1[] Και εν τω πρωτω ετει Κυρου του βασιλεως της Περσιας, δια να πληρωθη ο λογος του Κυριου ο δια στοματος του Ιερεμιου, διηγειρεν ο Κυριος το πνευμα του Κυρου βασιλεως της Περσιας, και διεκηρυξε δι' ολου του βασιλειου αυτου, και μαλιστα εγγραφως, λεγων,
1Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of Yahweh “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, Yahweh stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
2Ουτω λεγει Κυρος η βασιλευς της Περσιας· παντα τα βασιλεια της γης εδωκεν εις εμε Κυριος ο Θεος του ουρανου· και αυτος προσεταξεν εις εμε να οικοδομησω εις αυτον οικον εν Ιερουσαλημ, ητις ειναι εν τη Ιουδαια·
2“Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, ‘Yahweh, the God The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “Elohim.” of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he has commanded me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
3τις εξ υμων ειναι εκ παντος του λαου αυτου; ο Θεος αυτου εστω μετ' αυτου, και ας αναβη εις Ιερουσαλημ, ητις ειναι εν τη Ιουδαια, και ας οικοδομηση τον οικον Κυριου του Θεου του Ισραηλ· αυτος ειναι ο Θεος ο εν Ιερουσαλημ·
3Whoever there is among you of all his people, may his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of Yahweh, the God of Israel (he is God), which is in Jerusalem.
4παντα δε απολειπομενον, εκ παντων των τοπων, οπου παροικει, ας βοηθησωσιν αυτον οι ανδρες του τοπου αυτου με αργυριον και με χρυσιον και με αγαθα και με κτηνη, εκτος της προαιρετικης προσφορας δια τον οικον του Θεου, τον εν Ιερουσαλημ.
4Whoever is left, in any place where he lives, let the men of his place help him with silver, with gold, with goods, and with animals, besides the freewill offering for God’s house which is in Jerusalem.’”
5[] Τοτε εσηκωθησαν οι αρχηγοι των πατριων του Ιουδα και του Βενιαμιν και οι ιερεις και οι Λευιται, μετα παντων οσων το πνευμα διηγειρεν ο Θεος εις το να αναβωσι δια να οικοδομησωσι τον οικον του Κυριου, τον εν Ιερουσαλημ·
5Then the heads of fathers’ households of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, even all whose spirit God had stirred to go up rose up to build the house of Yahweh which is in Jerusalem.
6και παντες οι περιξ αυτων εβοηθησαν αυτους με σκευη αργυρα, με χρυσιον, με αγαθα και με κτηνη και με πολυτιμα πραγματα, εκτος πασων των προαιρετικων προσφορων.
6All those who were around them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with animals, and with precious things, besides all that was willingly offered.
7Και εξηγαγεν ο βασιλευς Κυρος τα σκευη του οικου του Κυριου, τα οποια ο Ναβουχοδονοσορ ειχε φερει απο Ιερουσαλημ και θεσει αυτα εν τω οικω του Θεου αυτου·
7Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of Yahweh, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought out of Jerusalem, and had put in the house of his gods;
8και εξηγαγε ταυτα Κυρος ο βασιλευς της Περσιας δια χειρος του Μιθρεδαθ του θησαυροφυλακος, και ηριθμησεν αυτα εις τον Σασαβασσαρ τον αρχοντα της Ιουδαιας.
8even those, Cyrus king of Persia brought out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them to Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.
9Και ουτος ειναι ο αριθμος αυτων· τριακοντα δισκοι χρυσοι, χιλιοι δισκοι αργυροι, εικοσιεννεα μαχαιραι,
9This is the number of them: thirty platters of gold, one thousand platters of silver, twenty-nine knives,
10τριακοντα φιαλαι χρυσαι, τετρακοσιαι δεκα φιαλαι αργυραι δευτεραι, αλλα σκευη χιλια.
10thirty bowls of gold, silver bowls of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels one thousand.
11Παντα τα σκευη τα χρυσα και αργυρα ησαν πεντακισχιλια και τετρακοσια· τα παντα ανεβιβασεν ο Σασαβασσαρ μετα των αιχμαλωτων των αναβιβασθεντων απο Βαβυλωνος εις Ιερουσαλημ.
11All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand and four hundred. Sheshbazzar brought all these up, when the captives were brought up from Babylon to Jerusalem.