Ezera 7
1 MAHOHE iho o keia mau mea, i ka wa i alii ai o Aretasaseta, ke alii o Peresia, o Ezera ke keiki a Seraia, ke keiki a Azaria, ke keiki a Hilekia,
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,
2 Ke keiki a Saluma, ke keiki a Zadoka, ke keiki a Ahituba,
the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,
3 Ke keiki a Amaria, ke keiki a Azaria, ke keiki a Meraiota,
the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,
4 Ke keiki a Zerahia, ke keiki a Uzi, ke keiki a Buki,
the son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,
5 Ke keiki a Abisua, ke keiki a Pinehasa, ke keiki a Eleazara, ke keiki a Aarona ke kakuna nui:
the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest,
6 O ua Ezera la, pii aku la ia mai Babulona aku; a he kakauolelo makaukau no ia ma ke kanawai o Mose, ka mea a Iehova ke Akua o ka Iseraela i haawi mai ai; a haawi mai ke alii ia ia i ka mea a pau ana i noi ai, mamuli o ka lima o Iehova o kona Akua maluna ona.
this Ezra went up from Babylon. And he was a skilled scribe in the law of Moses, which Jehovah, the God of Israel, had given. And the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of Jehovah his God upon him.
7 A pii ae la kekahi poe o na mamo a Iseraela, a o na kahuna, a me ua Levi, a me ka poe mele, a me na kiaipuka, a me ka poe Netini, i Ierusalema, i ka hiku o ka makahiki o Aretasaseta ke alii.
And some of the sons of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinim, went up to Jerusalem in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.
8 A hele mai ia i Ierusalema i ka lima o ka malama, oia hoi ka hiku o ka makahiki o ke alii.
And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king.
9 No ka mea, i ka la mua o ka malama mua kona hoomaka ana e pii mai Babulona aku, a i ka la mua o ka lima o ka malama, hiki aku ia i Ierusalema, mamuli o ka lima o kona Akua maluna ona e pono ai.
For upon 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 upon him.
10 No ka mea, ua hoomakaukau o Ezera i kona naau e imi i ke kanawai o Iehova, a e hana aku hoi, a e ao aku iloko o ka Iseraela i ke kanawai, a me ka olelo kupaa.
For Ezra had set his heart to seek the law of Jehovah, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and ordinances.
11 Eia ko kope o ka palapala a Aretasaseta ke alii i haawi aku ai ia Ezera ke kahuna, ke kakauolelo, he kakauolelo no na kauoha a Iehova, a me kona mau kanawai i ka Iseraela.
Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, even the scribe of the words of the commandments of Jehovah, and of his statutes to Israel:
12 O Aretasaseta, ke alii o na'lii, ia Ezera ke kahuna, he kakauolelo akamai ma ke kanawai o ke Akua o ka lani, a pela aku no.
Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect and so forth.
13 Na'u no e kauoha aku, o kela mea keia mea o na kanaka o ka Iseraela, o na kahuna, a me na Levi iloko o ko'u aupuni, i makemake e hele i Ierusalema, e hele no me oe.
I make a decree, that all those of the people of Israel, and their priests and the Levites, in my realm, who are minded of their own free will to go to Jerusalem, go with thee.
14 No ka mea, ua hoounaia'ku oe mai ke alo aku o ke alii, a me na kakaolelo ona ehiku, e nana aku i ko Iudea, a me ko Ierusalema, mamuli o ke kanawai o kou Akua ma kou lima;
Forasmuch as thou are sent from the king and his seven counselors, to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thy hand,
15 A e lawe aku hoi i ke kala a me ke gula a ke alii, a me kona mau kakaolelo i mohai aku ai no ke Akua o ka Iseraela, aia ma Ierusalema kona noho ana,
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,
16 A o ke kala a pau a me ke gula e loaa ia oe iloko o ka aina o Babulona nei, me na manawalea a na kanaka, a me na kahuna i mohai ai no ka hale o ko lakou Akua ma Ierusalema;
and all the silver and gold that thou shall find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly, for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem.
17 I kuai koke aku ai oe me keia kala i na bipikane, a me na hipakane, a me na keikihipa a me ka lakou mohai ai a me na mohai inu, a kaumaha aku ia lakou maluna o ke kuahu o ka hale o ko oukou Akua ma Ierusalema.
Therefore thou shall with all diligence buy with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meal offerings and their drink offerings, and shall offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.
18 A o ka pono ia oe, a i kou poe hoahanau, e hana me ke koena o ke kala, a me ke gula, oia ka oukou e hana'i ma ka makemake o ko oukou Akua.
And whatever shall seem good to thee and to thy brothers to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do ye after the will of your God.
19 A o na kiaha hoi i haawiia nou no ka hana ma ka hale o kou Akua, oia mau mea kau e hoihoi aku ai imua o ke Akua o Ierusalema.
And the vessels that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem.
20 A o na mea e ae i pono ai ka hale o kou Akua, au e manao e haawi aku, e haawi aku no oe noloko mai o ka halewaiwai o ke alii.
And whatever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, which thou shall have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king's treasure-house.
21 A owau, owau o Aretasaseta ke alii, ke kauoha aku nei i ka poe malama waiwai a pau ma kela aoao o ka muliwai, o na mea a pau a Ezera ke kahuna, ke kakauolelo o ke kanawai o ke Akua o ka lani, e noi aku ai ia oukou, e hana koke ia ia mea;
And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do 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, shall require of you, it be done with all diligence,
22 A hiki i ka haneri talena kala, a i haneri kora hua palaoa, a i ka haneri bato waina, a i ka haneri bato aila, a me ka paakai aole e hoakakaia.
to a hundred talents of silver, and to a hundred measures of wheat, and to a hundred baths of wine, and to a hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.
23 A o ka mea a pau i kauohaia e ke Akua o ka lani, e hana koke ia ia mea no ka hale o ke Akua o ka lani: no ka mea, no ke aha la e kauia mai ai ka inaina maluna o ke aupuni o ke alii, a me kana poe keiki?
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?
24 Ke hoike aku nei no hoi makou ia oukou, no na kahuna a pau, a no na Levi, no ka poe mele, no na kiaipuka, no ka poe Netini, a me ka poe lawelawe ma keia hale o ke Akua, aole he pono ke auhau ia lakou i ka uku, a me ka hookupu, a me ke dute.
Also we certify to you, that concerning any of the priests and Levites, the singers, porters, Nethinim, or servants of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose tribute, custom, or toll, upon them.
25 A o oe, e Ezera, ma ka naauao o kou Akua, ka mea ma kou lima, e hoonoho i na luna, a i na lunakanawai, na mea e hooponopono i na kanaka a pau ma kela aoao o ka muliwai, i ua mea a pau i ike i na kanawai o kou Akua, a e ao aku i ka poe ike ole.
And thou, Ezra, according to the wisdom of thy God, that is in thy hand, appoint magistrates and judges, who may judge all the people who are beyond the River, all such as know the laws of thy God, and teach ye him who does not know them.
26 A o ka mea malama ole i ke kanawai o kou Akua, a me ke kanawai o ke alii, e hoopai koke ia'ku oia, ina no ka make, a no ke kipakuia ana, a no ka hao ana o ka waiwai, a no ka hoopaa iloko o ka halepaahao.
And whoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed upon him with all diligence, whether it be to death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.
27 E hoomaikaiia o Iehova ke Akua o ko kakou poe kupuna, nana i haawi keia manao iloko o ka naau o ke alii, e hoonani i ka hale o Iehova ma Ierusalema;
Blessed be Jehovah, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of Jehovah which is in Jerusalem,
28 A i lokomaikai hoi ia'u imua o ke alii, a me kona poe kakaolelo, a me na luna nui o ke alii. A ua hooikaikaia au ma ka lima o Iehova ko'u Akua maluna o'u; a hoakoakoa ae la au i na luna o ka Iseraela, e pii pu me au.
and has extended loving kindness to me before the king, and his counselors, and before all the king's mighty rulers. And I was strengthened according to the hand of Jehovah my God upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.
