Ezra 5

1 Men Profeterne Haggaj og Zakarias, Iddos Søn, profeterede for Jøderne i Juda og Jerusalem i Israels Guds Navn, som var over dem.

Now Haggai, the prophet, and Zechariah, the son of Iddo, prophesying to the Jews who were in Judea and Jerusalem, prophesied in the name of the God of Israel.

2 Da tog Zerubbabel, Sjealtiels Søn, og Jesua, Jozadaks Søn, fat og begyndte at bygge på Guds Hus i Jerusalem sammen med Guds Profeter, som støttede dem.

Then Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, rose up and began to build the temple of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them, assisting them.

3 Men på den Tid kom Tattenaj, Statholderen hinsides Floden, Sjetar-Bozenaj og deres Embedsbrødre til dem og sagde: "Hvem har givet eder Lov til at bygge dette Tempel og genopføre denne Helligdom,

Then, at the same time, Tattenai, who was the governor beyond the river, and Shetharbozenai, and their counselors came to them. And they spoke in this way to them: “Who has given you counsel, so that you would build this house and repair its walls?”

4 og hvad er Navnene på de Mænd, der bygger denne Bygning?

We responded to this by giving them the names of the men who were the founders of that building.

5 Men over Jødernes Ældste vågede deres Guds Øje, så de ikke standsede dem i Arbejdet, før Sagen var forelagt Darius og der var kommet Svar derpå.

But the eye of their God was set over the elders of the Jews, and so they were unable to hinder them. And it was agreed that the matter should be referred to Darius, and then they would give a reply against that accusation.

6 Afskrift af det Brev, som Tattenaj, Statholderen hinsides Floden, Sjetar-Bozenaj og hans Embedsbrødre, Afarsekiterne hinsides Floden, sendte Kong Darius;

A copy of the letter that Tattenai, the governor of the region beyond the river, and Shetharbozenai, and his counselors, the rulers who were beyond the river, sent to Darius the king.

7 de sendte ham en Skrivelse, hvori der stod: Kong Darius ønsker vi al Fred!

The word that they sent him was written in this way: “To Darius, the king of all peace.

8 Det være Kongen kundgjort, at vi begav os til Landsdelen Judæa til den store Guds Hus; det bliver bygget af Kvadersten, der lægges Bjælker i Muren, og Arbejdet udføres med Omhu og skyder frem under deres Hænder.

Let it be known to the king, that we went to the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which they are building with rough stones, and with timber set into the walls. And this work is being built up diligently, and it increases by their hands.

9 Vi spurgte da de Ældste der og talte således til dem: "Hvem har givet eder Lov til at, bygge dette Tempel og opføre denne Helligdom?

Therefore, we questioned those elders, and we spoke to them in this way: ‘Who has given authority to you, so that you would build this house and repair these walls?’

10 Vi spurgte dem også om deres Navne for at lade dig dem vide, og vi opskrev Navnene på de Mænd, der står i Spidsen for dem.

But we also required of them their names, so that we might report to you. And we have written down the names of their men, those who are leaders among them.

11 Og Svaret, de gav os, lød således: Vi er Himmelens og Jordens Guds Tjenere, og vi bygger det Tempel, som blev bygget for mange År siden, da en stor Konge i Israel byggede og opførte det.

Then they responded a word to us in this manner, saying: ‘We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth. And we are building the temple that was constructed these many years before, and which a great king of Israel had built and constructed.

12 Da imidlertid vore Fædre vakte Himmelens Guds Vrede, gav han dem i Babels Konges, Kaldæeren Nebukadnezars, Hånd, og han nedbrød dette Tempel og førte Folket i Landflygtighed til Babel.

But afterward, our fathers had provoked the God of heaven to wrath, so he delivered them into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, the Chaldean. And he destroyed this house, and he transferred its people to Babylon.

13 Men i sit første Regeringsår gav Kong Kyros af Babel Befaling til at genopbygge dette Gudshus;

Then, in the first year of Cyrus, the king of Babylon, king Cyrus issued a decree, so that this house of God would be built.

14 og Kong Kyros lod tillige de til Gudshusef hørende Guld- og Sølvkar, som Nebukadnezar havde borttaget fra Helligdommen i Jerusalem og ført til sin Helligdom i Babel, tage ud af Helligdommen i Babel, og de overgaves til en Mand ved Navn Sjesjbazzar, som han havde indsat til Statholder;

And now the vessels of gold and silver from the temple of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple that was in Jerusalem, and which he had carried away to the temple of Babylon, king Cyrus brought out of the temple of Babylon, and they were given to one called Sheshbazzar, whom he also appointed as governor.

15 og han sagde til ham: "Tag disse Kar og drag ben og lad dem få deres Plads i Helligdommen i Jerusalem og lad Gudshuset blive genopbygget på sin gamle Plads!"

And he said to him: “Take these vessels, and go, and set them in the temple that is in Jerusalem. And let the house of God be built in its place.”

16 Så kom denne Sjesjbazzar og lagde Grunden til Gudshuset i Jerusalem, og siden den Tid er der bygget derpå, men det er ikke færdigt.

And so this same Sheshbazzar then came and set the foundations of the temple of God in Jerusalem. And from that time, even until now, it is being built, and it is not yet completed.’

17 Hvis derfor Kongen synes, så lad der blive set efter i det kongelige Skatkammer ovre i Babel, om det har sig således, at der af Kong Kyros er givet Befaling til at bygge dette Gudshus i Jerusalem; og Kongen give os så sin Vilje i denne Sag til Kende!"

Now then, if it seems good to the king, let him search in the king’s library, which is in Babylon, to see whether it was ordered by king Cyrus, that the house of God in Jerusalem should be built. And may the will of the king be sent to us about this matter.”