Ezra 7
1 [Many/Fifty years] later, while Artaxerxes was the king of Persia, I, Ezra came from Babylon here to Jerusalem. I am the son of Seraiah and the grandson of Azariah, and the great-grandson of Hilkiah.
MAHOHE iho o keia mau mea, i ka wa i alii ai o Aretasaseta, ke alii o Peresia, o Ezera ke keiki a Seraia, ke keiki a Azaria, ke keiki a Hilekia,
2 Hilkiah was the son of Shallum, who was the son of Zadok, who was the son of Ahitub,
Ke keiki a Saluma, ke keiki a Zadoka, ke keiki a Ahituba,
3 who was the son of Amariah, who was the son of Azariah, who was the son of Meraioth,
Ke keiki a Amaria, ke keiki a Azaria, ke keiki a Meraiota,
4 who was the son of Zerahiah, who was the son of Uzzi, who was the son of Bukki,
Ke keiki a Zerahia, ke keiki a Uzi, ke keiki a Buki,
5 who was the son of Abishua, who was the son of Phinehas, who was the son of Eleazar, who was the son of Aaron, the [first] Supreme Priest.
Ke keiki a Abisua, ke keiki a Pinehasa, ke keiki a Eleazara, ke keiki a Aarona ke kakuna nui:
6 I am a man who knows very well the laws that Moses [wrote]. Those were the laws that Yahweh, the God whom we Israeli people ([worship/belong to]), had given to us Israeli people. When I arrived in Jerusalem, Yahweh my God was kind to me, and as a result the [people] gave me everything that I had requested the king to [tell them to] give to me.
O ua Ezera la, pii aku la ia mai Babulona aku; a he kakauolelo makaukau no ia ma ke kanawai o Mose, ka mea a Iehova ke Akua o ka Iseraela i haawi mai ai; a haawi mai ke alii ia ia i ka mea a pau ana i noi ai, mamuli o ka lima o Iehova o kona Akua maluna ona.
7 Some of the priests, some [other] descendants of Levi, [some] singers, [some] (gatekeepers/men who guarded the gates of the temple), and [some] men who worked in the temple, and some other [Israeli] people came up with me here to Jerusalem. That was during the seventh year that Artaxerxes was the king [of Persia].
A pii ae la kekahi poe o na mamo a Iseraela, a o na kahuna, a me ua Levi, a me ka poe mele, a me na kiaipuka, a me ka poe Netini, i Ierusalema, i ka hiku o ka makahiki o Aretasaseta ke alii.
8 We left Babylon on April 8, which was the first day of the Jewish year. Because God was very kind to us, we arrived [safely] in Jerusalem on August 4 of that year.
A hele mai ia i Ierusalema i ka lima o ka malama, oia hoi ka hiku o ka makahiki o ke alii.
No ka mea, i ka la mua o ka malama mua kona hoomaka ana e pii mai Babulona aku, a i ka la mua o ka lima o ka malama, hiki aku ia i Ierusalema, mamuli o ka lima o kona Akua maluna ona e pono ai.
10 During my entire life, I devoted myself to studying the laws of Yahweh, and how to obey those laws. I had also taught those laws and all their regulations to the Israeli people [for many years].
No ka mea, ua hoomakaukau o Ezera i kona naau e imi i ke kanawai o Iehova, a e hana aku hoi, a e ao aku iloko o ka Iseraela i ke kanawai, a me ka olelo kupaa.
11 King Artaxerxes [knew that] I am a priest who knows the Jewish laws very well. [He knew that for many years] I had studied those laws and had taught all the rules and regulations of those laws to the Israeli people. [So before I left Babylon to come to Jerusalem, ] he wrote a letter, and gave a copy to me. [This is what he wrote]:
Eia ko kope o ka palapala a Aretasaseta ke alii i haawi aku ai ia Ezera ke kahuna, ke kakauolelo, he kakauolelo no na kauoha a Iehova, a me kona mau kanawai i ka Iseraela.
12 [“This letter is] from me, Artaxerxes, the greatest of the kings. [I am giving it] to Ezra the priest, who has studied very well all the rules and regulations that the God [who is/rules] in heaven [gave to the Israeli people].
O Aretasaseta, ke alii o na'lii, ia Ezera ke kahuna, he kakauolelo akamai ma ke kanawai o ke Akua o ka lani, a pela aku no.
13 “Ezra, I command that when you return to Jerusalem, any of the Israeli people in my kingdom who want to are allowed to go with you. That includes any priests and [other] descendants of Levi [who will work in the temple] who want to go.
Na'u no e kauoha aku, o kela mea keia mea o na kanaka o ka Iseraela, o na kahuna, a me na Levi iloko o ko'u aupuni, i makemake e hele i Ierusalema, e hele no me oe.
14 I, along with my seven counselors/advisors, am sending you to Jerusalem, in order that you can determine what is happening there and in [other towns in] Judah. You are taking with you [MTY] a copy of God’s laws; make sure that the people are doing everything that is written in those laws.
No ka mea, ua hoounaia'ku oe mai ke alo aku o ke alii, a me na kakaolelo ona ehiku, e nana aku i ko Iudea, a me ko Ierusalema, mamuli o ke kanawai o kou Akua ma kou lima;
15 [We are also saying that] you should take with you the silver and gold that I and my advisors are wanting to give to you, in order that you will present it to be an offering to the God who [rules] the Israeli people and who lives in Jerusalem.
A e lawe aku hoi i ke kala a me ke gula a ke alii, a me kona mau kakaolelo i mohai aku ai no ke Akua o ka Iseraela, aia ma Ierusalema kona noho ana,
16 You should also take any silver and gold that the people in the entire Babylonia province give to you, and the money that the priests and [other] Israeli people have happily said that they would give to you to be offerings for building the temple of their God in Jerusalem.
A o ke kala a pau a me ke gula e loaa ia oe iloko o ka aina o Babulona nei, me na manawalea a na kanaka, a me na kahuna i mohai ai no ka hale o ko lakou Akua ma Ierusalema;
17 With this money, you should buy the bulls, rams, lambs, and the grain and wine that the priests will burn on the altar [outside] the temple of your God in Jerusalem.
I kuai koke aku ai oe me keia kala i na bipikane, a me na hipakane, a me na keikihipa a me ka lakou mohai ai a me na mohai inu, a kaumaha aku ia lakou maluna o ke kuahu o ka hale o ko oukou Akua ma Ierusalema.
18 “If there is any silver or gold that remains [you have bought all those things], you and your companions/colleagues are permitted to use it to [buy] whatever you desire, but buy only things that [you know that] God wants you to buy.
A o ka pono ia oe, a i kou poe hoahanau, e hana me ke koena o ke kala, a me ke gula, oia ka oukou e hana'i ma ka makemake o ko oukou Akua.
19 We have given to you some valuable items to be used in the temple of your God. Take them also to Jerusalem.
A o na kiaha hoi i haawiia nou no ka hana ma ka hale o kou Akua, oia mau mea kau e hoihoi aku ai imua o ke Akua o Ierusalema.
20 If you need any other things for the temple, you are permitted to get the money for those things from the building here where my government’s money is kept/stored.
A o na mea e ae i pono ai ka hale o kou Akua, au e manao e haawi aku, e haawi aku no oe noloko mai o ka halewaiwai o ke alii.
21 “And I, King Artaxerxes, command this to all the treasurers in the province west of the [Euphrates] River: 'Give to Ezra, the priest who has studied very well the laws of the God [who is/rules] in heaven, everything that he requests, and give it to him quickly.
A owau, owau o Aretasaseta ke alii, ke kauoha aku nei i ka poe malama waiwai a pau ma kela aoao o ka muliwai, o na mea a pau a Ezera ke kahuna, ke kakauolelo o ke kanawai o ke Akua o ka lani, e noi aku ai ia oukou, e hana koke ia ia mea;
22 The most that you should give to him is (7,500 pounds/3,400 kg.) of silver, 500 bushels of wheat, 550 gallons of wine, and 550 gallons of [olive] oil, but give to him all the salt that they need.
A hiki i ka haneri talena kala, a i haneri kora hua palaoa, a i ka haneri bato waina, a i ka haneri bato aila, a me ka paakai aole e hoakakaia.
23 Be sure that you provide whatever their God requires for his temple, because we certainly do not [RHQ] want him to be angry with me or with my descendants who will later be kings.
A o ka mea a pau i kauohaia e ke Akua o ka lani, e hana koke ia ia mea no ka hale o ke Akua o ka lani: no ka mea, no ke aha la e kauia mai ai ka inaina maluna o ke aupuni o ke alii, a me kana poe keiki?
24 We are also commanding that none of the priests, descendants of Levi, musicians, temple guards, or other men who work in the temple, will be required to pay any kind of taxes.'
Ke hoike aku nei no hoi makou ia oukou, no na kahuna a pau, a no na Levi, no ka poe mele, no na kiaipuka, no ka poe Netini, a me ka poe lawelawe ma keia hale o ke Akua, aole he pono ke auhau ia lakou i ka uku, a me ka hookupu, a me ke dute.
25 “Ezra, your God has enabled you to become very wise. Using that wisdom, appoint men in the province west of the [Euphrates] River who will judge cases involving the people, and men who will judge cases involving the government. You must appoint men who know the laws of your God. All of you must teach God’s laws to others who do not know them.
A o oe, e Ezera, ma ka naauao o kou Akua, ka mea ma kou lima, e hoonoho i na luna, a i na lunakanawai, na mea e hooponopono i na kanaka a pau ma kela aoao o ka muliwai, i ua mea a pau i ike i na kanawai o kou Akua, a e ao aku i ka poe ike ole.
26 Everyone who does not obey God’s laws or the laws of my government must be punished severely. Some of them will be executed, some will be put in prison, some will be sent out of the country or have all their property taken away from them.”
A o ka mea malama ole i ke kanawai o kou Akua, a me ke kanawai o ke alii, e hoopai koke ia'ku oia, ina no ka make, a no ke kipakuia ana, a no ka hao ana o ka waiwai, a no ka hoopaa iloko o ka halepaahao.
27 [Because King Artaxerxes was very kind like that, I said], “Praise Yahweh, the God whom our ancestors [worshiped/belonged to]! He has caused the king to want to honor the temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem.
E hoomaikaiia o Iehova ke Akua o ko kakou poe kupuna, nana i haawi keia manao iloko o ka naau o ke alii, e hoonani i ka hale o Iehova ma Ierusalema;
28 Because God was very kind to me, the king and all his advisors and all his powerful officials have also been kind to me. So, because God has helped me, I have become encouraged, and I have [been able to] persuade some of the Israeli leaders to go up to Jerusalem with me.”
A i lokomaikai hoi ia'u imua o ke alii, a me kona poe kakaolelo, a me na luna nui o ke alii. A ua hooikaikaia au ma ka lima o Iehova ko'u Akua maluna o'u; a hoakoakoa ae la au i na luna o ka Iseraela, e pii pu me au.
