Nehemias 6
1 Og det skete, der det hørtes af Sanballat og Tobia og Gesem, Araberen, og vore øvrige Fjender, at jeg havde bygget Muren, og at der var intet Brud blevet tilbage paa den, enddog jeg ikke til den Tid havde indsat Døre i Portene,
When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left—though to that time I had not yet installed the doors in the gates—
2 da sendte Sanballat og Gesem til mig at lade sige: Gak med og lader os samles med hverandre i Landsbyerne i Dalen Ono; men de tænkte at gøre mig ondt.
Sanballat and Geshem sent me this message: “Come, let us meet together in one of the villages on the plain of Ono.” But they were planning to harm me.
3 Og jeg sendte Bud til dem og lod sige: Jeg har et stort Arbejde at udrette og kan ikke komme ned; hvorfor skulde Arbejdet holde op? som om jeg skulde lade af fra det og drage ned til eder!
So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work and cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it to go down to you?”
4 Og de sendte fire Gange Bud til mig paa denne Maade, og jeg gav dem Svar igen paa denne Maade.
Four times they sent me the same message, and each time I gave the same reply.
5 Da sendte Sanballat paa samme Maade femte Gang sin Tjener til mig med et aabent Brev i hans Haand.
The fifth time, Sanballat sent me this same message by his young servant, who had in his hand an unsealed letter
6 Deri var skrevet: Det er hørt iblandt Hedningerne, og Gasmu har sagt det, at du og Jøderne tænke paa at falde fra, og at du derfor bygger Muren, og du vil være deres Konge efter dette Rygte,
that read: “It is reported among the nations—and Geshem agrees—that you and the Jews are plotting to revolt, and this is why you are building the wall. According to these reports, you are to become their king,
7 og at du ogsaa har bestilt Profeter, som skulle udraabe om dig i Jerusalem og sige: Han er Konge i Juda; og nu maatte det høres for Kongen efter dette Rygte; derfor kom nu og lader os raadslaa sammen!
and you have even appointed prophets in Jerusalem to proclaim on your behalf: ‘There is a king in Judah.’ Soon these rumors will reach the ears of the king. So come, let us confer together.”
8 Men jeg sendte til ham at lade sige: Der er ikke sket noget af disse Ting, som du siger, men du har optænkt dem af dit eget Hjerte.
Then I sent him this reply: “There is nothing to these rumors you are spreading; you are inventing them in your own mind.”
9 Thi de vilde alle sammen gøre os frygtagtige og sagde: Deres Hænder skulle drage sig tilbage fra Arbejdet, at det ikke fuldføres; men nu, styrk mine Hænder!
For they were all trying to frighten us, saying, “Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will never be finished.” But now, my God, strengthen my hands.
10 Der jeg kom i Huset hos Semaja, en Søn af Delaja, Mehetabeels Søn, medens han holdt sig indelukket, da sagde han: Lader os samles i Guds Hus, midt i Templet, og lukke Templets Døre; thi de ville komme for at slaa dig ihjel, ja de ville komme i Nat for at slaa dig ihjel.
Later, I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was confined to his house. He said: “Let us meet at the house of God inside the temple. Let us shut the temple doors because they are coming to kill you— by night they are coming to kill you!”
11 Men jeg sagde: Skulde en Mand som jeg flygte? og hvilken Mand, der var som jeg, skulde gaa ind i Templet og leve? jeg vil ikke gaa derind.
But I replied, “Should a man like me run away? Should one like me go into the temple to save his own life? I will not go!”
12 Thi jeg mærkede godt, at Gud ikke havde sendt ham; men han talte den Spaadom om mig, fordi Tobia og Sanballat havde lejet ham dertil.
I realized that God had not sent him, but that he had uttered this prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.
13 Derfor var han lejet, at jeg skulde have frygtet og gjort saa og syndet, at det kunde have været dem til et ondt Rygte om mig, for at de kunde forhaane mig.
He had been hired to intimidate me so that I would sin by doing as he suggested, so they could give me a bad name in order to discredit me.
14 Min Gud! kom Tobia og Sanballat i Hu efter disse hans Gerninger, ja ogsaa den Profetinde Noadja og de øvrige Profeter, som vilde gøre mig frygtsom.
O my God, remember Tobiah and Sanballat for what they have done, and also Noadiah the prophetess and the other prophets who tried to intimidate me.
15 Og Muren blev færdig paa den fem og tyvende Dag i Elul Maaned, udi to og halvtredsindstyve Dage.
So the wall was completed in fifty-two days, on the twenty-fifth of Elul.
16 Og det skete, der alle vore Fjender havde hørt det, da frygtede alle Hedningerne, som vare trindt omkring os, og Modet syntes saare at falde paa dem; thi de kendte, at denne Gerning var gjort af vor Gud.
When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and disheartened, for they realized that this task had been accomplished by our God.
17 Ogsaa i de samme Dage skreve de ypperste af Juda deres mange Breve, som gik til Tobia, og Breve fra Tobia kom til dem.
Also in those days, the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah’s letters came back to them.
18 Thi der var mange i Juda, som vare med Ed forbundne med ham; thi han var besvogret med Sekania, Aras Søn, og hans Søn, Johanan, havde taget Mesullams, Berekias Søns, Datter.
For many in Judah were bound by oath to him, since he was a son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah.
19 De talte ogsaa om hans mange gode Egenskaber for mig og bragte mine Ord til ham; saa sendte Tobia Breve for at gøre mig frygtsom.
Moreover, these nobles kept reporting to me Tobiah’s good deeds, and they relayed my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to intimidate me.
