Nehemiah 2
1 It happened in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artachshasta the king, when wine was before me, that I took up the wine, and gave it to the king. Now I had not been sad before in his presence.
I Nisan Maaned i Kong Artaxerxes's tyvende Regeringsaar, da jeg skulde sørge for Vin, bar jeg engang Vinen frem og rakte Kongen den. Jeg havde ikke før set modfalden ud, naar jeg stod for hans Ansigt.
2 The king said to me, "Why is your face sad, since you are not sick? This is nothing else but sorrow of heart." Then I was very much afraid.
Og Kongen sagde til mig: »Hvorfor ser du saa modfalden ud? Du er jo ikke syg; det kan ikke være andet, end at du har en Hjertesorg!« Da blev jeg saare bange,
3 I said to the king, "Let the king live forever. Why shouldn't my face be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' tombs, lies waste, and its gates have been consumed with fire?"
og jeg sagde til Kongen: »Kongen leve evindelig! Hvor kan jeg andet end se modfalden ud, naar den By, hvor mine Fædres Grave er, ligger øde, og dens Porte er fortæret af Ilden?«
4 Then the king said to me, "For what do you make request?" So I prayed to the God of heaven.
Kongen spurgte mig da: »Hvad er det, du ønsker? Saa bad jeg til Himmelens Gud, «
5 I said to the king, "If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, that you would send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers' tombs, that I may build it."
og jeg sagde til Kongen: »Hvis Kongen synes, og hvis din Tjener er dig til Behag, beder jeg om, at du vil lade mig rejse til Juda, til den By, hvor mine Fædres Grave er, og lade mig bygge den op igen!«
6 The king said to me (the queen was also sitting by him), "For how long shall your journey be? And when will you return?" So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.
Da sagde Kongen til mig, medens Dronningen sad ved hans Side: »Hvor længe vil den Rejse vare, og hvornaar kan du vende tilbage?« Og da Kongen saaledes fandt for godt at lade mig rejse, opgav jeg ham en Tid.
7 Moreover I said to the king, "If it pleases the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the River, that they may let me pass through until I come to Judah;
Og jeg sagde til Kongen: Hvis Kongen synes, saa lad mig faa Breve med til Statholderne hinsides Floden, saa de lader mig drage videre, til jeg naar Juda,
8 and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel by the temple, for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into." The king granted my requests, because of the good hand of my God on me.
og et Brev til Asaf, Opsynsmanden over den kongelige Skov, at han skal give mig Træ til Bjælkeværket i Tempelborgens Porte og til Byens Mur og det Hus, jeg tager ind i! Det gav Kongen mig, eftersom min Guds gode Haand var over mig.
9 Then I came to the governors beyond the River, and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent with me captains of the army and horsemen.
Da jeg kom til Statholderne hinsides Floden, gav jeg dem Kongens Breve; desuden havde Kongen givet mig Hærførere og Ryttere med paa Rejsen.
10 When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly, because a man had come to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
Men da Horoniten Sanballat og den ammonitiske Træl Tobija hørte det, ærgrede de sig højligen over, at der var kommet en Mand for at arbejde paa Israeliternes Bedste.
11 So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days.
Saa kom jeg til Jerusalem, og da jeg havde været der i tre Dage,
12 I arose in the night, I and some few men with me. And I told no one what my God put into my heart to do for Jerusalem; neither was there any animal with me, except the animal that I rode on.
brød jeg op ved Nattetide sammen med nogle faa Mænd uden at have sagt noget Menneske, hvad min Gud havde skudt mig i Sinde at gøre for Jerusalem; og der var intet andet Dyr med end det, jeg red paa.
13 I went out by night by the Valley Gate, even toward the Serpent's Well, and to the Dung Gate, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and its gates were consumed with fire.
Jeg red saa om Natten ud gennem Dalporten i Retning af Dragekilden og hen til Møgporten, idet jeg undersøgte Jerusalems Mure, der var nedrevet, og Portene, der var fortæret af Ilden;
14 Then I went on to the Fountain Gate and to the King's Pool, but there was no place for the animal that was under me to pass.
derpaa red jeg videre til Kildeporten og Kongedammen, men der var ikke Plads nok til, at mit Ridedyr kunde komme frem med mig.
15 Then went I up in the night by the wadi, and viewed the wall; and I turned back, and entered by the Valley Gate, and so returned.
Saa red jeg om Natten op igennem Dalen og undersøgte Muren, forandrede Retning og red saa ind igennem Dalporten, hvorpaa jeg vendte hjem.
16 The rulers did not know where I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest who did the work.
Forstanderne vidste ikke, hvor jeg var gaaet hen, eller hvad jeg foretog mig; og hverken Jøderne, Præsterne, Stormændene, Forstanderne eller de andre, der skulde have med Arbejdet at gøre, havde jeg endnu sagt noget.
17 Then I said to them, "You see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire. Come, let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we won't be disgraced."
Men nu sagde jeg til dem: I ser den Ulykke, vi er i, hvorledes Jerusalem er ødelagt og Portene opbrændt; kom derfor og lad os opbygge Jerusalems Mur, saa vi ikke mere skal være til Spot!
18 I told them of the hand of my God which was good on me, as also of the king's words that he had spoken to me. They said, "Let's rise up and build." So they strengthened their hands for the good work.
Og da jeg fortalte dem, hvorledes min Guds gode Haand havde været over mig, og om de Ord, Kongen havde talt til mig, sagde de: Lad os gøre os rede og bygge! Og de tog sig sammen til det gode Værk.
19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they ridiculed us, and despised us, and said, "What is this thing that you are doing? Will you rebel against the king?"
Da Horoniten Sanballat, den ammonitiske Træl Tobija og Araberen Gesjem hørte det, spottede de os og sagde haanligt til os: Hvad er det, I der har for? Sætter I eder op mod Kongen?
20 Then answered I them, and said to them, "The God of heaven will prosper us. Therefore we, his servants, will arise and build; but you have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem."
Men jeg gav dem til Svar: »Himmelens Gud vil lade det lykkes for os, og vi, hans Tjenere, vil gøre os rede og bygge; men I har ingen Del eller Ret eller Ihukommelse i Jerusalem!«
