< Ezra 9 >
1 Some time later, the Jewish leaders came to me and said, “Many Israelis, and even some priests and [other men who are] descendants of Levi [who work in the temple], have not kept themselves from [doing what] the other people who are living in this land [do]. They are practicing the detestable things that the Canaan, Heth, Periz, Jebus, Ammon, and Amor people-groups, and the people from Moab and Egypt do.
Etter desse hendingarne kom hovdingarne fram for meg og sagde: «Korkje folket i Israel eller prestarne og levitarne hev halde seg skilde frå folki i landi soleis som det helst kunde søma seg etter all den styggedomen som dei hev fare med både kananitarne og hetitarne, perizitarne og jebusitarne, ammonitarne og moabitarne, egyptararne og amoritarne.
2 [Specifically, some] Israeli men have married women who are not Israelis, and they have allowed their sons to do the same thing. So we, God’s sacred people, have become (contaminated/polluted in God’s sight). And some of our leaders and officials have been the first/worst ones to do this.”
For dei hev teke døtterne deira til konor både åt seg sjølve og åt sønerne sine. På den måten hev det heilage sædet blanda seg med folki i landet, og hovdingarne og formennerne hev vore dei fyrste til å fara med utruskap i dette stykket.»
3 When I heard that, [I became very angry, with the result that] I tore my clothes and tore some hair from my head and from my beard. Then I sat down, very shocked/dismayed. [The Israelis knew that God had warned us that he would punish us if we disobeyed] what he had said to us [about marrying women who are not Israelis].
Då eg høyrde dette, reiv eg sund kjolen min og kåpa mi, og eg reiv hår av hovudet og or skjegget og vart sitjande so sorgfull at eg kunde ikkje segja eit ord.
4 [So] many of the Israelis trembled/were afraid when they heard that some of those who had returned from Babylonia had sinned by disobeying the God of us Israelis like that. They came and sat with me until it was time to offer the evening sacrifices [of grain].
Då samlast dei kringum meg alle dei som var forstøkte for det som Israels Gud hadde sagt um utruskapen deira som var heimkomne or utlægdi; men eg vart sitjande i djup sorg alt til kveldsofferet.
5 When it was time to offer those sacrifices, I was still sitting there, wearing those torn clothes and mourning/sad. I stood up, and then I quickly prostrated myself on the ground. I lifted up my hands to Yahweh, my God,
Ved kveldsoffertidi stod eg upp or sorgi mi og reiv sund kjolen og kåpa. So fall eg ned på kne og rette ut henderne mine mot Herren, min Gud,
6 and this is what I prayed: “Yahweh my God, I am very ashamed to raise my head in front of you. The sins that we Israelis have committed [are very great; it is as though they] have risen up higher than our heads, and our guilt [for committing those sins, it is as though it] rises up to the heavens.
og sagde: «Min Gud! eg skjemmest og blygjest for å lyfta andlitet mitt mot deg, min Gud; for misgjerningarne våre hev vakse upp yver hovudet vårt, og skuldi vår når til himmels.
7 Since the time that our ancestors lived until now, we have been very guilty. That is the reason that we and our kings and our priests have been defeated by [the armies of] the kings of other lands. They killed [some of our people], they captured [some], they robbed [some], and they [caused them all to be] disgraced, just like we are today.
Frå den tid federne våre livde og alt til no hev me vore i stor skuld. For misgjerningarne våre hev me, med kongarne og prestarne våre, vorte gjevne i henderne på framande kongar, til sverd og til utlægd, til plundring og skam, som det syner seg no i dag.
8 “But now, Yahweh God, you have been very kind to us. You have allowed some of us to (survive/continue to live). You have revived our spirits [IDM] and allowed us to escape from being slaves [in Babylonia] and to return safely [IDM] to live in this sacred place.
Men no ei ørliti stund hev Herren, vår Gud, miskunna oss, so han hev berga ein leivning av oss og gjeve oss eit fotfeste på den heilage staden sin, so han, vår Gud, kunde lata ljoset skina i augo våre, og me fekk ein liten livskveik i trældomen vår.
9 We were slaves, but you did not abandon us. Instead, because you faithfully love us, you caused the kings of Persia to be very kind to us. You have allowed us to continue to live and to rebuild your temple which had been completely destroyed. You have allowed us to start to live safely here in Jerusalem and in [other towns in] Judah.
For trælar det er me; men endå hev Gud ikkje slept oss i trældomen, men hev late oss finna nåde for augo åt persarkongarne, so dei gav oss ein livskveik til å reisa upp att gudshuset vårt og byggja det upp frå røysi; dermed kunde me få ein innhegna bustad i Juda og Jerusalem.
10 “Our God, what more can we say now [RHQ]? In spite of all that [you have done for us], we have disobeyed your commands.
Men vår Gud! kva skal me no segja etter dette? For me hev vendt oss frå bodordi dine,
11 They are commands that you gave to your servants, the prophets, to tell to us. They said that the land that we would occupy was polluted because of the detestable/disgusting things that were done by the people who lived there. They said that in the land there were people from one end to the other who did immoral/shameful things.
deim som du gav ved tenarane dine, profetarne, då du sagde: «Landet som det her kjem til og skal taka til eigedom, er eit tilsulka land for all den sulking og all den styggedom som dei framande folki i sin ureinskap hev fyllt det med frå den eine enden til den andre.
12 They said, ‘Do not allow your daughters to marry their sons! Do not allow your sons to marry their daughters! Do not even try to cause things to go well for those people-groups! If you obey these instructions, your nation will be strong, and you will enjoy the good crops that grow on the land, and the land will belong to your descendants forever.’
Difor skal de korkje gjeva døtterne dykkar til sønerne deira eller taka døtterne deira til konor åt sønerne dykkar. De skal aldri bry dykk um deira velferd og lukka, so de kann verta sterke og få eta av landsens gode ting og lata landet gå i arv til borni dykkar um alder og æva.»
13 “You punished us because we were very guilty for having done wicked things. But you have not punished us as much as we deserve to be punished. [I say this because] you, our God, have allowed some of us to survive.
Du, vår Gud, hev vore miskunnsam meir enn me var verde etter synderne våre, og hev late ein leivning av oss, slik som denne her, verta berga. Skulde me no etter alt som hev kome yver oss ved dei vonde verki våre, og ved den store skuld me hev drege på oss,
14 However, some of us are again disobeying your commands, and we are marrying women who do those detestable things. If we continue to do that, surely you will get rid of all of us [RHQ], with the result that none of us will remain alive.
skulde me då brjota bodordi dine att og hava samgifte med folk som driv sovorne styggedomar? Måtte du ikkje då harmast på oss, so du reint kom til å tyna oss so ingen leivning var att, og ingen berga seg undan?
15 Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship/belong to], you are fair/just. We are guilty. We are only a few people who have escaped [from Babylonia], but we pray to you, even though we do not deserve to stand in your presence.”
Herre, Israels Gud! du er rettvis når me her i dag berre er ein leivning som er berga. Sjå no ligg me her i vår skuld framfor deg. Som det no er, kann ingen verta standande for deg.»