¹Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,

¹以斯拉的家世

²the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,

²希勒家是沙龙的儿子，沙龙是撒督的儿子，撒督是亚希突的儿子，

³the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,

³亚希突是亚玛利雅的儿子，亚玛利雅是亚撒利雅的儿子，亚撒利雅是米拉约的儿子，

⁴the son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,

⁴米拉约是西拉希雅的儿子，西拉希雅是乌西的儿子，乌西是布基的儿子，

⁵the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest;

⁵布基是亚比书的儿子，亚比书是非尼哈的儿子，非尼哈是以利亚撒的儿子，以利亚撒是大祭司亚伦的儿子。

⁶this Ezra went up from Babylon: and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which Yahweh, the God of Israel, had given; and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of Yahweh his God on him.

⁶以斯拉从巴比伦回归这位以斯拉是一位经学家，精通耶和华以色列的　神赐给摩西的律法；因为耶和华他　神的手帮助他，所以王赐他所求的一切，他就从巴比伦上来。

⁷There went up some of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinim, to Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.

⁷在亚达薛西王第七年，一些以色列人和一些祭司、利未人、歌唱的、守门的和作殿役的，和他一起上耶路撒冷去。

⁸He came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king.

⁸王第七年五月来到耶路撒冷。

⁹For on the first day of the first month began he to go up from Babylon; and on the first day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God on him.

⁹正月初一，以斯拉开始从巴比伦上来；五月初一来到耶路撒冷，他　神施恩的手帮助他，

¹⁰For Ezra had set his heart to seek the law of Yahweh, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and ordinances.

¹⁰因为以斯拉专心寻求研究耶和华的律法，并且遵行，在以色列中教导律例和典章。

¹¹Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, even the scribe of the words of the commandments of Yahweh, and of his statutes to Israel:

¹¹亚达薛西王给以斯拉的谕旨亚达薛西王颁发谕旨给以斯拉；以斯拉是一位祭司和经学家，精通耶和华的诫命和赐给以色列之律例；谕旨内容是这样：

¹²Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect and so forth.

¹²“诸王之王亚达薛西赐谕旨给以斯拉祭司，精通天上　神律法的经学家，愿你平安。

¹³I make a decree, that all those of the people of Israel, and their priests and the Levites, in my realm, who are minded of their own free will to go to Jerusalem, go with you.

¹³现在我下令：住在我国中的以色列人中，愿意上到耶路撒冷去的祭司和利未人，他们都可以与你同去。

¹⁴Because you are sent of the king and his seven counselors, to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of your God which is in your hand,

¹⁴你既然是王和他七位顾问所派去的，就要照着你手中　神的律法书，查察犹大和耶路撒冷的情况。

¹⁵and to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,

¹⁵你要把王和他顾问甘心献的金银带去，奉献给住在耶路撒冷之以色列的　神；

¹⁶and all the silver and gold that you shall find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem;

¹⁶也要带着你在巴比伦全省所得的金银，连同人民和祭司甘心乐意献给在耶路撒冷　神的殿的礼物，

¹⁷therefore you shall with all diligence buy with this money bulls, rams, lambs, with their meal offerings and their drink offerings, and shall offer them on the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.

¹⁷使你可以用这些银子审慎地购买公牛、公绵羊、绵羊羔，以及与祭牲同献的素祭和奠祭，献在耶路撒冷你们　神的殿的祭坛上。

¹⁸Whatever shall seem good to you and to your brothers to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, do that after the will of your God.

¹⁸剩余的金银，你和你的族人看怎么办好，就怎么用；只要照着你们　神的旨意去作就是了。

¹⁹The vessels that are given to you for the service of the house of your God, deliver before the God of Jerusalem.

¹⁹至于交给你为你　神殿中事奉用的器皿，你要放在耶路撒冷的　神面前。

²⁰Whatever more shall be needful for the house of your God, which you shall have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king’s treasure house.

²⁰如果你需要支付你　神的殿其余的费用，你可以从王的库房里支付。

²¹I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers who are beyond the River, that whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done with all diligence,

²¹我亚达薛西王下令给在河西那边所有的库官：无论以斯拉祭司，这位精通天上　神律法的经学家，向你们要求什么，你们都要审慎照办。

²²to one hundred talents of silver, and to one hundred measures of wheat, and to one hundred baths of wine, and to one hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.

²²他可以要银子三千四百公斤，麦子一百公斤，酒二千二百公升，油二千二百公升，盐却不受限制。

²³Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be done exactly for the house of the God of heaven; for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?

²³天上的　神命令的，就要为天上　神的殿热心去作，免得忿怒临到王和王的子孙的国。

²⁴Also we inform you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, the singers, porters, Nethinim, or servants of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose tribute, custom, or toll, on them.

²⁴我要你们知道，凡是祭司、利未人、歌唱的、守门的，作殿役的和在这　神的殿里作仆人的，都不可以向他们征收税款、贡物和粮食。

²⁵You, Ezra, after the wisdom of your God who is in your hand, appoint magistrates and judges, who may judge all the people who are beyond the River, all such as know the laws of your God; and teach him who doesn’t know them.

²⁵至于你以斯拉，你要照着你手中　神的智慧书，委任法官和官吏，治理在河西那边所有明白你　神的律法的人民，那些不晓得律法的人，你要教导他们。

²⁶Whoever will not do the law of your God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed on him with all diligence, whether it be to death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.

²⁶不遵守你　神的律法和王的律法的，就要审慎地判决处分，或是处死、或是放逐、或是没收家产、或是囚禁。”

²⁷Blessed be Yahweh, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify the house of Yahweh which is in Jerusalem;

²⁷以斯拉称颂　神以斯拉说：“耶和华我们列祖的　神是应该称颂的，因为他把这样的意念放在君王的心里，使他修饰那在耶路撒冷的耶和华的殿；

²⁸and has extended loving kindness to me before the king, and his counselors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. I was strengthened according to the hand of Yahweh my God on me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.

²⁸又使我在王和谋士，以及王手下有权势的领袖面前蒙恩。因为耶和华我　神的手帮助我，我就有勇气，召集以色列中一些首领，与我一同上来。”