Esdræ 7
1 Post haec autem verba in regno Artaxerxis regis Persarum, Esdras filius Saraiae, filii Azariae, filii Helciae,
Now after these things, in the reign of Artachshasta king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
2 filii Sellum, filii Sadoc, filii Achitob,
the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,
3 filii Amariae, filii Azariae, filii Maraioth,
the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,
4 filii Zarahiae, filii Ozi, filii Bocci,
the son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,
5 filii Abisue, filii Phinees, filii Eleazar, filii Aaron sacerdotis ab initio.
the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief cohen;
6 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.
this Ezra went up from Babylon: and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given; and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God on him.
7 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.
There went up some of the children of Israel, and of the cohanim, and the Levites, and the singers, and the gatekeepers, and the Nethinim, to Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artachshasta the king.
8 Et venerunt in Ierusalem mense quinto, ipse est annus septimus regis.
He came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king.
9 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.
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, for the good hand of his God was on him.
10 Esdras enim paravit cor suum, ut investigaret legem Domini, et faceret et doceret in Israel praeceptum et iudicium.
For Ezra had set his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and ordinances.
11 Hoc est autem exemplar epistolae edicti, quod dedit rex Artaxerxes Esdrae sacerdoti, scribae erudito in sermonibus et praeceptis Domini, et ceremoniis eius in Israel.
Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artachshasta gave to Ezra the cohen, the scribe, even the scribe of the words of the commandments of the LORD, and of his statutes to Israel:
12 Artaxerxes rex regum Esdrae sacerdoti, scribae legis Dei caeli doctissimo, salutem.
Artachshasta, king of kings, to Ezra the cohen, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect and so forth.
13 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.
I make a decree, that all those of the people of Israel, and their cohanim and the Levites, in my realm, who are minded of their own free will to go to Jerusalem, go with you.
14 A facie enim regis, et septem consiliatorum eius missus es, ut visites Iudaeam et Ierusalem in lege Dei tui, quae est in manu tua:
Because you are sent of the king and his seven counselors, to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of your God which is in your hand,
15 et ut feras argentum et aurum quod rex, et consiliatores eius sponte obtulerunt Deo Israel, cuius in Ierusalem tabernaculum est.
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 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,
and all the silver and gold that you shall find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the cohanim, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem;
17 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.
therefore you shall with all diligence buy with this money bulls, rams, 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.
18 Sed et si quid tibi, et fratribus tuis placuerit de reliquo argento et auro ut faciatis, iuxta voluntatem Dei vestri facite.
Whatever shall seem good to you and to your brothers to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, do that after the will of your God.
19 Vasa quoque, quae dantur tibi in ministerium domus Dei tui, trade in conspectu Dei in Ierusalem.
The vessels that are given to you for the service of the house of your God, deliver before the God of Jerusalem.
20 Sed et cetera, quibus opus fuerit in domum Dei tui, quantumcumque necesse est ut expendas, dabitur de thesauro, et de fisco regis,
Whatever more shall be needful for the house of your God, which you shall have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king's treasure house.
21 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
I, even I Artachshasta the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers who are beyond the River, that whatever Ezra the cohen, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done with all diligence,
22 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.
to one hundred talents of silver, and to one hundred measures of wheat, and to one hundred baths of wine, and to one hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.
23 Omne, quod ad ritum Dei caeli pertinet, tribuatur diligenter in domo Dei caeli: ne forte irascatur contra regnum regis, et filiorum eius.
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 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.
Also we inform you, that touching any of the cohanim and Levites, the singers, doorkeepers, Nethinim, or servants of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose tribute, custom, or toll, on them.
25 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.
You, Ezra, after the wisdom of your God who is in your hand, appoint magistrates and judges, who may judge all the people who are beyond the River, all such as know the laws of your God; and teach him who doesn't know them.
26 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.
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 be to death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.
27 Benedictus Dominus Deus patrum nostrorum, qui dedit hoc in corde regis ut glorificaret domum Domini, quae est in Ierusalem,
Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem;
28 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.
and has extended loving kindness to me before the king, and his counselors, and before all the king's powerful officers. I was strengthened according to the hand of the LORD my God on me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.
