Ezra

Chapter 6

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּe'da֛yin dּareya֥veshsh malekּa֖ shsa֣m te'e֑m ubaqּa֣ru ׀ bּebe֣yt siperayּa֗ dּi֧y ginezayּa֛ mehachati֥yn tּamּa֖h bּebabeֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)King Darius then issued an order, and they searched in the archives stored in the treasury at Babylon.

בֵּאדַ֛יִן דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ מַלְכָּ֖א שָׂ֣ם טְעֵ֑ם וּבַקַּ֣רוּ ׀ בְּבֵ֣ית סִפְרַיָּ֗א דִּ֧י גִנְזַיָּ֛א מְהַחֲתִ֥ין תַּמָּ֖ה בְּבָבֶֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehishshetּeka֣ch bּe'achemeta֗ bּebiֽyreta֛ dּi֛y bּemada֥y mediynetּa֖h megilּa֣h chada֑h veken-kּeti֥yb bּegaua֖hּ dּikeronaֽh׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)A scroll was found in the citadel of Ecbatana in the province of Media, and this was written on it: Memorandum:

וְהִשְׁתְּכַ֣ח בְּאַחְמְתָ֗א בְּבִֽירְתָ֛א דִּ֛י בְּמָדַ֥י מְדִינְתָּ֖ה מְגִלָּ֣ה חֲדָ֑ה וְכֵן־כְּתִ֥יב בְּגַוַּ֖הּ דִּכְרוֹנָֽה׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּishshena֨t chada֜h lek֣oreshsh malekּa֗ kּ֣oreshsh malekּa'֮ shsa֣m te'em֒ bּeyt-'elaha֤ biֽyrushshelem֙ bּayeta֣ yitebּene֔ 'atar֙ dּiֽy-dabechi֣yn dּibechi֔yn ve'ushshּ֖ohiy mesֽobeli֑yn rumehּ֙ 'amּi֣yn shshitּi֔yn pּetaye֖hּ 'amּi֥yn shshitּiֽyn׃

Edified Edition (EDE)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. It is to be sixty cubits high and sixty cubits wide,

בִּשְׁנַ֨ת חֲדָ֜ה לְכ֣וֹרֶשׁ מַלְכָּ֗א כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ מַלְכָּא֮ שָׂ֣ם טְעֵם֒ בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֤א בִֽירוּשְׁלֶם֙ בַּיְתָ֣א יִתְבְּנֵ֔א אֲתַר֙ דִּֽי־דָבְחִ֣ין דִּבְחִ֔ין וְאֻשּׁ֖וֹהִי מְסֽוֹבְלִ֑ין רוּמֵהּ֙ אַמִּ֣ין שִׁתִּ֔ין פְּתָיֵ֖הּ אַמִּ֥ין שִׁתִּֽין׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): nidebּaki֞yn dּiy-'e֤ben gּelal֙ tּelata֔ venidebּa֖ke dּiy-'a֣ chada֑t veni֨peqeta֔ min-bּe֥yt malekּa֖ tּiteyehiֽb׃

Edified Edition (EDE)with three courses of large stones and one of timbers. The costs are to be paid by the royal treasury.

נִדְבָּכִ֞ין דִּי־אֶ֤בֶן גְּלָל֙ תְּלָתָ֔א וְנִדְבָּ֖ךְ דִּי־אָ֣ע חֲדַ֑ת וְנִ֨פְקְתָ֔א מִן־בֵּ֥ית מַלְכָּ֖א תִּתְיְהִֽב׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve֠'ap ma'ne֣y beyt-'elaha'֮ dּi֣y dahaba֣h vekasepּa'֒ dּi֣y nebֽukadenetzּa֗r hanepּe֛q min-heykela֥ diy-biyrushshele֖m veheybe֣l lebabe֑l yahatiyb֗un vi֠yhake leheykela֤ diy-biyrֽushshelem֙ le'atere֔hּ vetache֖t bּebe֥yt 'elahaֽ'׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)Also, the gold 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."

וְ֠אַף מָאנֵ֣י בֵית־אֱלָהָא֮ דִּ֣י דַהֲבָ֣ה וְכַסְפָּא֒ דִּ֣י נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗ר הַנְפֵּ֛ק מִן־הֵיכְלָ֥א דִי־בִירוּשְׁלֶ֖ם וְהֵיבֵ֣ל לְבָבֶ֑ל יַהֲתִיב֗וּן וִ֠יהָךְ לְהֵיכְלָ֤א דִי־בִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙ לְאַתְרֵ֔הּ וְתַחֵ֖ת בְּבֵ֥ית אֱלָהָֽא׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּe'a֡n tּa֠tּenay pּacha֨t 'abaֽr-nahara֜h shsheta֤r bּozenay֙ ukenava֣teh֔on 'aparesekaye֔ dּi֖y bּa'aba֣r nahara֑h rachiyqi֥yn hav֖o min-tּamּaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Now then, Tattenai, governor of the region west of the Euphrates, and Shethar-Boznai and you other officials of that region, stay away from there.

כְּעַ֡ן תַּ֠תְּנַי פַּחַ֨ת עֲבַֽר־נַהֲרָ֜ה שְׁתַ֤ר בּוֹזְנַי֙ וּכְנָוָ֣תְה֔וֹן אֲפַרְסְכָיֵ֔א דִּ֖י בַּעֲבַ֣ר נַהֲרָ֑ה רַחִיקִ֥ין הֲו֖וֹ מִן־תַּמָּֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): shshebu֕qu la'abiyda֖t bּeyt-'elaha֣ de֑ke pּacha֤t yehudaye'֙ uleshsabe֣y yehudaye֔ bּeyt-'elaha֥ de֖ke yiben֥on 'al-'atereֽhּ׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Do not interfere with the work on this house of God. Let the governor of the Jews and the Jewish elders rebuild this house of God on its site.

שְׁבֻ֕קוּ לַעֲבִידַ֖ת בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֣א דֵ֑ךְ פַּחַ֤ת יְהוּדָיֵא֙ וּלְשָׂבֵ֣י יְהוּדָיֵ֔א בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֥א דֵ֖ךְ יִבְנ֥וֹן עַל־אַתְרֵֽהּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): uminּiy֮ shsi֣ym te'em֒ lema֣ diֽy-tֽa'abed֗un 'im-shsabe֤y yehudaye'֙ 'ilּe֔ke lemibene֖ bּeyt-'elaha֣ de֑ke uminּikese֣y malekּa֗ dּi֚y midּat֙ 'aba֣r nahara֔h 'asepּa֗rena nipeqeta֛ tּeheve֧ miֽteyahaba֛ leguberayּa֥ 'ilּe֖ke dּiy-la֥ lebatּalaֽ'׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Moreover, I hereby decree what you are to do for these elders of the Jews in the construction of this house of God: The expenses of these men are to be fully paid out of the royal treasury, from the revenues of the region west of the Euphrates, so that the work will not stop.

וּמִנִּי֮ שִׂ֣ים טְעֵם֒ לְמָ֣א דִֽי־תַֽעַבְד֗וּן עִם־שָׂבֵ֤י יְהוּדָיֵא֙ אִלֵּ֔ךְ לְמִבְנֵ֖א בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֣א דֵ֑ךְ וּמִנִּכְסֵ֣י מַלְכָּ֗א דִּ֚י מִדַּת֙ עֲבַ֣ר נַהֲרָ֔ה אָסְפַּ֗רְנָא נִפְקְתָ֛א תֶּהֱוֵ֧א מִֽתְיַהֲבָ֛א לְגֻבְרַיָּ֥א אִלֵּ֖ךְ דִּי־לָ֥א לְבַטָּלָֽא׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): uma֣h chashshecha֡n ubene֣y tori֣yn vedikeri֣yn ve'imּeri֣yn ׀ la'alava֣n ׀ le'ela֪hּ shshemayּa֟ chineti֞yn mela֣ch ׀ chama֣r umeshsha֗ch kּeme'ma֨r kּahanayּa֤ diy-biyrֽushshelem֙ leheve֨ miteyehe֥b leho֛m y֥om ׀ bּey֖om dּiy-la֥ shshalֽu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Whatever is needed, young bulls, rams, male lambs for burnt offerings 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,

וּמָ֣ה חַשְׁחָ֡ן וּבְנֵ֣י תוֹרִ֣ין וְדִכְרִ֣ין וְאִמְּרִ֣ין ׀ לַעֲלָוָ֣ן ׀ לֶאֱלָ֪הּ שְׁמַיָּ֟א חִנְטִ֞ין מְלַ֣ח ׀ חֲמַ֣ר וּמְשַׁ֗ח כְּמֵאמַ֨ר כָּהֲנַיָּ֤א דִי־בִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙ לֶהֱוֵ֨א מִתְיְהֵ֥ב לְהֹ֛ם י֥וֹם ׀ בְּי֖וֹם דִּי־לָ֥א שָׁלֽוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): dּiֽy-lehevo֧n mehaqerebi֛yn niychochi֖yn le'ela֣hּ shshemayּa֑ umetzalּa֕yin lechayּe֥y malekּa֖ ubenֽohiy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)so that they may offer sacrifices pleasing to the God of heaven and pray for the well-being of the king and his sons.

דִּֽי־לֶהֱוֺ֧ן מְהַקְרְבִ֛ין נִיחוֹחִ֖ין לֶאֱלָ֣הּ שְׁמַיָּ֑א וּמְצַלַּ֕יִן לְחַיֵּ֥י מַלְכָּ֖א וּבְנֽוֹהִי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): uminּiy֮ shsi֣ym te'em֒ dּi֣y kal-'ena֗shsh dּi֤y yehashshene'֙ pּitegama֣ dena֔h yitenesa֥ch 'a'֙ min-bּayete֔hּ uzeqi֖yp yitemeche֣ 'alo֑hiy ubayete֛hּ neval֥u yite'abe֖d 'al-dּenaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Furthermore, I decree that if anyone defies this edict, a beam is to be pulled from their house and they are to be impaled on it erected for that purpose. And for this crime their house is to be made a pile of rubble.

וּמִנִּי֮ שִׂ֣ים טְעֵם֒ דִּ֣י כָל־אֱנָ֗שׁ דִּ֤י יְהַשְׁנֵא֙ פִּתְגָמָ֣א דְנָ֔ה יִתְנְסַ֥ח אָע֙ מִן־בַּיְתֵ֔הּ וּזְקִ֖יף יִתְמְחֵ֣א עֲלֹ֑הִי וּבַיְתֵ֛הּ נְוָל֥וּ יִתְעֲבֵ֖ד עַל־דְּנָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veֽ'laha֞ dּi֣y shshakּi֧n shsheme֣hּ tּamּa֗h yemagּa֞r kּal-me֤leke ve'am֙ dּi֣y ׀ yishshela֣ch yede֗hּ lehashshenaya֛h lechabּala֛h bּeyt-'elaha֥ de֖ke dּi֣y biyrushshele֑m 'ana֤h dareya֨veshsh֙ shsa֣met te'e֔m 'asepּa֖rena yite'abiֽd׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)May God, who has caused his Name to dwell there, overthrow any king or people who lifts a hand to change this decree or to destroy this temple in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have decreed it. Let it be carried out with all diligence.

וֵֽאלָהָ֞א דִּ֣י שַׁכִּ֧ן שְׁמֵ֣הּ תַּמָּ֗ה יְמַגַּ֞ר כָּל־מֶ֤לֶךְ וְעַם֙ דִּ֣י ׀ יִשְׁלַ֣ח יְדֵ֗הּ לְהַשְׁנָיָ֛ה לְחַבָּלָ֛ה בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֥א דֵ֖ךְ דִּ֣י בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם אֲנָ֤ה דָרְיָ֨וֶשׁ֙ שָׂ֣מֶת טְעֵ֔ם אָסְפַּ֖רְנָא יִתְעֲבִֽד׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): e֠dayin tּatּena֞y pּacha֧t 'abaֽr-nahara֛h shsheta֥r bּozena֖y ukenavateh֑on laqobe֗l dּiֽy-shshela֞ch dּareya֧veshsh malekּa֛ kּene֖ma 'asepּa֥rena 'abaֽdu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then, because of the decree King Darius had sent, Tattenai, governor of the region west of the Euphrates, and Shethar-Boznai and their associates carried it out with all diligence.

אֱ֠דַיִן תַּתְּנַ֞י פַּחַ֧ת עֲבַֽר־נַהֲרָ֛ה שְׁתַ֥ר בּוֹזְנַ֖י וּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹן לָקֳבֵ֗ל דִּֽי־שְׁלַ֞ח דָּרְיָ֧וֶשׁ מַלְכָּ֛א כְּנֵ֖מָא אָסְפַּ֥רְנָא עֲבַֽדוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veshsabe֤y yehudaye'֙ bּana֣yin umatzelechi֔yn bּinebu'at֙ chagּa֣y nby'h nebiyּa֔ uzekareya֖h bּar-'idּ֑o uben֣o veshshakeli֗lu min-ta֨'am֙ 'ela֣hּ yishsera'e֔l umitּe'em֙ kּ֣oreshsh vedareya֔veshsh ve'aretּacheshsha֖shsetּe me֥leke pּaraֽs׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So the elders of the Jews continued to build and prospered under the preaching 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, Darius and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia.

וְשָׂבֵ֤י יְהוּדָיֵא֙ בָּנַ֣יִן וּמַצְלְחִ֔ין בִּנְבוּאַת֙ חַגַּ֣י נביאה נְבִיָּ֔א וּזְכַרְיָ֖ה בַּר־עִדּ֑וֹא וּבְנ֣וֹ וְשַׁכְלִ֗לוּ מִן־טַ֨עַם֙ אֱלָ֣הּ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וּמִטְּעֵם֙ כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ וְדָרְיָ֔וֶשׁ וְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּא מֶ֥לֶךְ פָּרָֽס׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veshsheytziy'֙ bּayeta֣h dena֔h 'a֛d y֥om tּelata֖h liyra֣ch 'ada֑r dּiy-hi֣y shshenat-shshe֔t lemalek֖ut dּareya֥veshsh malekּaֽ'׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)The temple was completed on the third day of the month Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.

וְשֵׁיצִיא֙ בַּיְתָ֣ה דְנָ֔ה עַ֛ד י֥וֹם תְּלָתָ֖ה לִירַ֣ח אֲדָ֑ר דִּי־הִ֣יא שְׁנַת־שֵׁ֔ת לְמַלְכ֖וּת דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ מַלְכָּֽא׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): va'aba֣du beneֽy-yi֠shsera'el kּahanayּa֨ velevaye֜ ushshe'a֣r bּeney-galuta֗ chanukּa֛t bּeyt-'elaha֥ dena֖h bּechedevaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then the people of Israel, the priests, the Levites and the rest of the exiles, celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy.

וַעֲבַ֣דוּ בְנֵֽי־יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל כָּהֲנַיָּ֨א וְלֵוָיֵ֜א וּשְׁאָ֣ר בְּנֵי־גָלוּתָ֗א חֲנֻכַּ֛ת בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֥א דְנָ֖ה בְּחֶדְוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehaqeri֗bu lachanukּat֮ bּeyt-'elaha֣ denah֒ tּori֣yn me'a֔h dּikeri֣yn ma'ta֔yin 'imּeri֖yn 'arebּa֣ me'a֑h utzepiyre֨y 'izּi֜yn lchty lechatּa'a֤h 'al-kּal-yishsera'el֙ tּereֽy-'ashsa֔r lemineya֖n shshibete֥y yishsera'eֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)For the dedication of this house of God they offered 100 bulls, 200 rams, 400 male lambs and, as a sin offering for all Israel, 12 male goats, one for each of the tribes of Israel.

וְהַקְרִ֗בוּ לַחֲנֻכַּת֮ בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֣א דְנָה֒ תּוֹרִ֣ין מְאָ֔ה דִּכְרִ֣ין מָאתַ֔יִן אִמְּרִ֖ין אַרְבַּ֣ע מְאָ֑ה וּצְפִירֵ֨י עִזִּ֜ין לחטיא לְחַטָּאָ֤ה עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ תְּרֵֽי־עֲשַׂ֔ר לְמִנְיָ֖ן שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vahaqi֨ymu kahanayּa֜ bּipelugּateh֗on velevaye'֙ bּemacheleqa֣teh֔on 'al-'abiyda֥t 'elaha֖ dּi֣y biyrushshele֑m kּiketa֖b sepa֥r moshsheֽh׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)And they installed the priests in their divisions and the Levites in their groups for the service of God at Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.

וַהֲקִ֨ימוּ כָהֲנַיָּ֜א בִּפְלֻגָּתְה֗וֹן וְלֵוָיֵא֙ בְּמַחְלְקָ֣תְה֔וֹן עַל־עֲבִידַ֥ת אֱלָהָ֖א דִּ֣י בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם כִּכְתָ֖ב סְפַ֥ר מֹשֶֽׁה׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa'ashs֥u beney-hagּola֖h 'et-hapּa֑sach bּe'arebּa'a֥h 'ashsa֖r lacho֥deshsh hari'shshֽon׃

Edified Edition (EDE)On the fourteenth day of the first month, the exiles celebrated the Passover.

וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּ בְנֵי־הַגּוֹלָ֖ה אֶת־הַפָּ֑סַח בְּאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר לַחֹ֥דֶשׁ הָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y hiֽtּahar֞u hakּohani֧ym vehaleviyּi֛m kּe'echa֖d kּulּa֣m tehori֑ym vayּishshechat֤u hapּe֨sach֙ lekal-bּene֣y hagּola֔h vela'acheyhe֥m hakּohani֖ym velaheֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The priests and Levites had purified themselves and were all ceremonially clean. The Levites slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the exiles, for their relatives the priests and for themselves.

כִּ֣י הִֽטַּהֲר֞וּ הַכֹּהֲנִ֧ים וְהַלְוִיִּ֛ם כְּאֶחָ֖ד כֻּלָּ֣ם טְהוֹרִ֑ים וַיִּשְׁחֲט֤וּ הַפֶּ֨סַח֙ לְכָל־בְּנֵ֣י הַגּוֹלָ֔ה וְלַאֲחֵיהֶ֥ם הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים וְלָהֶֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo'kel֣u beneֽy-yishsera'e֗l hashshּabiym֙ meֽhagּola֔h veko֗l hanּibedּa֛l mitּume'a֥t gּoyeֽ-ha'a֖retz 'alehe֑m lidero֕shsh laֽyhva֖h 'elohe֥y yishsera'eֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So the Israelites who had returned from the exile ate it, together with all who had separated themselves from the unclean practices of their Gentile neighbours in order to seek the LORD, the God of Israel.

וַיֹּאכְל֣וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הַשָּׁבִים֙ מֵֽהַגּוֹלָ֔ה וְכֹ֗ל הַנִּבְדָּ֛ל מִטֻּמְאַ֥ת גּוֹיֵֽ־הָאָ֖רֶץ אֲלֵהֶ֑ם לִדְרֹ֕שׁ לַֽיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּaֽ'ashs֧u chag-matzּ֛ot shshibe'a֥t yami֖ym bּeshsimecha֑h kּi֣y ׀ shsimּecha֣m yehva֗h veֽhese֞b le֤b meֽleke-'ashshּur֙ 'aleyhe֔m lechazּe֣q yedeyhe֔m bּimele֥'ket bּeyt-ha'elohi֖ym 'elohe֥y yishsera'eֽl׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)For seven days they celebrated with joy the Festival of Unleavened Bread, because the LORD had filled them with joy by changing the attitude of the king of Assyria so that he assisted them in the work on the house of God, the God of Israel.

וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֧וּ חַג־מַצּ֛וֹת שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים בְּשִׂמְחָ֑ה כִּ֣י ׀ שִׂמְּחָ֣ם יְהוָ֗ה וְֽהֵסֵ֞ב לֵ֤ב מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר֙ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם לְחַזֵּ֣ק יְדֵיהֶ֔ם בִּמְלֶ֥אכֶת בֵּית־הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃פ