Книга Ездры 7
1 По сих же словесех, в царство Артаксеркса царя Персскаго, взыде Ездра сын Сареа, сына Азариева, сына Хелкиева,
Now after these things, in the reign of Arthasastha king of the Persians, came up Esdras the son of Saraias, the son of Azarias, the son of Chelcias,
2 сына Селлумля, сына Саддукова, сына Ахитовля,
the son of Selum, the son of Sadduc, the son of Achitob,
3 сына Самариева, сына Есриева, сына Мареофова,
the son of Samarias, the son of Esria, the son of Mareoth,
4 сына Зараиева, сына Езеиева, сына Воккиева,
the son of Zaraia, the son of Ozias, the son of Bokki,
5 сына Ависуева, сына Финеесова, сына Елеазарова, сына Аарона священника перваго:
the son of Abisue, the son of Phinees, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the first priest.
6 сей Ездра взыде от Вавилона и сей писец скор в законе Моисеове, егоже даде Господь Бог Израилю. И даде ему царь, яко рука Господа Бога его на нем бе во всех, яже искаше он.
This Esdras went up out of Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel gave: and the king gave him [leave], for the hand of the Lord his God was upon him in all things which he sought.
7 И взыдоша от сынов Израилевых и от священников и от левитов, и певцы и придверницы и нафиними во Иерусалим, в лето седмое Артаксеркса царя,
And [some] of the children of Israel went up, and [some] of the priests, and of the Levites, and the singers, and the doorkeepers, and the Nathinim, to Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Arthasastha the king.
8 и приидоша во Иерусалим месяца пятаго: сие есть лето седмое царево:
And they came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, this [was] the seventh year of the king.
9 зане в первый день месяца перваго той нача восходити от Вавилона, и в первый день месяца пятаго приидоша во Иерусалим, яко рука Бога его блага на нем бе:
For in the first [day] of the first month he began the going up from Babylon, and in the first day of the fifth month, they came to Jerusalem, for the good hand of his God was upon him.
10 Ездра бо уготова сердце свое, да взыщет закона (Господня) и да творит и учит во Израили повелением и судбам.
For Esdras had determined in his heart to seek the law, and to do and teach the ordinances and judgments in Israel.
11 И сие есть сказание послания еже даде царь Артаксеркс Ездре священнику, писцу книги словес заповедий Господних и повелений Его во Израили:
And this [is] the copy of the order which Arthasastha gave to Esdras the priest, the scribe of the book of the words of the commandments of the Lord, and of his ordinances to Israel.
12 Артаксеркс царь царей Ездре священнику, писцу закона Господа Бога небеснаго: да совершится слово и ответ:
Arthasastha, king of kings, to Esdras, the scribe of the law of the Lord God of heaven, Let the order and the answer be accomplished.
13 от мене повелено есть, да кийждо, иже имать усердие благо во царстве моем от людий Израилевых и от священников и от левитов поити во Иерусалим, с тобою да идет:
A decree is made by me, that every one who is willing in my kingdom of the people of Israel, and of the priests and Levites, to go to Jerusalem, [be permitted] to go with you.
14 от лица царева и седми советников его послан еси, да посетиши Иудею и Иерусалим в законе Бога их, сущем в руку твоею,
[One] has been sent from the king and the seven councillors, to visit Judea and Jerusalem, according to the law of their God that is in your hand.
15 и да отнесеши в дом Господень сребро и злато, еже царь и советницы его со усердием даша Богу Израилеву, Иже во Иерусалиме обитает,
And for the house of the Lord [there have been sent] silver and gold, which the king and the councillors have freely given to the God of Israel, who dwells in Jerusalem.
16 и все злато и сребро, еже аще обрящеши во всей области Вавилонстей, с добровольным даянием людским и священников, волею приносящих в дом Божий, иже во Иерусалиме:
And all the silver and gold, whatever you shall find in all the land of Babylon, with the free will offering of the people, and the priests that offer freely for the house of God which is in Jerusalem.
17 и всякий доход той усердно впиши в книгу сию: телцы, овны, агнцы, и жертвы их и возлияния их: и принеси та на олтарь дому Бога вашего, иже есть во Иерусалиме:
And as for every one that arrives [there], speedily order him by this letter [to bring] calves, rams, lambs, and their meat-offerings, and their drink-offerings; and you shall offer them on the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.
18 и аще что тебе и братии твоей благо возмнится от оставшагося сребра и злата сотворити, якоже угодно Богу вашему, сотворите:
And whatever it shall seem good to you and to your brethren to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, do as it is pleasing to your God.
19 и сосуды, иже даны тебе в службу дому Божия, вдаждь пред Богом во Иерусалиме:
And deliver the vessels that are given you for the service of the house of God, before God in Jerusalem.
20 и прочыя потребы дому Бога твоего, еже аще возмнится тебе дати, да даси из домов сокровища царева
And as to the rest of the need of the house of your God, you shall give from the king's treasure-houses,
21 и от мене аз Артаксеркс царь уставих повеление всем хранителем сокровищ, иже суть за рекою, да все, еже аще воспросит от вас Ездра священник и писец закона Бога небеснаго, готово да будет:
and from me, whatever it shall seem [good] to you to give. I king Arthasastha have made a decree for all the treasuries that are in the [country] beyond the river, that whatever Esdras the priest and scribe of the God of heaven may ask you, it shall be done speedily,
22 сребра даже до ста талант, и пшеницы даже до ста мер, и вина даже до ста бочек, и елеа даже до ста чванов, а соли без записания:
to [the amount of] a hundred talents of silver, and a hundred measures of wheat, and a hundred baths of wine, and a hundred baths of oil, and salt without reckoning.
23 все, еже есть по воли Бога небеснаго, да будет в дому Бога небеснаго: вонмите, да не кто прострет руку на дом Бога небеснаго, да не когда будет гнев на царство царево и сынов его:
Let whatever is in the decree of the God of heaven, be done: take heed lest any one make an attack on the house of the God of heaven, lest at any time there shall be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons.
24 и вам знаемо творим сие, от всех священников и левитов, певцев, дверников, нафинимов и слуг дому Божия дань да не будет тебе, ниже имейте власти порабощати их:
Also this has been declared to you, with respect to all the priests, and Levites, the singers, porters, Nathinim and ministers of the house of God, let no tribute be [paid] to you; you shall not have power to oppress them.
25 ты же, Ездра, по премудрости Бога твоего, яже в руце твоей, постави книжники и судии, да судят вся люди, иже суть за рекою, всем знающым закон Бога твоего, и не ведающему ведати сотворите:
And you, Esdras, as the wisdom of God [is] in your hand, appoint scribes and judges, that they may judge for all the people beyond the river, all that know the law of the Lord your God; and you shall make it known to him that knows not.
26 и всяк, иже не сотворит закона Бога твоего и закона царева усердно, суд да будет сотворен на него, аще в смерть, или в наказание, или во отщетение живота, или в темницу.
And whoever shall not do the law of God, and the law of the king readily, judgment shall be taken upon him, whether for death or for chastisement, or for a fine of his property, or casting into prison.
27 Благословен Господь Бог отец наших, иже даде сице в сердце царево, да прославит дом Господень, иже во Иерусалиме,
Blessed [be] the Lord God of our fathers, who has put it thus into the heart of the king, to glorify the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem;
28 и на мя уклони милосердие пред очима царя и советников его и всех князей царевых сильных: и аз укреплен бых, яко рука Божия благая на мне, и собрах от Израиля князей взыти со мною.
and has given me favor in the eyes of the king, and of his councillors, and all the rulers of the king, the exalted ones. And I was strengthened according to the good hand of God upon me, and I gathered chief men of Israel to go up with me.
