Ezra 6
1 Sarki Dariyus kuwa ya ba da umarni a bincika a duba cikin littattafan tarihin da suke a ajiye a wurin ajiyarsu a Babilon.
[Later] Darius [became the ruler of the Persian Empire. When the enemies of the Israelis forced them to stop rebuilding the temple, the Persian officials sent a message to King Darius. They asked him to] search the records in the (archives/government records), in the building where the king stored the important documents, [to find out whether King Cyrus had authorized that the temple should be rebuilt].
2 Sai aka sami takarda a Ekbatana a yankin Mediya, ga kuma abin da yake rubuce a ciki. Abin tunawa.
[The king commanded someone to search there, but those documents were not there in Babylon]. They found a scroll at the fort in Ecbatana, in Media province, [that contained the information that they wanted to know]. This is what was written on that scroll:
3 A shekara ta farko ta mulkin sarki Sairus, sarki ya ba da umarni game da haikalin Allah a Urushalima, ya ce, Bari a sāke gina haikalin yă zama wurin miƙa hadayu, a kuma aza harsashin ginin haikalin. Tsayinsa zai zama ƙafa tasa’in, fāɗinsa kuma kamu tasa’in.
“During the first year that Cyrus [ruled the empire], he sent out a decree concerning the temple of God which is at Jerusalem. In the decree it was stated that a new temple must be built at the same place that [the Israeli people previously] had offered sacrifices, where the [original] foundation [of the first temple] was. The temple must be 90 feet high and 90 feet wide.
4 Za a jera manyan duwatsu jeri uku, da jeri ɗaya na katako. Daga asusun sarki kuma za a biya kuɗin aikin.
The building must be made from large stones. After putting down three layers of stones, a layer of timber must be put on top of them. This work will be paid for by money from my treasury.
5 Kwanonin zinariya da na azurfan gidan Allah waɗanda Nebukadnezzar ya kwashe daga haikali a Urushalima ya kawo Babilon, a mayar da su wurinsu a haikali a Urushalima; a sa su cikin gidan Allah.
Also, the gold and silver utensils that King Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple of God in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon must be taken back to Jerusalem. They must be put in God’s temple just as they were in the previous temple.”
6 Saboda haka Tattenai, gwamnan Kewayen Kogin Yuferites, da Shetar-Bozenai, da ku masu muƙami na yankin, ku bar wurin.
After reading this, King Darius sent this message [to the leaders of the Israeli people’s enemies in Jerusalem]: “This is a message for Tattenai, the governor of the province west of the [Euphrates] River, and for [his assistant] Shethar-Bozenai, and for all your colleagues: Stay away from that area!
7 Kada ku hana wannan aiki na haikalin Allah. Bari gwamnan Yahudawa, da dattawan Yahudawa su sāke gina wannan gidan Allah a wurin da yake a dā.
Do not (interfere with/hinder) the work of building the temple of God! The temple must be rebuilt at the same place where the former temple was. And do not hinder the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews [while they are doing this work].
8 Na kuma ba da umarni game da abin da za ku yi wa dattawan Yahudawa cikin aikin ginin wannan gidan Allah. Daga asusun sarki a kuɗin da yake shigo wa Kewayen Kogin Yuferites za a biya mutanen nan duka, domin kada aikin yă tsaya.
“Furthermore, I declare that you must help these leaders of the Jews as they rebuild this temple of God [by giving them funds for the building work].
9 A tanada musu duk abin da suke bukata. A ba su’yan bijimai, da raguna, da’yan tumaki domin miƙa hadaya ta ƙonawa ga Allah na sama, haka kuma dole a tanada wa firistoci alkama, da gishiri, da ruwan inabi, da mai, kullum ba fasawa yadda firistoci suke yi a Urushalima
“The Jewish priests in Jerusalem need young bulls and rams and lambs to sacrifice as they make burned offerings to the God of heaven. You must give them the animals that they need. Also, you must be certain to give them the wheat, salt, wine, and [olive] oil that they need each day [for those sacrifices].
10 domin su miƙa hadayu masu daɗi ga Allah na Sama, su kuma yi addu’a domin lafiyar sarki da’ya’yansa.
If you do that, the Jewish priests will be able to offer sacrifices that please the God who is in heaven, and they will pray that God will bless me and my sons.
11 Na kuma yi umarni cewa duk wanda ya karya wannan doka sai a fitar da itace daga cikin gidansa, a fiƙe kan itacen, a tsire mutumin, sa’an nan a mai da gidansa juji.
“If anyone disobeys this decree, [my soldiers] will pull a beam from his house. Then [after they sharpen one end of the beam, ] they will lift that man up and impale him on that beam. Then they will [completely destroy that man’s house until only] a pile of rubble is left.
12 Bari Allah yă sa sunansa yă kasance, yă hamɓarar da duka wani sarki ko mutanen da za su sa hannu don a sāke wannan doka, ko kuma don su rushe haikalin nan a Urushalima. Ni Dariyus na ba da wannan umarni, bari a yi biyayya babu wasa.
God has chosen [that city of] Jerusalem as the place where people will honor him [MTY]. What I desire is that he will get rid of any king or any nation that tries to change this decree or tries to destroy that temple in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have made this decree. It must be obeyed quickly and thoroughly.”
13 Saboda umarnin da sarki Dariyus ya aika, sai Tattenai, gwamnan Kewayen Kogin Yuferites da Shetar-Bozenai da abokansu suka yi biyayya da umarnin babu wasa.
Tattenai, the governor of the province, and [his assistant] Shethar-Bozenai and their colleagues [read the message and] immediately obeyed the decree of King Darius.
14 Dattawan Yahuda kuwa suka ci gaba da ginin suna yin nasara ta wurin wa’azin Haggai annabi da Zakariya ɗan Iddo. Suka kuma gama ginin haikalin bisa ga umarnin Allah na Isra’ila da kuma umarnin Sairus da Artazerzes, sarakunan Farisa.
So the Jewish leaders continued their work [of rebuilding the temple]. They were greatly encouraged by the messages that the prophets Haggai and Zechariah preached. The Israelis continued building the temple, just like God had commanded them to do and like King Cyrus had decreed.
15 An gama ginin haikalin a rana ta uku na watan Adar a shekara ta shida ta mulkin Sarki Dariyus.
They finished building it on March 12, during the sixth year that King Darius [ruled].
16 Sai mutanen Isra’ila, firistoci, Lawiyawa da kuma sauran waɗanda suka dawo daga bauta suka yi bikin keɓe gidan Allah, cike da farin ciki.
Then the priests and the Levites and all the other Israeli people who had returned from Babylon very joyfully dedicated the temple.
17 Suka miƙa bijimai guda ɗari, da raguna ɗari biyu, da’yan raguna ɗari huɗu. Suka kuma miƙa hadayu don zunubi saboda dukan Isra’ila, suka kuma miƙa bunsurai guda goma sha biyu don hadaya ta zunubi, kowane bunsuru ɗaya don kowace kabila ta Isra’ila.
During [the ceremony to] dedicate the temple, they sacrificed 100 young bulls, 200 rams, and 400 lambs. They also sacrificed twelve male goats as an offering in order that [God would forgive] the sins of the people of the twelve tribes of Israel.
18 Suka kuma naɗa firistoci a gundumominsu da kuma Lawiyawa a ƙungiyoyinsu don hidimar Allah a Urushalima, bisa ga abin da aka rubuta a Littafin Musa.
Then the priests and Levites were divided into groups that would [take turns to] serve at the temple. They did this according to what Moses had written [many years previously] in the laws [that he wrote].
19 A rana ta goma sha huɗu ga watan farko, sai waɗanda suka dawo daga bauta suka yi Bikin Ƙetarewa.
On April 21, the Jews who had returned from Babylon celebrated the Passover Festival.
20 Firistoci da Lawiyawa suka tsarkake kansu, suka zama da tsabta. Lawiyawa suka yanka ragon Bikin Ƙetarewa domin dukan waɗanda suka dawo daga bauta, da kuma domin’yan’uwansu firistoci, da kuma domin kansu.
[To qualify themselves for offering the sacrifices], the priests and Levites had already purified themselves by performing certain rituals. Then they slaughtered the lambs for the benefit of all the people who had returned from Babylon, for the other priests, and for themselves.
21 Sai Isra’ilawa waɗanda suka dawo daga bauta suka ci tare da duk waɗanda suka keɓe kansu daga halin ƙazanta na Al’ummai maƙwabtansu, don su nemi Ubangiji, Allah na Isra’ila.
Those who had returned from Babylon and the other people in that land who had turned away from their immoral practices in order to worship Yahweh, the God of the Israeli people, ate the Passover meal.
22 Suka yi kwana bakwai suna Bikin Burodi Marar Yisti, suna cike da farin ciki, gama Ubangiji ya cika su da farin ciki don ya sa sarkin Assuriya ya canja tunaninsa, ya taimake su cikin aikin gidan Allah, Allah na Isra’ila.
They celebrated the Unleavened Bread Festival of [Eating] Unleavened Bread for seven days. The Israeli people throughout the land were joyful because Yahweh had changed the attitude of the king of Assyria toward them, and as a result, the king had helped them to rebuild the temple of God, the one whom they [worshiped].
