Ezra 3
1 Da den syvende Maaned indtraf — Israeliterne boede nu i deres Byer — samledes Folket fuldtalligt i Jerusalem;
When the seventh month had come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem.
2 og Jesua, Jozadaks Søn, og hans Brødre Præsterne og Zerubbabel, Sjealtiels Søn, og hans Brødre skred til at bygge Israels Guds Alter for at ofre Brændofre derpaa som foreskrevet i den Guds Mand Moses's Lov.
Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak stood up with his brothers the priests and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and his relatives, and built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.
3 En Del af Hedningerne samlede sig imod dem, men de rejste dog Alteret paa dets gamle Plads og ofrede Brændofre derpaa til HERREN, Morgen— og Aftenbrændofre.
In spite of their fear because of the peoples of the surrounding lands, they set the altar on its base; and they offered burnt offerings on it to Yahweh, even burnt offerings morning and evening.
4 Derpaa fejrede de Løvhyttefesten som foreskrevet og ofrede Brændofre Dag for Dag i det rette Tal og paa den foreskrevne Maade, hver Dag hvad der hørte sig til,
They kept the feast of booths, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt offerings by number, according to the ordinance, as the duty of every day required;
5 og siden det daglige Brændoffer og de Brændofre, som hørte til Nymaanerne og alle HERRENS hellige Højtider, og alle de Brændofre, man frivilligt bragte HERREN.
and afterward the continual burnt offering, the offerings of the new moons, of all the set feasts of Yahweh that were consecrated, and of everyone who willingly offered a free will offering to Yahweh.
6 Den første Dag i den syvende Maaned begyndte de at ofre Brændofre til HERREN, før Grunden til HERRENS Helligdom endnu var lagt.
From the first day of the seventh month, they began to offer burnt offerings to Yahweh; but the foundation of Yahweh’s temple was not yet laid.
7 Derpaa gav de Stenhuggerne og Tømmermændene Penge og Zidonierne og Tyrierne Fødevarer, Drikkevarer og Olie, for at de skulde bringe Cederstammer fra Libanon til Havet ud for Jafo, efter den Fuldmagt, Perserkongen Kyros havde givet dem.
They also gave money to the masons and to the carpenters. They also gave food, drink, and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea, to Joppa, according to the grant that they had from Cyrus King of Persia.
8 I den anden Maaned i det andet Aar efter deres Ankomst til Guds Hus i Jerusalem gjorde Zerubbabel, Sjealtiels Søn, og Jesua, Jozadaks Søn, sammen med alle deres Brødre, Præsterne og Leviterne, og alle dem, der var kommet fra Fangenskabet til Jerusalem, Begyndelsen, idet de satte Leviterne fra Tyveaarsalderen og opefter til at lede Arbejdet med HERRENS Hus.
Now in the second year of their coming to God’s house at Jerusalem, in the second month, Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the rest of their brothers the priests and the Levites, and all those who had come out of the captivity to Jerusalem, began the work and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to have the oversight of the work of Yahweh’s house.
9 Og Leviterne Jesua og hans Sønner og Brødre, Kadmiel og hans Sønner, Hodavjas Sønner og Henadads Sønner, deres Sønner og Brødre, traadte til i Endrægtighed for at føre Tilsyn med dem, der arbejdede paa Guds Hus.
Then Jeshua stood with his sons and his brothers, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together to have the oversight of the workmen in God’s house: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brothers the Levites.
10 Og da Bygningsmændene lagde Grunden til HERRENS Helligdom, stod Præsterne i Embedsdragt med Trompeter, og Leviterne, Asafs Efterkommere, med Cymbler for at lovprise HERREN efter Kong David af Israels Anordning;
When the builders laid the foundation of Yahweh’s temple, they set the priests in their vestments with trumpets, with the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise Yahweh, according to the directions of David king of Israel.
11 og de stemte i med Lov og Pris for HERREN med Ordene »thi han er god, og hans Miskundhed mod Israel varer evindelig!« Og hele Folket brød ud i høj Jubel, idet de priste HERREN, fordi Grunden var lagt til HERRENS Hus.
They sang to one another in praising and giving thanks to Yahweh, “For he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever toward Israel.” All the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised Yahweh, because the foundation of Yahweh’s house had been laid.
12 Men mange af Præsterne, Leviterne og Overhovederne for Fædrenehusene, de gamle, der havde set det første Tempel, græd højt, da de saa Grunden blive lagt til dette Tempel, men mange var ogsaa de, der opløftede deres Røst med Jubel og Glæde,
But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers’ households, the old men who had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice. Many also shouted aloud for joy,
13 og man kunde ikke skelne Glædesjubelen fra Folkets Graad; thi saa højt var Folkets Jubelraab, at det hørtes langt bort.
so that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people; for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard far away.
