Ezra 3
1 And when the seventh month had come, and the children of Israel [were] in the cities, the people assembled themselves as one man at Jerusalem.
Da den syvende Maaned indtraf — Israeliterne boede nu i deres Byer — samledes Folket fuldtalligt i Jerusalem;
2 Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt-offerings on it 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 derpaa som foreskrevet i den Guds Mand Moses's Lov.
3 And they set the altar upon its bases; for fear [was] upon them because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt-offerings on it to the LORD, [even] burnt-offerings morning and evening.
En Del af Hedningerne samlede sig imod dem, men de rejste dog Alteret paa dets gamle Plads og ofrede Brændofre derpaa til HERREN, Morgen— og Aftenbrændofre.
4 They kept also the feast of tabernacles, as [it is] written, and [offered] the daily burnt-offerings by number, according to the custom, as the duty of every day required;
Derpaa fejrede de Løvhyttefesten som foreskrevet og ofrede Brændofre Dag for Dag i det rette Tal og paa den foreskrevne Maade, hver Dag hvad der hørte sig til,
5 And afterward [offered] the continual burnt-offering, both of the new moons, and of all the set feasts of the LORD that were consecrated, and of every one that willingly offered a free-will-offering to the LORD.
og siden det daglige Brændoffer og de Brændofre, som hørte til Nymaanerne og alle HERRENS hellige Højtider, og alle de Brændofre, man frivilligt bragte HERREN.
6 From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt-offerings to the LORD. But the foundation of the temple of the LORD was not [yet] laid.
Den første Dag i den syvende Maaned begyndte de at ofre Brændofre til HERREN, før Grunden til HERRENS Helligdom endnu var lagt.
7 They gave money also to the masons, and to the carpenters; and provisions, and drink, and oil, to them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.
Derpaa 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 Now in the second year of their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that had come out of the captivity to Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD.
I den anden Maaned i det andet Aar 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 Leviterne fra Tyveaarsalderen og opefter til at lede Arbejdet med HERRENS Hus.
9 Then stood Jeshua [with] his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to set forward the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, [with] their sons and their brethren the Levites.
Og Leviterne Jesua og hans Sønner og Brødre, Kadmiel og hans Sønner, Hodavjas Sønner og Henadads Sønner, deres Sønner og Brødre, traadte til i Endrægtighed for at føre Tilsyn med dem, der arbejdede paa Guds Hus.
10 And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.
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 And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks to the LORD; because [he is] good, for his mercy [endureth] for ever towards Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was 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 and Levites and chief of the fathers, old men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:
Men mange af Præsterne, Leviterne og Overhovederne for Fædrenehusene, de gamle, der havde set det første Tempel, græd højt, da de saa Grunden blive lagt til dette Tempel, men mange var ogsaa de, der opløftede deres Røst med Jubel og Glæde,
13 So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of the joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.
og man kunde ikke skelne Glædesjubelen fra Folkets Graad; thi saa højt var Folkets Jubelraab, at det hørtes langt bort.
