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

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

And all the people gave a great shout(G) of praise to the Lord, because the foundation(H) 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,(I) wept(J) 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(K) from the sound of weeping, because the people made so much noise. And the sound was heard far away.

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The Temple Foundation is Laid

10 After the builders laid the foundation for the Lord’s Temple, the priests stood in their ministerial robes with trumpets and the descendants of Levi (who were also descendants of Asaph) with cymbals to praise the Lord, according to instructions prepared by[a] David, king of Israel. 11 And they sang in unison[b] to one another, giving thanks to the Lord:

“He is good,
    and his gracious love to Israel endures forever.”

And all the people shouted out loudly in praise to the Lord when the foundation of the Lord’s Temple was laid.

Remembering the Former Temple

12 Now a number of the priests, the Levities, and the leading officials of the elders—who were very[c] elderly—had seen the former Temple with their own eyes. When they observed the foundation of the Temple being laid, they wept with a loud voice, while the rest of them shouted for joy. 13 As a result, the people couldn’t distinguish between the noise coming from the shouts of joy and the noise coming from the weeping people, because everyone[d] was shouting loudly and could be heard a long way off.

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Notas al pie

  1. Ezra 3:10 Lit. Lord according to the hand of
  2. Ezra 3:11 Or sang by antiphonal courses
  3. Ezra 3:12 The Heb. lacks very
  4. Ezra 3:13 Lit. the people