Ezra 1
1 During the first year that Cyrus ruled [the] Persian [Empire], he did something that fulfilled what Jeremiah had prophesied. Yahweh motivated Cyrus to write this message, and then Cyrus sent this message throughout his empire:
Pada tahun pertama pemerintahan Kores, raja Persia, TUHAN melaksanakan apa yang telah diucapkan-Nya melalui Nabi Yeremia. TUHAN mendorong hati Kores untuk mengeluarkan sebuah perintah yang dibacakan di seluruh kerajaannya. Bunyinya demikian:
2 “I, King Cyrus, who rule [the] Persian [Empire], declare this: 'Yahweh, the God [who is in/rules] from heaven, has caused me to become the ruler of all the kingdoms [that I know about] on the earth. And he has appointed me [to enable his people] to build a temple for him in Jerusalem, in Judah [land].
"Inilah perintah Kores, raja Persia. TUHAN, Allah penguasa di surga telah menjadikan aku raja atas seluruh dunia, dan menugaskan aku untuk membangun rumah bagi-Nya di Yerusalem di daerah Yehuda.
3 All you people who belong to God may go up to Jerusalem to rebuild this temple for Yahweh, the God who lives in Jerusalem, the God [who is worshiped by you] Israeli people. I desire/hope that your God will be with you [and help those who go there].
Semoga Allah melindungi kamu sekalian yang menjadi umat-Nya. Kamu harus pulang ke Yerusalem dan membangun kembali Rumah TUHAN, Allah Israel, Allah yang diam di Yerusalem.
4 Those people who are in places where Israelis are living, whose ancestors were exiled here, should contribute silver and gold to those who go. They should also give them supplies [that they will need for the journey to Jerusalem]. They should also give them some livestock, and gifts of money to help build the temple of God in Jerusalem.'”
Jika ada seorang dari umat-Nya di tempat pembuangan ini yang memerlukan bantuan untuk dapat pulang, maka tetangga-tetangganya harus memberikan bantuan itu. Mereka harus memberikan kepadanya perak dan emas, bekal untuk di jalan serta binatang muatan, dan juga persembahan-persembahan untuk Rumah TUHAN di Yerusalem."
5 Then God motivated some of the priests and (Levites/men who did work in the temple) and some of the leaders of the tribes that were descended from Judah and Benjamin to return to Jerusalem. Those whom God motivated got ready to return to Jerusalem and build the temple for Yahweh there.
Kemudian para kepala kaum dari suku Yehuda dan Benyamin, para imam dan orang-orang Lewi, dan setiap orang yang hatinya digerakkan oleh Allah, berkemas-kemas untuk pulang ke Yerusalem dan membangun kembali Rumah TUHAN.
6 All of their neighbors helped them by giving them things made of silver and things made of gold, and supplies for the journey, and livestock. They also gave them other valuable gifts, and also gave them money [to buy things for building the temple].
Semua tetangga mereka ikut membantu dengan memberikan barang-barang, seperti perkakas-perkakas perak dan emas, bekal untuk di jalan, binatang muatan, harta benda lainnya dan persembahan-persembahan untuk Rumah TUHAN.
7 King Cyrus brought out the valuable things that King Nebuchadnezzar’s [soldiers] had taken from the temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem and put in the temple of Nebuchadnezzar’s gods [in Babylon].
Kores mengeluarkan mangkuk-mangkuk dan cawan-cawan yang dahulu dipakai dalam Rumah TUHAN di Yerusalem. Barang-barang itu telah diangkut oleh Raja Nebukadnezar dan ditaruh di dalam kuil dewa-dewanya sendiri.
8 Cyrus commanded Mithredath, the treasurer of [the] Persian [Empire], to count all these items and then give them to Sheshbazzar, the leader of [the group that was going to return to] Judah.
Kores menyerahkan urusan benda-benda itu kepada Mitredat, kepala perbendaharaan kerajaan. Kemudian Mitredat membuat daftar dari barang-barang itu untuk Sesbazar, gubernur Yehuda.
9 This is a list of the items that Cyrus donated: 30 large gold dishes 1,000 large silver dishes 29 silver (censers/incense burning pans)
Inilah daftarnya: mangkuk-mangkuk emas untuk upacara persembahan-30; mangkuk-mangkuk perak untuk upacara persembahan-1.000; mangkuk-mangkuk lainnya-29; mangkuk-mangkuk kecil dari emas-30; mangkuk-mangkuk kecil dari perak-410; perkakas lainnya-1.000.
10 30 gold bowls 410 silver bowls 1,000 other items.
11 All together, there were 5,400 items made of silver or gold, that [were given to] Sheshbazzar [to] take with him when he and the others returned to Jerusalem.
Seluruhnya berjumlah 5.400 mangkuk emas dan perak serta barang-barang lain. Semuanya itu dibawa oleh Sesbazar ketika dia dan orang-orang buangan yang lain berangkat dari Babel menuju ke Yerusalem.
