Ezra 6
1 [Later] Darius [became the ruler of the Persian Empire. When the enemies of the Israelis forced them to stop rebuilding the temple, the Persian officials sent a message to King Darius. They asked him to] search the records in the (archives/government records), in the building where the king stored the important documents, [to find out whether King Cyrus had authorized that the temple should be rebuilt].
Então o rei Dario deu ordem, e buscaram na chancelaria, onde se metiam os tesouros em Babilônia.
2 [The king commanded someone to search there, but those documents were not there in Babylon]. They found a scroll at the fort in Ecbatana, in Media province, [that contained the information that they wanted to know]. This is what was written on that scroll:
E em Achmetha, no paço, que está na província de Media, se achou um rôlo, e nele estava escrito um memorial que dizia assim:
3 “During the first year that Cyrus [ruled the empire], he sent out a decree concerning the temple of God which is at Jerusalem. In the decree it was stated that a new temple must be built at the same place that [the Israeli people previously] had offered sacrifices, where the [original] foundation [of the first temple] was. The temple must be 90 feet high and 90 feet wide.
No ano primeiro do rei Cyro, o rei Cyro deu esta ordem: A casa de Deus em Jerusalém, esta casa se edificará para lugar em que se ofereçam sacrifícios, e seus fundamentos serão firmes: a sua altura de sessenta côvados, e a sua largura de sessenta côvados;
4 The building must be made from large stones. After putting down three layers of stones, a layer of timber must be put on top of them. This work will be paid for by money from my treasury.
Com três carreiras de grandes pedras, e uma carreira de madeira nova: e a despeza se fará da casa do rei.
5 Also, the gold and silver utensils that King Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple of God in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon must be taken back to Jerusalem. They must be put in God’s temple just as they were in the previous temple.”
De mais disto, os vasos de ouro e de prata da casa de Deus, que Nabucodonosor transportou do templo que estava em Jerusalém, e levou para Babilônia, se tornarão a dar, para que vão ao seu lugar, ao templo que está em Jerusalém, e os levarão à casa de Deus
6 After reading this, King Darius sent this message [to the leaders of the Israeli people’s enemies in Jerusalem]: “This is a message for Tattenai, the governor of the province west of the [Euphrates] River, and for [his assistant] Shethar-Bozenai, and for all your colleagues: Stay away from that area!
Agora pois Tattenai, governador de além do rio, Sethar-boznai, e os seus companheiros, os apharsachitas, que estais de além do rio, apartai-vos dali.
7 Do not (interfere with/hinder) the work of building the temple of God! The temple must be rebuilt at the same place where the former temple was. And do not hinder the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews [while they are doing this work].
Deixa-os na obra desta casa de Deus; para que o governador dos judeus e os judeus edifiquem esta casa de Deus no seu lugar.
8 “Furthermore, I declare that you must help these leaders of the Jews as they rebuild this temple of God [by giving them funds for the building work].
Também por mim se decreta o que haveis de fazer com os anciãos dos judeus, para edificar esta casa de Deus, a saber: que da fazenda do rei dos tributos de além do rio se dê prontamente a despeza a estes homens, para que não sejam impedidos.
9 “The Jewish priests in Jerusalem need young bulls and rams and lambs to sacrifice as they make burned offerings to the God of heaven. You must give them the animals that they need. Also, you must be certain to give them the wheat, salt, wine, and [olive] oil that they need each day [for those sacrifices].
E o que for necessário, como bezerros, e carneiros, e cordeiros, por holocausto ao Deus dos céus, trigo, sal, vinho e azeite, segundo o rito dos sacerdotes que estão em Jerusalém; e dê-se-lhes, de dia em dia, para que não haja falta.
10 If you do that, the Jewish priests will be able to offer sacrifices that please the God who is in heaven, and they will pray that God will bless me and my sons.
Para que ofereçam sacrifícios de cheiro suave ao Deus dos céus, e orem pela vida do rei e de seus filhos.
11 “If anyone disobeys this decree, [my soldiers] will pull a beam from his house. Then [after they sharpen one end of the beam, ] they will lift that man up and impale him on that beam. Then they will [completely destroy that man’s house until only] a pile of rubble is left.
Também por mim se decreta que todo o homem que mudar este decreto, um madeiro se arrancará da sua casa, e, levantado, o pendurarão nele, e da sua casa se fará por isso um monturo.
12 God has chosen [that city of] Jerusalem as the place where people will honor him [MTY]. What I desire is that he will get rid of any king or any nation that tries to change this decree or tries to destroy that temple in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have made this decree. It must be obeyed quickly and thoroughly.”
O Deus, pois, que fez habitar ali o seu nome derribe a todos os reis e povos que estenderem a sua mão para o mudarem e para destruírem esta casa de Deus, que está em Jerusalém. Eu, Dario, dei o decreto; apressuradamente se faça.
13 Tattenai, the governor of the province, and [his assistant] Shethar-Bozenai and their colleagues [read the message and] immediately obeyed the decree of King Darius.
Então Tattenai, o governador de além do rio, Sethar-boznai e os seus companheiros, assim fizeram apressuradamente, conforme ao que decretara o rei Dario.
14 So the Jewish leaders continued their work [of rebuilding the temple]. They were greatly encouraged by the messages that the prophets Haggai and Zechariah preached. The Israelis continued building the temple, just like God had commanded them to do and like King Cyrus had decreed.
E os anciãos dos judeus iam edificando e prosperando pela profecia do profeta Aggeo, e de Zacarias, filho de Iddo: e a edificaram e aperfeiçoaram conforme ao mandado do Deus de Israel, e conforme ao mandado de Cyro e Dario, e de Artaxerxes rei da Pérsia.
15 They finished building it on March 12, during the sixth year that King Darius [ruled].
E acabou-se esta casa no dia terceiro do mês de Adar que era o sexto ano do reinado do rei Dario.
16 Then the priests and the Levites and all the other Israeli people who had returned from Babylon very joyfully dedicated the temple.
E os filhos de Israel, os sacerdotes, e os levitas, e o resto dos filhos do cativeiro, fizeram a consagração desta casa de Deus com alegria.
17 During [the ceremony to] dedicate the temple, they sacrificed 100 young bulls, 200 rams, and 400 lambs. They also sacrificed twelve male goats as an offering in order that [God would forgive] the sins of the people of the twelve tribes of Israel.
E ofereceram para a consagração desta casa de Deus cem novilhos, duzentos carneiros, quatrocentos cordeiros, e doze cabritos por expiação do pecado de todo o Israel; segundo o número das tribos de Israel.
18 Then the priests and Levites were divided into groups that would [take turns to] serve at the temple. They did this according to what Moses had written [many years previously] in the laws [that he wrote].
E puseram os sacerdotes nas suas turmas e os levitas nas suas divisões, para o ministério de Deus, que está em Jerusalém; conforme ao escrito do livro de Moisés.
19 On April 21, the Jews who had returned from Babylon celebrated the Passover Festival.
E os que vieram do cativeiro celebraram a pascoa no dia quatorze do primeiro mês.
20 [To qualify themselves for offering the sacrifices], the priests and Levites had already purified themselves by performing certain rituals. Then they slaughtered the lambs for the benefit of all the people who had returned from Babylon, for the other priests, and for themselves.
Porque os sacerdotes e levitas se purificaram como se fossem um só homem, todos estavam limpos: e mataram o cordeiro da pascoa para todos os filhos do cativeiro, e para seus irmãos, os sacerdotes, e para si mesmos.
21 Those who had returned from Babylon and the other people in that land who had turned away from their immoral practices in order to worship Yahweh, the God of the Israeli people, ate the Passover meal.
Assim comeram os filhos de Israel que tinham voltado do cativeiro, com todos os que a eles se apartaram da imundícia das gentes da terra, para buscarem o Senhor, Deus de Israel:
22 They celebrated the Unleavened Bread Festival of [Eating] Unleavened Bread for seven days. The Israeli people throughout the land were joyful because Yahweh had changed the attitude of the king of Assyria toward them, and as a result, the king had helped them to rebuild the temple of God, the one whom they [worshiped].
E celebraram a festa dos pães asmos os sete dias com alegria, porque o Senhor os tinha alegrado, e tinha mudado o coração do rei de Assyria a favor deles; para lhes esforçar as mãos na obra da casa de Deus, o Deus de Israel.
