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.

¹Ut li rey Darío quixtakla xsicßbal saß li hu li xocbil saß li palacio aran Babilonia.

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

²Quitauman jun li botbil hu aran Acmeta saß li palacio li cuan Media. Aßan aßin li tzßîbanbil chiru li hu. Chijulticâk aßin:

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

³—Yô xbên chihab roquic chokß rey laj Ciro nak quixqßue li chakßrab aßin chirix lix templo li Kâcuaß Dios li quicuan Jerusalén: Teßxqßue li cimiento re lix templo li Dios, ut teßxyîb cuißchic re nak teßmayejak aran. Cuukub xcaßcßâl metro xteram li tzßac teßxqßue nak teßxyîb ut cuukub xcaßcßâl metro li ru. Teßxyîb li tzßac chi châbil re nak cau tâcanâk.

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

⁴Nak teßxyîb li tzßac teßxqßue oxib tzol li nînki pec ut jun tzol li cheß toj acß. Ut li rey, aßan li tâtojok re chixjunil li tâsachmânk.

⁵Also let the gold and silver vessels of God’s house, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought to Babylon, be restored, and brought again to the temple which is at Jerusalem, everyone to its place; and you shall put them in God’s house.

⁵Ut li secß oro ut li secß plata li quirisi chak li rey Nabucodonosor saß lix templo li Kâcuaß aran Jerusalén li quixcßam Babilonia, aßan tâkßaxtesîk reheb laj judío. Tâcßamekß cuißchic Jerusalén ut tâqßuehekß saß lix naßajeb saß lix templo li Dios, chan saß li hu.

⁶Now therefore, Tattenai, governor beyond the River, Shetharbozenai, and your companions the Apharsachites, who are beyond the River, you must stay far from there.

⁶Ut anakcuan, at Tatnai, lâat li nacattaklan saß xbêneb li tenamit li cuan jun pacßal li nimaß Eufrates, joß ajcuiß laj Setar-boznai ut eb lê rochben, lâin tinye êre nak tex-êlk aran Jerusalén.

⁷Leave 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.

⁷Canabomak li cuînk li nataklan saß xbêneb joßqueb ajcuiß li nequeßcßamoc be saß xyânkeb riqßuin li cßanjel li yôqueb chixbânunquil. Canabomakeb re nak teßxyîb lix templo li Dios saß lix naßaj li quicuan cuiß junxil.

⁸Moreover I make a decree what you 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 to these men, that they be not hindered.

⁸Lâin xinqßuehoc re li chakßrab aßin chanru têbânu nak têtenkßaheb li nequeßcßamoc be saß xyânkeb laj judío re xyîbanquil lix templo li Dios. Li toj li nequeßxqßue chak aran jun pacßal li nimaß chokß re li rey, aßan li tâqßuemânk rajlal reheb li cuînk aßan re xtenkßanquileb re nak incßaß tâxaklîk li cßanjel.

⁹That which they have need of, both young bulls, 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 who are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail;

⁹Rajlal tâqßuemânk reheb laj tij li cuanqueb Jerusalén li cßaßru tâcßanjelak chiruheb joß li toro, li carner, ut li carner li toj sâjeb re xcßatbal chokß xmayej chiru li Kâcuaß Dios li cuan saß choxa, joß ajcuiß li trigo, li atzßam, li vino malaj li aceite. Tâqßuehekß reheb chi cuulaj cuulaj chi incßaß tâpaltok.

¹⁰that they may offer sacrifices of pleasant aroma to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.

¹⁰Tâqßuehekß reheb re nak târûk teßxqßue li mayej li tâcuulak chiru li Dios li cuan saß choxa ut teßtijok chicuix lâin li rey ut chirixeb ajcuiß li cualal incßajol.

¹¹Also I have made a decree, that whoever 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:

¹¹Lâin xinqßue li chakßrab aßin: Li ani tâkßetok re li chakßrab li xinqßue, tâisîk jun li tzßamba re li rochoch ut chiru ajcuiß li cheß aßan tâcamsîk. Ut li rochoch tâcanâk chi jun tûb chi mul.

¹²and the God who has caused his name to dwell there overthrow all kings and peoples who 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.

¹²Aß taxak li Dios, li quisicßoc ru Jerusalén chokß xnaßaj, aßan taxak chisachok ruheb li rey malaj ut li tenamit li teßraj chßißchßißînc malaj ut teßraj xsachbal ru lix templo li Dios. Lâin, li rey Darío, xinqßue li chakßrab aßin. Ut chi-uxmânk chi junpât joß xinye.—

¹³Then Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, Shetharbozenai, and their companions, because Darius the king had sent a decree, did accordingly with all diligence.

¹³Joßcan nak laj Tatnai li nataklan saß eb li tenamit li cuanqueb jun pacßal li nimaß Eufrates, ut laj Setar-boznai joßqueb ajcuiß li rochben queßxbânu chi tzßakal joß quixye li rey Darío.

¹⁴The elders of the Jews built and prospered, through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. They built 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.

¹⁴Ut eb laj cßamol be saß xyânkeb laj judío yôqueb chi cablac ut yô chi êlc chi us lix cßanjeleb joß quiyeheß reheb xbaneb li profeta Hageo ut li profeta Zacarías li ralal laj Iddo. Queßcablac ut queßxchoy lix cßanjeleb joß quixye li Kâcuaß lix Dioseb laj Israel ut joß queßxye lix reyeb laj Persia, laj Ciro, laj Darío ut laj Artajerjes.

¹⁵This house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.

¹⁵Oxib xbe li po Adar nak queßxchoy xyîbanquil lix templo li Dios. Ac yô chic xcuak chihab roquic chokß rey laj Darío aran Persia.

¹⁶The 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.

¹⁶Chixjunileb laj Israel ut eb laj tij joß eb ajcuiß laj levita li queßsukßi cuißchic Jerusalén queßxkßaxtesi re li Dios li templo li queßxyîb. Queßxninkßei chi cßajoß xsahil xchßôleb.

¹⁷They offered at the dedication of this house of God one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

¹⁷Nak queßxninkßei ru lix templo li Dios, queßxmayeja jun ciento li toro, cuib ciento li carner, ut câhib ciento li carner li toj sâjeb. Ut queßxmayeja ajcuiß cablaju li têlom chibât re xtzßâmanquil xcuybal xmâqueb chixjunileb laj Israel. Queßxmayeja li cablaju chi chibât xban nak cablaju xtêpaleb li ralal xcßajol laj Israel.

¹⁸They 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.

¹⁸Eb laj tij queßqßueheß saß xcßanjeleb chi xjunjûnkaleb. Joßcan ajcuiß laj levita. Ac xcßanjel xcßanjel li junjûnk queßqßueheß re teßcßanjelak chiru li Dios joß tzßîbanbil retalil saß li chakßrab xban laj Moisés.

¹⁹The children of the captivity kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.

¹⁹Chixjunileb laj Israel li queßsukßi cuißchic Jerusalén queßxbânu ajcuiß li ninkße Pascua saß li câlaju xbe li xbên po re li chihab.

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 brothers the priests, and for themselves.

²⁰Eb laj tij ut eb laj levita queßxcauresi ribeb re xbânunquil li ninkße Pascua, joß cßaynakeb xbânunquil. Eb laj levita queßxmayeja li carner saß xcßabaßeb chixjunileb li queßsukßi cuißchic Jerusalén. Queßxmayeja ajcuiß saß xcßabaßeb laj tij jun chßol chic, ut saß xcßabaßeb ajcuiß eb aßan.

²¹The children of Israel who had come again out of the captivity, and all such as had separated themselves to them from the filthiness of the nations of the land, to seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, ate,

²¹Queßcuaßac chixjunileb laj Israel, eb li queßchapeß ut queßcßameß saß jalan tenamit li queßsukßi cuißchic Jerusalén. Queßcuaßac ajcuiß chixjunileb li mâcuaßeb aj judío li queßxcanab xbânunquil li mâusilal ut queßoc saß xyânkeb laj judío ut queßxqßue xlokßal li Kâcuaß, lix Dioseb laj Israel.Cuukub cutan queßninkßeîc chi sa saß xchßôleb ut queßxcuaß li caxlan cua li mâcßaß xchßamal, joß nequeßxcuaß saß li ninkße aßan. Cßajoß xsahil xchßôleb xban nak li Kâcuaß quixjal xcßaßux lix reyeb laj Persia ut aßan quixtenkßaheb chixyîbanquil lix templo li Kâcuaß, lix Dioseb laj Israel.

²²and kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for Yahweh had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, to strengthen their hands in the work of God’s house, the God of Israel.

²²Cuukub cutan queßninkßeîc chi sa saß xchßôleb ut queßxcuaß li caxlan cua li mâcßaß xchßamal, joß nequeßxcuaß saß li ninkße aßan. Cßajoß xsahil xchßôleb xban nak li Kâcuaß quixjal xcßaßux lix reyeb laj Persia ut aßan quixtenkßaheb chixyîbanquil lix templo li Kâcuaß, lix Dioseb laj Israel.