< 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].
Då befallde Konung Darios, att man söka skulle i cancelliet, uti Konungens skatthus, som i Babel låg.
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:
Då fann man i Ahmeta, på det slottet som i Meden ligger, ena bok, och derutinnan var ett sådana ärende beskrifvet:
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.
Uti första årena Konungs Cores befallde Konung Cores uppbygga Guds hus i Jerusalem, på det rum der man offrar, och grundval lägga, till sextio alnars höjd, till bredden ock sextio alnar;
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.
Och tre väggar af allahanda stenar, och en vägg af trä; och kosten skall gifven varda utaf Konungshuset.
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.”
Dertill de Guds hus gyldene och silfvertyg, som NebucadNezar uti templet i Jerusalem tagit, och till Babel fört hade, skall man igengifva, så att de skola igenförde varda uti templet i Jerusalem, i sitt rum, i Guds hus.
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!
Så farer nu långt ifrå dem, du Thathnai, landshöfdinge hinsidon vid älfven, och SetharBosnai, och deras Råd af Apharsach, som hinsidon älfven ären.
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].
Låter dem arbeta på Guds hus, så att Judarnas höfvitsman och deras äldsta måga bygga Guds hus på sitt rum.
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].
Är också af mig befaldt, hvad man de äldsta i Juda utfå skall, till att bygga Guds hus, nämliga att man skall fliteliga taga utaf Konungens drätsel, det är, af den ränto hinsidon älfven, och gifva männerna, och att man icke förhindrar dem.
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].
Och om de behöfva kalfvar, lamb, eller bockar, till bränneoffer till himmelens Gud, hvete, salt, vin och oljo, efter Presternas sed i Jerusalem, skall man dem gifva dagliga hvad de behöfva; och att detta sker oförsummeliga;
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.
Att de måga offra till en söt lukt Gudi i himmelen, och bedja för Konungens lif, och hans barnas.
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.
Af mig är denna befallning gifven; och hvilken menniska denna orden förvänder, utaf hans hus skall man taga en bjelka, och resa honom upp, och hängan deruti, och hans hus skall skamliga förstördt varda för den gernings skull.
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.”
Och Gud, som hafver låtit sitt namn bo der, förstöre alla Konungar, och folk, som sina hand uträcka, till att förstöra och nederslå Guds hus i Jerusalem; jag Darios hafver detta befallt, att detta skall ock så alldeles fullföljdt varda.
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.
Då gjorde det Thathnai landshöfdingen hinsidon älfven, och SetharBosnai med deras Råd, till hvilka Konung Darios sändt hade, fliteliga.
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.
Och Judarnas äldste byggde, och det gick för handena, efter den Prophetens Haggai och Zacharia, Iddo sons, Prophetia. Och de byggde, och uppsatte, efter Israels Guds befallning, och efter Cores, Darios och Arthahsasta, Konungarnas i Persien, befallning;
15 They finished building it on March 12, during the sixth year that King Darius [ruled].
Och fullkomnade huset, intill tredje dagen i dem månadenom Adar, det var sjette året af Konung Darios rike.
16 Then the priests and the Levites and all the other Israeli people who had returned from Babylon very joyfully dedicated the temple.
Och Israels barn, Presterna, Leviterna, och de andre fängelsens barnen, höllo Guds hus vigning med glädje;
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.
Och offrade i Guds hus vigning hundrade kalfvar, tuhundrad lamb, fyrahundrad bockar; och till syndoffer för hela Israel, tolf getabockar, efter slägternas tal i 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].
Och de satte Presterna i deras ordning, och Leviterna i deras vakt, till att tjena Gudi, som i Jerusalem är; såsom skrifvet står i Mose bok.
19 On April 21, the Jews who had returned from Babylon celebrated the Passover Festival.
Och fängelsens barn höllo Passah på fjortonde dagen i dem första månadenom.
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.
Ty Presterna och Leviterna hade renat sig, så att de alle rene voro, såsom en man; och de slagtade Passah för all fängelsens barn, och för deras bröder Presterna, och för sig.
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.
Och Israels barn, som af fängelsen voro igenkomne, och alle de som sig till dem afskiljt hade ifrå Hedningarnas orenhet i landena, till att söka Herran Israels Gud, åto;
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].
Och höllo osyrade bröds högtid i sju dagar med glädje; förty Herren hade gjort dem glada, och vändt Konungens hjerta af Assur till dem, så att deras händer styrkta vordo i verket på Guds hus, den Israels Gud är.