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1 En el primer año de Ciro, rey de Persia, para que se cumpliera la palabra de Yahvé por boca de Jeremías, Yahvé despertó el espíritu de Ciro, rey de Persia, de modo que hizo un anuncio por todo su reino, y lo puso también por escrito, diciendo,
During the first year that Cyrus ruled [the] Persian [Empire], he did something that fulfilled what Jeremiah had prophesied. Yahweh motivated Cyrus to write this message, and then Cyrus sent this message throughout his empire:
2 “Ciro, rey de Persia, dice: “Yahvé, el Dios del cielo, me ha dado todos los reinos de la tierra; y me ha ordenado que le construya una casa en Jerusalén, que está en Judá.
“I, King Cyrus, who rule [the] Persian [Empire], declare this: 'Yahweh, the God [who is in/rules] from heaven, has caused me to become the ruler of all the kingdoms [that I know about] on the earth. And he has appointed me [to enable his people] to build a temple for him in Jerusalem, in Judah [land].
3 Quienquiera que haya entre ustedes de todo su pueblo, que su Dios esté con él, y que suba a Jerusalén, que está en Judá, y edifique la casa de Yahvé, el Dios de Israel (él es Dios), que está en Jerusalén.
All you people who belong to God may go up to Jerusalem to rebuild this temple for Yahweh, the God who lives in Jerusalem, the God [who is worshiped by you] Israeli people. I desire/hope that your God will be with you [and help those who go there].
4 El que quede, en cualquier lugar donde viva, que los hombres de su lugar lo ayuden con plata, con oro, con bienes y con animales, además de la ofrenda voluntaria para la casa de Dios que está en Jerusalén”.
Those people who are in places where Israelis are living, whose ancestors were exiled here, should contribute silver and gold to those who go. They should also give them supplies [that they will need for the journey to Jerusalem]. They should also give them some livestock, and gifts of money to help build the temple of God in Jerusalem.'”
5 Entonces los jefes de familia de Judá y de Benjamín, los sacerdotes y los levitas, todos cuyos espíritus Dios había incitado a subir, se levantaron para edificar la casa de Yahvé que está en Jerusalén.
Then God motivated some of the priests and (Levites/men who did work in the temple) and some of the leaders of the tribes that were descended from Judah and Benjamin to return to Jerusalem. Those whom God motivated got ready to return to Jerusalem and build the temple for Yahweh there.
6 Todos los que los rodeaban reforzaron sus manos con vasos de plata, con oro, con bienes, con animales y con cosas preciosas, además de todo lo que se ofrecía voluntariamente.
All of their neighbors helped them by giving them things made of silver and things made of gold, and supplies for the journey, and livestock. They also gave them other valuable gifts, and also gave them money [to buy things for building the temple].
7 También el rey Ciro sacó los utensilios de la casa de Yahvé, que Nabucodonosor había sacado de Jerusalén y había puesto en la casa de sus dioses;
King Cyrus brought out the valuable things that King Nebuchadnezzar’s [soldiers] had taken from the temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem and put in the temple of Nebuchadnezzar’s gods [in Babylon].
8 esos los sacó Ciro, rey de Persia, por mano del tesorero Mitrídates, y los contó a Sesbasar, príncipe de Judá.
Cyrus commanded Mithredath, the treasurer of [the] Persian [Empire], to count all these items and then give them to Sheshbazzar, the leader of [the group that was going to return to] Judah.
9 Este es el número de ellos: treinta fuentes de oro, mil fuentes de plata, veintinueve cuchillos,
This is a list of the items that Cyrus donated: 30 large gold dishes 1,000 large silver dishes 29 silver (censers/incense burning pans)
10 treinta tazones de oro, cuatrocientos diez tazones de plata de segunda clase, y otros mil recipientes.
30 gold bowls 410 silver bowls 1,000 other items.
11 Todos los vasos de oro y de plata eran cinco mil cuatrocientos. Todo esto lo trajo Sesbasar cuando los cautivos fueron llevados de Babilonia a Jerusalén.
All together, there were 5,400 items made of silver or gold, that [were given to] Sheshbazzar [to] take with him when he and the others returned to Jerusalem.
