Nehemiah 4
1 And it came to pass, when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, that it displeased him, and he became very angry, and he mocked at the Jews.
Men da Sanballat hørte, at vi byggede på Muren, blev han vred og harmfuld; og han spottede Jøderne
2 And he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What are these feeble Jews doing? will people suffer them [to build]? will they sacrifice? will they complete it in one day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish, seeing that they have been burnt?
og sagde i Påhør af sine Brødre og Samarias Krigsfolk: "Hvad er det, disse usle Jøder har for? Vil de overlade Gud det? Vil de ofre? Kan de gøre det færdigt endnu i Dag? Kan de kalde Stenene i disse Grusdynger til Live, når de er forbrændt?"
3 And Tobiyah the 'Ammonite was near him, and he said, Even what they are building, if a fox were to run up, he would readily break through their stone wall.
Og Ammoniten Tobija, der stod ved siden af ham, sagde: "Lad dem bygge, så meget de vil; en Ræv kan rive deres Stenmur ned, blot den springer derop!"
4 Hear, O our God! how we are become a scorn; and bring their reproach back upon their own head, and give them up for prey in the land of captivity.
Hør, vor Gud, hvorledes vi er blevet hånet! Lad deres Spot falde tilbage på deres eget Hoved, og lad dem blive hånet som Fanger i et Fremmed Land!
5 And cover not up their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee; for they have taunted [us] in the presence of the builders.
Skjul ikke deres Brøde og lad ikke deres Synd blive udslettet for dit Åsyn, thi med deres Ord krænkede de dem, der byggede!
6 But we built the wall; and all the wall was joined together up to the half thereof; for the people had a heart to work.
Men vi byggede på Muren, og hele Muren blev bygget færdig i halv Højde, og Folket arbejdede med god Vilje.
7 And it came to pass, when Sanballat and Tobiyah, and the Arabians, and the 'Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were restored, and that the breaches began to be closed up, that it displeased them greatly.
Da nu Sanballat og Tobija og Araberne, Ammoniterne og Asdoditerne børte, at det skred fremad med Istandsættelsen af Jerusalems Mure, og at Hullerne i Muren begyndte at lukkes, blev de meget vrede,
8 And they conspired all of them together to come to fight against Jerusalem, and to do it an injury.
og de sammensvor sig alle om at drage hen og angribe Jerusalem og fremkalde Forvirring der.
9 But we prayed unto our God, and set a watch over them day and night, because of the others.
Da bad vi til vor Gud og satte Vagt både Dag og Naf for at værne os imod dem.
10 And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of the burden is failing, and there is much rubbish; and we are not able to build on the wall.
Men Jøderne sagde: Lastdragernes Kræfter svigter, og Grusdyngerne er for store; vi kan ikke bygge på Muren!
11 And our adversaries said, “They shall not know, nor see until we come in the midst of them, and slay them, and so stop the work.”
Og vore Fjender sagde: De må ikke mærke noget, før vi står midt iblandt dem og hugger dem ned og således får Arbejdet til at gå i Stå!
12 And it came to pass, when the Jews who dwelt near them came, that they said unto us ten times, “From all places whence ye may return home [they intend to come] over us.”
Da nu de Jøder, der boede dem nærmest, Gang på Gang kom og lod os vide, at de rykkede op imod os fra alle Steder, hvor de boede,
13 I placed therefore on the lower parts of the place on the naked rocks behind the wall—there I placed the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
og da Folkene kun turde stille sig op på Steder, der lå lavere end Pladsen bag Muren, i Kælderrum, så opstillede jeg Folket Slægt for Slægt, væbnet med Sværd, Spyd og Buer;
14 And I looked [about], and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not afraid of them: think on the Lord, the great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.
og da jeg så det, trådte jeg frem og sagde til Stormændene og Forstanderne og det øvrige Folk: Frygt ikke for dem! Kom den store, frygtelige Gud i Hu og kæmp for eders Brødre, Sønner og Døtre, eders Hustruer og Huse!
15 And it came to pass, that, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, God frustrated their counsel: and we returned, all of us, to the wall, every one unto his work.
Men da vore Fjender hørte, at vi havde fået det at vide, og at Gud gjorde deres Råd til intet, vendte vi alle tilbage til Muren, hver til sit Arbejde.
16 And it came to pass from that day forth, that the half of my young men wrought at the work, while the other half of them were holding the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the coats of mail; and the princes stood behind all the house of Judah.
Men fra den Tid af arbejdede kun den ene Halvdel af mine Folk, medens den anden Halvdel stod væbnet med Spyd, Skjolde, Buer og Brynjer; og Øversterne stod bag ved alle de Jøder,
17 Those that built on the wall, and those that bore burdens, with those that loaded, —every one with one of his hands wrought on the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.
der byggede på Muren. Også Lastdragerne var væbnet; med den ene Hånd arbejdede de, og med den anden. holdt de Spydet;
18 And the builders had every one his sword fastened around his loins while they were building; and he that blew the cornet stood alongside of me.
og de, der byggede, havde under Arbejdet hver sit Sværd bundet til Lænden. Ved Siden af mig stod Hornblæseren;
19 And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and extensive, and we are separated upon the wall, distant one from another.
og jeg sagde til de store og Forstanderne og det øvrige Folk: "Arbejdet er stort og omfattende, og vi er spredt på Muren langt fra hverandre;
20 In what place [then] ye hear the sound of the cornet, thither must ye assemble unto us: our God will fight for us.
hvor l nu hører Hornet gjalde, skal l samles om os; vor Gud vil stride for os!
21 So we labored at the work, while the half of them were holding the spears from the rising of the morning-dawn till the stars appeared.
Således udførte vi Arbejdet, idet Halvdelen af os holdt Spydene rede fra Morgengry til Stjernernes Opgang.
22 Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every one with his young man lodge within Jerusalem, so that they may be in the night a guard to us, and during the day for the labor.
Samtidig sagde jeg også til Folket: Enhver skal sammen med sin Dreng overnatte i Jerusalem, for at vi kan have dem til Vagt om Natten og til Arbejde om Dagen!"
23 And neither I, nor my brothers, nor my young men, nor the men of the guard who followed me—none of us took off our clothes, no one leaving them off even for washing himself.
Og hverken jeg eller mine Brødre eller mine Folk eller Vagten, der fulgte mig, afførte os vore Klæder, og enhver, der blev sendt efter Vand, havde Spydet med.
