Nehemias 9

1 Og paa den fire og tyvende Dag i denne Maaned forsamledes Israels Børn med Faste og med Sæk og med Jord paa sig.

Then, on the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the sons of Israel came together in fasting and in sackcloth, and with soil upon them.

2 Og Israels Sæd adskilte sig fra alle de fremmede, og de stode og bekendte deres Synder og deres Fædres Misgerninger.

And the offspring of the sons of Israel were separated from all the sons of foreigners. And they stood up, and they confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers.

3 Og de stode op paa deres Sted og læste i Herren deres Guds Lovbog Fjerdeparten af Dagen, og den anden Fjerdepart aflagde de Bekendelsen og tilbade Herren deres Gud.

And they arose to stand. And they read in the volume of the law of the Lord their God, four times in the day, and four times they confessed. And they adored the Lord their God.

4 Og paa Leviternes Forhøjning gik Jesua og Bani, Kadmiel, Sebanja, Bunni, Serebja, Bani, Kenani op, og de raabte med høj Røst til Herren deres Gud.

Then, upon the step of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, and Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani rose up. And they cried out in a great voice to the Lord their God.

5 Og Leviterne Jesua og Kadmiel, Bani, Hasabenja, Serebja, Hodija, Sebanja, Pethaja sagde: Staar op, lover Herren eders Gud fra Evighed til Evighed! Og man love din Herligheds Navn, du, som er ophøjet over al Velsignelse og Lov!

And the Levites, Jeshua and Kadmiel, Bunni, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah said: “Rise up. Bless the Lord your God, from eternity even to eternity! And blessed be the exalted name of your glory, with all blessing and praise.

6 Du er Herren, du alene, du har gjort Himmelen, ja Himlenes Himle og al deres Hær, Jorden, og alt det, som er derpaa, Havet og alt det, som er deri, og du holder alle disse Ting i Live, og Himmelens Hær tilbeder dig.

You yourself alone, O Lord, made heaven, and the heaven of the heavens, and all their host, the earth and all things that are in it, the seas and all things that are in them. And you gave life to all these things. And the host of heaven adores you.

7 Du er den Herre Gud, som udvalgte Abram og førte ham ud fra Ur i Kaldæa, og du gav ham Navnet Abraham.

You yourself, O Lord God, are the One who chose Abram. And you led him away from the fire of the Chaldeans, and you gave him the name Abraham.

8 Og du fandt hans Hjerte trofast for dit Ansigt og gjorde den Pagt med ham, at du vilde give, ja give hans Sæd Kananitens, Hethitens, Amoritens og Feresitens og Jebusitens og Girgasitens Land; og du har holdt dine Ord, thi du er retfærdig.

And you found his heart to be faithful before you. And you formed a covenant with him, so that you might give to him the land of the Canaanite, of the Hittite, and of the Amorite, and of the Perizzite, and of the Jebusite, and of the Girgashite, so that you might give it to his offspring. And you have fulfilled your words, for you are just.

9 Og du saa vore Fædres Elendighed i Ægypten og hørte deres Raab ved det røde Hav.

And you saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt. And you heard their outcry beside the Red Sea.

10 Og du gjorde Tegn og underlige Gerninger paa Farao og paa alle hans Tjenere og paa alt Folket i hans Land; thi du vidste, at de havde handlet hovmodigt imod dem, og du gjorde dig et Navn, som det er paa denne Dag.

And you gave signs and portents to Pharaoh, and to all his servants, and to the people of his land. For you knew that they acted arrogantly against them. And you made a name for yourself, just as it is in this day.

11 Og du adskilte Havet for deres Ansigt, at de gik midt igennem Havet paa det tørre, og du kastede deres Forfølgere i Dybene ligesom Sten i mægtige Vande.

And you divided the sea before them, and they crossed through the midst of the sea on dry land. But their pursuers you cast into the depths, like a stone into great waters.

12 Og du ledte dem om Dagen ved en Skystøtte og om Natten ved en Ildstøtte til at lyse for dem paa Vejen, som de skulde gaa paa.

And in the pillar of cloud, you were their leader by day, and in the pillar of fire, by night, so that they might see the way along which they might advance.

13 Og du kom ned over Sinaj Bjerg og talte med dem fra Himmelen, og du gav dem rette Befalinger og sande Love, gode Skikke og Bud.

You also descended to mount Sinai, and you spoke with them from heaven. And you gave them upright judgments, and the law of truth, and ceremonies, and good precepts.

14 Og du kundgjorde dem din hellige Sabbat og bød dem Bud og Skikke og Lov ved Mose din Tjener.

You revealed to them your sanctified Sabbath, and you instructed them in commandments, and ceremonies, and the law, by the hand of Moses, your servant.

15 Og du gav dem Brød af Himmelen for deres Hunger og udførte dem Vand af en Klippe folderes Tørst; og du sagde til dem, at de skulde gaa ind at indtage til Ejendom det Land, over hvilket du havde opløftet din Haand for at give dem det.

You also gave them bread from heaven in their hunger, and you brought forth water from the rock for them in their thirst. And you said to them that they should enter and possess the land, over which you lifted up your hand so that you might give it to them.

16 Men de og vore Fædre handlede hovmodigt, og de forhærdede deres Nakke og hørte ikke dine Bud.

Yet truly, they and our fathers acted arrogantly, and they hardened their necks, and they did not listen to your commandments.

17 Og de vægrede sig ved at høre dem og kom ikke dine underlige Ting i Hu, som du havde gjort med dem, men forhærdede deres Nakke og satte sig en Høvedsmand for i deres Genstridighed at vende tilbage til deres Trældom; men du er Forladelsens Gud, naadig og barmhjertig, langmodig og af megen Miskundhed, og du forlod dem ikke.

And they were not willing to hear, and they did not remember, your miracles which you had accomplished for them. And they hardened their necks, and they offered their head, so that they would return to their servitude, as if in contention. But you, a forgiving God, lenient and merciful, longsuffering and full of compassion, did not abandon them.

18 De gjorde sig endogen støbt Kalv og sagde: Det er din Gud, som opførte dig af Ægypten; og de tillode sig store Bespottelser.

Indeed, even when they had made for themselves a molten calf, and they had said, ‘This is your God, who led you away from Egypt!’ and had committed great blasphemies,

19 Og du forlod dem ikke i Ørken efter din megen Barmhjertighed; Skystøtten veg ikke fra dem om Dagen, at den jo ledte dem paa Vejen, eller Ildstøtten om Natten, at den jo lyste for dem paa Vejen, som de skulde gaa paa.

even so, in the multitude of your mercies, you did not send them away in the desert. The pillar of cloud did not withdraw from them by day, so that it might lead them on the way, nor the pillar of fire by night, so that it might show them the way along which they might advance.

20 Og du gav din gode Aand til at undervise dem og nægtede ikke dit Man for deres Mund og gav dem Vand for deres Tørst.

And you gave them your good Spirit, so that he might teach them, and you did not withhold your manna from their mouth, and you gave them water in their thirst.

21 Saa forsørgede du dem i fyrretyve Aar i Ørken, at dem fattedes intet; deres Klæder blev ikke gamle, og deres Fødder hovnede ikke.

For forty years, you fed them in the desert, and nothing was lacking to them; their garments did not grow old, and their feet were not worn down.

22 Og du gav dem Riger og Folk og fordelte dem til alle Sider; og de ejede Sihons Land, nemlig Hesbons Konges Land, og Ogs, Kongen af Basans, Land.

And you gave them kingdoms and peoples, and you distributed to them by lot. And they possessed the land of Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og, the king of Bashan.

23 Og du gjorde deres Børn mangfoldige som Stjernerne paa Himmelen og førte dem til det Land, som du havde tilsagt deres Fædre, at de skulde komme og indtage det til Ejendom.

And you multiplied their sons like the stars of heaven. And you led them into the land, about which you had said to their fathers that they would enter and possess it.

24 Og Sønnerne kom og indtoge Landet til Ejendom, og du ydmygede Landets Indbyggere, Kananiterne, for deres Ansigt, og gav dem i deres Haand tillige med deres Konger og Folket i Landet, at de kunde gøre med dem efter deres Villie.

And the sons arrived and possessed the land. And you humbled the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, before them. And you delivered them into their hands, with their kings, and the people of the land, so that they might do with them just as it was pleasing to them.

25 Og de indtoge faste Stæder og et fedt Land og ejede Huse, fulde af alle Haande Gods, udhugne Brønde, Vingaarde og Oliegaarde og Frugttræer i Mangfoldighed; og de aade og bleve mætte og bleve fede og levede i Vellyst ved din store Godhed.

And so they seized fortified cities and fat soil. And they possessed houses filled with all kinds of goods, cisterns made by others, vineyards, and olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. And they ate and were satisfied. And they were fattened, and they abounded with delights from your great goodness.

26 Men de bleve genstridige og satte sig op imod dig og kastede din Lov bag deres Ryg og ihjelsloge dine Profeter, som vidnede for dem, for at omvende dem til dig, og de tillode sig store Bespottelser.

But they provoked you to wrath, and they withdrew from you, and they cast your law behind their backs. And they killed your prophets, who contended with them so that they might return to you. And they committed great blasphemies.

27 Derfor gav du dem i deres Fjenders Haand, og disse trængte dem; men der de raabte til dig i deres Trængsels Tid, da hørte du fra Himmelen, og efter din megen Barmhjertighed gav du dem Frelsere, og disse frelste dem af deres Fjenders Haand.

And so you gave them into the hand of their enemies, and they afflicted them. And in the time of their tribulation, they cried out to you, and from heaven you heard them. And in accord with your great compassion, you gave to them saviors, who might save them from the hand of their enemies.

28 Men der de havde Rolighed, vendte de tilbage til at gøre ondt for dit Ansigt; saa overlod du dem i deres Fjenders Haand, at disse regerede over dem; og naar de omvendte sig og raabte til dig, da hørte du fra Himmelen og reddede dem efter din Barmhjertighed mange Gange.

But after they had rested, they turned back, so that they did evil in your sight. And you abandoned them to the hand of their enemies, and they possessed them. And they converted, and they cried out to you. And from heaven you heeded them, and you freed them many times, by your mercies.

29 Og du lod vidne for dem for at omvende dem til din Lov; men de handlede hovmodigt og hørte ikke dine Bud, men syndede imod dine Befalinger, hvilke et Menneske skal gøre, at han maa leve ved dem; og de vendte modvilligt Skuldrene bort, og de forhærdede deres Nakke og hørte ikke.

And you contended with them, so that they might return to your law. Yet truly, they acted in arrogance, and they did not listen to your commandments, and they sinned against your judgments, which, if a man does them, he shall live by them. And they withdrew from offering their shoulder, and they hardened their neck; neither would they listen.

30 Og du lod det gaa hen med dem i mange Aar og lod vidne for dem ved din Aand ved dine Profeter, men de vendte ikke Øren dertil; derfor gav du dem i Folkenes Haand i Landene.

And you continued to forbear them for many years. And you contended with them by your Spirit, through the hand of your prophets. And they did not listen, and so you delivered them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.

31 Men efter din megen Barmhjertighed gjorde du ikke aldeles Ende paa dem og forlod dem ikke; thi du er en naadig og barmhjertig Gud.

Yet in your very many mercies, you did not cause them to be consumed, nor did you abandon them. For you are a compassionate and lenient God.

32 Og nu, vor Gud! du store, mægtige og forfærdelige Gud, som holder Pagten og Miskundheden, lad ikke al den Møje være agtet ringe for dit Ansigt, den, som har ramt os, vore Konger, vore Fyrster og vore Præster og vore Profeter og vore Fædre og dit ganske Folk fra Kongerne af Assyriens Dage og indtil denne Dag!

Now therefore, our great God, strong and terrible, who keeps covenant and mercy, may you not avert your face from all the hardship that has found us, we and our kings, and our leaders, and our priests, and our prophets, and our fathers, and all the people, from the days of king Assur, even to this day.

33 Og du er retfærdig i alt det, som er kommet over os; thi du handlede trolig, men vi, vi handlede ugudeligt.

For you are just, concerning all things that have overwhelmed us. For you have done truth, but we have acted impiously.

34 Og vore Konger, vore Fyrster, vore Præster og vore Fædre have ikke gjort efter din Lov, ikke heller givet Agt paa dine Bud og dine Vidnesbyrd, som du lod vidne for dem.

Our kings, our leaders, our priests, and our fathers have not done your law, and they have not been attentive to your commandments and your testimonies, to which you have testified among them.

35 Thi de tjente dig ikke, medens de vare et Rige, og under din store Velsignelse, som du gav dem, og i det vide og fede Land, som du gav for deres Ansigt, og de omvendte sig ikke fra deres onde Gerninger.

And they have not served you, in their kingdoms and with your many good things, which you gave to them, and in the very wide and fat land, which you delivered into their sight, nor did they return from their most wicked pursuits.

36 Vi ere Tjenere i Dag, ja, i det Land, som du gav vore Fædre at æde Frugten af og det gode af, se, derudi ere vi Tjenere.

Behold, we ourselves this day are servants. And the land, which you gave to our fathers so that they might eat its bread and have its good things, we ourselves are servants within it.

37 Og sin Afgrøde bringer det rigeligt for de Konger, hvilke du satte over os for vore Synders Skyld, og de herske over vore Legemer og over vore Dyr efter deres Villie, og vi ere i stor Nød.

And its fruits are multiplied for the kings, whom you have set over us because of our sins. And they rule over our bodies, and over our cattle, according to their will. And we are in great tribulation.

38 Og efter alt dette sluttede vi en fast Pagt og affattede den skriftligt, og paa den forseglede Skrift underskreve vore Fyrster, vore Leviter, vore Præster.

Therefore, concerning all of these things, we ourselves are forming and writing a covenant, and our leaders, our Levites, and our priests are signing it.”