Ezra 3
1 It was the seventh month after the people of Israel came back to their cities, when they gathered together as one man in Jerusalem.
Da den syvende Måned indtraf - Israeliterne boede nu i deres Byer - samledes Folket fuldtalligt i Jerusalem;
2 Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers the priests, and Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and his brothers rose up and built the altar of the God of Israel to offer burnt offerings as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.
og Jesua, Jozadaks Søn, og hans Brødre Præsterne og Zerubbabel, Sjealtiels Søn, og hans Brødre skred til at bygge Israels Guds Alter for at ofre Brændofre derpå som foreskrevet i den Guds Mand Moses's Lov.
3 Then they established the altar on its stand, for dread was on them because of the people of the land. They offered burnt offerings to Yahweh at dawn and evening.
En Del af Hedningerne samlede sig imod dem, men de rejste dog Alteret på dets gamle Plads og ofrede Brændofre derpå til HERREN, Morgen- og Aftenbrændofre.
4 They also observed the Festival of Shelters as it is written and offered burnt offerings day by day according to the decree, each day's duty on its day.
Derpå fejrede de Løvhyttefesten som foreskrevet og ofrede Brændofre Dag for Dag i det rette Tal og på den foreskrevne Måde, hver Dag hvad der hørte sig til,
5 Accordingly, there were daily burnt offerings and monthly ones and offerings for all the fixed feasts of Yahweh, along with all the freewill offerings.
og siden det daglige Brændoffer og de Brændofre, som hørte til Nymånerne og alle HERRENs hellige Højtider, og alle de Brændofre, man frivilligt bragte HERREN.
6 They began to offer up burnt offerings to Yahweh on the first day of the seventh month, although the temple had not been founded.
Den første Dag i den syvende Måned begyndte de at ofre Brændofre til HERREN, før Grunden til HERRENs Helligdom endnu var lagt.
7 So they gave silver to the stoneworkers and craftsmen, and they gave food, drink, and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre, so they would bring cedar trees by sea from Lebanon to Joppa, as authorized for them by Cyrus, king of Persia.
Derpå gav de Stenhuggerne og Tømmermændene Penge og Zidonierne og Tyrierne Fødevarer, Drikkevarer og Olie, for at de skulde bringe Cederstammer fra Libanon til Havet ud for Jafo, efter den Fuldmagt, Perserkongen Kyros havde givet dem.
8 Then in the second month of the second year after they came to the house of God in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jozadak, the rest of the priests, the Levites, and those who came from captivity back to Jerusalem began the work. They assigned the Levites twenty years old and older to oversee the work of Yahweh's house.
I den anden Måned i det andet År efter deres Ankomst til Guds Hus i Jerusalem gjorde Zerubbabel, Sjealtiels Søn, og Jesua, Jozadaks Søn, sammen med alle deres Brødre, Præsterne og Leviterne, og alle dem, der var kommet fra Fangenskabet til Jerusalem, Begyndelsen, idet de satte Leviteme fra Tyveårsalderen og opefter til at lede Arbejdet med HERRENs Hus.
9 Jeshua and his sons and brothers, and Kadmiel and his sons, who were descendants of Hodaviah), and the sons of Henadad and their sons and brothers-all of them were Levites-joined together in supervising those working on the house of God.
Og Leviterne Jesua og hans Sønner og Brødre, Kadmiel og hans Sønner, Hodavjas Sønner og Henadads Sønner, deres Sønner og Brødre, trådte til i Endrægtighed for at føre Tilsyn med dem, der arbejdede på Guds Hus.
10 The builders laid a foundation for Yahweh's temple. This enabled the priests to stand in their garments with trumpets, and the Levites, sons of Asaph, to praise Yahweh with cymbals, just as the hand of David, king of Israel had commanded.
Og da Bygningsmændene lagde Grunden til HERRENs Helligdom, stod Præsterne i Embedsdragt med Trompeter, og Leviterne, Asafs Efterkommere, med Cymbler for at lovprise HERREN efter Kong David af Israels Anordning;
11 They sang with praise and thankfulness to Yahweh, “He is good! His covenant faithfulness to Israel endures forever.” All the people cried out with a great shout of joy in praise of Yahweh because the temple's foundations had been laid.
og de stemte i med Lov og Pris for HERREN med Ordene thi han er god, og hans Miskundhed mod Israel varer evindelig!" Og hele Folket brød ud i høj Jubel, idet de priste HERREN, fordi Grunden var lagt til HERRENs Hus.
12 But many of the priests, Levites, and chief patriarchs, those who were old and had seen the first house, when this house's foundations were laid before their eyes, wept loudly. But many people had shouts of joy with gladness and an excited sound.
Men mange af Præsterne, Leviterne og Overhovederne for Fædrenehusene, de gamle, der havde set det første Tempel, græd højt, da de så Grunden blive lagt til dette Tempel, men mange var også de, der opløftede deres Røst med Jubel og Glæde,
13 As a result, people were not able to distinguish the joyful and glad sounds from the sound of people weeping, for the people were crying out with great joy, and the sound was heard from far away.
og man kunde ikke skelne Glædesjubelen fra Folkets Gråd; thi så højt var Folkefs Jubelråb, at det hørfes langt bort.
