Ezera 3
1 A HIKI mai ka hiku o ka malama, a e noho ana na mamo a Iseraela ma na kulanakauhale, hoakoakoaia ae la na kanaka me he kanaka hookahi la ma Ierusalema.
After the Israeli people [returned to Israel, and] had begun to live in their towns, (in the autumn of/after the hot season ended in) that year, they all gathered together in Jerusalem.
2 Alaila ku ae la o Iesua ke keiki a Iozadaka, a me kona mau hoahanau, na kahuna, a o Zerubabela ke keiki a Sealetiela, a me kona poe hoahanau, hana lakou i ke kuahu no ke Akua o ka Iseraela, e kaumaha aku i na mohaikuni maluna ona, e like me ka palapala ma ke kanawai o Mose ke kanaka no ke Akua.
Then Jeshua, the son of Jehozadak, and his fellow priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and his friends, all began to rebuild the altar of God, the one whom the Israeli people [worshiped]. They did that in order that they could sacrifice burned offerings on it, according to what the prophet Moses had written in the laws [that God gave to him].
3 A kau aku la lakou i ke kuahu maluna o kona mau kahua, no ka mea, ua kau mai ka makau maluna o lakou no na kanaka o na aina e; a kaumaha aku maluna ona i na mohaikuni ia Iehova, i na mohaikuni no kakahiaka a no ke ahiahi.
Even though they were afraid of the people who were already living in that area, they rebuilt the altar at the same place [where the previous altar had been]. Before they started to lay the foundation of Yahweh’s temple, [the priests] started to burn sacrifices to Yahweh [on the altar]. They offered sacrifices every morning and every evening. Fifteen days after [they started to offer these sacrifices], the people celebrated the Festival of [Living in Temporary] Shelters, as [Moses] had commanded them to do in the laws [that God gave to him]. Each day the priests offered the sacrifices [that were required] for that day. In addition, they presented the regular burned offerings and the offerings [that were required] for the New Moon Festivals and the other festivals that they celebrated each year to [honor] Yahweh. They also brought other offerings only because they desired to bring them, [not because they were required to bring them].
4 A malama lakou i ka ahaaina kauhalelewa, e like me ka palapala, a kaumaha aku i ka mohaikuni no kela la keia la, me ka helu ana, e like me ka hana mau no kela la keia la.
5 A mahope o ia mea, i ka mohaikuni hoomau, no na mahina hou a no na ahaaina a pau na Iehova i hoolaaia, a no na mea a pau i mohai oluolu aku ai i ka mohai aloha no Iehova.
6 Mai ka la mua o ka hiku o ka malama ko lakou hoomaka ana e kaumaha aku i na mohaikuni ia Iehova. Aka, o ka luakini o Iehova aole i hookumuia.
7 A haawi aku la lakou i ke kala no ka poe kalai pohaku, a no ka poe paahana; a me ka ai hoi, a me ka mea inu, a me ka aila ua ko Zidona, a na ko Turo, i lawe mai lakou i na laau kedara mai Lebanona mai a ke kai o Iopa, e like me ka mea a Kuro ke alii o Peresia i ae mai ai ia lakou.
Then the Israelis hired masons and carpenters, and they bought [logs from] cedar trees from the people of Tyre and Sidon [cities], and they gave those people food and wine and olive oil for the logs. They brought the logs down from [the mountains in] Lebanon [to the Mediterranean seacoast and then floated them along the coast of the Sea, ] to Joppa. King Cyrus permitted them to do that. [Then the logs were brought from Joppa inland up to Jerusalem].
8 A i ka lua o ka makahiki o ko lakou hele ana mai i ka hale o ke Akua ma Ierusalema, i ka lua o ka malama, i hoomaka ai o Zerubabela ke keiki a Sealetiela, a o Iesua ke keiki a Iozadaka, a me ke koena o ko lakou poe hoahanau na kahuna, a me ua Levi, a me ka poe a pau i hele mai, mai ke pio ana mai a Ierusalema; a hoonoho i na Levi, mai ka iwakalua o na makahiki a i keu aku, i nana lakou i ka hana o ka hale no Iehova.
The Israelis started to rebuild the temple in the (spring/time before the hot season) of the second year after they returned to Jerusalem. Zerubbabel and Jeshua and all the people who had returned to Jerusalem worked on the building. All the (Levites/men who did work in the temple) supervised this work.
9 Ku pu ae la o Iesua me kana poe keiki, a me kona poe hoahanau, o Kademiela a me kana mau keiki, no na keiki a Iuda, e nana aku maluna o ka poe paahana ma ka hale o ke Akua; o na keiki hoi a Henadada, me ka lakou poe keiki, a me ko lakou mau hoahanau, o na Levi.
Jeshua and his sons and his other relatives, and Kadmiel and his sons, who were descendants of Hodaviah, also helped to supervise the work. The family of Henadad, who were also all Levites, joined with them in supervising this work.
10 A i ka wa i hookumu ai ka poe hana hale i ka luakini o Iehova, hoonoho lakou i na kahuna i kahikoia me na pu, a me na Levi, na keiki a Asapa, me na kimehala, e hoolea aku ia Iehova, e like me ka mea a Davida ke alii o ka Iseraela i kauoha ai.
When the builders finished laying the foundation of the temple, the priests put on their robes and stood in their places, blowing their trumpets. Then the Levites, who were descendants of Asaph, clashed/banged their cymbals to praise Yahweh, just as King David had [many years previously] told [Asaph and the other musicians] to do.
11 A mele aku lakou me ka hoolea ana, a me ka hoomaikai ana ia Iehova; No ka mea, he maikai oia, a he mau loa kona aloha i ka Iseraela. A hooho ae la na kanaka a pau me ka hooho nui, i ko lakou hoolea ana ia Iehova no ka hookumu ana i ka hale o Iehova.
They praised Yahweh and thanked him, and they sang this song about him: “He is very good [to us]! He faithfully loves us Israeli people, and he will love us forever.” Then all the people shouted loudly, praising Yahweh because they had finished laying the foundation of Yahweh’s temple.
12 Aka, nui na kahuna, a me na Levi, a me ka poe koikoi o na makua, o na mea kahiko, na mea i ike i ka hale mua, i ka hookumu ana o keia hale imua o ko lakou maka, auwe iho la lakou me ka leo nui; a nui no hoi ka poe i hooho me ka leo kiekie no ka olioli.
Many of the [old] priests, Levites, and leaders of families remembered [what] the first temple [was like], and they cried aloud when they saw the foundation of this temple being laid [because they knew that the new temple would not be as beautiful as the first temple]. But the other people shouted joyfully.
13 Nolaila aole i hiki i na kanaka ke hookaawale i ka leo o ka hooho olioli ana a me ka leo o ka uwe ana o na kanaka; no ka mea, ua hooho na kanaka me ka hooho nui, a ua loheia ka leo ma kahi loihi.
The shouting and the crying was very loud; [even people] far away could hear it.
