Ezra 6
1 Na mfalme dario akaamuru uchunguzi ufanyike katika nyumba ya kumbukumbu Babeli.
Then Darius the king made a decree, and they sought in the house of the books of the treasuries placed there in Babylon,
2 Na katika mji wa Akmetha huko media chuo kilionekana: Kumbukumbu yake ilisema:
and there hath been found at Achmetha, in a palace that [is] in the province of Media, a roll, and a record thus written within it [is]:
3 “Katika mwaka wa kwanza mfalme Koresh, Koreshi alitoa amri kuhusu nyumba ya Mungu Yerusalem:'Na nyumba ijengwe iwe sehemu ya kutoa dhabihu, misingi yake iwekwe, urefu wake uwe sitini,
'In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king hath made a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem: the house let be builded in the place where they are sacrificing sacrifices, and its foundations strongly laid; its height sixty cubits, its breadth sixty cubits;
4 na upana wake uwe sitini, sehemu tatu za mawe makubwa na sehemu moja ya mbao mpya, na gharama hizo zitalipwa kutoka nyumba ya mfalme.
three rows of rolled stones, and a row of new wood, and the outlay let be given out of the king's house.
5 Sasa vilirudishwe tena vitu vya dhahabu na fedha vilivyokuwa kwenye nyumba ya Mungu ambavyo Nebukadineza alivichukua kuvipeleka Babeli kutoka kwenye Hekalu Yerusalem. Na avirudishe tena Yerusalem Hekaluni. Na utaviweka tena kwenye nyumba ya Mungu.
'And also, the vessels of the house of God, of gold and silver, that Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple that [is] in Jerusalem, and brought to Babylon, let be given back, and go to the temple that [is] in Jerusalem, [each] to its place, and put [them] down in the house of God.
6 Sasa Tetanai, mkuu wa jimbo ngambo ya mto, Shethar - Bozenai na wenzao walio katika mji ngambo ya mto, wakajitenga,
'Now, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-Boznai, and their companions, the Apharsachites, who [are] beyond the river, be ye far from hence;
7 wakaacha kazi ya nyumba ya Mungu pekee. Viongozi na wazee wa kiyahudi watajenga nyumba ya Mungu mahali pake.
let alone the work of this house of God, let the governor of the Jews, and the elders of the Jews, build this house of God on its place.
8 Ninatoa agizo kwamba lazima lifanyike kwa wazee wa kiyahudi wanaojenga nyumba ya Mungu: Mchango kutoka kwa mfalme ushuru ngambo ya mto, utatumika katika kuwalipa watu hawa ili kwamba kazi yao isiweze kusimama.
'And by me is made a decree concerning that which ye do with the elders of these Jews to build this house of God, that of the riches of the king, that [are] of the tribute beyond the river, speedily let the outlay be given to these men, that they cease not;
9 Chochote kitakachohitajika, ngombe wachanga, kondoo au kondoo wa sadaka ya kutekezwa kwa ajili ya Mungu wa mbinguni, ngano, chumvi, divai na mafuta kadri ya maagizo ya makuhani wa Yerusalem - wapatie vitu hivi kila siku bila kikomo.
and what they are needing — both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs for burnt-offerings to the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil according to the saying of the priests who [are] in Jerusalem — let be given to them day by day without fail,
10 fanya hivyo ili kwamba wataleta sadaka kwa Mungu wa mbinguni na wataomba kwa ajili yangu mfalme na watoto wangu.
that they be bringing near sweet savours to the God of heaven, and praying for the life of the king, and of his sons.
11 Mimi nina agiza kwamba yeyote atakayevunja amri hii, Chuma kitolewe katika nyumba yake. Na awekwe juu yake. Na nyumba yake itabadilishwa kuwa takataka kwa sababu hii.
'And by me is made a decree, that any one who changeth this thing, let wood be pulled down from his house, and being raised up, let him be smitten on it, and his house let be made a dunghill for this.
12 Mungu huyu aliyesababisha jina lake kuwepo atamwondoa mfalme au mtu atakayebadili agizo hili au kuondosha nyumba ya Mungu katika Yerusalem. Mimi Dario nimeagiza hili, lifanyike kwa makini.
And God, who caused His name to dwell there, doth cast down any king and people that putteth forth his hand to change, to destroy this house of God that [is] in Jerusalem; I Darius have made a decree; speedily let it be done.'
13 Na kwa sababu ya amri iliyotumwa na mfalme Dario, Tatenai kiongozi mji ngambo ya mto na Sheshthar -Bozenai na wenzao. wakafanya kila kitu kama Mfalme Dario alivyoagiza.
Then Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-Boznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king hath sent, so they have done speedily;
14 Hivyo wazee wa kiyahudi wakajenga kama Hagai na Zakaria walivyoelekeza kwa kutabiri. Wakajenga kama amri ilivyotolewa na Mungu wa Israel na Koreshi, Dario na Artashasta mfalme wa Uajemi.
and the elders of the Jews are building and prospering through the prophecy of Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah son of Iddo, and they have built and finished by the decree of the God of Israel, and by the decree of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.
15 Nyumba ikakamilika siku ya tatu ya mwezi wa adari, katika mwaka wa sita wa kutawala mfalme Dario.
And this house hath gone out till the third day of the month Adar, that is [in] the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
16 watu wa Israel, makuhani, walawi na watu waliobaki wa uhamisho wakasheherekea kuweka wakfu nyumba ya Mungu kwa furaha.
And the sons of Israel have made, [and] the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the sons of the captivity, a dedication of this house of God with joy,
17 Wakatoa ngombe mia moja, kondoo mia moja na kondoo wengine mia nne kwa ajili ya kuweka wakfu nyumba ya Mungu. Mbuzi wa kiume kumi na wawili walitolewa kama sadaka ya dhambi kwa ajili ya waisrael wote kila kabila katika Israel.
and have brought near for the dedication of this house of God, bullocks a hundred, rams two hundred, lambs four hundred; and young he-goats for a sin-offering for all Israel, twelve, according to the number of the tribes of Israel;
18 Pia wakawapa wajibu makuhani na walawi kufanya mgawanyo wa kazi ya Mungu katika Yerusalem. Kama ilivyoandikwa katika kitabu cha Musa.
and they have established the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, over the service of God that [is] in Jerusalem, as it is written in the book of Moses.
19 Hivyo wale waliokuwa utumwani wakasherehekea pasaka siku ya kumi na nne ya mwezi wa kwanza.
And the sons of the captivity make the passover on the fourteenth of the first month,
20 Makuhani na walawi wakajitakasa wenyewe na wakachinja pasaka ya sadaka kwa ajili ya waliokuwa mateka wakiwemo na wao wenyewe.
for the priests and the Levites have been purified together — all of them [are] pure — and they slaughter the passover for all the sons of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.
21 watu wa Israel ambao walikula nyama ya Pasaka ni wale waliorudi kutoka uhamishoni na walikuwa wamejitenga wenyewe kutoka kwa watu wasio safi wa nchi ile na kumchagua Yahwe, Mungu wa Israel.
And the sons of Israel, those returning from the captivity, and every one who is separated from the uncleanness of the nations of the land unto them, to seek to Jehovah, God of Israel, do eat,
22 Walifurahi na kushangilia siku kuu ya mikate isiyochacha kwa siku saba, kwa sababu Yahwe amewarejeshea furaha na ameugeuza moyo wa mfalme wa Ashuru, na kuwatia nguvu kwa kazi ya nyumba, nyumba ya Mungu wa Israel.
and they make the feast of unleavened things seven days with joy, for Jehovah made them to rejoice, and turned round the heart of the king of Asshur unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
