Ezra 6
1 [Later] Darius [became the ruler of the Persian Empire. When the enemies of the Israelis forced them to stop rebuilding the temple, the Persian officials sent a message to King Darius. They asked him to] search the records in the (archives/government records), in the building where the king stored the important documents, [to find out whether King Cyrus had authorized that the temple should be rebuilt].
Sesudah itu, sesuai perintah Raja Darius, diadakanlah penyelidikan terhadap arsip kerajaan yang disimpan di Babel.
2 [The king commanded someone to search there, but those documents were not there in Babylon]. They found a scroll at the fort in Ecbatana, in Media province, [that contained the information that they wanted to know]. This is what was written on that scroll:
Kemudian sebuah gulungan ditemukan di benteng Ahmeta di provinsi Media. Keputusan dalam gulungan tersebut dituliskan pada surat balasan kepada para pejabat provinsi, yakni sebagai berikut:
3 “During the first year that Cyrus [ruled the empire], he sent out a decree concerning the temple of God which is at Jerusalem. In the decree it was stated that a new temple must be built at the same place that [the Israeli people previously] had offered sacrifices, where the [original] foundation [of the first temple] was. The temple must be 90 feet high and 90 feet wide.
“Pada tahun pertama pemerintahannya, Raja Kores memerintahkan pembangunan rumah Allah di Yerusalem. Rumah itu harus dibangun kembali sebagai tempat untuk mempersembahkan kurban. Pondasinya harus diletakkan dengan kukuh. Tinggi bangunan itu dua puluh tujuh meter dan lebarnya dua puluh tujuh meter.
4 The building must be made from large stones. After putting down three layers of stones, a layer of timber must be put on top of them. This work will be paid for by money from my treasury.
Bangunan itu harus dibuat dari batu-batu besar yang disusun secara berlapis. Setelah tiga lapisan batu diletakkan, di atasnya harus diletakkan lapisan kayu. Pembangunan ini akan dibiayai dengan kas kerajaan.
5 Also, the gold and silver utensils that King Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple of God in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon must be taken back to Jerusalem. They must be put in God’s temple just as they were in the previous temple.”
Semua perkakas dari emas dan perak yang diambil Raja Nebukadnezar dari rumah Allah di Yerusalem dan dibawa ke Babel harus dikembalikan ke Yerusalem. Semuanya harus dimasukkan ke dalam rumah Allah.”
6 After reading this, King Darius sent this message [to the leaders of the Israeli people’s enemies in Jerusalem]: “This is a message for Tattenai, the governor of the province west of the [Euphrates] River, and for [his assistant] Shethar-Bozenai, and for all your colleagues: Stay away from that area!
Selanjutnya surat balasan raja, “Oleh karena itu, Tatnai, gubernur Provinsi Sebelah Barat sungai Efrat, bersama dengan Syetar Boznai, dan semua pejabat lain: Biarkan mereka dan jauhilah proyek pembangunan itu!
7 Do not (interfere with/hinder) the work of building the temple of God! The temple must be rebuilt at the same place where the former temple was. And do not hinder the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews [while they are doing this work].
Jangan mengganggu pembangunan rumah Allah. Biarlah rumah itu dibangun kembali di tempatnya semula, dan jangan menghalangi gubernur wilayah Yehuda dan pemimpin orang Yahudi dalam pembangunan itu.
8 “Furthermore, I declare that you must help these leaders of the Jews as they rebuild this temple of God [by giving them funds for the building work].
“Lagipula saya memutuskan bahwa kalian juga harus membantu para pemimpin Yahudi itu dalam membangun kembali rumah Allah. Kalian harus membayar penuh biaya pembangunan dengan menggunakan pajak yang terkumpul di provinsi kalian, agar pekerjaan itu tidak tertunda.
9 “The Jewish priests in Jerusalem need young bulls and rams and lambs to sacrifice as they make burned offerings to the God of heaven. You must give them the animals that they need. Also, you must be certain to give them the wheat, salt, wine, and [olive] oil that they need each day [for those sacrifices].
Tanyakanlah kepada imam-imam di Yerusalem untuk mengetahui berapa jumlah sapi jantan muda, domba jantan, dan anak-anak domba yang mereka butuhkan untuk kurban yang dibakar habis yang dipersembahkan kepada Allah Penguasa surga. Siapkan juga gandum, garam, anggur, dan minyak zaitun yang mereka butuhkan setiap hari. Semua itu harus diberikan kepada mereka hari demi hari, tanpa henti.
10 If you do that, the Jewish priests will be able to offer sacrifices that please the God who is in heaven, and they will pray that God will bless me and my sons.
Dengan demikian mereka dapat mempersembahkan kurban yang dibakar habis, yang harum kepada Allah Penguasa surga, serta mendoakan saya dan anak-anak saya.
11 “If anyone disobeys this decree, [my soldiers] will pull a beam from his house. Then [after they sharpen one end of the beam, ] they will lift that man up and impale him on that beam. Then they will [completely destroy that man’s house until only] a pile of rubble is left.
Di samping itu, saya memerintahkan bahwa jika ada orang yang tidak taat pada perintah ini, dia harus dihukum mati dengan cara ditancapkan pada balok kayu dari rumahnya sendiri. Rumahnya itu juga harus dijadikan timbunan sampah.
12 God has chosen [that city of] Jerusalem as the place where people will honor him [MTY]. What I desire is that he will get rid of any king or any nation that tries to change this decree or tries to destroy that temple in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have made this decree. It must be obeyed quickly and thoroughly.”
“Semoga Allah, yang memilih Yerusalem sebagai tempat-Nya disembah, akan menghancurkan raja atau bangsa mana pun yang menentang perintah ini dan yang mencoba menghancurkan rumah Allah. Saya, Raja Darius, sudah memberikan perintah ini. Laksanakanlah dengan sebaik-baiknya.”
13 Tattenai, the governor of the province, and [his assistant] Shethar-Bozenai and their colleagues [read the message and] immediately obeyed the decree of King Darius.
Kemudian Gubernur Tatnai, Syetar Boznai, dan para pejabat segera melakukan persis sesuai perintah raja.
14 So the Jewish leaders continued their work [of rebuilding the temple]. They were greatly encouraged by the messages that the prophets Haggai and Zechariah preached. The Israelis continued building the temple, just like God had commanded them to do and like King Cyrus had decreed.
Jadi para pemimpin Yahudi melanjutkan pekerjaan mereka, dan mereka sangat bersemangat karena khotbah nabi Hagai dan Zakaria anak Ido. Akhirnya pembangunan rumah Allah selesai, sesuai dengan perintah Allah Israel dan keputusan tiga raja Persia, yaitu Kores, Darius, dan Artasasta.
15 They finished building it on March 12, during the sixth year that King Darius [ruled].
Rumah itu selesai dibangun pada hari ketiga bulan Adar, pada tahun keenam pemerintahan Raja Darius.
16 Then the priests and the Levites and all the other Israeli people who had returned from Babylon very joyfully dedicated the temple.
Rakyat Israel, para imam, orang Lewi, dan semua orang yang sudah pulang dari pembuangan di Babel merayakan peresmian rumah Allah dengan sukacita.
17 During [the ceremony to] dedicate the temple, they sacrificed 100 young bulls, 200 rams, and 400 lambs. They also sacrificed twelve male goats as an offering in order that [God would forgive] the sins of the people of the twelve tribes of Israel.
Dalam perayaan itu mereka mempersembahkan seratus ekor sapi jantan, dua ratus ekor domba, dan empat ratus ekor anak domba sebagai kurban sembelihan, juga dua belas kambing jantan sebagai kurban penghapus dosa, setiap ekor mewakili satu suku Israel.
18 Then the priests and Levites were divided into groups that would [take turns to] serve at the temple. They did this according to what Moses had written [many years previously] in the laws [that he wrote].
Kemudian para imam dan orang-orang Lewi dibagi menjadi beberapa kelompok untuk melayani di rumah Allah di Yerusalem, sesuai dengan perintah yang tercatat dalam Kitab Musa.
19 On April 21, the Jews who had returned from Babylon celebrated the Passover Festival.
Pada tanggal empat belas bulan pertama, orang-orang yang kembali dari pembuangan itu merayakan Paskah.
20 [To qualify themselves for offering the sacrifices], the priests and Levites had already purified themselves by performing certain rituals. Then they slaughtered the lambs for the benefit of all the people who had returned from Babylon, for the other priests, and for themselves.
Semua imam dan orang Lewi sudah mengikuti upacara penyucian diri. Para pelayan dari suku Lewi menyembelih semua binatang kurban Paskah untuk seluruh keluarga yang sudah kembali dari pembuangan, juga untuk para imam dan diri mereka sendiri.
21 Those who had returned from Babylon and the other people in that land who had turned away from their immoral practices in order to worship Yahweh, the God of the Israeli people, ate the Passover meal.
Daging kurban itu dimakan oleh rakyat Israel yang sudah kembali dari pembuangan. Tetapi tidak semuanya mengikuti perayaan ini, hanya orang-orang yang bertekad untuk menyembah TUHAN Allah Israel, yaitu mereka yang menolak terlibat dalam cara hidup bangsa-bangsa kafir yang tinggal di tanah ini.
22 They celebrated the Unleavened Bread Festival of [Eating] Unleavened Bread for seven days. The Israeli people throughout the land were joyful because Yahweh had changed the attitude of the king of Assyria toward them, and as a result, the king had helped them to rebuild the temple of God, the one whom they [worshiped].
Mereka merayakan hari raya Roti Tidak Beragi selama tujuh hari dengan bersukacita, karena TUHAN sudah mengubah sikap raja Asyur terhadap mereka sehingga raja mau membantu mereka membangun kembali rumah Allah Israel.
