Cesraa 6
1 Markaasaa Boqor Daariyus amar bixiyey, oo waa la baadhay gurigii buugagga taariikhda oo khasnadaha la dhigi jiray ee Baabuloon ku dhex yiil.
[Later] Darius [became the ruler of the Persian Empire. When the enemies of the Israelis forced them to stop rebuilding the temple, the Persian officials sent a message to King Darius. They asked him to] search the records in the (archives/government records), in the building where the king stored the important documents, [to find out whether King Cyrus had authorized that the temple should be rebuilt].
2 Markaasaa magaalada Axmetaa la yidhaahdo oo ku tiil gobolka Maadi ayaa hoygii boqorka laga helay qorniin duudduuban, oo waxaa xusuus ugu qornaa wax sidan ah.
[The king commanded someone to search there, but those documents were not there in Babylon]. They found a scroll at the fort in Ecbatana, in Media province, [that contained the information that they wanted to know]. This is what was written on that scroll:
3 Sannaddii kowaad oo Boqor Kuuros ayaa Boqor Kuuros bixiyey amar ku saabsan guriga Ilaah oo Yeruusaalem ku yaal, oo wuxuu yidhi, Guriga ha la dhiso, kaasoo ah meeshii allabaryo lagu bixiyo, oo aasaaskiisana si adag ha loo dhigo, oo sarajooggiisu ha ahaado lixdan dhudhun, ballaadhkiisuna lixdan dhudhun;
“During the first year that Cyrus [ruled the empire], he sent out a decree concerning the temple of God which is at Jerusalem. In the decree it was stated that a new temple must be built at the same place that [the Israeli people previously] had offered sacrifices, where the [original] foundation [of the first temple] was. The temple must be 90 feet high and 90 feet wide.
4 oo ha lagu dhiso saddex saf oo dhagaxyo waaweyn ah iyo saf alwaax cusub ah; kharashkiisana ha laga bixiyo guriga boqorka.
The building must be made from large stones. After putting down three layers of stones, a layer of timber must be put on top of them. This work will be paid for by money from my treasury.
5 Oo weliba weelashii guriga Ilaah oo ahaa dahabka iyo lacagta oo Nebukadnesar uu ka soo qaaday macbudka Yeruusaalem ku yaal, oo uu keenay Baabuloon, ha la celiyo, oo mar dambe ha la geeyo macbudka Yeruusaalem ku yaal, mid kastaba meeshiisii ha la dhigo, oo waxaad gelisaa guriga Ilaah.
Also, the gold and silver utensils that King Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple of God in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon must be taken back to Jerusalem. They must be put in God’s temple just as they were in the previous temple.”
6 Haddaba sidaas daraaddeed Tatenay, oo ah taliyaha dalka webiga ka shisheeya, iyo Shetar Boosnay, iyo saaxiibbadiinna reer Afarsekaayee oo webiga shishadiisa joogow, idinku halkaas iskaga fogaada,
After reading this, King Darius sent this message [to the leaders of the Israeli people’s enemies in Jerusalem]: “This is a message for Tattenai, the governor of the province west of the [Euphrates] River, and for [his assistant] Shethar-Bozenai, and for all your colleagues: Stay away from that area!
7 oo gurigan Ilaah shuqulkiisa faraha ka qaada, oo taliyaha Yuhuudda iyo odayaasha Yuhuuddu gurigan Ilaah meeshiisii ha ka dhiseen.
Do not (interfere with/hinder) the work of building the temple of God! The temple must be rebuilt at the same place where the former temple was. And do not hinder the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews [while they are doing this work].
8 Oo weliba waxaan amar ku bixiyey wixii aad u samayn lahaydeen odayaashan Yuhuudda oo dhisaya gurigan Ilaah. Waa in alaabta boqorka iyo xataa gabbarada laga qaado inta webiga ka shishaysa nimankan kharash loo siiyo iyadoo aad loogu dadaalayo, si aan iyaga loo hor joogsan innaba.
“Furthermore, I declare that you must help these leaders of the Jews as they rebuild this temple of God [by giving them funds for the building work].
9 Oo wax alla wixii ay u baahan yihiin oo ay wadaaddada Yeruusaalem jooga idin weyddiistaan oo ah dibi yaryar, iyo wanan, iyo baraar, oo ay Ilaaha samada qurbaanno la gubo ugu bixiyaan, iyo sarreen, iyo cusbo, iyo khamri, iyo saliidba ha la siiyo maalin kasta, oo yaan laga baajin,
“The Jewish priests in Jerusalem need young bulls and rams and lambs to sacrifice as they make burned offerings to the God of heaven. You must give them the animals that they need. Also, you must be certain to give them the wheat, salt, wine, and [olive] oil that they need each day [for those sacrifices].
10 inay iyagu Ilaaha samada u bixiyaan allabaryo caraf udgoon, oo ay u duceeyaan boqorka naftiisa iyo tan wiilashiisaba.
If you do that, the Jewish priests will be able to offer sacrifices that please the God who is in heaven, and they will pray that God will bless me and my sons.
11 Oo weliba waxaan kaloo amar ku bixiyey in ku alla kii eraygan beddela gurigiisa loox weyn laga bixiyo, oo inta la qotomiyo, isaga lagu deldelo, oo gurigiisana taas aawadeed ha laga dhigo taallo digo ah,
“If anyone disobeys this decree, [my soldiers] will pull a beam from his house. Then [after they sharpen one end of the beam, ] they will lift that man up and impale him on that beam. Then they will [completely destroy that man’s house until only] a pile of rubble is left.
12 oo Ilaahii magiciisa halkaas dejiyey ha afgembiyo boqorradii iyo dadkii gacantooda u soo fidiya inay amarkaas beddelaan si ay u dumiyaan gurigaas Ilaah oo Yeruusaalem ku yaal. Anigoo Daariyus ah amar baan bixiyey, ee haddaba dadaal ha loo sameeyo.
God has chosen [that city of] Jerusalem as the place where people will honor him [MTY]. What I desire is that he will get rid of any king or any nation that tries to change this decree or tries to destroy that temple in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have made this decree. It must be obeyed quickly and thoroughly.”
13 Wixii Boqor Daariyus u soo diray aawadiis ayay Tatenay oo ahaa taliyihii dalka webiga ka shisheeya, iyo Shetar Boosnay, iyo saaxiibbadoodba dadaal ku wada sameeyeen.
Tattenai, the governor of the province, and [his assistant] Shethar-Bozenai and their colleagues [read the message and] immediately obeyed the decree of King Darius.
14 Oo duqowdii Yuhuudduna waxay wax ku dhiseen oo ku liibaaneen wax sii sheegiddii Nebi Xaggay iyo Sekaryaah oo ahaa ina Iddo. Oo iyagu macbudkii way dhiseen oo dhammeeyeen, sidii uu ahaa amarkii Ilaaha reer binu Israa'iil, iyo sidii uu ahaa amarkii Kuuros, iyo Daariyus, iyo Artaxshasta oo ahaa boqorkii Faaris.
So the Jewish leaders continued their work [of rebuilding the temple]. They were greatly encouraged by the messages that the prophets Haggai and Zechariah preached. The Israelis continued building the temple, just like God had commanded them to do and like King Cyrus had decreed.
15 Oo gurigaas dhismihiisii waxaa la dhammeeyey sannaddii lixaad oo dowladnimadii Boqor Daariyus bishii Adaar maalinteedii saddexaad.
They finished building it on March 12, during the sixth year that King Darius [ruled].
16 Oo reer binu Israa'iil, iyo wadaaddadii, iyo reer Laawi, iyo dadkii maxaabiista ka soo noqday intoodii kaleba gurigan Ilaah gaar bay uga dhigeen iyagoo faraxsan.
Then the priests and the Levites and all the other Israeli people who had returned from Babylon very joyfully dedicated the temple.
17 Oo markay gurigan Ilaah gaar uga dhigayeen waxay u bixiyeen boqol dibi, iyo laba boqol oo wan, iyo afar boqol oo baraar ah; oo qurbaan dembina waxay reer binu Israa'iil oo dhan ugu bixiyeen laba iyo toban orgi intii ay ahaayeen tirada qabiilooyinkii reer binu Israa'iil.
During [the ceremony to] dedicate the temple, they sacrificed 100 young bulls, 200 rams, and 400 lambs. They also sacrificed twelve male goats as an offering in order that [God would forgive] the sins of the people of the twelve tribes of Israel.
18 Oo sida kitaabkii Muuse ku qoran waxay wadaaddadii u qaybiyeen qaybahoodii, kuwii reer Laawina jagooyinkoodii, adeegidda Ilaah oo Yeruusaalem laga adeegayo aawadeed.
Then the priests and Levites were divided into groups that would [take turns to] serve at the temple. They did this according to what Moses had written [many years previously] in the laws [that he wrote].
19 Oo bishii kowaad maalinteedii afar iyo tobnaad ayaa dadkii maxaabiisnimada ka soo noqday waxay dhawreen Iiddii Kormaridda.
On April 21, the Jews who had returned from Babylon celebrated the Passover Festival.
20 Waayo, wadaaddadii iyo kuwii reer Laawi way iswada daahirsheen dhammaantood; oo giddigood daahir bay ahaayeen, markaasay neefkii Kormaridda u bireeyeen dadkii maxaabiisnimada ka soo noqday oo dhan, iyo wadaaddadii walaalahood ahaa, iyo naftoodiiba.
[To qualify themselves for offering the sacrifices], the priests and Levites had already purified themselves by performing certain rituals. Then they slaughtered the lambs for the benefit of all the people who had returned from Babylon, for the other priests, and for themselves.
21 Oo waxaa cunay reer binu Israa'iil oo maxaabiisnimada ka soo noqday, iyo in alla intii naftooda gooni uga soocday nijaastii dadkii dalka degganaa inay doondoonaan Rabbiga ah Ilaaha reer binu Israa'iil,
Those who had returned from Babylon and the other people in that land who had turned away from their immoral practices in order to worship Yahweh, the God of the Israeli people, ate the Passover meal.
22 oo waxay toddoba maalmood farxad ku dhawreen Iiddii Kibista-aan-khamiirka-lahayn, waayo, Rabbigu aad buu uga farxiyey, oo wuxuu iyaga u soo jeediyey qalbigii boqorkii Ashuur inuu gacmahooda xoogeeyo intay ka shaqaynayeen gurigii Ilaah, kaasoo ah Ilaaha reer binu Israa'iil.
They celebrated the Unleavened Bread Festival of [Eating] Unleavened Bread for seven days. The Israeli people throughout the land were joyful because Yahweh had changed the attitude of the king of Assyria toward them, and as a result, the king had helped them to rebuild the temple of God, the one whom they [worshiped].
