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BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Thus
King
Darius ordered
a
search
of
the archives
stored
in the treasury
of Babylon .
Then
Darius the king
made
a
decree,
and
they
sought
in the house
of the
books
of
the
treasuries
placed
there
in
Babylon ,
And a
scroll
was
found in
the
fortress
of
Ecbatana
, in the province of Media, with
the
following
written on
it :
Memorandum
:
and there
hath
been
found at
Achmetha
, in a
palace
that
`is'
in
the province of Media, a
roll,
and
a
record
thus
written within
it `is'
:
In the first year of King
Cyrus, he
issued
a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem: Let
the house be rebuilt
as
a
place for
offering
sacrifices, and let
its foundations be
firmly
laid .
It
is
to
be
sixty cubits high
and
sixty cubits wide,
`
In the first year of Cyrus the
king
, Cyrus
the
king
hath
made
a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem: the house let
be builded
in
the
place where
they
are
sacrificing
sacrifices, and its foundations strongly
laid ;
its
height
sixty cubits ,
its
breadth
sixty cubits ;
with
three layers
of cut
stones and one
of timbers.
The costs
are
to
be paid
from
the royal
treasury
.
three rows
of rolled
stones ,
and a
row
of new
wood,
and
the outlay
let
be given
out
of
the king's
house
.
Furthermore
, the gold
and
silver
articles
of the house of God, which
Nebuchadnezzar took from
the temple in Jerusalem and carried
to Babylon, must
also
be returned
to the temple in Jerusalem and deposited
in the house of God.
`And
also
, the vessels
of the house of God, of
gold
and
silver,
that
Nebuchadnezzar took forth
out
of
the temple that
`is'
in Jerusalem ,
and brought
to Babylon, let
be given
back,
and
go
to the temple that
`is'
in Jerusalem ,
`each'
to
its
place,
and put
`them'
down
in the house of God.
Therefore
Darius
decreed:
To
Tattenai
governor of
the
region
west
of
the Euphrates
, Shethar- bozenai
, and your
associates
and
officials
in
the region:
You
must
stay
away
from that
place!
`Now,
Tatnai,
governor beyond
the river
, Shethar- Boznai
, and their
companions,
the Apharsachites,
who
`are'
beyond
the
river,
be
ye
far
from hence;
Leave
this
work
on
the house of God alone.
Let the governor and elders of the Jews rebuild
this house of God on its original
site
.
let
alone
the work
of
this
house of God ,
let the governor of
the
Jews,
and the
elders of the Jews ,
build
this house of God on its place
.
I
hereby
decree what
you
must
do for
these
elders of the
Jews who
are
rebuilding
this house of God :
The
cost
is
to
be
paid
in
full
to
these
men
from
the
royal
treasury
out
of the taxes
of the provinces
west
of the Euphrates
, so
that
the work
will
not
be hindered.
`And
by
me
is
made
a
decree concerning
that
which
ye
do with
the
elders of these
Jews to
build
this house of God ,
that
of the riches
of the king,
that
`are'
of the tribute
beyond
the
river
, speedily
let
the outlay
be given
to
these
men,
that
they
cease
not;
Whatever
is
needed—
young bulls
, rams, and lambs for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, as
well
as
wheat, salt, wine, and oil ,
as
requested
by
the priests in Jerusalem —must
be given to them daily
without fail .
and
what
they
are
needing
--
both
young bullocks
, and
rams, and lambs for burnt -
offerings to the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil according
to
the saying
of
the
priests who
`are'
in Jerusalem --
let
be given to them day
by
day
without fail ,
Then
they will
be able
to
offer
sacrifices
of
a
sweet aroma
to the God of heaven and to
pray
for the lives
of the king and his sons.
that
they be bringing
near
sweet savours
to the God of heaven ,
and praying
for the life
of the king ,
and of
his sons.
I
also
decree that if
any man
interferes
with
this directive
, a
beam
is
to
be torn
from his house and raised up, and
he
is
to
be impaled
on it .
And his own
house shall
be made a pile
of
rubble
for this offense
.
`And
by
me
is
made
a
decree ,
that any one
who
changeth
this thing
, let
wood
be pulled
down
from his house ,
and being
raised up, let
him
be smitten
on it ,
and his house let
be made a dunghill
for this.
May
God, who has
caused His Name to dwell there, overthrow
any king or
people who
lifts
a
hand to alter
this
decree
or
to destroy this house of God in Jerusalem .
I ,
Darius ,
have issued
the
decree .
Let it be carried
out
with
diligence
.
And
God, who caused His name to dwell there, doth
cast
down
any king and
people that
putteth
forth
his
hand to change,
to destroy this house of God that
`is'
in Jerusalem ;
I Darius have made
a
decree ;
speedily
let it be done
. '
In
response
, Tattenai
the
governor of
the
region
west
of
the Euphrates
, Shethar- bozenai
, and their associates
diligently
carried
out
what
King
Darius had
decreed.
Then
Tatnai
, governor beyond
the river
, Shethar- Boznai
, and their companions,
according
to
that
which
Darius the
king
hath
sent,
so
they
have
done
speedily;
So
the Jewish
elders built
and prospered
through the prophesying
of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo .
They finished building
according
to
the command
of the God of Israel and the decrees
of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes ,
kings
of Persia.
and
the elders of
the
Jews
are
building
and prospering
through the prophecy
of Haggai the prophet ,
and Zechariah son of Iddo ,
and
they have
built
and
finished by
the decree
of the God of Israel ,
and by
the decree
of Cyrus, and
Darius, and Artaxerxes king
of Persia.
And this temple
was
completed
on
the third day of the month of
Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King
Darius.
And this house
hath
gone
out
till
the third day of the month Adar, that
is
`
in '
the sixth year of the reign of Darius the
king
.
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 .
And
the sons
of Israel have
made,
`and'
the priests, and
the Levites, and the rest of the sons
of
the captivity,
a
dedication of this
house of God with joy ,
For the dedication of the
house of God they
offered
a hundred bulls
, two hundred rams
, four hundred lambs,
and a sin offering for all Israel of
twelve male
goats
, one
for
each
tribe
of Israel .
and
have
brought
near
for the dedication of this
house of God ,
bullocks
a hundred, rams
two hundred, lambs
four hundred ;
and young
he-goats
for
a sin -
offering for all Israel ,
twelve, according
to
the
number
of the
tribes
of
Israel ;
They also
appointed
the priests by
their divisions and the Levites by
their groups
to
the service of God in Jerusalem, according
to
what
is written in the Book of Moses.
and
they have
established
the priests in
their divisions ,
and the Levites in
their courses,
over
the service of God that
`is'
in Jerusalem, as
it
is written in the book of Moses.
On the fourteenth day
of the first month, the
exiles
kept
the
Passover.
And
the
sons
of
the
captivity
make
the
passover
on the fourteenth of the first month,
All
the priests and Levites had
purified themselves
and
were
ceremonially
clean.
And the
Levites
slaughtered
the Passover lamb
for all the exiles
, for their priestly
brothers
, and for themselves.
for
the priests and the
Levites have
been
purified together
--
all
of
them
`are'
pure
--
and they
slaughter
the passover for all the sons
of
the
captivity
, and
for their brethren
the
priests
, and for themselves.
The Israelites
who
had
returned
from exile
ate
it
, together
with
all
who had
separated themselves
from the uncleanness of the peoples
of the land to seek the
LORD
, the
God of Israel .
And
the sons
of
Israel,
those
returning
from the
captivity
, and
every
one
who is
separated from the uncleanness of the nations
of the land unto
them,
to seek to
Jehovah
, God of Israel ,
do
eat,
For
seven
days
they kept
the Feast of Unleavened Bread
with joy, because
the
LORD
had
made them joyful
and turned the heart of the king of Assyria
toward
them to strengthen their hands in the work on
the house of the God of Israel.
and
they make
the feast of unleavened things
seven
days
with joy, for
Jehovah
made them to
rejoice,
and turned round
the heart of the king of Asshur
unto
them ,
to strengthen their hands in the work of
the house of God,
the God of Israel.
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