Nehemiah 2
1 And it came to pass, in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that, wine, was before him, —so I took up the wine, and gave unto the king, and I had never been sad before him.
I Nisan Måned i Kong Artaxerxes's tyvende Regeringsår, da jeg skulde sørge for Vin, har jeg engang Vinen frem og rakte Kongen den. Jeg havde ikke før set modfalden ud, når jeg stod for hans Ansigt.
2 Then said the king unto me, Wherefore is thy countenance sad, seeing that, thou, art not sick? this is nothing else, but sadness of heart. Then feared I exceedingly,
Og Kongen sagde til mig: Hvorfor ser du så modfalden ud? Du er jo ikke syg; det kan ikke være andet, end at du har en Hjertesorg! Da blev jeg såre bange,
3 and said unto the king—Let the, king, unto times age-abiding, live! Wherefore should my countenance, not be sad, when, the city—the place of the sepulchres of my fathers, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?
og jeg sagde til Kongen: "Kongen leve evindelig! Hvor kan jeg andet end se modfalden ud, når den By, hvor mine Fædres Grave er, ligger øde, og dens Porte er fortæret af Ilden?
4 Then the king said to me, Concerning what, is it, thou, wouldst make request? So I prayed unto the God of the heavens,
Kongen spurgte mig da: "Hvad er det, du ønsker? Så bad jeg til Himmelens Gud,"
5 and then said unto the king, If, unto the king, it seemeth good, and if thy servant might find favour before thee, That thou wouldst send me unto Judah, unto the city of the sepulchres of my fathers, that I might build it.
og jeg sagde til Kongen: "Hvis Kongen synes, og hvis din Tjener er dig til Behag, beder jeg om, at du vil lade mig rejse til Juda, til den By, hvor mine Fædres Grave er, og lade mig bygge den op igen!
6 And the king said unto me, the queen, also sitting beside him, For how long would be thy journey? and when wouldst thou return? So it seemed good before the king to send me, and I set him a time.
Da sagde Kongen til mig, medens Dronningen sad ved hans Side: "Hvor længe vil den Rejse vare, og hvornår kan du vende tilbage? Og da Kongen således fandt for godt at lade mig rejse, opgav jeg ham en Tid.
7 Then said I unto the king, If, unto the king, it seemeth good, may, letters, be given me, unto the pashas Beyond the River, —that they may convey me over, until I come into Judah;
Og jeg sagde til Kongen: Hvis Kongen synes, så lad mig få Breve med til Statholderne hinsides Floden, så de lader mig drage videre, til jeg når Juda,
8 also a letter unto Asaph, keeper of the park that belongeth unto the king, that he may give me timber to build up the gates of the fortress which pertaineth to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house whereinto I shall enter. And the king gave me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.
og et Brev til Asaf, Opsynsmanden. over den kongelige Skov, at han skal give mig Træ til Bjælkeværket i Tempelborgens Porte og til Byens Mur og det Hus, jeg tager ind i! Det gav Kongen mig, eftersom min Guds gode Hånd var over mig.
9 Then came I unto the pashas Beyond the River, and gave them the letters of the king, —now the king, had sent with me, captains of the army, and horsemen.
Da jeg kom til Statholderne hinsides Floden, gav jeg dem Kongens Breve; desuden havde Kongen givet mig Hærførere og Ryttere med på Rejsen.
10 And, when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant the Ammonite, heard of it, it vexed them, with a great vexation, —that there had come a man, to seek welfare, for the sons of Israel.
Men da Horoniten Sanballat og den ammonitiske Træl Tobija hørte det, ærgrede de sig højligen over, at der var kommet en Mand for at arbejde på Israeliternes Bedste.
11 So I entered Jerusalem, —and was there three days.
Så kom jeg til Jerusalem, og da jeg havde været der i tre Dage,
12 Then rose I by night, I, and a few men with me, I having told no man, what, my God, had been putting in my heart, to do for Jerusalem, —and, beast, was there none with me, save the beast on which, I myself, was riding.
brød jeg op ved Nattetide sammen med nogle få Mænd uden at have sagt noget Menneske, hvad min Gud havde skudt mig i Sinde at gøre for Jerusalem; og der var intet andet Dyr med end det, jeg red på.
13 So I went forth through the valley-gate by night, even unto the front of the snake-fountain, and into the dung-gate, —and I viewed the walls of Jerusalem, how, they, were broken down, and, the gates thereof, consumed with fire.
Jeg red så om Natten ud gennem Dalporten i Retning af Dragekilden og hen til Møgporten, idet jeg undersøgte Jerusalems Mure, der var nedrevet, og Portene, der var fortæret af Ilden;
14 Then passed I over unto the fountain-gate, and unto the pool of the king, —but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass.
derpå red jeg videre til Kildeporten og Kongedammen, men der var ikke Plads nok til, at mit Ridedyr kunde komme frem med mig.
15 Then went I up in the torrent-bed, by night, and viewed the wall, —and turned back, and entered by the valley-gate, and so returned.
Så red jeg om Natten op igennem Dalen og undersøgte Muren, forandrede Retning og red så ind igennem Dalporten, hvorpå jeg vendte hjem.
16 Now, the deputies, knew not whither I had gone, nor what I was doing, —not even to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the deputies, nor to the rest who were doing the work, had I as yet told it.
Forstanderne vidste ikke, hvor jeg var gået hen, eller hvad jeg foretog mig; og hverken Jøderne, Præsterne, Stormændene, Forstanderne eller de andre, der skulde have med Arbejdet at gøre, havde jeg endnu sagt noget.
17 So I said unto them, Ye, can see the misfortune that, we, are in, how that, Jerusalem, lieth waste, and, the gates thereof, are burned with fire: Come, and let us build the wall of Jerusalem, that we may remain, no longer, a reproach.
Men nu sagde jeg til dem: I ser den Ulykke, vi er i, hvorledes Jerusalem er ødelagt og Portene opbrændt; kom derforog lad os opbygge Jerusalems Mur, så vi ikke mere skal være til Spot!
18 Then told I them, of the hand of my God, that, it, had been good upon me, as also of the words of the king, which he had spoken unto me, —so they said, We will arise and build! and they strengthened their hands right well.
Og da jeg fortalte dem, hvorledes min Guds gode Hånd havde været over mig, og om de Ord, Kongen havde talt til mig, sagde de: Lad os gøre os rede og bygge! Og de tog sig sammen til det gode Værk.
19 But, when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed at us, and poured contempt upon us, —and said, What is this thing which ye would do? against the king, would ye rebel?
Da Horoniten Sanballat, den ammonitiske Træl Tobija og Araberen Gesjem hørte det, spottede de os og sagde hånligt til os: Hvad er det, I der har for? Sætter I eder op mod Kongen?
20 Then answered I them, and said to them—The God of the heavens—he, will prosper us, therefore, we his servants, will arise and build, —But, to you, pertaineth no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.
Men jeg gav dem til Svar: "Himmelens Gud vil lade det lykkes for os, og vi, hans Tjenere, vil gøre os rede og bygge; men I har ingen Del eller Ret eller Ihukommelse i Jerusalem!"
