Ezra 9
1 Og der dette var fuldendt, gik de Øverste frem til mig og sagde: Israels Folk og Præsterne og Leviterne have ikke holdt sig adskilte fra Folkene i Landene, som de burde efter de Vederstyggeligheder, som begaas af Kananiterne, Hethiterne, Feresiterne, Jebusiterne, Ammoniterne, Moabiterne, Ægypterne og Amoriterne;
Some time later, the Jewish leaders came to me and said, “Many Israelis, and even some priests and [other men who are] descendants of Levi [who work in the temple], have not kept themselves from [doing what] the other people who are living in this land [do]. They are practicing the detestable things that the Canaan, Heth, Periz, Jebus, Ammon, and Amor people-groups, and the people from Moab and Egypt do.
2 thi de have taget af deres Døtre for sig og for deres Sønner, og den hellige Sæd har blandet sig med Folkene i Landene; og de Øverstes og Forstandernes Haand har været den første i denne Forsyndelse.
[Specifically, some] Israeli men have married women who are not Israelis, and they have allowed their sons to do the same thing. So we, God’s sacred people, have become (contaminated/polluted in God’s sight). And some of our leaders and officials have been the first/worst ones to do this.”
3 Og der jeg hørte dette Ord, sønderrev jeg min Kjortel og min Kappe, og jeg rev Haar af mit Hoved og mit Skæg og sad forfærdet.
When I heard that, [I became very angry, with the result that] I tore my clothes and tore some hair from my head and from my beard. Then I sat down, very shocked/dismayed. [The Israelis knew that God had warned us that he would punish us if we disobeyed] what he had said to us [about marrying women who are not Israelis].
4 Da samledes til mig hver, der skælvede for Israels Guds Ord over deres Forsyndelses Skyld, som havde været bortførte, og jeg sad forfærdet indtil Aftenmadoffers Tid.
[So] many of the Israelis trembled/were afraid when they heard that some of those who had returned from Babylonia had sinned by disobeying the God of us Israelis like that. They came and sat with me until it was time to offer the evening sacrifices [of grain].
5 Og ved Aftenmadoffers Tid stod jeg op fra min Faste, efterat jeg havde sønderrevet min Kjortel og min Kappe, og jeg faldt paa mine Knæ og udbredte mine Hænder til Herren min Gud,
When it was time to offer those sacrifices, I was still sitting there, wearing those torn clothes and mourning/sad. I stood up, and then I quickly prostrated myself on the ground. I lifted up my hands to Yahweh, my God,
6 og jeg sagde: Min Gud! jeg blues og skammer mig ved at opløfte mit Ansigt til dig, min Gud; thi vore Misgerninger ere mangfoldige og gaa os over Hovedet, og vor Skyld er stor indtil Himmelen.
and this is what I prayed: “Yahweh my God, I am very ashamed to raise my head in front of you. The sins that we Israelis have committed [are very great; it is as though they] have risen up higher than our heads, and our guilt [for committing those sins, it is as though it] rises up to the heavens.
7 Fra vore Fædres Dage af have vi været i stor Skyld indtil denne Dag, og for vore Misgerningers Skyld ere vi, ja vi, vore Konger, vore Præster, givne i Kongernes Haand i Landene, givne hen til Sværd, til Fangenskab og til Rov og til vore Ansigters Blusel, som det ses paa denne Dag.
Since the time that our ancestors lived until now, we have been very guilty. That is the reason that we and our kings and our priests have been defeated by [the armies of] the kings of other lands. They killed [some of our people], they captured [some], they robbed [some], and they [caused them all to be] disgraced, just like we are today.
8 Men nu er et lidet Øjeblik sket os Naade af Herren vor Gud, at han har ladet os nogle undkomne blive tilovers og sat os som en Nagle paa sit hellige Sted, saa at vor Gud har opklaret vore Øjne og givet os et lidet Livsophold i vor Trældom;
“But now, Yahweh God, you have been very kind to us. You have allowed some of us to (survive/continue to live). You have revived our spirits [IDM] and allowed us to escape from being slaves [in Babylonia] and to return safely [IDM] to live in this sacred place.
9 thi vi ere Trælle; dog vor Gud har ikke forladt os i vor Trældom, og han har tilvendt os Miskundhed hos Kongerne i Persien for at give os Livsophold, at vi kunde opføre vor Guds Hus og oprejse dets øde Steder, og for at give os et Gærde i Juda og Jerusalem.
We were slaves, but you did not abandon us. Instead, because you faithfully love us, you caused the kings of Persia to be very kind to us. You have allowed us to continue to live and to rebuild your temple which had been completely destroyed. You have allowed us to start to live safely here in Jerusalem and in [other towns in] Judah.
10 Og nu, vor Gud, hvad skulle vi sige herefter? da vi have forladt dine Bud,
“Our God, what more can we say now [RHQ]? In spite of all that [you have done for us], we have disobeyed your commands.
11 hvilke du har budet ved dine Tjenere, Profeterne, sigende: Det Land, som I komme ind udi at eje, det er et Land, som er urent ved Landenes Folks Urenhed og ved deres Vederstyggelighed, hvormed de i deres Urenhed have opfyldt det, fra den ene Ende til den anden.
They are commands that you gave to your servants, the prophets, to tell to us. They said that the land that we would occupy was polluted because of the detestable/disgusting things that were done by the people who lived there. They said that in the land there were people from one end to the other who did immoral/shameful things.
12 Saa skulle I nu ikke give eders Døtre til deres Sønner og ikke tage deres Døtre til eders Sønner og ikke søge deres Fred og deres gode indtil evig Tid, paa det I skulle blive stærke og æde det gode i Landet og indtage det til Ejendom for eders Børn indtil evig Tid.
They said, ‘Do not allow your daughters to marry their sons! Do not allow your sons to marry their daughters! Do not even try to cause things to go well for those people-groups! If you obey these instructions, your nation will be strong, and you will enjoy the good crops that grow on the land, and the land will belong to your descendants forever.’
13 Og efter alt det, som er kommet over os for vore onde Gerninger og for vor store Skyld, da du, vor Gud, har sparet os langt over vor Misgerning og givet os en Redning, som denne er:
“You punished us because we were very guilty for having done wicked things. But you have not punished us as much as we deserve to be punished. [I say this because] you, our God, have allowed some of us to survive.
14 Skulde vi da vende om og gøre dine Bud til intet og gøre Svogerskab med Folk, som have gjort disse Vederstyggeligheder? monne du ikke skulde blive vred paa os, indtil at der gjordes Ende paa os, saa at der ingen blev tilovers og ingen Redning?
However, some of us are again disobeying your commands, and we are marrying women who do those detestable things. If we continue to do that, surely you will get rid of all of us [RHQ], with the result that none of us will remain alive.
15 Herre, Israels Gud! du er retfærdig, thi vi ere overblevne som en Levning, som det ses paa denne Dag; se, vi ere for dit Ansigt i vor Skyld, thi ved sligt kan ingen bestaa for dit Ansigt.
Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship/belong to], you are fair/just. We are guilty. We are only a few people who have escaped [from Babylonia], but we pray to you, even though we do not deserve to stand in your presence.”
