Ezra 10

1 Medens Ezra nu under Bøn og Syndsbekendelse grædende kastede sig ned foran Guds Hus, samlede en stor Skare Israeliter sig om ham, baade Mænd, Kvinder og Børn, thi Folket græd heftigt.

Now while Ezra prayed, and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there was gathered together unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children; for the people wept very sore.

2 Derpaa tog Sjekanja, Jehiels Søn, af Elams Efterkommere til Orde og sagde til Ezra: »Vi har været troløse mod vor Gud ved at hjemføre fremmede Kvinder af Hedningerne i Landet. Men trods alt er der endnu Haab for Israel.

And Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra: 'We have broken faith with our God, and have married foreign women of the peoples of the land; yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this thing.

3 Lad os slutte Pagt for vor Gud om at skille os af med alle vore fremmede Kvinder og deres Børn efter min Herres Bestemmelse og deres, som bæver for Guds Bud, og lad der blive handlet efter Loven!

Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of the LORD, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.

4 Staa op, thi det er dig, der skal tage dig af Sagen, og vi vil staa dig bi; vær frimodig og tag fat!«

Arise; for the matter belongeth unto thee, and we are with thee; be of good courage, and do it.'

5 Da stod Ezra op og tog Præsternes, Leviternes og hele Israels Øverster i Ed paa, at de vilde handle saaledes, og de aflagde Eden.

Then arose Ezra, and made the chiefs of the priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they would do according to this word. So they swore.

6 Derpaa rejste Ezra sig fra Pladsen foran Guds Hus og begav sig til Johanans, Eljasjibs Søns, Kammer, hvor han tilbragte Natten; han hverken spiste eller drak, fordi han græmmede sig over Troløsheden hos dem, der havde været i Landflygtighed.

Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib; and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water; for he mourned because of the faithlessness of them of the captivity.

7 Derpaa lod man kundgøre i Juda og Jerusalem for alle dem, der havde været i Landflygtighed, at de skulde give Møde i Jerusalem;

And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem;

8 og enhver, som ikke indfandt sig Tredjedagen derefter ifølge Øversternes og de Ældstes Bestemmelse, al hans Ejendom skulde der lægges Band paa, og han selv skulde udelukkes fra deres Forsamling, der havde været i Landflygtighed.

and that whosoever came not within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the congregation of the captivity.

9 Saa samledes alle Mænd af Juda og Benjamin paa Tredjedagen i Jerusalem; det var den tyvende Dag i den niende Maaned; og alt Folket stillede sig op paa den aabne Plads ved Guds Hus, skælvende baade for Sagens Skyld og som Følge af Regnskyllene.

Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within the three days; it was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the broad place before the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain.

10 Derpaa stod Præsten Ezra op og sagde til dem: »I har forbrudt eder ved at hjemføre fremmede Kvinder og saaledes øget Israels Syndeskyld;

And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them: 'Ye have broken faith, and have married foreign women, to increase the guilt of Israel.

11 saa bekend da nu eders Synd for HERREN, eders Fædres Gud, og gør hans Vilje; skil eder ud fra Hedningerne i Landet og fra de fremmede Kvinder!«

Now therefore make confession unto the LORD, the God of your fathers, and do His pleasure; and separate yourselves from the peoples of the land, and from the foreign women.'

12 Og hele Forsamlingen svarede med høj Røst: »Som du siger, bør vi gøre!

Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice: 'As thou hast said, so it is for us to do.

13 Men Folket er talrigt, og det er Vinterregnens Tid, saa vi kan ikke blive staaende her ude; og Sagen kan heller ikke afgøres paa en Dag eller to, da vi har forbrudt os højligen her.

But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand without, neither is this a work of one day or two; for we have greatly transgressed in this matter.

14 Lad derfor Øversterne for hele vor Forsamling give Møde og lad alle dem, der i vore Byer har hjemført fremmede Kvinder, indfinde sig til en fastsat Tid, ledsaget af de enkelte Byers Ældste og Dommere, for at vi kan blive friet fra vor Guds Vrede i denne Sag!«

Let now our princes of all the congregation stand, and let all them that are in our cities that have married foreign women come at appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and the judges thereof, until the fierce wrath of our God be turned from us, as touching this matter.'

15 Kun Jonatan, Asa'els Søn, og Jazeja, Tikvas Søn, satte sig derimod med Støtte fra Mesjullam og Leviten Sjabbetaj.

Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahzeiah the son of Tikvah stood up against this matter; and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.

16 Men de, der havde været i Landflygtighed, handlede derefter; og Præsten Ezra udvalgte sig nogle Mænd, Overhovederne for de enkelte Fædrenehuse, alle med Navns Nævnelse. Disse holdt da Møde den første Dag i den tiende Maaned for at undersøge Sagen,

And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain heads of fathers' houses, after their fathers' houses, and all of them by their names, were separated; and they sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.

17 og de var færdige med alle de Mænd, som havde hjemført fremmede Kvinder, til den første Dag i den første Maaned.

And they were finished with all the men that had married foreign women by the first day of the first month.

18 Blandt Præsterne fandtes følgende, der havde hjemført fremmede Kvinder: Af Jesuas, Jozadaks Søns, Efterkommere og hans Brødre Ma'aseja, Eliezer, Jarib og Gedalja;

And among the sons of the priests there were found that had married foreign women, namely: of the sons of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and his brethren, Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.

19 disse gav deres Haand paa at ville sende deres Hustruer bort, og deres Skyldoffer var en Væder for deres Syndeskyld.

And they gave their hand that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their guilt.

20 Af Immers Efterkommere: Hanani og Zebadja.

And of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.

21 Af Harims Efterkommere: Ma'aseja, Elija, Sjemaja, Jehiel og Uzzija.

And of the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.

22 Af Pasjhurs Efterkommere: Eljoenaj, Ma'aseja, Jisjmael, Netan'el, Jozabad og El'asa.

And of the sons of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.

23 Af Leviterne: Jozabad, Sjim'i. Kelaja, det er Kelita, Petaja, Juda og Eliezer.

And of the Levites: Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah — the same is Kelita — Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

24 Af Tempelsangerne: Eljasjib og Zakkur. Af Dørvogterne Sjallum, Telem og Uri.

And of the singers: Eliashib; and of the porters: Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.

25 Af Israel: Af Par'osj's Efterkommere: Ramja, Jizzija, Malkija, Mijjamin, El'azar, Malkija og Benaja.

And of Israel: of the sons of Parosh: Ramiah, and Izziah, and Malchijah, and Mijamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.

26 Af Elams Efterkommere: Mattanja, Zekarja, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremot og Elija.

And of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah.

27 Af Zattus Efterkommere: Eljoenaj, Eljasjib, Mattanja, Jeremot, Zabad og Aziza.

And of the sons of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.

28 Af Bebajs Efterkommere: Johanan, Hananja, Zabbaj og Atlaj.

And of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.

29 Af Banis Efterkommere: Mesjullam, Malluk, Adaja, Jasjub, Sjeal og Ramot.

And of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.

30 Af Pahat-Moabs Efterkommere: Adna, Kelal, Benaja, Ma'aseja, Mattanja, Bezal'el, Binnuj og Menassje.

And of the sons of Pahath-moab: Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.

31 Af Harims Efterkommere: Eliezer, Jissjija, Malkija, Sjemaja, Sjim'on,

And of the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon;

32 Binjamin, Malluk og Sjemarja.

Benjamin, Malluch, Shemariah.

33 Af Hasjums Efterkommere: Mattenaj, Mattatta, Zabad, Elifelet, Jeremaj, Menassje og Sjim'i.

Of the sons of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, Shimei.

34 Af Banis Efterkommere: Ma'adaj, Amram, Uel,

Of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, and Uel;

35 Benaja, Bedeja, Keluhu,

Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhu;

36 Vanja, Meremot, Eljasjib,

Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib;

37 Mattanja, Mattenaj og Ja'asaj.

Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasai;

38 Af Binnujs Efterkommere: Sjim'i,

and Bani, and Binnui, Shimei;

39 Sjelemja, Natan, Adaja,

Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah;

40 Maknadbaj, Sjasjaj, Sjaraj,

Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai;

41 Azar'el, Sjelemja, Sjemarja,

Azarel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah;

42 Sjallum, Amarja og Josef.

Shallum, Amariah, Joseph.

43 Af Nebos Efterkommere: Je'iel, Mattitja, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddaj, Joel og Benaja.

Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, and Joel, Benaiah.

44 Alle disse havde taget fremmede Kvinder til Ægte, men sendte nu Hustruer og Børn bort.

All these had taken foreign wives; and some of them had wives by whom they had children.