Ezra 6

1 Da gav Kong Darius Befaling, og de ledte i Brevkammeret, hvor man lagde Skatten, i Babel.

Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the archives where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.

2 Og der blev funden i Akmetha, paa Slottet, i Landskabet Medien, en Rulle, og i den var en Antegnelse saa skreven:

And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of Media, a roll, and in it was thus written for a record:

3 I Kong Kyrus's første Aar gav Kong Kyrus Befaling om Guds Hus i Jerusalem, at Huset skulde bygges til at være et Sted, hvor man ofrede Offer, og at dets Grundvold skulde føres op; tresindstyve Alen skulde dets Højde og tresindstyve Alen dets Bredde være;

In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king made a decree: Concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, let the house be built-the place where they offer sacrifices-and let the foundations of it be strongly laid, the height of it sixty cubits, and the breadth of it sixty cubits,

4 der skulde være tre Lag store Stene og et Lag nyt Træ; og Bekostningen skulde udredes af Kongens Hus.

with three courses of great stones, and a course of new timber. And let the expenses be given out of the king's house.

5 Tilmed skulde man og tilbagegive Guds Hus's Kar, som vare af Guld og Sølv, hvilke Nebukadnezar havde taget ud af Templet, som var i Jerusalem, og ført til Babel, og de skulde komme til Templet, som skal være i Jerusalem, til deres Sted, og man skulde bringe dem ind i Guds Hus.

And also let the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought to Babylon, be restored, and brought again to the temple which is at Jerusalem, every one to its place. And thou shall put them in the house of God.

6 Nu, du Thatnaj, Landshøvding paa hin Side Floden, du Sthar-Bosnaj og Selskabet, de af Afarsakta, som er paa hin Side Floden, holder eder langt derfra!

Now therefore, Tattenai, governor beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and your companions the Apharsachites, who are beyond the River, be ye far from there:

7 Lader dem arbejde paa dette Guds Hus, at Jødernes Landshøvding og Jødernes Ældste kunne bygge dette Guds Hus paa dets Sted.

Let the work of this house of God alone. Let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in its place.

8 Der er og given Befaling af mig om det, som I skulle gøre imod disse Jøders Ældste, at de kunne bygge dette Guds Hus, nemlig, at af Kongens Gods, af Skatten paa hin Side Floden, skulle Omkostningerne straks udredes til disse Mænd, at de ikke forhindres.

Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to these elders of the Jews for the building of this house of God: That of the king's goods, even of the tribute beyond the River, expenses be given with all diligence to these men, that they not be hindered.

9 Og hvad de have fornødent, baade Kalve og Vædre og Lam til Brændoffer for Himmelens Gud, Hvede, Salt, Vin og Olie, skal man paa Forlangende af Præsterne, som ere i Jerusalem, Dag for Dag give dem; der maa ikke ske nogen Forseelse herudi,

And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, also wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the word of the priests who are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail

10 paa det de kunne ofre til en sød Lugt for Gud i Himmelen og bede for Kongens og hans Børns Liv.

that they may offer sacrifices of sweet savor to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.

11 Fremdeles er der given Befaling af mig, at naar et Menneske forandrer denne Ting, saa skal der af hans Hus udrives en Bjælke, og han skal hænges op og slaas fast derpaa, og hans Hus skal gøres til en Møgdynge derfor.

Also I have made a decree, that whoever shall alter this word, let a beam be pulled out from his house, and let him be lifted up and fastened thereon, and let his house be made a dunghill for this.

12 Og Gud, som har ladet sit Navn bo der, nedslaa hver Konge og hvert Folk, som udrækker sin Haand for at forandre det, for at forstyrre dette Guds Hus, som er i Jerusalem; jeg, Darius har givet Befaling; det skal uopholdelig gøres.

And the God who has caused his name to dwell there overthrow all kings and peoples who shall put forth their hand to alter the same, to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree, let it be done with all diligence.

13 Thatnaj, Landshøvding paa hin Side Floden, Sthar-Bosnaj og deres Selskab, gjorde derpaa uopholdelig derefter, fordi Kong Darius havde sendt Bud.

Then Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and their companions, because of what Darius the king had sent, did accordingly with all diligence.

14 Og Jødernes Ældste byggede, og det lykkedes for dem efter Profeten Haggajs og Sakarias's, Iddos Søns, Profeti; og de byggede og fuldførte det efter Israels Guds Befaling og efter Kyrus's og Darius's og Artakserkses's, Kongen af Persiens, Befaling.

And the elders of the Jews built and prospered, through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they built and finished it according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the decree of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

15 Og det Hus blev fuldt færdigt til den tredje Dag i Adar Maaned, i Kong Darius's Regerings sjette Aar.

And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.

16 Og Israels Børn, Præsterne og Leviterne og de andre af de Folk, som havde været bortførte, holdt dette Guds Hus's Indvielse med Glæde.

And the sons of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the sons of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy.

17 Og de ofrede til dette Guds Hus's Indvielse hundrede Øksne, to Hundrede Vædre, fire Hundrede Lam og tolv Gedebukke til Syndoffer for hele Israel, efter Israels Stammers Tal.

And they offered at the dedication of this house of God a hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs. And for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he-goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

18 Og de beskikkede Præsterne i deres Afdelinger og Leviterne i deres Skifter til Gudstjenesten i Jerusalem, som skrevet er i Mose Bog.

And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their divisions, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem, as it is written in the book of Moses.

19 Og de Folk, som havde været bortførte, holdt Paaske paa den fjortende Dag i den første Maaned.

And the sons of the captivity kept the Passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month.

20 Thi Præsterne og Leviterne havde renset sig som een Mand, de vare alle rene, og de slagtede Paaskelam for alle de Folk, som havde været bortførte, og for deres Brødre, Præsterne, og for sig selv.

For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves together, all of them were pure. And they killed the Passover for all the sons of the captivity, and for their brothers the priests, and for themselves.

21 Saa aade Israels Børn, de, der vare komne tilbage af dem, som havde været bortførte, samt alle de, som havde sluttet sig til dem og forladt Hedningernes Urenhed, i Landet for at søge Herren Israels Gud.

And the sons of Israel who came again out of the captivity, and all such as had separated themselves to them from the filthiness of the nations of the land, to seek Jehovah, the God of Israel, ate,

22 Og de holdt de usyrede Brøds Højtid i syv Dage med Glæde; thi Herren havde glædet dem og vendt Assyriens Konges Hjerte til dem for at styrke deres Hænder til Arbejdet paa Guds, Israels Guds, Hus.

and kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy. For Jehovah had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.