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 —
Now when Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and that there were no longer any sections left broken open, although I had not yet 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.
Sanballat and Geshem sent to me saying, “Come, let us meet together somewhere in the plain of Ono.” But they intended to do harm to me.
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.
I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work, and I cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and come down to you?”
4 Fire Gange sendte de mig samme Bud, og hver Gang gav jeg dem samme Svar.
They sent me the same message four times, and I answered them the same way each time.
5 Da sendte Sanballat for femte Gang sin Tjener til mig med samme Bud, og han havde et aabent Brev med,
Sanballat sent his servant to me in the same way 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 it was written, “It is reported among the nations, and Geshem also says it, that you and the Jews are planning to rebel, for that is why you are rebuilding the wall. From what these reports say, you are about to 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!
You have also appointed prophets to make this proclamation about you in Jerusalem, saying, 'There is a king in Judah!' You can be sure the king will hear these reports. Therefore come, let us speak with one another.”
8 Men jeg sendte ham det Bud: Slige Ting, som du omtaler, er slet ikke sket; det er dit eget Paafund!
Then I sent word to him saying, “No such things have occurred as you say, for within your heart you invented them.”
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 wanted to make us afraid, thinking, “They will drop their hands from doing the work, and it will not be done.” But now, God, please 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!«
I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah son of Mehetabel, who was confined in his home. He said, “Let us meet together in the house of God, inside the temple, and let us close the doors of the temple, for they are coming to kill you. At night they are coming to kill you.”
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!
I replied, “Would a man like me run away? Would a man like me go into the temple just so he could save his own life? 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,
I realized that it was not God who sent him, but that he had prophesied against me. Tobiah 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.
They hired him to make me afraid, so that I might do what he said and sin, so they could give me a bad name in order to humiliate 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!
Call to mind Tobiah and Sanballat, my God, and all that they did. Also call to mind the prophetess Noadiah and the rest of the prophets who tried to make me be afraid.
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 day of the month of Elul, after 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.
When all our enemies heard of it, all the nations around us, they became afraid and they fell greatly in their own eyes. For they knew the work was done with the help of our God.
17 Men der gik ogsaa i de Dage en Mængde Breve frem og tilbage mellem Tobija og de store i Juda;
At this time the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah's letters 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 who were bound by an oath to him, because he was the son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah. His son Jehohanan had taken as his wife the daughter of Meshullam 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.
They also spoke to me about his good deeds and reported my words back to him. Letters were sent to me from Tobiah to frighten me.
