New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezra 6:1-12

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!”

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