Ezra 3
1 And when the seventh month came, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered together as one man to Jerusalem.
Da den syvende Måned indtraf - Israeliterne boede nu i deres Byer - samledes Folket fuldtalligt i Jerusalem;
2 Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer up burnt-offerings on it, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.
og Jesua, Jozadaks Søn, og hans Brødre Præsterne og Zerubbabel, Sjealtiels Søn, og hans Brødre skred til at bygge Israels Guds Alter for at ofre Brændofre derpå som foreskrevet i den Guds Mand Moses's Lov.
3 And they set the altar on its base; for fear was upon them because of the people of the countries; and they offered up burnt-offerings on it to Jehovah, the morning and evening burnt-offerings.
En Del af Hedningerne samlede sig imod dem, men de rejste dog Alteret på dets gamle Plads og ofrede Brændofre derpå til HERREN, Morgen- og Aftenbrændofre.
4 And they held the feast of tabernacles as it is written, and [offered] daily burnt-offerings by number, according to the ordinance, as the duty of every day required;
Derpå fejrede de Løvhyttefesten som foreskrevet og ofrede Brændofre Dag for Dag i det rette Tal og på den foreskrevne Måde, hver Dag hvad der hørte sig til,
5 and afterwards the continual burnt-offering, and those of the new moons, and of all the set feasts of Jehovah that were consecrated, and of every one that willingly offered a voluntary offering to Jehovah.
og siden det daglige Brændoffer og de Brændofre, som hørte til Nymånerne og alle HERRENs hellige Højtider, og alle de Brændofre, man frivilligt bragte HERREN.
6 From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer up burnt-offerings to Jehovah. But the foundation of the temple of Jehovah was not [yet] laid.
Den første Dag i den syvende Måned begyndte de at ofre Brændofre til HERREN, før Grunden til HERRENs Helligdom endnu var lagt.
7 And they gave money to the masons and to the carpenters; and meat and drink and oil to the Zidonians and to the Tyrians, to bring cedar-trees from Lebanon to the sea at Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.
Derpå gav de Stenhuggerne og Tømmermændene Penge og Zidonierne og Tyrierne Fødevarer, Drikkevarer og Olie, for at de skulde bringe Cederstammer fra Libanon til Havet ud for Jafo, efter den Fuldmagt, Perserkongen Kyros havde givet dem.
8 And in the second year of their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that had come out of the captivity to Jerusalem; and they appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to superintend the work of the house of Jehovah.
I den anden Måned i det andet År efter deres Ankomst til Guds Hus i Jerusalem gjorde Zerubbabel, Sjealtiels Søn, og Jesua, Jozadaks Søn, sammen med alle deres Brødre, Præsterne og Leviterne, og alle dem, der var kommet fra Fangenskabet til Jerusalem, Begyndelsen, idet de satte Leviteme fra Tyveårsalderen og opefter til at lede Arbejdet med HERRENs Hus.
9 And Jeshua stood up, his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, as one [man], to superintend the workmen in the house of God; [also] the sons of Henadad, their sons and their brethren, the Levites.
Og Leviterne Jesua og hans Sønner og Brødre, Kadmiel og hans Sønner, Hodavjas Sønner og Henadads Sønner, deres Sønner og Brødre, trådte til i Endrægtighed for at føre Tilsyn med dem, der arbejdede på Guds Hus.
10 And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of Jehovah, they set the priests in their apparel, with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise Jehovah according to the directions of David king of Israel.
Og da Bygningsmændene lagde Grunden til HERRENs Helligdom, stod Præsterne i Embedsdragt med Trompeter, og Leviterne, Asafs Efterkommere, med Cymbler for at lovprise HERREN efter Kong David af Israels Anordning;
11 And they sang alternately together in praising and giving thanks to Jehovah: For he is good, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout to the praise of Jehovah, because the foundation of the house of Jehovah was laid.
og de stemte i med Lov og Pris for HERREN med Ordene thi han er god, og hans Miskundhed mod Israel varer evindelig!" Og hele Folket brød ud i høj Jubel, idet de priste HERREN, fordi Grunden var lagt til HERRENs Hus.
12 But many of the priests and Levites and chief fathers, the ancient men that had seen the first house, wept with a loud voice, [when] the foundation of this house was laid in their sight; and many shouted aloud for joy.
Men mange af Præsterne, Leviterne og Overhovederne for Fædrenehusene, de gamle, der havde set det første Tempel, græd højt, da de så Grunden blive lagt til dette Tempel, men mange var også de, der opløftede deres Røst med Jubel og Glæde,
13 And the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people; for the people shouted with a great shout, and the noise was heard afar off.
og man kunde ikke skelne Glædesjubelen fra Folkets Gråd; thi så højt var Folkefs Jubelråb, at det hørfes langt bort.
