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].
Тада цар Дарије заповеди те тражише у књижици где се остављаше благо у Вавилону.
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:
И нађоше у Ахмети у двору царском у земљи мидској књигу у којој беше записан овај спомен.
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.
Прве године цара Кира заповеди цар Кир: Дом Божји у Јерусалиму да се сазида да буде место где ће се приносити жртве, и темељи да му се изидају, да буде висок шездесет лаката и широк шездесет лаката.
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.
Три реда да буду од камења великог и један ред од дрвета новог, а трошак да се даје из царског дома.
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.”
И судови дома Божијег златни и сребрни што Навуходоносор беше узео из цркве јерусалимске и донео у Вавилон, да се врате и опет однесу у цркву јерусалимску на своје место и да се оставе у дому Божијем.
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!
Зато Татнају управитељу с оне стране реке, Сетар-Воснају с друговима својим Афарсашанима који сте с оне стране реке, уклоните се одатле.
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].
Оставите нека се гради тај дом Божји, управитељ јудејски и старешине њихове нека зидају тај дом Божји на месту његовом.
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].
Још заповедам шта ћете чинити старешинама јудејским да би се сазидао тај дом Божји; од блага царског, од доходака с оне стране реке, да се даје без оклевања трошак оним људима да се не заустављају.
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].
И шта треба, било јунаца или овнова или јагањаца за жртве паљенице Богу небеском, или пшенице, соли, вина и уља, како кажу свештеници јерусалимски, да им се даје сваки дан без одгађања,
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.
Да приносе мирисне жртве Богу небеском и да се моле за живот царев и синова његових.
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.
Још заповедам: Ко би учинио другачије, из његове куће да се узме брвно и пободе, и он на њему да се погуби, и његова кућа да буде буњиште за то.
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.”
И Бог који је онде настанио име своје, да обори сваког цара и сваки народ који би дигао руку да промени ово и раскопа тај дом Божји у Јерусалиму. Ја Дарије заповедам ово, одмах да се изврши.
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.
Тада Татнај управитељ с оне стране реке, Сетар-Воснај и другови њихови учинише одмах како заповеди Дарије.
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.
И старешине јудејске зидаше и напредоваше по пророштву Агеја пророка и Захарије сина Идовог, зидаше и довршише по заповести Бога Израиљевог и по заповести Кира и Дарија и Артаксеркса, цара персијског.
15 They finished building it on March 12, during the sixth year that King Darius [ruled].
И сврши се тај дом до трећег дана месеца Адара шесте године царовања цара Дарија.
16 Then the priests and the Levites and all the other Israeli people who had returned from Babylon very joyfully dedicated the temple.
И синови Израиљеви, свештеници и Левити и остали између оних који се вратише из ропства посветише тај дом Божји радујући се.
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.
И принесоше на посвећење тог дома Божијег сто јунаца, двеста овнова, четири стотине јагањаца и дванаест јараца на жртву за грех за свега Израиља према броју племена Израиљевих.
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].
И поставише свештенике по редовима њиховим и Левите по редовима њиховим да служе Богу у Јерусалиму како је написано у књизи Мојсијевој.
19 On April 21, the Jews who had returned from Babylon celebrated the Passover Festival.
Потом славише који се вратише из ропства пасху четрнаестог дана првог месеца.
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.
Јер се очистише и свештеници и Левити, те беху сви чисти, и клаше пасху за све који се вратише из ропства и за браћу своју свештенике и за себе саме.
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.
И једоше синови Израиљеви који се вратише из ропства и сви који се од нечистоте народа земаљских одвојише к њима да траже Господа Бога Израиљевог.
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].
И празноваше празник пресних хлебова седам дана веселећи се; јер их развесели Господ и обрати срце цара асирског к њима да укрепи руке њихове у послу око дома Бога, Бога Израиљевог.
