¹Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,

¹Efter disse Tildragelser drog under Perserkongen Artaxerxes's Regering Ezra, en Søn af Seraja, en Søn af Azarja, en Søn af Hilkija,

²the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,

²en Søn af Sjallum, en Søn af Zadok, en Søn af Ahitub,

³the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,

³en Søn af Amarja, en Søn af Azarja, en Søn af Merajot,

⁴the son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,

⁴en Søn af Zeraja, en Søn af Uzzi, en Søn af Bukki,

⁵the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest;

⁵en Søn af Abisjua, en Søn af Pinehas, en Søn af Eleazar, en Søn af Ypperstepræsten Aron -

⁶this Ezra went up from Babylon: and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which Yahweh, the God of Israel, had given; and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of Yahweh his God on him.

⁶denne Ezra drog op fra Babel. Han var skriftlærd, hjemme i Mose Lov, som HERREN, Israels Gud, havde givet; og Kongen opfyldte alle hans Ønsker, eftersom HERREN hans Guds Hånd var over ham.

⁷There went up some of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinim, to Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.

⁷Og en Del af Israeliterne og at Præsterne, Leviterne Tempelsangerne, Dørvogterne og Tempeltrællene drog ligeledes op til Jerusalem i Kong Artaxerxes's syvende Regeringsår.

⁸He came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king.

⁸De kom til Jerusalem i den femte Måned i Kongens syvende Regeringsår;

⁹For on the first day of the first month began he to go up from Babylon; and on the first day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God on him.

⁹thi på den første Dag i den første Måned tog han Bestemmelse om Opbruddet fra Babel, og på den første Dag i den femte Måned kom han til Jerusalem, eftersom hans Guds gode Hånd var over ham.

¹⁰For Ezra had set his heart to seek the law of Yahweh, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and ordinances.

¹⁰Thi Ezra havde vendt sit Hjerte til at granske i HERRNs Lov og handle efter den og undervise Israel i Lov og Ret.

¹¹Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, even the scribe of the words of the commandments of Yahweh, and of his statutes to Israel:

¹¹Dette er en Afskrift, af den Skrivelse, Kong Artaxerxes medgav Præsten Ezra den Skriftlærde, den skriftlærde Kender af Bøgerne med HERRENs Bud og Anordninger til Israel:

¹²Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect and so forth.

¹²Artaxerxes, Kongernes Konge, til Præsten Ezra, den skriftlærde Kender af Himmelens Guds Lov, og så videre:

¹³I make a decree, that all those of the people of Israel, and their priests and the Levites, in my realm, who are minded of their own free will to go to Jerusalem, go with you.

¹³Hermed giver jeg Tilladelse til, at enhver af Israels Folk og dets Præster og Leviter i mit Rige, der er til Sinds at drage til Jerusalem, må drage med dig,

¹⁴Because you are sent of the king and his seven counselors, to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of your God which is in your hand,

¹⁴al den Stund du af Kongen og hans syv Rådgivere sendes for at undersøge Forholdene i Judæa og Jerusalem på Grundlag af din Guds Lov, som er i din Hånd,

¹⁵and to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,

¹⁵og for at bringe det Sølv og Guld derhen, som Kongen og hans Rådgivere frivilligt har givet Israels Gud, hvis Bolig er i Jerusalem,

¹⁶and all the silver and gold that you shall find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem;

¹⁶og alt det Sølv og Guld, som du får rundt om i Landsdelen Babel, tillige med de frivillige Gaver fra Folket og Præsterne, der giver frivillige Gaver til deres Guds Hus i Jerusalem.

¹⁷therefore you shall with all diligence buy with this money bulls, rams, lambs, with their meal offerings and their drink offerings, and shall offer them on the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.

¹⁷Derfor skal du samvittighedstuldt for disse Penge købe Tyre, Vædre og Lam med tilhørende Afgrøde- og Drikofre og ofre dem på Alteret i eders Guds Hus i Jerusalem;

¹⁸Whatever shall seem good to you and to your brothers to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, do that after the will of your God.

¹⁸og hvad du og dine Brødre finder for godt at gøre med det Sølv og Guld, der bliver tilovers, det må I gøre efter eders Guds Vilje.

¹⁹The vessels that are given to you for the service of the house of your God, deliver before the God of Jerusalem.

¹⁹De Kar, der skænkes dig til Tjenesten i din Guds Hus, skal du afgive og stille for Israels Guds Åsyn i Jerusalem.

²⁰Whatever more shall be needful for the house of your God, which you shall have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king’s treasure house.

²⁰Og de andre nødvendige Udgifter til din Guds Hus, som det tilfalder dig at udrede, må du udrede af det kongelige Skatkammer.

²¹I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers who are beyond the River, that whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done with all diligence,

²¹Jeg, Kong Artaxerxes, giver hermed den Befaling til alle Skatmestre hinsides Floden: Alt, hvad Præsten Ezra, den skriftlærde Kender af Himmelens Guds Lov, kræver af eder, skal nøjagtigt ydes

²²to one hundred talents of silver, and to one hundred measures of wheat, and to one hundred baths of wine, and to one hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.

²²indtil 100 Sølvtalenter, 100 Kor Hvede, 100 Bat Vin, 100 Bat Olie og Salt i ubegrænset Mængde.

²³Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be done exactly for the house of the God of heaven; for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?

²³Alt, hvad der er påbudt af Himmelens Gud, skal punktligt ydes til Himmelens Guds Hus, at der ikke skal komme Vrede over Kongens og hans Sønners Rige.

²⁴Also we inform you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, the singers, porters, Nethinim, or servants of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose tribute, custom, or toll, on them.

²⁴Og det være eder kundgjort, at ingen har Ret til at pålægge nogen af Præsterne, Leviterne, Tempelsangerne, Dørvogterne, Tempeltrællene eller overhovedet nogen, der er sysselsat ved dette Guds Hus, Skat, Afgift eller Skyld!

²⁵You, Ezra, after the wisdom of your God who is in your hand, appoint magistrates and judges, who may judge all the people who are beyond the River, all such as know the laws of your God; and teach him who doesn’t know them.

²⁵Men du, Ezra, skal i Kraft af Guds Visdom, som er i din Hånd, indsætte Dommere og Retsbetjente til at dømme alt Folket hinsides Floden, alle dem, som kender, din Guds Lov; og hvem der ikke kender den, skal I undervise deri.

²⁶Whoever will not do the law of your God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed on him with all diligence, whether it be to death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.

²⁶Og enhver, der ikke handler efter din Guds Lov og Kongens Lov, over ham skal der samvittighedsfuldt fældes Dom, være sig til Død, Landsforvisning, Pengebøde eller Fængsel.

²⁷Blessed be Yahweh, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify the house of Yahweh which is in Jerusalem;

²⁷Lovet være HERREN, vore Fædres Gud, som indgav Kongen sådanne Tanker for at herliggøre HERRENs Hus i Jerusalem

²⁸and has extended loving kindness to me before the king, and his counselors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. I was strengthened according to the hand of Yahweh my God on me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.

²⁸og vandt mig, Nåde hos Kongen og hans Rådgivere og alle Kongens mægtige Fyrster! Så fattede jeg da Mod, eftersom HERREN min Guds Hånd var over mig, og jeg samlede en Del Overhoveder af Israel til at drage op med mig.