Ezra 6

1Nang magkagayo'y si Dario, na hari ay gumawa ng pasiya, at ang pagsaliksik ay isinagawa sa bahay ng mga aklat, na kinalalagyan ng mga kayamanan sa Babilonia. 2At nasumpungan sa Achmetta, sa bahay-hari na nasa lalawigan ng Media, ang isang ikid, at doo'y nasusulat ang ganito na pinakaalaala. 3Nang unang taon ni Ciro na hari, si Ciro na hari ay gumawa ng pasiya: Tungkol sa bahay ng Dios sa Jerusalem, ipahintulot na matayo ang bahay, ang dako na kanilang pinaghahandugan ng mga hain, at ipahintulot na malagay na matibay ang mga tatagang-baon; ang taas niyao'y anim na pung siko, at ang luwang niyao'y anim na pung siko, 4Na may tatlong hanay na mga malaking bato, at isang hanay ng bagong kahoy: at ang magugugol ay ibigay na mula sa bahay ng hari: 5At ang ginto at pilak na mga sisidlan din naman ng bahay ng Dios na inilabas ni Nabucodonosor sa templo na nasa Jerusalem, at nangadala sa Babilonia, masauli, at ipasok uli sa templo na nasa Jerusalem, bawa't isa'y sa kanikaniyang dako, at iyong ipaglalagay sa bahay ng Dios. 6Ngayon nga, Tatnai, na tagapamahala sa dako roon ng Ilog, Setharboznai, at ang inyong mga kasama na mga Apharsachita, na nasa dako roon ng Ilog, magsilayo kayo mula riyan: 7Pabayaan ninyo ang gawain sa bahay na ito ng Dios; ipahintulot ninyo na itayo ng tagapamahala ng mga Judio at ng mga matanda ng mga Judio ang bahay na ito ng Dios sa kaniyang dako. 8Bukod dito'y gumagawa ako ng pasiya kung ano ang inyong gagawin sa mga matandang ito ng mga Judio sa pagtatayo ng bahay na ito ng Dios: na sa mga pag-aari ng hari, sa makatuwid baga'y sa buwis sa dako roon ng Ilog, ang mga magugugol ay ibigay ng buong sikap sa mga taong ito upang huwag mangagluwat. 9At ang kanilang kakailanganin, mga guyang toro, at gayon din ang mga tupa, at mga kordero, na ukol sa mga handog na susunugin para sa Dios ng langit; trigo, asin, alak, at langis, ayon sa salita ng mga saserdote na nangasa Jerusalem, ibigay sa kanila araw-araw na walang pagsala. 10Upang sila'y makapaghandog ng mga hain na pinaka masarap na amoy sa Dios ng langit, at idalangin ang buhay ng hari at ng kaniyang mga anak. 11Ako nama'y gumawa ng pasiya, na sinomang bumago ng salitang ito, hugutan ng isang sikang ang kaniyang bahay at itaas siya, at mabitin doon; at ang kaniyang bahay ay maging tipunan ng dumi dahil dito: 12At lipulin ng Dios na nagpatahan ng kaniyang pangalan doon ang lahat ng mga hari at mga bayan, na maguunat ng kanilang kamay na baguhin, upang gibain ang bahay na ito ng Dios na nasa Jerusalem. Akong si Dario ang gumawa ng pasiya: isagawa ng buong sikap. 13Nang magkagayo'y si Tatnai na tagapamahala sa dako roon ng Ilog, si Sethar-boznai, at ang kanilang mga kasama, dahil sa iniutos ni Dario na hari, ay gumawa ng buong sikap. 14At ang mga matanda ng mga Judio ay nangagtayo at nangapasulong, ayon sa hula ni Haggeo na propeta at ni Zacarias na anak ni Iddo. At kanilang itinayo at niyari, ayon sa utos ng Dios ng Israel, at ayon sa pasiya ni Ciro at ni Dario, at ni Artajerjes na hari sa Persia. 15At ang bahay na ito ay nayari nang ikatlong araw ng buwan ng Adar, nang ikaanim na taon ng paghahari ni Dario na hari. 16At ang mga anak ni Israel, ang mga saserdote, at ang mga Levita, at ang mga nalabi sa mga anak sa pagkabihag, ay nangagdiwang ng pagtatalaga ng bahay na ito ng Dios na may kagalakan. 17At sila'y nangaghandog sa pagtatalaga ng bahay na ito ng Dios ng isang daang baka, dalawang daang lalaking tupa, apat na raang kordero; at ang pinakahandog dahil sa kasalanan na ukol sa buong Israel, ay labing dalawang lalaking kambing, ayon sa bilang ng mga lipi ng Israel. 18At kanilang inilagay ang mga saserdote sa kanilang mga bahagi, at ang mga Levita sa kanilang mga paghahalihalili, sa paglilingkod sa Dios na nasa Jerusalem; gaya ng nasusulat sa aklat ni Moises. 19At ang mga anak sa pagkabihag ay nangagdiwang ng pascua nang ikalabing apat ng unang buwan. 20Sapagka't ang mga saserdote at ang mga Levita ay nangagpakalinis na magkakasama; silang lahat ay malilinis: at kanilang pinatay ang kordero ng paskua na ukol sa lahat ng mga anak sa pagkabihag, at sa kanilang mga kapatid na mga saserdote, at sa kanilang sarili. 21At ang mga anak ni Israel, na nangagbalik uli na mula sa pagkabihag, at yaong lahat na sa kanila'y nagsihiwalay sa karumihan ng mga bansa ng lupain, upang hanapin ang Panginoon, ang Dios ng Israel, ay nagsikain. 22At nangagdiwang ng kapistahan ng tinapay na walang lebadura na pitong araw na may kagalakan: sapagka't pinapagkatuwa sila ng Panginoon at nanumbalik ang puso ng hari sa Asiria sa kanila, upang palakasin ang kanilang mga kamay sa gawain sa bahay ng Dios, ng Dios ng Israel.

1Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the archives, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon. 2There was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of Media, a scroll, and therein was thus written for a record: 3In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king made a decree: Concerning God’s house at Jerusalem, let the house be built, the place where they offer sacrifices, and let its foundations be strongly laid; its height sixty cubits, and its breadth sixty cubits; 4with three courses of great stones, and a course of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king’s house. 5Also let the gold and silver vessels of God’s house, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought to Babylon, be restored, and brought again to the temple which is at Jerusalem, everyone to its place; and you shall put them in God’s house. 6Now therefore, Tattenai, governor beyond the River, Shetharbozenai, and your companions the Apharsachites, who are beyond the River, you must stay far from there. 7Leave the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in its place. 8Moreover I make a decree what you shall do to these elders of the Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king’s goods, even of the tribute beyond the River, expenses be given with all diligence to these men, that they be not hindered. 9That which they have need of, both young bulls, and rams, and lambs, for burnt offerings to the God of heaven; also wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the word of the priests who are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail; 10that they may offer sacrifices of pleasant aroma to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons. 11Also I have made a decree, that whoever shall alter this word, let a beam be pulled out from his house, and let him be lifted up and fastened on it; and let his house be made a dunghill for this: 12and the God who has caused his name to dwell there overthrow all kings and peoples who stretch out their hand to alter the same, to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with all diligence. 13Then Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, Shetharbozenai, and their companions, because Darius the king had sent a decree, did accordingly with all diligence. 14The elders of the Jews built and prospered, through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. They built and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the decree of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. 15This house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king. 16The children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy. 17They offered at the dedication of this house of God one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. 18They set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses. 19The children of the captivity kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month. 20For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves together; all of them were pure: and they killed the Passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brothers the priests, and for themselves. 21The children of Israel who had come again out of the captivity, and all such as had separated themselves to them from the filthiness of the nations of the land, to seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, ate, 22and kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for Yahweh had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, to strengthen their hands in the work of God’s house, the God of Israel.

1Toen gaf de koning Darius bevel; en zij zochten in de kanselarij, waar de schatten waren weggelegd, in Babel. 2En te Achmetha, in de burcht, die in het landschap Medie is, werd een rol gevonden; en daarin was aldus geschreven: GEDACHTENIS: 3In het eerste jaar van den koning Kores, gaf de koning Kores dit bevel: Het huis Gods te Jeruzalem, dat huis zal gebouwd worden, ter plaatse, waar zij offeranden offeren, en de fondamenten daarvan zullen zwaar zijn; zijn hoogte van zestig ellen, en zijn breedte van zestig ellen; 4Met drie rijen van groten steen, en een rij van nieuw hout; en de onkosten zullen uit des konings huis gegeven worden. 5Daartoe zal men ook de gouden en zilveren vaten van het huis Gods, die Nebukadnezar uit den tempel, die te Jeruzalem was, heeft weggevoerd, en naar Babel gebracht, wedergeven, dat zij gaan naar den tempel, die te Jeruzalem is, aan zijn plaats, en men zal ze afvoeren ten huize Gods. 6Nu, gij Thathnai, landvoogd aan gene zijde der rivier, gij Sthar-Boznai, met ulieder gezelschap, gij Afarsechaieten, die aan gene zijde der rivier zijt, weest verre van daar! 7Laat hen aan den arbeid van dit huis Gods; dat de landvoogd der Joden en de oudsten der Joden dit huis Gods bouwen aan zijn plaats. 8Ook wordt van mij bevel gegeven, wat gijlieden doen zult aan de oudsten dezer Joden, om dit huis Gods te bouwen; te weten, dat uit des konings goederen, van den cijns aan gene zijde der rivier, de onkosten dezen mannen spoediglijk gegeven worden, opdat men hen niet belette. 9En wat nodig is, als jonge runderen, en rammen, en lammeren, tot brandofferen aan den God des hemels, tarwe, zout, wijn en olie, naar het zeggen der priesteren, die te Jeruzalem zijn, dat het hun dag bij dag gegeven worde, dat er geen feil zij; 10Opdat zij offeranden van liefelijken reuk aan den God des hemels offeren, en bidden voor het leven des konings en zijner kinderen. 11Voorts wordt bevel van mij gegeven, dat al dengene, die dit woord zal veranderen, een hout uit zijn huis zal gerukt en opgericht worden, waaraan hij zal worden opgehangen; en zijn huis zal om diens wille tot een drekhoop gemaakt worden. 12De God nu, die Zijn Naam aldaar heeft doen wonen, werpe ter neder alle koningen en volken, die hun hand zullen uitstrekken, om te veranderen en te verderven dit huis Gods, dat te Jeruzalem is. Ik, Darius, heb het bevel gegeven, dat het spoediglijk gedaan worde. 13Toen deden Thathnai, de landvoogd aan gene zijde der rivier, Sthar-Boznai, en hun gezelschap, spoediglijk alzo, naar hetgeen de koning Darius gezonden had. 14En de oudsten der Joden bouwden en gingen voorspoediglijk voort, door de profetie van den profeet Haggai en Zacharia, den zoon van Iddo; en zij bouwden en voltrokken het, naar het bevel van den God Israels, en naar het bevel van Kores, en Darius, en Arthahsasta, koning van Perzie. 15En dit huis werd volbracht op den derden dag der maand Adar; datzelve was het zesde jaar van het koninkrijk van den koning Darius. 16En de kinderen Israels, de priesteren en Levieten, en de overige kinderen der gevangenis deden de inwijding van dit huis Gods met vreugde. 17En zij offerden, ter inwijding van dit huis Gods, honderd runderen, tweehonderd rammen, vierhonderd lammeren en twaalf geitenbokken, ten zondoffer voor gans Israel, naar het getal der stammen Israels. 18En zij stelden de priesteren in hun onderscheidingen, en de Levieten in hun verdelingen, tot den dienst Gods, Die te Jeruzalem is, naar het voorschrift des boeks van Mozes. 19Ook hielden de kinderen der gevangenis het pascha, op den veertienden der eerste maand. 20Want de priesters en de Levieten hadden zich gereinigd als een enig man; zij waren allen rein; en zij slachtten het pascha voor alle kinderen der gevangenis, en voor hun broederen, de priesteren, en voor zichzelven. 21Alzo aten de kinderen Israels, die uit de gevangenis wedergekomen waren, mitsgaders al wie zich van de onreinigheid der heidenen des lands tot hen afgezonderd had, om den HEERE, den God Israels, te zoeken. 22En zij hielden het feest der ongezuurde broden zeven dagen, met blijdschap; want de HEERE had hen verblijd, en het hart des konings van Assur tot hen gewend, om hun handen te sterken in het huis Gods, des Gods van Israel.