Ezra 5

1 Men Profeterne Haggaj og Zakarias, Iddos Søn, profeterede for Jøderne i Juda og Jerusalem i Israels Guds Navn, som var over dem.

Then were moved to prophesy, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah son of Iddo, the prophets, unto the Jews who were in Judaea and in Jerusalem, —in the name of the God of Israel, unto them.

2 Da tog Zerubbabel, Sjealtiels Søn, og Jesua, Jozadaks Søn, fat og begyndte at bygge paa Guds Hus i Jerusalem sammen med Guds Profeter, som støttede dem.

Then arose—Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God, which was in Jerusalem, —and, with them, were the prophets of God, strengthening them.

3 Men paa den Tid kom Tattenaj, Statholderen hinsides Floden, Sjetar-Bozenaj og deres Embedsbrødre til dem og sagde: »Hvem har givet eder Lov til at bygge dette Tempel og genopføre denne Helligdom,

At that time, came unto them Tattenai pasha Beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai, and their associates, —and, thus, spake they unto them, Who hath issued unto you an edict, this house, to build, and, this wall, to complete?

4 og hvad er Navnene paa de Mænd, der bygger denne Bygning?«

Then, after this manner, spake we unto them, —What are the names of these men, who, this building, do rear?

5 Men over Jødernes Ældste vaagede deres Guds Øje, saa de ikke standsede dem i Arbejdet, før Sagen var forelagt Darius og der var kommet Svar derpaa.

Nevertheless, the eye of their God, was upon the elders of Judah, and they did not forbid them, until the matter, unto Darius, should come, —and, then, answer be returned by letter, concerning this.

6 Afskrift af det Brev, som Tattenaj, Statholderen hinsides Floden, Sjetar-Bozenaj og hans Embedsbrødre, Afarsekiterne hinsides Floden, sendte Kong Darius;

A copy of the letter which Tattenai pasha Beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai, and his associates, the Apharsachites, who were Beyond the Rivet, sent unto Darius the king:

7 de sendte ham en Skrivelse, hvori der stod: Kong Darius ønsker vi al Fred!

a message, sent they unto him, —and, thus, was it written therein, Unto Darius the king, all prosperity!

8 Det være Kongen kundgjort, at vi begav os til Landsdelen Judæa til den store Guds Hus; det bliver bygget af Kvadersten, der lægges Bjælker i Muren, og Arbejdet udføres med Omhu og skyder frem under deres Hænder.

Be it known unto the king, that we journeyed into the province of Judah, unto the house of the Great God, and, the same, is being built with large stones, and, timber, is being laid in the walls, —and, this work, with speed, is being done, and is prospering in their hands.

9 Vi spurgte da de Ældste der og talte saaledes til dem: »Hvem har givet eder Lov til at, bygge dette Tempel og opføre denne Helligdom?

Then asked we of these elders, thus, we said to them, —Who hath issued to you an edict, this house, to build, and, this wall, to complete?

10 Vi spurgte dem ogsaa om deres Navne for at lade dig dem vide, og vi opskrev Navnene paa de Mænd, der staar i Spidsen for dem.

Yea, their names also, asked we of them, to certify thee, —that we might write the name, of the men who are at their head.

11 Og Svaret, de gav os, lød saaledes: Vi er Himmelens og Jordens Guds Tjenere, og vi bygger det Tempel, som blev bygget for mange Aar siden, da en stor Konge i Israel byggede og opførte det.

And, thus, returned they, answer, to us saying, —We, are servants of the God of the heavens and the earth, and are building the house which was built these many years ago, which, a great king of Israel, built and completed.

12 Da imidlertid vore Fædre vakte Himmelens Guds Vrede, gav han dem i Babels Konges, Kaldæeren Nebukadnezars, Haand, og han nedbrød dette Tempel og førte Folket i Landflygtighed til Babel.

But, after that our fathers had provoked the God of the heavens to wrath, he delivered them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, —and, this house, he destroyed, and, the people, he exiled to Babylon.

13 Men i sit første Regeringsaar gav Kong Kyros af Babel Befaling til at genopbygge dette Gudshus;

Howbeit, in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king, issued an edict, this house of God, to build.

14 og Kong Kyros lod tillige de til Gudshuset hørende Guld— og Sølvkar, som Nebukadnezar havde borttaget fra Helligdommen i Jerusalem og ført til sin Helligdom i Babel, tage ud af Helligdommen i Babel, og de overgaves til en Mand ved Navn Sjesjbazzar, som han havde indsat til Statholder;

Moreover also, the utensils of the house of God, of gold and silver, which, Nebuchadnezzar, had brought forth out of the temple which was in Jerusalem, and had brought into the temple of Babylon, Cyrus the king, brought them forth, out of the temple of Babylon, —and they were delivered to one Sheshbazzar by name, whom he made, pasha;

15 og han sagde til ham: «Tag disse Kar og drag ben og lad dem faa deres Plads i Helligdommen i Jerusalem og lad Gudshuset blive genopbygget paa sin gamle Plads!»

and said to him—These utensils, take, go carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, —and let, the house of God, be built in its place.

16 Saa kom denne Sjesjbazzar og lagde Grunden til Gudshuset i Jerusalem, og siden den Tid er der bygget derpaa, men det er ikke færdigt.

Then, this Sheshbazzar, came, he laid the foundations of the house of God, which was in Jerusalem, —and, since then, even until now, it hath been in building, and is not finished.

17 Hvis derfor Kongen synes, saa lad der blive set efter i det kongelige Skatkammer ovre i Babel, om det har sig saaledes, at der af Kong Kyros er givet Befaling til at bygge dette Gudshus i Jerusalem; og Kongen give os saa sin Vilje i denne Sag til Kende!«

Now, therefore, if, unto the king, it seem good, let search be made in the treasure-house of the king which is there, in Babylon, whether it be so, that, from Cyrus the king, issued an edict, to build this house of God, in Jerusalem, —and, the pleasure of the king concerning this, let him send unto us.