Ezra 5

1 Og Profeterne, Profeten Haggaj og Sakarias, Iddo's Søn, profeterede for Jøderne, som vare i Juda og Jerusalem, i Israels Guds Navn, som var over dem.

And Aggaeus the prophet, and Zacharias the [son] of Addo, prophesied a prophesy to the Jews in Juda and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, [even] to them.

2 Da gjorde Serubabel, Sealthiels Søn, og Jesua, Jozadaks Søn, sig rede og begyndte at bygge Guds Hus, som var i Jerusalem, og med dem de Guds Profeter, som styrkede dem.

Then rose up Zorobabel the [son] of Salathiel, and Jesus the son of Josedec, and began to build the house of God that was in Jerusalem: and with them [were] the prophets of God assisting them.

3 Paa den Tid kom Thatnaj, Landshøvdingen paa denne Side Floden, og Sthar-Bosnaj og deres Selskab til dem og sagde til dem: Hvo har givet eder Befaling om at bygge dette Hus og at fuldføre denne Mur?

At the same time came there upon them Thanthanai, the governor on this side the river, and Satharbuzanai, and their fellow-servants, and spoke thus to them, Who has ordained a decree for you to build this house, and to [provide] this preparation?

4 Da sagde vi altsaa til dem, hvad de Mænd hed, som byggede denne Bygning.

Then they spoke thus to them, What are the names of the men that build this city?

5 Og over Jødernes Ældste var deres Guds Øje, og man forhindrede dem ikke, indtil der kom Befaling fra Darius, og man da sendte dem Brev tilbage derom.

But the eyes of God were upon the captivity of Juda, and they did not cause them to cease till the decree was brought to Darius; and then was sent by the tribute-gatherer concerning this

6 Afskriften af Brevet, som Thatnaj, Landshøvdingen paa denne Side Floden, og Sthar-Bosnaj og hans Selskab, de fra Afarsakta, som vare paa den Side Floden, sendte til Kong Darius; —

the copy of a letter, which Thanthanai, the governor of the part on this side the river, and Satharbuzanai, and their fellow-servants the Apharsachaeans who were on this side of the river, sent to king Darius.

7 de sendte Beretningen til ham, og saaledes var der skrevet i den: Kong Darius ønske vi al Fred!

They sent an account to him, and thus it was written in it: All peace to king Darius.

8 Det være Kongen vitterligt, at vi kom til det Landskab Juda, til den store Guds Hus, og at man bygger det med storø Stene og lægger Træ i Væggene, og at Arbejdet gaar rask frem og lykkes ved deres Hænder.

Be it known to the king, that we went into the land of Judea, to the house of the great God; and it is building with choice stones, and they are laying timbers in the walls, and that work is prospering, and goes on favourably in their hands.

9 Da spurgte vi disse. Ældste ad og sagde saaledes til dem: Hvo har givet eder Befaling om at bygge dette Hus og at fuldføre denne Mur?

Then we asked those elders, and thus we said to them, Who gave you the order to build this house, and to [provide] this preparation?

10 Vi spurgte og om deres Navne for at give dig dem til Kende, at vi kunde skrive de Mænds Navne, som vare deres Øverster.

And we asked them their names, [in order] to declare [them] to you, so as to write to you the names of their leading men.

11 Og de gave os saadant Svar tilbage og sagde: Vi ere Himmelens og Jordens Guds Tjenere og bygge et Hus, som var fordum bygget, for mange Aar siden; thi en stor Konge i Israel havde bygget det og fuldført det.

And they answered us thus, saying, We [are] the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we [are] building the house which had been built many years before this, and a great king of Israel built it, and established it for them.

12 Men efterdi vore Fædre havde fortørnet Himmelens Gud, gav han dem i Kongen af Babel, Kaldæeren Nebukadnezars Haand, og denne nedbrød dette Hus og førte Folket bort til Babel.

But after that our fathers provoked the God of heaven, he gave them into the hands of Nabuchodonosor the Chaldean, king of Babylon, and he destroyed this house, and carried the people captive to Babylon.

13 Men i Kongen af Babel, Kyrus's første Aar, gav Kong Kyrus Befaling at bygge dette Guds Hus.

And in the first year of king Cyrus, Cyrus the king made a decree that this house of God should be built.

14 Ja, ogsaa de Guds Hus's Kar, som vare af Guld og Sølv, hvilke Nebukadnezar havde udtaget af Templet, som var i Jerusalem, og ført til Templet i Babel, dem udtog Kong Kyrus af Templet i Babel, og de bleve givne en, hvis Navn var Sesbazar, hvilken han satte til Landshøvding.

And the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nabuchodonosor brought out from the house that was in Jerusalem, and carried them into the temple of the king, them did king Cyrus bring out from the temple of the king, and gave them to Sabanasar the treasurer, who was over the treasurer;

15 Og han sagde til ham: Tag disse Kar, gak bort og bring dem ind i Templet, som er i Jerusalem, og lad Guds Hus bygges paa sit Sted!

and said to him, Take all the vessels, and go, put them in the house that is in Jerusalem in their place.

16 Da kom den samme Sesbazar, han lagde Grundvolden til Guds Hus, som er i Jerusalem; og fra da af og indtil nu bygges det og er ikke fuldført.

Then that Sabanazar came, and laid the foundations of the house of God in Jerusalem: and from that time even until now it has been building, and has not been finished.

17 Og dersom det nu synes godt for Kongen, saa lad der blive eftersøgt i Kongens Skatkammer, som er i Babel, om det er saa, at der er given Befaling af Kong Kyrus om at bygge dette Guds Hus i Jerusalem, og man sende os Kongens Vilje derom!

And now, if it [seem] good to the king, lest search be made in the treasure-house of the king at Babylon, that you may know [if it be] that a decree was made by king Cyrus to build that house of God that was in Jerusalem, and let the king send to us when he has learnt concerning this [matter].