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Ezra 4:24-6:22
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Ezra 4:24-6:22
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Rebuilding of the Temple Resumed
24 Now the construction of God’s house in Jerusalem had stopped and remained at a standstill until the second year of the reign of King Darius of Persia.(A) 5 1 But when the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo(B) prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel who was over them, 2 Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak(C) began to rebuild God’s house in Jerusalem. The prophets of God(D) were with them, helping them.
3 At that time Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates River, Shethar-bozenai, and their colleagues(E) came to the Jews and asked, “Who gave you the order to rebuild this temple and finish this structure?”[a](F) 4 They also asked them, “What are the names of the workers[b] who are constructing this building?” 5 But God was watching[c] over(G) the Jewish elders. These men wouldn’t stop them until a report was sent to Darius, so that they could receive written instructions about this matter.
The Letter to Darius
6 This is the text of the letter that Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates River, Shethar-bozenai, and their colleagues, the officials in the region, sent to King Darius. 7 They sent him a report, written as follows:
To King Darius:
All greetings.
8 Let it be known to the king that we went to the house of the great God in the province of Judah. It is being built with cut[d] stones, and its beams are being set in the walls. This work is being done diligently and succeeding through the people’s efforts.(H) 9 So we questioned the elders and asked, “Who gave you the order to rebuild this temple and finish this structure?”[e] 10 We also asked them for their names, so that we could write down the names of their leaders for your information.
11 This is the reply they gave us:
We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth and are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and finished.(I) 12 But since our fathers angered the God of heaven, He handed them over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this temple and deported the people to Babylon.(J) 13 However, in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, he issued a decree to rebuild the house of God.(K) 14 He also took from the temple in Babylon the gold and silver articles of God’s house that Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem and carried them to the temple in Babylon.(L) He released them from the temple in Babylon to a man named Sheshbazzar, the governor by the appointment of King Cyrus.(M) 15 Cyrus told him, “Take these articles, put them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its original site.”(N) 16 Then this same Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of God’s house in Jerusalem.(O) It has been under construction from that time until now,(P) yet it has not been completed.
17 So if it pleases the king, let a search of the royal archives[f] in Babylon be conducted to see if it is true that a decree was issued by King Cyrus to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem.(Q) Let the king’s decision regarding this matter be sent to us.(R)
Darius’s Search
6 King Darius gave the order, and they searched(S) in the library of Babylon in the archives.[g](T) 2 But it was in the fortress of Ecbatana in the province of Media(U) that a scroll was found with this record written on it:
3 In the first year of King Cyrus, he issued a decree(V) concerning the house of God in Jerusalem:
Let the house be rebuilt as a place for offering sacrifices, and let its original foundations be retained.[h] Its height is to be 90 feet[i] and its width 90 feet,[j][k](W) 4 with three layers of cut[l] stones and one of timber.(X) The cost is to be paid from the royal treasury.(Y) 5 The gold and silver articles of God’s house that Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and carried to Babylon must also be returned. They are to be brought to the temple in Jerusalem where they belong[m] and put into the house of God.(Z)
Darius’s Decree
6 Therefore, you must stay away from that place, Tattenai governor of the region west of the Euphrates River, Shethar-bozenai, and your[n] colleagues, the officials in the region.(AA) 7 Leave the construction of the house of God alone. Let the governor(AB) and elders of the Jews rebuild this house of God on its original site.
8 I hereby issue a decree concerning what you must do, so that the elders of the Jews can rebuild the house of God:
The cost is to be paid in full to these men out of the royal revenues(AC) from the taxes of the region west of the Euphrates River, so that the work will not stop. 9 Whatever is needed—young bulls, rams, and lambs for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, or wheat, salt, wine, and oil, as requested by the priests in Jerusalem—let it be given to them every day without fail,(AD) 10 so that they can offer sacrifices of pleasing aroma to the God of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his sons.(AE)
11 I also issue a decree concerning any man who interferes with this directive:
Let a beam be torn from his house and raised up; he will be impaled on it, and his house will be made into a garbage dump because of this offense.(AF) 12 May the God who caused His name to dwell there(AG) overthrow any king or people who dares[o] to harm or interfere with this house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have issued the decree. Let it be carried out diligently.
13 Then Tattenai governor of the region west of the Euphrates River, Shethar-bozenai, and their colleagues(AH) diligently carried out what King Darius had decreed. 14 So the Jewish elders continued successfully with the building under the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo.(AI) They finished the building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus,(AJ) Darius, and King Artaxerxes(AK) of Persia. 15 This house was completed on the third day of the month of Adar[p](AL) in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.
Temple Dedication and the Passover
16 Then the Israelites, including the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles, celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy. 17 For the dedication of God’s house they offered 100 bulls, 200 rams, and 400 lambs, as well as 12 male goats(AM) as a sin offering for all Israel—one for each Israelite tribe. 18 They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the book of Moses.(AN)
19 The exiles(AO) observed the Passover(AP) on the fourteenth day of the first month. 20 All of the priests and Levites were ceremonially clean, because they had purified themselves. They killed the Passover lamb for themselves, their priestly brothers, and all the exiles.(AQ) 21 The Israelites who had returned from exile(AR) ate it, together with all who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the Gentiles of the land[q](AS) in order to worship Yahweh, the God of Israel. 22 They observed the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days(AT) with joy, because the Lord had made them joyful, having changed the Assyrian king’s attitude toward them, so that he supported them[r] in the work on the house of the God of Israel.(AU)
Notas al pie
- Ezra 5:3 Or finish its furnishings
- Ezra 5:4 One Aram ms, LXX, Syr; MT reads Then we told them exactly what the names of the men were
- Ezra 5:5 Lit But the eye of their God was
- Ezra 5:8 Or huge
- Ezra 5:9 Or finish its furnishings
- Ezra 5:17 Lit treasure house
- Ezra 6:1 Lit Babylon where the treasures were stored
- Ezra 6:3 Lit be brought forth
- Ezra 6:3 Lit 60 cubits
- Ezra 6:3 Lit 60 cubits
- Ezra 6:3 A copyist seemingly overlooked the term for length and inadvertently read the 60 cubits for height and width. Like Solomon’s temple, this temple was probably 90 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 45 feet high.
- Ezra 6:4 Or huge
- Ezra 6:5 Lit Jerusalem, to its place,
- Ezra 6:6 Lit their
- Ezra 6:12 Lit who stretches out its hand
- Ezra 6:15 = February–March
- Ezra 6:21 Lit land to them
- Ezra 6:22 Lit their hands
Ezra 4:24-6:22
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Ezra 4:24-6:22
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24 Thus the work on the house of God in Jerusalem came to a standstill until the second year of the reign of Darius(A) king of Persia.
Tattenai’s Letter to Darius
5 Now Haggai(B) the prophet and Zechariah(C) the prophet, a descendant of Iddo, prophesied(D) to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them. 2 Then Zerubbabel(E) son of Shealtiel and Joshua(F) son of Jozadak set to work(G) to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them, supporting them.
3 At that time Tattenai,(H) governor of Trans-Euphrates, and Shethar-Bozenai(I) and their associates went to them and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and to finish it?”(J) 4 They[a] also asked, “What are the names of those who are constructing this building?” 5 But the eye of their God(K) was watching over the elders of the Jews, and they were not stopped until a report could go to Darius and his written reply be received.
6 This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai, governor of Trans-Euphrates, and Shethar-Bozenai and their associates, the officials of Trans-Euphrates, sent to King Darius. 7 The report they sent him read as follows:
To King Darius:
Cordial greetings.
8 The king should know that we went to the district of Judah, to the temple of the great God. The people are building it with large stones and placing the timbers in the walls. The work(L) is being carried on with diligence and is making rapid progress under their direction.
9 We questioned the elders and asked them, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and to finish it?”(M) 10 We also asked them their names, so that we could write down the names of their leaders for your information.
11 This is the answer they gave us:
“We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple(N) that was built many years ago, one that a great king of Israel built and finished. 12 But because our ancestors angered(O) the God of heaven, he gave them into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar the Chaldean, king of Babylon, who destroyed this temple and deported the people to Babylon.(P)
13 “However, in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, King Cyrus issued a decree(Q) to rebuild this house of God. 14 He even removed from the temple[b] of Babylon the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem and brought to the temple[c] in Babylon.(R) Then King Cyrus gave them to a man named Sheshbazzar,(S) whom he had appointed governor, 15 and he told him, ‘Take these articles and go and deposit them in the temple in Jerusalem. And rebuild the house of God on its site.’
16 “So this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundations of the house of God(T) in Jerusalem. From that day to the present it has been under construction but is not yet finished.”
17 Now if it pleases the king, let a search be made in the royal archives(U) of Babylon to see if King Cyrus did in fact issue a decree to rebuild this house of God in Jerusalem. Then let the king send us his decision in this matter.
The Decree of Darius
6 King Darius then issued an order, and they searched in the archives(V) 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.(W) It is to be sixty cubits[d] high and sixty cubits wide, 4 with three courses(X) of large stones and one of timbers. The costs are to be paid by the royal treasury.(Y) 5 Also, the gold(Z) 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.(AA)
6 Now then, Tattenai,(AB) governor of Trans-Euphrates, and Shethar-Bozenai(AC) 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,(AD) from the revenues(AE) of Trans-Euphrates, so that the work will not stop. 9 Whatever is needed—young bulls, rams, male lambs for burnt offerings(AF) 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.(AG)
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(AH) on it. And for this crime their house is to be made a pile of rubble.(AI) 12 May God, who has caused his Name to dwell there,(AJ) overthrow any king or people who lifts a hand to change this decree or to destroy this temple in Jerusalem.
I Darius(AK) 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(AL) carried it out with diligence. 14 So the elders of the Jews continued to build and prosper under the preaching(AM) 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,(AN) Darius(AO) and Artaxerxes,(AP) 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.(AQ)
16 Then the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the dedication(AR) of the house of God with joy. 17 For the dedication of this house of God they offered(AS) a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred male lambs and, as a sin offering[e] for all Israel, twelve male goats, one for each of the tribes of Israel. 18 And they installed the priests in their divisions(AT) and the Levites in their groups(AU) for the service of God at Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.(AV)
The Passover
19 On the fourteenth day of the first month, the exiles celebrated the Passover.(AW) 20 The priests and Levites had purified themselves and were all ceremonially clean. The Levites slaughtered(AX) 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(AY) from the unclean practices(AZ) of their Gentile neighbors in order to seek the Lord,(BA) the God of Israel. 22 For seven days they celebrated with joy the Festival of Unleavened Bread,(BB) because the Lord had filled them with joy by changing the attitude(BC) of the king of Assyria so that he assisted them in the work on the house of God, the God of Israel.
1 Corinthians 3:5-23
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1 Corinthians 3:5-23
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The Role of God’s Servants
5 What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, and each has the role the Lord has given. 6 I planted,(A) Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. 7 So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. 8 Now the one planting and the one watering are one in purpose, and each will receive his own reward according to his own labor. 9 For we are God’s coworkers.[a] You are God’s field, God’s building.(B) 10 According to God’s grace that was given to me, I have laid a foundation as a skilled master builder, and another builds on it. But each one must be careful how he builds on it. 11 For no one can lay any other foundation(C) than what has been laid down. That foundation is Jesus Christ. 12 If anyone builds on that foundation with gold, silver,(D) costly stones,(E) wood, hay, or straw, 13 each one’s work will become obvious, for the day[b] will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire;(F) the fire will test the quality of each one’s work.(G) 14 If anyone’s work that he has built survives, he will receive a reward. 15 If anyone’s work is burned up, it will be lost, but he will be saved;(H) yet it will be like an escape through fire.[c](I)
16 Don’t you yourselves know that you are God’s sanctuary(J) and that the Spirit of God lives in you?(K) 17 If anyone destroys God’s sanctuary, God will destroy him;(L) for God’s sanctuary is holy,(M) and that is what you are.
The Folly of Human Wisdom
18 No one should deceive(N) himself. If anyone among you thinks he is wise in this age,(O) he must become foolish(P) so that he can become wise.(Q) 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness(R) with God, since it is written:(S) He catches the wise in their craftiness;(T)[d] 20 and again, The Lord knows that the reasonings(U) of the wise are meaningless.(V)[e] 21 So no one should boast in human leaders, for everything is yours(W)— 22 whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas(X) or the world or life(Y) or death(Z) or things present or things to come(AA)—everything is yours, 23 and you belong to Christ,(AB) and Christ belongs to God.
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- 1 Corinthians 3:9 Or are coworkers belonging to God
- 1 Corinthians 3:13 The day of Christ’s judgment of believers
- 1 Corinthians 3:15 Lit yet so as through fire
- 1 Corinthians 3:19 Jb 5:13
- 1 Corinthians 3:20 Ps 94:11
1 Corinthians 3:5-23
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1 Corinthians 3:5-23
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5 What, after all, is Apollos?(A) And what is Paul? Only servants,(B) through whom you came to believe—as the Lord has assigned to each his task. 6 I planted the seed,(C) Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. 7 So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. 8 The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor.(D) 9 For we are co-workers in God’s service;(E) you are God’s field,(F) God’s building.(G)
10 By the grace God has given me,(H) I laid a foundation(I) as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care. 11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.(J) 12 If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, 13 their work will be shown for what it is,(K) because the Day(L) will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work.(M) 14 If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward.(N) 15 If it is burned up, the builder will suffer loss but yet will be saved—even though only as one escaping through the flames.(O)
16 Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple(P) and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?(Q) 17 If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person; for God’s temple is sacred, and you together are that temple.
18 Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise(R) by the standards of this age,(S) you should become “fools” so that you may become wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness(T) in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness”[a];(U) 20 and again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”[b](V) 21 So then, no more boasting about human leaders!(W) All things are yours,(X) 22 whether Paul or Apollos(Y) or Cephas[c](Z) or the world or life or death or the present or the future(AA)—all are yours, 23 and you are of Christ,(AB) and Christ is of God.
Notas al pie
- 1 Corinthians 3:19 Job 5:13
- 1 Corinthians 3:20 Psalm 94:11
- 1 Corinthians 3:22 That is, Peter
Psalm 29
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Psalm 29
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Psalm 29
The Voice of the Lord
A Davidic psalm.
1 Ascribe to Yahweh, you heavenly beings,[a]
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
2 Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due His name;
worship Yahweh
in the splendor of His holiness.[b](A)
3 The voice of the Lord is above the waters.
The God of glory thunders—
the Lord, above vast waters,(B)
4 the voice of the Lord in power,
the voice of the Lord in splendor.(C)
5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
the Lord shatters the cedars of Lebanon.(D)
6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf,(E)
and Sirion,[c] like a young wild ox.(F)
7 The voice of the Lord flashes flames of fire.(G)
8 The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;
the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.(H)
9 The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth[d](I)
and strips the woodlands bare.(J)
In His temple all cry, “Glory!”
10 The Lord sat enthroned at the flood;
the Lord sits enthroned, King forever.(K)
11 The Lord gives His people strength;(L)
the Lord blesses His people with peace.(M)
Notas al pie
- Psalm 29:1 Or you angels, or you sons of the mighty; lit Lord sons of [the] gods
- Psalm 29:2 Or in holy attire, or in holy appearance
- Psalm 29:6 = Mount Hermon
- Psalm 29:9 Or the oaks shake
Psalm 29
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Psalm 29
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Psalm 29
A psalm of David.
1 Ascribe to the Lord,(A) you heavenly beings,(B)
ascribe to the Lord glory(C) and strength.
2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
worship the Lord in the splendor of his[a] holiness.(D)
3 The voice(E) of the Lord is over the waters;
the God of glory(F) thunders,(G)
the Lord thunders over the mighty waters.(H)
4 The voice of the Lord is powerful;(I)
the voice of the Lord is majestic.
5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.(J)
6 He makes Lebanon leap(K) like a calf,
Sirion[b](L) like a young wild ox.(M)
7 The voice of the Lord strikes
with flashes of lightning.(N)
8 The voice of the Lord shakes the desert;
the Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh.(O)
9 The voice of the Lord twists the oaks[c](P)
and strips the forests bare.
And in his temple all cry, “Glory!”(Q)
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- Psalm 29:2 Or Lord with the splendor of
- Psalm 29:6 That is, Mount Hermon
- Psalm 29:9 Or Lord makes the deer give birth
Proverbs 20:26-27
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Proverbs 20:26-27
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- Proverbs 20:27 Lit breath
- Proverbs 20:27 Lit the chambers of the belly
Proverbs 20:26-27
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Proverbs 20:26-27
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26 A wise king winnows out the wicked;
he drives the threshing wheel over them.(A)
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- Proverbs 20:27 Or A person’s words are
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