Nehemiah 13
1 One day when the Book of Moses was being read to the people, the section was found where it was written that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever be allowed into the assembly of God,
Paa den Tid blev der læst op af Moses's Bog for Folket, og man fandt skrevet deri, at ingen Ammonit eller Moabit nogen Sinde maatte faa Adgang til Guds Menighed,
2 because they hadn't brought food and water when they met the Israelites, but instead they had hired Balaam to put a curse on them—though our God turned that curse into a blessing!
fordi de ikke kom Israeliterne i Møde med Brød og Vand, og fordi han havde lejet Bileam til at forbande dem, men vor Gud vendte Forbandelsen til Velsignelse.
3 When the people heard about this law, they separated out from Israel everyone who had foreign ancestry.
Da de nu hørte Loven, udskilte de alle fremmede af Israel.
4 Before all this, Eliashib the priest, who was related to Tobiah, had been put in charge of the storerooms of the Temple of our God.
Nogen Tid i Forvejen havde Præsten Eljasjib, hvem Opsynet med Kamrene i vor Guds Hus var overdraget, og som var i Slægt med Tobija,
5 He had provided Tobiah with a large room which had previously been used to store the grain offerings, incense, and Temple items, as well as the tithes of grain, new wine, and olive oil allocated to the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers, in addition to the offerings for the priests.
ladet indrette et stort Kammer til Tobija der, hvor man før henlagde Afgrødeofferet, Røgelsen, Karrene, Tienden af Kornet, Mosten og Olien, de i Loven foreskrevne Afgifter til Leviterne, Sangerne og Dørvogterne saavel som Offerydelsen til Præsterne.
6 When all this happened I was not in Jerusalem because I had returned to King Artaxerxes of Babylon in the thirty-second year of his reign. Some time later I requested permission from the king to go back.
Da alt dette fandt Sted, var jeg ikke i Jerusalem, thi i Kong Artaxerxes af Babels to og tredivte Regeringsaar var jeg rejst til Kongen. Men nogen Tid efter bad jeg Kongen om Tilladelse til at rejse,
7 When I arrived back in Jerusalem I discovered the dreadful thing Eliashib had done in providing Tobiah a room in the courtyard of God's Temple.
og da jeg kom til Jerusalem og opdagede det onde, Eljasjib havde øvet for Tobijas Skyld ved at indrette ham et Kammer i Guds Hus's Forgaarde,
8 I was extremely upset, and I went and threw out everything that was in Tobiah's room.
harmede det mig højligen; og jeg kastede alt Tobijas Bohave ud af Kammeret
9 I ordered the rooms purified, and put back the Temple items, the grain offerings, and the incense.
og bød, at man skulde rense Kammeret, hvorefter jeg atter bragte Guds Hus's Kar, Afgrødeofferet og Røgelsen derind.
10 I also found out that the food allowances for the Levites were not being provided, so the Levites had gone back to take care of their fields, along with the singers who led the worship services.
Da fik jeg at vide, at Afgifterne til Leviterne ikke svaredes dem, og derfor var de Leviter og Sangere, der skulde gøre Tjeneste, flyttet ud hver til sin Landejendom;
11 I went and confronted the leaders, asking, “Why is God's Temple being neglected?” I called the Levites back and made sure they were carrying out their responsibilities.
saa gik jeg i Rette med Forstanderne og spurgte dem: »Hvorfor er Guds Hus blevet vanrøgtet?« Og jeg fik atter Leviterne samlet og satte dem paa deres Pladser.
12 Everyone in Judah then brought the tithes of grain, new wine, and olive oil into the storerooms.
Saa bragte hele Juda Tienden af Kornet, Mosten og Olien til Forraadskamrene;
13 I put Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah, one of the Levites, in charge of the storerooms with Hanan, son of Zakkur, son of Mattaniah, to assist them, because they were considered honest people. Their responsibility was to distribute the allowances to their fellow Levites.
og jeg overdrog Tilsynet med Forraadskamrene til Præsten Sjelemja, Skriveren Zadok og Pedaja af Leviterne og gav dem til Medhjælper Hanan, en Søn af Zakkur, en Søn af Mattanja, da de regnedes for paalidelige; og dem paalaa det saa at uddele Tienden til deres Brødre.
14 My God, please remember me over this. Please don't forget my good deeds I have done for the Temple of my God and its services.
Kom mig det i Hu, min Gud, og udslet ikke de Kærlighedsgerninger, jeg har gjort mod min Guds Hus til Gavn for Tjenesten der!
15 Around that time I noticed people treading the winepress on Sabbath. I saw others collecting grain and loading it up on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, figs, and all kinds of burdens, and bringing it all into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day.
I de Dage saa jeg i Juda nogle træde Persekarrene paa Sabbaten, og andre saa jeg bringe Korn i Hus eller læsse det paa deres Æsler, ligeledes Vin, Druer, Figener og alle Slags Varer, og bringe det til Jerusalem paa Sabbaten. Dem formanede jeg da, naar de solgte Levnedsmidler.
16 I told them off for selling their produce on that day.
Ogsaa havde Folk fra Tyrus bosat sig der, og de kom med Fisk og alskens Varer og solgte dem paa Sabbaten til Jøderne i Jerusalem.
17 Some people from Tyre who lived in Jerusalem were bringing in fish and all kinds of things and they were selling them on the Sabbath to the people of Judah in Jerusalem.
Jeg gik derfor i Rette med de store i Juda og sagde til dem: Hvor kan I handle saa ilde og vanhellige Sabbatsdagen?
18 I confronted the Jewish leaders, asking them, “Why are you are doing such an evil thing? You are violating the Sabbath day! Wasn't this what your forefathers did, bringing our God down on us, causing us and this city such disasters? Now you're bringing even more trouble on us by violating the Sabbath!”
Har ikke vor Gud bragt al denne Ulykke over os og over denne By, fordi eders Fædre handlede saaledes? Og I bringer endnu mere Vrede over Israel ved at vanhellige Sabbaten!
19 So I ordered Jerusalem's gates to be shut at sunset on the day before the Sabbath, and that were not to be opened until after the Sabbath had ended. I assigned some of my men to guard the gates to make sure no goods would be brought in on the Sabbath day.
Og saa snart Mørket faldt paa i Jerusalems Porte ved Sabbatens Frembrud, bød jeg, at Portene skulde lukkes, og at de ikke maatte aabnes, før Sabbaten var omme; og jeg satte nogle af mine Folk ved Portene for at vogte paa, at der ikke førtes Varer ind paa Sabbaten.
20 A couple of times merchants and sellers of all kinds of goods spent the night outside of Jerusalem.
Da nu de handlende og de, der solgte alle Slags Varer, et Par Gange var blevet uden for Jerusalem Natten over,
21 I warned them, saying, “Why are you spending the night by the wall? If you do that again I'll have you arrested!” After that they didn't come on the Sabbath.
advarede jeg dem og sagde: »Hvorfor bliver I Natten over uden for Muren? Hvis I gør det en anden Gang, lægger jeg Haand paa eder!« Og siden kom de ikke mere paa Sabbaten.
22 Then I told the Levites to purify themselves and to come and guard the gates to keep the Sabbath day holy. My God, please also remember me for doing this, and be merciful to me because of your trustworthy love.
Fremdeles bød jeg Leviterne, at de skulde rense sig og komme og holde Vagt ved Portene, for at Sabbatsdagen kunde holdes hellig. Kom mig ogsaa det i Hu, min Gud, og forbarm dig over mig efter din store Miskundhed!
23 Around the same time I realized some Jews had married women from Ashdod, Moab, and Ammon.
Paa samme Tid lagde jeg ogsaa Mærke til, at hos de Jøder, der havde ægtet asdoditiske, ammonitiske eller moabitiske Kvinder,
24 Half their children could only speak the language of Ashdod or that of another people, and didn't know how to speak the language of Judah.
talte Halvdelen af Børnene Asdoditisk eller et af de andre Folks Sprog, men kunde ikke tale Jødisk.
25 So I confronted them and told them they were cursed. I beat some of them and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God, saying, “You must not allow your daughters to marry their sons, or allow your sons—or yourselves— to marry their daughters.
Da gik jeg i Rette med dem og forbandede dem, ja, jeg slog nogle af dem og rykkede dem i Haaret og besvor dem ved Gud: Giv dog ikke deres Sønner eders Døtre til Ægte og tag ikke deres Døtre til Hustruer for eders Sønner eller eder selv!
26 Wasn't it marriages like these that made King Solomon of Israel sin? There wasn't a king in any nation like him. God loved him, and God made him king over all Israel, but even he was made to sin by foreign women.
Syndede ikke Kong Salomo af Israel for slige Kvinders Skyld? Mage til Konge fandtes dog ikke blandt de mange Folk, og han var saa elsket af sin Gud, at Gud gjorde ham til Konge over hele Israel; og dog fik de fremmede Kvinder endog ham til at synde!
27 So do we have to hear about you committing this dreadful sin, how you are being unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women?”
Skal vi da virkelig høre om eder, at I begaar al denne svare Misgerning og forbryder eder mod vor Gud ved at ægte fremmede Kvinder?
28 Even one of the sons of Jehoiada, son of Eliashib the high priest, had become a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. So I expelled him.
En af Ypperstepræsten Eljasjibs Søn Jojadas Sønner, der var Horoniten Sanballats Svigersøn, jog jeg bort fra min Nærhed.
29 My God, remember them and what they did, violating the priesthood and the solemn agreement of the priests and Levites.
Tilregn dem, min Gud, at de besmittede Præstedømmet og Præsternes og Leviternes Pagt!
30 I purified them from everything foreign, and I made sure the priests and Levites were carrying out their assigned responsibilities.
Saaledes rensede jeg dem for alt fremmed, og jeg ordnede Tjenesten for Præsterne og Leviterne efter det Arbejde, hver især havde.
31 I also arranged for wood to be supplied for the altar at the specified times, and for the first part of the produce to be donated. My God, remember me favorably.
og Ydelsen af Brænde til fastsatte Tider og af Førstegrøderne. Kom mig i Hu, min Gud, og regn mig det til gode!
