Nehemias bog 6 |
| 1992 | King James Version |
| 1 Da Sanballat, Tobija, araberen Geshem og resten af vores fjender hørte, at jeg havde bygget muren, og at der ikke var noget brud tilbage i den dog havde jeg på det tidspunkt ikke sat portfløjene ind | 1 Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein; (though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates;) |
| 2 sendte Sanballat og Geshem bud til mig med den besked: "Kom og lad os mødes i Kefirim i Ono-dalen!" | 2 That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief. |
| 3 Men de planlagde ondt imod mig. Jeg sendte derfor bud til dem og svarede: "Det er et stort arbejde, jeg er i gang med, så jeg kan ikke tage derned. Arbejdet ville ellers gå i stå, hvis jeg forsømte det og tog ned til jer." | 3 And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you? |
| 4 De sendte bud fire gange på samme måde, og jeg svarede dem på samme måde. | 4 Yet they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I answered them after the same manner. |
| 5 Så sendte Sanballat femte gang sin tjener til mig på samme måde med et åbent brev, | 5 Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand; |
| 6 hvori der stod: "Blandt folkene hører man, og Gashmu bekræfter det, at du og judæerne tænker på at gøre oprør; det er derfor, du bygger muren. Og du vil være deres konge, efter hvad man siger. | 6 Wherein was written, It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu saith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel: for which cause thou buildest the wall, that thou mayest be their king, according to these words. |
| 7 Du har også ladet nogle profeter stå frem for at udråbe om dig i Jerusalem: 'Der er en konge i Juda!' Det vil kongen nu få at høre! Kom derfor, og lad os føre forhandlinger!" | 7 And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together. |
| 8 Jeg sendte bud til ham: "Det, du siger, er ikke sket! Det er noget, du selv har fundet på!" | 8 Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart. |
| 9 De ville alle sammen gøre os bange, for de tænkte: "Når deres hænder synker, bliver arbejdet ikke udført." Nu gjaldt det om at fatte mod! | 9 For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands. |
| 10 Jeg gik til Shemajas hus; han var søn af Delaja, sønnesøn af Mehetab'el; han var afskåret fra at komme. Han sagde: "Lad os mødes i Guds hus, inde i templet; lad os lukke templets døre, for de kommer for at dræbe dig, de kommer om natten for at dræbe dig!" | 10 Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee. |
| 11 Da sagde jeg: "Skulle en mand som jeg flygte? Og hvordan kan en mand som jeg gå ind i templet og beholde livet? Jeg går ikke derhen!" | 11 And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in. |
| 12 Jeg blev nemlig klar over, at det ikke var Gud, der havde sendt ham, men at han havde udtalt profetien om mig, fordi Tobija og Sanballat havdebestukket ham. | 12 And, lo, I perceived that God had not sent him; but that he pronounced this prophecy against me: for Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. |
| 13 Han var blevet bestukket, for at jeg skulle blive bange og gøre, som han sagde, så jeg havde begået en synd. Det ville de kunne bruge til at bringe mig i vanry, så de kunne håne mig. | 13 Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me. |
| 14 Min Gud, husk Tobija og Sanballat for disse gerninger, og ligesådan profetinden Noadja og resten af profeterne, som ville gøre mig bange. | 14 My God, think thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear. |
| 15 Efter tooghalvtreds dages forløb stod muren færdig den femogtyvende dag i måneden elul. | 15 So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days. |
| 16 Da alle vores fjender hørte om det, og alle folkeslagene omkring os så det, forekom det dem meget forunderligt, og de forstod, at det var vor Guds vilje, at dette arbejde var udført. | 16 And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God. |
| 17 I de dage sendte Judas fornemme også mange breve til Tobija, og fra Tobija kom der svar til dem. | 17 Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came unto them. |
| 18 Mange i Juda var nemlig forbundet med ham ved ed, for han var svigersøn til Shekanja, Aras søn; og hans søn Johanan havde giftet sig med Berekjas søn Meshullams datter. | 18 For there were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the son in law of Shechaniah the son of Arah; and his son Johanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah. |
| 19 Man fortalte mig rygter om ham, og mine ord nåede ham. Tobija sendte mig også breve for at gøre mig bange. | 19 Also they reported his good deeds before me, and uttered my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear. |