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1 Uti första årena Cores, Konungens i Persien, på det fullkomnas skulle Herrans ord, taladt igenom Jeremia mun, uppväckte Herren Cores anda, Konungens i Persien, att han lät utropa i all sitt rike, och igenom skrifvelse, och säga:
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 Detta säger Cores, Konungen i Persien: Herren Gud i himmelen hafver gifvit mig all rike i landen, och hafver befallt mig bygga sig ett hus i Jerusalem, i Juda.
“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 Hvilken som nu ibland eder är af hans folk, med honom vare hans Gud, och han drage upp till Jerusalem i Juda, och uppbygge Herrans Israels Guds hus; han är den Gud, som i Jerusalem är.
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 Och hvilken som ännu igenlefd är, ehvar som helst han en främling är, honom hjelpe folket i det rum med silfver och guld, med gods och boskap, af en fri vilja, till Guds hus i Jerusalem.
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 Då stodo upp de öfverste fäder af Juda och BenJamin, och Presterna och Leviterna, alle, hvilkas anda Gud uppväckte till att draga upp, och bygga Herrans hus i Jerusalem.
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 Och alle de som voro omkring dem, styrkte deras hand med silfver och gyldene tyg, med gods och boskap, och klenodier; förutan det de friviljoge gåfvo.
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 Och Konung Cores fick ut Herrans hus kärile, som NebucadNezar utu Jerusalem tagit hade, och låtit lägga uti sins guds hus.
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 Och Konung Cores i Persien fick dem ut igenom Mithredath räntomästaren, och uträknade dem Sesbazar, Förstanom i Juda.
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 Och detta är talet: tretio gyldene bäcken, och tusende silfverbäcken, nio och tjugu knifvar;
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 Tretio gyldene skålar, och de andra silfskålar, fyrahundrad och tio, och annor kärile tusende;
30 gold bowls 410 silver bowls 1,000 other items.
11 Så att all kärilen både af guld och silfver voro femtusend och fyrahundrad. All dem förde Sesbazar upp, med dem som utu fängelset uppdrogo ifrå Babel till Jerusalem.
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.
