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Ezra 3
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Ezra 3
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Worship at the Temple Site Begins Again
3 When the seventh month came, the people gathered together in Jerusalem. (The Israelites had already settled in their cities.) 2 Then Jozadak’s son Jeshua and his relatives who were priests and Shealtiel’s son Zerubbabel and his relatives built an altar for the Elohim of Israel. They built it in order to sacrifice burnt offerings. They followed the directions written in Moses’ Teachings. (Moses was a man of Elohim). 3 So they rebuilt the altar on its original site, though they were afraid of the people in the neighboring regions. They sacrificed burnt offerings on it to Yahweh every morning and evening.
4 Following the written directions, they celebrated the Festival of Booths. Each day they sacrificed the required number of burnt offerings. 5 After that, they sacrificed the daily burnt offerings, the offerings for the New Moon Festival and all the other holy festivals of Yahweh, and all the freewill offerings brought to Yahweh. 6 They started to bring these burnt offerings to Yahweh on the first day of the seventh month, even though the foundation of Yahweh’s temple had not yet been laid.
Work on the Temple Begins
7 So they gave money to the stonecutters and carpenters. Then they gave food, drink, and olive oil to the men from Sidon and Tyre in exchange for cedar, which the men would bring by sea from Lebanon to Joppa as King Cyrus of Persia had authorized them to do.
8 Zerubbabel (who was Shealtiel’s son), Jeshua (who was Jozadak’s son), and the rest of the Jews, (the priests, Levites, and all the others who had come back from exile to Jerusalem) began to rebuild the temple. This happened in the second month of the second year following their return to the site of Elohim’s house in Jerusalem. They began by appointing the Levites who were at least 20 years old to direct the work on Yahweh’s house. 9 Then Jeshua with his sons and relatives and Kadmiel with his sons who were Judah’s descendants joined Henadad’s family and their sons and relatives, the Levites, in directing those working on Elohim’s house.
A Celebration After the Laying of the Temple’s Foundation
10 The builders laid the foundation of Yahweh’s temple. Then the priests who were dressed in their robes took their places with trumpets, and the Levites who were Asaph’s descendants took their places with cymbals to praise Yahweh according to the instructions of King David of Israel. 11 As they praised and gave thanks to Yahweh, they sang antiphonally:
“He is good; his mercy toward Israel endures forever.”
Then all the people shouted, “Praise Yahweh,” because the foundation for the house of Yahweh had been laid.
12 But many of the priests, Levites, and the heads of the families who were old enough to have seen the first temple with their own eyes began to sob when they saw the foundation of this temple. Many others shouted for joy. 13 No one could distinguish between the joyful shouts and the loud sobbing because the people were shouting so loudly. The noise was heard from far away.
Ezra 3
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Ezra 3
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Rebuilding the Altar
3 When the seventh month came and the Israelites had settled in their towns,(A) the people assembled(B) together as one in Jerusalem. 2 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. 3 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) 4 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. 5 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. 6 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
7 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.
8 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. 9 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
- Ezra 3:9 Hebrew Yehudah, a variant of Hodaviah
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Restauración del altar
3 En el mes séptimo, cuando ya todos los israelitas se habían establecido en sus ciudades, se reunió el pueblo en Jerusalén con un mismo propósito. 2 Entonces Jesúa, hijo de Josadac, con sus parientes, que eran sacerdotes, y Zorobabel, hijo de Salatiel, con sus parientes empezaron a construir el altar del Dios de Israel para ofrecer holocaustos, según lo estipulado en la Ley de Moisés, hombre de Dios. 3 A pesar del miedo que tenían de los pueblos vecinos, colocaron el altar en su mismo sitio. Y todos los días, por la mañana y por la tarde, ofrecían holocaustos al Señor. 4 Luego, según lo estipulado en la Ley, celebraron la fiesta de las Enramadas ofreciendo el número de holocaustos ordenados para cada día, 5 al igual que los holocaustos diarios, los de luna nueva, los de las fiestas sagradas ordenadas por el Señor y los que el pueblo le ofrecía voluntariamente. 6 A pesar de que aún no se habían echado los cimientos del templo, desde el primer día del mes séptimo el pueblo comenzó a ofrecer holocaustos al Señor.
Se comienza la reconstrucción del templo
7 Luego dieron dinero a los canteros y carpinteros. A los de Sidón y Tiro les dieron comida, bebida y aceite para que, por mar, llevaran madera de cedro desde el Líbano hasta Jope, conforme a la autorización que había dado Ciro, rey de Persia.
8 Zorobabel, hijo de Salatiel, y Jesúa, hijo de Josadac, junto con el resto de sus parientes, que eran sacerdotes, y con los levitas y con todos los que habían regresado del cautiverio, comenzaron la reconstrucción del templo de Dios en el mes segundo del segundo año de haber llegado a Jerusalén. A los levitas mayores de veinte años les encomendaron la tarea de supervisar las obras del templo del Señor. 9 Entonces Jesúa, junto con sus hijos y hermanos, también Cadmiel y sus hijos, que eran descendientes de Hodavías,[a] y los descendientes de Henadad, y sus hijos y hermanos, que eran levitas, se unieron para supervisar a los obreros que trabajaban en el templo de Dios.
10 Cuando los constructores echaron los cimientos del templo del Señor, llegaron los sacerdotes con sus vestimentas sagradas y sus trompetas, junto con los levitas descendientes de Asaf con sus címbalos, para alabar al Señor, según lo establecido por David, rey de Israel. 11 Todos daban gracias al Señor y a una le cantaban esta alabanza:
«Él es bueno;
su gran amor por Israel perdura para siempre».
Y todo el pueblo alabó con grandes aclamaciones al Señor, porque se habían echado los cimientos del templo. 12 Muchos de los sacerdotes, levitas y jefes de familia, que eran ya ancianos y habían conocido el primer templo, prorrumpieron en llanto cuando vieron los cimientos del nuevo templo, mientras muchos otros gritaban de alegría. 13 Y no se podía distinguir entre los gritos de alegría y las voces de llanto, pues la gente gritaba a voz en cuello y el ruido se escuchaba desde muy lejos.
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