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 the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews that were in Judah 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 Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God helping 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 to them Tatnai, governor on this side of the river, and Shetharboznai, and their companions, and said thus to them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?

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

Then said we to them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building?

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 eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter.

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 the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side of the river, and Shetharboznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, who were on this side of the river, sent to Darius the king:

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

They sent a letter to him, in which was written thus; To Darius the king, all peace.

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 province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is built with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work proceedeth quickly, and prospereth 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 said to them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to finish these walls?

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.

We asked their names also, to inform thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.

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 they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was built these many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and set up.

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 heaven to wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon.

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

But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.

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 vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered to one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;

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 these vessels, 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 came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it 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 it seemeth good to the king, let there be search made in the king’s treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it is so, that a decree was made by Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.