Nehemias bog 5 |
| 1992 | King James Version |
| 1 Der lød stærke klager fra folket og deres hustruer mod deres judæiske brødre. | 1 And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews. |
| 2 Nogle sagde: "Vi må give vores sønner og døtre i pant, for at vi kan få korn og noget at spise og opretholde livet." | 2 For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live. |
| 3 Andre sagde: "Vi må pantsætte vores marker, vingårde og huse, for at vi kan få korn under hungersnøden." | 3 Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth. |
| 4 Og andre sagde: "Vi har måttet belåne vores marker og vingårde for at få penge til skatten til kongen. | 4 There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards. |
| 5 Vi er dog af samme kød og blod som vores brødre, og vores sønner er ligesom deres, men vi må tvinge vores sønner og døtre i trældom; ja, nogle af vores døtre er allerede gjort til trælle. Vi står magtesløse, for vores marker og vingårde tilhører andre!" | 5 Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards. |
| 6 Da jeg hørte deresklager og det, de sagde, blev jeg meget vred. | 6 And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words. |
| 7 Og da jeg havde overvejet det, gik jeg i rette med de fornemme og fyrsterne og sagde til dem: "I driver åger med jeres brødre!" Derfor indkaldte jeg en stor forsamling | 7 Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them. |
| 8 og sagde: "Vi har, så godt vi kunne, løskøbt vores judæiske brødre, som havde solgt sig til andre folk; men nu sælger I jeres brødre, og de må lade sig sælge til os!" Da de tav og ikke havde noget at sige, | 8 And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer. |
| 9 sagde jeg: "I bærer jer ikke rigtigt ad! Burde I ikke vandre i frygt for vor Gud, så I undgik spotten fra de folk, som er vores fjender? | 9 Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies? |
| 10 Både jeg, mine brødre og mine folk har lånt dem penge og korn; lad os nu eftergive dem denne gæld! | 10 I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury. |
| 11 Giv dem straks deres marker, vingårde, olivenlunde og huse tilbage, og eftergiv dem de lån, I har givet dem i penge, kom, vin og olie!" | 11 Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them. |
| 12 De svarede: "Vi vil give dem det tilbage og ikke kræve noget af dem. Vi vil gøre, som du siger." Så tilkaldte jeg præsterne og tog dem i ed på, at de ville gøre sådan. | 12 Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise. |
| 13 Jeg rystede kappefolden og sagde: "Sådan vil Gud ryste enhver ud af hans hus og ejendom, hvis han ikke holder dette ord, ja, sådan skal han rystes og blive tom!" Hele forsamlingen sagde amen, og de lovpriste Herren. Og folket handlede efter det. | 13 Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise. |
| 14 Endvidere har jeg og mine brødre, fra den dag jeg blev indsat til at være statholder i Judas land ? fra kong Artaxerxes' tyvende år til hans toogtredivte år, i alt tolv år ? ikke nydt godt af underholdet til statholderen. | 14 Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor. |
| 15 De tidligere statholdere, som var før mig, havde lagt tunge byrder på folket ved at opkræve fyrre sekel sølv til deres daglige forbrug af brød og vin; også deres mænd undertrykte folket. Men det gjorde jeg aldrig, fordi jeg frygtede Gud. | 15 But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God. |
| 16 Jeg har endog taget del i arbejdet med muren, skønt jeg ikke havde købt jord, og alle mine folk var samlet der ved arbejdet. | 16 Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work. |
| 17 De fornemme og fyrsterne; hundrede og halvtreds mand, og de, der besøgte os fra folkeslagene rundt omkring os, sad ved mit bord. | 17 Moreover there were at my table an hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, beside those that came unto us from among the heathen that are about us. |
| 18 Det, som hver dag skulle tillaves, en okse, seks udsøgte får og fjerkræ, blev tillavet på min bekostning, og hver tiende dag blev der fremskaffet al slags vin i mængde. Alligevelkrævede jeg ikke underholdet til statholderen, for arbejdet lå som en tung byrde på folket. | 18 Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people. |
| 19 Min Gud, regn mig alt det til gode, som jeg har gjort for dette folk! | 19 Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people. |