Nehemias 13

1 Paa den samme Dag blev læst i Mose Bog for Folkets Øren; og der blev fundet skrevet i den, at en Ammonit og Moabit maatte ikke komme i Guds Forsamling indtil evig Tid,

At that time the Book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the people, and in it they found the passage stating that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God,

2 fordi de ikke kom Israels Børn i Møde med Brød og med Vand, men lejede Bileam imod dem til at forbande dem, enddog vor Gud vendte den Forbandelse til en Velsignelse.

because they had not met the Israelites with food and water, but had hired Balaam to call down a curse against them (although our God had turned the curse into a blessing).

3 Og det skete, der de hørte Loven, da fraskilte de alle de fremmede fra Israel.

As soon as the people heard this law, they excluded from Israel all of foreign descent.

4 Og Eliasib, Præsten, som var sat over vor Guds Hus's Kamre, var tilforn bleven nær besvogret med Tobia.

Now before this, Eliashib the priest, a relative of Tobiah, had been put in charge of the storerooms of the house of our God

5 Og han gjorde ham et stort Kammer, hvor de tilforn lagde Madofferet, Virakken og Karrene og Tienden af Kornet, Mosten og Olien, som var befalet at give Leviterne og Sangerne og Portnerne, og Afgiften til Præsterne.

and had prepared for Tobiah a large room where they had previously stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the temple articles, and the tithes of grain, new wine, and oil prescribed for the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers, along with the contributions for the priests.

6 Men under alt dette var jeg ikke i Jerusalem; thi i Artakserkses's, Kongen af Babels, to og tredivte Aar, kom jeg til Kongen, og efter at et Aars Tid var til Ende, begærede jeg igen Orlov af Kongen.

While all this was happening, I was not in Jerusalem, because I had returned to Artaxerxes king of Babylon in the thirty-second year of his reign. Some time later I obtained leave from the king

7 Og jeg kom til Jerusalem, og jeg lagde Mærke til det onde, som Eliasib havde gjort for Tobias Skyld, at han havde gjort ham et Kammer i Guds Hus's Forgaarde.

to return to Jerusalem. Then I discovered the evil that Eliashib had done on behalf of Tobiah by providing him a room in the courts of the house of God.

8 Og det gjorde mig meget ondt, og jeg kastede alt Tobias Bohave ud af Kammeret.

And I was greatly displeased and threw all of Tobiah’s household goods out of the room.

9 Og jeg bød, saa rensede de Kamrene, og jeg bragte igen Guds Hus's Kar, Madofferet og Virakken derhen.

Then I ordered that the rooms be purified, and I had the articles of the house of God restored to them, along with the grain offerings and frankincense.

10 Og jeg fik at vide, at Afgiften til Leviterne ikke blev dem given, saa at Leviterne og Sangerne, som skulde gøre Gerningen, vare bortflyede, hver til sin Ager.

I also learned that because the portions for the Levites had not been given to them, all the Levites and singers responsible for performing the service had gone back to their own fields.

11 Da trættede jeg med Forstanderne og sagde: Hvorfor er Guds Hus forladt? Og jeg samlede dem og beskikkede dem paa deres Sted.

So I rebuked the officials and asked, “Why has the house of God been neglected?” Then I gathered the Levites and singers together and stationed them at their posts,

12 Da bragte al Juda Tiende af Kornet og Mosten og Olien til Forraadshusene.

and all Judah brought a tenth of the grain, new wine, and oil into the storerooms.

13 Og jeg satte til Skatgemmere over Forraadshusene Selemia, Præsten, og Zadok, Skriveren, og Pedaja af Leviterne, og for at gaa dem til Haande Hanan, en Søn af Sakur, der var en Søn af Matthanja; thi de vare ansete for tro, og dem paalaa det at dele ud til deres Brødre.

I appointed as treasurers over the storerooms Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah of the Levites, with Hanan son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah, to assist them, because they were considered trustworthy. They were responsible for distributing the supplies to their fellow Levites.

14 Min Gud! kom mig i Hu for dette, og udslet ikke mine Kærlighedsgerninger, som jeg har gjort imod min Guds Hus og i hans Tjeneste!

Remember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out my deeds of loving devotion for the house of my God and for its services.

15 I de samme Dage saa jeg i Juda dem, som traadte Vinperser om Sabbaten og førte Neg ind og lagde dem paa Asener, ja og Vin, Druer og Figen og alle Haande Byrder og førte det til Jerusalem paa Sabbatens Dag, og jeg vidnede imod dem, paa den Dag, de solgte Spise.

In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them against selling food on that day.

16 I den boede og nogle Tyrier, som førte Fisk og alle Haande Varer ind, og de solgte dem paa Sabbaten til Judas Børn og i Jerusalem.

Additionally, men of Tyre who lived there were importing fish and all kinds of merchandise and selling them on the Sabbath to the people of Judah in Jerusalem.

17 Da trættede jeg med de ypperste i Juda, og jeg sagde til dem: Hvad er dette for en ond Ting, som I gøre, at vanhellige Sabbatens Dag?

Then I rebuked the nobles of Judah and asked, “What is this evil you are doing—profaning the Sabbath day?

18 Gjorde ej eders Fædre saa, og vor Gud førte al denne Ulykke over os og over denne Stad? Og I føre mere Vrede over Israel ved at vanhellige Sabbaten.

Did not your forefathers do the same things, so that our God brought all this disaster on us and on this city? And now you are rekindling His wrath against Israel by profaning the Sabbath!”

19 Og det skete, saasnart det blev mørkt i Jerusalems Porte henimod Sabbaten, da bød jeg, saa bleve Portene lukkede, og jeg bød, at de ikke skulde oplade dem før efter Sabbaten, og jeg beskikkede nogle af mine Tjenere ved Portene, at ingen Byrde skulde komme ind paa Sabbatens Dag.

When the evening shadows began to fall on the gates of Jerusalem, just before the Sabbath, I ordered that the gates be shut and not opened until after the Sabbath. I posted some of my servants at the gates so that no load could enter on the Sabbath day.

20 Da bleve Kræmmerne og de, som solgte alle Haande Varer, om Natten uden for Jerusalem, en Gang eller to.

Once or twice, the merchants and those who sell all kinds of goods camped outside Jerusalem,

21 Da vidnede jeg for dem og sagde til dem: Hvorfor bleve I om Natten tværs over for Muren? gøre I det anden Gang, da skal jeg lægge Haand paa eder; fra den Tid kom de ikke om Sabbaten.

but I warned them, “Why are you camping in front of the wall? If you do it again, I will lay hands on you.” From that time on, they did not return on the Sabbath.

22 Og jeg sagde til Leviterne, at de skulde rense sig og komme at tage Vare paa Portene for at hellige Sabbatens Dag. Min Gud! kom mig og i Hu for dette, og spar mig efter din megen Miskundhed!

Then I instructed the Levites to purify themselves and guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy. Remember me for this as well, O my God, and show me mercy according to Your abundant loving devotion.

23 Jeg saa ogsaa i de samme Dage, at Jøderne lode asdoditiske, ammonitiske, moabitiske Hustruer bo hos sig.

In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.

24 Og Halvdelen af deres Børn talte Asdoditisk, og de forstode ikke at tale jødisk; men de talte efter hvert sit Folks Tungemaal.

Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or of the other peoples, but could not speak the language of Judah.

25 Og jeg trættede med dem og forbandede dem og slog nogle af dem og rev Haar af dem; og jeg tog en Ed af dem ved Gud: I skulle ikke give eders Døtre til deres Sønner og ej tage af deres Døtre til eders Sønner, eller til eder selv.

I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves!

26 Har ikke Salomo, Israels Konge, syndet i disse Ting? enddog der ikke var en Konge som han iblandt de mange Folkeslag, og han var sin Gud kær, og Gud satte ham til Konge over al Israel; og dog kom de fremmede Kvinder ham til at synde.

Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin.

27 Skulde vi da høre det om eder, at I gøre alt dette store Onde, saa at I forsynde eder imod vor Gud ved at lade fremmede Kvinder bo hos eder?

Must we now hear that you too are doing all this terrible evil and acting unfaithfully against our God by marrying foreign women?”

28 Og en blandt Sønnerne af Jojada, Eliasib, Ypperstepræstens Søn, var bleven Sanballats, Horonitens, Svigersøn; derfor drev jeg ham fra mig.

Even one of the sons of Jehoiada son of Eliashib the high priest had become a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I drove him away from me.

29 Kom dem i Hu, min Gud! fordi de havde besmittet Præstedømmet, ja Præstedømmets og Leviternes Pagt.

Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites.

30 Saa rensede jeg dem fra alt fremmed; og jeg beskikkede Præsternes og Leviternes Vagter, hver til sin Gerning,

Thus I purified the priests and Levites from everything foreign, and I assigned specific duties to each of the priests and Levites.

31 og til at sørge for Gaven af Veddet til bestemte Tider og for Førstegrøderne. Kom mig i Hu, min Gud! til det gode.

I also arranged for contributions of wood at the appointed times, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, with favor.