Ezra 7
1 Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
Post haec autem verba in regno Artaxerxis regis Persarum, Esdras filius Saraiae, filii Azariae, filii Helciae,
2 the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,
filii Sellum, filii Sadoc, filii Achitob,
3 the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,
filii Amariae, filii Azariae, filii Maraioth,
4 the son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,
filii Zarahiae, filii Ozi, filii Bocci,
5 the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest—
filii Abisue, filii Phinees, filii Eleazar, filii Aaron sacerdotis ab initio.
6 this Ezra went up from Babylon. He was a skilled scribe in the law of Moses, which Yahweh, the God of Israel, had given; and the king granted him all his request, according to Yahweh his God’s hand on him.
Ipse Esdras ascendit de Babylone, et ipse scriba velox in lege Moysi, quam Dominus Deus dedit Israel: et dedit ei rex secundum manum Domini Dei eius super eum, omnem petitionem eius.
7 Some of the children of Israel, including some of the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants went up to Jerusalem in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.
Et ascenderunt de filiis Israel, et de filiis Sacerdotum, et de filiis Levitarum, et de cantoribus, et de ianitoribus, et de Nathinaeis, in Ierusalem anno septimo Artaxerxis regis.
8 He came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king.
Et venerunt in Ierusalem mense quinto, ipse est annus septimus regis.
9 For on the first day of the first month he began to go up from Babylon; and on the first day of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God on him.
Quia in primo die mensis primi coepit ascendere de Babylone, et in primo die mensis quinti venit in Ierusalem, iuxta manum Dei sui bonam super se.
10 For Ezra had set his heart to seek Yahweh’s law, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel.
Esdras enim paravit cor suum, ut investigaret legem Domini, et faceret et doceret in Israel praeceptum et iudicium.
11 Now this is the copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, even the scribe of the words of Yahweh’s commandments, and of his statutes to Israel:
Hoc est autem exemplar epistolae edicti, quod dedit rex Artaxerxes Esdrae sacerdoti, scribae erudito in sermonibus et praeceptis Domini, et ceremoniis eius in Israel.
12 Artaxerxes, king of kings, To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the perfect God of heaven. Now
Artaxerxes rex regum Esdrae sacerdoti, scribae legis Dei caeli doctissimo, salutem.
13 I make a decree that all those of the people of Israel and their priests and the Levites in my realm, who intend of their own free will to go to Jerusalem, go with you.
A me decretum est, ut cuicumque placuerit in regno meo de populo Israel, et de Sacerdotibus eius, et de Levitis ire in Ierusalem, tecum vadat.
14 Because you are sent by the king and his seven counselors to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of your God which is in your hand,
A facie enim regis, et septem consiliatorum eius missus es, ut visites Iudaeam et Ierusalem in lege Dei tui, quae est in manu tua:
15 and to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,
et ut feras argentum et aurum quod rex, et consiliatores eius sponte obtulerunt Deo Israel, cuius in Ierusalem tabernaculum est.
16 and all the silver and gold that you will find in all the province of Babylon, with the free will offering of the people and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem.
Et omne argentum et aurum quodcumque inveneris in universa provincia Babylonis, et populus offerre voluerit, et de Sacerdotibus quae sponte obtulerint domui Dei sui, quae est in Ierusalem,
17 Therefore you shall with all diligence buy with this money bulls, rams, and lambs with their meal offerings and their drink offerings, and shall offer them on the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.
libere accipe, et studiose eme de hac pecunia vitulos, arietes, agnos et sacrificia et libamina eorum, et offer ea super altare templi Dei vestri, quod est in Ierusalem.
18 Whatever seems good to you and to your brothers to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, do that according to the will of your God.
Sed et si quid tibi, et fratribus tuis placuerit de reliquo argento et auro ut faciatis, iuxta voluntatem Dei vestri facite.
19 The vessels that are given to you for the service of the house of your God, deliver before the God of Jerusalem.
Vasa quoque, quae dantur tibi in ministerium domus Dei tui, trade in conspectu Dei in Ierusalem.
20 Whatever more will be needed for the house of your God, which you may have occasion to give, give it out of the king’s treasure house.
Sed et cetera, quibus opus fuerit in domum Dei tui, quantumcumque necesse est ut expendas, dabitur de thesauro, et de fisco regis,
21 I, even I, Artaxerxes the king, make a decree to all the treasurers who are beyond the River, that whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, requires of you, it shall be done with all diligence,
et a me. Ego Artaxerxes rex, statui atque decrevi omnibus custodibus arcae publicae, qui sunt trans Flumen, ut quodcumque petierit a vobis Esdras sacerdos, scriba legis Dei caeli, absque mora detis
22 up to one hundred talents of silver, and to one hundred cors of wheat, and to one hundred baths of wine, and to one hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.
usque ad argenti talenta centum, et usque ad frumenti coros centum, et usque ad vini batos centum, et usque ad batos olei centum, sal vero absque mensura.
23 Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be done exactly for the house of the God of heaven; for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?
Omne, quod ad ritum Dei caeli pertinet, tribuatur diligenter in domo Dei caeli: ne forte irascatur contra regnum regis, et filiorum eius.
24 Also we inform you that it shall not be lawful to impose tribute, custom, or toll on any of the priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, temple servants, or laborers of this house of God.
Vobis quoque notum facimus de universis Sacerdotibus, et Levitis, et cantoribus, et ianitoribus, Nathinaeis, et ministris domus Dei huius, ut vectigal, et tributum, et annonas non habeatis potestatem imponendi super eos.
25 You, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God that is in your hand, appoint magistrates and judges who may judge all the people who are beyond the River, who all know the laws of your God; and teach him who doesn’t know them.
Tu autem Esdra secundum sapientiam Dei tui, quae est in manu tua, constitue iudices et praesides ut iudicent omni populo, qui est trans Flumen, his videlicet qui noverunt legem Dei tui, sed et imperitos docete libere.
26 Whoever will not do the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgment be executed on him with all diligence, whether it is to death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.
Et omnis qui non fecerit legem Dei tui, et legem regis diligenter, iudicium erit de eo sive in mortem, sive in exilium, sive in condemnationem substantiae eius, vel certe in carcerem.
27 Blessed be Yahweh, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify Yahweh’s house which is in Jerusalem;
Benedictus Dominus Deus patrum nostrorum, qui dedit hoc in corde regis ut glorificaret domum Domini, quae est in Ierusalem,
28 and has extended loving kindness to me before the king and his counselors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. I was strengthened according to Yahweh my God’s hand on me, and I gathered together chief men out of Israel to go up with me.
et in me inclinavit misericordiam suam coram rege et consiliatoribus eius, et universis principibus regis potentibus: et ego confortatus manu Domini Dei mei, quae erat in me, congregavi de Israel principes qui ascenderent mecum.
