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.

Then were moved to prophesy, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah son of Iddo, the prophets, unto the Jews who were in Judaea and in Jerusalem, —in the name of the God of Israel, unto 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 arose—Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God, which was in Jerusalem, —and, with them, were the prophets of God, strengthening 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 that time, came unto them Tattenai pasha Beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai, and their associates, —and, thus, spake they unto them, Who hath issued unto you an edict, this house, to build, and, this wall, to complete?

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

Then, after this manner, spake we unto them, —What are the names of these men, who, this building, do rear?

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.

Nevertheless, the eye of their God, was upon the elders of Judah, and they did not forbid them, until the matter, unto Darius, should come, —and, then, answer be returned by letter, 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; —

A copy of the letter which Tattenai pasha Beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai, and his associates, the Apharsachites, who were Beyond the Rivet, sent unto Darius the king:

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

a message, sent they unto him, —and, thus, was it written therein, Unto Darius the king, all prosperity!

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 unto the king, that we journeyed into the province of Judah, unto the house of the Great God, and, the same, is being built with large stones, and, timber, is being laid in the walls, —and, this work, with speed, is being done, and is prospering 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 asked we of these elders, thus, we said to them, —Who hath issued to you an edict, this house, to build, and, this wall, to complete?

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.

Yea, their names also, asked we of them, to certify thee, —that we might write the name, of the men who are at their head.

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, thus, returned they, answer, to us saying, —We, are servants of the God of the heavens and the earth, and are building the house which was built these many years ago, which, a great king of Israel, built and completed.

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 had provoked the God of the heavens to wrath, he delivered them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, —and, this house, he destroyed, and, the people, he exiled to Babylon.

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

Howbeit, in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king, issued an edict, this house of God, to build.

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.

Moreover also, the utensils of the house of God, of gold and silver, which, Nebuchadnezzar, had brought forth out of the temple which was in Jerusalem, and had brought into the temple of Babylon, Cyrus the king, brought them forth, out of the temple of Babylon, —and they were delivered to one Sheshbazzar by name, whom he made, pasha;

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—These utensils, take, go carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, —and let, the house of God, be built in its 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, this Sheshbazzar, came, he laid the foundations of the house of God, which was in Jerusalem, —and, since then, even until now, it hath been in building, and is not 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!

Now, therefore, if, unto the king, it seem good, let search be made in the treasure-house of the king which is there, in Babylon, whether it be so, that, from Cyrus the king, issued an edict, to build this house of God, in Jerusalem, —and, the pleasure of the king concerning this, let him send unto us.