Ezra 3
1 But, when the seventh month was come, and the sons of Israel were in cities, then did the people gather themselves together as one man, unto Jerusalem.
Ilikuwa miezi saba baaada ya watu wa Israeli kurudi kwenye miji yao, ndipo walipojikusanya pamoja kama mtu mmoja katika Yerusalem.
2 Then arose—Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his brethren, and built the altar of the God of Israel, —to offer thereon ascending-sacrifices, as it was written in the law of Moses, the man of God.
Yeshua mwana wa Yosadaki na kaka yake kuhani, na Zerubabeli mwana wa Sheatieli na kaka yake wakainuka na kujenga madhabahu ya Mungu wa Israeli na kutoa sadaka ya kuteketezwa kama ilivyoagizwa katika sheria ya Musa, Mtu wa Mungu.
3 So they settled the altar upon its stands, for, dread, was upon them, because of the peoples of the countries, —therefore caused they to go up thereon, ascending-sacrifices unto Yahweh, ascending-sacrifices for the morning and for the evening.
Ndipo wakaanzisha madhabahu juu ya msingi, kwa hofu waliokuwa nayo kwa sababu ya watu wa nchi/ Wakatoa sadaka ya kuteketezwa kwa Yahwe asubuhi na jioni.
4 And they kept the festival of booths, as it was written, —and the ascending-offering of each day upon its own day, by number, according to regulation, the matter of a day upon its day;
Pia vilevile wakaichunguza sikukuu ya vibanda kama ilivyoandikwa na wakatoa sadaka ya kuteketezwa siku kwa siku kama ilivyoagizwa, kila siku kwa siku yake.
5 and, afterwards, the continual ascending-sacrifice, and, on the new moons, and on all the appointed seasons of Yahweh, the hallowed things, —also for every one that volunteered a voluntary offering unto Yahweh.
Kulikuwa na sadaka ya kila siku ya kuteketezwa na mwezi mara moja na sadaka za siku ya Yahwe za kudumu, pamoja na sadaka zote za hiari.
6 From the first day of the seventh month, began they to offer up ascending-sacrifices unto Yahweh, —but, the temple of Yahweh, had not had its foundation laid.
Walianza kutoa sadaka za kuteketezwa za Yahwe siku ya kwanza ya mwezi wa saba, ingawa hekalu lilikuwa halijaanza kujengwa.
7 And they gave silver, unto the masons and carpenters, —and food and drink and oil, unto them of Zidon and unto them of Tyre, to bring in cedar-trees out of the Lebanon, unto the sea of Joppa, according to the grant of Cyrus king of Persia unto them.
Hivyo wakatoa fedha kwa wahunzi na fundi wa mkono, na wakawapa chakula, vinywaji na mafuta kwa watu wa Sidoni na Tiro, ili kwamba walete miti ya mierezi kupitia baharini kutoka Lebanoni mpaka Yafa, na kama walivyo ruhusiwa na mfalme Koreshi wa Uajemi.
8 Now, in the second year of their coming in unto the house of God, to Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak and the rest of their brethren—the priests and the Levites, and all that were come out of the captivity to Jerusalem, and stationed the Levites, of twenty years old and upwards, to preside over the work of the house of Yahweh.
Ndipo mwezi wa pili katika mwaka wa pili baadae wakaja kwenye nyumba ya Mungu Yerusalem, Zerubabeli, Yoshua mwana wa Yosadaki, na baadhi ya makuhani na walawi na wale walikuja kutoka uhamishoni kurudi Yerusalem wakaanza kazi. Wakawachagua walawi walikuwa na miaka ishirini na zaidi kusimamia kazi ya nyumba ya Yahwe,
9 So they took their station—even Jeshua, his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, sons of Judah, as one man to preside over the doer of the work in the house of God, the sons of Henadad, their sons and their brethren, the Levites.
Yoshua akamsimamisha kijana wake na kaka yake, Kadmiel na watoto wake, na kizazi cha yuda kusimamia kufanya kazi katika nyumba ya Mungu. Pamoja na wao kulikuwa na wana wa Henadadi, na uzao wao, na pia jamaa zao walawi.
10 And, when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of Yahweh, then the priests, enrobed, took their stand with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to offer praise unto Yahweh, after the instructions of David king of Israel.
Wajenzi wakasimamisha msingi wa Hekalu la Yahwe, Na hii ikawawezesha makuhani kusimama na mavazi yao wakiwa na tarumbeta, na walawi wana wa Asafu, kumtukuza Yahwe kwa matoazi, kama mkono wa mfalme Daudi wa Israel alivyoagiza.
11 And, when they made responses in offering praise and in giving thanks unto Yahweh—For he is good, for, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness, upon Israel, then, all the people, shouted with a great shout, in offering praise unto Yahweh, over the laying of the foundation of the house of Yahweh.
Waliimba kwa kumsifu na kumshukuru Yahwe. “Yeye ni mwema! Agano lake ni kweli kwa Israel ladumu milele.”Watu wote wakapiga kelele kwa sauti kuu za shangwe wakimsifu Yahwe kwa sababu misingi ya Hekalu ilikuwa imekamilika.
12 But, many of the priests and the Levites and the ancestral chiefs, who were old men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, were weeping with a loud voice, —many, however, shouting and rejoicing, with voice raised on high;
Lakini wengi wa Makuhani, walawi, wakuu wa kale, na wazeee wa zamani walioiona nyumba ya kwanza, wakati misingi ilipowekwa wakaishuhudia kwa macho yao, walilia kwa sauti. Lakiniwengi walipiga kelele kwa sauti za shangwe na furaha na sauti za kushangaza.
13 so that the people could not distinguish the noise of the shout of joy, from the noise of the weeping of the people, —for, the people, did shout with a great shout, and, the noise, was heard afar off.
Na matokeo yake, watu hawakuweza kutofautisha sauti za furaha na sauti za shangwe na sauti za watu waliokuwa wanalia, kwa kuwa watu walikuwa wanalia kwa sauti kuu ya shangwe na sauti ilisikika kutoka mbali.
