Ezra 6

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

Then king Darius instructed, and they searched in the library of books that were deposited 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 at Ecbatana, which is a fortified place in the province of Media, one volume, and this record was 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 decreed that the house of God, which is in Jerusalem, shall be built in the place where they immolate victims, and that they should set the foundations so as to support a height of sixty cubits and a width of sixty cubits,

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

with three rows of rough stones, and so as to have rows of new timber, and that the expenses shall be given from 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.

But also, let the gold and silver vessels of the temple of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple of Jerusalem, and which he carried away to Babylon, be restored and be carried back to the temple of Jerusalem, to their place, just as they had been placed in the temple 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 therefore, let Tattenai, the governor of the region which is beyond the river, Shetharbozenai, and your counselors, the rulers who are beyond the river, withdraw far away from them,

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

and let this temple of God be released to the governor of the Jews and to their elders, so that they may build that house of God in 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.

Moreover, it has been instructed by me as to what ought to be done by those priests of the Jews, so that the house of God may be built, specifically, that from the king’s treasury, that is, from the tribute which is taken from the region beyond the river, the expenses shall be scrupulously given to those men, so that the work may not be impeded.

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,

But if it may be necessary, let also calves, and lambs, and young goats for holocausts to the God of heaven, with grain, salt, wine, and oil, according to the rite of the priests who are in Jerusalem, be given to them for each day, so that there may be no complaint in anything.

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

And let them offer oblations to the God of heaven, and let them pray for the life of the king and for the lives of 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.

Therefore, the decree has been set forth by me, so that, if there be any man who will change this order, a beam shall be taken from his own house, and it shall be set up, and he shall be nailed to it. Then 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.

So then, may the God who has caused his name to live there destroy any kingdoms or people who would extend their hand to fight against or to destroy that house of God, which is in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have established the decree, which I wish to be fulfilled scrupulously.”

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

Therefore, Tattenai, the governor of the region beyond the river, and Shetharbozenai, and his counselors, in accord with what king Darius had instructed, diligently executed the same.

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.

Then the elders of the Jews were building and prospering, in accord with the prophecy of Haggai, the prophet, and Zechariah, the son of Iddo. And they built and constructed by the order of the God of Israel, and by the order of Cyrus and Darius, as well as Artaxerxes, the 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 completed this house of God on the third day of the month of Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of king Darius.

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.

Then the sons of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the remainder of the sons of the transmigration celebrated 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, one hundred calves, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and, as a sin offering for all of Israel, twelve he-goats from among the goats, 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 appointed the priests into their divisions, and the Levites into their turns, over the works of God in Jerusalem, just as it was written in the book of Moses.

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

Then the sons of Israel of the transmigration 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 had been purified as one. All were cleansed in order to immolate the Passover for all the sons of the transmigration, and for their brothers, 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 sons of Israel, who had been returned from the transmigration, and all those who had separated themselves from the defilement of the Gentiles of the earth to them, so that they might seek the Lord, the God of Israel, ate

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 kept the solemnity of unleavened bread for seven days with joy. For the Lord had made them joyful, and he had converted the heart of the king of Assur to them, so that he would assist their hands in the work of the house of the Lord, the God of Israel.