以斯拉记 6
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
大利烏王發現先王諭旨
6 於是,大利烏王下令考查在巴比倫庫房的檔案, 2 在瑪代省的亞馬他宮中,發現了一卷書卷。其中寫著這樣的一段記錄: 3 “古列王元年,古列王頒發有關在耶路撒冷 神的殿的命令,要把這殿重建起來,作獻祭的地方;要奠立殿的根基。殿高二十七公尺,寬二十七公尺。 4 三層光滑石塊,一層新木頭,所有費用由王庫支付。 5 至於從前尼布甲尼撒從耶路撒冷的殿裡掠奪,帶到巴比倫的神殿中的金銀器皿,都要歸還,送到耶路撒冷的殿,各按原來的地方放在 神的殿中。”
王下令繼續重建聖殿
6 於是大利烏王下令說:“現在,河西那邊的總督達乃和示他.波斯乃,以及你們的同僚,就是在河西那邊的亞法薩迦人,你們要遠離那裡; 7 不要干涉這神殿的工程,讓猶大人的總督和猶大人的長老在原來的地方重建 神的這殿。 8 我又下令你要協助這些猶大人的長老重建 神的殿,你要作這事:從河西那邊交給王庫的稅收中,撥出充足的經費給他們,免得工程停頓。 9 他們需用的甚麼東西,包括作燔祭獻給天上 神的公牛犢、公綿羊和綿羊羔;還有麥子、鹽、酒和油,都要照著在耶路撒冷的祭司們所說,天天供給他們,不可疏忽, 10 好讓他們可以獻馨香的祭給天上的 神,為王和王的子孫祈求長壽。 11 我又下令:無論甚麼人更改這命令,就要從他的房屋中拆出一根梁木,把他掛起,釘在木上;又使他的房屋成為糞堆。 12 願那使自己的名居住在那裡的 神,毀滅所有伸手更改這命令,或要毀壞這在耶路撒冷 神的殿的君王和人民。我大利烏下令,必須徹底遵行。”
重建完工
13 於是河西那邊的總督達乃、示他.波斯乃和他們的同僚,徹底遵照大利烏王的指示。 14 猶大人的長老因著哈該先知和易多的孫子撒迦利亞的信息,迅速重建。他們遵照以色列 神的命令,波斯王古列、大利烏和亞達薛西的命令,完成重建聖殿的工作。 15 這殿在大利烏王在位的第六年亞達月初三日,完成了。
舉行獻殿禮
16 以色列祭司和利未人,以及其餘被擄歸回的人都歡歡喜喜舉行奉獻這神殿的典禮。 17 在奉獻這神殿的典禮中,他們獻上公牛一百頭、公綿羊二百隻、綿羊羔四百隻;又照著以色列支派的數目獻上公山羊十二隻,作全以色列的贖罪祭。 18 他們又照著摩西書上所寫,委派祭司按著編制,利未人按著班次,在耶路撒冷 神的殿中事奉。
守逾越節
19 正月十四日,被擄歸回的人守逾越節。 20 祭司和利未人一起行潔淨儀式,他們就全都潔淨了;於是利未人為所有被擄歸回的人和他們作祭司的眾親族,以及他們自己,宰殺了逾越節的羊羔。 21 被擄歸回的以色列人和所有脫離當地民族的污穢的人,一同吃這羊羔,尋求耶和華以色列的 神。 22 他們歡歡喜喜地守除酵節七天,因為耶和華使他們歡喜,又使亞述王的心轉向他們,堅固他們的手作以色列 神殿的工程。
Ezra 6
New International Version
The Decree of Darius
6 King Darius then issued an order, and they searched in the archives(A) stored in the treasury at Babylon. 2 A scroll was found in the citadel of Ecbatana in the province of Media, and this was written on it:
Memorandum:
3 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.(B) It is to be sixty cubits[a] high and sixty cubits wide, 4 with three courses(C) of large stones and one of timbers. The costs are to be paid by the royal treasury.(D) 5 Also, the gold(E) 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.(F)
6 Now then, Tattenai,(G) governor of Trans-Euphrates, and Shethar-Bozenai(H) and you other officials of that province, stay away from there. 7 Do not interfere with the work on this temple of God. Let the governor of the Jews and the Jewish elders rebuild this house of God on its site.
8 Moreover, I hereby decree what you are to do for these elders of the Jews in the construction of this house of God:
Their expenses are to be fully paid out of the royal treasury,(I) from the revenues(J) of Trans-Euphrates, so that the work will not stop. 9 Whatever is needed—young bulls, rams, male lambs for burnt offerings(K) 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, 10 so that they may offer sacrifices pleasing to the God of heaven and pray for the well-being of the king and his sons.(L)
11 Furthermore, I decree that if anyone defies this edict, a beam is to be pulled from their house and they are to be impaled(M) on it. And for this crime their house is to be made a pile of rubble.(N) 12 May God, who has caused his Name to dwell there,(O) overthrow any king or people who lifts a hand to change this decree or to destroy this temple in Jerusalem.
I Darius(P) have decreed it. Let it be carried out with diligence.
Completion and Dedication of the Temple
13 Then, because of the decree King Darius had sent, Tattenai, governor of Trans-Euphrates, and Shethar-Bozenai and their associates(Q) carried it out with diligence. 14 So the elders of the Jews continued to build and prosper under the preaching(R) 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,(S) Darius(T) and Artaxerxes,(U) kings of Persia. 15 The temple was completed on the third day of the month Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.(V)
16 Then the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the dedication(W) of the house of God with joy. 17 For the dedication of this house of God they offered(X) a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred male lambs and, as a sin offering[b] for all Israel, twelve male goats, one for each of the tribes of Israel. 18 And they installed the priests in their divisions(Y) and the Levites in their groups(Z) for the service of God at Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.(AA)
The Passover
19 On the fourteenth day of the first month, the exiles celebrated the Passover.(AB) 20 The priests and Levites had purified themselves and were all ceremonially clean. The Levites slaughtered(AC) the Passover lamb for all the exiles, for their relatives the priests and for themselves. 21 So the Israelites who had returned from the exile ate it, together with all who had separated themselves(AD) from the unclean practices(AE) of their Gentile neighbors in order to seek the Lord,(AF) the God of Israel. 22 For seven days they celebrated with joy the Festival of Unleavened Bread,(AG) because the Lord had filled them with joy by changing the attitude(AH) of the king of Assyria so that he assisted them in the work on the house of God, the God of Israel.
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