Ezra Chapter 6
So King Darius issued a decree, and they kicked off a search in Babylon’s stash house, where all the treasure's at.
Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon. {rolls: Chaldee, books} {laid up: Chaldee, made to descend}
A scroll was uncovered at Achmetha in the palace of the Medes, holding some serious records inside, fr.
And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that {is} in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein {was} a record thus written: {Achmetha: or, Ecbatana, or, in a coffer}
In the first year of King Cyrus, he dropped a decree about the house of God in Jerusalem, saying, 'Build it up, where we throw down sacrifices, and make the foundations solid; it’s gotta be 60 cubits high and wide, no cap.'
In the first year of Cyrus the king {the same} Cyrus the king made a decree {concerning} the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, {and} the breadth thereof threescore cubits;
Use three layers of hefty stones and a layer of fresh timber, and the king's covering the costs, periodt.
{With} three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king's house:
Also, bring back the gold and silver items from God's house that Nebuchadnezzar took to Babylon; return them to the temple in Jerusalem, each piece in its place, vibes only.
And also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which {is} at Jerusalem, and brought unto Babylon, be restored, and brought again unto the temple which {is} at Jerusalem, {every one} to his place, and place {them} in the house of God. {brought again: Chaldee, go}
So, Tatnai, governor over the river, Shethar–boznai, and your crew, stay out of this situation, no cap.
Now {therefore}, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shetharboznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which {are} beyond the river, be ye far from thence: {your...: Chaldee, their societies}
Let the work on God's house slide, let the Jewish governor and the elders handle it in their territory.
Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place.
Plus, I’m laying down a decree for the Jewish elders building God's house: use the king's goods from taxes beyond the river to fund their expenses, so they ain't held back.
Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king's goods, {even} of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith expenses be given unto these men, that they be not hindered. {I make...: Chaldee, by me a decree is made} {hindered: Chaldee, made to cease}
Whatever they need, like young bulls, rams, and lambs for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, plus wheat, salt, wine, and oil, give it to them every day, no fail.
And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests which {are} at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail:
So they can offer sweet sacrifices to the God of heaven and pray for the king and his fam, that’s the vibe.
That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons. {of sweet...: Chaldee, of rest}
If anyone tweaks this word, tear down timber from their house and hang them on it; make their house a trash heap, savage.
Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this. {let him...: Chaldee, let him be destroyed}
And the God who made His name chill here, obliterate any kings or people who try to mess with or destroy this house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, made this decree; get it done quick.
And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter {and} to destroy this house of God which {is} at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed.
Then Tatnai, governor on this side of the river, Shethar–boznai, and their crew followed through with what Darius told them, and they did it fast.
Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shetharboznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so they did speedily.
The Jewish elders built up the house and flourished thanks to the prophecies from Haggai and Zechariah. They finished it based on God’s command and orders from Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, no cap.
And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished {it}, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. {commandment: Chaldee, decree}
This house was wrapped up on the third day of Adar in Darius's sixth year of reign, lit.
And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
The Israelites, priests, Levites, and the rest of the crew from captivity dedicated God's house with mad joy.
And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy, {the children of the captivity: Chaldee, the sons of the transportation}
At the dedication, they offered 100 bulls, 200 rams, and 400 lambs; plus for sin offerings, 12 he-goats for all Israel, matching the tribes, periodt.
And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
They set the priests in their squads and the Levites in their roles for serving God in Jerusalem, just like Moses wrote.
And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which {is} at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses. {as it is...: Chaldee, according to the writing}
The captives celebrated the Passover on the 14th day of the first month, vibes.
And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth {day} of the first month.
The priests and Levites got purified, and they killed the Passover for everyone in captivity, including their fellow priests and themselves.
For the priests and the Levites were purified together, all of them {were} pure, and killed the passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.
And the Israelites who returned from captivity, plus anyone who separated from the sus vibes of the land's heathens to seek the Lord God of Israel, ate together.
And the children of Israel, which were come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the LORD God of Israel, did eat,
They celebrated the feast of unleavened bread for seven days with joy, 'cause the Lord made them hype and turned the king of Assyria's heart toward them to boost their hands in the work for God's house, the God of Israel.
And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.