Ezdrasza 3
1 A gdy nastał miesiąc siódmy, a synowie Izraelscy byli w miastach, zgromadził się lud jednomyślnie do Jeruzalemu.
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 Tedy wstawszy Jesua, syn Jozedeka, i bracia jego kapłani, i Zorobabel, syn Salatyjela, i bracia jego, zbudowali ołtarz Boga Izraelskiego, aby na nim sprawowali całopalenia, jako napisane w zakonie Mojżesza, męża Bożego.
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 A gdy postawili on ołtarz na fundamencie swym, choć się bali narodów postronnych, jednak ofiarowali na nim całopalenia Panu, całopalenia rano i w wieczór.
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 Obchodzili też święto uroczyste kuczek, jako napisane, sprawując całopalenia na każdy dzień według liczby i według zwyczaju każdą rzecz dnia swego;
5 Potem całopalenie ustawiczne, i na nowiu miesiąca, i na każde uroczyste święto Panu poświęcone, i od każdego dobrowolnie ofiarującego dobrowolną ofiarę Panu.
6 Ode dnia pierwszego miesiąca siódmego poczęli sprawować całopalenia Panu, choć jeszcze kościół Pański nie był założony.
7 I oddali pieniądze kamiennikom, i rzemieślnikom, także strawę i napój, i oliwę Sydończykom, i Tyryjczykom, aby przywozili drzewo cedrowe z Libanu do morza Joppy, jako im pozwolił Cyrus, król Perski.
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 Potem roku wtórego po ich nawróceniu do domu Bożego w Jeruzalemie, miesiąca wtórego, zaczęli Zorobabel, syn Salatyjela, i Jesua, syn Jozedeka, i inni bracia ich kapłani, i Lewitowie, i wszyscy, którzy byli przyszli z onej niewoli do Jeruzalemu, a postanowili Lewitów od dwudziestu lat i wyżej, aby byli dozorcami nad robotą domu Pańskiego.
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 I stanął Jesua, synowie jego, i bracia jego; Kadmiel też i synowie jego, synowie Judy społu, aby przynaglali tym, którzy robili około domu Bożego; synowie Chenadadowi, synowie ich, i bracia ich Lewitowie.
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 A gdy zakładali budownicy grunty kościoła Pańskiego, postawili kapłanów ubranych z trąbami, i Lewitów, synrw Asafowych z cymbałami, aby chwalili Pana według postanowienia Dawida, króla Izraelskiego.
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 I śpiewali jedni po drugich chwaląc a wysławiając Pana, że dobry, że na wieki miłosierdzie jego nad Izraelem. Wszystek także lud krzyczał krzykiem wielkim, chwaląc Pana, przeto, iż był założony dom Pański.
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 A wiele starców, z kapłanów, i z Lewitów, i z przedniejszych domów ojcowskich, którzy widzieli dom pierwszy, gdy zakładano ten dom przed oczyma ich, płakali głosem wielkim, a zasię wiele ich krzyczało, z radością wynosząc głosy;
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 Tak, iż lud nie mógł rozeznać głosu krzyku wesołego od głosu płaczącego ludu; albowiem lud on krzyczał głosem wielkim, tak że głos było daleka słyszeć.
The shouting and the crying was very loud; [even people] far away could hear it.
