Ezra 6

1 Da gav Kong Darius Befaling, og de ledte i Brevkammeret, hvor man lagde Skatten, i Babel.

Then Darius the king made a decree, and caused a search to be made in the record-offices, where the treasure is stored in Babylon.

2 Og der blev funden i Akmetha, paa Slottet, i Landskabet Medien, en Rulle, og i den var en Antegnelse saa skreven:

And there was found in the city, in the palace, a volume, and this was the record written in it.

3 I Kong Kyrus's første Aar gav Kong Kyrus Befaling om Guds Hus i Jerusalem, at Huset skulde bygges til at være et Sted, hvor man ofrede Offer, og at dets Grundvold skulde føres op; tresindstyve Alen skulde dets Højde og tresindstyve Alen dets Bredde være;

In the first year of king Cyrus, Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the holy house of God that was in Jerusalem, [saying, ]Let the house be built, and the place where they sacrifice the sacrifices. (Also he appointed its elevation, in height sixty cubits; its breadth [was] of sixty cubits.)

4 der skulde være tre Lag store Stene og et Lag nyt Træ; og Bekostningen skulde udredes af Kongens Hus.

And [let there be] three strong layers of stone, and one layer of timber; and the expense shall be paid out of the house of the king.

5 Tilmed skulde man og tilbagegive Guds Hus's Kar, som vare af Guld og Sølv, hvilke Nebukadnezar havde taget ud af Templet, som var i Jerusalem, og ført til Babel, og de skulde komme til Templet, som skal være i Jerusalem, til deres Sted, og man skulde bringe dem ind i Guds Hus.

And the silver and the gold vessels of the house of God, which Nabuchodonosor carried off from the house that was in Jerusalem, and carried to Babylon, let them even be given, and be carried to the temple that is in Jerusalem, and put in the place where they were set in the house of God.

6 Nu, du Thatnaj, Landshøvding paa hin Side Floden, du Sthar-Bosnaj og Selskabet, de af Afarsakta, som er paa hin Side Floden, holder eder langt derfra!

Now, ye rulers beyond the river, Satharbuzanai, and their fellow-servants the Apharsachaeans, who [are] on the other side of the river, give [these things], keeping far from that place.

7 Lader dem arbejde paa dette Guds Hus, at Jødernes Landshøvding og Jødernes Ældste kunne bygge dette Guds Hus paa dets Sted.

Now let alone the work of the house of God: let the rulers of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build that house of God on its place.

8 Der er og given Befaling af mig om det, som I skulle gøre imod disse Jøders Ældste, at de kunne bygge dette Guds Hus, nemlig, at af Kongens Gods, af Skatten paa hin Side Floden, skulle Omkostningerne straks udredes til disse Mænd, at de ikke forhindres.

Also a decree has been made by me, if haply ye may do somewhat in concert with the elders of the Jews for the building of that house of God: to wit, out of the king's property, [even] the tributes beyond the river, let there be money to defray the expenses carefully granted to those men, so that they be not hindered.

9 Og hvad de have fornødent, baade Kalve og Vædre og Lam til Brændoffer for Himmelens Gud, Hvede, Salt, Vin og Olie, skal man paa Forlangende af Præsterne, som ere i Jerusalem, Dag for Dag give dem; der maa ikke ske nogen Forseelse herudi,

And whatever need [there may be], ye shall give both the young of bulls and rams, and lambs for whole-burnt-offerings to the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, oil: —let it be given them according to the word of the priests that are in Jerusalem, day by day whatsoever they shall ask;

10 paa det de kunne ofre til en sød Lugt for Gud i Himmelen og bede for Kongens og hans Børns Liv.

that they may offer sweet savours to the God of heaven, and that they may pray for the life of the king and his sons.

11 Fremdeles er der given Befaling af mig, at naar et Menneske forandrer denne Ting, saa skal der af hans Hus udrives en Bjælke, og han skal hænges op og slaas fast derpaa, og hans Hus skal gøres til en Møgdynge derfor.

And a decree has been made by me, that every man who shall alter this word, timber shall be pulled down from his house, and let him be lifted up and slain upon it, and his house shall be confiscated.

12 Og Gud, som har ladet sit Navn bo der, nedslaa hver Konge og hvert Folk, som udrækker sin Haand for at forandre det, for at forstyrre dette Guds Hus, som er i Jerusalem; jeg, Darius har givet Befaling; det skal uopholdelig gøres.

And may the God whose name dwells there, overthrow every king and people who shall stretch out his hand to alter or destroy the house of God which is in Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be diligently [attended to].

13 Thatnaj, Landshøvding paa hin Side Floden, Sthar-Bosnaj og deres Selskab, gjorde derpaa uopholdelig derefter, fordi Kong Darius havde sendt Bud.

Then Thanthanai the governor on this side beyond the river, Satharbuzanai, and his fellow-servants, according to that which king Darius sent, so they did diligently.

14 Og Jødernes Ældste byggede, og det lykkedes for dem efter Profeten Haggajs og Sakarias's, Iddos Søns, Profeti; og de byggede og fuldførte det efter Israels Guds Befaling og efter Kyrus's og Darius's og Artakserkses's, Kongen af Persiens, Befaling.

And the elders of the Jews and the Levites built, at the prophecy of Aggaeus the prophet, and Zacharias the son of Addo: and they built up, and finished [it], by the decree of the God of Israel, and by the decree of Cyrus, and Darius, and Arthasastha, kings of the Persians.

15 Og det Hus blev fuldt færdigt til den tredje Dag i Adar Maaned, i Kong Darius's Regerings sjette Aar.

And they finished this house by the third day of the month Adar, which is the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.

16 Og Israels Børn, Præsterne og Leviterne og de andre af de Folk, som havde været bortførte, holdt dette Guds Hus's Indvielse med Glæde.

And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of the house of God with gladness.

17 Og de ofrede til dette Guds Hus's Indvielse hundrede Øksne, to Hundrede Vædre, fire Hundrede Lam og tolv Gedebukke til Syndoffer for hele Israel, efter Israels Stammers Tal.

And they offered for the dedication of the house of God a hundred calves, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, twelve kids of the goats for a sin-offering for all Israel, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

18 Og de beskikkede Præsterne i deres Afdelinger og Leviterne i deres Skifter til Gudstjenesten i Jerusalem, som skrevet er i Mose Bog.

And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their separate orders, for the services of God in Jerusalem, according to the writing of the book of Moses.

19 Og de Folk, som havde været bortførte, holdt Paaske paa den fjortende Dag i den første Maaned.

And the children of the captivity kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.

20 Thi Præsterne og Leviterne havde renset sig som een Mand, de vare alle rene, og de slagtede Paaskelam for alle de Folk, som havde været bortførte, og for deres Brødre, Præsterne, og for sig selv.

For the priests and Levites were purified, all were clean to a man, and they slew the passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.

21 Saa aade Israels Børn, de, der vare komne tilbage af dem, som havde været bortførte, samt alle de, som havde sluttet sig til dem og forladt Hedningernes Urenhed, i Landet for at søge Herren Israels Gud.

And the children of Israel ate the passover, [even] they that were of the captivity, and every one who separated himself to them from the uncleanness of the nations of the land, to seek the Lord God of Israel.

22 Og de holdt de usyrede Brøds Højtid i syv Dage med Glæde; thi Herren havde glædet dem og vendt Assyriens Konges Hjerte til dem for at styrke deres Hænder til Arbejdet paa Guds, Israels Guds, Hus.

and they kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with gladness, because the Lord made them glad, and he turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, to strengthen their hands in the works of the house of the God of Israel.