Ezra 8
1 This is a list of the names of the leaders of the clans who came with me up [to Jerusalem] from Babylonia when Artaxerxes was the king [of Persia]:
Og disse ere Øversterne for deres Fædrenehuse og deres Slægt, de som droge op med mig under Kong Artakserkses's Regering, fra Babel:
2 Gershom, from the clan descended from [Aaron’s grandson] Phinehas Daniel, from the clan descended from [Aaron’s son] Ithamar Hattush, the son of Shecaniah, from the clan descended from King David
Af Pinehas's Børn, Gersom; af Ithamars Børn, Daniel; af Davids Børn, Hattus;
3 Zechariah and 150 [other] men from the clan descended from Parosh
af Sekanias Børn, af Pareos's Børn, Sakaria og med ham hans Slægt hundrede og halvtredsindstyve Mandspersoner;
4 Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah and 200 other men from the clan descended from Pahath-Moab
af Pahath-Moabs Børn, Elioenaj, Serakias Søn, og med ham to Hundrede Mandspersoner;
5 Shecaniah the son of Jahaziel and 300 other men from the clan descended from Zattu
af Sekanias Børn, Jehasiels Søn, og med ham tre Hundrede Mandspersoner;
6 Ebed the son of Jonathan and 50 other men from the clan descended from Adin
af Adins Børn, Ebed, Jonathans Søn, og med ham halvtredsindstyve Mandspersoner;
7 Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah and 70 other men from the clan descended from Elam
og af Elams Børn, Jesaja, Athalias Søn, og med ham halvfjerdsindstyve Mandspersoner;
8 Zebadiah the son of Michael and 80 other men from the clan descended from Shephatiah
og af Sefatjas Børn, Sebadja, Mikaels Søn, og med ham firsindstyve Mandspersoner;
9 Obadiah the son of Jehiel and 218 other men from the clan descended from Joab
af Joabs Børn, Obadja, Jehiels Søn, og med ham to Hundrede og atten Mandspersoner;
10 Shelomith the son of Josiphiah and 160 other men from the clan descended from Bani
af Selomiths Børn, Josifjas Søn, og med ham hundrede og tresindstyve Mandspersoner;
11 Zechariah the son of Bebai and 28 other men from the clan descended from [another man whose name was] Bebai
og af Bebajs Børn, Sakaria, Bebajs Søn, og med ham otte og tyve Mandspersoner;
12 Johanan the son of Hakkatan and 110 other men from the clan descended from Azgad
og af Asgads Børn, Johanan, Hakkatans Søn, og med ham hundrede og ti Mandspersoner;
13 Also Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah, who returned [here] later with 60 men from the clan descended from Adonikam
og af Adonikams Børn vare nogle senere, og deres Navne vare disse: Elifelet, Jeiel og Semaja, og med dem tresindstyve Mandspersoner;
14 And Uthai and Zaccur and 70 other men from the clan descended from Bigvai.
og af Bigevajs Børn, Uthaj og Sabbud, og med dem halvfjerdsindstyve Mandspersoner.
15 I gathered all of them together at the canal that goes [from Babylon] to Ahava [town]. We set up our tents there and stayed there for three days. [During that time] I checked the lists of names and found out that there were priests [going with us], but no [other] descendants of Levi [who could help them in the temple].
Og jeg samlede dem ved Floden, som løber til Ahava, og der lejrede vi os tre Dage; og der jeg gav Agt paa Folket og paa Præsterne, da fandt jeg ingen af Levis Børn der.
16 So I summoned Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, two men whose names were Elnathan, and Jarib, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, who were all leaders [of the people]. I also summoned Joiarib and another Elnathan, who were wise.
Da sendte jeg Elieser, Ariel, Semaja og Elnathan og Jarib og Elnathan og Nathan og Sakaria og Messullam, de Øverste, og Jojarib og Elnathan, som vare forstandige Mænd,
17 I sent them all to Iddo, the leader of the descendants of Levi, who was living in Casiphia [town], to request that he and his relatives and other men who had worked in the temple send to us some men who would [go/come with us to] work in God’s new temple [in Jerusalem].
og jeg sendte dem til Iddo, som var den Øverste i det Sted Kasfia; og jeg lagde Ordene i deres Mund, som de skulde tale med Iddo, Ahio og de livegne i det Sted Kasfia, for at bringe os Tjenere til vor Guds Hus.
18 Because God was kind to us, they brought to us a man named Sherebiah and 18 of his sons and other relatives. Sherebiah was a very wise man, a descendant of Mahli, [who was a grandson] of Levi.
Og de bragte os, efterdi vor Guds gode Haand var over os, en forstandig Mand af Mahelis Børn, som nedstammede fra Levi, Israels Søn, nemlig Serebia og hans Sønner og hans Brødre, atten Mænd.
19 They also sent to us Hashabiah, along with Jeshaiah, descendants of [Levi’s son] Merari, and 20 of their relatives.
Og Hasabia og tillige med ham Jesaja, af Meraris Børn, hans Brødre og deres Sønner, tyve Mænd.
20 They also sent 220 other men to work in the temple. Those men’s ancestors had been appointed by King David to assist the descendants of Levi [who helped the priests in the temple]. I listed/wrote the names of all those men.
Og af de livegne, som David og Fyrsterne gav til Leviternes Tjeneste, to Hundrede og tyve livegne; alle disse vare nævnede ved Navn.
21 There alongside the Ahava Canal, I told them that we all would (fast/abstain from eating food) and pray. I also told them that we should humble ourselves in the presence of our God. We prayed that God would protect us while we traveled, and also protect our children and our possessions/belongings.
Og jeg lod der udraabe en Faste ved den Flod Ahava for at ydmyge os for vor Guds Ansigt for at bede ham om en lykkelig Rejse for os og vore smaa Børn og alt vort Gods.
22 Previously we had told the king that our God takes care of all those who truly trust in him, but that he becomes very angry with those who refuse to obey him. So I would have been ashamed if I had asked the king to send soldiers and men riding on horses to protect us from our enemies while we were traveling along the road.
Thi jeg skammede mig ved at begære Krigsmagt og Ryttere af Kongen til at hjælpe os imod Fjenden paa Vejen; thi saaledes havde vi sagt til Kongen: Vor Guds Haand er over alle dem, som søge ham, til det gode, og hans Styrke og hans Vrede er over alle dem, som forlade ham.
23 So we (fasted/abstained from eating food) and requested God to protect us, and he (answered our prayers/did what we requested.)
Saa fastede vi og bade til vor Gud derom, og han bønhørte os.
24 I chose twelve of the leaders of the priests, Sherebiah and Hashabiah and ten of their relatives.
Og jeg udskilte tolv af Præsternes Øverster, nemlig Serebia, Hasabia og med dem ti af deres Brødre,
25 I appointed them to supervise carrying to Jerusalem the gifts of silver and gold and the other valuable items that the king and his advisors and other officials, and the Israeli people [who were living in Babylonia], had contributed for the temple of our God.
og jeg tilvejede dem Sølvet og Guldet og Karrene, som vare en Gave til vor Guds Hus, som Kongen og hans Raadsherrer og hans Fyrster og al Israel, som fandtes, havde givet.
26 As I gave these various items to those priests, I weighed each of the items. This was the total: 25 tons of silver, 100 items made from silver that altogether weighed 7,500 pounds, (7,500 pounds/3,400 kg.) of gold,
Og jeg tilvejede dem i deres Haand seks Hundrede og halvtredsindstyve Centner Sølv og Sølvkar til hundrede Centner, Guld til hundrede Centner
27 20 gold bowls that altogether weighed (19 pounds/8.6 kg.), and two items made of polished bronze that were as valuable as ones made of gold.
og tyve Guldbægere til tusinde Drakmer og to Kar af godt skinnende Kobber, kostelige som Guld.
28 I said to those priests, “You belong to Yahweh, the God whom our ancestors (worshiped/also belonged to), and these valuable things also belong to him. The people themselves gave these things to be offerings to Yahweh (voluntarily/because they wanted to).
Og jeg sagde til dem: I ere Herren hellige, og Karrene ere hellige, og Sølvet og Guldet er en frivillig Gave til Herren, eders Fædres Gud.
29 So guard them carefully, and [when we arrive] in Jerusalem, weigh them in the presence of the priests, the descendants of Levi [who will help the priests], and the other Israeli leaders there. They will then put them in the storerooms in the new temple.”
Værer aarvaagne og bevarer det, indtil I veje det ud for Præsternes og Leviternes Øverster og Øversterne for Fædrenehusene iblandt Israel i Jerusalem, i Herrens Hus's Kamre.
30 So the priests and [other] descendants of Levi took from me all the gifts of silver and gold and the other valuable items, in order to carry them to the temple in Jerusalem.
Da toge Præsterne og Leviterne imod samme Sølv og Guld og Kar efter Vægt for at føre det til Jerusalem, til vor Guds Hus.
31 On April 19, we left the Ahava Canal and started to travel to Jerusalem. Our God took care of us, and while we traveled, he prevented our enemies and bandits from (ambushing us/suddenly attacking us).
Og vi rejste fra Ahavas Flod paa den tolvte Dag i den første Maaned for at drage til Jerusalem, og vor Guds Haand var over os og friede os for Fjendens Haand og dens, som lurede ved Vejen.
32 After we arrived in Jerusalem, we rested for three days.
Og vi kom til Jerusalem, og vi bleve der tre Dage.
33 Then on the fourth/next day we went to the temple. There the silver and gold and the other items were weighed and given to the priest Meremoth, the son of Uriah. Eleazar the son of Phinehas and two descendants of Levi, Jozabad the son of Jeshua and Noadiah the son of Binnui, were with him.
Men paa den fjerde Dag blev Sølvet og Guldet og Karrene i vor Guds Hus tilvejet Meremoth, Præsten Urias Søn, og med ham var Eleasar, Pinehas's Søn, og med dem vare Leviterne Josabad, Jesuas Søn, og Noadja, Binnuis Søn,
34 They counted everything, and wrote down how much they weighed, and wrote [a description of] each item.
efter Tal, efter Vægten paa det alt sammen; og hele Vægten blev samme Tid opskreven.
35 We who had returned from Babylonia offered to God sacrifices on the altar. We offered twelve bulls for all us Israeli people. We also offered 96 rams and 27 lambs. We also sacrificed twelve goats [to atone] for the sins that all the people had committed. These were all completely burned on the altar.
Og de Folk, som havde været bortførte, de, som vare komne fra Fangenskabet, ofrede Israels Gud Brændofre, tolv Okser for al Israel, seks og halvfemsindstyve Vædre, syv og halvfjerdsindstyve Lam, tolv Bukke til Syndofre, alt sammen til Brændoffer for Herren.
36 Some of us who returned [from Babylonia] took to the governors and other officials of the province west of the [Euphrates] River the letter that the king had given to us. [After they read the letter, ] they did all [that they were able to do] for us Israeli people and for the temple of God.
Og de overgave Kongens Statholdere og Landshøvdingene paa denne Side Floden Kongens Love, og de hjalp højlig Folket og Guds Hus.
