Ezra 9
1 Men da alt dette var gjort, kom Øversterne til mig og sagde: »Folket, Israel og Præsterne og Leviterne, har ikke skilt sig ud fra Hedningerne eller fra deres Vederstyggeligheder, Kana'anæerne, Hetiterne, Perizziterne, Jebusiterne, Ammoniterne, Moabiterne, Ægypterne og Amoriterne;
Now, when these things were ended, the rulers drew near unto me, saying, The people of Israel and the priests and the Levites have not kept themselves separate from the peoples of the lands, —in view of their abominations-even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites;
2 thi af deres Døtre har de taget sig selv og deres Sønner Hustruer, saa at den hellige Sæd har blandet sig med Hedningerne; og Øversterne og Forstanderne var de første til at øve denne Troløshed!«
for they have taken of their daughters, for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy seed have intermingled themselves among the peoples of the lands, —and, the hand of the rulers and the deputies, hath, in this unfaithfulness, been, foremost.
3 Da jeg hørte den Tale, sønderrev jeg min Kjortel og min Kappe, rev Haar af mit Hoved og Skæg og satte mig hen i stum Smerte.
When I heard this thing, I rent my garment, and my robe, —and tore out of the hair of my head and my beard, and sat stunned.
4 Da samlede sig omkring mig alle de, der bævede for Israels Guds Ord mod Troløsheden hos dem, der havde været i Landflygtighed; og jeg sad i stum Smerte til Aftenafgrødeofferets Tid.
Then, unto me, were gathered, all who trembled at the words of the God of Israel, concerning the unfaithfulness of them who had been exiled, —but, I, sat stunned, until the evening gift.
5 Men ved Aftenafgrødeofferets Tid rejste jeg mig af min Selvydmygelse, og idet jeg sønderrev min Kjortel og min Kappe, kastede jeg mig paa Knæ og udbredte Hænderne til, HERREN min Gud
And, at the evening gift, I arose from mine affliction, which had been accompanied by the rending of my garment and my robe, —and I bowed upon my knees, and spread forth my hands unto Yahweh my God;
6 og sagde: »Min Gud, jeg skammer mig og blues ved at løfte mit Ansigt til dig, min Gud, thi vore Misgerninger er vokset os over Hovedet, og vor Skyld er saa stor, at den rækker til Himmelen!
and said, O my God, I turn pale and am ashamed, to lift up, O my God, my face unto thee, —for, our iniquities, have multiplied above the head, and our guilt hath magnified itself unto the heavens.
7 Fra vore Fædres Tid indtil denne Dag har vor Skyld været stor, og for vore Misgerninger blev vi, vore Konger og Præster givet til Pris for Landenes Konger, for Sværd, Fangenskab, Udplyndring og Vanære, saaledes som det er den Dag i Dag.
Since the days of our fathers, we, have been in great guilt, until this day, —and, for our iniquities, have we been given up—we, our kings, our priests, —into the hand of the kings of the lands, by sword and by captivity and by spoiling and by a turning pale of face, as at this day.
8 Og nu er der en føje Stund blevet os Naade til Del fra HERREN vor Gud, idet han har ladet os beholde en undsluppet Rest og givet os at slaa vor Teltpæl paa sit hellige Sted, for at vor Gud kan lade vore Øjne lyse og give os en Smule Livskraft i vor Trældom;
And, now, for a very little moment, hath come favour from Yahweh our God, in leaving to us a remnant to escape, and in giving to us a nail in his holy place, —that our God may enlighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.
9 thi er vi end Trælle, har vor Gud dog ikke forladt os i vor Trældom, men vundet os Naade for Perserkongernes Aasyn, saa at han har givet os Livskraft til at rejse vor Guds Hus og opbygge dets Grushobe og givet os et Gærde i Juda og Jerusalem.
For, bondmen, we are, but, in our bondage, hath our God not forsaken us, —but extended unto us lovingkindness before the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up on high the house of our God, to raise up the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.
10 Men hvad skal vi nu sige, vor Gud, efter alt dette? Vi har jo forladt dine Bud,
But, now, what can we say, O our God, after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,
11 som du gav os ved dine Tjenere Profeterne, da du sagde: Det Land, I drager ind i og tager i Besiddelse, er et urent Land paa Grund af Hedningernes Urenhed, paa Grund af de Vederstyggeligheder, de i deres Urenhed har fyldt det med fra Ende til anden;
which thou didst command by the hand of thy servants the prophets, saying, As for the land which, ye, are entering to possess, an impure land, it is, with the impurity of the peoples of the lands, —with their abominations, which have filled it from one end to the other, with their uncleanness.
12 derfor maa I ikke give deres Sønner eders Døtre eller tage deres Døtre til Hustruer for eders Sønner og ingen Sinde søge deres Velfærd og Lykke, at I kan blive stærke og nyde Landets Goder og sikre eders Sønner Besiddelsen deraf for evigt!
Now, therefore, your daughters, do not ye give to their sons, and, their daughters, do not ye take for your sons, neither shall ye seek their prosperity nor their pleasure unto times age-abiding, —to the end ye may become strong, and may eat the good of the land, and may suffer your children to possess it, unto times age-abiding.
13 Efter alt, hvad der er vederfaret os paa Grund af vore onde Gerninger og vor svare Skyld — og endda har du vor Gud ikke i fuldt Maal tilregnet os vore Synder, men skænket os en saadan Flok undslupne —
And, after all that hath come upon us, for our wicked doings, and for our great guilt—For, thou, O our God, hast spared us, punishing us less than our iniquities deserved, and hast given us a deliverance such as this,
14 skal vi da paa ny krænke dine Bud ved at besvogre os med Folk, der øver slige Vederstyggeligheder? Vil du da ikke vredes saaledes paa os, at du ødelægger os aldeles, saa der ikke levnes nogen Rest, og ingen undslipper?
should we again break thy commandments and join ourselves by affinity of marriage with the peoples of these abominations, —wouldst thou not be angry with us, unto a full end, that there should be neither remainder nor deliverance?
15 HERRE, Israels Gud! Du er retfærdig, derfor er vi nu en Rest tilbage, som er undsluppet; se, vi staar for dig i vor Syndeskyld; thi det er umuligt at bestaa for dit Aasyn, naar sligt kan ske!«
O Yahweh, God of Israel, righteous thou art, for we have had left us a deliverance as at this day, —here we are, before thee, in our guilty deeds, for there is no standing before thee, because of this thing!
