Nehemiah 13
1 And on that day they read in the book of Moses in the hearing of the people: and therein was found written, that the Ammonites and the Moabites should not come in to the church of God for ever:
Paa den samme Dag blev læst i Mose Bog for Folkets Øren; og der blev fundet skrevet i den, at en Ammonit og Moabit maatte ikke komme i Guds Forsamling indtil evig Tid,
2 Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and water: and they hired against them Balaam, to curse them, and our God turned the curse into blessing.
fordi de ikke kom Israels Børn i Møde med Brød og med Vand, men lejede Bileam imod dem til at forbande dem, enddog vor Gud vendte den Forbandelse til en Velsignelse.
3 And it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated every stranger from Israel.
Og det skete, der de hørte Loven, da fraskilte de alle de fremmede fra Israel.
4 And over this thing was Eliasib the priest, who was set over the treasury of the house of our God, and was near akin to Tobias.
Og Eliasib, Præsten, som var sat over vor Guds Hus's Kamre, var tilforn bleven nær besvogret med Tobia.
5 And he made him a great storeroom, where before him they laid up gifts, and frankincense, and vessels, and the tithes of the corn, of the wine, and of the oil, the portions of the Levites, and of the singing men, and of the porters, and the firstfruits of the priests.
Og han gjorde ham et stort Kammer, hvor de tilforn lagde Madofferet, Virakken og Karrene og Tienden af Kornet, Mosten og Olien, som var befalet at give Leviterne og Sangerne og Portnerne, og Afgiften til Præsterne.
6 But in all this time I was not in Jerusalem, because in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon, I went to the king, and after certain days I asked the king:
Men under alt dette var jeg ikke i Jerusalem; thi i Artakserkses's, Kongen af Babels, to og tredivte Aar, kom jeg til Kongen, og efter at et Aars Tid var til Ende, begærede jeg igen Orlov af Kongen.
7 And I came to Jerusalem, and I understood the evil that Eliasib had done for Tobias, to make him a storehouse in the courts of the house of God.
Og jeg kom til Jerusalem, og jeg lagde Mærke til det onde, som Eliasib havde gjort for Tobias Skyld, at han havde gjort ham et Kammer i Guds Hus's Forgaarde.
8 And it seemed to me exceeding evil. And I cast forth the vessels of the house of Tobias out of the storehouse.
Og det gjorde mig meget ondt, og jeg kastede alt Tobias Bohave ud af Kammeret.
9 And I commanded and they cleansed the storehouses: and I brought thither again the vessels of the house of God, the sacrifice, and the frankincense.
Og jeg bød, saa rensede de Kamrene, og jeg bragte igen Guds Hus's Kar, Madofferet og Virakken derhen.
10 And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them: and that the Levites, and the singing men, and they that ministered were fled away every man to his own country:
Og jeg fik at vide, at Afgiften til Leviterne ikke blev dem given, saa at Leviterne og Sangerne, som skulde gøre Gerningen, vare bortflyede, hver til sin Ager.
11 And I pleaded the matter against the magistrates, and said: Why have we forsaken the house of God? And I gathered them together, and I made them to stand in their places.
Da trættede jeg med Forstanderne og sagde: Hvorfor er Guds Hus forladt? Og jeg samlede dem og beskikkede dem paa deres Sted.
12 And all Juda brought the tithe of the corn, and the wine, and the oil into the storehouses.
Da bragte al Juda Tiende af Kornet og Mosten og Olien til Forraadshusene.
13 And we set over the storehouses Selemias the priest, and Sadoc the scribe, and of the Levites Phadaia, and next to them Hanan the son of Zachur, the son of Mathania: for they were approved as faithful, and to them were committed the portions of their brethren.
Og jeg satte til Skatgemmere over Forraadshusene Selemia, Præsten, og Zadok, Skriveren, og Pedaja af Leviterne, og for at gaa dem til Haande Hanan, en Søn af Sakur, der var en Søn af Matthanja; thi de vare ansete for tro, og dem paalaa det at dele ud til deres Brødre.
14 Remember me, O my God, for this thing, and wipe not out my kindnesses, which I have done relating to the house of my God and his ceremonies.
Min Gud! kom mig i Hu for dette, og udslet ikke mine Kærlighedsgerninger, som jeg har gjort imod min Guds Hus og i hans Tjeneste!
15 In those days I saw in Juda some treading the presses on the sabbath, and carrying sheaves, and lading asses with wine, and grapes, and figs, and all manner of burthens, and bringing them into Jerusalem on the sabbath day. And I charged them that they should sell on a day on which it was lawful to sell.
I de samme Dage saa jeg i Juda dem, som traadte Vinperser om Sabbaten og førte Neg ind og lagde dem paa Asener, ja og Vin, Druer og Figen og alle Haande Byrder og førte det til Jerusalem paa Sabbatens Dag, og jeg vidnede imod dem, paa den Dag, de solgte Spise.
16 Some Tyrians also dwelt there, who brought fish, and all manner of wares: and they sold them on the sabbaths to the children of Juda in Jerusalem.
I den boede og nogle Tyrier, som førte Fisk og alle Haande Varer ind, og de solgte dem paa Sabbaten til Judas Børn og i Jerusalem.
17 And I rebuked the chief men of Juda, and said to them: What is this evil thing that you are doing, profaning the sabbath day?
Da trættede jeg med de ypperste i Juda, og jeg sagde til dem: Hvad er dette for en ond Ting, som I gøre, at vanhellige Sabbatens Dag?
18 Did not our fathers do these things, and our God brought all this evil upon us, and upon this city? And you bring more wrath upon Israel by violating the sabbath.
Gjorde ej eders Fædre saa, og vor Gud førte al denne Ulykke over os og over denne Stad? Og I føre mere Vrede over Israel ved at vanhellige Sabbaten.
19 And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem were at rest on the sabbath day, I spoke: and they shut the gates, and I commanded that they should not open them till after the sabbath: and I set some of my servants at the gates, that none should bring in burthens on the sabbath day.
Og det skete, saasnart det blev mørkt i Jerusalems Porte henimod Sabbaten, da bød jeg, saa bleve Portene lukkede, og jeg bød, at de ikke skulde oplade dem før efter Sabbaten, og jeg beskikkede nogle af mine Tjenere ved Portene, at ingen Byrde skulde komme ind paa Sabbatens Dag.
20 So the merchants, and they that sold all kinds of wares, stayed without Jerusalem once or twice.
Da bleve Kræmmerne og de, som solgte alle Haande Varer, om Natten uden for Jerusalem, en Gang eller to.
21 And I charged them, and I said to them: Why stay you before the wall? if you do so another time, I will lay hands on you. And from that time they came no more on the sabbath.
Da vidnede jeg for dem og sagde til dem: Hvorfor bleve I om Natten tværs over for Muren? gøre I det anden Gang, da skal jeg lægge Haand paa eder; fra den Tid kom de ikke om Sabbaten.
22 I spoke also to the Levites that they should be purified, and should come to keep the gates, and to sanctify the sabbath day: for this also remember me, O my God, and spare me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.
Og jeg sagde til Leviterne, at de skulde rense sig og komme at tage Vare paa Portene for at hellige Sabbatens Dag. Min Gud! kom mig og i Hu for dette, og spar mig efter din megen Miskundhed!
23 In those days also I saw Jews that married wives, women of Azotus, and of Ammon, and of Moab.
Jeg saa ogsaa i de samme Dage, at Jøderne lode asdoditiske, ammonitiske, moabitiske Hustruer bo hos sig.
24 And their children spoke half in the speech of Azotus, and could not speak the Jews’ language, but they spoke according to the language of this and that people.
Og Halvdelen af deres Børn talte Asdoditisk, og de forstode ikke at tale jødisk; men de talte efter hvert sit Folks Tungemaal.
25 And I chid them, and laid my curse upon them. And I beat some of them, and shaved off their hair, and made them swear by God that they would not give their daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for their sons, nor for themselves, saying:
Og jeg trættede med dem og forbandede dem og slog nogle af dem og rev Haar af dem; og jeg tog en Ed af dem ved Gud: I skulle ikke give eders Døtre til deres Sønner og ej tage af deres Døtre til eders Sønner, eller til eder selv.
26 Did not Solomon king of Israel sin in this kind of thing? and surely among many nations, there was not a king like him, and he was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: and yet women of other countries brought even him to sin.
Har ikke Salomo, Israels Konge, syndet i disse Ting? enddog der ikke var en Konge som han iblandt de mange Folkeslag, og han var sin Gud kær, og Gud satte ham til Konge over al Israel; og dog kom de fremmede Kvinder ham til at synde.
27 And shall we also be disobedient and do all this great evil to transgress against our God, and marry strange women?
Skulde vi da høre det om eder, at I gøre alt dette store Onde, saa at I forsynde eder imod vor Gud ved at lade fremmede Kvinder bo hos eder?
28 And one of the sons of Joiada the son of Eliasib the high priest, was son in law to Sanaballat the Horonite, and I drove him from me.
Og en blandt Sønnerne af Jojada, Eliasib, Ypperstepræstens Søn, var bleven Sanballats, Horonitens, Svigersøn; derfor drev jeg ham fra mig.
29 Remember them, O Lord my God, that defile the priesthood, and the law of priests and Levites.
Kom dem i Hu, min Gud! fordi de havde besmittet Præstedømmet, ja Præstedømmets og Leviternes Pagt.
30 So I separated from them all strangers, and I appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites, every man in his ministry:
Saa rensede jeg dem fra alt fremmed; og jeg beskikkede Præsternes og Leviternes Vagter, hver til sin Gerning,
31 And for the offering of wood at times appointed, and for the firstfruits: remember me, O my God, unto good. Amen.
og til at sørge for Gaven af Veddet til bestemte Tider og for Førstegrøderne. Kom mig i Hu, min Gud! til det gode.
