ఎజ్రా 1
1 ౧ యెహోవా తాను యిర్మీయా ద్వారా పలికిన మాటలు నెరవేర్చడానికి పర్షియా రాజు కోరెషు పాలన మొదటి సంవత్సరంలో రాజు మనస్సును ప్రేరేపించాడు. అతడు తన రాజ్యమంతటా రాతపూర్వకంగా చాటింపు వేయించి ఇలా ప్రకటించాడు.
൧യഹോവ യിരെമ്യാ പ്രവാചകനിലൂടെ അരുളിച്ചെയ്ത വചനം നിവൃത്തിയാകേണ്ടതിന് പാർസിരാജാവായ കോരെശിന്റെ ഒന്നാം ആണ്ടിൽ യഹോവ കോരെശിന്റെ മനസ്സ് ഉണർത്തിയിട്ട്, അവൻ തന്റെ രാജ്യത്ത് എല്ലാടവും ഒരു വിളംബരം പ്രസിദ്ധപ്പെടുത്തി എല്ലാവരേയും അറിയിച്ചത് എന്തെന്നാൽ
2 ౨ “పర్షియా రాజు కోరెషు ఇలా ఆజ్ఞాపిస్తున్నాడు. ఆకాశంలో ఉండే దేవుడైన యెహోవా లోకంలో ఉన్న ప్రజలందరినీ నాకు లోబరిచాడు. ఆయన యూదా దేశంలో ఉన్న యెరూషలేములో తనకు మందిరం కట్టించాలని నాకు ఆజ్ఞ ఇచ్చాడు.
൨“പാർസിരാജാവായ കോരെശ് ഇപ്രകാരം കല്പിക്കുന്നു: സ്വർഗ്ഗത്തിലെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവ ഭൂമിയിലെ സകലരാജ്യങ്ങളും എനിക്ക് തന്നിരിക്കുന്നു; യെഹൂദയിലെ യെരൂശലേമിൽ അവന് ഒരു ആലയം പണിവാൻ എന്നോട് കല്പിച്ചുമിരിക്കുന്നു.
3 ౩ మీలో ఆయన ప్రజలందరికీ దేవుడు తోడుగా ఉంటాడు గాక. వారు యూదా దేశంలోని యెరూషలేముకు బయలుదేరి, ఇశ్రాయేలీయుల దేవుడైన యెహోవా మందిరాన్ని కట్టాలి.
൩നിങ്ങളിൽ അവന്റെ ജനമായിട്ട് ആരെങ്കിലും ഉണ്ടെങ്കിൽ അവന്റെ ദൈവം അവനോട് കൂടെ ഇരിക്കുമാറാകട്ടെ; അവൻ യെഹൂദയിലെ യെരൂശലേമിലേക്ക് യാത്ര പുറപ്പെട്ട് യിസ്രായേലിന്റെ ദൈവമായ യഹോവയ്ക്ക് ആലയം പണിയട്ടെ; അവനല്ലോ യെരൂശലേമിലെ ദൈവം.
4 ౪ యెరూషలేములో వివిధ ప్రాంతాల్లో మిగిలి ఉన్న ప్రజలు దేవుని మందిరం కట్టించడానికి ఇష్టపూర్తిగా తమ దగ్గరున్న వెండి బంగారాలను, వస్తువులను, పశువులను ఇచ్చి సహాయం చేయాలి.”
൪ശേഷിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നവർ പാർക്കുന്ന ഇടത്തൊക്കെയും അതത് സ്ഥലത്തിലെ സ്വദേശികൾ, പൊന്ന്, വെള്ളി, മറ്റു സാധനങ്ങൾ, കന്നുകാലി എന്നിവയാലും, യെരൂശലേമിലെ ദൈവാലയം വകെക്കായി ഔദാര്യദാനങ്ങളാലും സഹായം ചെയ്യേണം.
5 ౫ అప్పుడు యూదా పెద్దలు, బెన్యామీనీయుల పెద్దలు, యాజకులు, లేవీయులు ఎవరి మనస్సులను దేవుడు ప్రేరేపించాడో వారంతా సమకూడి యెరూషలేములో ఉన్న యెహోవా మందిరం కట్టడానికి బయలుదేరారు.
൫അങ്ങനെ യെഹൂദയുടെയും ബെന്യാമീന്റെയും പിതൃഭവനത്തലവന്മാരും, പുരോഹിതന്മാരും ലേവ്യരും, ദൈവം ഉണർത്തിയ എല്ലാവരും, യെരൂശലേമിൽ യഹോവയുടെ ആലയം പണിവാൻ പോകേണ്ടതിന് യാത്ര പുറപ്പെട്ടു.
6 ౬ మిగిలి ఉన్న ప్రజలు ఇష్టపూర్వకంగా ఇచ్చినవి కాకుండా, వెండి వస్తువులు, బంగారం, పశువులు, విలువైన వస్తువులు ఇచ్చి వారికి సహాయం చేశారు.
൬അവരുടെ ചുറ്റും പാർത്തവർ ഔദാര്യദാനങ്ങൾ കൊടുത്തത് കൂടാതെ, വെള്ളിയും പൊന്നും കൊണ്ടുള്ള ഉപകരണങ്ങൾ, മറ്റു സാധനങ്ങൾ, കന്നുകാലികൾ, വിലയേറിയ വസ്തുക്കൾ എന്നിവ കൊണ്ടും അവരെ പ്രോത്സാഹിപ്പിച്ചു.
7 ౭ ఇవి కాక, నెబుకద్నెజరు యెరూషలేము నుండి దోచుకుని వచ్చి తన దేవుళ్ళ గుడుల్లో ఉంచిన యెహోవా మందిర ఉపకరణాలను కోరెషు రాజు బయటికి తీయించాడు.
൭നെബൂഖദ്നേസർ യെരൂശലേമിൽനിന്ന് കൊണ്ടുപോയി തന്റെ ദേവന്മാരുടെ ക്ഷേത്രത്തിൽ വെച്ചിരുന്ന യഹോവയുടെ ആലയംവക ഉപകരണങ്ങളും കോരെശ്‌രാജാവ് പുറത്തേക്ക് എടുപ്പിച്ചു.
8 ౮ కోరెషు రాజు తన కోశాధికారి మిత్రిదాతు ద్వారా వాటిని బయటికి తెప్పించి లెక్క వేయించి, వాటిని యూదుల అధిపతి షేష్బజ్జరు చేతికి అప్పగించాడు.
൮പാർസിരാജാവായ കോരെശ് ഖജനാവ് സൂക്ഷിപ്പുകാരനായ മിത്രെദാത്ത് മുഖാന്തരം അവ പുറത്തേക്ക് എടുപ്പിച്ച് യെഹൂദാപ്രഭുവായ ശേശ്ബസ്സരിന് എണ്ണിക്കൊടുപ്പിച്ചു. അവയുടെ എണ്ണം ഇത്രയായിരുന്നു:
൯പൊൻതാലം മുപ്പത്, വെള്ളിത്താലം ആയിരം, കത്തി ഇരുപത്തൊമ്പത്, പൊൻപാത്രം മുപ്പത്,
൧൦അതേപോലെയുള്ള വെള്ളിപ്പാത്രം നാനൂറ്റിപ്പത്ത്, മറ്റുള്ള ഉപകരണങ്ങൾ ആയിരം.
11 ౧౧ బంగారు, వెండి వస్తువులు అన్నీ కలిపి 5, 400. ఈ మొత్తం వస్తువులతోపాటు బబులోను చెర నుండి విడుదలైన వారిని కూడా వెంటబెట్టుకుని షేష్బజ్జరు యెరూషలేముకు తీసుకువచ్చాడు.
൧൧പൊന്നും വെള്ളിയും കൊണ്ടുള്ള ഉപകരണങ്ങൾ ആകെ അയ്യായിരത്തിനാനൂറ് ആയിരുന്നു; പ്രവാസികളെ ബാബേലിൽനിന്ന് യെരൂശലേമിലേക്ക് കൊണ്ടുപോകുമ്പോൾ ഇവയൊക്കെയും ശേശ്ബസ്സർ കൊണ്ടുപോയി.
