¹Then Darius the king made a decree, and they sought in the house of the books of the treasuries placed there in Babylon,

¹Siis kuningas Daarjaves käskis järele uurida varakambreis, kuhu raamatud Paabelis olid pandud.

²and 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]:

²Ja Ahmeta linnas Meedia maakonnas leiti üks rullraamat, ja selles oli kirjutatud: 'Meelespidamiseks.

³`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;

³Kuningas Koorese esimesel aastal andis kuningas Koores käsu Jumala koja kohta Jeruusalemmas: koda tuleb üles ehitada kui paik, kus ohverdatakse ohvreid, ja selle alused peavad kindlad olema; selle kõrgus olgu kuuskümmend küünart ja laius kuuskümmend küünart;

⁴three rows of rolled stones, and a row of new wood, and the outlay let be given out of the king`s house.

⁴kolm kihti tahutud kividest ja üks kiht uutest palkidest; kulud tasutagu kuningakojast!

⁵`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.

⁵Ka Jumala koja riistad, kullast ja hõbedast, mis Nebukadnetsar Jeruusalemma templist ära võttis ja Paabelisse viis, tuleb tagasi anda, et need pandaks oma kohale Jeruusalemma templisse ja Jumala kotta.'

⁶`Now, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-Boznai, and their companions, the Apharsachites, who [are] beyond the river, be ye far from hence;

⁶- 'Ja nüüd, Tatnai, maavalitseja teisel pool Frati jõge, Setar-Boosnai ja teie kaaslased, ametnikud teisel pool Frati jõge, hoiduge sealt eemale!

⁷let 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.

⁷Ärge segage Jumala koja tööd! Las juutide maavalitseja ja juutide vanemad ehitavad Jumala koja selle paika!

⁸`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;

⁸Ja mina annan käsu selle kohta, mis teil tuleb teha nende juutide vanemate heaks selle Jumala koja ehitamisel: kuninglikest tuludest, see on maksudest teisel pool Frati jõge, antagu neile meestele täpselt ja viivitamata, mis kuludeks vajalik!

⁹and 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,

⁹Ja mis neil on tarvis - noori härgi, jäärasid ja tallesid põletusohvriks taeva Jumalale, nisu, soola, veini ja õli, nii palju kui preestrid Jeruusalemmas küsivad, antagu neile iga päev, ilma et midagi puuduks,

¹⁰that they be bringing near sweet savours to the God of heaven, and praying for the life of the king, and of his sons.

¹⁰et nad saaksid tuua suitsutusohvri taeva Jumalale ja palvetada kuninga ja tema poegade elu pärast.

¹¹`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.

¹¹Ja mina annan käsu, et kes iganes seda korraldust muudab, selle kojast kistakse palk välja ja ta puuakse selle külge; ja tema koda tehakse selle pärast rusuhunnikuks.

¹²And 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.`

¹²Ja Jumal, kes on pannud oma nime sinna elama, paisaku maha kõik kuningad ja rahvad, kes sirutavad oma käe selle muutmiseks, et hävitada seda Jumala koda Jeruusalemmas! Mina, Daarjaves, olen andnud selle käsu. Seda täidetagu täpselt!'

¹³Then Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-Boznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king hath sent, so they have done speedily;

¹³Siis tegid Tatnai, maavalitseja teisel pool Frati jõge, Setar-Boosnai ja nende kaaslased täpselt nõnda, nagu kuningas Daarjaves käsu oli läkitanud.

¹⁴and 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.

¹⁴Ja juutide vanemad ehitasid ning töö edenes neil prohvet Haggai ja Sakarja, Iddo poja kuulutuse toetusel; ja nad ehitasid ning said selle valmis Iisraeli Jumala käsul, ja Koorese, Daarjavese ja Artahsasta, Pärsia kuningate käsul.

¹⁵And 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.

¹⁵Nõnda sai see koda valmis adarikuu kolmandal päeval, kuningas Daarjavese kuuendal valitsemisaastal.

¹⁶And 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,

¹⁶Ja Iisraeli lapsed, preestrid ja leviidid ning teised, kes olid vangis olnud, pühitsesid seda koda rõõmuga

¹⁷and 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;

¹⁷ja ohverdasid selle Jumala koja pühitsemiseks sada härga, kakssada jäära, nelisada talle, ja patuohvriks kaksteist sikku kogu Iisraeli eest, vastavalt Iisraeli suguharude arvule.

¹⁸and 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.

¹⁸Ja preestrid pandi rühmiti ja leviidid jagude kaupa Jumalat teenima Jeruusalemmas, nõnda nagu Moosese raamatus on kirjutatud.

¹⁹And the sons of the captivity make the passover on the fourteenth of the first month,

¹⁹Siis pidasid need, kes olid vangis olnud, esimese kuu neljateistkümnendal päeval paasapüha.

²⁰for 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.

²⁰Sest preestrid ja leviidid olid endid puhastanud nagu üks mees, nad kõik olid puhtad; ja nad tapsid paasatalle kõigile vangisolnuile ja oma vendadele preestritele ning iseendile.

²¹And 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,

²¹Ja Iisraeli lapsed, kes olid vangist tagasi tulnud, sõid seda, nõndasamuti kõik, kes olid end lahti öelnud maa paganate rüvedusest, et koos nendega otsida Issandat, Iisraeli Jumalat.

²²and 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.

²²Ja nad pidasid hapnemata leibade püha seitse päeva, olles rõõmsad, sest Issand oli neid rõõmustanud, pöörates Assuri kuninga südame nende poole, nõnda et tema nende käsi kinnitas Jumala, Iisraeli Jumala koja töös.