Nehemias 6
1 Da det nu kom Sanballat, Araberen Gesjem og vore andre Fjender for Øre, at jeg havde bygget Muren, og at der ikke var flere Huller i den — dog havde jeg paa den Tid ikke sat Fløje i Portene —
And it came to pass when Sanballat, and Tobijah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had built the wall, and that there was no breach left in it (though at that time I had not set up the doors in the gates),
2 sendte Sanballat og Gesjem Bud og opfordrede mig til en Sammenkomst i Kefirim i Onodalen. Men de havde ondt i Sinde imod mig.
that Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, Come, let us meet together in the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.
3 Derfor sendte jeg Bud til dem og lod sige: »Jeg har et stort Arbejde for og kan derfor ikke komme derned; hvorfor skulde Arbejdet standse? Og det vilde ske, hvis jeg lod det ligge for at komme ned til eder.
And I sent messengers to them, saying, I am doing a great work, and I cannot come down. Why should the work cease, whilst I leave it and come down to you?
4 Fire Gange sendte de mig samme Bud, og hver Gang gav jeg dem samme Svar.
And they sent to me four times after this sort; and I answered them in the same manner.
5 Da sendte Sanballat for femte Gang sin Tjener til mig med samme Bud, og han havde et aabent Brev med,
Then sent Sanballat his servant to me in this manner the fifth time, with an open letter in his hand,
6 i hvilket der stod: Det hedder sig blandt Folkene, og Gasjmu bekræfter det, at du og Jøderne pønser paa Oprør; derfor er det, du bygger Muren, og at du vil være deres Konge.
in which was written: It is reported among the nations, and Gashmu says [it, that] thou and the Jews think to rebel, for which cause thou buildest the wall, and according to these words thou wilt become their king.
7 Og du skal endog have faaet Profeter til i Jerusalem at udraabe dig til Konge i Juda. Dette Rygte vil nu komme Kongen for Øre; kom derfor og lad os tales ved!
And thou hast also appointed prophets to proclaim concerning thee at Jerusalem saying, There is a king in Judah! And now it will be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.
8 Men jeg sendte ham det Bud: Slige Ting, som du omtaler, er slet ikke sket; det er dit eget Paafund!
And I sent to him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.
9 Thi de havde alle til Hensigt at indjage os Skræk, idet de tænkte, at vi skulde lade Hænderne synke, saa Arbejdet ikke blev til noget. Men styrk du nu mine Hænder!
For they all would have made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be slackened from the work, that it be not carried out. — Now therefore strengthen my hands!
10 Og da jeg gik ind i Sjemajas, Mehetab'els Søn Delajas Søns, Hus, som ved den Tid maatte holde sig inde, sagde han: Lad os tales ved i Guds Hus, i Helligdommens Indre, og stænge Dørene, thi der kommer nogle Folk, som vil dræbe dig; de kommer i Nat for at dræbe dig!«
And I came to the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabeel, who had shut himself up. And he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple; for they are coming to kill thee; even in the night are they coming to kill thee.
11 Men jeg svarede: Skulde en Mand som jeg flygte? Og hvorledes skulde en Mand som jeg kunne betræde Helligdommen og blive i Live? Jeg gaar ikke derind!
And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, could go into the temple, and live? I will not go in.
12 Thi jeg skønnede, at det ikke var Gud, som havde sendt ham, men at han var kommet med det Udsagn om mig, fordi Tobija og Sanballat havde lejet ham dertil,
And I perceived, and behold, God had not sent him; for he pronounced this prophecy against me; and Tobijah and Sanballat had hired him.
13 for at jeg skulde blive bange og forsynde mig ved slig Adfærd og de faa Anledning til ilde Omtale, saa de kunde bagvaske mig.
Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have wherewith to spread an evil report, that they might reproach me.
14 Kom Tobija og Sanballat i Hu, min Gud, efter deres Gerninger, ligeledes Profetinden Noadja og de andre Profeter, der vilde gøre mig bange!
My God, remember Tobijah and Sanballat according to these their works, and also the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets who would have put me in fear.
15 Saaledes blev Muren færdig den fem og tyvende Dag i Elul Maaned efter to og halvtredsindstyve Dages Forløb.
So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth of Elul, in fifty-two days.
16 Og da alle vore Fjender hørte det, blev alle Hedningerne rundt om os bange og saare nedslaaede, idet de skønnede, at dette Værk var udført med vor Guds Hjælp.
And it came to pass that when all our enemies heard [of it], all the nations that were about us were afraid and were much cast down in their own eyes, and they perceived that this work was wrought by our God.
17 Men der gik ogsaa i de Dage en Mængde Breve frem og tilbage mellem Tobija og de store i Juda;
Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobijah, and those of Tobijah came to them.
18 thi mange i Juda stod i Edsforbund med ham, da han var Svigersøn af Sjekanja, Aras Søn, og hans Søn Johanan var gift med en Datter af Mesjullam, Berekjas Søn.
For there were many in Judah sworn to him; for he was a son-in-law of Shechaniah the son of Arah; and his son Johanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah.
19 Ogsaa plejede de baade at tale godt om ham til mig og at forebringe ham mine Ord; Tobija sendte ogsaa Breve for at gøre mig bange.
Also they spoke of his good deeds before me, and reported my words to him. [And] Tobijah sent letters to put me in fear.
