerings to Yahweh at dawn and evening.
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 observed the Festival of Shelters as it is written and offered burnt offerings day by day according to the decree, each day's duty on its 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.
Accordingly, there were daily burnt offerings and monthly ones and offerings for all the fixed feasts of Yahweh, along with all the freewill offerings.
6 Fra den første Dag i den syvende Maaned begyndte de at ofre Herren Brændofre, men Herrens Tempels Grundvold var ikke lagt.
They began to offer up burnt offerings to Yahweh on the first day of the seventh month, although the temple had not been founded.
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.
So they gave silver to the stoneworkers and craftsmen, and they gave food, drink, and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre, so they would bring cedar trees by sea from Lebanon to Joppa, as authorized for them 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.
Then in the second month of the second year after they came to the house of God in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jozadak, the rest of the priests, the Levites, and those who came from captivity back to Jerusalem began the work. They assigned the Levites twenty years old and older to oversee the work of Yahweh's house.
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.
Jeshua and his sons and brothers, and Kadmiel and his sons, who were descendants of Hodaviah), and the sons of Henadad and their sons and brothers-all of them were Levites-joined together in supervising 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.
The builders laid a foundation for Yahweh's temple. This enabled the priests to stand in their garments with trumpets, and the Levites, sons of Asaph, to praise Yahweh with cymbals, just as the hand of David, king of Israel had commanded.
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.
They sang with praise and thankfulness to Yahweh, “He is good! His covenant faithfulness to Israel endures forever.” All the people cried out with a great shout of joy in praise of Yahweh because the temple's foundations 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 priests, Levites, and chief patriarchs, those who were old and had seen the first house, when this house's foundations were laid before their eyes, wept loudly. But many people had shouts of joy with gladness and an excited sound.
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.
As a result, people were not able to distinguish the joyful and glad sounds from the sound of people weeping, for the people were crying out with great joy, and the sound was heard from far away.
