Esdras 7
1 Passadas estas coisas, no reinado de Artaxerxes, rei da Pérsia, Esdras, filho de Seraías, filho de Azarias, filho de Hilquias,
[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 Salum, filho de Zadoque, filho de Aitube,
Hilkiah was the son of Shallum, who was the son of Zadok, who was the son of Ahitub,
3 filho de Amarias, filho de Azarias, filho de Meraiote,
who was the son of Amariah, who was the son of Azariah, who was the son of Meraioth,
4 filho de Zeraías, filho de Uzi, filho de Buqui,
who was the son of Zerahiah, who was the son of Uzzi, who was the son of Bukki,
5 filho de Abisua, filho de Fineias, filho de Eleazar, filho de Arão, 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 da Babilônia; e ele era escriba habilidoso na lei de Moisés, dada pelo SENHOR Deus de Israel; e segundo a mão do SENHOR, seu Deus, 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 E subiram com ele a Jerusalém [alguns] dos filhos de Israel, dos sacerdotes, levitas, cantores, porteiros, e servos do templo, no sétimo ano 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 ele chegou a Jerusalém no mês quinto, no sétimo ano do 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 Pois no primeiro [dia] do mês primeiro, foi o princípio da subida da Babilônia; e ao primeiro do mês quinto chegou a Jerusalém, segundo a boa mão de seu Deus sobre ele.
10 Porque Esdras tinha decidido em seu coração buscar a lei do SENHOR, e a praticar; e ensinar a Israel [seus] estatutos e juízos.
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 E este é a transcrição da carta que o rei Artaxerxes deu a Esdras, sacerdote e escriba, o escriba das palavras dos mandamentos do SENHOR, e de 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 de reis, ao sacerdote Esdras, escriba da Lei de Deus do céu. [Paz] completa.
[“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 é promulgado decreto, que todo aquele em meu reino, do povo de Israel, e de seus sacerdotes e levitas, que quiser 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 Porque de parte do rei e de seus sete conselheiros tu és enviado a investigar a respeito da de Judá e de Jerusalém, conforme a lei de teu Deus que está em 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 a levar a prata e o ouro que o rei e 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 também 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 oferecerem 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, com este dinheiro, compra novilhos, carneiros, cordeiros, com seus suas ofertas de alimento e suas ofertas de bebidas, e oferece-os 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 parecer bem fazerdes do restante da prata e do ouro, fazei [-o] conforme a vontade de 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 utensílios que te foram entregues para o serviço da casa de teu Deus, restitui-os diante do 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 demais que for necessário para a casa de teu Deus que caiba a ti dar, tu 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, é dado decreto a todos os tesoureiros que estão além do rio, que tudo quanto o sacerdote Esdras, escriba da lei do Deus dos céus, vos pedir, apressadamente lhe seja concedido;
“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 limite.
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 o que for ordenado pelo Deus do céu, prontamente se faça para a casa do Deus do céu; pois para que teria de haver grande ira contra 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, levitas, cantores, porteiros, servos do templo, e trabalhadores da casa de Deus, ninguém possa lhes impor tributo, imposto, ou taxa.
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 a sabedoria de teu Deus que está contigo, põe oficiais e juízes, que julguem a todo o povo que está além do rio, a todos os que conhecem as Leis de teu Deus; e ao que não as conhecerem, tu lhes ensinará.
“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 cumprir a Lei de teu Deus e a lei do rei, prontamente seja julgado, ou à morte, ou à expulsão, ou à multa, ou à 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 pôs tal coisa no coração do rei, para glorificar 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 sobre mim inclinou bondade diante do rei e de seus conselheiros, e de todos os príncipes poderosos do rei. Assim eu me esforcei segundo a mão do SENHOR meu Deus sobre mim, e ajuntei os líderes de Israel 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.”
