Ezra 6

1 Then, Darius the king, issued an edict, —and they made search in the house of the books, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.

in/on/with then Darius king [the] to set: make command and to enquire in/on/with house scroll [the] that treasure [the] to descend there in/on/with Babylon

2 And there was found in Achmetha, in the fortress which is in the province of Media, a roll, —and, thus, was it written therein, as a record: —

and to find in/on/with Ecbatana in/on/with citadel [the] that in/on/with Media province [the] scroll one and thus to write in/on/with midst her record [the]

3 In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king, issued an edict, as to the house of God in Jerusalem, Let the house be built, the place where they used to offer sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be reared, —the height thereof, sixty cubits, the breadth thereof, sixty cubits;

in/on/with year one to/for Cyrus king [the] Cyrus king [the] to set: make command house god [the] in/on/with Jerusalem house [the] to build place that to sacrifice sacrifice and foundation his to bear height her cubit sixty breadth her cubit sixty

4 layers of large stones, three, and one layer of new timber, —and, as for the expenses, out of the house of the king, let them be given.

layer that stone great three and layer that wood new and cost [the] from house king [the] to give

5 Moreover also, the utensils of the house of God, of gold and silver, which, Nebuchadnezzar, took forth out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought unto Babylon, let them again be taken to the temple which is in Jerusalem every one to its place, and lay them up in the house of God.

and also utensil house god [the] that gold [the] and silver [the] that Nebuchadnezzar to go out from temple [the] that in/on/with Jerusalem and to bring to/for Babylon to return: rescue and to go to/for temple [the] that in/on/with Jerusalem to/for place her and to descend in/on/with house god [the]

6 Now, therefore, Tattenai pasha Beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates, the Apharsachites, who are Beyond the River, —be ye far from thence:

now Tattenai governor beyond River [the] Shethar-bozenai Shethar-bozenai and associate their governors [the] that in/on/with beyond River [the] far to be from there

7 let alone the work of this house of God, —the pasha of Judah, and the elders of Judah, this house of God, shall build upon its place;

to be left to/for service house god [the] this governor Jew [the] and to/for be gray Jew [the] house god [the] this to build since place her

8 And, from me, is issued an edict, as to that which ye shall do, with these elders of Judah, for the building of this house of God, —That, of the resources of the king, even the tribute Beyond the River, forthwith, the expenses be given unto these men, for they must not be hindered.

and from me to set: make command to/for what that to make with be gray Jew [the] these to/for to build house god [the] this and from wealth king [the] that tribute beyond River [the] diligently cost [the] to be to give to/for man [the] these that not to/for to cease

9 And, whatever may be the need—whether young bullocks or rams or lambs for ascending-sacrifices unto the God of the heavens, wheat, salt, wine or oil, according to the command of the priests who are in Jerusalem, —that it he given to them day by day, without fail;

and what? necessity and son bullock and ram and lamb to/for burnt offering to/for god heaven [the] wheat salt wine and oil like/as command priest [the] that in/on/with Jerusalem to be to give to/for them day in/on/with day that not neglect

10 that they may be offering sweet-smelling sacrifices unto the God of the heavens, —and be praying for the life of the king, and his sons.

that to be to approach soothing to/for god heaven [the] and to pray to/for living king [the] and son his

11 And, from me, is issued an edict, that, any man who shall alter this message, let timber be torn out of his house, and being lifted up let him be fastened thereunto, —and his house, a dunghill, be made for this;

and from me to set: make command that all man that to change edict [the] this to pull away wood from house her and to raise to smite since him and house her dunghill to make since this

12 and, the God who hath caused his Name to dwell there, destroy any king or people, who shall put forth their hand to alter to destroy this house of God, which is in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have issued an edict, forthwith, let it be done.

and god [the] that to dwell name her there to overthrow all king and people that to send hand her to/for to change to/for to destroy house god [the] this that in/on/with Jerusalem me Darius to set: make command diligently to make

13 Then, Tattenai the pasha Beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates, —according as Darius the king had sent, so, forthwith, they did.

then Tattenai governor beyond River [the] Shethar-bozenai Shethar-bozenai and associate their to/for before that to send Darius king [the] thus diligently to make

14 And, the elders of the Jews, went on building and prospering, through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah son of Iddo, —they both built and finished, owing to the edict of the God of Israel, and owing to the edict of Cyrus and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

and be gray Jew [the] to build and to prosper in/on/with prophesying Haggai (prophet [the] *Q(K)*) and Zechariah son Iddo and to build and to complete from command god Israel and from command Cyrus and Darius and Artaxerxes king Persia

15 And this house was finished, by the third day of the month Adar, —the which was the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.

and to bring forth house [the] this till day three to/for month Adar that he/she/it year six to/for kingdom Darius king [the]

16 Then did the sons of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the Sons of the Exile, keep the dedication of this house of God, with joy;

and to make son Israel priest [the] and Levite [the] and remainder son captivity [the] dedication house god [the] this in/on/with joy

17 and offered, for the dedication of this house of God, bullocks, one hundred, rams, two hundred, lambs, four hundred, —and, he-goats, as a sin-offering for all Israel, twelve, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

and to approach to/for dedication house god [the] this bullock hundred ram hundred lamb four hundred and male goat goat (to/for sin offering *Q(K)*) since all Israel two ten to/for number tribe Israel

18 And they set up the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, over the service of God, which was in Jerusalem, —as it is written, in the Book of Moses.

and to stand: establish priest [the] in/on/with division their and Levite [the] in/on/with class their since service god [the] that in/on/with Jerusalem like/as inscription scroll Moses

19 And the Sons of the Exile kept the passover, —on the fourteenth of the first month;

and to make: do son: type of [the] captivity [obj] [the] Passover in/on/with four ten to/for month [the] first

20 for the priests and the Levites, had purified themselves, as one man, all of them, were pure, —so they slaughtered the passover for all the Sons of the Exile, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.

for be pure [the] priest and [the] Levi like/as one all their pure and to slaughter [the] Passover to/for all son: type of [the] captivity and to/for brother: compatriot their [the] priest and to/for them

21 Therefore the sons of Israel who had returned from the Exile and all who had separated themselves from the impurity of the nations of the land unto them, did eat, —to seek Yahweh, God of Israel;

and to eat son: descendant/people Israel [the] to return: return from [the] captivity and all [the] to separate from uncleanness nation [the] land: country/planet to(wards) them to/for to seek to/for LORD God Israel

22 and kept the festival of unleavened cakes seven days, with joy, —for Yahweh had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria towards them, to strengthen their hands, in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

and to make: do feast unleavened bread seven day in/on/with joy for to rejoice them LORD and to turn: turn heart king Assyria upon them to/for to strengthen: strengthen hand: themselves their in/on/with work house: temple [the] God God Israel