Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Many
years
later
, during
the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah, the
son of Azariah, the
son of Hilkiah,
And
after
these
things
, in
the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah,
the
son of Shallum, the
son of Zadok, the
son of Ahitub,
son of Shallum, son of Zadok, son of Ahitub,
the
son of Amariah, the
son of Azariah, the
son of Meraioth,
son of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of Meraioth,
the
son of Zerahiah, the
son of Uzzi, the
son of Bukki,
son of Zerahiah, son of Uzzi, son of Bukki,
the
son of Abishua, the
son of Phinehas, the
son of Eleazar, the
son of Aaron the chief
priest —
son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the head
priest ;
this
Ezra came
up from Babylon .
He was
a scribe skilled
in the Law of Moses, which
the
LORD,
the
God of Israel, had
given.
The king had
granted
Ezra
all
his
requests,
for
the hand of the
LORD
his God was
upon him.
Ezra himself
hath
come
up from Babylon ,
and
he `is'
a scribe ready
in the law of Moses, that
Jehovah
God of Israel gave
, and
the king giveth
to
him
--
according
to
the hand of Jehovah
his God upon him --
all
his
request
.
So
in
the seventh
year
of King
Artaxerxes
, he
went
up
to
Jerusalem
with
some
of the Israelites,
including
priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and temple
servants
.
And
there
go
up
of
the sons
of Israel
, and
of the priests, and
the
Levites, and
the
singers, and
the
gatekeepers, and the
Nethinim,
unto
Jerusalem,
in
the
seventh
year
of
Artaxerxes
the
king
.
Ezra
arrived
in Jerusalem in the fifth month of
the seventh year of the king .
And
he
cometh
in to
Jerusalem in the fifth month ,
that
`is
in'
the seventh year of the king ,
He
had
begun
the
journey
from
Babylon
on the first day
of the first
month, and he
arrived
in
Jerusalem
on the first day
of the fifth month, for
the gracious
hand of his God was
upon him .
for
on the first of the month he
hath
founded
the
ascent
from
Babylon
, and on the first of the fifth month he
hath
come
in
unto
Jerusalem
, according
to
the good
hand of his God upon him ,
For Ezra had
set
his heart to study
the Law of the
LORD
, to practice
it
, and to teach its
statutes
and
ordinances
in Israel.
for Ezra hath
prepared
his heart to seek
the law of Jehovah
, and
to do
, and to teach in Israel statute
and
judgment
.
This is the
text
of the letter King Artaxerxes had
given
to Ezra the priest and
scribe, an
expert
in
the commandments
and
statutes
of the LORD
to
Israel:
And
this `
is '
a
copy
of the letter that
the
king Artaxerxes gave
to Ezra the priest ,
the
scribe, a
scribe
of
the words
of the commands
of
Jehovah,
and
of
His
statutes
on
Israel:
Artaxerxes, king of kings .
To Ezra the priest, the
scribe of the Law of the God of heaven: Greetings.
`
Artaxerxes, king of kings ,
to Ezra the priest, a
perfect
scribe of the law of the God of heaven ,
and
at
such
a
time
:
I
hereby
decree that any
volunteers
among
the
Israelites
in my kingdom, including
the priests and Levites, may
go up
with
you
to Jerusalem .
By
me
hath
been
made
a
decree that every
one
who
is
willing,
in my kingdom, of
the people
of
Israel
and
of
its
priests and Levites, to
go to Jerusalem with
thee,
doth
go;
You
are
sent
by
the king and his seven counselors
to evaluate
Judah and Jerusalem according
to
the Law of your
God ,
which
is in your
hand .
because
that
from
the king and his seven counsellors
thou
art
sent,
to inquire
concerning
Judah and concerning
Jerusalem ,
with
the law of God that
`
is '
in thy
hand ,
Moreover,
you
are
to take
with
you
the
silver and gold that the king and his counselors
have
freely
offered to the God of Israel, whose dwelling
is in Jerusalem,
and
to carry
silver and gold that the king and his counsellors
willingly
offered to the God of Israel, whose tabernacle
`
is '
in Jerusalem,
together
with
all the silver and gold you
may
find
in all the province of Babylon, as
well
as
the freewill
offerings of the people and priests to
the house of their God in Jerusalem .
and
all the silver and gold that
thou
findest
in all the province of Babylon, with
the free-will
offerings of the people ,
and of
the
priests ,
offering
willingly,
for
the house of their God that
`is'
in Jerusalem ,
With this money, therefore,
you
are
to
buy
as
many
bulls
, rams, and
lambs as
needed
, together
with
their grain
offerings
and drink
offerings
, and offer
them on
the altar at
the house of your God in Jerusalem .
therefore
thou
dost
speedily
buy
with this money, bullocks
, rams, lambs, and
their presents,
and their
libations
, and dost
bring
them near
to
the altar of
the house of your God that
`is'
in Jerusalem ,
You
and your
brothers
may
do whatever
seems
best
with the rest of the silver and gold, according to the will of your God.
and that
which
to
thee
and
to
thy
brethren
is
good
to
do with the rest of the silver and gold, according to the will of your God ye
do
. '
You
must
deliver
to
the
God
of
Jerusalem
all
the articles
given to you
for the service of the house of your
God .
`And
the vessels
that
are
given to thee,
for the service of the house of thy
God ,
make
perfect
before
the
God
of
Jerusalem;
And if
anything
else
is
needed
for
the house of your
God that you
may
have
occasion
to supply
, you
may
pay
for
it
from the royal
treasury
.
and the rest
of
the
needful
things
of
the
house of thy
God ,
that it
falleth
to thee
to
give
, thou
dost
give
from the treasure-house
of
the
king
.
I ,
King
Artaxerxes ,
decree to all the
treasurers west
of
the Euphrates:
Whatever
Ezra the priest, the
scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, may
require
of you, it
must
be provided
promptly,
`And
by
me
--
I Artaxerxes the
king
--
is
made
a
decree to all treasurers who
`are'
beyond
the river,
that
all
that
Ezra the priest, scribe of the law of the God of heaven, doth
ask
of you, be done
speedily:
up
to
a hundred talents of
silver
, a hundred cors of
wheat
, a hundred baths of
wine
, a hundred baths of
olive
oil
, and salt without limit.
Unto
silver
a hundred talents, and
unto
wheat
a hundred cors, and
unto
wine
a hundred baths, and
unto
oil
a hundred baths, and salt without reckoning;
Whatever
is commanded
by the God of heaven must
be done diligently for His
house .
For why should
wrath fall
on
the realm
of the king and his sons?
all
that
`
is '
by the decree
of
the
God of heaven ,
let
be done diligently for the
house of
the
God
of
heaven;
for why is
there
wrath against
the kingdom
of the king and his sons?
And be
advised
that
you
have
no
authority
to impose
tribute,
duty
, or
toll
on
any of the priests ,
Levites, singers, doorkeepers
, temple
servants
, or
other
servants of this
house of God.
`
And to you
we
are
making
known
, that
upon
any of the priests and
Levites, singers, gatekeepers
, Nethinim
, and
servants of the
house of God ,
tribute
and
custom
there
is
no
authority
to
lift
up
.
And you
, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your
God which
you
possess
, are
to
appoint magistrates and judges to judge
all the people west
of
the Euphrates—
all who
know
the laws
of your
God .
And you
are
to
teach
these
laws
to
anyone
who does
not know them.
`
And thou
, Ezra, according to the wisdom of thy
God, that
`is'
in
thy
hand,
appoint magistrates and judges who
may
be
judges
to all the people who
are
beyond
the river,
to
all knowing
the law
of thy
God ,
and he
who hath
not known
ye
cause
to
know ;
If
anyone
does
not keep
the law of your
God and the law of the king, let
a
strict
judgment be
executed
against
him, whether death, banishment, confiscation of property
, or
imprisonment
.
and
any
who
doth
not do
the law of thy
God ,
and the law of the king, speedily
is
judgment done
upon
him, whether to
death, or
to
banishment, or
to
confiscation of riches
, and
to
bonds
. '
Blessed be
the
LORD
, the
God of our fathers, who has
put
into
the heart of the king to so
honor
the house of the
LORD
in Jerusalem,
Blessed `is'
Jehovah
, God of our fathers, who hath
given
such
a
thing
as
this
in
the heart of the king ,
to beautify
the house of Jehovah
that
`is'
in Jerusalem,
and who
has
shown
me favor
before the king ,
his counselors
, and all his
powerful
officials.
And because
the hand of the
LORD
my God was
upon me, I
took
courage
and gathered
the
leaders
of Israel to return
with me.
and unto
me hath
stretched
out
kindness
before the king and
his counsellors
, and before
all the
mighty
heads
of
the
king:
and I
have
strengthened
myself
as
the hand of Jehovah
my God `is'
upon me, and I
gather
out
of Israel heads
to go
up
with me.
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