Cesraa 3
1 Oo markii bishii toddobaad la gaadhay, oo ay reer binu Israa'iilna iska degganaayeen magaalooyinkoodii, ayaa dadkii oo dhammu ugu soo wada urureen Yeruusaalem sidii nin keliya.
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 Markaasaa waxaa istaagay Yeeshuuca oo ahaa ina Yoosaadaaq, iyo walaalihiisii wadaaddada ahaa, iyo Serubaabel oo ahaa ina Salaatii'eel, iyo walaalihiis, oo waxay dhiseen meeshii allabariga Ilaaha reer binu Israa'iil inay ku dul bixiyaan qurbaanno la gubo, sida ay ugu qoran tahay sharcigii Muuse oo ahaa ninka Ilaah.
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 Oo meeshii allabariga waxay saareen saldhiggeedii, waayo, iyagu waxay ka cabsanayeen dadkii dalalka degganaa, oo waxay Rabbiga ugu dul bixiyeen qurbaanno la gubo oo ahaa kuwii subaxnimada iyo kuwii habeennimada.
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 Oo iiddii taambuugyadana waxay u iideen sidii ay u qornayd, oo maalin kastana waxay tiro ku bixinayeen qurbaannada la gubo, sidii amarku ahaa, iyo intii maalin kasta layska doonayay;
5 dabadeedna qurbaankii joogtada ahaa, iyo kuwii bilaha cusub, iyo iidihii Rabbiga oo quduuska ahaa, iyo kii qof waluba Rabbiga ikhtiyaarkiisa ugu bixiyey.
6 Oo maalintii kowaad oo bishii toddobaad ayay bilaabeen inay Rabbiga u bixiyaan qurbaanno la gubo, laakiinse macbudka aasaaskiisii weli lama dhigin.
7 Oo waxay wastaadyadii iyo nijaarradii siiyeen lacag; oo kuwii reer Siidoon iyo kuwii reer Turosna waxay siiyeen cunto, iyo cabniin, iyo saliid si ay geedaha kedarka la yidhaahdo Lubnaan uga keenaan oo ay badda u soo marsiiyaan ilaa Yaafaa, sidii uu Kuuros oo ahaa boqorkii Faaris ugu oggolaaday.
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 Haddaba markay yimaadeen guriga Ilaah oo Yeruusaalem ku yaal sannaddii labaad bisheedii labaad ayay Serubaabel oo ahaa ina Salaatii'eel, iyo Yeeshuuca oo ahaa ina Yoosaadaaq, shuqulkii bilaabeen, iyaga iyo intii kale oo ahayd wadaaddadii walaalahood ahaa, iyo kuwii reer Laawi, iyo kulli intii maxaabiista ka soo baxday oo Yeruusaalem timid, oo kuwii reer Laawi intii labaatan sannadood jirtay ama ka sii weyn ayay u doorteen inay shuqulkii guriga Rabbiga u sarreeyaan.
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 Markaasaa waxaa dhammaan istaagay Yeeshuuca, iyo wiilashiisii iyo walaalihiis, iyo Qadmii'eel iyo wiilashiisii oo ahaa reer Yahuudah, inay u sarreeyaan shaqaalaha ku jira guriga Rabbiga, iyo weliba wiilashii Xeenaadaad iyo wiilashoodii iyo walaalahood oo ahaa reer Laawi.
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 Oo kuwii gurigii dhisayay markay aasaaskii macbudka Rabbiga dhigeen waxaa istaagay wadaaddadii iyagoo dharkoodii xidhan oo turumbooyin wata, iyo kuwii reer Laawi oo ahaa ilma Aasaaf oo haysta suxuun laysku garaaco, inay Rabbiga ammaanaan sidii uu ahaa amarkii Daa'uud oo ahaa boqorkii reer binu Israa'iil.
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 Oo markaasay darandoorri u gabyeen iyagoo Rabbiga ammaanaya oo u mahadnaqaya, oo leh, Isagu wuu wanaagsan yahay, reer binu Israa'iilna weligiisba wuu u naxariistaa. Oo markay Rabbiga ammaaneen ayaa dadkii oo dhammu dhawaaq weyn ku dhawaaqay, maxaa yeelay, waxaa la dhigay aasaaskii gurigii Rabbiga.
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 Oo wadaaddadii badidood, iyo kuwii reer Laawi, iyo madaxdii qabiilooyinka oo ahaa odayaashii arkay gurigii hore ayaa aad u ooyay markay arkeen gurigan aasaaskiisii oo hortooda lagu dhigay, oo kuwo badanuna farxad bay la qayliyeen,
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 oo sidaas daraaddeed dadkii wuu kala sooci kari waayay dhawaaqii farxadda iyo qayladii oohinta, oo buuqiina waxaa laga maqlay meel fog.
The shouting and the crying was very loud; [even people] far away could hear it.
