以斯拉記 6

1 達理阿王遂下令，檢查在巴比倫貯藏寶物的檔案室。

Then King Darius gaue commandement, and they made search in the librarie of the treasures, which were there layd vp in Babel.

2 在厄克巴塔納，即在瑪待省的王堡內，發現了一宗案卷，上邊這樣的記載：「備忘錄：

And there was founde in a coffer (in the palace that was in the prouince of the Medes) a volume, and therein was it thus written, as a memoriall,

3 居魯士王元年，居魯士曾為耶路撒冷天主的殿宇，頒發上諭：殿宇應予重建，為在那裏舉行祭獻，奉獻火祭；殿應高六十肘，寬六十肘，

IN THE FIRST yeere of King Cyrus, King Cyrus made a decree for the house of God in Ierusalem, Let the house be buylt, euen the place where they offred sacrifices, and let the walles thereof be ioyned together: let the height thereof be three score cubites, and the breadth thereof three score cubites,

4 三層用方石，一層用木料修建；所有費用概出自室。

Three orders of great stones, and one order of timber, and let the expenses be giuen of the Kings house.

5 此外，凡拿步高王取耶路撒冷殿宇，而運到巴比倫的，天主殿宇的那些金銀器，冊都應歸還，送回耶路撒冷的殿宇內，各放在原處，安置在天主的殿宇內。

And also let them render the vessels of the house of God (of golde and siluer, which Nebuchadnezzar tooke out of the Temple, which was in Ierusalem, and brought vnto Babel) and let him goe vnto the Temple that is in Ierusalem to his place, and put them in the house of God.

6 河西州長塔特乃的同僚官員，應退出那地，

Therefore Tatnai captaine beyond the Riuer, and Shethar Boznai, (and their companions Apharsecaie, which are beyonde the Riuer) be ye farre from thence.

7 不可干涉天主殿宇的工程，任憑猶太人的總督和猶太人的長老，在原處重建天主的殿宇。

Suffer ye the worke of this house of God, that the captaine of the Iewes and the Elders of the Iewes may buylde this house of God in his place.

8 此外，我且頒下此旨，諭令你們為協助猶太人的長老，修建天主的殿應行的事：由河西收入王室的賦稅，給那些人撥出充分的經費，不得有誤!

For I haue giuen a commandement what ye shall doe to the Elders of these Iewes, for the buylding of this house of God, that of the reuenues of the King, which is of the tribute beyonde the Riuer, there be incontinently expenses giuen vnto these men that they cease not.

9 他們向上天大王，獻全燔祭所需要是牛犢、公綿羊和羔羊，以及麵、鹽、酒和油，應按耶路撒冷的司祭所指定的，每天供應，不得有誤!

And that which they shall haue neede of, let it be giuen vnto them day by day, whether it be yong bullockes, or rammes, or lambes for the burnt offrings of the God of heauen, wheate, salt, wine, and oyle, according to the appoyntment of the Priestes that are in Ierusalem, that there bee no fault,

10 好使他們向上天的大王，奉獻馨香祭，為君王和王孫的長壽祈禱。

That they may haue to offer sweete odours vnto the God of heauen, and praye for the Kings life, and for his sonnes.

11 我今頒下此令：凡有敢刪改此令者，應把他屋內的樑木拆出，堅起來，把他懸在上邊；令他的房屋從此成為糞堆。

And I haue made a decree, that whosoeuer shall alter this sentence, the wood shall be pulled downe from his house, and shall be set vp, and he shalbe hanged thereon, and his house shalbe made a dunghill for this.

12 凡有敢刪改此令，對耶路撒冷的天主殿宇，敢於破壞的王侯和人民，願那使己名住在那裏的天主將他毀滅! 我達理阿頒發此令，應悉依照遵行! 」

And the God that hath caused his Name to dwell there, destroy all Kings and people that put to their hand to alter, and to destroy this house of God, which is in Ierusalem. I Darius haue made a decree, let it be done with speede.

13 於是河西長塔特乃和他們的同僚，全照達理阿王所頒佈的，一一遵行。

Then Tatnai the captaine beyond the Riuer, and Shethar Boznai and their companions, according to that which Darius had sent, so they did speedily.

14 猶太人的長老遂繼續修建，因著先知哈蓋，和依多的兒子匝利亞的鼓勵，進行的很是順利；如此他們遵照以色列天主的旨意，並按照波斯王居魯士和達理阿的諭令，完成了修殿的工程。

So the Elders of the Iewes builded, and they prospered by the prophecying of Haggai the Prophet, and Zechariah the sonne of Iddo, and they buylded and finished it, by the appoyntment of the God of Israel, and by the commandement of Cyrus and Darius, and Artahshashte king of Persia.

15 聖殿完工的日期，是在達理阿王在位第六年，「阿達爾」月初三日。

And this house was finished the thirde day of the moneth Adar, which was the sixt yeere of the reigne of King Darius.

16 以色列子民、司祭、肋未人和其餘由充軍歸來的人，興高彩烈，為天主的殿舉行了奉獻禮。

And the children of Israel, the Priestes, and the Leuites, and the residue of the children of the captiuitie kept the dedication of this house of God with ioy,

17 天主聖殿的奉獻禮，奉獻了牛犢一百頭，公綿羊二百隻，羔羊四百隻；又照以色列支派的數目，a了十二隻公山羊，為贖全叵的罪。

And offred at the dedication of this house of God an hundreth bullockes, two hundreth rams, foure hundreth lambes, and twelue goates, for the sinne of all Israel, according to the nomber of the tribes of Israel.

18 他們又派定了司祭，按照他們的編制，肋未人，按照他們的班次，在耶路撒冷值班奉侍天主，全照梅瑟書上所記載的。

And they set the Priests in their order, and the Leuites in their courses ouer the seruice of God in Ierusalem, as it is written in the booke of Moses.

19 由充軍歸來的子民，於正月十四日，舉行了逾越節。

And the childre of the captiuitie kept the Passeouer on ye fourtenth day of the first moneth.

20 肋未人全都聖潔了自己，他們既已聖潔了，就為所有充軍歸來的人，並為他們的兄弟司祭和自己，宰殺了逾越節羔羊。

(For the Priests and the Leuites were purified altogether) and they killed the Passeouer for all the children of the captiuitie, and for their brethren the Priests, and for themselues.

21 凡由充軍歸來的以色列子民，並所有戒絕當地民族不潔的人，尋求上主以色列的天主，都吃了逾越節羔羊。

So the children of Israel which were come againe out of captiuitie, and all such as had separated themselues vnto them, from the filthines of the Heathen of the land, to seeke the Lord God of Israel, did eate,

22 七天之久，歡樂地舉行了無酵節，因為上主使亞述王的心傾向他們，協助了他們修建以色列天主的聖殿，都非常歡樂。

And they kept ye feast of vnleauened bread seuen dayes with ioy: for the Lord had made them glad, and turned the heart of the King of Asshur vnto them, to incourage them in the worke of the house of God, euen the God of Israel.