Esdras 3
1 Cuando llegó el mes séptimo y los hijos de Israel estaban en las ciudades, el pueblo se reunió como un solo hombre en Jerusalén.
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 Entonces Jesuá, hijo de Josadac, se levantó y sus hermanos los sacerdotes, y Zorobabel, hijo de Salatiel, con sus hermanos. Edificaron el altar del ʼElohim de Israel para ofrecer holocaustos sobre él, como está escrito en la Ley de Moisés, el varón de ʼElohim.
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 Aunque tenían temor de las poblaciones de aquellos campos, erigieron el altar sobre sus basas y ofrecieron holocaustos sobre él a Yavé, tanto por la mañana como al llegar la noche.
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 También celebraron la fiesta de Las Cabañas, como está escrito, holocaustos cada día por número, según la ordenanza.
5 Además de esto, [ofrecieron] el holocausto continuo, las lunas nuevas y todas las fiestas solemnes de Yavé, y lo que cada uno ofrecía como ofrenda voluntaria a Yavé.
6 Desde el primer día del mes séptimo comenzaron a ofrecer holocaustos a Yavé, aunque no estaban colocados los cimientos del Templo de Yavé.
7 Se les pagó a los albañiles y carpinteros con monedas de plata, y a los sidonios y tirios con alimento, bebidas y aceite, para que llevaran madera de cedro desde el Líbano por mar hasta Jope, según la autorización de Ciro, rey de Persia.
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 El mes segundo del año, segundo de su llegada a la Casa de ʼElohim en Jerusalén, Zorobabel, hijo de Salatiel, Jesuá, hijo de Josadac, sus otros hermanos sacerdotes y levitas, y todos los que regresaron de la cautividad a Jerusalén, designaron a los levitas de 20 años arriba para dirigir las obras de la Casa de Yavé.
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 También Jesuá con sus hijos y sus hermanos, Cadmiel, hijo de Judá, con sus hijos, y los hijos de Henadad y sus hermanos levitas, se presentaron como un solo hombre para dirigir a los que hacían la obra en la Casa de ʼElohim.
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 Cuando los albañiles echaron los cimientos del Templo de Yavé, se presentaron los sacerdotes y levitas, hijos de Asaf, con sus vestiduras, trompetas y címbalos para alabar a Yavé, según la ordenanza de David, rey de Israel.
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 Cantaban, alababan y daban gracias a Yavé: Porque Él es bueno, porque para siempre es su misericordia sobre Israel. Y todo el pueblo dio un gran grito cuando alabó a Yavé porque fueron puestos los cimientos de la Casa de Yavé.
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 Pero muchos de los sacerdotes, los levitas, los jefes de casas paternas y los ancianos que vieron el primer Templo, lloraban en alta voz cuando ante sus ojos eran puestos los cimientos de esta Casa, mientras muchos daban gritos de gozo.
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 No se podía distinguir entre el clamor de júbilo y el llanto del pueblo, porque gritaba a gran voz. El bullicio se oía desde lejos.
The shouting and the crying was very loud; [even people] far away could hear it.
