Nehemiah 6

1 Now it came to pass, when Sanaballat, and Tobias, and Gesam the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had built the wall, and [that] there was no opening left therein; ([but] hitherto I had not set up the doors on the gates; )

Da det nu kom Sanballat, Araberen Gesjem og vore andre Fjender for Øre, at jeg havde bygget Muren, og at der ikke var flere Huller i den — dog havde jeg paa den Tid ikke sat Fløje i Portene —

2 that Sanaballat and Gesam sent to me, saying, Come and let us meet together in the villages in the plain of Ono. But they [were] plotting to do me mischief.

sendte Sanballat og Gesjem Bud og opfordrede mig til en Sammenkomst i Kefirim i Onodalen. Men de havde ondt i Sinde imod mig.

3 So I sent messengers to them, saying, I am doing a great work, and I shall not be able to come down, lest the work should cease: as soon as I shall have finished it, I will come down to you.

Derfor sendte jeg Bud til dem og lod sige: »Jeg har et stort Arbejde for og kan derfor ikke komme derned; hvorfor skulde Arbejdet standse? Og det vilde ske, hvis jeg lod det ligge for at komme ned til eder.

4 And they sent to me [again] to this effect; and I sent them [word] accordingly.

Fire Gange sendte de mig samme Bud, og hver Gang gav jeg dem samme Svar.

5 Then Sanaballat sent his servant to me with an open letter in his hand.

Da sendte Sanballat for femte Gang sin Tjener til mig med samme Bud, og han havde et aabent Brev med,

6 And in it was written, It has been reported among the Gentiles that you and the Jews are planning to revolt: therefore you are building the wall, and you will be a king to them.

i hvilket der stod: Det hedder sig blandt Folkene, og Gasjmu bekræfter det, at du og Jøderne pønser paa Oprør; derfor er det, du bygger Muren, og at du vil være deres Konge.

7 And moreover you has appointed prophets to yourself, that you might dwell in Jerusalem as a king over Juda: and now these words will be reported to the king. Now then, come, let us take counsel together.

Og du skal endog have faaet Profeter til i Jerusalem at udraabe dig til Konge i Juda. Dette Rygte vil nu komme Kongen for Øre; kom derfor og lad os tales ved!

8 And I sent to him, saying, It has not happened according to these words, [even] as you say, for you frame them falsely out of your heart.

Men jeg sendte ham det Bud: Slige Ting, som du omtaler, er slet ikke sket; det er dit eget Paafund!

9 For all were trying to alarm us, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from this work, and it shall not be done. Now therefore I have strengthened my hands.

Thi de havde alle til Hensigt at indjage os Skræk, idet de tænkte, at vi skulde lade Hænderne synke, saa Arbejdet ikke blev til noget. Men styrk du nu mine Hænder!

10 And I came into the house of Semei the son of Dalaia the Son of Metabeel, and he was shut up; and he said, Let us assemble together in the house of God, in the midst of it, and let us shut the doors of it; for they are coming by night to kill you.

Og da jeg gik ind i Sjemajas, Mehetab'els Søn Delajas Søns, Hus, som ved den Tid maatte holde sig inde, sagde han: Lad os tales ved i Guds Hus, i Helligdommens Indre, og stænge Dørene, thi der kommer nogle Folk, som vil dræbe dig; de kommer i Nat for at dræbe dig!«

11 And I said, Who is the man that shall enter into the house, that he may live?

Men jeg svarede: Skulde en Mand som jeg flygte? Og hvorledes skulde en Mand som jeg kunne betræde Helligdommen og blive i Live? Jeg gaar ikke derind!

12 And I observed, and, behold, God had not sent him, for the prophecy was a fable [devised] against me:

Thi jeg skønnede, at det ikke var Gud, som havde sendt ham, men at han var kommet med det Udsagn om mig, fordi Tobija og Sanballat havde lejet ham dertil,

13 and Tobias and Sanaballat had hired against me a multitude, that I might be frightened, and do this, and sin, and become to them an ill name, that they might reproach me.

for at jeg skulde blive bange og forsynde mig ved slig Adfærd og de faa Anledning til ilde Omtale, saa de kunde bagvaske mig.

14 Remember, O God, Tobias and Sanaballat, according to these their deeds, and the prophetess Noadia, and the rest of the prophets who tried to alarm me.

Kom Tobija og Sanballat i Hu, min Gud, efter deres Gerninger, ligeledes Profetinden Noadja og de andre Profeter, der vilde gøre mig bange!

15 So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the [month] Elul, in fifty-two days.

Saaledes blev Muren færdig den fem og tyvende Dag i Elul Maaned efter to og halvtredsindstyve Dages Forløb.

16 And it came to pass, when all our enemies heard [of it], that all the nations round about us feared, and great alarm fell upon them, and they knew that it was of our God that this work should be finished.

Og da alle vore Fjender hørte det, blev alle Hedningerne rundt om os bange og saare nedslaaede, idet de skønnede, at dette Værk var udført med vor Guds Hjælp.

17 And in those days letters came to Tobias from many nobles of Juda, and those of Tobias came to them.

Men der gik ogsaa i de Dage en Mængde Breve frem og tilbage mellem Tobija og de store i Juda;

18 For many in Juda were bound to him by oath, because he was son-in-law of Sechenias the son of Herae; and Jonan his son had taken the daughter of Mesulam the son of Barachia to wife.

thi mange i Juda stod i Edsforbund med ham, da han var Svigersøn af Sjekanja, Aras Søn, og hans Søn Johanan var gift med en Datter af Mesjullam, Berekjas Søn.

19 And they reported his words to me, and carried out my words to him: and Tobias sent letters to terrify me.

Ogsaa plejede de baade at tale godt om ham til mig og at forebringe ham mine Ord; Tobija sendte ogsaa Breve for at gøre mig bange.