Nehemias 13

1 Paa den Tid blev der læst op af Moses's Bog for Folket, og man fandt skrevet deri, at ingen Ammonit eller Moabit nogen Sinde maatte faa Adgang til Guds Menighed,

On that day there was a reading from the book of Moses in the hearing of the people; and they saw that it said in the book that no Ammonite or Moabite might ever come into the meeting of God;

2 fordi de ikke kom Israeliterne i Møde med Brød og Vand, og fordi han havde lejet Bileam til at forbande dem, men vor Gud vendte Forbandelsen til Velsignelse.

Because they did not give the children of Israel bread and water when they came to them, but got Balaam to put a curse on them: though the curse was turned into a blessing by our God.

3 Da de nu hørte Loven, udskilte de alle fremmede af Israel.

So after hearing the law, they took out of Israel all the mixed people.

4 Nogen Tid i Forvejen havde Præsten Eljasjib, hvem Opsynet med Kamrene i vor Guds Hus var overdraget, og som var i Slægt med Tobija,

Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who had been placed over the rooms of the house of our God, being a friend of Tobiah,

5 ladet indrette et stort Kammer til Tobija der, hvor man før henlagde Afgrødeofferet, Røgelsen, Karrene, Tienden af Kornet, Mosten og Olien, de i Loven foreskrevne Afgifter til Leviterne, Sangerne og Dørvogterne saavel som Offerydelsen til Præsterne.

Had made ready for him a great room, where at one time they kept the meal offerings, the perfume, and the vessels and the tenths of the grain and wine and oil which were given by order to the Levites and the music-makers and the door-keepers, and the lifted offerings for the priests.

6 Da alt dette fandt Sted, var jeg ikke i Jerusalem, thi i Kong Artaxerxes af Babels to og tredivte Regeringsaar var jeg rejst til Kongen. Men nogen Tid efter bad jeg Kongen om Tilladelse til at rejse,

But all this time I was not at Jerusalem: for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes, king of Babylon, I went to the king; and after some days, I got the king to let me go,

7 og da jeg kom til Jerusalem og opdagede det onde, Eljasjib havde øvet for Tobijas Skyld ved at indrette ham et Kammer i Guds Hus's Forgaarde,

And I came to Jerusalem; and it was clear to me what evil Eliashib had done for Tobiah, in making ready for him a room in the buildings of the house of God.

8 harmede det mig højligen; og jeg kastede alt Tobijas Bohave ud af Kammeret

And it was evil in my eyes: so I had all Tobiah's things put out of the room.

9 og bød, at man skulde rense Kammeret, hvorefter jeg atter bragte Guds Hus's Kar, Afgrødeofferet og Røgelsen derind.

Then I gave orders, and they made the rooms clean: and I put back in them the vessels of the house of God, with the meal offerings and the perfume.

10 Da fik jeg at vide, at Afgifterne til Leviterne ikke svaredes dem, og derfor var de Leviter og Sangere, der skulde gøre Tjeneste, flyttet ud hver til sin Landejendom;

And I saw that the Levites had not been given what was needed for their support; so that the Levites and the music-makers, who did the work, had gone away, everyone to his field.

11 saa gik jeg i Rette med Forstanderne og spurgte dem: »Hvorfor er Guds Hus blevet vanrøgtet?« Og jeg fik atter Leviterne samlet og satte dem paa deres Pladser.

Then I made protests to the chiefs, and said, Why has the house of God been given up? And I got them together and put them in their places.

12 Saa bragte hele Juda Tienden af Kornet, Mosten og Olien til Forraadskamrene;

Then all Judah came with the tenth part of the grain and wine and oil and put it into the store-houses.

13 og jeg overdrog Tilsynet med Forraadskamrene til Præsten Sjelemja, Skriveren Zadok og Pedaja af Leviterne og gav dem til Medhjælper Hanan, en Søn af Zakkur, en Søn af Mattanja, da de regnedes for paalidelige; og dem paalaa det saa at uddele Tienden til deres Brødre.

And I made controllers over the store-houses, Shelemiah the priest and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and with them was Hanan, the son of Zaccur the son of Mattaniah: they were taken to be true men and their business was the distribution of these things to their brothers.

14 Kom mig det i Hu, min Gud, og udslet ikke de Kærlighedsgerninger, jeg har gjort mod min Guds Hus til Gavn for Tjenesten der!

Keep me in mind, O my God, in connection with this, and do not let the good which I have done for the house of my God and its worship go from your memory completely.

15 I de Dage saa jeg i Juda nogle træde Persekarrene paa Sabbaten, og andre saa jeg bringe Korn i Hus eller læsse det paa deres Æsler, ligeledes Vin, Druer, Figener og alle Slags Varer, og bringe det til Jerusalem paa Sabbaten. Dem formanede jeg da, naar de solgte Levnedsmidler.

In those days, I saw in Judah some who were crushing grapes on the Sabbath, and getting in grain and putting it on asses; as well as wine and grapes and figs and all sorts of goods which they took into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day: and I gave witness against them on the day when they were marketing food.

16 Ogsaa havde Folk fra Tyrus bosat sig der, og de kom med Fisk og alskens Varer og solgte dem paa Sabbaten til Jøderne i Jerusalem.

And there were men of Tyre there, who came with fish and all sorts of goods, trading with the children of Judah and in Jerusalem on the Sabbath.

17 Jeg gik derfor i Rette med de store i Juda og sagde til dem: Hvor kan I handle saa ilde og vanhellige Sabbatsdagen?

Then I made protests to the chiefs of Judah, and said to them, What is this evil which you are doing, not keeping the Sabbath day holy?

18 Har ikke vor Gud bragt al denne Ulykke over os og over denne By, fordi eders Fædre handlede saaledes? Og I bringer endnu mere Vrede over Israel ved at vanhellige Sabbaten!

Did not your fathers do the same, and did not our God send all this evil on us and on this town? but you are causing more wrath to come on Israel by not keeping the Sabbath holy.

19 Og saa snart Mørket faldt paa i Jerusalems Porte ved Sabbatens Frembrud, bød jeg, at Portene skulde lukkes, og at de ikke maatte aabnes, før Sabbaten var omme; og jeg satte nogle af mine Folk ved Portene for at vogte paa, at der ikke førtes Varer ind paa Sabbaten.

And so, when the streets of Jerusalem were getting dark before the Sabbath, I gave orders for the doors to be shut and not to be open again till after the Sabbath: and I put some of my servants by the door so that nothing might be taken in on the Sabbath day.

20 Da nu de handlende og de, der solgte alle Slags Varer, et Par Gange var blevet uden for Jerusalem Natten over,

So the traders in all sorts of goods took their night's rest outside Jerusalem once or twice.

21 advarede jeg dem og sagde: »Hvorfor bliver I Natten over uden for Muren? Hvis I gør det en anden Gang, lægger jeg Haand paa eder!« Og siden kom de ikke mere paa Sabbaten.

Then I gave witness against them and said, Why are you waiting all night by the wall? if you do so again I will have you taken prisoners. From that time they did not come again on the Sabbath.

22 Fremdeles bød jeg Leviterne, at de skulde rense sig og komme og holde Vagt ved Portene, for at Sabbatsdagen kunde holdes hellig. Kom mig ogsaa det i Hu, min Gud, og forbarm dig over mig efter din store Miskundhed!

And I gave the Levites orders to make themselves clean and come and keep the doors and make the Sabbath holy. Keep this in mind to my credit, O my God, and have mercy on me, for great is your mercy.

23 Paa samme Tid lagde jeg ogsaa Mærke til, at hos de Jøder, der havde ægtet asdoditiske, ammonitiske eller moabitiske Kvinder,

And in those days I saw the Jews who were married to women of Ashdod and Ammon and Moab:

24 talte Halvdelen af Børnene Asdoditisk eller et af de andre Folks Sprog, men kunde ikke tale Jødisk.

And their children were talking half in the language of Ashdod; they had no knowledge of the Jews' language, but made use of the language of the two peoples.

25 Da gik jeg i Rette med dem og forbandede dem, ja, jeg slog nogle af dem og rykkede dem i Haaret og besvor dem ved Gud: Giv dog ikke deres Sønner eders Døtre til Ægte og tag ikke deres Døtre til Hustruer for eders Sønner eller eder selv!

And I took up the cause against them, cursing them and giving blows to some of them and pulling out their hair; and I made them take an oath by God, saying, You are not to give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.

26 Syndede ikke Kong Salomo af Israel for slige Kvinders Skyld? Mage til Konge fandtes dog ikke blandt de mange Folk, og han var saa elsket af sin Gud, at Gud gjorde ham til Konge over hele Israel; og dog fik de fremmede Kvinder endog ham til at synde!

Was it not in these things that Solomon, king of Israel, did wrong? among a number of nations there was no king like him, and he was dear to his God, and God made him king over all Israel: but even he was made to do evil by strange women.

27 Skal vi da virkelig høre om eder, at I begaar al denne svare Misgerning og forbryder eder mod vor Gud ved at ægte fremmede Kvinder?

Are we then without protest to let you do all this great evil, sinning against our God by taking strange women for your wives?

28 En af Ypperstepræsten Eljasjibs Søn Jojadas Sønner, der var Horoniten Sanballats Svigersøn, jog jeg bort fra min Nærhed.

And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib, the chief priest, was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite: so I sent him away from me.

29 Tilregn dem, min Gud, at de besmittede Præstedømmet og Præsternes og Leviternes Pagt!

Keep them in mind, O my God, because they have put shame on the priests' name and on the agreement of the priests and the Levites.

30 Saaledes rensede jeg dem for alt fremmed, og jeg ordnede Tjenesten for Præsterne og Leviterne efter det Arbejde, hver især havde.

So I made them clean from all strange people, and had regular watches fixed for the priests and for the Levites, everyone in his work;

31 og Ydelsen af Brænde til fastsatte Tider og af Førstegrøderne. Kom mig i Hu, min Gud, og regn mig det til gode!

And for the wood offering, at fixed times, and for the first fruits. Keep me in mind, O my God, for good.