Nehemiah 13
1 On that day, a portion, was read in the book of Moses, in the ears of the people, —and it was found written therein, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not enter into the convocation of God, unto times age-abiding;
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 sons of Israel, with bread and with water, —but hired against them Balaam, to curse them, although our God turned the curse into a 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 So it came to pass, when they had heard the law, —that they separated all the mixed multitude from Israel.
Og det skete, der de hørte Loven, da fraskilte de alle de fremmede fra Israel.
4 Now, before this, Eliashib the priest, who was set over a chamber of the house of God, was allied unto Tobiah;
Og Eliasib, Præsten, som var sat over vor Guds Hus's Kamre, var tilforn bleven nær besvogret med Tobia.
5 so he prepared him a large chamber, where aforetime they used to lay the meal-offering, the frankincense, and the utensils, and the tithe of the corn, the new wine and the oil, in charge of the Levites, and the singers, and the doorkeepers, —and the heave-offerings for 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, throughout all this [time], was I not in Jerusalem, —for, in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon, I came unto the king, and, at the end of certain days, obtained I leave of 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 came to Jerusalem, —and had intelligence of the wickedness which Eliashib had committed for Tobiah, in preparing for him a chamber, 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 grieved me exceedingly, —and I cast forth all the household utensils of Tobiah, outside of the chamber.
Og det gjorde mig meget ondt, og jeg kastede alt Tobias Bohave ud af Kammeret.
9 Then commanded I, and they purified the chambers, —and I put back there, the utensils of the house of God, the meal-offering and the frankincense.
Og jeg bød, saa rensede de Kamrene, og jeg bragte igen Guds Hus's Kar, Madofferet og Virakken derhen.
10 Then came I to know, that, the portions of the Levites, had not been given [them], —so that the Levites and the singers, who had been doing the work, had fled every one to his field.
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 Therefore contended I with the deputies, and said, Wherefore is the house of God, forsaken? So I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
Da trættede jeg med Forstanderne og sagde: Hvorfor er Guds Hus forladt? Og jeg samlede dem og beskikkede dem paa deres Sted.
12 Then, all Judah, brought in the tithe of corn, and new wine, and oil, unto the treasuries;
Da bragte al Juda Tiende af Kornet og Mosten og Olien til Forraadshusene.
13 and I made treasurers over the treasuries—Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah from among the Levites, and, next unto them, Hanan son of Zaccur, son of Mattaniah, —for faithful were they accounted, and it was [laid] upon them to distribute unto 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, concerning this, —and do not wipe out my lovingkindnesses, which I have done for the house of my God, and for those keeping charge thereof.
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, saw I in Judah—some treading winepresses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves and lading asses, moreover also wine, grapes, and figs, and every kind of burden, which they were bringing into Jerusalem on the sabbath day, —so I protested against it, as a day for them to sell provisions.
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 And, men of Tyre, dwelt therein, who were bringing in fish—and every kind of ware for sale, —and were selling, on the sabbath, to the sons of Judah, and 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 so I contended with the nobles of Judah, —and said unto them, What is this wicked thing which, ye, are doing, and 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 Was it not, thus, your fathers did, and our God brought upon us all this calamity, and upon this city?—and, ye, would add indignation against Israel, by profaning 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, when the gates of Jerusalem made a shadow before the sabbath, then gave I word, and they shut the doors, and I gave word, that they should not open them, until after the sabbath, —and, some of my young men, set I near the gates, so that no burden should be brought in, 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 But the traders and sellers of all kinds of wares lodged outside Jerusalem once or twice.
Da bleve Kræmmerne og de, som solgte alle Haande Varer, om Natten uden for Jerusalem, en Gang eller to.
21 Therefore I testified against them, and said unto them, Wherefore are ye lodging against the wall? if ye do it again, a hand, will I thrust upon you, —From that time, they came not 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 And I gave word to the Levites, that they should be purifying themselves and coming in, as keepers of the gates, to hallow the sabbath day. This also, remember to me, O my God, and have pity upon me, according to the abundance of thy lovingkindness.
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 Moreover, in these days, saw I the Jews who had married women of Ashdod, of Ammon, of Moab;
Jeg saa ogsaa i de samme Dage, at Jøderne lode asdoditiske, ammonitiske, moabitiske Hustruer bo hos sig.
24 and, their children, were one-half speaking the language of Ashdod, and understood not how to speak the language of the Jews, —but after the tongue of both people.
Og Halvdelen af deres Børn talte Asdoditisk, og de forstode ikke at tale jødisk; men de talte efter hvert sit Folks Tungemaal.
25 So I contended with them, and laid a curse upon them, and I smote, from among them, certain men, and pulled out their hair, —and I put them on oath by God, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take of their daughters, for your sons nor for yourselves.
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 Was it not, over these things, that Solomon king of Israel sinned—though, among many nations, there was no king such as he, and he was, beloved by his God, and so God gave him to be king over all Israel, —even him, did foreign women, cause 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 Unto you, then, shall we hearken, to do all this great wickedness, to act unfaithfully with our God, —by marrying foreign wives?
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, son of Eliashib the high priest, was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite, —therefore I chased 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 my God, —on account of the Defilings of the Priesthood, and the Covenant of the Priesthood, and of the Levites.
Kom dem i Hu, min Gud! fordi de havde besmittet Præstedømmet, ja Præstedømmets og Leviternes Pagt.
30 So I purified them from everything foreign, —and appointed charges unto the priests and unto the Levites, every one in his work;
Saa rensede jeg dem fra alt fremmed; og jeg beskikkede Præsternes og Leviternes Vagter, hver til sin Gerning,
31 also for the offering of wood, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good!
og til at sørge for Gaven af Veddet til bestemte Tider og for Førstegrøderne. Kom mig i Hu, min Gud! til det gode.
