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.

Altar and Sacrifices Restored

Now when the seventh month came, and (A)the sons of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered together as one person to Jerusalem. Then (B)Jeshua the son of Jozadak and his brothers the priests, and (C)Zerubbabel the son (D)of Shealtiel and his brothers, rose up and (E)built the altar of the God of Israel to offer burnt offerings on it, (F)as it is written in the Law of Moses, the man of God. So they set up the altar on its foundation, because [a](G)they were terrified of the peoples of the lands; and they (H)offered burnt offerings on it to the Lord, burnt offerings morning and evening. They also celebrated the (I)Feast of [b]Booths, (J)as it is written, and offered [c]the prescribed number of burnt offerings daily, (K)according to the ordinance, [d]as each day required; and afterward there was a (L)continual burnt offering, also (M)for the new moons and (N)for all the appointed festivals of the Lord that were consecrated, and from everyone who offered a [e]voluntary 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 had not been laid. Then they gave money to the masons and carpenters, and (O)food, drink, and oil to the Sidonians and the Tyrians (P)to bring cedar wood from Lebanon to the sea at (Q)Joppa, according to the permission they had [f]from (R)Cyrus king of Persia.

Temple Restoration Begun

Now in the second year of their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, (S)Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the rest of their brothers the priests and the Levites, and all who came from the captivity to Jerusalem, began the work and (T)appointed the Levites who were twenty years old and upward to oversee the work of the house of the Lord. Then (U)Jeshua with his sons and brothers stood united with Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of [g]Judah and the sons of Henadad with their sons and brothers the Levites, to oversee the workmen in the temple of God.

10 Now when the builders had (V)laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, [h]the priests stood in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise the Lord (W)according to the [i]directions of King David of Israel. 11 And (X)they sang, praising and giving thanks to the Lord, saying, “(Y)For He is good, for His favor is upon Israel forever.” And all the people shouted with a great shout of joy when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid. 12 Yet many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers’ households, (Z)the old men who had seen the first [j]temple, wept with a loud voice when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, while many shouted aloud for joy, 13 so that the people could not distinguish the sound of the shout of joy from the sound of the weeping of the people, because the people were shouting with a loud shout, and the sound was heard far away.

Footnotes

  1. Ezra 3:3 Lit terror was upon them from
  2. Ezra 3:4 Or Tabernacles
  3. Ezra 3:4 Lit by number
  4. Ezra 3:4 Lit a day’s word on its day
  5. Ezra 3:5 Or freewill offering
  6. Ezra 3:7 Lit of
  7. Ezra 3:9 In Ezra 2:40, Hodaviah; in Neh 7:43, Hodevah
  8. Ezra 3:10 As in LXX and some mss; MT they set the priests
  9. Ezra 3:10 Lit hands
  10. Ezra 3:12 Lit house

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

Ginanap ang pagsambang may handog.

At nang dumating ang ikapitong buwan, at ang mga anak ni Israel ay nangasa mga bayan, ang bayan ay nagpipisan na parang isang tao sa Jerusalem.

Nang magkagayo'y tumayo si (A)Jesua na anak ni Josadec, at ang kaniyang mga kapatid na mga saserdote, at si (B)Zorobabel na anak ni Sealthiel, at ang kaniyang mga kapatid, at itinayo ang dambana ng Dios ng Israel, upang paghandugan ng mga handog na susunugin, (C)gaya ng nasusulat sa kautusan ni Moises, na (D)lalake ng Dios.

At ipinatong nila ang dambana sa tungtungan niya; sapagka't ang takot ay sumakanila dahil sa mga bayan ng mga lupain: at kanilang pinaghandugan ng mga handog na susunugin sa Panginoon, sa makatuwid baga'y ng mga (E)handog na susunugin sa umaga't hapon.

At kanilang ipinagdiwang ang (F)kapistahan ng mga balag, (G)gaya ng nasusulat, at naghandog ng mga (H)handog na susunugin sa araw-araw ayon sa bilang, ayon sa ayos, gaya ng katungkulang kinakailangan sa bawa't araw;

At pagkatapos ng (I)palaging handog na susunugin, at ng mga handog sa mga bagong buwan, at ng lahat na takdang (J)kapistahan sa Panginoon na mga itinalaga, at ng lahat na naghandog na kusa ng kusang handog sa Panginoon.

Mula sa unang araw ng ikapitong buwan, nangagpasimula sila na nangaghandog ng mga handog na susunugin sa Panginoon: nguni't ang tatagang-baon ng templo ng Panginoon ay hindi pa nalalagay.

Sila'y nangagbigay rin naman ng salapi sa mga kantero, at sa mga anluwagi; at (K)pagkain, at inumin, at langis, sa kanila na mga taga Sidon, at sa kanila na mga taga Tiro, upang mangagdala ng mga kahoy na sedro na mula sa Libano na paraanin sa dagat, hanggang sa (L)Joppa (M)ayon sa pahintulot na nangagkaroon sila kay Ciro na hari sa Persia.

Pinasimulan ang muling pagtatayo ng templo.

Nang ikalawang taon nga ng kanilang pagparoon sa bahay ng Dios sa Jerusalem, sa ikalawang buwan, nangagpasimula si (N)Zorobabel na anak ni Sealthiel, at si Jesua na anak ni Josadec, at ang nalabi sa kanilang mga kapatid na mga saserdote at mga Levita, at silang lahat na nagsipanggaling sa Jerusalem na mula sa pagkabihag; at inihalal ang mga Levita, mula sa (O)dalawang pung taong gulang na patanda upang magsipamahala sa gawain sa bahay ng Panginoon.

Nakatayo nga si Jesua na kasama ng kaniyang mga anak, at ng kaniyang mga kapatid, si Cadmiel at ang kaniyang mga anak, ang mga anak ni (P)Juda, na magkakasama, upang magsipamahala sa mga manggagawa sa bahay ng Dios: ang mga anak ni Henadad, na kasama ng kanilang mga anak at ng kanilang mga kapatid na mga Levita.

10 At nang ilagay ng mga manggagawa ang tatagang-baon ng templo ng Panginoon, kanilang inilagay ang mga saserdote na (Q)bihis, na may mga (R)pakakak, at ang mga Levita na mga anak ni Asaph na may mga (S)simbalo, upang magsipuri sa Panginoon, (T)ayon sa alituntunin ni David na hari sa Israel.

11 (U)At sila'y nagawitang isa't isa sa pagpuri at pagpapasalamat sa Panginoon, (V)na nangagsasabi: Sapagka't siya'y mabuti, sapagka't ang kaniyang kaawaan ay magpakailan man sa Israel. At ang buong bayan ay humiyaw ng malakas, nang sila'y magsipuri sa Panginoon, sapagka't ang tatagang-baon ng bahay ng Panginoon ay nalagay.

12 Nguni't (W)marami sa mga saserdote, at mga Levita, at mga pangulo ng mga sangbahayan ng mga magulang, mga matanda na nangakakita ng unang bahay, ng ang tatagang-baon ng bahay na ito ay malagay sa harap ng kanilang mga mata, ay nagsiiyak ng malakas; at marami ay nagsihiyaw ng malakas dahil sa kagalakan:

13 Na anopa't hindi makilala ng bayan ang kaibhan ng ingay ng hiyaw ng kagalakan sa ingay ng iyak ng bayan; sapagka't ang bayan ay humiyaw ng malakas na hiyaw, at ang ingay ay narinig sa malayo.