Книга Ездры 6

1 Тогда Дарий царь повеле, и искаша во книгохранителницах, идеже сокровище лежит в Вавилоне.

Then gave king Darius an order, that they should make search in the house of the books, where the treasures were laid up there in Babylon.

2 И обретеся во Амафе граде Мидийстем в палате главизна едина, и сие писано бе в ней на память:

And there was found at Achmetha, in the castle that is in the province of Media, a roll, and therein was thus written: A record.

3 в лето первое Кира царя, Кир царь царь повеле о доме Божии, иже во Иерусалиме: дом да созиждется, и место, идеже жрут жертвы: и положи меру высоты лакот шестьдесят, широта его лакот шестьдесят:

In the first year of king Cyrus, king Cyrus gave an order concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be built, the place where they used to offer sacrifices, and let its foundations be strongly laid: its height shall be sixty cubits, its breadth sixty cubits,

4 и стены каменныя твердыя три, и стена древяная едина, иждивение же от дому царева да дастся:

With three rows of heavy stones, and a row of new timber; and let the expenses be given out of the king's house.

5 и сосуди дому Божия златии и сребрянии, ихже Навуходоносор взя от дому, иже во Иерусалиме, и пренесе их в Вавилон, да отдадутся и внесутся в дом, иже во Иерусалиме, на место, идеже и поставлени бяху в дому Божии:

And also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took away out of the temple which is in Jerusalem, and brought unto Babylon, be restored, and brought back unto the temple which is in Jerusalem, every one to its place, and let them be put in the house of God.

6 ныне убо дадите, князие сущии за рекою, Сафарвузанай и сослужителие их Афарсахее, иже за рекою, далече отидите оттуду:

Now Thathnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-bozenai, and your companions the Apharsachites, who are beyond the river, be ye far from there:

7 ныне оставите дело дому Божия: князие Иудейстии и старейшины их дом Божий той да созидают на месте своем:

Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God on its site.

8 и от мене повелено бысть, да не когда что сотворите противно старейшинам Жидовским в созидании дому Божия онаго: и от имений царских даней сущих за рекою прилежно на иждивение да дается мужем тем, еже бы не престало дело то:

And by me is the order given what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God, that out of the king's property, arising out of the tax beyond the river, the expenses shall forthwith be given unto these men, that they be not hindered.

9 и еже аще оскудеет, и телцы и овны и агнцы, во всесожжения Богу небесному, пшеница, соль, вино, елей, по словеси священников, иже во Иерусалиме, да дается им по вся дни, еже аще воспросят,

And what they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt-offerings unto the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the requirement of the priests who are a Jerusalem, shall be given unto them day by day, without fail.

10 да будут приносящии благоухания Богу небесному и да молятся о жизни царя и сынов его:

That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savors unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king and of his sons.

11 и от мене уставлено повеление, да всяк человек, иже преступит повеление сие, возмется древо от дому его, и воздвижен обесится на нем, и дом его мне будет взят:

Also is by me the order given, that if any man should alter this command, timber shall be pulled down from his house, and being set up, he shall be hanged thereon; and his house shall be made a dunghill for this.

12 и Бог, Егоже обитает имя тамо, да низвратит всякаго царя и люди, иже прострут руку свою пременити или разорити дом Божий, иже есть во Иерусалиме: аз Дарий поставих повеление, с прилежанием да будет.

And may the God that causeth his name to dwell there cast down every king and people that will stretch forth their hand to alter, to destroy this house of God which is in Jerusalem. I Darius have given the order: let it be done speedily.

13 Тогда Фафанай князь страны заречныя, Сафарвузанай и сослужебницы его, якоже посла Дарий царь, тако сотвориша тщателно.

Then did Thathnai the, governor on this aide of the river, Shethar-bozenai, and their companions, in accordance with what king Darius had sent, act in this manner speedily.

14 Старейшины же Иудейстии созидаху и левити по пророчеству Аггеа пророка и Захарии сына Аддова. И создаша и совершиша по повелению Бога Израилева и по повелению Кира и Дариа и Артаксеркса царей Персских,

And the elders of the Jews built, and they prospered, through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of 'Iddo. And they built, and completed it, according to the order of the God of Israel, and according to the order of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes the king of Persia.

15 и совершиша дом той даже до дне третияго, месяца Адара, иже есть в лето шестое царства Дариа царя.

And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of king Darius.

16 Сотвориша же сынове Израилевы, священницы и левити, и прочии сынов преселения обновление дому Божия в радости,

Then celebrated the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the exile, the dedication of this house of God with joy;

17 и принесоша на обновление дому Божия телцев сто, овнов двести, агнцев четыреста, козлов от коз за грехи всего Израиля дванадесять, по числу колен Израилевых:

And they offered for the dedication of this house of God one hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin-offering for all Israel, twelve he-goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

18 и поставиша священников в чинех своих и левиты в частех своих на служение дому Божия во Иерусалиме, якоже писано есть в книзе Моисеове.

And they stationed the priests in their orders, and the Levites in their divisions, for the service of God, which is in Jerusalem, as it is written in the book of Moses.

19 И сотвориша сынове преселения пасху в четвертыйнадесять день месяца перваго:

And the children of the exile prepared the passover-[sacrifice] on the fourteenth day of the first month.

20 очищени бо бяху священницы и левити даже до единаго вси чисти, и пожроша пасху всем сыном преселения и братии их священником и себе самым.

For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves, as one man were all of them clean; and they slaughtered the passover-sacrifice for all the children of the exile, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.

21 И ядоша сынове Израилевы пасху, иже от преселения, и всяк отлучивыйся от осквернения языков земли к ним, еже взыскати Господа Бога Израилева.

And then did the children of Israel, who were returned out of the exile, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the uncleanness of the nations of the earth, to seek the Lord the God of Israel, eat thereof.

22 И сотвориша праздник опресночный седмь дний в веселии, яко возвесели их Господь и обрати сердце царя Ассурска к ним, укрепити руки их в делех дому Бога Израилева.

And they celebrated the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy; for the Lord had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the king of Asshur toward them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.