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.
Na mfalme dario akaamuru uchunguzi ufanyike katika nyumba ya kumbukumbu Babeli.
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: —
Na katika mji wa Akmetha huko media chuo kilionekana: Kumbukumbu yake ilisema:
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;
“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 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.
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 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.
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, therefore, Tattenai pasha Beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates, the Apharsachites, who are Beyond the River, —be ye far from thence:
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, —the pasha of Judah, and the elders of Judah, this house of God, shall build upon its place;
wakaacha kazi ya nyumba ya Mungu pekee. Viongozi na wazee wa kiyahudi watajenga nyumba ya Mungu mahali pake.
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.
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, 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;
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 may be offering sweet-smelling sacrifices unto the God of the heavens, —and be praying for the life of the king, and his sons.
fanya hivyo ili kwamba wataleta sadaka kwa Mungu wa mbinguni na wataomba kwa ajili yangu mfalme na watoto wangu.
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;
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, 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.
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, Tattenai the pasha Beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates, —according as Darius the king had sent, so, forthwith, they did.
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, 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.
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 was finished, by the third day of the month Adar, —the which was 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 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;
watu wa Israel, makuhani, walawi na watu waliobaki wa uhamisho wakasheherekea kuweka wakfu nyumba ya Mungu kwa furaha.
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.
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 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.
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 Exile kept 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, 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.
Makuhani na walawi wakajitakasa wenyewe na wakachinja pasaka ya sadaka kwa ajili ya waliokuwa mateka wakiwemo na wao wenyewe.
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;
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 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.
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.
