New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezra 6

Darius Finds Cyrus’s Decree

1Thenבֵּאדַ֛יִןbe.Da.yinH116Kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430Dariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868issuedשָׂ֣םsamH7761a decreeטְעֵ֑םte.'EmH2942, andsearchוּבַקַּ֣רוּ׀u.va.Ka.ruH1240was madeH1240in thearchivesבְּבֵ֣ית סִפְרַיָּ֗אbe.Veit sif.rai.Ya'H1005 H5609,whereדִּ֧י תַּמָּ֖הdi ta.MahH1768 H8536the treasuresגִנְזַיָּ֛אgin.zai.Ya'H1596were storedמְהַחֲתִ֥יןme.ha.cha.TinH5182in Babylonבְּבָבֶֽל׃be.va.VelH895.

2InEcbatanaבְּאַחְמְתָ֗אbe.'ach.me.Ta'H307in the fortressH1003,whichדִּ֛יdiH1768isin the provinceמְדִינְתָּ֖הme.di.ne.Tah'H4083of Mediaבְּמָדַ֥יbe.ma.DaiH4076,a scrollמְגִלָּ֣הme.gi.LahH4040was foundוְהִשְׁתְּכַ֣חve.hish.te.KhachH7912and there was writtenכְּתִ֥יבke.TivH3790in it as followsוְכֵן־ve.khen-H3652: “Memorandumדִּכְרוֹנָֽה׃ פdikh.ro.Nah'H1799--

3In the firstחֲדָ֜הcha.DahH2298yearבִּשְׁנַ֨תbish.NatH8140of Kingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430Cyrusלְכ֣וֹרֶשׁle.Kho.reshH3567,Cyrusכּ֣וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3567the kingמַלְכָּא֮mal.Ka'H4430issuedשָׂ֣םsamH7761a decreeטְעֵם֒te.'EmH2942: ‘Concerningthe houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֤א'e.la.Ha'H426at Jerusalemבִֽירוּשְׁלֶם֙vi.ru.she.LemH3390, let thetempleבַּיְתָ֣אbay.Ta'H1005,the placeאֲתַר֙'a.TarH870whereדִּֽי־di-H1768sacrificesדִּבְחִ֔יןdiv.ChinH1685are offeredדָבְחִ֣יןda.ve.ChinH1684,be rebuiltיִתְבְּנֵ֔אyit.be.Ne'H1124and let its foundationsוְאֻשּׁ֖וֹהִיve.'u.Sho.hiH787beretainedמְסֽוֹבְלִ֑יןme.sov.LinH5446,its heightרוּמֵהּ֙ru.MehH7314being 60שִׁתִּ֔יןshi.TinH8361cubitsאַמִּ֣ין'a.MinH521and its widthפְּתָיֵ֖הּpe.ta.YehH661360שִׁתִּֽין׃shi.TinH8361cubitsאַמִּ֥ין'a.MinH521;

4with threeתְּלָתָ֔אte.la.Ta'H8532layersנִדְבָּכִ֞יןnid.ba.KhinH5073of hugeגְּלָל֙ge.LalH1560stonesאֶ֤בֶן'E.venH69andone layerוְנִדְבָּ֖ךְve.nid.BakhH5073of timbersאָ֣ע'a'H636.And let the costוְנִ֨פְקְתָ֔אve.Nif.ke.Ta'H5313be paidתִּתְיְהִֽב׃tit.ye.HivH3052from theroyalמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430treasuryבֵּ֥יתbeitH1005.

5Alsoוְ֠אַףVe.'afH638letthe goldדַהֲבָ֣הda.ha.Vah'H1722and silverוְכַסְפָּא֒ve.khas.Pa'H3702utensilsמָאנֵ֣יma.NeiH3984of the houseבֵית־veit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָא֮'e.la.Ha'H426,whichH1768Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020tookהַנְפֵּ֛קhan.PekH5312from the templeהֵיכְלָ֥אheikh.La'H1965in Jerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֖םvi.ru.she.LemH3390and broughtוְהֵיבֵ֣לve.hei.VelH2987to Babylonלְבָבֶ֑לle.va.VelH895,be returnedיַהֲתִיב֗וּןya.ha.ti.VunH8421andbroughtH1981to their placesלְאַתְרֵ֔הּle.'at.RehH870in the templeלְהֵיכְלָ֤אle.hei.khe.La'H1965in Jerusalemבִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙vi.ru.she.LemH3390;and you shall putוְתַחֵ֖תve.ta.ChetH5182themin the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1005of Godאֱלָהָֽא׃ ס'e.la.Ha'H426.’

6“Nowכְּעַ֡ןke.'AnH3705therefore,Tattenaiתַּ֠תְּנַיTa.te.naiH8674,governorפַּחַ֨תpa.ChatH6347of the provincebeyondעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675theRiverנַהֲרָ֜הna.ha.Rah'H5103,Shethar-bozenaiH8370andyour colleaguesוּכְנָוָ֣תְה֔וֹןu.khe.na.Va.te.HonH3675,the officialsאֲפַרְסְכָיֵ֔א'a.far.se.kha.Ye'H671of the provincesbeyondבַּעֲבַ֣רba.'a.VarH5675theRiverנַהֲרָ֑הna.ha.Rah'H5103,keepH7352awayH7352from thereתַּמָּֽה׃ta.MahH8536.

7Leaveשְׁבֻ֕קוּshe.Vu.kuH7662thisדֵ֑ךְDekhH1791workלַעֲבִידַ֖תla.'a.vi.DatH5673on the houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426aloneH7662;let the governorפַּחַ֤תpa.ChatH6347of the Jewsיְהוּדָיֵא֙ye.hu.da.Ye'H3062and the eldersוּלְשָׂבֵ֣יu.le.sa.VeiH7868of the Jewsיְהוּדָיֵ֔אye.hu.da.Ye'H3062rebuildיִבְנ֥וֹןyiv.NonH1124thisדֵ֖ךְdekhH1791houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426on its siteאַתְרֵֽהּ׃'at.RehH870.

8Moreover,I issueשִׂ֣יםsimH7761a decreeטְעֵם֒te.'EmH2942concerning whatH4101 H1768you are to doתַֽעַבְד֗וּןta.'av.DunH5648for theseאִלֵּ֔ךְ'i.LekhH479eldersשָׂבֵ֤יsa.VeiH7868of Judahיְהוּדָיֵא֙ye.hu.da.Ye'H3062in the rebuildingלְמִבְנֵ֖אle.miv.Ne'H1124of thisדֵ֑ךְDekhH1791houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426:the fullאָסְפַּ֗רְנָא'a.se.Par.na'H629costנִפְקְתָ֛אnif.ke.Ta'H5313is to be paidמִֽתְיַהֲבָ֛אmit.ya.ha.Va'H3052to theseאִלֵּ֖ךְ'i.LekhH479peopleלְגֻבְרַיָּ֥אle.guv.rai.Ya'H1400from the royalמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430treasuryוּמִנִּכְסֵ֣יu.mi.nikh.SeiH5232out of the taxesמִדַּת֙mi.DatH4061of the provincesbeyondעֲבַ֣ר'a.VarH5675the Riverנַהֲרָ֔הna.ha.Rah'H5103,and that withoutלָ֥אla'H3809delayלְבַטָּלָֽא׃le.va.ta.La'H989.

9Whateverוּמָ֣הu.MahH4101is neededH2819,both youngH1123bullsתוֹרִ֣יןto.RinH8450,ramsוְדִכְרִ֣יןve.dikh.RinH1798,and lambsוְאִמְּרִ֣ין׀ve.'i.me.RinH563for a burntH5928offeringH5928to the Godלֶאֱלָ֪הּle.'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֟אshe.mai.Ya'H8065,and wheatחִנְטִ֞יןchin.TinH2591,saltמְלַ֣ח׀me.LachH4416,wineחֲמַ֣רcha.MarH2562and anointingH4887oilוּמְשַׁ֗חu.me.ShachH4887,as the priestsכָּהֲנַיָּ֤אka.ha.nai.Ya'H3549in Jerusalemבִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙vi.ru.she.LemH3390requestכְּמֵאמַ֨רke.me.MarH3983, itis to be givenמִתְיְהֵ֥בmit.ye.HevH3052to them dailyH3118withoutלָ֥אla'H3809failשָׁלֽוּ׃sha.LuH7960,

10that they may offerמְהַקְרְבִ֛יןme.hak.re.VinH7127acceptableH5208sacrificesH5208to the Godלֶאֱלָ֣הּle.'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֑אshe.mai.Ya'H8065andprayוּמְצַלַּ֕יִןu.me.tza.La.yinH6739for the lifeלְחַיֵּ֥יle.chai.YeiH2417of the kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430and his sonsH1123.

11And I issuedשִׂ֣יםsimH7761a decreeטְעֵם֒te.'EmH2942thatanyכָל־khol-H3606manאֱנָ֗שׁ'e.NashH606whoH1768violatesיְהַשְׁנֵא֙ye.hash.Ne'H8133thisדְנָ֔הde.NahH1836edictפִּתְגָמָ֣אpit.ga.Ma'H6600,a timberאָע֙'a'H636shall be drawnיִתְנְסַ֥חyit.ne.SachH5256from his houseבַּיְתֵ֔הּbay.TehH1005and he shall be impaledוּזְקִ֖יף יִתְמְחֵ֣אu.ze.Kif yit.me.Che'H2211 H4223on it andhis houseוּבַיְתֵ֛הּu.vay.TehH1005shall be madeיִתְעֲבֵ֖דyit.'a.VedH5648a refuseH5122heapH5122on accountH5922of thisדְּנָֽה׃de.NahH1836.

12May the Godוֵֽאלָהָ֞אve.la.Ha'H426whoH1768has caused His nameשְׁמֵ֣הּshe.MehH8036to dwellשַׁכִּ֧ןsha.KinH7932thereתַּמָּ֗הta.MahH8536overthrowיְמַגַּ֞רye.ma.GarH4049anyכָּל־kol-H3606kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4430or peopleוְעַם֙ve.'AmH5972whoH1768attemptsיִשְׁלַ֣ח יְדֵ֗הּyish.Lach ye.DehH7972 H3028to changeלְהַשְׁנָיָ֛הle.hash.na.YahH8133it,so as to destroyלְחַבָּלָ֛הle.cha.ba.LahH2255thisדֵ֖ךְdekhH1791houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426in Jerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390.I, Dariusדָרְיָ֙וֶשׁ֙da.re.Ya.veshH1868,have issuedשָׂ֣מֶתSa.metH7761thisdecreeטְעֵ֔םte.'EmH2942, let itbe carriedיִתְעֲבִֽד׃ פyit.'a.VidH5648out with allH629diligenceH629!”

The Temple Completed and Dedicated

13Thenאֱ֠דַיִן'E.da.yinH116Tattenaiתַּתְּנַ֞יta.te.NaiH8674,the governorפַּחַ֧תpa.ChatH6347of the provincebeyondעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675the Riverנַהֲרָ֛הna.ha.Rah'H5103,Shethar-bozenaiH8370and their colleaguesוּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹןu.khe.na.va.te.HonH3675carriedעֲבַֽדוּ׃'a.Va.duH5648out the decreewith allH629diligenceH629,justלָקֳבֵ֗לlo.ko.VelH6903as Kingמַלְכָּ֛אmal.Ka'H4430Dariusדָּרְיָ֧וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868had sentשְׁלַ֞חshe.LachH7972.

14Andthe eldersוְשָׂבֵ֤יve.sa.VeiH7868of the Jewsיְהוּדָיֵא֙ye.hu.da.Ye'H3062were successfulוּמַצְלְחִ֔יןu.matz.le.ChinH6744in buildingבָּנַ֣יִןba.Na.yinH1124through the prophesyingבִּנְבוּאַת֙bin.vu.'AtH5017of Haggaiחַגַּ֣יcha.GaiH2292the prophetנְבִיָּ֔אne.vi.'ah'H5029and Zechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֖הu.ze.khar.YahH2148the sonבַּר־bar-H1247of Iddoעִדּ֑וֹאi.Do'H5714. Andthey finishedוְשַׁכְלִ֗לוּve.shakh.Li.luH3635buildingוּבְנ֣וֹu.ve.NoH1124accordingמִן־min-H4481to the commandטַ֙עַם֙ta.'amH2942of the Godאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3479and the decreeוּמִטְּעֵם֙u.mi.te.'EmH2942of Cyrusכּ֣וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3567,Dariusוְדָרְיָ֔וֶשׁve.da.re.Ya.veshH1868, andArtaxerxesוְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּאve.'ar.tach.Shas.te'H783kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4430of Persiaפָּרָֽס׃pa.RasH6540.

15Thisדְנָ֔הde.NahH1836templeבַּיְתָ֣הbay.Tah'H1005was completedוְשֵׁיצִיא֙ve.shei.Tzi'H3319on the thirdתְּלָתָ֖הte.la.TahH8532dayי֥וֹםYomH3118of themonthלִירַ֣חli.RachH3393Adarאֲדָ֑ר'a.DarH144;it was the sixthשֵׁ֔תShetH8353yearשְׁנַת־she.nat-H8140of the reignלְמַלְכ֖וּתle.mal.KhutH4437of Kingמַלְכָּֽא׃ פmal.Ka'H4430Dariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868.

16And the sonsH1123of Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3479,the priestsכָּהֲנַיָּ֨אka.ha.nai.Ya'H3549,the Levitesוְלֵוָיֵ֜אve.le.va.Ye'H3879and the restוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7606of theexilesגָלוּתָ֗אga.lu.Ta'H1123 H1547,celebratedוַעֲבַ֣דוּva.'a.Va.duH5648the dedicationחֲנֻכַּ֛תcha.nu.KatH2597of thisדְנָ֖הde.NahH1836houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426with joyבְּחֶדְוָֽה׃be.ched.VahH2305.

17They offeredוְהַקְרִ֗בוּve.hak.Ri.vuH7127for the dedicationלַחֲנֻכַּת֮la.cha.nu.KatH2597of thisדְנָה֒de.NahH1836templeבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426100H3969bullsתּוֹרִ֣יןto.RinH8450,200H3969ramsדִּכְרִ֣יןdikh.RinH1798,400H702 H3967lambsאִמְּרִ֖ין'i.me.RinH563,and as a sinH2409offeringH2409for allכָּל־kol-H3606Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH347912תְּרֵֽי־ עֲשַׂ֔רte.rei- 'a.SarH8648 H6236maleוּצְפִירֵ֨יu.tze.fi.ReiH6841goatsעִזִּ֜ין'i.ZinH5796,corresponding to the numberלְמִנְיָ֖ןle.min.YanH4510of the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7625of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3479.

18Then they appointedוַהֲקִ֨ימוּva.ha.Ki.muH6966the priestsכָהֲנַיָּ֜אkha.ha.nai.Ya'H3549totheir divisionsבִּפְלֻגָּתְה֗וֹןbif.lu.ga.te.HonH6392and the Levitesוְלֵוָיֵא֙ve.le.va.Ye'H3879intheir ordersבְּמַחְלְקָ֣תְה֔וֹןbe.mach.le.Ka.te.HonH4255for the serviceעֲבִידַ֥ת'a.vi.DatH5673of Godאֱלָהָ֖א'e.la.Ha'H426in Jerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390,as it is writtenכִּכְתָ֖בkikh.TavH3792in the bookסְפַ֥רse.FarH5609of Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4873.

The Passover Observed

19The exilesבְנֵי־ הַגּוֹלָ֖הve.nei- ha.go.LahH1121 H1473observedוַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213the Passoverהַפָּ֑סַחha.Pa.sachH6453onthe fourteenthבְּאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רbe.'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702 H6240of the firstהָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֥דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320.

20For the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֛םve.hal.vi.YimH3881had purifiedהִֽטַּהֲר֞וּhi.ta.ha.RuH2891themselves togetherכְּאֶחָ֖דke.'e.ChadH259;allכֻּלָּ֣םku.LamH3605of them were pureטְהוֹרִ֑יםte.ho.RimH2889. Thenthey slaughteredוַיִּשְׁחֲט֤וּvai.yish.cha.TuH7819the Passoverהַפֶּ֙סַח֙ha.Pe.sachH6453lambfor allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the exilesבְּנֵ֣י הַגּוֹלָ֔הbe.Nei ha.go.LahH1121 H1473,both for their brothersוְלַאֲחֵיהֶ֥םve.la.'a.chei.HemH251the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and for themselves.

21The sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478who returnedהַשָּׁבִים֙ha.sha.VimH7725from exileמֵֽהַגּוֹלָ֔הme.ha.go.LahH1473andallוְכֹ֗לve.KholH3605those who had separatedהַנִּבְדָּ֛לha.niv.DalH914themselves fromthe impurityמִטֻּמְאַ֥תmi.tum.'AtH2932of the nationsגּוֹיֵֽ־go.ye-H1471of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776to jointhem, to seekלִדְרֹ֕שׁlid.RoshH1875the Lordלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,ateוַיֹּאכְל֣וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398the Passover.

22Andthey observedוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֧וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213the Feastחַג־chag-H2282of Unleavenedמַצּ֛וֹתma.TzotH4682BreadH4682sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117with joyבְּשִׂמְחָ֑הbe.sim.ChahH8057,for the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068had caused them to rejoiceשִׂמְּחָ֣םsi.me.ChamH8055, andhad turnedוְֽהֵסֵ֞בve.he.SevH5437the heartלֵ֤בlevH3820ofthe kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804towardעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH5921them toencourageלְחַזֵּ֣ק יְדֵיהֶ֔םle.cha.Zek ye.dei.HemH2388 H3027them in the workבִּמְלֶ֥אכֶתbim.Le.khetH4399of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

Darius Finds Cyrus’s Decree

The Temple Completed and Dedicated

The Passover Observed

Commentaries on Ezra 6