Nehemiah 6
1 And it came to pass, when it was reported to Sanballat and Tobiah and to Geshem the Arabian and to the rest of our enemies, that I had built the wall, and there was left therein no breach, —though, up to that time, the doors, had I not set up in the gates,
Då no Sanballat og Tobia og arabaren Gesem og dei hine fiendarne våre fekk spurt at eg hadde bygt upp muren, og at det ikkje fanst nokon rivna att i honom - endå hadde eg ikkje sett inn dører i portarne -
2 that Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come! and let us meet together in the villages, in the valley of Ono, —But, they, were plotting to do me harm.
då sende Sanballat og Gesem bod til meg med dei ordi: «Kom, lat oss setja stemna med kvarandre i ein av landsbyarne i Onodalen!» Dei tenkte å gjera meg eitkvart ilt.
3 So I sent unto them messengers, saying, A great work, am, I, doing, and cannot come down, —wherefore should the work cease whilst I leave it, and come down unto you?
Eg sende bod attende og svara deim: «Eg driv på med eit stort arbeid, so eg kann ikkje koma ned. Kvi skulde arbeidet kvila, når eg gjekk frå det og kom ned til dykk?»
4 Yet they sent unto me, according to this message, four times, —and I replied to them according to this answer.
Fire gonger sende dei same bodet til meg; kvar gong gav eg deim same svaret.
5 Then Sanballat sent unto me, according to this message, a fifth time, by his young man, —with an open letter, in his hand:
Femte gongen sende Sanballat same bodet, og det med drengjen sin med ope brev i handi.
6 wherein was written—Among the nations, it is reported, and, Gashmu, saith it, that, thou and the Jews, are plotting to rebel, for which cause, thou art building the wall, —and, thou, art to become their king, according to these words.
Der stod skrive: «Det ordet gjeng millom grannefolki, og Gasmu segjer det same, at du og jødarne tenkjer på upprør mot kongen, og det er difor du byggjer upp att muren; ja, at du etlar deg verta kongen deira, so segjer dei.
7 Moreover also, prophets, hast thou set up to make proclamation concerning thee in Jerusalem, saying, He hath become king in Judah! Now, therefore, will it he reported to the king, according to these words. Now, therefore, come, and let us take counsel together.
Og at du jamvel hev tinga deg profetar til å ropa ut i Jerusalem at du er konge i Juda. No vil kongen få høyra um dette. Kom då, lat oss samrådast!»
8 Then sent I unto him, saying, Nothing hath been done, according to these words, which thou art saying, —but, out of thine own heart, art thou feigning them.
Då sende eg dette svaret: «Ingen ting hev hendt av det du nemner; det er noko du sjølv hev funne på.»
9 For, they all, were seeking to put us in fear, saying, Their hands will slacken from the work, and it will not be accomplished. Now, therefore, strengthen thou my hands!
Dei tekte alle dei skulde skræma oss, so henderne våre skulde valna og arbeidet verta ugjort. Men styrk du henderne mine!
10 When, I, came into the house of Shemaiah, son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabel, he, being shut in, he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, in the midst of the temple, and let us close the doors of the temple, for they are coming to slay thee, yea, by night, are they coming to slay thee.
Eg kom inn i huset åt Semaja, son åt Delaja, soneson åt Mehetabel, medan han heldt seg inne. Han sagde: «Lat oss ganga saman til Guds hus, inn i templet, og stengja dørerne til templet; for dei kjem og vil drepa deg, ja, dei kjem um natti og vil drepa deg.»
11 Then said I, Should, such a man as I, flee? Who then, being such as I, would enter the temple to save his life? I will not enter.
Men eg svara: «Skulde ein mann som eg røma sin veg? Eller kann ein mann som eg ganga inn i heilagdomen og endå få liva? Eg gjeng ikkje.»
12 Then perceived I, that lo! it was, not God, who had sent him, —though, a prophecy, he had spoken concerning me, but, Tobiah and Sanballat, had hired him:
Eg skyna greidt at ikkje Gud hadde sendt honom, han tala dette profetordet yver meg berre av di Tobia og Sanballat hadde leigt honom til det.
13 to this end, hired, he was, to the end that I might be afraid and do so, and might sin, —and it might serve them for an evil report, to the end they might bring reproach upon me.
Meiningi med dette var at han skulde skræma meg til å gjera so og dermed forsynda meg. Det vilde gjenge på æra mi, so dei kunde ført spott og skam yver meg.
14 Have remembrance, O my God, of Tobiah and of Sanballat, according to these their doings, —moreover also, of Noadiah the prophetess, and of the rest of the prophets, who would have put me in fear.
Min Gud, kom i hug Tobia og Sanballat for desse verki hans, og like eins profetkvinna Noadja og dei hine profetarne som vilde skræma meg.
15 So the wall was finished, on the twenty-fifth of Elul, —in fifty-two days.
Muren vart fullt ferdig på tvo og femti dagar, den fem og tjugande dagen i månaden elul.
16 And it came to pass, when all our enemies heard, and all the nations that were round about us saw, that they fell greatly in their own eyes, and took knowledge that, from God, had this work been wrought.
Då alle fiendarne våre spurde dette, då ottast alle grannefolki, og dei minka mykje i sine eigne augo. Dei skyna at dette arbeidet var eit verk av vår Gud.
17 Moreover, in those days, were the nobles of Judah busy with their letters which were going unto Tobiah, —and those of Tobiah were coming unto them;
I dei dagarne skreiv dei jødiske adelsmennerne mange brev som gjekk til Tobia, og frå Tobia kom det brev attende til deim.
18 for, many in Judah, had taken an oath to him, because he was in marriage affinity with Shecaniah son of Arah, —and, Jehohanan his son, had taken the daughter of Meshullam, son of Berechiah.
Mange jødar var i svorne vener av honom; han var måg til Sekanja Arahsson; og Johanan, son hans, var gift med dotter åt Mesullam Berekjason.
19 Moreover, his good deeds, were they telling before me, and, my affairs, were they carrying out to him, —letters, did Tobiah send to put me in fear.
Gong på gong tala dei med meg um dygderne hans, og mine ord bar dei fram til honom. Tobia sende ogso brev til å skræma meg.
