ʻEsela 7
1 Pea hili ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni, ʻi he pule ʻa ʻAtakisekisi ko e tuʻi ʻo Peasia, ko Esela ko e foha ʻo Selaia, ko e foha ʻo ʻAsalia, ko e foha ʻo Hilikia,
Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
2 Ko e foha ʻo Salumi, ko e foha ʻo Satoki, ko e foha ʻo ʻAhitupe,
the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,
3 Ko e foha ʻo ʻAmalia, ko e foha ʻo ʻAsalia, ko e foha ʻo Milaioti,
the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,
4 Ko e foha ʻo Selaia, ko e foha ʻo Usa, ko e foha ʻo Puki,
the son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,
5 Ko e foha ʻo ʻApisua, ko e foha ʻo Finiasi, ko e foha ʻo ʻEliesa, ko e foha ʻo ʻElone ko e taulaʻeiki lahi:
the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest—
6 Ko e Esela ni naʻe ʻalu hake ia mei Papilone; pea ko e tangata tohi ia naʻe poto ʻi he fono ʻo Mōsese, ʻaia naʻe foaki kiate ia ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli: pea naʻe tuku kiate ia ʻe he tuʻi ʻaia kotoa pē naʻa ne kole, ʻo fakatatau ki he kau ʻae nima ʻo Sihova ko hono ʻOtua kiate ia.
this Ezra went up from Babylon. He was a skilled scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given; and the king granted him all his request, according to the LORD his God’s hand on him.
7 Pea naʻe ʻalu hake ʻae niʻihi ʻoe fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, pea ʻoe kau taulaʻeiki mo e kau Livai, mo e kau hiva, mo e kau leʻo matapā, mo e kau Netenimi, ki Selūsalema, ʻi hono fitu taʻu ʻo ʻAtakisekisi ko e tuʻi.
Some of the children of Israel, including some of the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants went up to Jerusalem in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.
8 Pea naʻe haʻu ia ki Selūsalema ʻi hono nima ʻoe māhina, ʻi hono fitu taʻu ʻoe tuʻi.
He came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king.
9 He naʻe kamata ʻene fononga hake, mei Papilone ʻi he ʻuluaki ʻaho ʻi hono ʻuluaki ʻoe māhina, pea ʻi hono ʻuluaki ʻaho ʻi hono nima ʻoe māhina naʻe hoko ia ki Selūsalema, ʻo fakatatau, ki he kau lelei ʻae nima ʻo hono ʻOtua kiate ia.
For on the first day of the first month he began to go up from Babylon; and on the first day of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God on him.
10 He naʻe ʻosi hono teuʻi hono loto ʻe Esela ke kumi ʻi he fono ʻa Sihova, pea ke fai ia, pea ke akonaki ʻi ʻIsileli ʻae ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni, mo e ngaahi fakamaau.
For Ezra had set his heart to seek the LORD’s law, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel.
11 Pea ko hono hiki eni ʻoe tohi naʻe ʻatu ʻe he tuʻi ko ʻAtakisekisi kia Esela ko e taulaʻeiki, ko e tangata tohi ia, ʻio, ko e tangata tohi ʻae ngaahi lea ʻoe ngaahi fekau ʻa Sihova, pea mo ʻene ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ki ʻIsileli.
Now this is the copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, even the scribe of the words of the LORD’s commandments, and of his statutes to Israel:
12 “Ko ʻAtakisekisi, ko e tuʻi ʻoe ngaahi tuʻi, kia Esela ko e taulaʻeiki, ko e tangata tohi ʻoe fono ʻae ʻOtua ʻoe langi, ke ʻiate koe ʻae fiemālie lelei, ʻi he kuonga ko eni.
Artaxerxes, king of kings, To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the perfect God of heaven. Now
13 “ʻOku ou fai ʻae fono, koeʻuhi ko kinautolu ʻoe kakai ʻo ʻIsileli, pea mo ʻene kautaulaʻeiki, mo e kau Livai, ʻi hoku puleʻanga, ʻaia ʻoku tokanga ʻi honau loto lelei ke ʻalu hake ki Selūsalema, ke nau ʻalu mo koe.
I make a decree that all those of the people of Israel and their priests and the Levites in my realm, who intend of their own free will to go to Jerusalem, go with you.
14 Pea ko e meʻa ʻi he ʻalu koe mei he tuʻi pea mo ʻene kau fakakaukau ʻe toko fitu, ke fehuʻi ki Siuta mo Selūsalema, ʻo fakatatau ki he fono ʻa ho ʻOtua ʻaia ʻoku ʻi ho nima;
Because you are sent by the king and his seven counselors to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of your God which is in your hand,
15 Pea ke fetuku ʻae siliva mo e koula, ʻaia kuo ʻatu fiemālie pe ʻe he tuʻi mo ʻene kau fakakaukau ki he ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻaia ʻoku ʻi Selūsalema hono fale nofoʻanga.
and to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,
16 Pea mo e siliva mo e koula kotoa pē ʻaia ke ke faʻa ʻilo ʻi he potu kotoa pē ʻo Papilone, mo e meʻa ʻatu loto lelei pe ʻae kakai, pea mo e kau taulaʻeiki, ʻoku ʻatu loto lelei pe maʻae fale ʻo honau ʻOtua ʻaia ʻoku ʻi Selūsalema:
and all the silver and gold that you will find in all the province of Babylon, with the free will offering of the people and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem.
17 “Koeʻuhi ke ke fakatau vave ʻaki ʻae ngaahi paʻanga ni ʻae fanga pulu, mo e fanga sipitangata, mo e fanga lami, mo honau ngaahi feilaulau meʻakai, mo e ngaahi feilaulau meʻainu, pea ke ʻatu ia ki he funga ʻoe feilaulauʻanga ʻoe fale ʻo homou ʻOtua ʻaia ʻoku ʻi Selūsalema.
Therefore you shall with all diligence buy with this money bulls, rams, and lambs with their meal offerings and their drink offerings, and shall offer them on the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.
18 Pea ko ia ʻe mata lelei kiate koe, mo ho ngaahi kāinga ke fai ki hono toe ʻoe siliva mo e koula, mou fai ia ʻo fakatatau ki he finangalo ʻo homou ʻOtua.
Whatever seems good to you and to your brothers to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, do that according to the will of your God.
19 Ko e ngaahi ipu foki naʻe tuku kiate koe ki he ngāue ʻoe fale ʻo ho ʻOtua, ke ke ʻatu ia ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ʻOtua ʻo Selūsalema.
The vessels that are given to you for the service of the house of your God, deliver before the God of Jerusalem.
20 Pea mo ia kotoa pē ʻoku ʻaonga ki he fale ʻo ho ʻOtua, ʻaia te ke loto ki ai ke foaki, foaki ia mei he fale koloa ʻoe tuʻi.
Whatever more will be needed for the house of your God, which you may have occasion to give, give it out of the king’s treasure house.
21 “Pea ko au, ʻio, ko au ʻAtakisekisi ko e tuʻi, ʻoku ou fai ʻae fono ki he kau tauhi koloa kotoa pē ʻaia ʻoku ʻi he potu kituʻa ʻi he vaitafe, ke ʻilonga ʻaia ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻe Esela ko e taulaʻeiki, ko e tangata tohi ʻoe fono ʻae ʻOtua ʻoe langi, ke fai vave ia kiate ia,
I, even I, Artaxerxes the king, make a decree to all the treasurers who are beyond the River, that whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, requires of you, it shall be done with all diligence,
22 ʻO fai hake ki he taleniti siliva ʻe teau, mo e puha fua ʻoe uite ʻe teau, pea ki he kaloni ʻe fitungeau ma nimangofulu ʻoe uaine, pea ki he kaloni ʻe fitungeau ma nimangofulu ʻoe lolo, mo e māsima ʻe ʻikai lau ki hono lahi.
up to one hundred talents of silver, and to one hundred cors of wheat, and to one hundred baths of wine, and to one hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.
23 Ko ia kotoa pē ʻoku fekau ʻe he ʻOtua ʻoe langi, tuku ke fai vave ia maʻae fale ʻoe ʻOtua ʻoe langi he ko e hā ka tuʻu ai ʻae houhau ki he puleʻanga ʻoe tuʻi pe ki hono ngaahi foha?
Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be done exactly for the house of the God of heaven; for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?
24 Pea ʻoku mau fakapapau foki kiate kimoutolu, ko e meʻa ki he kau taulaʻeiki mo e kau Livai, mo e kau hiva, mo e kau leʻo matapā, mo e kau Netenimi, pe ko e kau tauhi ʻoe fale ni ʻoe ʻOtua, ʻoku ʻikai ngofua ke tala totongi, pe ha tukuhau, pe ha fakafatongia, kiate kinautolu.
Also we inform you that it shall not be lawful to impose tribute, custom, or toll on any of the priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, temple servants, or laborers of this house of God.
25 “Pea ko koe, ʻe Esela, ʻo hangē ko e poto ʻa ho ʻOtua, ʻoku ʻi ho nima, ke ke fakanofo ʻae kau pule, mo e kau fakamaau, ʻaia ke nau fakamaau ʻae kakai kotoa pē ʻoku ʻi he tuʻa vaitafe, ʻakinautolu ʻoku ʻilo lelei ʻae fono ʻa ho ʻOtua; pea mou ako ia, kiate kinautolu ʻoku ʻikai te nau ʻilo ki ai.
You, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God that is in your hand, appoint magistrates and judges who may judge all the people who are beyond the River, who all know the laws of your God; and teach him who doesn’t know them.
26 Pea ʻilonga ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai fai ki he fono ʻo ho ʻOtua, mo e fono ʻae tuʻi, ke fakahoko vave ʻae fakamaau kiate ia, pe ko ha meʻa ki he mate, pe ki he kapusi ia, pe ki he faʻao ʻo ʻene ngaahi meʻa, pe ki he fakahū ki he fale fakapōpula.”
Whoever will not do the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgment be executed on him with all diligence, whether it is to death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.
27 “Fakafetaʻi kia Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻetau ngaahi tamai, ʻaia kuo ne ʻai ʻae meʻa pehē ni ki he loto ʻoe tuʻi, ke fakamatamatalelei ki he fale ʻo Sihova ʻaia ʻoku ʻi Selūsalema:
Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify the LORD’s house which is in Jerusalem;
28 Pea kuo ne tuku ʻae angaʻofa kiate au ʻi he ʻao ʻoe tuʻi, mo ʻene kau fakakaukau, pea ʻi he ʻao ʻoe houʻeiki ongoongo lahi ʻae tuʻi. Pea naʻe fakamālohiʻi au ʻi he ʻiate au ʻae nima ʻo Sihova ko hoku ʻOtua, pea ne u tānaki fakataha mei ʻIsileli ʻae kau tangata tuʻu ki muʻa ke mau ʻalu hake mo au.”
and has extended loving kindness to me before the king and his counselors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. I was strengthened according to the LORD my God’s hand on me, and I gathered together chief men out of Israel to go up with me.
