End of the Babylonian Captivity(A)

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,

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. 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. 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.

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. 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.

(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; 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. 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.

Footnotes

  1. Ezra 1:2 Temple
  2. Ezra 1:5 stirred up
  3. Ezra 1:6 Lit. strengthened their hands
  4. Ezra 1:7 Lit. house

Cyrus Helps the Exiles to Return(A)

In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah,(B) the Lord moved the heart(C) of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm and also to put it in writing:

“This is what Cyrus king of Persia says:

“‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed(D) me to build(E) a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah. Any of his people among you may go up to Jerusalem in Judah and build the temple of the Lord, the God of Israel, the God who is in Jerusalem, and may their God be with them. And in any locality where survivors(F) may now be living, the people are to provide them with silver and gold,(G) with goods and livestock, and with freewill offerings(H) for the temple of God(I) in Jerusalem.’”(J)

Then the family heads of Judah and Benjamin,(K) and the priests and Levites—everyone whose heart God had moved(L)—prepared to go up and build the house(M) of the Lord in Jerusalem. All their neighbors assisted them with articles of silver and gold,(N) with goods and livestock, and with valuable gifts, in addition to all the freewill offerings.

Moreover, King Cyrus brought out the articles belonging to the temple of the Lord, which Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and had placed in the temple of his god.[a](O) Cyrus king of Persia had them brought by Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar(P) the prince of Judah.

This was the inventory:

gold dishes30
silver dishes1,000
silver pans[b]29
10 gold bowls30
matching silver bowls410
other articles1,000

11 In all, there were 5,400 articles of gold and of silver. Sheshbazzar brought all these along with the exiles when they came up from Babylon to Jerusalem.

Footnotes

  1. Ezra 1:7 Or gods
  2. Ezra 1:9 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.

Edit de Cyrus; retour de la captivité de Babylone

La première année de Cyrus, roi de Perse, afin que s’accomplisse la parole de l’Eternel prononcée par la bouche de Jérémie, l’Eternel réveilla l’esprit de Cyrus, roi de Perse, qui fit faire de vive voix et par écrit cette publication dans tout son royaume: Ainsi parle Cyrus, roi des Perses: L’Eternel, le Dieu des cieux, m’a donné tous les royaumes de la terre, et il m’a commandé de lui bâtir une maison à Jérusalem en Juda. Qui d’entre vous est de son peuple? Que son Dieu soit avec lui, et qu’il monte à Jérusalem en Juda et bâtisse la maison de l’Eternel, le Dieu d’Israël! C’est le Dieu qui est à Jérusalem. Dans tout lieu où séjournent des restes du peuple de l’Eternel, les gens du lieu leur donneront de l’argent, de l’or, des effets, et du bétail, avec des offrandes volontaires pour la maison de Dieu qui est à Jérusalem.

Les chefs de famille de Juda et de Benjamin, les sacrificateurs et les Lévites, tous ceux dont Dieu réveilla l’esprit, se levèrent pour aller bâtir la maison de l’Eternel à Jérusalem. Tous leurs voisins leur donnèrent des objets d’argent, de l’or, des effets, du bétail, et des choses précieuses, outre toutes les offrandes volontaires. Le roi Cyrus rendit les ustensiles de la maison de l’Eternel, que Nebucadnetsar avait emportés de Jérusalem et placés dans la maison de son dieu. Cyrus, roi de Perse, les fit sortir par Mithredath, le trésorier, qui les remit à Scheschbatsar[a], prince de Juda. En voici le nombre: trente bassins d’or, mille bassins d’argent, vingt-neuf couteaux, 10 trente coupes d’or, quatre cent dix coupes d’argent de second ordre, mille autres ustensiles. 11 Tous les objets d’or et d’argent étaient au nombre de cinq mille quatre cents. Scheschbatsar emporta le tout de Babylone à Jérusalem, au retour de la captivité.

Footnotes

  1. Esdras 1:8 Scheschbatsar, nom araméen de Zorobabel