Ezra 6

1 So King Darius ordered an investigation in the house of archives in Babylon.

in/on/with then Darius king [the] to set: make command and to enquire in/on/with house scroll [the] that treasure [the] to descend there in/on/with Babylon

2 In the fortified city of Ecbatana in Media a scroll was found; this was its record:

and to find in/on/with Ecbatana in/on/with citadel [the] that in/on/with Media province [the] scroll one and thus to write in/on/with midst her record [the]

3 “In the first year of King Cyrus, Cyrus issued a decree about the house of God in Jerusalem: 'Let the house be rebuilt as a place for sacrifice, let its foundations be laid, let its height be sixty cubits, and its width sixty cubits,

in/on/with year one to/for Cyrus king [the] Cyrus king [the] to set: make command house god [the] in/on/with Jerusalem house [the] to build place that to sacrifice sacrifice and foundation his to bear height her cubit sixty breadth her cubit sixty

4 with three rows of large stones and a row of new timber, and let the cost be paid by the king's house.

layer that stone great three and layer that wood new and cost [the] from house king [the] to give

5 Now bring back the gold and silver objects belonging to the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar brought to Babylon from the temple in Jerusalem and send them back to the temple in Jerusalem. You are to put them in the house of God.'

and also utensil house god [the] that gold [the] and silver [the] that Nebuchadnezzar to go out from temple [the] that in/on/with Jerusalem and to bring to/for Babylon to return: rescue and to go to/for temple [the] that in/on/with Jerusalem to/for place her and to descend in/on/with house god [the]

6 Now Tattenai, the governor of the Province Beyond the River, Shethar-Bozenai, and associates who are in the Province Beyond the River, keep away!

now Tattenai governor beyond River [the] Shethar-bozenai Shethar-bozenai and associate their governors [the] that in/on/with beyond River [the] far to be from there

7 Leave the work of this house of God alone. The governor and Jewish elders will build this house of God at that place.

to be left to/for service house god [the] this governor Jew [the] and to/for be gray Jew [the] house god [the] this to build since place her

8 I am ordering that you must do this for these Jewish elders who build this house of God: Funds from the king's tribute beyond the River will be used to pay these men so they do not have to stop their work.

and from me to set: make command to/for what that to make with be gray Jew [the] these to/for to build house god [the] this and from wealth king [the] that tribute beyond River [the] diligently cost [the] to be to give to/for man [the] these that not to/for to cease

9 Whatever is needed—young bulls, rams, or lambs for the burnt offerings to the God of Heaven, grain, salt, wine, or oil according to the command of the priests in Jerusalem—give these things to them every day without fail.

and what? necessity and son bullock and ram and lamb to/for burnt offering to/for god heaven [the] wheat salt wine and oil like/as command priest [the] that in/on/with Jerusalem to be to give to/for them day in/on/with day that not neglect

10 Do this so they will bring the offering in to the God of Heaven and pray for me, the king, and my sons.

that to be to approach soothing to/for god heaven [the] and to pray to/for living king [the] and son his

11 I am ordering that if anyone violates this decree, a beam must be pulled from his house and he must be impaled on it. His house must then be turned into a rubbish heap because of this.

and from me to set: make command that all man that to change edict [the] this to pull away wood from house her and to raise to smite since him and house her dunghill to make since this

12 May the God who has caused his name to dwell there overthrow any king or people who lifts a hand to change this decree, or to destroy this house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, am ordering this. Let it be done with diligence!”

and god [the] that to dwell name her there to overthrow all king and people that to send hand her to/for to change to/for to destroy house god [the] this that in/on/with Jerusalem me Darius to set: make command diligently to make

13 Then because of the decree sent by Darius the king, Tattenai, the governor of the Province Beyond the River, and Shethar-Bozenai and his associates, did everything that King Darius had ordered.

then Tattenai governor beyond River [the] Shethar-bozenai Shethar-bozenai and associate their to/for before that to send Darius king [the] thus diligently to make

14 So the Jewish elders built and prospered under the teaching of Haggaithe prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They completed their buildings according to the decree of the God of Israel and by the decree of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes the king of Persia.

and be gray Jew [the] to build and to prosper in/on/with prophesying Haggai (prophet [the] *Q(K)*) and Zechariah son Iddo and to build and to complete from command god Israel and from command Cyrus and Darius and Artaxerxes king Persia

15 The house was completed on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of King Darius' reign.

and to bring forth house [the] this till day three to/for month Adar that he/she/it year six to/for kingdom Darius king [the]

16 The Israelite people, priests, Levites, and the rest of the captives celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy.

and to make son Israel priest [the] and Levite [the] and remainder son captivity [the] dedication house god [the] this in/on/with joy

17 They offered one hundred bulls, one hundred rams, and four hundred lambs for the dedication of God's house. Twelve male goats were also offered as a sin offering for all Israel, one for each tribe in Israel.

and to approach to/for dedication house god [the] this bullock hundred ram hundred lamb four hundred and male goat goat (to/for sin offering *Q(K)*) since all Israel two ten to/for number tribe Israel

18 They also assigned the priests and Levites to work divisions for the service of God in Jerusalem, as it was written in the Book of Moses.

and to stand: establish priest [the] in/on/with division their and Levite [the] in/on/with class their since service god [the] that in/on/with Jerusalem like/as inscription scroll Moses

19 So those who had been in exile celebrated the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.

and to make: do son: type of [the] captivity [obj] [the] Passover in/on/with four ten to/for month [the] first

20 The priests and Levites all purified themselves and slaughtered the Passover sacrifices for all those who had been in exile, including themselves.

for be pure [the] priest and [the] Levi like/as one all their pure and to slaughter [the] Passover to/for all son: type of [the] captivity and to/for brother: compatriot their [the] priest and to/for them

21 The Israelite people who ate some of the Passover meat were those who had returned from exile and had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the people of the land and sought Yahweh, the God of Israel.

and to eat son: descendant/people Israel [the] to return: return from [the] captivity and all [the] to separate from uncleanness nation [the] land: country/planet to(wards) them to/for to seek to/for LORD God Israel

22 They joyfully celebrated the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days, for Yahweh had brought them joy and turned the heart of Assyria's king to strengthen their hands in the work of his house, the house of the God of Israel.

and to make: do feast unleavened bread seven day in/on/with joy for to rejoice them LORD and to turn: turn heart king Assyria upon them to/for to strengthen: strengthen hand: themselves their in/on/with work house: temple [the] God God Israel