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.
이 일 후 바사 왕 아닥사스다가 위에 있을 때에 에스라라 하는 자가 있으니라 저는 스라야의 아들이요, 아사랴의 손자요, 힐기야의 증손이요
2 Hilkiah was the son of Shallum, who was the son of Zadok, who was the son of Ahitub,
살룸의 현손이요, 사독의 오대손이요, 아히둡의 육대손이요,
3 who was the son of Amariah, who was the son of Azariah, who was the son of Meraioth,
아마랴의 칠대손이요, 아사랴의 팔대손이요, 므라욧의 구대손이요,
4 who was the son of Zerahiah, who was the son of Uzzi, who was the son of Bukki,
스라히야의 십대손이요, 웃시엘의 십 일대손이요, 북기의 십 이대손이요,
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.
아비수아의 십 삼대손이요, 비느하스의 십 사대손이요, 엘르아살의 십 오대손이요, 대제사장 아론의 십 륙대손이라
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.
이 에스라가 바벨론에서 올라왔으니 저는 이스라엘 하나님 여호와께서 주신 바 모세의 율법에 익숙한 학사로서 그 하나님 여호와의 도우심을 입으므로 왕에게 구하는 것은 다 받는 자더니
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].
아닥사스다 왕 칠년에 이스라엘 자손과 제사장들과 레위 사람들과 노래하는 자들과 문지기들과 느디님 사람들 중에 몇사람이 예루살렘으로 올라올 때에
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.
이 에스라가 올라왔으니 왕의 칠년 오월이라
정월 초하루에 바벨론에서 길을 떠났고 하나님의 선한 손의 도우심을 입어 오월 초하루에 예루살렘에 이르니라
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].
에스라가 여호와의 율법을 연구하여 준행하며 율례와 규례를 이스라엘에게 가르치기로 결심하였었더라
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]:
여호와의 계명의 말씀과 이스라엘에게 주신 율례의 학사인 학사겸 제사장 에스라에게 아닥사스다 왕이 내린 조서 초본은 아래와 같으니라
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].
모든 왕의 왕 아닥사스다는 하늘의 하나님의 율법에 완전한 학사겸 제사장 에스라에게
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.
조서하노니 우리 나라에 있는 이스라엘 백성과 저희 제사장들과 레위 사람들 중에 예루살렘으로 올라갈 뜻이 있는 자는 누구든지 너와 함께 갈지어다
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.
너는 네 손에 있는 네 하나님의 율법을 좇아 유다와 예루살렘의 정형을 살피기 위하여 왕과 일곱 모사의 보냄을 받았으니
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.
왕과 모사들이 예루살렘에 거하신 이스라엘 하나님께 성심으로 드리는 은금을 가져가고
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.
또 네가 바벨론 온 도에서 얻을 모든 은금과 및 백성과 제사장들이 예루살렘 그 하나님의 전을 위하여 즐거이 드릴 예물을 가져다가
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.
그 돈으로 수송아지와 수양과 어린 양과 그 소제와 그 전제의 물품을 신속히 사서 예루살렘 네 하나님의 전 단 위에 드리고
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.
그 나머지 은금은 너와 너의 형제가 선히 여기는 일에 너희 하나님의 뜻을 좇아 쓸지며
19 We have given to you some valuable items to be used in the temple of your God. Take them also to Jerusalem.
네 하나님의 전에서 섬기는 일을 위하여 네게 준 기명은 예루살렘 하나님 앞에 드리고
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.
그 외에도 네 하나님의 전에 쓰일 것이 있어서 네가 드리고자 하거든 무엇이든지 왕의 내탕고에서 취하여 드릴지니라
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.
나 곧 나 아닥사스다 왕이 강 서편 모든 고지기에게 조서를 내려 이르기를 하늘의 하나님의 율법의 학사겸 제사장 에스라가 무릇 너희에게 구하는 것은 신속히 시행하되
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.
은은 일백 달란트까지 밀은 일백 고르까지, 포도주는 일백 밧까지, 기름도 일백 밧까지 하고 소금은 정수 없이 하라
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.
무릇 하늘의 하나님의 전을 위하여 하늘의 하나님의 명하신 것은 삼가 행하라! 어찌하여 진노가 왕과 왕자의 나라에 임하게 하랴
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.'
내가 너희에게 이르노니 제사장들이나 레위 사람들이나 노래하는 자들이나 문지기들이나 느디님 사람들이나 혹 하나님의 전에서 일하는 자들에게 조공과 잡세와 부세를 받는 것이 불가하니라 하였노라
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.
에스라여! 너는 네 손에 있는 네 하나님의 지혜를 따라 네 하나님의 율법을 아는 자로 유사와 재판관을 삼아 강 서편 모든 백성을 재판하게 하고 그 알지 못하는 자는 너희가 가르치라
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.”
무릇 네 하나님의 명령과 왕의 명령을 준행치 아니하는 자는 속히 그 죄를 정하여 혹 죽이거나 정배하거나 가산을 적몰하거나 옥에 가둘지니라 하였더라
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.
우리 열조의 하나님 여호와를 송축할지로다! 그가 왕의 마음에 예루살렘 여호와의 전을 아름답게 할 뜻을 두시고
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.”
또 나로 왕과 그 모사들의 앞과 왕의 권세 있는 모든 방백의 앞에서 은혜를 얻게 하셨도다 나의 하나님 여호와의 손이 나의 위에 있으므로 내가 힘을 얻어 이스라엘 중에 두목을 모아 나와 함께 올라오게 하였노라
