Ezra 7
1 Poslije tih događaja, za kraljevanja Artakserksa, kralja perzijskoga, Ezra - sin Seraje, sina Azarje, sina Hilkije,
Many years later, during the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
2 sina Šaluma, sina Sadoka, sina Ahituba,
the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,
3 sina Amarje, sina Azarje, sina Merajota,
the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,
4 sina Zerahje, sina Uzije, sina Bukija,
the son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,
5 sina Abišue, sina Pinhasa, sina Eleazara, sina vrhovnog svećenika Arona -
the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest—
6 taj Ezra vrati se iz Babilona. Bio je književnik vješt Mojsijevu Zakonu, koji je dao Jahve, Bog Izraelov. Kako je ruka Jahve, Boga njegova, bila nad njim, kralj mu je dao sve što je tražio.
this Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted Ezra all his requests, for the hand of the LORD his God was upon him.
7 Stanovit broj Izraelaca, svećenika, levita, pjevača, vratara i sluga krenuše u Jeruzalem sedme godine kralja Artakserksa.
So in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes, he went up to Jerusalem with some of the Israelites, including priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and temple servants.
8 A Ezra je došao u Jeruzalem petoga mjeseca: bilo je to sedme godine kraljeve.
Ezra arrived in Jerusalem in the fifth month of the seventh year of the king.
9 Pošao je iz Babilona prvoga dana prvoga mjeseca, a stigao je u Jeruzalem prvoga dana petoga mjeseca: nad njim je bila blaga ruka Boga njegova!
He had begun the journey from Babylon on the first day of the first month, and he arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month, for the gracious hand of his God was upon him.
10 Jer je Ezra nastojao svim srcem proniknuti Zakon Jahvin, vršiti ga i poučavati Izraela u zakonima i običajima.
For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, to practice it, and to teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.
11 Evo prijepisa isprave koju je kralj Artakserkso dao svećeniku Ezri, književniku vještu naredbama i zakonima što ih je Jahve dao Izraelu:
This is the text of the letter King Artaxerxes had given to Ezra the priest and scribe, an expert in the commandments and statutes of the LORD to Israel:
12 “Artakserkso, kralj kraljeva, svećeniku Ezri, pisaru Zakona Boga nebeskoga, potpuni mir.
Artaxerxes, king of kings. To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven: Greetings.
13 Evo mojih zapovijedi: Tko god u mome kraljevstvu od naroda izraelskog, njegovih svećenika ili od njegovih levita želi poći u Jeruzalem, može ići s tobom.
I hereby decree that any volunteers among the Israelites in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may go up with you to Jerusalem.
14 Osim toga, šalje te kralj i njegovih sedam savjetnika da pregledaš Judeju i Jeruzalem prema Zakonu Boga tvoga, koji ti je u ruci,
You are sent by the king and his seven counselors to evaluate Judah and Jerusalem according to the Law of your God, which is in your hand.
15 i da odneseš srebro i zlato koje kralj i njegovih sedam savjetnika dragovoljno prinose Bogu Izraelovu, koji prebiva u Jeruzalemu,
Moreover, you are to take with you the silver and gold that the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem,
16 i sve srebro i zlato koje skupiš po svoj pokrajini babilonskoj s dragovoljnim prinosima koje narod i svećenici prinesu za Dom svoga Boga u Jeruzalemu.
together with all the silver and gold you may find in all the province of Babylon, as well as the freewill offerings of the people and priests to the house of their God in Jerusalem.
17 I pobrini se da tim novcem kupiš junaca, ovnova i jaganjaca, a tako i darova i naljeva koji uz to idu: to prinesi na žrtvenik Doma Boga vašega u Jeruzalemu.
With this money, therefore, you are to buy as many bulls, rams, and lambs as needed, together with their grain offerings and drink offerings, and offer them on the altar at the house of your God in Jerusalem.
18 Sa srebrom i zlatom što preostane učinite ti i tvoja braća kako vam se bude najviše svidjelo, vršeći volju Boga vašega.
You and your brothers may do whatever seems best with the rest of the silver and gold, according to the will of your God.
19 Posuđe koje si primio za službu Domu Boga tvoga ostavi pred Bogom tvojim, u Jeruzalemu.
You must deliver to the God of Jerusalem all the articles given to you for the service of the house of your God.
20 I što bi još trebalo za Dom Boga tvoga i što bi trebalo nabaviti primit ćeš iz kraljevskih riznica.
And if anything else is needed for the house of your God that you may have occasion to supply, you may pay for it from the royal treasury.
21 Ja, kralj Artakserkso, još zapovijedam svim rizničarima s one strane Rijeke: sve što od vas zatraži svećenik Ezra, pisar Zakona Boga nebeskoga, podajte odmah najtočnije,
I, King Artaxerxes, decree to all the treasurers west of the Euphrates: Whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, may require of you, it must be provided promptly,
22 do stotinu talenata srebra, stotinu kora pšenice, do stotinu bata vina, do stotinu bata ulja, a soli po želji.
up to a hundred talents of silver, a hundred cors of wheat, a hundred baths of wine, a hundred baths of olive oil, and salt without limit.
23 Sve što naredi Bog nebeski, neka se odmah izvrši u svoj gorljivosti za Dom Boga nebeskog, da gnjev njegov ne dođe na kraljevstvo kraljevo i na djecu njegovu.
Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven must be done diligently for His house. For why should wrath fall on the realm of the king and his sons?
24 I još vam javljamo da se ne smije udariti danak, ni porez, ni carina ni na jednoga od svećenika, levita, pjevača, netinaca i drugih službenika toga Doma Božjega.
And be advised that you have no authority to impose tribute, duty, or toll on any of the priests, Levites, singers, doorkeepers, temple servants, or other servants of this house of God.
25 A ti, Ezra, po mudrosti Boga svoga koju imaš u rukama, postavi činovnike i suce koji će suditi svemu narodu s onu stranu Rijeke, to jest svima koji poznaju Zakon Boga tvoga. Tko ne zna, vi ga poučite.
And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God which you possess, are to appoint magistrates and judges to judge all the people west of the Euphrates—all who know the laws of your God. And you are to teach these laws to anyone who does not know them.
26 Tko ne bude držao Zakona Boga tvojega - koji je i kraljev zakon - neka se oštro osudi: na smrt, na progonstvo, na novčanu globu ili na tamnicu.”
If anyone does not keep the law of your God and the law of the king, let a strict judgment be executed against him, whether death, banishment, confiscation of property, or imprisonment.
27 “Blagoslovljen neka je Jahve, Bog otaca naših, koji je nadahnuo srce kraljevo da proslavi Dom Jahvin u Jeruzalemu
Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put into the heart of the king to so honor the house of the LORD in Jerusalem,
28 i koji je okrenuo prema meni naklonost kralja, njegovih savjetnika i svih najmoćnijih kraljevskih činovnika. A ja se osmjelih jer ruka Jahve, Boga mojega, bijaše nada mnom i sabrah glavare Izraela da pođu sa mnom.”
and who has shown me favor before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officials. And because the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, I took courage and gathered the leaders of Israel to return with me.
