Nehemiah 6
1 And it came to pass, when Sanaballat, and Tobias, and Gossem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had built the wall, and that there was no breach left in it, (though at that time I had not set up the doors in the gates, )
Og det skete, der det hørtes af Sanballat og Tobia og Gesem, Araberen, og vore øvrige Fjender, at jeg havde bygget Muren, og at der var intet Brud blevet tilbage paa den, enddog jeg ikke til den Tid havde indsat Døre i Portene,
2 Sanaballat and Gossem Rent to me, saying: Come, and let us make a league together in the villages, in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.
da sendte Sanballat og Gesem til mig at lade sige: Gak med og lader os samles med hverandre i Landsbyerne i Dalen Ono; men de tænkte at gøre mig ondt.
3 And I sent messengers to them, saying: I am doing a great work, and I cannot come down, lest it be neglected whilst I come, and go down to you.
Og jeg sendte Bud til dem og lod sige: Jeg har et stort Arbejde at udrette og kan ikke komme ned; hvorfor skulde Arbejdet holde op? som om jeg skulde lade af fra det og drage ned til eder!
4 And they sent to me according to this word, four times: and I answered them after the same manner.
Og de sendte fire Gange Bud til mig paa denne Maade, og jeg gav dem Svar igen paa denne Maade.
5 And Sanaballat sent his servant to me the fifth time according to the former word, and he had a letter in his hand written in this manner:
Da sendte Sanballat paa samme Maade femte Gang sin Tjener til mig med et aabent Brev i hans Haand.
6 It is reported amongst the Gentiles, and Gossem hath said it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel, and therefore thou buildest the wall, and hast a mind to set thyself king over them: for which end
Deri var skrevet: Det er hørt iblandt Hedningerne, og Gasmu har sagt det, at du og Jøderne tænke paa at falde fra, og at du derfor bygger Muren, og du vil være deres Konge efter dette Rygte,
7 Thou hast also set up prophets, to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying: There is a king in Judea. The king will hear of these things: therefore come now, that we may take counsel together.
og at du ogsaa har bestilt Profeter, som skulle udraabe om dig i Jerusalem og sige: Han er Konge i Juda; og nu maatte det høres for Kongen efter dette Rygte; derfor kom nu og lader os raadslaa sammen!
8 And I sent to them, saying: There is no such thing done as thou sayest: but thou feignest these things out of thy own heart.
Men jeg sendte til ham at lade sige: Der er ikke sket noget af disse Ting, som du siger, men du har optænkt dem af dit eget Hjerte.
9 For all these men thought to frighten us, thinking that our hands would cease from the work, and that we would leave off. Wherefore I strengthened my hands the more:
Thi de vilde alle sammen gøre os frygtagtige og sagde: Deres Hænder skulle drage sig tilbage fra Arbejdet, at det ikke fuldføres; men nu, styrk mine Hænder!
10 And I went into the house of Samaia the son of Delaia, the son of Metabeel privately. And he said: Let us consult together in the house of God in the midst of the temple: and let us shut the doors of the temple, for they will come to kill thee, and in the night they will come to slay thee.
Der jeg kom i Huset hos Semaja, en Søn af Delaja, Mehetabeels Søn, medens han holdt sig indelukket, da sagde han: Lader os samles i Guds Hus, midt i Templet, og lukke Templets Døre; thi de ville komme for at slaa dig ihjel, ja de ville komme i Nat for at slaa dig ihjel.
11 And I said: Should such a man as I Bee? and who is there that being as I am, would go into the temple, to save his life? I will not go in.
Men jeg sagde: Skulde en Mand som jeg flygte? og hvilken Mand, der var som jeg, skulde gaa ind i Templet og leve? jeg vil ikke gaa derind.
12 And I understood that God had not sent him, but that he had spoken to me as if he had been prophesying, and Tobias, and Sanaballat had hired him.
Thi jeg mærkede godt, at Gud ikke havde sendt ham; men han talte den Spaadom om mig, fordi Tobia og Sanballat havde lejet ham dertil.
13 For he had taken money, that I being afraid should do this thing, and sin, and they might have some evil to upbraid me withal.
Derfor var han lejet, at jeg skulde have frygtet og gjort saa og syndet, at det kunde have været dem til et ondt Rygte om mig, for at de kunde forhaane mig.
14 Remember me, O Lord, for Tobias and Sanaballat, according to their works of this kind: and Noadias the prophet, and the rest of the prophets that would have put me in fear.
Min Gud! kom Tobia og Sanballat i Hu efter disse hans Gerninger, ja ogsaa den Profetinde Noadja og de øvrige Profeter, som vilde gøre mig frygtsom.
15 But the wall was finished the five and twentieth day of the month of Elul, in two and fifty days.
Og Muren blev færdig paa den fem og tyvende Dag i Elul Maaned, udi to og halvtredsindstyve Dage.
16 And it came to pass when all our enemies heard of it, that all nations which were round about us, were afraid, and were cast down within themselves, for they perceived that this work was the work of God.
Og det skete, der alle vore Fjender havde hørt det, da frygtede alle Hedningerne, som vare trindt omkring os, og Modet syntes saare at falde paa dem; thi de kendte, at denne Gerning var gjort af vor Gud.
17 Moreover in those days many letters were sent by the principal men of the Jews to Tobias, and from Tobias there came letters to them.
Ogsaa i de samme Dage skreve de ypperste af Juda deres mange Breve, som gik til Tobia, og Breve fra Tobia kom til dem.
18 For there were many in Judea sworn to him, because he was the son in law of Sechenias the son of Area, and Johanan his son had taken to wife the daughter of Mosollam the son of Barachias.
Thi der var mange i Juda, som vare med Ed forbundne med ham; thi han var besvogret med Sekania, Aras Søn, og hans Søn, Johanan, havde taget Mesullams, Berekias Søns, Datter.
19 And they praised him also before me, and they related my words to him: And Tobias sent letters to put me in fear.
De talte ogsaa om hans mange gode Egenskaber for mig og bragte mine Ord til ham; saa sendte Tobia Breve for at gøre mig frygtsom.
