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以斯拉记 6
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大利烏王發現先王諭旨

6 於是，大利烏王下令考查在巴比倫庫房的檔案， 2 在瑪代省的亞馬他宮中，發現了一卷書卷。其中寫著這樣的一段記錄： 3 “古列王元年，古列王頒發有關在耶路撒冷　神的殿的命令，要把這殿重建起來，作獻祭的地方；要奠立殿的根基。殿高二十七公尺，寬二十七公尺。 4 三層光滑石塊，一層新木頭，所有費用由王庫支付。 5 至於從前尼布甲尼撒從耶路撒冷的殿裡掠奪，帶到巴比倫的神殿中的金銀器皿，都要歸還，送到耶路撒冷的殿，各按原來的地方放在　神的殿中。”

王下令繼續重建聖殿

6 於是大利烏王下令說：“現在，河西那邊的總督達乃和示他．波斯乃，以及你們的同僚，就是在河西那邊的亞法薩迦人，你們要遠離那裡； 7 不要干涉這神殿的工程，讓猶大人的總督和猶大人的長老在原來的地方重建　神的這殿。 8 我又下令你要協助這些猶大人的長老重建　神的殿，你要作這事：從河西那邊交給王庫的稅收中，撥出充足的經費給他們，免得工程停頓。 9 他們需用的甚麼東西，包括作燔祭獻給天上　神的公牛犢、公綿羊和綿羊羔；還有麥子、鹽、酒和油，都要照著在耶路撒冷的祭司們所說，天天供給他們，不可疏忽， 10 好讓他們可以獻馨香的祭給天上的　神，為王和王的子孫祈求長壽。 11 我又下令：無論甚麼人更改這命令，就要從他的房屋中拆出一根梁木，把他掛起，釘在木上；又使他的房屋成為糞堆。 12 願那使自己的名居住在那裡的　神，毀滅所有伸手更改這命令，或要毀壞這在耶路撒冷　神的殿的君王和人民。我大利烏下令，必須徹底遵行。”

重建完工

13 於是河西那邊的總督達乃、示他．波斯乃和他們的同僚，徹底遵照大利烏王的指示。 14 猶大人的長老因著哈該先知和易多的孫子撒迦利亞的信息，迅速重建。他們遵照以色列　神的命令，波斯王古列、大利烏和亞達薛西的命令，完成重建聖殿的工作。 15 這殿在大利烏王在位的第六年亞達月初三日，完成了。

舉行獻殿禮

16 以色列祭司和利未人，以及其餘被擄歸回的人都歡歡喜喜舉行奉獻這神殿的典禮。 17 在奉獻這神殿的典禮中，他們獻上公牛一百頭、公綿羊二百隻、綿羊羔四百隻；又照著以色列支派的數目獻上公山羊十二隻，作全以色列的贖罪祭。 18 他們又照著摩西書上所寫，委派祭司按著編制，利未人按著班次，在耶路撒冷　神的殿中事奉。

守逾越節

19 正月十四日，被擄歸回的人守逾越節。 20 祭司和利未人一起行潔淨儀式，他們就全都潔淨了；於是利未人為所有被擄歸回的人和他們作祭司的眾親族，以及他們自己，宰殺了逾越節的羊羔。 21 被擄歸回的以色列人和所有脫離當地民族的污穢的人，一同吃這羊羔，尋求耶和華以色列的　神。 22 他們歡歡喜喜地守除酵節七天，因為耶和華使他們歡喜，又使亞述王的心轉向他們，堅固他們的手作以色列　神殿的工程。

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The Decree of Darius

6 King Darius then issued an order, and they searched in the archives(A) stored in the treasury at Babylon. 2 A scroll was found in the citadel of Ecbatana in the province of Media, and this was written on it:

Memorandum:

3 In the first year of King Cyrus, the king issued a decree concerning the temple of God in Jerusalem:

Let the temple be rebuilt as a place to present sacrifices, and let its foundations be laid.(B) It is to be sixty cubits[a] high and sixty cubits wide, 4 with three courses(C) of large stones and one of timbers. The costs are to be paid by the royal treasury.(D) 5 Also, the gold(E) and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon, are to be returned to their places in the temple in Jerusalem; they are to be deposited in the house of God.(F)

6 Now then, Tattenai,(G) governor of Trans-Euphrates, and Shethar-Bozenai(H) and you other officials of that province, stay away from there. 7 Do not interfere with the work on this temple of God. Let the governor of the Jews and the Jewish elders rebuild this house of God on its site.

8 Moreover, I hereby decree what you are to do for these elders of the Jews in the construction of this house of God:

Their expenses are to be fully paid out of the royal treasury,(I) from the revenues(J) of Trans-Euphrates, so that the work will not stop. 9 Whatever is needed—young bulls, rams, male lambs for burnt offerings(K) to the God of heaven, and wheat, salt, wine and olive oil, as requested by the priests in Jerusalem—must be given them daily without fail, 10 so that they may offer sacrifices pleasing to the God of heaven and pray for the well-being of the king and his sons.(L)

11 Furthermore, I decree that if anyone defies this edict, a beam is to be pulled from their house and they are to be impaled(M) on it. And for this crime their house is to be made a pile of rubble.(N) 12 May God, who has caused his Name to dwell there,(O) overthrow any king or people who lifts a hand to change this decree or to destroy this temple in Jerusalem.

I Darius(P) have decreed it. Let it be carried out with diligence.

Completion and Dedication of the Temple

13 Then, because of the decree King Darius had sent, Tattenai, governor of Trans-Euphrates, and Shethar-Bozenai and their associates(Q) carried it out with diligence. 14 So the elders of the Jews continued to build and prosper under the preaching(R) of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah, a descendant of Iddo. They finished building the temple according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus,(S) Darius(T) and Artaxerxes,(U) kings of Persia. 15 The temple was completed on the third day of the month Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.(V)

16 Then the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the dedication(W) of the house of God with joy. 17 For the dedication of this house of God they offered(X) a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred male lambs and, as a sin offering[b] for all Israel, twelve male goats, one for each of the tribes of Israel. 18 And they installed the priests in their divisions(Y) and the Levites in their groups(Z) for the service of God at Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.(AA)

The Passover

19 On the fourteenth day of the first month, the exiles celebrated the Passover.(AB) 20 The priests and Levites had purified themselves and were all ceremonially clean. The Levites slaughtered(AC) the Passover lamb for all the exiles, for their relatives the priests and for themselves. 21 So the Israelites who had returned from the exile ate it, together with all who had separated themselves(AD) from the unclean practices(AE) of their Gentile neighbors in order to seek the Lord,(AF) the God of Israel. 22 For seven days they celebrated with joy the Festival of Unleavened Bread,(AG) because the Lord had filled them with joy by changing the attitude(AH) of the king of Assyria so that he assisted them in the work on the house of God, the God of Israel.

Footnotes

  1. Ezra 6:3 That is, about 90 feet or about 27 meters
  2. Ezra 6:17 Or purification offering
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Darejaveshs befallning

6 Då gav kung Darejavesh sin befallning, och man gjorde efterforskningar i arkiven som fanns i skattkammaren i Babel. 2 I Ekbatanas borg[a] i provinsen Medien fann man en bokrulle där följande stod skrivet: 3 (A) ”I sitt första regeringsår gav kung Koresh denna befallning om Guds hus i Jerusalem: Huset ska byggas upp och vara en plats där man bär fram offer. Grunden ska läggas fast. Det ska byggas sextio alnar högt och sextio alnar[b] brett 4 (B) med tre varv stora stenar och med ett varv nytt trävirke. Vad som behövs för omkostnaderna ska betalas ut från kungens hus. 5 (C) De kärl av guld och silver från Guds hus som Nebukadnessar tog ur templet i Jerusalem och förde till Babel ska också lämnas tillbaka. De ska på nytt komma till sin rätta plats i templet i Jerusalem och sättas in i Guds hus.”

6 (D) ”Nu ska du Tattenaj, ståthållare i landet på andra sidan floden, och du Shetar-Bosenaj och era medbröder afarsekiterna på andra sidan floden, hålla er borta därifrån. 7 Lämna arbetet på detta Guds hus i fred. Judarnas ståthållare och äldste ska bygga detta Guds hus på dess plats.

8 Härmed ger jag befallning om vad ni ska göra för judarnas äldste när de bygger på detta Guds hus. Av de pengar som kungen får i skatt från landet på andra sidan floden ska det som behövs för omkostnaderna fullt ut betalas till dessa män så att arbetet inte avbryts. 9 Vad de behöver av ungtjurar, baggar och lamm till brännoffer åt himlens Gud[c], liksom vete, salt, vin och olja, ska efter uppgift av prästerna i Jerusalem ges dem dag för dag utan försummelse. 10 Så ska de kunna bära fram offer till en ljuvlig doft åt himlens Gud och be för kungens och hans söners liv.

11 (E) Härmed befaller jag att om någon överträder denna förordning, så ska man bryta loss en bjälke ur hans hus och hänga upp honom på den. Hans hus ska förvandlas till en sophög, därför att han har gjort så. 12 Må den Gud som låtit sitt namn bo där slå ner alla kungar och folk som räcker ut sin hand för att överträda denna förordning och förstöra detta Guds hus i Jerusalem. Jag, Darejavesh, ger denna befallning. Se till att den blir noggrant utförd!”

Templet invigs

13 Eftersom kung Darejavesh hade sänt ut en sådan befallning, blev den noggrant utförd av Tattenaj, ståthållare på andra sidan floden, och av Shetar-Bosenaj liksom av deras medbröder.

14 (F) Judarnas äldste byggde vidare och gjorde framsteg i arbetet genom profeterna Haggais och Sakarjas, Iddos sons, profetiska ord. Man byggde och slutförde det så som Israels Gud hade befallt och som Koresh och Darejavesh och Artashasta[d], kung av Persien, hade befallt.

15 (G) Huset stod färdigt den tredje dagen i månaden Adar i kung Darejaveshs sjätte regeringsår.[e] 16 Israels barn, prästerna och leviterna och de andra som hade kommit tillbaka från fångenskapen firade husets invigning med glädje. 17 (H) Till invigningen av Guds hus offrade man 100 tjurar, 200 baggar och 400 lamm, och som syndoffer för hela Israel tolv bockar, efter antalet av Israels stammar. 18 (I) De insatte prästerna efter deras skiften och leviterna efter deras avdelningar till att förrätta Guds tjänst i Jerusalem, så som det var föreskrivet i Moses bok.

Påskhögtiden

19 (J) [f]De som hade kommit tillbaka från fångenskapen firade påskhögtid[g] på fjortonde dagen i första månaden. 20 Prästerna och leviterna hade då alla renat sig så att de var rena. De slaktade påskalammet för alla som hade kommit tillbaka från fångenskapen och för sina bröder prästerna liksom för sig själva. 21 De israeliter som hade kommit tillbaka från fångenskapen åt av det, liksom alla de som hade avskilt sig från hednafolkens orenhet för att söka Herren, Israels Gud. 22 De firade det osyrade brödets högtid i sju dagar med glädje, för Herren hade gjort dem glada och vänt den assyriske kungens hjärta[h] till dem så att han understödde dem i arbetet på Guds, Israels Guds, hus.

Footnotes

  1. 6:2 Ekbatanas borg   Hebr. Ahmeta, det gamla mediska rikets huvudstad, en av perserrikets huvudstäder i nordvästra nuvarande Iran.
  2. 6:3 sextio alnar   Nästan 30 meter (jfr 1 Kung 6:2).
  3. 6:9 himlens Gud   Ett vanligt gudsnamn i perserrikets statsreligion zoroastrismen.
  4. 6:14 Artashasta   Medverkade inte till templets återuppbyggnad 520-516 f Kr, men han bidrog senare till arbetet med tempelgudstjänsten år 458 f Kr genom Esra (7:21f).
  5. 6:15 tredje dagen i månaden Adar i kung Darejaveshs sjätte regeringsår   Den 12 mars år 516 f Kr, ca 70 år efter templets förstöring i augusti år 587 f Kr.
  6. 6:19 Från denna vers är bibeltexten återigen skriven på hebreiska.
  7. 6:19 påskhögtid   Se 2 Mos 12:11f samt exempel i 2 Krön kap 30 och 35.
  8. 6:22 den assyriske kungen   Darejavesh (vers 6f), Persiens kung som hade tagit över det gamla Assyriens områden.
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Ezra 6
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Darius Issues a Decree

6 So Darius the king issued orders, and they searched in the archives[a] of the treasury which were deposited there in Babylon. 2 A scroll was found in the citadel[b] of Ecbatana which is in the province of Media, and it was inscribed as follows:

“Memorandum: 3 In the first year of his reign,[c] King Cyrus gave orders concerning the temple of God in Jerusalem: ‘Let the temple be rebuilt as a place where sacrifices are offered. Let its foundations be set in place.[d] Its height is to be 90 feet and its width 90 feet,[e] 4 with three layers of large stones[f] and one[g] layer of timber. The expense is to be subsidized[h] by the royal treasury.[i] 5 Furthermore, let the gold and silver vessels of the temple of God, which Nebuchadnezzar brought from the temple in Jerusalem and carried to Babylon, be returned and brought to their proper place in the temple in Jerusalem. Let them be deposited in the temple of God.’

6 “Now Tattenai governor of Trans-Euphrates, Shethar-Bozenai, and their colleagues, the officials of Trans-Euphrates—all of you stay far away from there. 7 Leave the work on this temple of God alone.[j] Let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews rebuild this temple of God in its proper place.

8 “I also hereby issue orders as to what you are to do with those elders of the Jews in order to rebuild this temple of God. From the royal treasury, from the taxes of Trans-Euphrates, the complete costs are to be given to these men so that there may be no interruption of the work.[k] 9 Whatever is needed—whether oxen or rams or lambs for burnt offerings for the God of heaven or wheat or salt or wine or oil, as required by[l] the priests who are in Jerusalem—must be given to them daily without any neglect, 10 so that they may be offering incense to the God of heaven and may be praying for the good fortune of the king and his family.[m]

11 “I hereby give orders that if anyone changes this directive a beam is to be pulled out from his house and he is to be raised up and impaled[n] on it, and his house is to be reduced[o] to a rubbish heap[p] for this indiscretion.[q] 12 May God who makes his name to reside there overthrow any king or nation[r] who reaches out[s] to cause such change so as to destroy this temple of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have given orders. Let them be carried out with precision!”

The Temple Is Finally Dedicated

13 Then Tattenai governor of Trans-Euphrates, Shethar-Bozenai, and their colleagues acted accordingly—with precision, just as Darius the king had given instructions.[t] 14 The elders of the Jews continued building and prospering, while at the same time[u] Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo continued prophesying. They built and brought it to completion by the command of the God of Israel and by the command of Cyrus and Darius and Artaxerxes king of Persia. 15 They finished this temple on the third day of the month Adar, which is the sixth[v] year of the reign of King Darius.

16 The people[w] of Israel—the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles[x]—observed the dedication of this temple of God with joy. 17 For the dedication of this temple of God they offered 100 bulls, 200 rams, 400 lambs, and 12 male goats for the sin of all Israel, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. 18 They appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their divisions over the worship of God at Jerusalem, in accord with[y] the book of Moses. 19 [z] The exiles[aa] observed the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month. 20 The priests and the Levites had purified themselves, every last one,[ab] and they all were ceremonially pure. They sacrificed the Passover lamb for all the exiles, for their colleagues[ac] the priests, and for themselves. 21 The Israelites who were returning from the exile ate it, along with all those who had joined them[ad] in separating themselves from the uncleanness of the nations of the land to seek the Lord God of Israel. 22 They observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with joy, for the Lord had given them joy and had changed the opinion[ae] of the king of Assyria[af] toward them so that he assisted them[ag] in the work on the temple of God, the God of Israel.

Footnotes

  1. Ezra 6:1 tn Aram “the house of the archives.”
  2. Ezra 6:2 tc The translation reads בִירְתָא (birtaʾ, citadel”) rather than the reading בְּבִירְתָא (beviretaʾ, “in the citadel”) found in the MT. The MT probably experienced dittography here.
  3. Ezra 6:3 tn Aram “In the first year of Cyrus the king.”
  4. Ezra 6:3 tn Aram “raised”; or perhaps “retained” (so NASB; cf. NLT), referring to the original foundations of Solomon’s temple.
  5. Ezra 6:3 tc The Syriac Peshitta reads “20 cubits” here, a measurement probably derived from dimensions given elsewhere for Solomon’s temple. According to 1 Kgs 6:2 the dimensions of the Solomonic temple were as follows: length, 60 cubits; width, 20 cubits; height, 30 cubits. Since one would expect the dimensions cited in Ezra 6:3 to correspond to those of Solomon’s temple, it is odd that no dimension for length is provided. The Syriac has apparently harmonized the width dimension provided here (“20 cubits”) to that given in 1 Kgs 6:2.tn Aram “Its height 60 cubits and its width 60 cubits.” The standard cubit in the OT is assumed by most authorities to be about 18 inches (45 cm) long.
  6. Ezra 6:4 tn Aram “stones of rolling.”
  7. Ezra 6:4 tc The translation follows the LXX reading חַד (khad, “one”) rather than the MT חֲדַת (khadat, “new”). If the MT reading “new” is understood to mean freshly cut timber that has not yet been seasoned it would seem to be an odd choice for construction material.
  8. Ezra 6:4 tn Aram “let be given.”
  9. Ezra 6:4 tn Aram “house.”
  10. Ezra 6:7 tc For the MT reading “the work on this temple of God” the LXX reads “the servant of the Lord Zurababel” [= Zerubbabel].
  11. Ezra 6:8 tn The words “of the work” are not in the Aramaic, but are supplied in the translation for clarity.
  12. Ezra 6:9 tn Aram “according to the word of.”
  13. Ezra 6:10 tn Aram “for the life of the king and his sons.”
  14. Ezra 6:11 sn The practice referred to in v. 11 has been understood in various ways: hanging (cf. 1 Esd 6:32 and KJV); flogging (cf. NEB, NLT); impalement (BDB 1091 s.v. זְקַף; HALOT 1914 s.v. מחא hitpe; cf. NAB, NIV, NRSV). The last seems the most likely.
  15. Ezra 6:11 tn Aram “made.”
  16. Ezra 6:11 tn Aram “a dunghill.”
  17. Ezra 6:11 tn Aram “for this.”
  18. Ezra 6:12 tn Aram “people.”
  19. Ezra 6:12 tn Aram “who sends forth his hand.”
  20. Ezra 6:13 tn Aram “sent.”
  21. Ezra 6:14 tn Aram “in” or “by,” in the sense of accompaniment.
  22. Ezra 6:15 sn The sixth year of the reign of Darius would be ca. 516 b.c.
  23. Ezra 6:16 tn Aram “sons of.”
  24. Ezra 6:16 tn Aram “sons of the exile.”
  25. Ezra 6:18 tn Aram “according to the writing of.”
  26. Ezra 6:19 sn At this point the language of the book reverts from Aramaic (4:8-6:18) back to Hebrew. Aramaic will again be used in Ezra 7:12-26.
  27. Ezra 6:19 tn Heb “the sons of the exile.” So also in v. 20.
  28. Ezra 6:20 tn Heb “as one.” The expression is best understood as referring to the unity shown by the religious leaders in preparing themselves for the observance of Passover. On the meaning of the Hebrew phrase see DCH 1:182 s.v. אֶחָד 3b. See also HALOT 30 s.v. אֶחָד 5.
  29. Ezra 6:20 tn Heb “brothers.”
  30. Ezra 6:21 tn Heb “who had separated from the uncleanness of the nations of the land to them.”
  31. Ezra 6:22 tn Heb “heart.”
  32. Ezra 6:22 sn The expression “king of Assyria” is anachronistic, since Assyria fell in 612 b.c., long before the events of this chapter. Perhaps the expression is intended subtly to contrast earlier kings of Assyria who were hostile toward Israel with this Persian king who showed them favor.
  33. Ezra 6:22 tn Heb “to strengthen their hands.”
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