Izraa 3
1 Yeroo jiʼi torbaffaan dhufee Israaʼeloonni magaalaawwan isaanii keessa qubatanitti uummanni akkuma nama tokkootti Yerusaalem keessatti walitti qabame.
After the Israeli people [returned to Israel, and] had begun to live in their towns, (in the autumn of/after the hot season ended in) that year, they all gathered together in Jerusalem.
2 Ergasiis Yeeshuuʼaan ilmi Yoozaadaaq firoota isaa luboota wajjin, Zarubaabel ilmi Sheʼaltiiʼeel firoota isaa wajjin akkuma Seera Musee nama Waaqaa sanaa keessatti barreeffametti aarsaa gubamu achi irratti dhiʼeessuudhaaf iddoo aarsaa Waaqa Israaʼel ijaaran.
Then Jeshua, the son of Jehozadak, and his fellow priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and his friends, all began to rebuild the altar of God, the one whom the Israeli people [worshiped]. They did that in order that they could sacrifice burned offerings on it, according to what the prophet Moses had written in the laws [that God gave to him].
3 Isaanis sababii namoota naannoo isaanii sodaataniif iddoo aarsaa sana hundee isaa irratti ijaaranii achi irratti aarsaa gubamu Waaqayyoof dhiʼeessan; aarsaa kanas ganamaa fi galgala dhiʼeessan.
Even though they were afraid of the people who were already living in that area, they rebuilt the altar at the same place [where the previous altar had been]. Before they started to lay the foundation of Yahweh’s temple, [the priests] started to burn sacrifices to Yahweh [on the altar]. They offered sacrifices every morning and every evening. Fifteen days after [they started to offer these sacrifices], the people celebrated the Festival of [Living in Temporary] Shelters, as [Moses] had commanded them to do in the laws [that God gave to him]. Each day the priests offered the sacrifices [that were required] for that day. In addition, they presented the regular burned offerings and the offerings [that were required] for the New Moon Festivals and the other festivals that they celebrated each year to [honor] Yahweh. They also brought other offerings only because they desired to bring them, [not because they were required to bring them].
4 Ergasii akkuma barreeffametti Ayyaana Daasii ni ayyaaneffatan; akkuma baayʼina aarsaa guyyaa guyyaaf ramadameettis aarsaa gubamu ni dhiʼeessan.
5 Kana booddees isaan aarsaa gubamu kan yeroo yerootti dhiʼeeffamu, aarsaa Baatii Haaraa fi aarsaawwan ayyaanota Waaqayyoof qulqulleeffaman hundaaf, akkasumas kanneen fedhiidhaan Waaqayyoof dhiʼeeffaman ni kennan.
6 Guyyaa jalqaba jiʼa torbaffaattis aarsaa gubamu Waaqayyoof dhiʼeessuu jalqaban; garuu hundeen mana qulqullummaa Waaqayyoo amma illee hin buufamne ture.
7 Ergasii isaan warra dhagaa cabsanii fi ogeeyyii hojii mukaatiif maallaqa kennan; warra Siidoonaa fi Xiiroosiif immoo akka isaan akkuma Qiiros mootichi Faares ajaje sanatti Libaanoonii gara Yoopheetti galaana irra birbirsa gad erganiif nyaata, dhugaatii fi zayitii kennan.
Then the Israelis hired masons and carpenters, and they bought [logs from] cedar trees from the people of Tyre and Sidon [cities], and they gave those people food and wine and olive oil for the logs. They brought the logs down from [the mountains in] Lebanon [to the Mediterranean seacoast and then floated them along the coast of the Sea, ] to Joppa. King Cyrus permitted them to do that. [Then the logs were brought from Joppa inland up to Jerusalem].
8 Isaanis erga mana Waaqaa kan Yerusaalem keessaa sana gaʼanii booddee jiʼa lammaffaa waggaa lammaffaatti Zarubaabel ilmi Sheʼaltiiʼeel, Yeeshuuʼaan ilmi Yoozaadaaqii fi obboloonni isaanii kaan jechuunis luboonni, Lewwonnii fi warri boojuudhaa Yerusaalemitti deebiʼan hundinuu akka isaan ijaarsa mana Waaqayyoo toʼataniif Lewwota umuriin isaanii Waggaa digdamaa fi hammasii olii muudanii hojii sana jalqaban.
The Israelis started to rebuild the temple in the (spring/time before the hot season) of the second year after they returned to Jerusalem. Zerubbabel and Jeshua and all the people who had returned to Jerusalem worked on the building. All the (Levites/men who did work in the temple) supervised this work.
9 Yeeshuuʼaan ilmaan isaa fi obboloota isaa wajjin, Qadmiiʼeelii fi ilmaan isaa, ilmaan Yihuudaa, ilmaan Heenaadaadii fi Lewwota, ilmaan isaanii fi firoota isaanii wajjin warra mana Waaqaa ijaaran toʼachuuf tokko taʼan.
Jeshua and his sons and his other relatives, and Kadmiel and his sons, who were descendants of Hodaviah, also helped to supervise the work. The family of Henadad, who were also all Levites, joined with them in supervising this work.
10 Yommuu ijaartonni sun hundee mana qulqullummaa Waaqayyoo buusanitti luboonni uffata isaanii uffatanii malakata qabatan; Lewwonni immoo jechuunis ilmaan Asaaf kilillee qabatanii akkuma Daawit Mootichi Israaʼel ajajetti Waaqayyoon jajachuuf iddoo ofii isaanii qabatan.
When the builders finished laying the foundation of the temple, the priests put on their robes and stood in their places, blowing their trumpets. Then the Levites, who were descendants of Asaph, clashed/banged their cymbals to praise Yahweh, just as King David had [many years previously] told [Asaph and the other musicians] to do.
11 Isaanis, “Inni gaarii dha; jaalalli inni Israaʼeliif qabu bara baraan jiraata” jedhanii leellisuu fi galateeffachuudhaan Waaqayyoon faarfatan. Sabni hundinuu sababii hundeen mana qulqullummaa Waaqayyoo buufameef iyyee sagalee guddaadhaan Waaqayyoon galateeffate.
They praised Yahweh and thanked him, and they sang this song about him: “He is very good [to us]! He faithfully loves us Israeli people, and he will love us forever.” Then all the people shouted loudly, praising Yahweh because they had finished laying the foundation of Yahweh’s temple.
12 Garuu luboonni, Lewwonnii fi hangafoonni maatii warri durii kanneen mana qulqullummaa isa duraa sana argan hedduun yeroo hundeen mana qulqullummaa kanaa buufamu arganitti sagalee ol fudhatanii booʼan; warri kaan hedduun immoo gammachuudhaan iyyan.
Many of the [old] priests, Levites, and leaders of families remembered [what] the first temple [was like], and they cried aloud when they saw the foundation of this temple being laid [because they knew that the new temple would not be as beautiful as the first temple]. But the other people shouted joyfully.
13 Sababii namoonni akka malee wacaniif namni tokko iyyuu iyya gammachuu fi iyya booʼichaa gargar baasuu hin dandeenye; sagaleen sunis fagootti dhagaʼama ture.
The shouting and the crying was very loud; [even people] far away could hear it.
