Esdras 7
1 E passadas estas coisas do reinado de Artaxerxes, rei da Pérsia, Esdras, filho de Seraias, filho d'Azarias, filho d'Hilkias,
[Many/Fifty years] later, while Artaxerxes was the king of Persia, I, Ezra came from Babylon here to Jerusalem. I am the son of Seraiah and the grandson of Azariah, and the great-grandson of Hilkiah.
2 Filho de Sallum, filho de Zadok, filho de Ahitub,
Hilkiah was the son of Shallum, who was the son of Zadok, who was the son of Ahitub,
3 Filho de Amarias, filho d'Azarias, filho de Meraioth,
who was the son of Amariah, who was the son of Azariah, who was the son of Meraioth,
4 Filho de Zerachias, filho de Uzi, filho de Bukki,
who was the son of Zerahiah, who was the son of Uzzi, who was the son of Bukki,
5 Filho de Abisua, filho de Phineas, filho de Eleazar, filho de Aarão, o sumo sacerdote;
who was the son of Abishua, who was the son of Phinehas, who was the son of Eleazar, who was the son of Aaron, the [first] Supreme Priest.
6 Este Esdras subiu de Babilônia; e era escriba hábil na lei de Moisés, que deu o Senhor Deus de Israel; e, segundo a mão do Senhor seu Deus, que estava sobre ele, o rei lhe deu tudo quanto lhe pedira.
I am a man who knows very well the laws that Moses [wrote]. Those were the laws that Yahweh, the God whom we Israeli people ([worship/belong to]), had given to us Israeli people. When I arrived in Jerusalem, Yahweh my God was kind to me, and as a result the [people] gave me everything that I had requested the king to [tell them to] give to me.
7 Também subiram a Jerusalém alguns dos filhos de Israel, e dos sacerdotes, e dos levitas, e dos cantores, e dos porteiros, e dos nethineos, no ano sétimo do rei Artaxerxes.
Some of the priests, some [other] descendants of Levi, [some] singers, [some] (gatekeepers/men who guarded the gates of the temple), and [some] men who worked in the temple, and some other [Israeli] people came up with me here to Jerusalem. That was during the seventh year that Artaxerxes was the king [of Persia].
8 E no mês quinto veio a Jerusalém; que era o sétimo ano deste rei.
We left Babylon on April 8, which was the first day of the Jewish year. Because God was very kind to us, we arrived [safely] in Jerusalem on August 4 of that year.
9 Porque no primeiro dia do primeiro mês foi o princípio da subida de Babilônia: e no primeiro dia do quinto mês chegou a Jerusalém, segundo a boa mão do seu Deus sobre ele.
10 Porque Esdras tinha preparado o seu coração para buscar a lei do Senhor e para faze-la e para ensinar em Israel os seus estatutos e os seus direitos.
During my entire life, I devoted myself to studying the laws of Yahweh, and how to obey those laws. I had also taught those laws and all their regulations to the Israeli people [for many years].
11 Esta é pois a copia da carta que o rei Artaxerxes deu ao sacerdote Esdras, o escriba das palavras dos mandamentos do Senhor, e dos seus estatutos sobre Israel.
King Artaxerxes [knew that] I am a priest who knows the Jewish laws very well. [He knew that for many years] I had studied those laws and had taught all the rules and regulations of those laws to the Israeli people. [So before I left Babylon to come to Jerusalem, ] he wrote a letter, and gave a copy to me. [This is what he wrote]:
12 "Artaxerxes, rei dos reis, ao sacerdote Esdras, escriba da lei do Deus do céu, paz perfeita, e em tal tempo.
[“This letter is] from me, Artaxerxes, the greatest of the kings. [I am giving it] to Ezra the priest, who has studied very well all the rules and regulations that the God [who is/rules] in heaven [gave to the Israeli people].
13 Por mim se decreta que no meu reino todo aquele do povo de Israel, e dos seus sacerdotes e levitas, que quizer ir contigo a Jerusalém, vá.
“Ezra, I command that when you return to Jerusalem, any of the Israeli people in my kingdom who want to are allowed to go with you. That includes any priests and [other] descendants of Levi [who will work in the temple] who want to go.
14 Porquanto da parte do rei e dos seus sete conselheiros és mandado, para fazeres inquirição em Judá e em Jerusalém, conforme à lei do teu Deus, que está na tua mão;
I, along with my seven counselors/advisors, am sending you to Jerusalem, in order that you can determine what is happening there and in [other towns in] Judah. You are taking with you [MTY] a copy of God’s laws; make sure that the people are doing everything that is written in those laws.
15 E para levares a prata e o ouro que o rei e os seus conselheiros voluntariamente deram ao Deus de Israel, cuja habitação está em Jerusalém;
[We are also saying that] you should take with you the silver and gold that I and my advisors are wanting to give to you, in order that you will present it to be an offering to the God who [rules] the Israeli people and who lives in Jerusalem.
16 E toda a prata e o ouro que achares em toda a província de Babilônia, com as ofertas voluntárias do povo e dos sacerdotes, que voluntariamente offerecerem, para a casa de seu Deus, que está em Jerusalém.
You should also take any silver and gold that the people in the entire Babylonia province give to you, and the money that the priests and [other] Israeli people have happily said that they would give to you to be offerings for building the temple of their God in Jerusalem.
17 Portanto, logo compra com este dinheiro novilhos, carneiros, cordeiros, com as suas ofertas de manjares, e as suas libações, e oferece-as sobre o altar da casa de vosso Deus, que está em Jerusalém.
With this money, you should buy the bulls, rams, lambs, and the grain and wine that the priests will burn on the altar [outside] the temple of your God in Jerusalem.
18 Também o que a ti e a teus irmãos bem te parecer fazerdes do resto da prata e do ouro, o fareis conforme à vontade do vosso Deus.
“If there is any silver or gold that remains [you have bought all those things], you and your companions/colleagues are permitted to use it to [buy] whatever you desire, but buy only things that [you know that] God wants you to buy.
19 E os vasos que te foram dados para o serviço da casa de teu Deus, restitui-os perante o Deus de Jerusalém.
We have given to you some valuable items to be used in the temple of your God. Take them also to Jerusalem.
20 E o resto do que for necessário para a casa de teu Deus, que te convenha dar, o darás da casa dos tesouros do rei.
If you need any other things for the temple, you are permitted to get the money for those things from the building here where my government’s money is kept/stored.
21 E por mim mesmo, o rei Artaxerxes, se decreta a todos os tesoureiros que estão de além do rio que tudo quanto vos pedir o sacerdote Esdras, escriba da lei do Deus dos céus, apressuradamente se faça,
“And I, King Artaxerxes, command this to all the treasurers in the province west of the [Euphrates] River: 'Give to Ezra, the priest who has studied very well the laws of the God [who is/rules] in heaven, everything that he requests, and give it to him quickly.
22 Até cem talentos de prata, e até cem coros de trigo, e até cem batos de vinho, e até cem batos de azeite; e sal sem conta.
The most that you should give to him is (7,500 pounds/3,400 kg.) of silver, 500 bushels of wheat, 550 gallons of wine, and 550 gallons of [olive] oil, but give to him all the salt that they need.
23 Tudo quanto se ordenar, segundo o mandado do Deus do céu, prontamente se faça para a casa do Deus do céu: porque para que haveria grande ira sobre o reino do rei e de seus filhos?
Be sure that you provide whatever their God requires for his temple, because we certainly do not [RHQ] want him to be angry with me or with my descendants who will later be kings.
24 Também vos fazemos saber acerca de todos os sacerdotes e levitas, cantores, porteiros, nethineos, e ministros da casa deste Deus, que se lhes não possa impôr, nem direito, nem antigo tributo, nem renda.
We are also commanding that none of the priests, descendants of Levi, musicians, temple guards, or other men who work in the temple, will be required to pay any kind of taxes.'
25 E tu, Esdras, conforme à sabedoria do teu Deus, que está na tua mão, põe regedores e juízes, que julguem a todo o povo que está de além do rio, a todos os que sabem as leis de teu Deus; e ao que as não sabe, as fareis saber.
“Ezra, your God has enabled you to become very wise. Using that wisdom, appoint men in the province west of the [Euphrates] River who will judge cases involving the people, and men who will judge cases involving the government. You must appoint men who know the laws of your God. All of you must teach God’s laws to others who do not know them.
26 E todo aquele que não fizer a lei do teu Deus e a lei do rei, logo se faça justiça dele: quer seja morte, quer degredo, quer multa sobre os seus bens, quer prisão.
Everyone who does not obey God’s laws or the laws of my government must be punished severely. Some of them will be executed, some will be put in prison, some will be sent out of the country or have all their property taken away from them.”
27 Bendito seja o Senhor Deus de nossos pais, que tal inspirou ao coração do rei, para ornarmos a casa do Senhor, que está em Jerusalém;
[Because King Artaxerxes was very kind like that, I said], “Praise Yahweh, the God whom our ancestors [worshiped/belonged to]! He has caused the king to want to honor the temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem.
28 E que estendeu para mim a sua beneficência perante o rei e os seus conselheiros e todos os príncipes poderosos do rei: assim me esforcei, segundo a mão do Senhor sobre mim, e ajuntei dentre Israel uns chefes para subirem comigo."
Because God was very kind to me, the king and all his advisors and all his powerful officials have also been kind to me. So, because God has helped me, I have become encouraged, and I have [been able to] persuade some of the Israeli leaders to go up to Jerusalem with me.”
