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.
Kemudian dari pada semuanya itu, pada zaman pemerintahan Artahsasta, raja negeri Persia, maka berangkatlah Ezra bin Seraya bin Azarya bin Hilkia
2 Hilkiah was the son of Shallum, who was the son of Zadok, who was the son of Ahitub,
bin Salum bin Zadok bin Ahitub
3 who was the son of Amariah, who was the son of Azariah, who was the son of Meraioth,
bin Amarya bin Azarya bin Merayot
4 who was the son of Zerahiah, who was the son of Uzzi, who was the son of Bukki,
bin Zerahya bin Uzi bin 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.
bin Abisua bin Pinehas bin Eleazar bin Harun, yaitu Harun imam kepala.
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.
Ezra ini berangkat pulang dari Babel. Ia adalah seorang ahli kitab, mahir dalam Taurat Musa yang diberikan TUHAN, Allah Israel. Dan raja memberi dia segala yang diingininya, oleh karena tangan TUHAN, Allahnya, melindungi dia.
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].
Juga berangkat pulang ke Yerusalem beberapa rombongan orang Israel dan imam, orang Lewi, penyanyi, penunggu pintu gerbang dan budak di bait Allah pada tahun ketujuh zaman raja Artahsasta.
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.
Lalu tibalah ia di Yerusalem pada bulan kelima, yakni pada tahun ketujuh zaman raja itu.
Tepat pada tanggal satu bulan pertama ia memulai perjalanannya pulang dari Babel dan tepat pada tanggal satu bulan kelima ia tiba di Yerusalem, oleh karena tangan murah Allahnya itu melindungi dia.
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].
Sebab Ezra telah bertekad untuk meneliti Taurat TUHAN dan melakukannya serta mengajar ketetapan dan peraturan di antara orang Israel.
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]:
Inilah salinan surat, yang diberikan raja Artahsasta kepada Ezra, imam dan ahli kitab itu, yang ahli dalam perkataan segala perintah dan ketetapan TUHAN bagi orang Israel:
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].
"Artahsasta, raja segala raja, kepada Ezra, imam dan ahli Taurat Allah semesta langit, dan selanjutnya. Maka sekarang,
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.
olehku telah dikeluarkan perintah, bahwa setiap orang di dalam kerajaanku yang termasuk orang Israel awam, atau para imamnya atau orang-orang Lewi, dan yang rela pergi ke Yerusalem, boleh turut pergi dengan engkau.
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.
Oleh karena engkau disuruh raja serta ketujuh orang penasihatnya untuk mengadakan penyelidikan mengenai Yehuda dan Yerusalem dengan berpedoman kepada hukum Allahmu yang menjadi peganganmu,
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.
dan untuk membawa perak dan emas, yang diberikan raja serta para penasihatnya sebagai persembahan sukarela kepada Allah Israel, yang tempat kediaman-Nya di Yerusalem,
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.
beserta segala perak dan emas yang akan kauperoleh di seluruh propinsi Babel, dengan persembahan sukarela yang akan dipersembahkan oleh rakyat dan para imam bagi rumah Allah mereka yang ada di Yerusalem,
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.
maka oleh karena itu haruslah engkau dengan seksama memakai uang itu untuk membeli lembu-lembu jantan, domba-domba jantan, anak-anak domba dengan korban sajiannya dan korban curahannya, dan haruslah semuanya itu kaupersembahkan di atas mezbah di rumah Allahmu yang ada di Yerusalem.
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.
Tetapi apa yang dianggap baik olehmu dan oleh saudara-saudaramu untuk diperbuat dengan perak dan emas yang selebihnya, boleh kamu perbuat sesuai dengan kehendak Allahmu.
19 We have given to you some valuable items to be used in the temple of your God. Take them also to Jerusalem.
Hanya perlengkapan-perlengkapan yang diserahkan kepadamu untuk ibadah di rumah Allahmu, sampaikanlah itu ke hadapan Allah di Yerusalem.
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.
Dan yang lain yang masih diperlukan untuk rumah Allahmu, yang pembayarannya menjadi tanggunganmu, itu boleh kaubayar dari perbendaharaan kerajaan.
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.
Kemudian aku, raja Artahsasta, telah mengeluarkan perintah kepada semua bendahara di daerah seberang sungai Efrat, begini: segala yang diminta dari padamu oleh imam Ezra, ahli Taurat Allah semesta langit, haruslah dilaksanakan dengan seksama,
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.
dengan memakai perak sampai jumlah seratus talenta, gandum sampai jumlah seratus kor, anggur sampai jumlah seratus bat, minyak sampai jumlah seratus bat, dan garam tidak terbatas.
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.
Segala sesuatu yang berdasarkan perintah Allah semesta langit, harus dilaksanakan dengan tekun untuk keperluan rumah Allah semesta langit, supaya jangan pemerintahan raja serta anak-anaknya kena murka.
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.'
Lagipula kami beritahukan kepadamu, bahwa tidaklah sah bila para imam, orang Lewi, penyanyi, penunggu pintu gerbang, budak di bait Allah dan para hamba rumah Allah dikenakan pajak, upeti atau bea.
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.
Maka engkau, hai Ezra, angkatlah pemimpin-pemimpin dan hakim-hakim sesuai dengan hikmat Allahmu yang menjadi peganganmu, supaya mereka menghakimi seluruh rakyat yang diam di daerah seberang sungai Efrat, yakni semua orang yang mengetahui hukum Allahmu; dan orang yang belum mengetahuinya haruslah kauajar.
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.”
Setiap orang, yang tidak melakukan hukum Allahmu dan hukum raja, harus dihukum dengan seksama, baik dengan hukuman mati, maupun dengan pembuangan, dengan hukuman denda atau hukuman penjara."
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.
Terpujilah TUHAN, Allah nenek moyang kita, yang dengan demikian menggerakkan hati raja, sehingga ia menyemarakkan rumah TUHAN yang ada di Yerusalem,
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.”
dan membuat aku disenangi oleh raja dan penasihat-penasihatnya serta segala pembesar raja yang berkuasa! (7-28b) Maka aku menguatkan hatiku, karena tangan TUHAN, Allahku, melindungi aku dan aku menghimpunkan dari antara orang Israel beberapa pemimpin untuk berangkat pulang bersama-sama aku.
