Ezra 6

1 Ary tamin’ izany Dariosy mpanjaka dia nandidy, ka nizahana ny trano fitehirizan-taratasy, izay nitehirizana ny rakitra tany Babylona.

Then Darius the king made a decree, and caused a search to be made in the record-offices, where the treasure is stored in Babylon.

2 Dia tao Akmeta, tao an-dapa izay any amin’ ny tanin’ ny Mediana, no nahitana horonan-taratasy anankiray, ka voasoratra teo izao tantara izao:

And there was found in the city, in the palace, a volume, and this was the record written in it.

3 Tamin’ ny taona voalohany nanjakan’ i Kyrosy dia nandidy izy nanao hoe: Ny amin’ ny tranon’ Andriamanitra any Jerosalema, dia aoka hatao mihitsy izany ho fanateran’ ny olona fanatitra, ary aoka hatao mafy ny fanorenany, ka enim-polo hakiho ny hahavony, ary enim-polo hakiho koa ny sakany,

In the first year of king Cyrus, Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the holy house of God that was in Jerusalem, [saying, ]Let the house be built, and the place where they sacrifice the sacrifices. (Also he appointed its elevation, in height sixty cubits; its breadth [was] of sixty cubits.)

4 dia vato vaventy telo an-dalana sy hazo vaovao iray an-dalana; ary aoka haloa avy amin’ ny tranon’ ny mpanjaka izay lany;

And [let there be] three strong layers of stone, and one layer of timber; and the expense shall be paid out of the house of the king.

5 ary ny fanaky ny tranon’ Andriamanitra, na ny volamena na ny volafotsy, izay nalain’ i Nebokadnezara tao amin’ ny tempoly tany Jerosalema ka nentiny ho any Babylona, dia aoka haverina ho any amin’ ny tempoly any Jerosalema indray ireo, samy ho amin’ ny fitoerany avy, ka aoka hapetraka ao an-tranon’ Andriamanitra avokoa.

And the silver and the gold vessels of the house of God, which Nabuchodonosor carried off from the house that was in Jerusalem, and carried to Babylon, let them even be given, and be carried to the temple that is in Jerusalem, and put in the place where they were set in the house of God.

6 Koa amin’ izany, ry Tatenay, governora any an-dafin’ ny ony, sy ry Setara-bozenay mbamin’ ny Afarsakita namanareo, izay any an-dafin’ ny ony, mihataha ianareo.

Now, ye rulers beyond the river, Satharbuzanai, and their fellow-servants the Apharsachaeans, who [are] on the other side of the river, give [these things], keeping far from that place.

7 Aza misakana ny fanaovana io tranon’ Andriamanitra io; aoka ny mpanapaka ny Jiosy sy ny loholon’ ny Jiosy hanao io tranon’ Andriamanitra io eo amin’ ilay efa niorenany ihany.

Now let alone the work of the house of God: let the rulers of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build that house of God on its place.

8 Ary izaho manao didy ny amin’ ny hataonareo amin’ ny loholon’ ireo Jiosy ireo hanaovany izany tranon’ Andriamanitra izany: aoka ny haren’ ny mpanjaka, dia ny hetra avy amin’ ny any an-dafin’ ny ony, no handoavana marina izay lany ho an’ ireo lehilahy ireo, mba tsy ho azon-tsampona izy.

Also a decree has been made by me, if haply ye may do somewhat in concert with the elders of the Jews for the building of that house of God: to wit, out of the king's property, [even] the tributes beyond the river, let there be money to defray the expenses carefully granted to those men, so that they be not hindered.

9 Ary izay zavatra ilainy, na zanak’ omby, na ondrilahy, na zanak’ ondry, ho fanatitra dorana ho an’ Andriamanitry ny lanitra, na vary tritika na sira, na divay sy diloilo, araka izay andidian’ ny mpisorona any Jerosalema, dia aoka homena azy isan’ andro isan’ andro tsy tapaka izany,

And whatever need [there may be], ye shall give both the young of bulls and rams, and lambs for whole-burnt-offerings to the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, oil: —let it be given them according to the word of the priests that are in Jerusalem, day by day whatsoever they shall ask;

10 mba hanaterany fanatitra ho hanitra ankasitrahana ho an’ Andriamanitry ny lanitra sy hivavahany mba ho ela velona ny mpanjaka mbamin’ ny zanany.

that they may offer sweet savours to the God of heaven, and that they may pray for the life of the king and his sons.

11 Ary izaho manao didy fa na iza na iza no mandika izao teny izao, dia aoka hangalana hazo avy amin’ ny tranony, ary haorina, dia hahantona eo ny tenany; ary aoka hatao firinga ny tranony noho izany.

And a decree has been made by me, that every man who shall alter this word, timber shall be pulled down from his house, and let him be lifted up and slain upon it, and his house shall be confiscated.

12 Ary Andriamanitra, Izay efa nampitoetra ny anarany teo, anie handringana ny mpanjaka sy ny vahoaka rehetra, izay maninjitra ny tanany handika ny didiko ka handrava izany tranon’ Andriamanitra any Jerosalema izany. Izaho Dariosy no nanao ny didy; aoka hotovina marina tokoa izany.

And may the God whose name dwells there, overthrow every king and people who shall stretch out his hand to alter or destroy the house of God which is in Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be diligently [attended to].

13 Ary tamin’ izany Tatenay, governora amin’ ny etỳ an-dafin’ ny ony etỳ, sy Setarabozenay mbamin’ ny namany dia nankato marina izany teny efa nampitondrain’ i Dariosy ho any aminy izany.

Then Thanthanai the governor on this side beyond the river, Satharbuzanai, and his fellow-servants, according to that which king Darius sent, so they did diligently.

14 Dia nanao ny trano ny loholon’ ny Jiosy ka nambinina noho ny faminanian’ i Hagay mpaminany sy Zakaria, zanak’ Ido. Ary nanao ny trano izy ka nahavita azy, araka ny didin’ Andriamanitry ny Isiraely sy araka ny didin’ i Kyrosy sy Dariosy ary Artaksersesy, mpanjakan’ i Persia.

And the elders of the Jews and the Levites built, at the prophecy of Aggaeus the prophet, and Zacharias the son of Addo: and they built up, and finished [it], by the decree of the God of Israel, and by the decree of Cyrus, and Darius, and Arthasastha, kings of the Persians.

15 Dia vita io trano io tamin’ ny andro fahatelo tamin’ ny volana Adara tamin’ ny taona fahenina nanjakan’ i Dariosy mpanjaka.

And they finished this house by the third day of the month Adar, which is the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.

16 Ary ny Zanak’ Isiraely, na ny mpisorona, na ny Levita, na ny olona sisa izay nody avy tamin’ ny fahababoana, dia nitokana io tranon’ Andriamanitra io tamin’ ny fifaliana;

And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of the house of God with gladness.

17 ary ny nateriny hitokanana io tranon’ Andriamanitra io dia omby zato sy ondrilahy roan-jato sy zanak’ ondry efa-jato; ary ny ho fanatitra noho ny ota kosa ho an’ ny Isiraely rehetra dia osilahy roa ambin ny folo, araka ny isan’ ny firenen’ Isiraely.

And they offered for the dedication of the house of God a hundred calves, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, twelve kids of the goats for a sin-offering for all Israel, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

18 Dia nanendry ny mpisorona ho amin’ ny firazanany avy sy ny Levita ho amin’ ny antokony avy izy, hanao ny fanompoana an’ Andriamanitra izay any Jerosalema, araka izay voasoratra ao amin’ ny bokin’ i Mosesy.

And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their separate orders, for the services of God in Jerusalem, according to the writing of the book of Moses.

19 Ary ny olona izay efa nody avy tamin’ ny fahababoana dia nitandrina ny Paska tamin’ ny andro fahefatra ambin’ ny folo tamin’ ny volana voalohany;

And the children of the captivity kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.

20 fa ny mpisorona sy ny Levita samy efa nanadio ny tenany rahateo, dia nadio izy rehetra ka namono ny Paska ho an’ izay rehetra efa nody avy tamin’ ny fahababoana sy ho an’ ny mpisorona rahalahiny ary ho an’ ny tenany,

For the priests and Levites were purified, all were clean to a man, and they slew the passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.

21 Dia nihinana izany ny Zanak’ Isiraely izay efa nody avy tamin’ ny fahababoana mbamin’ izay rehetra niavaka ho namany ka niala tamin’ ny fahalotoan’ ny firenena tompon-tany hitady an’ i Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny Isiraely,

And the children of Israel ate the passover, [even] they that were of the captivity, and every one who separated himself to them from the uncleanness of the nations of the land, to seek the Lord God of Israel.

22 ka dia nitandrina ny andro firavoravoana fihinanana ny mofo tsy misy masirasira hafitoana tamin’ ny fifaliana izy; fa Jehovah efa nampifaly azy ary efa nampiova ny fon’ ny mpanjakan’ i Asyria hamindra fo aminy ka hampahery ny tànany tamin’ ny nanaovany ny tranon’ Andriamanitra, dia Andriamanitry ny Isiraely.

and they kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with gladness, because the Lord made them glad, and he turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, to strengthen their hands in the works of the house of the God of Israel.