< Ezras 6 >

1 Tad ķēniņš Dārijs pavēlēja un sūtīja grāmatu namā, kur mantas tika noliktas Bābelē.
[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 Un Akmetas pilī, kas Medenes valstī, atrada satītu grāmatu, kur tā bija rakstīts par piemiņu:
[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 Ķēniņa Kirus pirmā gadā ķēniņš Kirus pavēlēja par Dieva namu Jeruzālemē: lai uztaisa to namu par vietu, kur upurus upurē, un viņa pamatam būs stipram būt; viņa augstums lai ir sešdesmit olektis un viņa platums sešsimt olektis,
“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 Trīs sienas lai ir no cirstiem akmeņiem un viena siena no jauniem baļķiem. Un to maksu būs dot no ķēniņa nama.
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 Un Dieva nama zelta un sudraba traukus būs atdot ko NebukadNecars no Dieva nama, kas Jeruzālemē, aizvedis un uz Bābeli novedis, ka tie nāk atkal uz Dieva namu Jeruzālemē, savā vietā, un tos būs nest Dieva namā.
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 Tad nu, Tatnaj, tu zemes valdītājs viņpus upes, tu ŠetarBoznaj ar saviem biedriem, tiem Avarzaķiešiem, kas viņpus upes, turaties tālu nost no viņiem.
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 Ļaujat tiem vaļu, pie šī Dieva nama strādāt, ka Jūdu zemes valdītājs un Jūdu vecaji uzceļ to Dieva namu savā vietā.
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 Vēl no manis top pavēlēts, kas jums jādara Jūdu vecajiem pie šā Dieva nama uzcelšanas, proti, ka no ķēniņa mantas, no muitas viņpus upes būs tikuši(pilnu un bez kavēšanās) maksu dot šiem vīriem, ka tie netop aizkavēti.
“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 Un visu, ko tiem vajag, jaunus vēršus, aunus un jērus par dedzināmiem upuriem tam debesu Dievam, kviešus, sāli, vīnu un eļļu, pēc Jeruzālemes priesteru vajadzības, - to viņiem būs ikdienas dot bez atraušanas,
“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 Lai tie upurē upurus par saldu smaržu tam debesu Dievam, un lūdz par ķēniņa un viņa bērnu dzīvību.
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 Vēl no manis top pavēlēts, ja kas šo vārdu pārkāps, tad no viņa nama būs baļķi ņemt un uzcelt un viņu pie tā pakārt, un viņa namu būs sagāzt gruvešos.
“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 Bet tas Dievs, kam vārds tur mājo, lai gāž zemē visus ķēniņus un ļaudis, kas savas rokas izstiepj, pretī turēties un postīt to Dieva namu Jeruzālemē. Es Dārijs to esmu pavēlējis, to tikuši(rūpīgi) būs darīt.
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 To nu tikuši(rūpīgi) darīja Tatnajs, zemes valdītājs viņpus upes un ŠetarBoznajs ar saviem biedriem, - tā kā ķēniņš Dārijs bija sūtījis.
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 Un Jūdu vecaji būvēja, un darbs labi izdevās pēc pravieša Hagaja un Zaharijas, Idus dēla, sludināšanas. Un tie to uztaisīja un pabeidza pēc Israēla Dieva pavēles un pēc Kirus, Dārija un Artakserksus, Persiešu ķēniņu, pavēles.
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 Un šo namu pabeidza Adara mēneša trešā dienā; tas bija ķēniņa Dārija valdīšanas sestais gads.
They finished building it on March 12, during the sixth year that King Darius [ruled].
16 Un Israēla bērni, priesteri un leviti un tie citi no cietuma pārnākušie iesvētīja šo Dieva namu ar prieku,
Then the priests and the Levites and all the other Israeli people who had returned from Babylon very joyfully dedicated the temple.
17 Un upurēja pie šā Dieva nama iesvētīšanas simts vēršus, divsimt aunus, četrsimt jērus un divpadsmit āžus par grēku upuri priekš visa Israēla, pēc Israēla cilšu skaita.
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 Un iecēla priesterus viņu kārtās un levitus viņu kārtās Jeruzālemes Dieva kalpošanai, kā rakstīts Mozus grāmatā.
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 Tie no cietuma pārnākušie turēja arī Pasa svētkus pirmā mēneša četrpadsmitā dienā.
On April 21, the Jews who had returned from Babylon celebrated the Passover Festival.
20 Jo priesteri un leviti bija šķīstījušies, un visi bija šķīsti kā viens vienīgs vīrs, un tie nokāva tos Pasa jērus priekš visiem no cietuma pārnākušiem un priekš saviem brāļiem, tiem priesteriem, un priekš sev pašiem.
[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 Tā Israēla bērni, kas no svešuma bija pārnākuši, to ēda līdz ar visiem, kas no tās zemes pagānu nešķīstības bija atšķīrušies un tiem piebiedrojušies, meklēdami To Kungu, Israēla Dievu.
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 Un tie turēja neraudzētās maizes svētkus septiņas dienas ar prieku. Jo Tas Kungs tos bija priecīgus darījis un uz tiem pagriezis Asīrijas ķēniņa sirdi, ka viņu rokas tapa stiprinātas pie Dieva, Israēla Dieva, nama darba.
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].

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