以斯拉記 1
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
塞魯士下令猶太人回國
1 波斯王塞魯士元年,耶和華為要應驗祂藉耶利米所說的話,就感動波斯王塞魯士,使他下詔通告全國:
2 「波斯王塞魯士如此說,『天上的上帝耶和華已把天下萬國都賜給我,祂吩咐我在猶大的耶路撒冷為祂建造殿宇。 3 你們當中凡是耶和華的子民,都可以去猶大的耶路撒冷,為住在耶路撒冷的以色列的上帝耶和華建殿,願上帝與他們同在! 4 凡留下不回國的人,無論住在哪裡,都要用金銀、財物和牲畜幫助同區那些將要回國的人,此外還要為耶路撒冷的上帝的殿獻上自願獻的禮物。』」
5 於是,猶大和便雅憫的族長、祭司和利未人——所有被上帝感動的人都準備上耶路撒冷重建耶和華的殿。 6 他們周圍的人除了獻上自願獻的禮物外,還拿出銀器、金子、財物、牲畜和珍寶來支持他們。 7 巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒曾從耶路撒冷耶和華的殿裡帶回珍貴的器皿,放在自己神明的廟裡。波斯王塞魯士將這些器皿取出來, 8 派財政大臣米提利達如數交給猶大的首領設巴薩: 9 三十個金盤、一千個銀盤、二十九把刀、 10 三十個金碗、四百一十個次等銀碗及一千件其他器皿, 11 共有五千四百件金銀器皿。被擄者從巴比倫上耶路撒冷時,設巴薩把這些器皿一併帶去。
Ezra 1
Contemporary English Version
Cyrus Lets the Jews Return Home
1 (A) Years ago the Lord sent Jeremiah with a message about a promise[a] for the people of Israel. Then in the first year that Cyrus was king of Persia,[b] the Lord kept his promise by telling Cyrus to send this official message to all parts of his kingdom:
2-3 (B) I am King Cyrus of Persia.
The Lord God of heaven, who is also the God of Israel, has made me the ruler of all nations on earth. And he has chosen me to build a temple for him in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. The Lord God will watch over and encourage any of his people who want to go back to Jerusalem and help build the temple.
4 Everyone else must provide what is needed. They must give money, supplies, and animals, as well as gifts for rebuilding God's temple.
5 Many people felt that the Lord God wanted them to help rebuild his temple, and they made plans to go to Jerusalem. Among them were priests, Levites, and leaders of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. 6 The others helped by giving silver articles, gold, personal possessions, cattle, and other valuable gifts, as well as offerings for the temple.
7 King Cyrus gave back the things that Nebuchadnezzar[c] had taken from the Lord's temple in Jerusalem and had put in the temple of his own gods. 8 Cyrus placed Mithredath, his chief treasurer, in charge of these things. Mithredath counted them and gave a list to Sheshbazzar, the governor of Judah. 9-10 Included among them were: 30 large gold dishes; 1,000 large silver dishes; 29 other dishes;[d] 30 gold bowls; 410 silver bowls; and 1,000 other articles.
11 Altogether, there were 5,400 gold and silver dishes, bowls, and other articles. Sheshbazzar took them with him when he and the others returned to Jerusalem from Babylonia.
Footnotes
- 1.1 a promise: That the people of Israel would be set free from Babylonia after 70 years (see Jeremiah 25.11; 29.10).
- 1.1 the first year that Cyrus was king of Persia: Probably 539 b.c., when Cyrus captured Babylonia. He had actually ruled Persia since 549 b.c.
- 1.7 Nebuchadnezzar: Known as Nebuchadnezzar II, who ruled Babylonia from 605 to 562 b.c. In 586 b.c. he destroyed Jerusalem and took many of its people to Babylonia.
- 1.9,10 other dishes: Or “knives.”
Ezra 1
New King James Version
End of the Babylonian Captivity(A)
1 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord (B)by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, (C)so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying,
2 Thus says Cyrus king of Persia:
All the kingdoms of the earth the Lord God of heaven has given me. And He has (D)commanded me to build Him a [a]house at Jerusalem which is in Judah. 3 Who is among you of all His people? May his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah, and build the house of the Lord God of Israel (E)(He is God), which is in Jerusalem. 4 And whoever is left in any place where he dwells, let the men of his place help him with silver and gold, with goods and livestock, besides the freewill offerings for the house of God which is in Jerusalem.
5 Then the heads of the fathers’ houses of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and the Levites, with all whose spirits (F)God [b]had moved, arose to go up and build the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem. 6 And all those who were around them [c]encouraged them with articles of silver and gold, with goods and livestock, and with precious things, besides all that was (G)willingly offered.
7 (H)King Cyrus also brought out the articles of the house of the Lord, (I)which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from Jerusalem and put in the [d]temple of his gods; 8 and Cyrus king of Persia brought them out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and counted them out to (J)Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah. 9 This is the number of them: thirty gold platters, one thousand silver platters, twenty-nine knives, 10 thirty gold basins, four hundred and ten silver basins of a similar kind, and one thousand other articles. 11 All the articles of gold and silver were five thousand four hundred. All these Sheshbazzar took with the captives who were brought from Babylon to Jerusalem.
Esdras 1
Dios Habla Hoy
El decreto de Ciro(A)
1 En el primer año del reinado de Ciro, rey de Persia, y para que se cumpliera la palabra del Señor anunciada por Jeremías, el Señor impulsó a Ciro a que en todo su reino promulgara, de palabra y por escrito, este decreto: 2 «Ciro, rey de Persia, declara lo siguiente: El Señor, Dios de los cielos, ha puesto en mis manos todos los reinos de la tierra, y me ha encargado que le construya un templo en Jerusalén, que está en la región de Judá. 3 Así que, a cualquiera de ustedes que pertenezca al pueblo del Señor, que Dios lo ayude, y vaya a Jerusalén, que está en Judá, a construir el templo del Señor, el Dios de Israel, que es el Dios que habita en Jerusalén. 4 Y a cualquiera de los sobrevivientes que emigre del lugar donde ahora vive, que le ayuden sus vecinos con plata, oro, bienes y ganado, además de donativos para el templo de Dios en Jerusalén.»
Los israelitas vuelven a Jerusalén
5 Los jefes de las familias de Judá y Benjamín, y los sacerdotes y los levitas, o sea todos los que habían sido animados por Dios, se prepararon para ir a Jerusalén y reconstruir el templo del Señor. 6 Todos sus vecinos les ayudaron con plata, oro, bienes, ganado y objetos valiosos, además de toda clase de ofrendas voluntarias. 7 El rey Ciro, por su parte, hizo entrega de los utensilios del templo del Señor, que Nabucodonosor había sacado de Jerusalén y llevado al templo de sus dioses. 8 Ciro los devolvió por conducto de Mitrídates, el tesorero, quien después de contarlos los entregó a Sesbasar, gobernador de Judá. 9 La cuenta de los objetos fue la siguiente: treinta tazones de oro, mil tazones de plata, veintinueve cuchillos, 10 treinta tazas de oro, cuatrocientas diez tazas de plata de inferior calidad, y mil objetos más. 11 El total de objetos de oro y plata fue de cinco mil cuatrocientos. Todo esto lo llevó Sesbasar de vuelta a Jerusalén, al regresar de Babilonia con los desterrados.
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