Old/New Testament
The Decree of Cyrus
1 In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to accomplish the word of Yahweh by the mouth of Jeremiah, Yahweh stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia and he sent a message to all of his kingdom and also put the message in writing:
2 “Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: Yahweh, the God of the heavens, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. And he himself has appointed me to build a house for him in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. 3 Whoever among you who is from all of his people, may his God be with him and may he go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and may he build the house of Yahweh, the God of Israel. He is the God who is in Jerusalem. 4 And let every survivor, from wherever he resides[a] be assisted by the men of that place with silver and gold, with possessions and domestic animals, and with the freewill offering for the house of God which is in Jerusalem.”
5 So the heads of the families[b] for Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and the Levites—to all whose spirit God had stirred—prepared to go up and build the house of Yahweh which is in Jerusalem. 6 And all of their neighbors helped them[c] with objects of silver, gold, possessions, domestic animals, and with valuable gifts—besides all of the freewill offering. 7 And Cyrus the king brought out the objects of the house of Yahweh that Nebuchadnezzar had brought from Jerusalem and placed in the house of his gods. 8 Cyrus the king of Persia let them go out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and he counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah. 9 Now these were the inventories: thirty gold metal dishes, one thousand silver metal dishes, twenty-nine vessels, 10 thirty bowls of gold, four hundred and ten matching silver metal bowls, and one thousand other objects. 11 All of the objects of gold and silver metal were five thousand four hundred. All this Sheshbazzar brought up along with the exiles from Babylonia to Jerusalem.
The List of Returned Exiles
2 Now these were the people[d] of the province who came up from the captivity of the exile whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon carried captive to Babylonia. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own city. 2 They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.
The number of the men of the people of Israel: 3 the descendants[e] of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two; 4 the descendants[f] of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two; 5 the descendants[g] of Arah, seven hundred and seventy-five; 6 the descendants[h] of Pahath-moab, particularly the descendants[i] of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve; 7 the descendants[j] of Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four; 8 the descendants[k] of Zattu, nine hundred and forty-five; 9 the descendants[l] of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty; 10 the descendants[m] of Bani, six hundred and forty-two; 11 the descendants[n] of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-three; 12 the descendants[o] of Azgad, one thousand two hundred and twenty-two; 13 the descendants[p] of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-six; 14 the descendants[q] of Bigvai, two thousand fifty-six; 15 the descendants[r] of Adin, four hundred and fifty-four; 16 the descendants[s] of Ater, particularly of Hezekiah, ninety-eight; 17 the descendants[t] of Bezai, three hundred and twenty-three; 18 the descendants[u] of Jorah, one hundred and twelve; 19 the descendants[v] of Hashum, two hundred and twenty-three; 20 the descendants[w] of Gibbar, ninety-five; 21 the people[x] of Bethlehem, one hundred and twenty-three; 22 the men of Netophah, fifty-six; 23 the men of Anathoth, one hundred and twenty-eight; 24 the people[y] of Azmaveth, forty-two; 25 the people[z] of Kiriath Αrim, Kephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three; 26 the people[aa] of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one; 27 the men of Micmash, one hundred and twenty-two; 28 the men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred and twenty-three; 29 the people[ab] of Nebo, fifty-two; 30 the people[ac] of Magbish, one hundred and fifty-six; 31 the people[ad] of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four; 32 the people[ae] of Harim, three hundred and twenty; 33 the people[af] of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-five; 34 the people[ag] of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five; 35 the people[ah] of Senaah, three thousand six hundred and thirty.
36 The priests: the descendants[ai] of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three; 37 the descendants[aj] of Immer, one thousand fifty-two; 38 the descendants[ak] of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred and forty-seven; 39 the descendants[al] of Harim, one thousand seventeen.
40 The Levites: the descendants[am] of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the descendants[an] of Hodaviah, seventy-four.
41 The singers: the descendants[ao] of Asaph, one hundred and twenty-eight.
42 The descendants[ap] of the gatekeepers: the descendants[aq] of Shallum, the descendants[ar] of Ater, the descendants[as] of Talmon, the descendants[at] of Akkub, the descendants[au] of Hatita, and the descendants[av] of Shobai; in total one hundred and thirty-nine.
43 The temple servants: the descendants[aw] of Ziha, the descendants[ax] of Hasupha, the descendants[ay] of Tabbaoth, 44 the descendants[az] of Keros, the descendants[ba] of Siaha, the descendants[bb] of Padon, 45 the descendants[bc] of Lebanah, the descendants[bd] of Hagabah, the descendants[be] of Akkub, 46 the descendants[bf] of Hagab, the descendants[bg] of Shamlai, the descendants[bh] of Hanan, 47 the descendants[bi] of Giddel, the descendants[bj] of Gahar, the descendants[bk] of Reaiah, 48 the descendants[bl] of Rezin, the descendants[bm] of Nekoda, the descendants[bn] of Gazzam, 49 the descendants[bo] of Uzza, the descendants[bp] of Paseah, the descendants[bq] of Besai, 50 the descendants[br] of Asnah, the descendants[bs] of Meunim, the descendants[bt] of Nephisim, 51 the descendants[bu] of Bakbuk, the descendants[bv] of Hakupha, the descendants[bw] of Harhur, 52 the descendants[bx] of Bazluth, the descendants[by] of Mehida, the descendants[bz] of Harsha, 53 the descendants[ca] of Barkos, the descendants[cb] of Sisera, the descendants[cc] of Temah, 54 the descendants[cd] of Neziah, and the descendants[ce] of Hatipha.
55 The descendants[cf] of Solomon’s servants: the descendants[cg] of Sotai, the descendants[ch] of Hassophereth, the descendants[ci] of Peruda, 56 the descendants[cj] of Jaalah, the descendants[ck] of Darkon, the descendants[cl] of Giddel, 57 the descendants[cm] of Shephatiah, the descendants[cn] of Hattil, the descendants[co] of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants[cp] of Ami.
58 All the temple servants and the descendants[cq] of Solomon’s servants were three hundred and ninety-two.
59 Now these were the ones who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they were not able to prove their fathers’ household and their descent, if they were from Israel: 60 the descendants[cr] of Delaiah, the descendants[cs] of Tobiah, and the descendants[ct] of Nekoda, six hundred and fifty-two. 61 And from the descendants[cu] of the priests: the descendants[cv] of Habaiah, the descendants[cw] of Hakkoz, and the descendants[cx] of Barzillai (who took a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called by their name). 62 These sought their record in the genealogy records, but they were not found, and were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.[cy] 63 The governor said to them that they could not eat from the holy food of the sanctuary[cz] until there was present a priest for the Urim and Thummim.
64 The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty, 65 apart from their male and female servants, of whom were seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven; and they had two hundred male and female singers. 66 Their horses numbered seven hundred and thirty-six, their mules numbered two hundred and forty-five, 67 their camels numbered four hundred and thirty-five, their donkeys numbered six thousand seven hundred and twenty.
Gifts Given for Temple Work
68 When some of the heads of families[da] came to the house of Yahweh that is in Jerusalem, they gave freewill offerings for the house of God to erect it on its place. 69 According to their ability they gave to the treasury room for the work sixty-one thousand darics of gold, five thousand minas of silver, and one hundred priestly tunics.
70 The priests, the Levites, and some of the people lived in Jerusalem, and the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants lived in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
23 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his clothing and made four shares—for each soldier a share—and the tunic. (Now the tunic was seamless, woven from the top in a single piece.)[a] 24 So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it apart, but cast lots for it, to see whose it will be,” so that the scripture would be fulfilled that says,
“They divided my garments among themselves,
and for my clothing they cast lots.”[b]
Thus the soldiers did these things.
25 Now his mother and the sister of his mother, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene were standing near the cross of Jesus. 26 So Jesus, seeing his[c] mother and the disciple whom he loved standing there, said to his[d] mother, “Woman, behold your son!” 27 Then he said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her into his own home.
Jesus Dies on the Cross
28 After this, Jesus, knowing that now at last everything was completed, in order that the scripture would be fulfilled, said, “I am thirsty.” 29 A jar full of sour wine was standing there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a branch of hyssop and[e] brought it[f] to his mouth. 30 Then when he had received the sour wine, Jesus said, “It is completed,”[g] and bowing his[h] head, he gave up his[i] spirit.
31 Then the Jews, because it was the day of preparation, so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was an important day), asked Pilate that their legs could be broken and they could be taken away. 32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and of the other who had been crucified with him. 33 But when they[j] came to Jesus, after they saw he was already dead, they did not break his legs. 34 But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and blood and water came out immediately. 35 And the one who has seen it[k] has testified, and his testimony is true, and that person knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe. 36 For these things happened in order that the scripture would be fulfilled: “Not a bone of his will be broken.”[l] 37 And again another scripture says, “They will look on the one whom they have pierced.”[m]
Jesus Is Buried
38 And after these things, Joseph who was from Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but a secret one for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus. And Pilate allowed it,[n] so he came and took away his body. 39 And Nicodemus—the one who had come to him formerly at night—also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes weighing about a hundred pounds.[o] 40 So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in strips of linen cloth with the fragrant spices, as is the Jews’ custom to prepare for burial. 41 Now there was a garden at the place where he was crucified, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one was yet buried. 42 So there, on account of the day of preparation of the Jews, because the tomb was close by, they buried Jesus.
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