Ezra 3
1 Da den syvende Måned indtraf - Israeliterne boede nu i deres Byer - samledes Folket fuldtalligt i Jerusalem;
And it arrived the month seventh and [the] people of Israel [were] in the cities. And they gathered the people like a man one to Jerusalem.
2 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.
And he arose Jeshua [the] son of Jozadak and brothers his the priests and Zerubbabel [the] son of Shealtiel and brothers his and they rebuilt [the] altar of [the] God of Israel to offer up on it burnt offerings according to [what] is written in [the] law of Moses [the] man of God.
3 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.
And they established the altar on foundations its for terror [was] on them from [the] peoples of the lands (and they offered up *QK) on it burnt offerings to Yahweh burnt offerings of the morning and of the evening.
4 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,
And they celebrated [the] festival of booths according to [what] is written and a burnt offering of a day in a day by number according to [the] ordinance of [the] matter of a day in day its.
5 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.
And after this a burnt offering of continuity and for the new moons and for all [the] appointed times of Yahweh consecrated and for every [one who] offered a freewill offering to Yahweh.
6 Den første Dag i den syvende Måned begyndte de at ofre Brændofre til HERREN, før Grunden til HERRENs Helligdom endnu var lagt.
From day one of the month seventh they began to offer up burnt offerings to Yahweh and [the] temple of Yahweh not it was founded.
7 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.
And people gave money to the masons and to the craftsmen and food and drink and oil to the Sidonians and to the Tyrians to bring wood of cedar from Lebanon to [the] sea of Joppa according to [the] permission of Cyrus [the] king of Persia to them.
8 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.
And in the year second of coming their to [the] house of God to Jerusalem in the month second they began Zerubbabel [the] son of Shealtiel and Jeshua [the] son of Jozadak and [the] rest of brothers their - the priests and the Levites and all those [who] had come from the captivity Jerusalem and they appointed the Levites from a son of twenty year[s] and up-wards to act as overseers over [the] work of [the] house of Yahweh.
9 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.
And he stood Jeshua sons his and brothers his Kadmiel and sons his [the] sons of Judah as one to act as overseers over [the] doer of the work on [the] house of God. [the] sons of Henadad sons their and brothers their the Levites.
10 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;
And they founded the builders [the] temple of Yahweh and they appointed the priests fully clothed with trumpets and the Levites [the] sons of Asaph with cymbals to praise Yahweh on [the] hands of David [the] king of Israel.
11 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.
And they sang with praising and with giving thanks to Yahweh for [he is] good for for ever covenant loyalty his [is] towards Israel and all the people they shouted a shout of joy great with praising Yahweh because it was founded [the] house of Yahweh.
12 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,
And many of the priests and the Levites and [the] heads of the fathers old who they had seen the house first when founded it this the house with own eyes their [were] weeping with a voice great and many [people] with a shout of joy with gladness to lift up a voice.
13 og man kunde ikke skelne Glædesjubelen fra Folkets Gråd; thi så højt var Folkefs Jubelråb, at det hørfes langt bort.
And not the people [were] recognizing [the] sound of [the] shout of happiness to [the] sound of [the] weeping of the people for the people [were] shouting a shout of joy great and the sound it was heard to from a distance.
