Ezra 6
1 Saa gav Kong Darius Befaling til at se efter i Skatkammeret, hvor man i Babel gemte Dokumenterne;
Then Darius the king made a decree, and caused a search to be made in the record-offices, where the treasure is stored 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 the city, in the palace, a volume, and this was the record written in it.
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 king Cyrus, Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the holy house of God that was in Jerusalem, [saying, ]Let the house be built, and the place where they sacrifice the sacrifices. (Also he appointed its elevation, in height sixty cubits; its breadth [was] of sixty cubits.)
4 med tre Lag Kvadersten og eet Lag Bjælker; Omkostningerne udredes af Kongens Hus.
And [let there be] three strong layers of stone, and one layer of timber; and the expense shall be paid out of the house of the king.
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 the silver and the gold vessels of the house of God, which Nabuchodonosor carried off from the house that was in Jerusalem, and carried to Babylon, let them even be given, and be carried to the temple that is in Jerusalem, and put in the place where they were set in the house of God.
6 »Derfor skal I, Tattenaj, Statholder hinsides Floden, og Sjetar-Bozenaj med eders Embedsbrødre, Afarsekiterne hinsides Floden, ikke blande eder deri.
Now, you rulers beyond the river, Satharbuzanai, and their fellow-servants the Apharsachaeans, who [are] on the other side of the river, give [these things], keeping far from that place.
7 Lad Arbejdet med dette Gudshus gaa sin Gang, lad Jødernes Statholder og Jødernes Ældste bygge dette Gudshus paa den gamle Plads.
Now let alone the work of the house of God: let the rulers of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build that house of God on 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;
Also a decree has been made by me, if haply you may do somewhat in concert with the elders of the Jews for the building of that house of God: to wit, out of the king's property, [even] the tributes beyond the river, let there be money to defray the expenses carefully granted to those men, so that they be not 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 whatever need [there may be], you shall give both the young of bulls and rams, and lambs for whole burnt offerings to the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, oil: —let it be given them according to the word of the priests that are in Jerusalem, day by day whatever they shall ask;
10 for at de kan bringe Ofre til en liflig Duft for Himmelens Gud og bede for Kongens og hans Sønners Liv.
that they may offer sweet savours to the God of heaven, and that they may pray for the life of the king and his sons.
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 a decree has been made by me, that every man who shall alter this word, timber shall be pulled down from his house, and let him be lifted up and slain upon it, and his house shall 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 whose name dwells there, overthrow every king and people who shall stretch out his hand to alter or destroy the house of God which is in Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be diligently [attended to].
13 Da handlede Tattenaj, Statholderen hinsides Floden, Sjetar-Bozenaj og deres Embedsbrødre nøje efter det Paabud, Kong Darius havde sendt dem.
Then Thanthanai the governor on this side beyond the river, Satharbuzanai, and his fellow-servants, according to that which king Darius sent, so they did diligently.
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 elders of the Jews and the Levites built, at the prophecy of Aggaeus the prophet, and Zacharias the son of Addo: and they built up, and finished [it], by the decree of the God of Israel, and by the decree of Cyrus, and Darius, and Arthasastha, kings of the Persians.
15 De fuldendte Templet paa den tredje Dag i Adar Maaned i Kong Darius's sjette Regeringsaar.
And they finished this house by the third day of the month Adar, which is the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
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 gladness.
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 for the dedication of the house of God a hundred calves, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, twelve kids of the goats for a sin-offering for all Israel, 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 separate orders, for the services of God in Jerusalem, according to the writing of 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 the captivity kept the passover 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 the priests and Levites were purified, all were clean to a man, and they killed the passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for 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 ate the passover, [even] they that were of the captivity, and every one who separated himself to them from the uncleanness of the nations of the land, to seek the Lord God of Israel.
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 gladness, because the Lord made them glad, and he turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, to strengthen their hands in the works of the house of the God of Israel.
