< Ezra 10 >

1 While I was kneeling down in front of the temple and praying and crying, I was confessing [the sins that the Israeli people had committed]. Many people, men and women and children, gathered around me and also cried very much.
Medens Ezra nu under Bøn og Syndsbekendelse grædende kastede sig ned foran Guds Hus, samlede en stor Skare Israeliter sig om ham, både Mænd, Kvinder og Børn, thi Folket græd heftigt.
2 Then Shecaniah, the son of Jehiel from the clan of Elam, said this to me: “We have disobeyed God. [Some of] us have married women who are not Israelis. But we can still confidently expect [Yahweh to be merciful to] us Israeli people.
Derpå tog Sjekanja, Jehiels Søn, af Elams Efterkommere til Orde og sagde til Ezra: Vi har været froløse mod vor Gud ved at hjemføre fremmede Kvinder af Hedningerne i Landet. Men trods alt er der endnu Håb for Israel.
3 We will do what you, and the others who have an awesome respect for what our God has commanded, tell us to do. We will do what God told us in his laws. We will make an agreement with our God, saying that we will divorce our wives who are not Israelis, and we will send them away with their children.
Lad os slutte Pagt for vor Gud om at sbille os af med alle vore fremmede Kvinder og deres Børn efter min Herres Bestemmelse og deres, som bæver for Guds Bud, og lad der blive handlet efter Loven!
4 (It is your responsibility to/Because you are our leader, you must) [tell us what to do]. So get up, and be courageous, and do [what is necessary]. We will (support you/tell people to do what you say).”
Stå op, thi det er dig, der skal tage dig af Sagen, og vi vil stå dig bi; vær frimodig og tag fat!
5 So I stood up and demanded that the leaders of the priests, the [other] descendants of Levi, and all [the other] Israeli people solemnly declare that they would do what Shecaniah said that they should do. So they all solemnly promised to do that.
Da stod Ezra op og tog Præsternes, Leviternes og hele Israels Øverster i Ed på, at de vilde handle således, og de aflagde Eden.
6 Then I went away from the front of the temple and went to the room where Jehohanan lived. I stayed there that night, but I did not eat or drink anything. I was still sad because some of the Israelis who had returned [from Babylonia] had not faithfully obeyed [God’s laws].
Derpå rejste Ezra sig fra Pladsen foran Guds Hus og begav sig til Johanans, Eljasjibs Søns, Kammer, hvor han tilbragte Natten; han hverken spiste eller drak, fordi han græmmede sig over Troløsheden hos dem, der havde været i Landflygtighed.
7 Then we sent a message to all [the people in] Jerusalem and [in other towns in] Judah, saying that all those who had returned [from Babylonia] should come to Jerusalem immediately.
Derpå lod man kundgøre i Juda og Jerusalem forætlle dem, der havde været i Landflygtighed, at de skulde give Møde i Jerusalem;
8 We said that if any of them did not arrive within three days, the leaders of the people would order that all the property of those people would be taken from them, and that they would no longer be considered to belong to the Israeli people; [they would be considered to be foreigners].
og enhver, som ikke indfandt sig Tredjedagen derefter ifølge Øversternes og de Ældstes Bestemmelse, al hans Ejendom skulde der lægges Band på, og han selv skulde udelukkes fra deres Forsamling, der havde været i Landflygtighed.
9 So within three days, on December 19, all the people of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin gathered in Jerusalem. They were there, sitting in the courtyard in front of the temple. They were trembling because it was raining hard and because they were worried [that they would be punished for what they had done].
Så samledes alle Mænd af Juda og Benjamin på Tredjedagen i Jerusalem; det var den tyvende Dag i den niende Måned; og alt Folket stillede sig op på den åbne Plads ved Guds Hus, skælvende både for Sagens Skyld og som Følge af Regnskyllene.
10 Then I stood up and said to them, “[Some of] you men have committed a very bad sin. You have married women who are not Israelis. By doing that, you have made us Israeli people more guilty [than we were before].
Derpå stod Præsten Ezra op og sagde til dem: "I har forbrudt eder ved at hjemføre fremmede Kvinder og således øget Israels Syndeskyld;
11 So now you must confess to Yahweh, the God whom your ancestors [worshiped/belonged to], the sin which you have committed, and you must do what he wants. Separate yourselves from the people of other nations and from the women from those nations whom you have married.”
så bekend da nu eders Synd for HERREN, eders Fædres Gud, og gør hans Vilje; skil eder ud fra Hedningerne i Landet og fra de fremmede Kvinder!"
12 The whole group answered, shouting loudly, “Yes, what you have said is right! We will do what you have said.”
Og hele Forsamlingen svarede med høj Røst: "Som du siger, bør vi gøre!
13 But then [one of] them said, “But we are a very large group, and it is raining hard. Also, there are many of us who have committed this bad sin. This is something that we cannot (take care of/handle) in one or two days, and we cannot stand here in this rain.
Men Folket er talrigt, og det er Vinterregnens Tid, så vi kan ikke blive stående her ude; og Sagen kan heller ikke afgøres på en Dag eller to, da vi har forbrudt os højligen her.
14 So allow our leaders to decide for all of us what we should do. Tell everyone who has married a woman who is not Israeli to come at a time that you decide. They should come with the elders and judges from each city. If we do that, our God will stop being angry with us [because of what we have done].”
Lad derfor Øversterne for hele vor Forsamling give Møde og lad alle dem, der i vore Byer har hjemført fremmede Kvinder, indfinde sig til en fastsat Tid, ledsaget af de enkelte Byers Ældste og Dommere, for at vi kan blive friet fra vor Guds Vrede i denne Sag!
15 Jonathan the son of Asahel, Jahzeiah the son of Tikvah, Meshullam, and Shabbethai, a descendant of Levi, were the only ones who objected to this.
Kun Jonatan, Asa'els Søn, og Jazeja, Tikvas Søn, satte sig derimod med Støtte fra Mesjullam og Leviten Sjabbetaj.
16 All the others who had returned from Babylonia said that they would do it. So I chose leaders of each of the clans, and I wrote down their names. On December 29, these men came and sat down to investigate the matter.
Men de, der havde været i Landflygtighed, handlede derefter; og Præsten Ezra udvalgte sig nogle Mænd, Overhovederne for de enkelte Fædrenehuse, alle med Navns Nævnelse. Disse holdt da Møde den første Dag i den tiende Måned for at undersøge Sagen,
17 By March 27 of the next year they finished determining which men had married women who were not Israelis.
og de var færdige med alle de Mænd, som havde hjemført fremmede Kvinder, til den første Dag i den første Måned.
18 This is a list of the names of the priests who had married non-Israeli women, and the clans to which they belonged. From the clan of Jeshua and his brothers, who were sons of Jehozadak, there were Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.
Blandt Præsterne fandtes følgende, der havde hjemført fremmede Kvinder: Af Jesuas, Jozadaks Søns, Efterkommere og hans Brødre Ma'aseja, Eliezer, Jarib og Gedalja;
19 They solemnly promised to divorce their wives, and they each sacrificed a ram to be an offering [to atone] for their sins.
disse gav deres Hånd på at ville sende deres Hustruer bort, og deres Skyldoffer var en Væder for deres Syndeskyld.
20 From the clan of Immer there were Hanani and Zebadiah.
Af Immers Efterkommere: Hanani og Zebadja.
21 From the clan of Harim there were Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.
Af Harims Efterkommere: Ma'aseja, Elija, Sjemaja, Jehiel og Uzzija.
22 From the clan of Pashhur there were Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
Af Pasjhurs Efterkommere: Eljoenaj, Ma'aseja, Jisjmael, Netan'el, Jozabad og El'asa.
23 The [other] descendants of Levi [who had married non-Israeli women] were Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (whose other name was Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
Af Leviterne: Jozabad, Sjim'i. Kelaja, det er Kelita, Petaja, Juda og Eliezer.
24 There was Eliashib the musician. From the temple guards there were Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
Af Tempelsangerne: Eljasjib og Zakkur. Af Dørvogterne Sjallum, Telem og Uri.
25 This is a list of the names of the other Israelis who had married foreign wives: From the clan of Parosh there were Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Hashabiah, and Benaiah.
Af Israel: Af Par'osj's Efterkommere: Ramja, Jizzija, Malkija, Mijjamin, El'azar, Malkija og Benaja.
26 From the clan of Elam there were Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.
Af Elams Efterkommere: Mattanja, Zekarja, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremot og Elija.
27 From the clan of Zattu there were Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.
Af Zattus Efterkommere: Eljoenaj, Eljasjib, Mattanja, Jeremot, Zabad og Aziza.
28 From the clan of Bebai there were Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
Af Bebajs Efterkommere: Johanan, Hananja, Zabbaj og Atlaj.
29 From the clan of Bani there were Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.
Af Banis Efterkommere: Mesjullam, Malluk, Adaja, Jasjub, Sjeal og Ramot.
30 From the clan of Pahath-Moab there were Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.
Af Pahat-Moabs Efterkommere: Adna, Kelal, Benaja, Ma'aseja, Mattanja, Bezal'el, Binnuj og Menassje.
31 From the clan of Harim there were Eliezer, Ishijah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
Af Harims Efterkommere: Eliezer, Jissjija, Malkija, Sjemaja, Sjim'on,
32 Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
Binjamin, Malluk og Sjemarja.
33 From the clan of Hashum there were Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
Af Hasjums Efterkommere: Mattenaj, Mattatta, Zabad, Elifelef, Jeremaj, Menassje og Sjim'i.
34 From the clan of Bigvai there were Maadai, Amram, Uel,
Af Banis Efterkommere: Ma'adaj, Amram, Uel,
35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,
Benaja, Bedeja, Keluhu,
36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
Vanja, Meremot, Eljasjib,
37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.
Mattanja, Mattenaj og Ja'asaj.
38 From the clan of Binnui there were Shimei,
Af Binnujs Efterkommere: Sjim'i,
39 Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,
Sjelemja, Natan, Adaja,
40 Macnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
Maknadbaj, Sjasjaj, Sjaraj,
41 Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,
Azar'el, Sjelemja, Sjemarja,
42 Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
Sjallum, Amarja og Josef.
43 From the clan of Nebo there were Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.
Af Nebos Efterkommere: Je'iel, Mattitja, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddaj, Joel og Benaja.
44 Each of those men had married a woman who was not an Israeli. [But immediately] they divorced those women and sent them and their children away.
Alle disse havde taget fremmede Kvinder til Ægte, men sendte nu Hustruer og Børn bort.

< Ezra 10 >