Revised Literal Translation

Ezra 5:7-17

7They sentשְׁלַ֣חוּshe.La.chuH7972a letterפִּתְגָמָ֖אpit.ga.Ma'H6600untoעֲל֑וֹהִיa.Lo.hiH5922him, whereinבְּגַוֵּ֔הּbe.ga.VehH1459was writtenכְּתִ֣יבke.TivH3790thusוְכִדְנָה֙ve.khid.NahH1836;Unto Dariusלְדָרְיָ֥וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1868the kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430,allכֹֽלָּא׃ סKho.la'H3606peaceשְׁלָמָ֥אshe.la.Ma'H8001.

8Be it knownיְדִ֣יעַ׀ לֶהֱוֵ֣אye.Di.a' le.he.Ve'H3046 H1934unto the kingלְמַלְכָּ֗אle.mal.Ka'H4430,that we wentאֲזַ֜לְנָא'a.Zal.na'H236into the provinceמְדִֽינְתָּא֙me.di.ne.Ta'H4083of Judeaלִיה֤וּדli.HudH3061,to the houseלְבֵית֙le.VeitH1005of the greatרַבָּ֔אra.Ba'H7229Godאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426,which is buildedמִתְבְּנֵא֙mit.be.Ne'H1124with greatגְּלָ֔לge.LalH1560stonesאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH69,and timberוְאָ֖עve.'A'H636is laidמִתְּשָׂ֣םmi.te.SamH7761in the wallsבְּכֻתְלַיָּ֑אbe.khut.lai.Ya'H3797,and thisדָ֛ךְdakhH1791workוַעֲבִ֥ידְתָּאva.'a.Vid.ta'H5673goethמִתְעַבְדָ֖אmit.'av.Da'H5648fastאָסְפַּ֥רְנָא'a.se.Par.na'H629on, and prosperethוּמַצְלַ֥חu.matz.LachH6744in their handsבְּיֶדְהֹֽם׃ סbe.yed.HomH3028.

9Thenאֱדַ֗יִן'e.Da.yinH116askedשְׁאֵ֙לְנָא֙she.'E.le.na'H7593we thoseאִלֵּ֔ךְ'i.LekhH479eldersלְשָׂבַיָּ֣אle.sa.vai.Ya'H7868, andsaidאֲמַ֣רְנָא'a.Mar.na'H560unto them thusכְּנֵ֖מָאke.Ne.ma'H3660,Whoמַן־man-H4479commandedשָׂ֨ם טְעֵ֗םsam te.'EmH2942 H7761you to buildלְמִבְנְיָ֔הle.miv.ne.YahH1124thisדְנָה֙de.NahH1836houseבַּיְתָ֤אbay.Ta'H1005,and to make upלְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃le.shakh.la.LahH3635theseדְנָ֖הde.NahH1836wallsוְאֻשַּׁרְנָ֥אve.'u.shar.Na'H846?

10We askedשְׁאֵ֥לְנָאshe.'E.le.na'H7593their namesשְׁמָהָתְהֹ֛םshe.ma.ha.te.HomH8036alsoוְאַ֧ףve.'AfH638,to certifyלְהוֹדָעוּתָ֑ךְle.ho.da.'u.TakhH3046thee, that we might writeנִכְתֻּ֥בnikh.TuvH3790the namesשֻׁם־shum-H8036of the menגֻּבְרַיָּ֖אguv.rai.Ya'H1400that werethe chiefבְרָאשֵׁיהֹֽם׃ סve.ra.shei.HomH7217of them.

11And thusוּכְנֵ֥מָאu.khe.Ne.ma'H3660they returnedהֲתִיב֣וּנָאha.ti.Vu.na'H8421us answerפִתְגָמָ֖אfit.ga.Ma'H6600,sayingלְמֵמַ֑רle.me.MarH560,Weאֲנַ֣חְנָא'a.Nach.na'H586areהִמּ֡וֹhi.MoH1994the servantsעַבְדוֹהִי֩av.do.HiH5649of the Godאֱלָ֨הּ'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֜אshe.mai.Ya'H8065and earthוְאַרְעָ֗אve.'ar.'A'H772,and buildוּבָנַ֤יִןu.va.Na.yinH1124the houseבַּיְתָא֙bay.Ta'H1005that wasהֲוָ֨אha.Va'H1934buildedבְנֵ֜הve.NehH1124theseדְּנָה֙de.NahH1836manyשַׂגִּיאָ֔ןsa.gi.'AnH7690yearsשְׁנִ֣יןshe.NinH8140agoמִקַּדְמַ֤תmi.kad.MatH6928,which a greatרַ֔בRavH7229kingוּמֶ֤לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4430of Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3479buildedבְּנָ֖הִיbe.Na.hiH1124and set upוְשַׁכְלְלֵֽהּ׃ve.shakh.le.LehH3635.

12Butלָהֵ֗ןla.HenH3861afterמִן־min-H4481that our fathersאֲבָהֳתַ֙נָא֙'a.vo.ho.Ta.na'H2had provokedH7265the Godלֶאֱלָ֣הּle.'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065unto wrathH7265,he gaveיְהַ֣בye.HavH3052themהִמּ֔וֹhi.MoH1994into the handבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH3028of Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4430of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH895,the Chaldeanכַּסְדָּאָ֑הkas.da.ya'H3679,who destroyedסַתְרֵ֔הּsat.RehH5642thisדְנָה֙de.NahH1836houseוּבַיְתָ֤הu.vay.Tah'H1005,and carriedH1541the peopleוְעַמָּ֖הve.'a.Mah'H5972awayH1541into Babylonלְבָבֶֽל׃ סle.va.VelH895.

13Butבְּרַם֙be.RamH1297in the firstחֲדָ֔הcha.DahH2298yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8140of Cyrusלְכ֥וֹרֶשׁle.Kho.reshH3567the kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430of Babylonבָבֶ֑לva.VelH895the samekingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430Cyrusכּ֤וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3567madeשָׂ֣םsamH7761a decreeטְעֵ֔םte.'EmH2942to buildלִבְּנֵֽא׃li.be.Ne'H1124thisדְנָ֖הde.NahH1836houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426.

14And the vesselsמָאנַיָּ֣אma.nai.Ya'H3984alsoוְ֠אַףVe.'afH638ofH1768goldדַהֲבָ֣הda.ha.Vah'H1722and silverוְכַסְפָּא֒ve.khas.Pa'H3702of the houseבֵית־veit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָא֮'e.la.Ha'H426,which Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020tookהַנְפֵּק֙han.PekH5312out ofמִן־min-H4481the templeהֵֽיכְלָא֙hei.khe.La'H1965that wasin Jerusalemבִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֔םvi.ru.she.LemH3390,and broughtוְהֵיבֵ֣לve.hei.VelH2987them into the templeלְהֵיכְלָ֖אle.hei.khe.La'H1965of Babylonבָבֶ֑לva.VelH895,thoseH1994did Cyrusכּ֣וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3567the kingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430takeהַנְפֵּ֨קhan.PekH5312out ofמִן־min-H4481the templeהֵֽיכְלָא֙hei.khe.La'H1965of Babylonבָבֶ֔לva.VelH895,and they were deliveredוִיהִ֙יבוּ֙vi.HivuH3052unto one,whose nameשְׁמֵ֔הּshe.MehH8036wasSheshbazzarלְשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֣רle.she.she.ba.TzarH8340,whom he had madeשָׂמֵֽהּ׃sa.MehH7761governorפֶחָ֖הfe.ChahH6347;

15And saidוַאֲמַר־va.'a.mar-H560unto him, Takeשֵׂ֚אse'H5376theseאֵ֚ל'e.lehH412vesselsמָֽאנַיָּ֔אma.nai.Ya'H3984,goאֵֽזֶל־'e.zel-H236,carryאֲחֵ֣ת'a.ChetH5182themהִמּ֔וֹhi.MoH1994into the templeבְּהֵיכְלָ֖אbe.hei.khe.La'H1965that isin Jerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390,and let the houseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1005of Godאֱלָהָ֖א'e.la.Ha'H426be buildedיִתְבְּנֵ֥אyit.be.Ne'H1124inעַל־'al-H5922his placeאַתְרֵֽהּ׃ ס'at.RehH870.

16Thenאֱדַ֙יִן֙'e.Da.yinH116cameאֲתָ֗א'a.Ta'H858the sameדֵּ֔ךְDekhH1791Sheshbazzarשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֣רshe.she.ba.TzarH8340, andlaidיְהַ֧בye.HavH3052the foundationאֻשַּׁיָּ֛א'u.shai.Ya'H787of the houseבֵ֥יתveitH1005of Godאֱלָהָ֖א'e.la.Ha'H426which isin Jerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390:and sinceוּמִן־u.min-H4481that timeאֱדַ֧יִן'e.Da.yinH116even untilוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5705nowכְּעַ֛ןke.'AnH3705hath it been in buildingמִתְבְּנֵ֖אmit.be.Ne'H1124, and yetit is notוְלָ֥אve.La'H3809finishedשְׁלִֽם׃she.LimH8000.

17Nowוּכְעַ֞ןu.khe.'AnH3705therefore, ifהֵ֧ןhenH2006it seemgoodטָ֗בTavH2869toH5922the kingמַלְכָּ֣אmal.Ka'H4430,let there be searchיִ֠תְבַּקַּרYit.ba.karH1240made in the king’sמַלְכָּ֣אmal.Ka'H4430treasureגִּנְזַיָּ֜אgin.zai.Ya'H1596houseבְּבֵ֨יתbe.VeitH1005, which isthereתַמָּה֮ta.MahH8536at Babylonבְּבָבֶל֒be.va.VelH895,whetherהֵ֣ןhenH2006it beאִיתַ֗י'i.TaiH383so,that a decreeטְעֵ֔םte.'EmH2942was madeשִׂ֣יםsimH7761ofמִן־min-H4481Cyrusכּ֤וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3567the kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430to buildלְמִבְנֵ֛אle.miv.Ne'H1124thisדֵ֖ךְdekhH1791houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426at Jerusalemבִּירוּשְׁלֶ֑םbi.ru.she.LemH3390,and let the kingמַלְכָּ֛אmal.Ka'H4430sendיִשְׁלַ֥חyish.LachH7972his pleasureוּרְע֥וּתu.re.'UtH7470to us concerningH5922this matterדְּנָ֖הde.NahH1836.

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