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Restauración del culto

Cuando llegó el mes séptimo, y ya estando los israelitas en las ciudades, el pueblo se reunió como un solo hombre en Jerusalén(A). Entonces Jesúa(B), hijo de Josadac, con sus hermanos los sacerdotes, y Zorobabel(C), hijo de Salatiel(D), con sus hermanos, se levantaron y edificaron el altar del Dios de Israel(E), para ofrecer holocaustos sobre él, como está escrito en la ley de Moisés, hombre de Dios(F). Asentaron el altar sobre su base, porque estaban aterrorizados a causa de los pueblos de aquellas tierras(G); y sobre él ofrecieron holocaustos al Señor, los holocaustos de la mañana y de la tarde(H).

Celebraron la Fiesta de los Tabernáculos[a](I) como está escrito(J), con el número diario de holocaustos, conforme a lo prescrito para cada día(K); y después ofrecieron el holocausto continuo(L), y los de las lunas nuevas, los de todas las fiestas señaladas del Señor que habían sido consagradas, y los de todos aquellos que ofrecían una ofrenda voluntaria al Señor(M). Desde el primer día del mes séptimo comenzaron a ofrecer holocaustos al Señor, pero los cimientos del templo del Señor no se habían echado todavía.

Entonces dieron dinero a los canteros y a los carpinteros, y alimento, bebida y aceite a los sidonios y a los tirios(N) para que trajeran madera de cedro desde el Líbano por mar hasta Jope(O), conforme al permiso que tenían de Ciro, rey de Persia(P). Y en el segundo año de su llegada a la casa de Dios en Jerusalén, en el mes segundo, Zorobabel, hijo de Salatiel, y Jesúa, hijo de Josadac, y los demás de sus hermanos los sacerdotes y los levitas(Q), y todos los que habían venido de la cautividad a Jerusalén, comenzaron la obra y designaron a los levitas de veinte años arriba para dirigir la obra de la casa del Señor(R). Entonces Jesúa, con sus hijos y sus hermanos, Cadmiel con sus hijos, los hijos de Judá(S) y los hijos de Henadad con sus hijos y sus hermanos los levitas, se presentaron todos a una para dirigir a los obreros en la casa de Dios.

10 Cuando los albañiles terminaron de echar los cimientos del templo del Señor(T), se presentaron los sacerdotes en sus vestiduras, con trompetas, y los levitas, hijos de Asaf, con címbalos, para alabar al Señor conforme a las instrucciones del rey David de Israel(U). 11 Y cantaban, alabando y dando gracias al Señor(V): «Porque Él es bueno, porque para siempre es Su misericordia sobre Israel(W)». Y todo el pueblo aclamaba a gran voz alabando al Señor porque se habían echado los cimientos de la casa del Señor. 12 Pero muchos sacerdotes y levitas y jefes de casas paternas, que ya eran ancianos y que habían visto el primer templo[b](X), cuando se echaban los cimientos de este templo[c] delante de sus ojos, lloraban en alta voz mientras muchos daban gritos de alegría. 13 Así que el pueblo no podía distinguir entre el clamor de los gritos de alegría y el clamor del llanto del pueblo, porque el pueblo gritaba en voz alta, y se oía el clamor desde lejos.

Footnotes

  1. 3:4 O de las enramadas.
  2. 3:12 Lit. casa.
  3. 3:12 Lit. casa.

Worship Restored at Jerusalem

And when the (A)seventh month had come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered together as one man to Jerusalem. Then [a]Jeshua the son of (B)Jozadak[b] and his brethren the priests, (C)and Zerubbabel the son of (D)Shealtiel and his brethren, arose and built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is (E)written in the Law of Moses the man of God. Though fear had come upon them because of the people of those countries, they set the altar on its [c]bases; and they offered (F)burnt offerings on it to the Lord, both the morning and evening burnt offerings. (G)They also kept the Feast of Tabernacles, (H)as it is written, and (I)offered the daily burnt offerings in the number required by ordinance for each day. Afterwards they offered the (J)regular burnt offering, and those for New Moons and for all the appointed feasts of the Lord that were consecrated, and those of everyone who willingly offered a freewill offering to the Lord. From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to the Lord, although the foundation of the temple of the Lord had not been laid. They also gave money to the masons and the carpenters, and (K)food, drink, and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar logs from Lebanon to the sea, to (L)Joppa, (M)according to the permission which they had from Cyrus king of Persia.

Restoration of the Temple Begins

Now in the second month of the second year of their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, (N)Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, Jeshua the son of [d]Jozadak, and the rest of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all those who had come out of the captivity to Jerusalem, began work (O)and appointed the Levites from twenty years old and above to oversee the work of the house of the Lord. Then Jeshua with his sons and brothers, Kadmiel with his sons, and the sons of [e]Judah, arose as one to oversee those working on the house of God: the sons of Henadad with their sons and their brethren the Levites.

10 When the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, (P)the[f] priests stood in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise the Lord, according to the (Q)ordinance[g] of David king of Israel. 11 (R)And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the Lord:

(S)“For He is good,
(T)For His mercy endures forever toward Israel.”

Then all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.

12 But many of the priests and Levites and (U)heads of the fathers’ houses, old men who had seen the first temple, wept with a loud voice when the foundation of this temple was laid before their eyes. Yet many shouted aloud for joy, 13 so that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people, for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the sound was heard afar off.

Footnotes

  1. Ezra 3:2 Or Joshua
  2. Ezra 3:2 Jehozadak, 1 Chr. 6:14
  3. Ezra 3:3 foundations
  4. Ezra 3:8 Jehozadak, 1 Chr. 6:14
  5. Ezra 3:9 Hodaviah, Ezra 2:40
  6. Ezra 3:10 So with LXX, Syr., Vg.; MT they stationed the priests
  7. Ezra 3:10 Lit. hands

Rebuilding the Altar

(A)When the seventh month came, and the children of Israel were in the towns, the people gathered as one man to Jerusalem. Then arose Jeshua the son of Jozadak, with his fellow priests, and (B)Zerubbabel the son of (C)Shealtiel with his kinsmen, and they built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings on it, (D)as it is written in the Law of Moses the (E)man of God. They set the altar in its place, (F)for fear was on them because of the peoples of the lands, and (G)they offered burnt offerings on it to the Lord, burnt offerings morning and evening. (H)And they kept the Feast of Booths, (I)as it is written, (J)and offered the daily burnt offerings by number according to the rule, as each day required, and after that the regular burnt (K)offerings, the offerings at the new moon (L)and at all the appointed feasts of the Lord, and the offerings of everyone who made a freewill offering to the Lord. From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to the Lord. But the foundation of the temple of the Lord was not yet laid. So they gave money to the masons and the carpenters, (M)and food, drink, and oil to the Sidonians and the Tyrians (N)to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea, to Joppa, (O)according to the grant that they had from Cyrus king of Persia.

Rebuilding the Temple

Now in the second year after their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, (P)Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and (Q)Jeshua the son of Jozadak made a beginning, together with the rest of their kinsmen, the priests and the Levites and all who had come to Jerusalem from the captivity. They (R)appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to (S)supervise the work of the house of the Lord. And (T)Jeshua with his sons and his brothers, and Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together (U)supervised the workmen in the house of God, along with the (V)sons of Henadad and the Levites, their sons and brothers.

10 And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, the priests in their vestments came forward with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise the Lord, (W)according to the directions of David king of Israel. 11 And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the Lord,

(X)“For he is good,
    for his steadfast love endures forever toward Israel.”

And all the people shouted with a great shout when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid. 12 But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers' houses, (Y)old men who had seen the first house, wept with a loud voice when they saw the foundation of this house being laid, though many shouted aloud for joy, 13 so that the people could not distinguish the sound of the joyful shout from the sound of the people's weeping, for the people shouted with a great shout, and the sound was heard far away.

Alteret genopbygges

Da den syvende måned kom, og de hjemvendte havde slået sig ned i deres byer, drog de alle som én op til Jerusalem. Zerubbabel og hans slægt tog fat på at genopbygge brændofferalteret under vejledning af Jeshua, Jotzadaks søn, og hans præstekolleger. Først derefter kunne man ofre brændofre efter de forskrifter, som Guds tjener, Moses, havde givet dem. Selvom de var bange for de fremmede folk, som havde bosat sig dér i deres fravær, byggede de alteret på dets oprindelige sted og bragte morgen og aften de daglige brændofre til Herren. De fejrede løvhyttefesten efter forskrifterne i Toraen og bragte det antal brændofre, som er foreskrevet for hver enkelt dag i løbet af festen.

Fra da af gennemførte de alle de foreskrevne ofringer: de daglige ofringer, ofrene ved nymånefesterne og ved de øvrige religiøse højtider. Desuden blev der bragt frivillige ofre. Den første dag i den syvende måned begyndte præsterne at bringe brændofre til Herren, selvom grundstenen til templet endnu ikke var lagt.

Med fuldmagt fra kong Kyros ansatte de derpå stenhuggere og tømrere på løn, og de aftalte med folkene i Tyrus og Sidon, at de derfra skulle bringe cedertræ ad søvejen til Jafo og få madvarer, drikkevarer og olivenolie i bytte.

Genopbygningen af templet påbegyndes

Selve genopbygningen af templet begyndte i den anden måned i det andet år efter ankomsten til Jerusalem. Arbejdsstyrken bestod af alle præster, levitter og øvrige indbyggere i Jerusalem under ledelse af Zerubbabel og Jeshua. De levitter der var 20 år eller derover, blev udpeget til formænd for arbejdsholdene. Det overordnede ansvar for selve genopbygningen af templet blev overdraget til den ledende præst, Jeshua, og hans sønner og brødre, og de fik hjælp af Kadmiel af Hodavjas slægt og Henadads sønner samt deres sønner og brødre, som alle var levitter.

10 Da byggearbejderne havde lagt fundamentet til templet, iklædte præsterne sig deres dragter og blæste i trompeterne, og de levitter, som var af Asafs slægt, slog på deres bækkener i lovprisning til Herren, sådan som kong David havde foreskrevet. 11 De lovsang Herren med ordene: „Herren er god! Hans trofasthed over for Israel varer til evig tid!” Da brød folket ud i et mægtigt jubelråb, og de priste Herren, fordi templets grundvold nu var lagt. 12 Mange af de gamle blandt præsterne, levitterne og lederne—de der havde set Salomons storslåede tempel—græd højt, da de så fundamentet blive lagt til det nye tempel. Men andre rundt om var vilde af glæde. 13 Man kunne ikke skelne jubelen fra gråden, og støjen kunne høres langt bort.

Rebuilding the Altar

When the seventh month came and the Israelites had settled in their towns,(A) the people assembled(B) together as one in Jerusalem. Then Joshua(C) son of Jozadak(D) and his fellow priests and Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel(E) and his associates began to build the altar of the God of Israel to sacrifice burnt offerings on it, in accordance with what is written in the Law of Moses(F) the man of God. Despite their fear(G) of the peoples around them, they built the altar on its foundation and sacrificed burnt offerings on it to the Lord, both the morning and evening sacrifices.(H) Then in accordance with what is written, they celebrated the Festival of Tabernacles(I) with the required number of burnt offerings prescribed for each day. After that, they presented the regular burnt offerings, the New Moon(J) sacrifices and the sacrifices for all the appointed sacred festivals of the Lord,(K) as well as those brought as freewill offerings to the Lord. On the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to the Lord, though the foundation of the Lord’s temple had not yet been laid.

Rebuilding the Temple

Then they gave money to the masons and carpenters,(L) and gave food and drink and olive oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre, so that they would bring cedar logs(M) by sea from Lebanon(N) to Joppa, as authorized by Cyrus(O) king of Persia.

In the second month(P) of the second year after their arrival at the house of God in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel(Q) son of Shealtiel, Joshua son of Jozadak and the rest of the people (the priests and the Levites and all who had returned from the captivity to Jerusalem) began the work. They appointed Levites twenty(R) years old and older to supervise the building of the house of the Lord. Joshua(S) and his sons and brothers and Kadmiel and his sons (descendants of Hodaviah[a]) and the sons of Henadad and their sons and brothers—all Levites—joined together in supervising those working on the house of God.

10 When the builders laid(T) the foundation of the temple of the Lord, the priests in their vestments and with trumpets,(U) and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their places to praise(V) the Lord, as prescribed by David(W) king of Israel.(X) 11 With praise and thanksgiving they sang to the Lord:

“He is good;
    his love toward Israel endures forever.”(Y)

And all the people gave a great shout(Z) of praise to the Lord, because the foundation(AA) of the house of the Lord was laid. 12 But many of the older priests and Levites and family heads, who had seen the former temple,(AB) wept(AC) aloud when they saw the foundation of this temple being laid, while many others shouted for joy. 13 No one could distinguish the sound of the shouts of joy(AD) from the sound of weeping, because the people made so much noise. And the sound was heard far away.

Footnotes

  1. Ezra 3:9 Hebrew Yehudah, a variant of Hodaviah