¹Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the archives, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.

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

²And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of Media, a roll, and therein was thus written for a record:

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

³In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king made a decree: Concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, let the house be builded, the place where they offer sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore 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;

⁴with three courses of great stones, and a course of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king's house.

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

⁵And also let the gold 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 its place; and thou shalt put them 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.'

⁶Now therefore, Tattenai, governor beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and your companions the Apharsachites, who are beyond the River, be ye far from thence:

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

⁷let 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 its place.

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

⁸Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to these elders of the Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king's goods, even of the tribute beyond the River, expenses be given with all diligence unto these men, that they be not hindered.

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 that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for burnt-offerings to the God of heaven; [also] wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the word of the priests that are at Jerusalem, let it be given 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 may offer sacrifices of sweet savor unto the God of heaven, and pray 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.

¹¹Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let a beam be pulled out from his house, and let him be lifted up and fastened thereon; and let his house 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 the God that hath caused his name to dwell there overthrow all kings and peoples that shall put forth their hand to alter [the same], to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with all diligence.

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 Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and their companions, because that Darius the king had sent, did accordingly with all diligence.

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 builded and 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 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 was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was 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 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.

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

¹⁷And they offered at the dedication of this house of God a 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.

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 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.

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

¹⁹And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth [day] of the first month.

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

²⁰For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves together; all of them were pure: and they killed the passover for all the children 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 children of Israel that were come again out of the captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the nations of the land, to seek Jehovah, the God of Israel, did 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 kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for Jehovah had made them joyful, and had 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.

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.