Esra 7
1 Sedan detta skedt var i Arthahsasta rike, Konungens i Persien, kom ned af Babel Esra, Seraja son, Asaria sons, Hilkia sons,
[Many/Fifty years] later, while Artaxerxes was the king of Persia, I, Ezra came from Babylon here to Jerusalem. I am the son of Seraiah and the grandson of Azariah, and the great-grandson of Hilkiah.
2 Sallums sons, Zadoks sons, Ahitobs sons,
Hilkiah was the son of Shallum, who was the son of Zadok, who was the son of Ahitub,
3 Amaria sons, Asaria sons, Merajoths sons,
who was the son of Amariah, who was the son of Azariah, who was the son of Meraioth,
4 Serahja sons, Ussi sons, Bukki sons,
who was the son of Zerahiah, who was the son of Uzzi, who was the son of Bukki,
5 Abisua sons, Pinehas sons, Eleazars sons, Aarons den öfversta Prestens sons,
who was the son of Abishua, who was the son of Phinehas, who was the son of Eleazar, who was the son of Aaron, the [first] Supreme Priest.
6 Hvilken en skickelig Skriftlärder var i Mose lag, som Herren Israels Gud gifvit hade; och Konungen gaf honom allt det han begärade, efter Herrans Guds hand öfver honom.
I am a man who knows very well the laws that Moses [wrote]. Those were the laws that Yahweh, the God whom we Israeli people ([worship/belong to]), had given to us Israeli people. When I arrived in Jerusalem, Yahweh my God was kind to me, and as a result the [people] gave me everything that I had requested the king to [tell them to] give to me.
7 Och drogo någre upp af Israels barn, Prester, Leviter, sångare, dörravaktare, och Nethinim, till Jerusalem, i sjunde årena Konungens Arthahsasta.
Some of the priests, some [other] descendants of Levi, [some] singers, [some] (gatekeepers/men who guarded the gates of the temple), and [some] men who worked in the temple, and some other [Israeli] people came up with me here to Jerusalem. That was during the seventh year that Artaxerxes was the king [of Persia].
8 Och de kommo till Jerusalem i femte månadenom, det är sjunde året Konungens.
We left Babylon on April 8, which was the first day of the Jewish year. Because God was very kind to us, we arrived [safely] in Jerusalem on August 4 of that year.
9 Förty på första dagen i första månadenom vardt han till råds att uppdraga ifrå Babel; och på första dagen i femte månadenom kom han till Jerusalem, efter Guds goda hand öfver honom.
10 Ty Esra skickade sitt hjerta till att söka Herrans lag, och till att göra och lära i Israel bud och rätter.
During my entire life, I devoted myself to studying the laws of Yahweh, and how to obey those laws. I had also taught those laws and all their regulations to the Israeli people [for many years].
11 Och detta är brefvets innehåll, som Konung Arthahsasta gaf Esra Prestenom, dem Skriftlärda, hvilken en lärare var i Herrans ord, och hans bud öfver Israel:
King Artaxerxes [knew that] I am a priest who knows the Jewish laws very well. [He knew that for many years] I had studied those laws and had taught all the rules and regulations of those laws to the Israeli people. [So before I left Babylon to come to Jerusalem, ] he wrote a letter, and gave a copy to me. [This is what he wrote]:
12 Arthahsasta, Konung öfver alla Konungar, Esra Prestenom, dem Skriftlärda i Guds lag af himmelen, frid och helso.
[“This letter is] from me, Artaxerxes, the greatest of the kings. [I am giving it] to Ezra the priest, who has studied very well all the rules and regulations that the God [who is/rules] in heaven [gave to the Israeli people].
13 Af mig är befaldt, att alle de af Israels folk, som friviljoge äro i mitt rike, och Presterna, och Leviterna, till att fara till Jerusalem, att de måga fara med dig;
“Ezra, I command that when you return to Jerusalem, any of the Israeli people in my kingdom who want to are allowed to go with you. That includes any priests and [other] descendants of Levi [who will work in the temple] who want to go.
14 Utsände af Konungenom, och af de sju rådherrar, till att besöka Juda och Jerusalem, efter dins Guds lag, hvilken i dine hand är;
I, along with my seven counselors/advisors, am sending you to Jerusalem, in order that you can determine what is happening there and in [other towns in] Judah. You are taking with you [MTY] a copy of God’s laws; make sure that the people are doing everything that is written in those laws.
15 Och att du medtager silfver och guld, som Konungen och hans rådherrar friviljoge gifva Israels Gudi, hvilkens boning i Jerusalem är;
[We are also saying that] you should take with you the silver and gold that I and my advisors are wanting to give to you, in order that you will present it to be an offering to the God who [rules] the Israeli people and who lives in Jerusalem.
16 Och allahanda silfver och guld, som du finna kan i hela Babels landskap, med det som folket och Presterna friviljoge gifva till Guds hus i Jerusalem.
You should also take any silver and gold that the people in the entire Babylonia province give to you, and the money that the priests and [other] Israeli people have happily said that they would give to you to be offerings for building the temple of their God in Jerusalem.
17 Allt detta tag, och köp fliteliga för de samma penningar kalfvar, lamb, bockar och spisoffer, och drickoffer, att man må offra uppå altaret vid edars Guds hus i Jerusalem.
With this money, you should buy the bulls, rams, lambs, and the grain and wine that the priests will burn on the altar [outside] the temple of your God in Jerusalem.
18 Dertill hvad dig och dina bröder täckes att göra af de penningar, som öfverblifva, det görer efter edars Guds vilja.
“If there is any silver or gold that remains [you have bought all those things], you and your companions/colleagues are permitted to use it to [buy] whatever you desire, but buy only things that [you know that] God wants you to buy.
19 Och de tyg, som dig antvardas, till ämbetet i dins Guds huse, öfverantvarda dem inför Gud i Jerusalem.
We have given to you some valuable items to be used in the temple of your God. Take them also to Jerusalem.
20 Hvad sedan mer af nödene är till dins Guds hus, det du behöfver utgifva, det låt utgifva utu Konungens kammar.
If you need any other things for the temple, you are permitted to get the money for those things from the building here where my government’s money is kept/stored.
21 Jag, Konung Arthahsasta, hafver detta befallt räntomästaromen på hinsidon älfven, så att hvad Esra Presten, den Skriftlärde i Guds lag af himmelen, af eder äskar, att I det fliteliga gören;
“And I, King Artaxerxes, command this to all the treasurers in the province west of the [Euphrates] River: 'Give to Ezra, the priest who has studied very well the laws of the God [who is/rules] in heaven, everything that he requests, and give it to him quickly.
22 Allt intill hundrade centener silfver, och intill hundrade corer hvete, och till hundrade bath vin, och till hundrade bath oljo, och salt utan mått;
The most that you should give to him is (7,500 pounds/3,400 kg.) of silver, 500 bushels of wheat, 550 gallons of wine, and 550 gallons of [olive] oil, but give to him all the salt that they need.
23 Allt det der hörer till Guds lag af himmelen, att man det fliteliga låter komma till Guds hus af himmelen; att en vrede icke må komma öfver Konungens rike, och hans barn.
Be sure that you provide whatever their God requires for his temple, because we certainly do not [RHQ] want him to be angry with me or with my descendants who will later be kings.
24 Och eder skall vetterligit vara, att I icke magt hafven att lägga någon utskuld, tull eller årliga ränto på någon Prest, Levit, sångare, dörravaktare, Nethinim, och tjenare i denna Guds huse.
We are also commanding that none of the priests, descendants of Levi, musicians, temple guards, or other men who work in the temple, will be required to pay any kind of taxes.'
25 Men du, Esra, efter dins Guds visdom, som i dine hand är, uppsätt domare och lagmän, som allt folket döma måga, som på hinsidon älfven är, alla de som veta dins Guds lag, alla de som icke veta dem, dem lär.
“Ezra, your God has enabled you to become very wise. Using that wisdom, appoint men in the province west of the [Euphrates] River who will judge cases involving the people, and men who will judge cases involving the government. You must appoint men who know the laws of your God. All of you must teach God’s laws to others who do not know them.
26 Och alle de som icke med flit göra dins Guds lag, och Konungens lag, de skola straxt hafva sin dom för sina gernings skull, antingen till döds eller till landsflykt, eller till penningaplikt, eller till fängelse.
Everyone who does not obey God’s laws or the laws of my government must be punished severely. Some of them will be executed, some will be put in prison, some will be sent out of the country or have all their property taken away from them.”
27 Lofvad vare Herren våra fäders Gud, som sådant Konungenom ingifvit hafver, att han skulle bepryda Herrans hus i Jerusalem;
[Because King Artaxerxes was very kind like that, I said], “Praise Yahweh, the God whom our ancestors [worshiped/belonged to]! He has caused the king to want to honor the temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem.
28 Och tillböjt sina barmhertighet till mig, för Konungenom, och hans rådherrar, och alla Konungens väldiga. Och jag vardt styrkt efter Herrans mins Guds hand öfver mig, och församlade de yppersta i Israels hus, att de med mig ditupp drogo.
Because God was very kind to me, the king and all his advisors and all his powerful officials have also been kind to me. So, because God has helped me, I have become encouraged, and I have [been able to] persuade some of the Israeli leaders to go up to Jerusalem with me.”
