Ezra 10
1 And while Ezra prayed, and made confession, weeping and falling down before the house of God, there were gathered to him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children; for the people wept very much.
Medens Ezra nu under Bøn og Syndsbekendelse grædende kastede sig ned foran Guds Hus, samlede en stor Skare Israeliter sig om ham, både Mænd, Kvinder og Børn, thi Folket græd heftigt.
2 And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, answered and said to Ezra, We have acted unfaithfully toward our God, and have taken foreign wives of the peoples of the land; yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this thing.
Derpå tog Sjekanja, Jehiels Søn, af Elams Efterkommere til Orde og sagde til Ezra: Vi har været froløse mod vor Gud ved at hjemføre fremmede Kvinder af Hedningerne i Landet. Men trods alt er der endnu Håb for Israel.
3 And now let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of [my] lord, and of those that tremble at the commandments of our God; and let it be done according to the law.
Lad os slutte Pagt for vor Gud om at sbille os af med alle vore fremmede Kvinder og deres Børn efter min Herres Bestemmelse og deres, som bæver for Guds Bud, og lad der blive handlet efter Loven!
4 Arise, for this matter is incumbent on thee, and we will be with thee: be of good courage, and do [it].
Stå op, thi det er dig, der skal tage dig af Sagen, og vi vil stå dig bi; vær frimodig og tag fat!
5 Then Ezra arose, and made the chiefs of the priests, of the Levites, and of all Israel, to swear that they would do according to this word. And they swore.
Da stod Ezra op og tog Præsternes, Leviternes og hele Israels Øverster i Ed på, at de vilde handle således, og de aflagde Eden.
6 And Ezra arose from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib; and when he came thither, he ate no bread and drank no water; for he mourned because of the unfaithfulness of them that had been carried away.
Derpå rejste Ezra sig fra Pladsen foran Guds Hus og begav sig til Johanans, Eljasjibs Søns, Kammer, hvor han tilbragte Natten; han hverken spiste eller drak, fordi han græmmede sig over Troløsheden hos dem, der havde været i Landflygtighed.
7 And they made proclamation in Judah and Jerusalem to all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem;
Derpå lod man kundgøre i Juda og Jerusalem forætlle dem, der havde været i Landflygtighed, at de skulde give Møde i Jerusalem;
8 and that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be confiscated, and himself separated from the congregation of those that had been carried away.
og enhver, som ikke indfandt sig Tredjedagen derefter ifølge Øversternes og de Ældstes Bestemmelse, al hans Ejendom skulde der lægges Band på, og han selv skulde udelukkes fra deres Forsamling, der havde været i Landflygtighed.
9 Then were all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered together at Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth of the month; and all the people sat in the open space of the house of God, trembling because of the matter, and because of the pouring rain.
Så samledes alle Mænd af Juda og Benjamin på Tredjedagen i Jerusalem; det var den tyvende Dag i den niende Måned; og alt Folket stillede sig op på den åbne Plads ved Guds Hus, skælvende både for Sagens Skyld og som Følge af Regnskyllene.
10 And Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, Ye have acted unfaithfully, and have taken foreign wives, to increase the trespass of Israel.
Derpå stod Præsten Ezra op og sagde til dem: "I har forbrudt eder ved at hjemføre fremmede Kvinder og således øget Israels Syndeskyld;
11 And now make confession to Jehovah the God of your fathers, and do his pleasure, and separate yourselves from the peoples of the land, and from the foreign wives.
så bekend da nu eders Synd for HERREN, eders Fædres Gud, og gør hans Vilje; skil eder ud fra Hedningerne i Landet og fra de fremmede Kvinder!"
12 And the whole congregation answered and said with a loud voice, Yes, it is for us to do according to thy words.
Og hele Forsamlingen svarede med høj Røst: "Som du siger, bør vi gøre!
13 But the people are many, and it is a time of pouring rain, and it is not possible to stand without: neither is this a work for one day or two; for we are many that have transgressed in this thing.
Men Folket er talrigt, og det er Vinterregnens Tid, så vi kan ikke blive stående her ude; og Sagen kan heller ikke afgøres på en Dag eller to, da vi har forbrudt os højligen her.
14 Let now our princes, while this matter is going on, stand for all the congregation, and let all those that have taken foreign wives in our cities come at the appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and the judges thereof, until the fierce anger of our God be turned from us.
Lad derfor Øversterne for hele vor Forsamling give Møde og lad alle dem, der i vore Byer har hjemført fremmede Kvinder, indfinde sig til en fastsat Tid, ledsaget af de enkelte Byers Ældste og Dommere, for at vi kan blive friet fra vor Guds Vrede i denne Sag!
15 Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahzeiah the son of Tikvah stood up against this; and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.
Kun Jonatan, Asa'els Søn, og Jazeja, Tikvas Søn, satte sig derimod med Støtte fra Mesjullam og Leviten Sjabbetaj.
16 And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest [and] certain of the chief fathers were separated according to their fathers' houses, and all of them [expressed] by name; and they sat down on the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.
Men de, der havde været i Landflygtighed, handlede derefter; og Præsten Ezra udvalgte sig nogle Mænd, Overhovederne for de enkelte Fædrenehuse, alle med Navns Nævnelse. Disse holdt da Møde den første Dag i den tiende Måned for at undersøge Sagen,
17 And they ended with all the men that had taken foreign wives by the first day of the first month.
og de var færdige med alle de Mænd, som havde hjemført fremmede Kvinder, til den første Dag i den første Måned.
18 And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken foreign wives, of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren: Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.
Blandt Præsterne fandtes følgende, der havde hjemført fremmede Kvinder: Af Jesuas, Jozadaks Søns, Efterkommere og hans Brødre Ma'aseja, Eliezer, Jarib og Gedalja;
19 And they gave their hand to send away their wives; and they offered a ram of the flock, as trespass-offering for their guilt.
disse gav deres Hånd på at ville sende deres Hustruer bort, og deres Skyldoffer var en Væder for deres Syndeskyld.
20 And of the children of Immer: Hanani, and Zebadiah.
Af Immers Efterkommere: Hanani og Zebadja.
21 And of the children of Harim: Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.
Af Harims Efterkommere: Ma'aseja, Elija, Sjemaja, Jehiel og Uzzija.
22 And of the children of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
Af Pasjhurs Efterkommere: Eljoenaj, Ma'aseja, Jisjmael, Netan'el, Jozabad og El'asa.
23 And of the Levites: Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah (that is, Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
Af Leviterne: Jozabad, Sjim'i. Kelaja, det er Kelita, Petaja, Juda og Eliezer.
24 And of the singers: Eliashib. And of the doorkeepers: Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.
Af Tempelsangerne: Eljasjib og Zakkur. Af Dørvogterne Sjallum, Telem og Uri.
25 And of Israel; of the children of Parosh: Ramiah, and Jizzijah, and Malchijah, and Mijamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.
Af Israel: Af Par'osj's Efterkommere: Ramja, Jizzija, Malkija, Mijjamin, El'azar, Malkija og Benaja.
26 And of the children of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah.
Af Elams Efterkommere: Mattanja, Zekarja, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremot og Elija.
27 And of the children of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.
Af Zattus Efterkommere: Eljoenaj, Eljasjib, Mattanja, Jeremot, Zabad og Aziza.
28 And of the children of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.
Af Bebajs Efterkommere: Johanan, Hananja, Zabbaj og Atlaj.
29 And of the children of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.
Af Banis Efterkommere: Mesjullam, Malluk, Adaja, Jasjub, Sjeal og Ramot.
30 And of the children of Pahath-Moab: Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.
Af Pahat-Moabs Efterkommere: Adna, Kelal, Benaja, Ma'aseja, Mattanja, Bezal'el, Binnuj og Menassje.
31 And the children of Harim: Eliezer, Jishijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Simeon,
Af Harims Efterkommere: Eliezer, Jissjija, Malkija, Sjemaja, Sjim'on,
32 Benjamin, Malluch, Shemariah.
Binjamin, Malluk og Sjemarja.
33 Of the children of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, Shimei.
Af Hasjums Efterkommere: Mattenaj, Mattatta, Zabad, Elifelef, Jeremaj, Menassje og Sjim'i.
34 Of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, and Uel,
Af Banis Efterkommere: Ma'adaj, Amram, Uel,
35 Benaiah, Bediah, Cheluhu,
Benaja, Bedeja, Keluhu,
36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
Vanja, Meremot, Eljasjib,
37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasai,
Mattanja, Mattenaj og Ja'asaj.
38 and Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,
Af Binnujs Efterkommere: Sjim'i,
39 and Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,
Sjelemja, Natan, Adaja,
40 Machnadbai, Shashai, Sharai,
Maknadbaj, Sjasjaj, Sjaraj,
41 Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,
Azar'el, Sjelemja, Sjemarja,
42 Shallum, Amariah, Joseph.
Sjallum, Amarja og Josef.
43 Of the children of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, and Joel, Benaiah.
Af Nebos Efterkommere: Je'iel, Mattitja, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddaj, Joel og Benaja.
44 All these had taken foreign wives; and there were among them wives who had had children.
Alle disse havde taget fremmede Kvinder til Ægte, men sendte nu Hustruer og Børn bort.
