Ezra 6
1 Saa gav Kong Darius Befaling til at se efter i Skatkammeret, hvor man i Babel gemte Dokumenterne;
Then king Darius gave orders, and they searched in the library of the books that were laid up in Babylon,
2 og man fandt da i Borgen i Ameta i Landsdelen Medien en Skriftrulle, hvori der stod: »Til Ihukommelse.
And there was found in Ecbatana, which is a castle in the province of Media, a book in which this record was written.
3 I sit første Regeringsaar udstedte Kong Kyros følgende Befaling: Gudshuset i Jerusalem skal genopbygges, for at man der kan ofre Slagtofre og frembære Guds Ildofre; det skal være tresindstyve Alen højt og tresindstyve Alen bredt
In the first year of Cyrus the king: Cyrus the king decreed, that the house of God should be built, which is in Jerusalem, in the place where they may offer sacrifices, and that they lay the foundations that may support the height of threescore cubits, and the breadth of threescore cubits,
4 med tre Lag Kvadersten og eet Lag Bjælker; Omkostningerne udredes af Kongens Hus.
Three rows of unpolished stones, and so rows of new timber: and the charges shall be given out of the king’s house.
5 Desuden skal Gudshusets Guld— og Sølvkar, som Nebukadnezar borttog fra Helligdommen i Jerusalem og førte til Babel, gives tilbage, og de skal bringes tilbage til deres Plads i Helligdommen i Jerusalem, og du skal sætte dem ind i Gudshuset!«
And also let the golden and silver vessels of the temple of God, which Nabuchodonosor took out of the temple of Jerusalem, and brought to Babylon, be restored, and carried back to the temple of Jerusalem to their place, which also were placed in the temple of God.
6 »Derfor skal I, Tattenaj, Statholder hinsides Floden, og Sjetar-Bozenaj med eders Embedsbrødre, Afarsekiterne hinsides Floden, ikke blande eder deri.
Now therefore Thathanai, governor of the country beyond the river, Stharbuzanai, and your counsellors the Apharsachites, who are beyond the river, depart far from them,
7 Lad Arbejdet med dette Gudshus gaa sin Gang, lad Jødernes Statholder og Jødernes Ældste bygge dette Gudshus paa den gamle Plads.
And let that temple of God be built by the governor of the Jews, and by their ancients, that they may build that house of God in its place.
8 Og hermed giver jeg Paabud om, hvorledes I skal stille eder over for disse Jødernes Ældste med Hensyn til Opførelsen af dette Gudshus: Af Kongens Skatteindtægter fra Landene hinsides Floden skal Omkostningerne nøjagtigt udredes til disse Mænd, og det ufortøvet;
I also have commanded what must be done by those ancients of the Jews, that the house of God may be built, to wit, that of the king’s chest, that is, of the tribute that is paid out of the country beyond the river, the charges be diligently given to those men, lest the work be hindered.
9 og hvad der ellers er Brug for: Tyre, Vædre og Lam til Brændofre for Himmelens Gud, Hvede, Salt, Vin og Olie, det skal efter Opgivende af Præsterne i Jerusalem udleveres dem Dag for Dag uden Afkortning,
And if it shall be necessary, let calves also, and lambs, and kids, for holocausts to the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the custom of the priests that are in Jerusalem, be given them day by day, that there be no complaint in any thing.
10 for at de kan bringe Ofre til en liflig Duft for Himmelens Gud og bede for Kongens og hans Sønners Liv.
And let them offer oblations to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his children.
11 Og hermed paabyder jeg, at om nogen overtræder denne For ordning, skal en Bjælke rives ud af hans Hus, og til Straf skal han hænges op og nagles fast paa den, og hans Hus skal gøres til en Grusdynge.
And I have made a decree: That if any whosoever, shall alter this commandment, a beam be taken from his house. and set up, and he be nailed upon it, and his house be confiscated.
12 Og den Gud, der har ladet sit Navn bo der, han slaa enhver Konge og ethvert Folk til Jorden, som rækker Haanden ud for at over træde denne Forordning og øde lægge dette Gudshus i Jerusalem. Jeg, Darius, giver dette Paabud; lad det blive nøje udført!«
And may the God, that hath caused his name to dwell there, destroy all kingdoms, and the people that shall put out their hand to resist, and to destroy the house of God, that is in Jerusalem. I Darius have made the decree, which I will have diligently complied with.
13 Da handlede Tattenaj, Statholderen hinsides Floden, Sjetar-Bozenaj og deres Embedsbrødre nøje efter det Paabud, Kong Darius havde sendt dem.
So then Thathanai, governor of the country beyond the river, and Stharbuzanai, and his counsellors diligently executed what Darius the king had commanded.
14 Og Jødernes Ældste byggede, og det lykkedes dem i Henhold til Profeterne Haggajs og Zakarias's, Iddos Søns, Profeti; de byggede og fuldførte Værket efter Israels Guds Bud og efter Kyros's og Darius's og Perserkongen Artaxerxes's Befaling.
And the ancients of the Jews built and prospered according to the prophecy of Aggeus the prophet, and of Zacharias the son of Addo: and they built and finished, by the commandment of the God of Israel, and by the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes kings of the Persians.
15 De fuldendte Templet paa den tredje Dag i Adar Maaned i Kong Darius's sjette Regeringsaar.
And they were finishing this house of God, until the third day of the month of Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of king Darius.
16 Saa fejrede Israeliterne, Præsterne, Leviterne og de andre, der havde været i Landflygtighed, Gudshusets Indvielse med Glæde;
And the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity kept the dedication of the house of God with joy.
17 og de ofrede ved Indvielsen 100 Tyre, 200 Vædre og 400 Lam og til Syndofre for hele Israel 12 Gedebukke efter Tallet paa Israels Stammer;
And they offered at the dedication of the house of God, a, hundred calves, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and for a sin offering for all Israel twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
18 og de indsatte Præsterne efter deres Afdelinger og Leviterne efter deres Skifter til Gudstjenesten i Jerusalem som foreskrevet i Moses's Bog.
And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses over the works of God in Jerusalem, as it is written in the book of Moses.
19 Derpaa fejrede de, der havde været i Landflygtighed, Paasken den fjortende Dag i den første Maaned.
And the children of Israel of the captivity kept the phase, on the fourteenth day of the first month.
20 Thi Præsterne og Leviterne havde renset sig og var rene alle som een; og de slagtede Paaskelam for alle dem, der havde været i Landflygtighed, for deres Brødre Præsterne og for sig selv.
For all the priests and the Levites were purified as one man: all were clear to kill the phase for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and themselves.
21 Og Israeliterne, der var vendt tilbage fra Landflygtigheden, spiste deraf sammen med alle dem, der havde udskilt sig fra Hedningerne i Landet og deres Urenhed og sluttet sig til dem for at søge HERREN, Israels Gud.
And the children of Israel that were returned from captivity, and all that had separated themselves from the filthiness of the nations of the earth to them, to seek the Lord the God of Israel, did eat.
22 Og de fejrede de usyrede Brøds Højtid i syv Dage med Glæde, fordi HERREN havde glædet dem og vendt Assyrerkongens Hjerte til dem, saa at han styrkede deres Hænder i Arbejdet paa Guds, Israels Guds, Hus.
And they kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy, for the Lord had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, that he should help their hands in the work of the house of the Lord the God of Israel.
