< Ezra 4 >
1 And they that afflicted Juda and Benjamin heard, that the children of the captivity were building a house to the Lord God of Israel.
Der Judas og Benjamins Modstandere hørte, at de Folk, som havde været bortførte, byggede Templet for Herren, Israels Gud,
2 And they drew near to Zorobabel, and to the heads of families, and said to them, We will build with you; for as you [do], we seek [to serve] our God, and we do sacrifice to him from the days of Asaradan king of Assur, who brought us hither.
da kom de frem til Serubabel og til Øversterne for Fædrenehusene og sagde til dem: Lader os bygge med eder; thi vi ville søge eders Gud, ligesom I, og vi have ofret til ham fra de Dage af, da Kongen af Assyrien, Asar-Haddon, førte os hid op.
3 then Zorobabel, and Jesus and the rest of the heads of the families of Israel said to them, [It is] not for us and you to build a house to our God, for we ourselves will build together to the Lord our God, as Cyrus the king of the Persians commanded us.
Men Serubabel og Jesua og de øvrige af Øversterne for Fædrenehusene for Israel sagde til dem: Det sømmer sig ikke, at I og vi bygge vor Guds Hus; men vi ville alene bygge for Herren, Israels Gud, som Kong Kyrus, Kongen af Persien, bød os.
4 And the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Juda, and hindered them in building,
Og Folket i Landet gjorde, at Judas Folk lode Hænderne synke, og de forstyrrede dem i at bygge.
5 and [continued] hiring [persons] against them, plotting to frustrate their counsel, all the days of Cyrus king of the Persians, and until the reign of Darius king of the Persians.
Og de tingede Raadgivere imod dem for at gøre deres Raad til intet i alle Kyrus's, Kongen af Persiens, Dage, og indtil Darius's, Kongen af Persiens, Regering.
6 And in the reign of Assuerus, even in the beginning of his reign, they wrote a letter against the inhabitants of Juda and Jerusalem.
Og i Ahasverus's Regering, i hans Regerings Begyndelse, skreve de en Klage imod Indbyggerne i Juda og Jerusalem.
7 And in the days of Arthasastha, Tabeel wrote peaceably to Mithradates and to the rest of his fellow-servants: the tribute-gatherer wrote to Arthasastha king of the Persians a writing in the Syrian tongue, and [the same] interpreted.
Og i Artakserkses's Dage skreve Bislam, Mithridates, Tabeel og de øvrige af hans Selskab til Artakserkses, Kongen i Persien, og Brevet var skrevet med syrisk Skrift og oversat paa Syrisk.
8 Reum the chancellor, and Sampsa the scribe wrote an epistle against Jerusalem to King Arthasastha, [saying, ]
Rehum, Kansleren og Simsaj, Skriveren, skreve et Brev imod Jerusalem til Kong Artakserkses, saalydende:
9 Thus has judged Reum the chancellor, and Sampsa the scribe, and the rest of our fellow-servants, the Dinaeans, the Apharsathachaeans, the Tarphalaeans, the Apharsaeans, the Archyaeans, the Babylonians, the Susanachaeans, Davaeans,
— Dengang var det, Rehum, Kansleren, og Simsaj, Skriveren, og de øvrige af deres Selskab, de af Dina og Afarsathka, Tarpela, Afarsa, Erek, Babel, Susan, Dehava, Elam
10 and the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Assenaphar removed, and settled them in the cities of Somoron, and the rest [of them] beyond the river.
og de øvrige Folk, som den store og navnkundige Osnappar forflyttede og satte i Samarias Stad, og de øvrige paa denne Side Floden, og saa videre. —
11 This [is] the purport of the letter, which they sent to him: Your servants the men beyond the river to king Arthasastha.
Dette er Afskriften af Brevet, som de sendte til ham, til Kong Artakserkses: Dine Tjenere, de Mænd paa denne Side Floden, og saa videre:
12 Be it known to the king, that the Jews who came up from you to us have come to Jerusalem the rebellious and wicked city, which they are building, and its walls are set in order, and they have established the foundations of it.
Det skal være Kongen vitterligt, at Jøderne, som ere dragne op fra dig, ere komne til os til Jerusalem og bygge den oprørske og onde Stad og fuldføre Muren og udbedre Grunden,
13 Now then be it known to the king, that if that city be built up, and its walls completed, you shall have no tribute, neither will they pay [anything], and this injures kings.
Saa være det nu Kongen vitterligt, at dersom den Stad bliver bygget, og Murene blive fuldførte, da skulle de ikke ville give dig Skat, Told og aarlig Rente, og du skal lide Tab i Kongernes Indtægt.
14 And it is not lawful for us to see the dishonour of the king: therefore have we sent and made known [the matter] to the king;
Nu, efterdi vi have vor Løn fra Kongens Palads, og det ikke sømmer sig, at vi se paa Kongens Skade, derfor have vi sendt hen og lade Kongen det vide,
15 That examination may be made in your fathers' book of record; and you shall find, and you shall know that city [is] rebellious, and does harm to kings and countries, and there are in the midst of it from very old time refuges for [runaway] slaves: therefore this city has been made desolate.
at man maa lede i dine Fædres Historiebog, at du kan finde i samme Historiebog og forfare, at den Stad er en genstridig Stad og skadelig for Konger og Lande, og at de have gjort Opstand derudi fra gammel Tid af; derfor er Staden ødelagt.
16 We therefore declare to the king, that, if that city be built, and its walls be set up, you shall not have peace.
Vi give Kongen til Kende, at hvis denne Stad bliver bygget og dens Mure fuldførte, da beholder du ingen Del paa denne Side Floden.
17 Then the king sent to Reum the chancellor, and Sampsa the scribe, and the rest of their fellow-servants who lived in Samaria, and the rest beyond the river, [saying, ]Peace; and he says,
Kongen sendte Svar til Rehum, Kansleren, og Simsaj, Skriveren, og de øvrige af deres Selskab, som boede i Samaria, og til de øvrige paa denne Side Floden: Fred! og saa videre:
18 The tribute-gatherer whom you sent to us, has been called before me.
Det Brev, som I sendte til os, er klarlig læst for mig,
19 And a decree has been made by me, and we have examined, and found that city of old time exalts itself against kings, and that rebellions and desertions take place within it.
og der er af mig given Befaling, at man skulde lede, og man har fundet, at denne Stad har fra gammel Tid af sat sig op imod Konger, og at der er gjort Opstand og Frafald derudi.
20 And there were powerful kings in Jerusalem, and they ruled over all the [country] beyond the river, and abundant revenues and tribute were given to them.
Og der har været mægtige Konger i Jerusalem, som have hersket over alt det, som er paa hin Side Floden, saa at dem blev given Skat, Told og aarlig Rente.
21 Now therefore make a decree to stop the work of those men, and that city shall no more be built.
Saa giver nu Befaling om at forhindre disse Mænd, at den Stad ikke bliver bygget, førend der bliver givet Befaling af mig.
22 [See] that you be careful of the decree, [not] to be remiss concerning this matter, lest at any time destruction should abound to the harm of kings.
Saa værer paamindede, at I ikke begaa en Forseelse herudi; hvorfor skal det fordærvelige faa Overhaand, Kongerne til Skade?
23 Then the tribute-gatherer of king Arthasastha read [the letter] before Reum the chancellor, and Sampsa the scribe, and his fellow-servants: and they went in haste to Jerusalem and through Juda, and caused them to cease with horses and an [armed] force.
Der nu Afskriften af Kong Artakserkses's Brev blev læst for Rehum af Simsaj, Skriveren, og deres Selskab, da droge de hastelig til Jerusalem til Jøderne og forhindrede dem med Arm og Magt.
24 Then ceased the work of the house of God in Jerusalem, and it was at a stand until the second year of the reign of Darius king of the Persians.
Da forhindredes Arbejdet paa Guds Hus, som var i Jerusalem, og det blev forhindret indtil Darius's, Kongen i Persiens, andet Regeringsaar.