Ezra 6
1 Then Darius the king made a decree, and they sought in the house of the scrolls of the treasuries placed there in Babylon,
Na mfalme dario akaamuru uchunguzi ufanyike katika nyumba ya kumbukumbu Babeli.
2 and there has been found at Achmetha, in a palace that [is] in the province of Media, a scroll, and a record thus written within it [is]:
Na katika mji wa Akmetha huko media chuo kilionekana: Kumbukumbu yake ilisema:
3 “In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king has made a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem: let the house be built in the place where they are sacrificing sacrifices, and its foundations strongly laid; its height sixty cubits, its breadth sixty cubits;
“Katika mwaka wa kwanza mfalme Koresh, Koreshi alitoa amri kuhusu nyumba ya Mungu Yerusalem:'Na nyumba ijengwe iwe sehemu ya kutoa dhabihu, misingi yake iwekwe, urefu wake uwe sitini,
4 three rows of rolled stones, and a row of new wood, and let the outlay be given out of the king’s house.
na upana wake uwe sitini, sehemu tatu za mawe makubwa na sehemu moja ya mbao mpya, na gharama hizo zitalipwa kutoka nyumba ya mfalme.
5 And also, the vessels of the house of God, of gold and silver, that Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple that [is] in Jerusalem, and brought to Babylon, let be given back, and go to the temple that [is] in Jerusalem, [each] to its place, and put [them] down in the house of God.
Sasa vilirudishwe tena vitu vya dhahabu na fedha vilivyokuwa kwenye nyumba ya Mungu ambavyo Nebukadineza alivichukua kuvipeleka Babeli kutoka kwenye Hekalu Yerusalem. Na avirudishe tena Yerusalem Hekaluni. Na utaviweka tena kwenye nyumba ya Mungu.
6 Now Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-Boznai, and their companions, the Apharsachites, who [are] beyond the river, be far from here;
Sasa Tetanai, mkuu wa jimbo ngambo ya mto, Shethar - Bozenai na wenzao walio katika mji ngambo ya mto, wakajitenga,
7 let alone the work of this house of God, let the governor of the Jews, and [the] elders of the Jews, build this house of God on its place.
wakaacha kazi ya nyumba ya Mungu pekee. Viongozi na wazee wa kiyahudi watajenga nyumba ya Mungu mahali pake.
8 And a decree is made by me concerning that which you do with [the] elders of these Jews to build this house of God, that of [the] riches of [the] king, that [are] of [the] tribute beyond [the] river, let the outlay be given speedily to these men, that they do not cease;
Ninatoa agizo kwamba lazima lifanyike kwa wazee wa kiyahudi wanaojenga nyumba ya Mungu: Mchango kutoka kwa mfalme ushuru ngambo ya mto, utatumika katika kuwalipa watu hawa ili kwamba kazi yao isiweze kusimama.
9 and what they are needing—both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs for burnt-offerings to the God of the heavens, wheat, salt, wine, and oil according to the saying of the priests who [are] in Jerusalem—let be given to them day by day without fail,
Chochote kitakachohitajika, ngombe wachanga, kondoo au kondoo wa sadaka ya kutekezwa kwa ajili ya Mungu wa mbinguni, ngano, chumvi, divai na mafuta kadri ya maagizo ya makuhani wa Yerusalem - wapatie vitu hivi kila siku bila kikomo.
10 that they are bringing sweet savors near to the God of the heavens, and praying for the life of the king, and of his sons.
fanya hivyo ili kwamba wataleta sadaka kwa Mungu wa mbinguni na wataomba kwa ajili yangu mfalme na watoto wangu.
11 And a decree is made by me, that anyone who changes this thing, let wood be pulled down from his house, and being raised up, let him be struck on it, and let his house be made a dunghill for this.
Mimi nina agiza kwamba yeyote atakayevunja amri hii, Chuma kitolewe katika nyumba yake. Na awekwe juu yake. Na nyumba yake itabadilishwa kuwa takataka kwa sababu hii.
12 And God, who caused His Name to dwell there, casts down any king and people that puts forth his hand to change, to destroy this house of God that [is] in Jerusalem; I Darius have made a decree; let it be done speedily.”
Mungu huyu aliyesababisha jina lake kuwepo atamwondoa mfalme au mtu atakayebadili agizo hili au kuondosha nyumba ya Mungu katika Yerusalem. Mimi Dario nimeagiza hili, lifanyike kwa makini.
13 Then Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-Boznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king has sent, so they have done speedily;
Na kwa sababu ya amri iliyotumwa na mfalme Dario, Tatenai kiongozi mji ngambo ya mto na Sheshthar -Bozenai na wenzao. wakafanya kila kitu kama Mfalme Dario alivyoagiza.
14 and [the] elders of [the] Jews are building and prospering through [the] prophecy of Haggai [the] prophet, and Zechariah son of Iddo, and they have built and finished by [the] decree of [the] God of Israel, and by [the] decree of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.
Hivyo wazee wa kiyahudi wakajenga kama Hagai na Zakaria walivyoelekeza kwa kutabiri. Wakajenga kama amri ilivyotolewa na Mungu wa Israel na Koreshi, Dario na Artashasta mfalme wa Uajemi.
15 And this house has gone out until the third day of the month Adar, that is [in] the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
Nyumba ikakamilika siku ya tatu ya mwezi wa adari, katika mwaka wa sita wa kutawala mfalme Dario.
16 And the sons of Israel have made, [and] the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the sons of the captivity, a dedication of this house of God with joy,
watu wa Israel, makuhani, walawi na watu waliobaki wa uhamisho wakasheherekea kuweka wakfu nyumba ya Mungu kwa furaha.
17 and have brought near for the dedication of this house of God: one hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and twelve young male goats for a sin-offering for all Israel according to the number of the tribes of Israel;
Wakatoa ngombe mia moja, kondoo mia moja na kondoo wengine mia nne kwa ajili ya kuweka wakfu nyumba ya Mungu. Mbuzi wa kiume kumi na wawili walitolewa kama sadaka ya dhambi kwa ajili ya waisrael wote kila kabila katika Israel.
18 and they have established the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, over the service of God that [is] in Jerusalem, as it is written in the scroll of Moses.
Pia wakawapa wajibu makuhani na walawi kufanya mgawanyo wa kazi ya Mungu katika Yerusalem. Kama ilivyoandikwa katika kitabu cha Musa.
19 And the sons of the captivity make the Passover on the fourteenth of the first month,
Hivyo wale waliokuwa utumwani wakasherehekea pasaka siku ya kumi na nne ya mwezi wa kwanza.
20 for the priests and the Levites have been purified together—all of them [are] pure—and they slaughter the Passover for all the sons of the captivity, and for their brothers the priests, and for themselves.
Makuhani na walawi wakajitakasa wenyewe na wakachinja pasaka ya sadaka kwa ajili ya waliokuwa mateka wakiwemo na wao wenyewe.
21 And the sons of Israel, those returning from the captivity, and everyone who is separated from the uncleanness of the nations of the land to them, to seek to YHWH, God of Israel, eat,
watu wa Israel ambao walikula nyama ya Pasaka ni wale waliorudi kutoka uhamishoni na walikuwa wamejitenga wenyewe kutoka kwa watu wasio safi wa nchi ile na kumchagua Yahwe, Mungu wa Israel.
22 and they make the Celebration of Unleavened Things seven days with joy, for YHWH made them to rejoice, and turned around the heart of the king of Asshur to them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
Walifurahi na kushangilia siku kuu ya mikate isiyochacha kwa siku saba, kwa sababu Yahwe amewarejeshea furaha na ameugeuza moyo wa mfalme wa Ashuru, na kuwatia nguvu kwa kazi ya nyumba, nyumba ya Mungu wa Israel.
