< Nehemias 9 >

1 Men paa den fire og tyvende Dag i samme Maaned samledes Israeliterne under Faste og i Sørgedragt med Jord paa Hovedet;
Now, on the twenty-fourth day of this month, were the sons of Israel gathered together, with fasting and with sackcloth, having earth upon them.
2 og de, der var af Israels Slægt, skilte sig ud fra alle fremmede og traadte frem og bekendte deres Synder og deres Fædres Misgerninger.
And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all the sons of the foreigner, —and stood and made confession over their own sins, and the iniquities of their fathers.
3 Saa rejste de sig paa deres Plads, og der blev læst op af Bogen med HERREN deres Guds Lov i en Fjerdedel af Dagen, og i en anden Fjerdedel bekendte de deres Synder og tilbad HERREN deres Gud.
So they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of Yahweh their God, a fourth part of the day, —and, a fourth part, they were making confession and bowing themselves down, unto Yahweh their God.
4 Og Jesua, Bani, Kadmiel, Sjebanja, Bunni, Sjerebja, Bani og Kenani traadte op paa Leviternes Forhøjning og raabte med høj Røst til HERREN deres Gud;
Then stood up on the platform of the Levites, Jeshua and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, Chenani, —and made outcry, with a loud voice, unto Yahweh their God.
5 og Leviterne Jesua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hasjabneja, Sjerebja, Hodija, Sjebanja og Petaja sagde: »Staa op og lov HERREN eders Gud fra Evighed til Evighed!« Da lovede de hans herlige Navn, som er ophøjet over al Lov og Pris.
Then said the Levites—Jeshua and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, Pethahiah, Stand up, bless Yahweh your God, from age to age, —Yea let them bless thy glorious Name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.
6 Derpaa sagde Ezra: »Du, HERRE, er den eneste; du har skabt Himmelen, Himlenes Himle med al deres Hær, Jorden med alt, hvad der er paa den, Havene med alt, hvad der er i dem; du giver dem alle Liv, og Himmelens Hær tilbeder dig.
Thou, art Yahweh, thou alone, Thou, didst make the heavens, the heavens of heavens, and all their host, the earth and all that is thereon, the seas and all that is therein, and, thou, holdest them all in life, —and, the host of the heavens, unto thee, are bowing down.
7 Du er Gud HERREN, der udvalgte Abram og førte ham bort fra Ur-Kasdim og gav ham Navnet Abraham;
Thou, art Yahweh, God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, —and madest his name Abraham;
8 og du fandt hans Hjerte fast i Troen for dit Aasyn og sluttede Pagt med ham om at give hans Afkom Kana'anæernes, Hetiternes, Amoriternes, Perizziternes, Jebusiternes og Girgasjiternes Land; og du holdt dit Ord; thi du er retfærdig.
and didst find his heart faithful before thee, and didst solemnize with him a covenant, to give the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite, and the Girgashite, —to give it unto his seed, —and didst confirm thy words, for, righteous, thou art.
9 Og da du saa vore Fædres Nød i Ægypten og hørte deres Raab ved det røde Hav,
Yea thou sawest the affliction of our fathers, in Egypt, and, their outcry, thou heardest, by the Red Sea;
10 udførte du Tegn og Undere paa Farao og alle hans Tjenere og alt Folket i hans Land, fordi du vidste, at de havde handlet overmodigt med dem. Og saaledes skabte du dig et Navn, som du har den Dag i Dag.
and didst grant signs and wonders against Pharaoh, and against all his servants, and against all the people of his land, for thou hadst taken note, that they ruled proudly over them, —and so thou didst make thee a name, as at this day.
11 Du kløvede Havet for deres Øjne, saa de vandrede midt igennem Havet paa tør Bund, og dem, der forfulgte dem, styrtede du i Dybet som Sten i vældige Vande.
And, the sea, didst thou cleave asunder before them, and they passed through the midst of the sea, on dry ground, —whereas, their pursuers, thou didst cast into the depths like a stone, into the mighty waters,
12 I en Skystøtte førte du dem om Dagen og i en Ildstøtte om Natten, saa den lyste for dem paa Vejen, de skulde vandre.
And, in a pillar of cloud, didst thou lead them, by day, —and in a pillar of fire, by night, to light up for them the way wherein they should go.
13 Du steg ned paa Sinaj Bjerg, du talede med dem fra Himmelen og gav dem retfærdige Lovbud og tilforladelige Love, gode Anordninger og Bud.
And, upon Mount Sinai, camest thou down, and spakest with them out of the heavens, —and gavest them just regulations, and faithful laws, good statutes and commandments.
14 Du kundgjorde dem din hellige Sabbat og paalagde dem Bud, Anordninger og Love ved din Tjener Moses.
And, thy holy sabbath, didst thou make known to them, —and, commandments and statutes and a law, didst thou command them, through Moses thy servant.
15 Du gav dem Brød fra Himmelen til at stille deres Sult og lod Vand springe ud af Klippen til at slukke deres Tørst. Og du bød dem drage hen og tage det Land i Besiddelse, som du med løftet Haand havde lovet dem.
And, bread out of the heavens, didst thou give them, for their hunger, and, waters out of the cliff, didst thou bring them, for their thirst, —and badest them go in to take possession of the land, which thou hadst lifted thy hand to give them.
16 Men vore Fædre blev overmodige og halsstarrige og hørte ikke paa dine Bud;
But, they and our fathers, dealt proudly, —and hardened their neck, and hearkened not unto thy commandments;
17 de vægrede sig ved at lyde og ihukom ikke dine Undergerninger, som du havde gjort iblandt dem; de blev halsstarrige og satte sig i Hovedet at vende tilbage til Trældommen i Ægypten. Men du er Forladelsens Gud, naadig og barmhjertig, langmodig og rig paa Miskundhed, og du svigtede dem ikke.
but refused to hearken, neither kept in mind thy wonders which thou hadst done with them, but they hardened their neck, and appointed a head that they might return to their servitude, in their perverseness. But, thou, art a God of forgivenesses, gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness, and didst not forsake them.
18 Selv da de lavede sig et støbt Billede af en Kalv og sagde: Der er din Gud, som førte dig ud af Ægypten! og gjorde sig skyldige i svare Gudsbespottelser,
Yea, although they made them a molten calf, and said, This, is thy God, that brought thee up out of Egypt, —and wrought great insults,
19 svigtede du dem i din store Barmhjertighed ikke i Ørkenen; Skystøtten veg ikke fra dem om Dagen, men ledede dem paa Vejen, ej heller Ildstøtten om Natten, men lyste for dem paa Vejen, de skulde vandre.
yet, thou, in thine abounding compassions, didst not forsake them in the desert, —the pillar of cloud, departed not from over them by day, to lead them in the way, nor the pillar of fire by night, to light up for them the way wherein they should go.
20 Du gav dem din gode Aand for at give dem Indsigt og forholdt ikke deres Mund din Manna, og du gav dem Vand til at slukke deres Tørst.
And, thy Good Spirit, thou gavest, to instruct them, —and, thy manna, thou withheldest not from their mouth, and, water, thou gavest them, for their thirst.
21 I fyrretyve Aar sørgede du for dem i Ørkenen, saa de ingen Nød led; deres Klæder sledes ikke op, og deres Fødder hovnede ikke.
Yea, forty years, didst thou sustain them in the desert, they lacked nothing, —their mantles, waxed not old and, their feet, swelled not.
22 Du gav dem Riger og Folkeslag; som du uddelte Stykke for Stykke. De tog Kong Sihon af Hesjbons Land og Kong Og af Basans Land i Besiddelse.
And thou gavest them kingdoms, and peoples, and allotted to each of them a corner, —and they took possession of the land of Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan.
23 Du gjorde deres Børn talrige som Himmelens Stjerner og førte dem ind i det Land, du havde lovet deres Fædre, at de skulde komme ind i og tage i Besiddelse;
Their children also, didst thou multiply, like the stars of the heavens, —and didst bring them into the land which thou hadst promised their fathers they should enter to possess;
24 og Børnene kom og tog Landet i Besiddelse, og du underlagde dem Landets Indbyggere, Kana'anæerne, og gav dem i deres Haand, baade deres Konger og Folkene i Landet, saa de kunde handle med dem, som de fandt for godt.
so the children entered and possessed the land, and thou subduedst before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and deliveredst them into their hand, —with their kings, and the peoples of the land, to do with them according to their pleasure;
25 De indtog befæstede Byer og frugtbart Land, og Huse, fulde af alle Slags Goder, tog de i Besiddelse og udhugne Cisterner, Vingaarde, Oliventræer og Frugttræer i Mængde; og de spiste sig mætte og blev fede og gjorde sig til gode med dine store Rigdomme.
and they captured fortified cities and a fat soil, and took possession of houses full of every good thing, wells digged, vineyards and oliveyards and fruit-trees, in abundance, —so they did eat and were filled and became fat, and luxuriated in thy great goodness.
26 Men de var genstridige og satte sig op imod dig; de kastede din Lov bag deres Ryg, dræbte dine Profeter, som talte dem alvorligt til for at lede dem tilbage til dig, og gjorde sig skyldige i svare Gudsbespottelser.
But they murmured and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their back, and, thy prophets, they slew, who testified against them that they might turn them back unto thee, —and they wrought great insults.
27 Da gav du dem i deres Fjenders Haand, og de bragte Trængsel over dem. Men naar de da i deres Trængsel raabte til dig, hørte du dem i Himmelen og sendte dem i din store Barmhjertighed Befriere, som friede dem af deres Fjenders Haand.
Therefore didst thou deliver them into the hand of their adversaries, who distressed them, —and, in the time of their distress, they made outcry unto thee, and, thou, out of the heavens, didst hear, and, according to thine abounding compassions, gavest them saviours, that they might save them out of the hand of their adversaries.
28 Men naar de fik Ro, handlede de atter ilde for dit Aasyn. Da overlod du dem i deres Fjenders Haand, og de undertvang dem. Men naar de atter raabte til dig, hørte du dem i Himmelen og udfriede dem i din Barmhjertighed Gang paa Gang.
But, as soon as they had rest, they again wrought wickedness before thee, —and thou didst leave them in the hand of their enemies, who bare rule over them, yet, when they again made outcry unto thee, thou, from the heavens, didst hear and didst deliver them according to thy compassions, many times;
29 Du talede dem alvorligt til for at lede dem tilbage til din Lov, men de var overmodige og vilde ikke høre paa dine Bud, og de syndede mod dine Lovbud, som dog holder det Menneske i Live, der gør efter dem; de vendte i Genstridighed Ryggen til og var halsstarrige og vilde ikke lyde.
and didst testify against them, to bring them back unto thy law, yet, they, dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, and, against thy regulations, they sinned, the which—if any son of earth shall do—then shall he live by them, —and yielded a rebellious shoulder, and, their neck, they stiffened, and hearkened not.
30 I mange Aar var du langmodig imod dem og talede dem alvorligt til ved din Aand gennem dine Profeter; men da de ikke vilde høre, gav du dem til Pris for Hedningefolkene.
And thou didst suffer many years to pass over them, and didst testify against them by thy Spirit through thy prophets, yet did they not give ear, —therefore didst thou deliver them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.
31 Dog har du i din store Barmhjertighed ikke helt tilintetgjort dem eller forladt dem, thi du er en naadig og barmhjertig Gud!
Yet, in thine abounding compassions, thou didst not make of them an end, neither didst thou forsake them, —for, a GOD gracious and full of compassion, thou art.
32 Og nu, vor Gud, du store, vældige, frygtelige Gud, som holder fast ved Pagten og Miskundheden! Lad ikke alle de Lidelser, der har ramt os, vore Konger, Øverster, Præster, Profeter, vore Fædre og hele dit Folk fra Assyrerkongernes Dage indtil i Dag, synes ringe for dine Øjne!
Now, therefore, O our God—the GOD great, mighty, and fearful—keeping the covenant and the lovingkindness, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, which hath come upon us—on our kings, on our rulers, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, —from the days of the kings of Assyria, until this day.
33 I alt, hvad der er kommet over os, staar du retfærdig, thi du har vist dig trofast, men vi var ugudelige.
But, thou, art righteous, as to all that hath fallen upon us, —for, faithfulness, hast thou wrought, whereas, we, have been lawless;
34 Vore Konger, Øverster og Præster og vore Fædre handlede ikke efter din Lov og lyttede ikke til dine Bud og de Vidnesbyrd, du lod dem blive til Del.
and, our kings, our rulers, our priests, and our fathers, have not kept thy law, —nor given heed unto thy commandments, or unto thy testimonies, wherewith thou hast testified against them.
35 Da de var i Besiddelse af deres Rige og de store Rigdomme, du gav dem, og af det vidtstrakte, frugtbare Land, du oplod for dem, tjente de dig ikke, og de omvendte sig ikke fra deres onde Gerninger.
But, they, in their kingdom, and in thine abundant goodness which thou gavest them, and in the broad and fat land which thou didst set before them, did not serve thee, neither turned they from their wicked doings.
36 Se, derfor er vi nu Trælle; i det Land, du gav vore Fædre, for at de skulde nyde dets Frugter og Rigdom, er vi Trælle;
Lo! we, to-day, are bondmen—even upon the land which thou gavest our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, lo! we, are bondmen;
37 dets rige Afgrøde tilfalder de Konger, du for vore Synders Skyld har øvet Magten over os, og de gør, hvad de lyster, med vore Kroppe og vort Kvæg. Vi er i stor Nød!«
and, the increase thereof, aboundeth unto the kings whom thou hast set over us, for our sins, —and, over our bodies, are they bearing rule, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and, in great distress, we are.
38 I Henhold til alt dette indgaar vi med Navns Underskrift en urokkelig Pagt, og den beseglede Skrivelse er underskrevet af vore Øverster, Leviter og Præster.
Seeing, therefore, all this, we, are plighting our faith, and putting it in writing, —and, upon the sealed scroll, are our rulers, our Levites, our priests.

< Nehemias 9 >