Ezra 3
1 After the Israeli people [returned to Israel, and] had begun to live in their towns, (in the autumn of/after the hot season ended in) that year, they all gathered together in Jerusalem.
А кад дође седми месец и синови Израиљеви беху у својим градовима, сабра се народ једнодушно у Јерусалим.
2 Then Jeshua, the son of Jehozadak, and his fellow priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and his friends, all began to rebuild the altar of God, the one whom the Israeli people [worshiped]. They did that in order that they could sacrifice burned offerings on it, according to what the prophet Moses had written in the laws [that God gave to him].
Тада уста Исус, син Јоседеков с браћом својом свештеницима и Зоровавељ син Салатилов с браћом својом, и изградише олтар Бога Израиљевог да приносе на њему жртве паљенице како пише у закону Мојсија човека Божијег.
3 Even though they were afraid of the people who were already living in that area, they rebuilt the altar at the same place [where the previous altar had been]. Before they started to lay the foundation of Yahweh’s temple, [the priests] started to burn sacrifices to Yahweh [on the altar]. They offered sacrifices every morning and every evening. Fifteen days after [they started to offer these sacrifices], the people celebrated the Festival of [Living in Temporary] Shelters, as [Moses] had commanded them to do in the laws [that God gave to him]. Each day the priests offered the sacrifices [that were required] for that day. In addition, they presented the regular burned offerings and the offerings [that were required] for the New Moon Festivals and the other festivals that they celebrated each year to [honor] Yahweh. They also brought other offerings only because they desired to bring them, [not because they were required to bring them].
И подигоше олтар на месту његовом, ако и беху у страху од народа земаљских; и приносише на њему жртве паљенице Господу, жртве паљенице јутром и вечером;
И празноваше празник сеница, како је писано, приносећи жртве паљенице сваки дан на број како је уређено за сваки дан.
А потом приносише жртву паљеницу свагдашњу, и на младине и на све празнике Господње освећене и од сваког који драговољно приношаше принос Господу.
Од првог дана месеца седмог почеше приносити жртве паљенице Господу, а дом Господњи још не беше основан.
7 Then the Israelis hired masons and carpenters, and they bought [logs from] cedar trees from the people of Tyre and Sidon [cities], and they gave those people food and wine and olive oil for the logs. They brought the logs down from [the mountains in] Lebanon [to the Mediterranean seacoast and then floated them along the coast of the Sea, ] to Joppa. King Cyrus permitted them to do that. [Then the logs were brought from Joppa inland up to Jerusalem].
И дадоше новце каменарима и дрводељама, и храну и пиће и уље Сидоњанима и Тирцима да довозе дрва кедрова с Ливана у море јопско, како им беше пустио Кир, цар персијски.
8 The Israelis started to rebuild the temple in the (spring/time before the hot season) of the second year after they returned to Jerusalem. Zerubbabel and Jeshua and all the people who had returned to Jerusalem worked on the building. All the (Levites/men who did work in the temple) supervised this work.
И друге године по повратку њиховом к дому Божијем у Јерусалим, другог месеца, почеше Зоровавељ син Салатилов и Исус син Јоседеков и остала браћа њихова, свештеници и Левити, и сви који дођоше из ропства у Јерусалим и поставише Левите од двадесет година и више да настоје над послом око дома Господњег.
9 Jeshua and his sons and his other relatives, and Kadmiel and his sons, who were descendants of Hodaviah, also helped to supervise the work. The family of Henadad, who were also all Levites, joined with them in supervising this work.
И би постављен Исус и синови његови и браћа његова, и Кадмило и синови његови, синови Јудини, заједно да настоје над посленицима у дому Божијем, и синови Инададови и њихови синови и браћа њихова Левити.
10 When the builders finished laying the foundation of the temple, the priests put on their robes and stood in their places, blowing their trumpets. Then the Levites, who were descendants of Asaph, clashed/banged their cymbals to praise Yahweh, just as King David had [many years previously] told [Asaph and the other musicians] to do.
И кад зидари полагаху темељ цркви Господњој, поставише свештенике обучене с трубама и Левите синове Асафове с кимвалима да хвале Господа по уредби Давида цара Израиљевог.
11 They praised Yahweh and thanked him, and they sang this song about him: “He is very good [to us]! He faithfully loves us Israeli people, and he will love us forever.” Then all the people shouted loudly, praising Yahweh because they had finished laying the foundation of Yahweh’s temple.
И певаху наизменце хвалећи и славећи Господа: Јер је до века милост Његова над Израиљем. И сав народ подвикиваше гласно хвалећи Господа што се осниваше дом Господњи.
12 Many of the [old] priests, Levites, and leaders of families remembered [what] the first temple [was like], and they cried aloud when they saw the foundation of this temple being laid [because they knew that the new temple would not be as beautiful as the first temple]. But the other people shouted joyfully.
А многи од свештеника и Левита и главара домова отачких, старци који беху видели пређашњи дом, плакаху гласно гледајући овај дом који се осниваше, а многи опет подвикиваху од радости,
13 The shouting and the crying was very loud; [even people] far away could hear it.
Те народ не могаше разазнати вику радосну од вике плачне у народу, јер народ подвикиваше гласно, и вика се чујаше далеко.
