Nehemiah 1
1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the fortress,
Nehemias's, Hakaljas Søns, Beretning. I Kislev Maaned i det tyvende Aar, medens jeg var i Borgen i Susan,
2 that Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and [certain] men of Judah. And I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, who were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.
kom Hanani, en af mine Brødre, sammen med nogle Mænd fra Juda. Og da jeg udspurgte dem om Jøderne, den Rest, der var undsluppet fra Fangenskabet, og om Jerusalem,
3 And they said to me, Those who remain, that are left of the captivity there in the province, are in great affliction and reproach; and the wall of Jerusalem is in ruins, and its gates are burned with fire.
sagde de til mig: De tiloversblevne, de, som er tilbage fra Fangenskabet der i Landet, lever i stor Nød og Forsmædelse, og Jerusalems Mur er nedrevet og Portene opbrændt.
4 And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat and wept, and mourned for days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of the heavens,
Da jeg hørte denne Tidende, satte jeg mig hen og græd og sørgede i flere Dage, og jeg fastede og bad for Himmelens Guds Aasyn,
5 and said, I beseech thee, Jehovah, God of the heavens, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and keep his commandments.
idet jeg sagde: Ak, HERRE, Himmelens Gud, du store, frygtelige Gud, som tager Vare paa Pagten og Miskundheden mod dem, der elsker dig og holder dine Bud!
6 Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, to hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee at this time, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, confessing the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have sinned.
Lad dog dit Øre være lydhørt og dit Øje aabent, saa du hører din Tjeners Bøn, som jeg nu beder for dit Aasyn baade Nat og Dag for dine Tjenere Israeliterne, idet jeg bekender deres Synder, som vi — ogsaa jeg og min Faders Hus — har begaaet imod dig.
7 We have acted very perversely against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances that thou commandedst thy servant Moses.
Saare ilde har vi handlet imod dig, og vi har ikke holdt de Bud, Anordninger og Lovbud, du paalagde din Tjener Moses.
8 Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, If ye act unfaithfully, I will scatter you among the peoples;
Kom det Ord i Hu, som du paalagde din Tjener Moses: Dersom I er troløse, vil jeg adsplitte eder blandt Folkene;
9 but if ye return to me, and keep my commandments and do them, though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heavens, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there.
men hvis I omvender eder til mig og holder mine Bud og handler efter dem, saa vil jeg, om eders fordrevne end er ved Himmelens Ende, dog samle dem derfra og bringe dem til det Sted, jeg udvalgte til Bolig for mit Navn.
10 And they are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power and by thy strong hand.
De er jo dine Tjenere og dit Folk, som du udløste ved din store Kraft og din stærke Haand.
11 O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants who delight to fear thy name; and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. Now I was the king's cupbearer.
Ak, Herre, lad dit Øre være lydhørt for din Tjeners og dine Tjeneres Bøn, vi, som gerne vil frygte dit Navn, og lad det i Dag lykkes for din Tjener og lad ham finde Naade for denne Mands Aasyn! Jeg var nemlig Mundskænk hos Kongen.
