Ezra 7
1 Bertahun-tahun kemudian, ketika Artahsasta memerintah sebagai raja Persia, ada seorang laki-laki bernama Ezra, dari keturunan Imam Agung Harun. Garis keturunannya dari bawah ke atas adalah sebagai berikut: Ezra, Seraya, Azarya, Hilkia,
After all this, during the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra arrived from Babylon. He was the son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah,
2 Salum, Zadok, Ahitub,
son of Shallum, son of Zadok, son of Ahitub,
3 Amarya, Azarya, Merayot,
son of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of Meraioth,
4 Zerahya, Uzi, Buki,
son of Zerahiah, son of Uzzi, son of Bukki,
5 Abisua, Pinehas, Eleazar, Imam Agung Harun.
son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the high priest.
6 Ezra seorang yang terpelajar dan ia tahu banyak tentang Hukum yang diberikan TUHAN, Allah Israel kepada Musa. Karena Ezra diberkati TUHAN Allahnya, maka raja memberi kepadanya segala yang dimintanya. Pada tahun ketujuh pemerintahan Raja Artahsasta, berangkatlah Ezra dari Babel menuju Yerusalem bersama serombongan orang Israel yang terdiri dari sejumlah imam, orang Lewi, penyanyi serta penjaga gerbang di Rumah TUHAN, dan para pekerja.
This Ezra arrived from Babylon, and was a scribe who was an expert in the Law of Moses, which the Lord, the God of Israel, had given to Israel. The king had granted Ezra everything he'd asked for, because the Lord his God was with him.
In the seventh year of King Artaxerxes left for Jerusalem, accompanied by some of the people of Israel, and some of the priests and Levites, singers and gatekeepers, and Temple servants.
8 Mereka meninggalkan Babel pada tanggal satu bulan satu dan dengan pertolongan Allah, sampailah mereka di Yerusalem pada tanggal satu bulan lima.
Ezra arrived in Jerusalem in the fifth month of the seventh year of King Artaxerxes' reign.
He had started the journey from Babylon on the first day of the first month, and he arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month, his gracious God going with him.
10 Ezra telah mencurahkan segala perhatiannya kepada penyelidikan Hukum TUHAN, untuk melakukannya serta mengajarkan segala ketentuan dan peraturannya kepada bangsa Israel.
For Ezra had committed himself to gaining insights from the Law of the Lord, wanting to practice it and to teach in Israel its rules and how to live.
11 Inilah dokumen yang diberikan Raja Artahsasta kepada Ezra, seorang imam dan ahli Hukum,
This is a copy of the letter King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest and scribe, who had studied the Lord's commandments and regulations given to Israel:
12 "Dari Raja Artahsasta kepada Imam Ezra, ahli Hukum Allah penguasa di surga.
“Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven: Greetings.
13 Aku memerintahkan bahwa semua imam, orang Lewi dan orang Israel lainnya di seluruh kerajaanku, yang ingin pergi ke Yerusalem, diizinkan pergi dengan Saudara.
I hereby issue this decree: Any of the people of Israel or their priests or Levites in my kingdom who voluntarily decide to go to Jerusalem with you may do so.
14 Sebab aku dan ketujuh penasihatku mengutus Saudara ke Yerusalem dan Yehuda untuk menyelidiki keadaannya dan melihat apakah Hukum Allah yang telah dipercayakan kepada Saudara, benar-benar ditaati.
You are being sent by the king and his seven counselors to investigate the situation in Judah and Jerusalem as it relates to the Law of your God, which you carry with you.
15 Aku dan para penasihatku mau mempersembahkan emas dan perak kepada Allah Israel, Allah yang diam di Yerusalem. Bawalah persembahan kami itu.
We also instruct you to take with you the silver and gold that the king and his counselors have voluntarily donated to the God of Israel, whose lives in Jerusalem,
16 Bawalah juga semua emas dan perak yang Saudara kumpulkan di seluruh Babel dan segala sumbangan bangsa Israel serta imam-imamnya bagi Rumah TUHAN Allah mereka di Yerusalem.
together with all the silver and gold you may receive from the province of Babylon, as well as the voluntary donations of the people and priests to the Temple of their God in Jerusalem.
17 Pakailah uang itu dengan cermat untuk membeli sapi jantan, domba jantan, anak domba, gandum dan anggur. Persembahkanlah semuanya itu di atas mezbah Rumah TUHAN di Yerusalem.
You are to use this money first to buy as many bulls, rams, and lambs as necessary, along with their grain offerings and drink offerings, and present them on the altar at the Temple of your God in Jerusalem.
18 Perak dan emas yang masih sisa boleh Saudara pakai untuk keperluan Saudara dan rekan-rekan Saudara, sesuai dengan kehendak Allah Saudara.
Then you and those with you may decide to use the rest of the silver and gold in whatever way you think best, in accordance with the will of your God.
19 Serahkanlah kepada Allah di Yerusalem segala perkakas yang diserahkan kepada Saudara untuk kebaktian di Rumah Allah.
But the items you have been given for the service of the Temple of your God must be all delivered to the God of Jerusalem.
20 Dan segala keperluan lain bagi Rumah TUHAN, boleh Saudara minta dari kas kerajaan.
If there is anything else required for the Temple of your God that you have to provide, you may charge it to the royal treasury.
21 Kepada semua pengurus kas kerajaan di provinsi Efrat Barat aku perintahkan supaya apa saja yang diminta oleh Imam Ezra, ahli Hukum Allah penguasa di surga, diberikan kepadanya dengan segera,
I, King Artaxerxes, decree that all the treasurers west of the Euphrates should provide whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, may require from you, and it must be provided in full,
22 sampai sebanyak jumlah ini: perak sampai 3.400 kg, gandum sampai 10.000 kg, anggur sampai 2.000 liter, minyak zaitun sampai 2.000 liter, dan garam sebanyak yang diperlukan.
up to one hundred talents of silver, one hundred cors of wheat, one hundred baths of wine, one hundred baths of olive oil, and unrestricted amounts of salt.
23 Bertindaklah cermat dalam menyediakan segala sesuatu yang diminta Allah penguasa di surga bagi Rumah-Nya, supaya Ia tidak marah kepadaku atau kepada orang-orang yang memerintah sesudah aku.
Make sure you provide in full whatever the God of heaven requires for his Temple, for why should his anger be brought down on the king and his sons?
24 Kalian tak boleh memungut pajak dari para imam, orang Lewi, penyanyi, penjaga pintu gerbang, pekerja, atau siapa saja yang ada hubungannya dengan Rumah TUHAN.
Also be aware that all of the priests, Levites, singers, doorkeepers, Temple servants, or other workers of this Temple are exempt from paying any tax, tribute, or fees, and you are not authorized to charge them.
25 Saudara Ezra, pakailah hikmat yang telah diberikan Allah kepada Saudara, dan angkatlah pemimpin-pemimpin dan hakim-hakim untuk memerintah semua orang di provinsi Efrat Barat yang hidup menurut Hukum Allah Saudara. Hendaklah Saudara mengajarkan Hukum itu kepada semua orang yang belum mengetahuinya.
You, Ezra, are to follow the wisdom of your God which you possess, shall appoint magistrates and judges to provide justice to all the people west of the Euphrates—all those who follow the laws of your God. You are to teach these laws to those who do not.
26 Setiap orang yang tidak mentaati hukum-hukum Allah Saudara, atau hukum-hukum kerajaan, harus segera dihukum mati, atau dibuang, atau disita harta bendanya, atau dipenjarakan."
Anyone who does not keep the law of your God and the law of the king, will be severely punished, either by death, banishment, seizure of property, or imprisonment.”
27 Lalu kata Ezra, "Pujilah TUHAN, Allah yang disembah nenek moyang kita! Ia telah menggerakkan hati raja sehingga ia mau memberi perhatian khusus kepada Rumah TUHAN di Yerusalem.
Praise the Lord, the God of our forefathers, who put into the king's mind to honor the Lord's Temple in Jerusalem in this way,
28 Dengan pertolongan Allah aku disenangi oleh raja, oleh penasihat-penasihat dan pejabat-pejabatnya yang berkuasa itu; TUHAN Allahku telah memberi semangat kepadaku, sehingga aku berhasil mengajak sebanyak kepala kaum Israel untuk pulang ke Yerusalem."
and who has shown me such kindness by honoring me before the king, his counselors, and all his high officials. Because the Lord my God was with me, I was encouraged and called together the leaders of Israel to return to Jerusalem with me.
