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.

Now in the twenty-fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackcloth, and earth on them.

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

The descendants of Israel separated themselves from all foreigners, and stood and 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.

They stood up in their place, and read in the scroll of the law of the LORD their God a fourth part of the day; and a fourth part they confessed, and worshiped 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 Jeshua, and Binnui, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani of the Levites stood up on the stairs, and cried with a loud 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!

Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, "Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting. Blessed be your glorious name, which is exalted above 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 are the LORD, even you alone. You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their army, the earth and all things that are on it, the seas and all that is in them, and you preserve them all. The army of heaven worships 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 are the LORD, the God who chose Abram, and brought him out of Ur Kasdim, and gave him the name of 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 found his heart faithful before you, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanite, the Hethite, the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite, and the Girgashite, to give it to his descendants, and have performed your words; for you are righteous.

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

"You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heard their cry by 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 showed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, and against all his servants, and against all the people of his land; for you knew that they dealt proudly against them, and made a name for yourself, as it is 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.

You divided the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and you cast their pursuers into the depths, as a stone into the mighty 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.

Moreover, in a pillar of cloud you led them by day; and in a pillar of fire by night, to give them light in the way in which they should go.

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 came down also on Mount Sinai, and spoke with them from heaven, and gave them right ordinances and true laws, good statutes and commandments,

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

and made known to them your holy Sabbath, and commanded them commandments, and statutes, and a law, by 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.

and gave them bread from the sky for their hunger, and brought forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and commanded them that they should go in to possess the land which you had sworn to give them.

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

"But they and our fathers dealt proudly and hardened their neck, 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 refused to obey, neither were they mindful of your wonders that you did among them, but hardened their neck, and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But you are a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and did not forsake 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.

Yes, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, 'This is your God who brought you up out of Egypt,' and had committed awful 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.

yet you in your manifold mercies did not forsake them in the wilderness: the pillar of cloud did not depart from over them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to show them light, and the way in which they should go.

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.

You gave also your good Spirit to instruct them, and did not withhold your manna from their mouth, and gave them water for 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.

"Yes, forty years you sustained them in the wilderness. They lacked nothing. Their clothes did not grow old, and their feet did not swell.

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.

Moreover you gave them kingdoms and peoples, which you allotted according to their portions. So they possessed the land of Sihon king of Heshbon, and the land of Og 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.

You also multiplied their children as the stars of the sky, and brought them into the land concerning which you said to their fathers, that they should go in to 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.

"So the children went in and possessed the land, and you subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gave them into their hands, with their kings, and the peoples of the land, that they might do with them as they pleased.

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.

They took fortified cities, and a rich land, and possessed houses full of all good things, cisterns dug out, vineyards, and olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate, were filled and became fat, and delighted themselves in 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.

"Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against you, and cast your law behind their back, and killed your prophets that testified against them to turn them again to you, and they committed awful 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.

Therefore you delivered them into the hand of their adversaries, who distressed them. In the time of their trouble, when they cried to you, you heard from heaven; and according to your manifold mercies you gave them saviors who saved them out of the hand of their adversaries.

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 rest, they did evil again before you; therefore left you them in the hand of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over them; yet when they returned, and cried to you, you heard from heaven; and many times you delivered them according to 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 testified against them, that you might bring them again to your law. Yet they dealt proudly, and did not listen to your commandments, but sinned against your ordinances, (which if a man does, he shall live in them), turned their backs, stiffened their neck, and would not hear.

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.

Yet many years you put up with them, and testified against them by your Spirit through your prophets. Yet would they not give ear. Therefore you gave 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.

"Nevertheless in your manifold mercies you did not make a full end of them, nor forsake them; for you are a gracious and merciful 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 God, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who keeps covenant and loving kindness, do not let all the travail seem little before you, that has come on us, on our kings, on our leaders, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all your people, since the time of the kings of Assyria 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.

However you are just in all that has come on us; for you have dealt truly, but we have done wickedly;

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.

neither have our kings, our leaders, our priests, nor our fathers, kept your law, nor listened to your commandments and your testimonies with which you testified against 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.

For they have not served you in their kingdom, and in your great goodness that you gave them, and in the large and rich land which you gave before them, neither did they turn from their wicked works.

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.

"Look, we are servants this day, and as for the land that you gave to our fathers to eat its fruit and its good, look, we are servants in 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.

It yields much increase to the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins: also they have power over our bodies, and over our livestock, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.

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.

Yet for all this, we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our leaders, our Levites, and our priests, seal it."