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1  Then¹¹⁶ Darius¹⁸⁶⁸ the king⁴⁴³⁰ made⁷⁷⁶¹ a decree,²⁹⁴² and search was made¹²⁴⁰ in the house¹⁰⁰⁵ of the rolls,⁵⁶⁰⁹ where^{1768 8536} the treasures¹⁵⁹⁶ were laid up⁵¹⁸² in Babylon.⁸⁹⁵

2  And there was found⁷⁹¹² at Achmetha,³⁰⁷ in the palace¹⁰⁰¹ that¹⁷⁶⁸ is in the province⁴⁰⁸³ of the Medes,⁴⁰⁷⁶ a²²⁹⁸ roll,⁴⁰⁴⁰ and therein¹⁴⁵⁹ was a record¹⁷⁹⁹ thus³⁶⁵² written:³⁷⁹⁰

3  In the first²²⁹⁸ year⁸¹⁴⁰ of Cyrus³⁵⁶⁷ the king⁴⁴³⁰ the same Cyrus³⁵⁶⁷ the king⁴⁴³⁰ made⁷⁷⁶¹ a decree²⁹⁴² concerning the house¹⁰⁰⁵ of God⁴²⁶ at Jerusalem,³³⁹⁰ Let the house¹⁰⁰⁵ be built,¹¹²⁴ the place⁸⁷⁰ where¹⁷⁶⁸ they offered¹⁶⁸⁴ sacrifices,¹⁶⁸⁵ and let the foundations⁷⁸⁷ thereof be strongly laid;⁵⁴⁴⁶ the height⁷³¹⁴ thereof threescore⁸³⁶¹ cubits,⁵²¹ and the breadth⁶⁶¹³ thereof threescore⁸³⁶¹ cubits;⁵²¹

4  With three⁸⁵³² rows⁵⁰⁷³ of¹⁷⁶⁸ great¹⁵⁶⁰ stones,⁶⁹ and a row⁵⁰⁷³ of¹⁷⁶⁸ new²³²³ timber:⁶³⁶ and let the expenses⁵³¹³ be given³⁰⁵² out of⁴⁴⁸¹ the king's⁴⁴³⁰ house:¹⁰⁰⁵

5  And also⁶³⁸ let the golden¹⁷²² and silver³⁷⁰² vessels³⁹⁸⁴ of the house¹⁰⁰⁵ of God,⁴²⁶ which¹⁷⁶⁸ Nebuchadnezzar⁵⁰²⁰ took forth⁵³¹² out of⁴⁴⁸¹ the temple¹⁹⁶⁵ which¹⁷⁶⁸ is at Jerusalem,³³⁹⁰ and brought²⁹⁸⁷ unto Babylon,⁸⁹⁵ be restored,⁸⁴²¹ and brought again¹⁹⁴⁶ unto the temple¹⁹⁶⁵ which¹⁷⁶⁸ is at Jerusalem,³³⁹⁰ every one to his place,⁸⁷⁰ and place⁵¹⁸² them in the house¹⁰⁰⁵ of God.⁴²⁶

6  Now³⁷⁰⁵ therefore, Tatnai,⁸⁶⁷⁴ governor⁶³⁴⁷ beyond⁵⁶⁷⁵ the river,⁵¹⁰³ Shethar-boznai,⁸³⁷⁰ and your companions³⁶⁷⁵ the Apharsachites,⁶⁷¹ which¹⁷⁶⁸ are beyond⁵⁶⁷⁵ the river,⁵¹⁰³ be¹⁹³⁴ ye far⁷³⁵² from⁴⁴⁸¹ thence:⁸⁵³⁶

7  Let the work⁵⁶⁷³ of this¹⁷⁹¹ house¹⁰⁰⁵ of God⁴²⁶ alone;⁷⁶⁶² let the governor⁶³⁴⁷ of the Jews³⁰⁶² and the elders⁷⁸⁶⁸ of the Jews³⁰⁶² build¹¹²⁴ this¹⁷⁹¹ house¹⁰⁰⁵ of God⁴²⁶ in⁵⁹²² his place.⁸⁷⁰

8  Moreover I make⁷⁷⁶¹ a decree²⁹⁴² what^{3964 1768} ye shall do⁵⁶⁴⁸ to⁵⁹⁷⁴ the elders⁷⁸⁶⁸ of these⁴⁷⁹ Jews³⁰⁶² for the building¹¹²⁴ of this¹⁷⁹¹ house¹⁰⁰⁵ of God:⁴²⁶ that of the king's goods,^{4481 5232 4430} even of¹⁷⁶⁸ the tribute⁴⁰⁶¹ beyond⁵⁶⁷⁵ the river,⁵¹⁰³ forthwith⁶²⁹ expenses⁵³¹³ be¹⁹³⁴ given³⁰⁵² unto these⁴⁷⁹ men,¹⁴⁰⁰ that¹⁷⁶⁸ they be not³⁸⁰⁹ hindered.⁹⁸⁹

9  And that⁴¹⁰⁰ which they have need of,²⁸¹⁸ both young¹¹²³ bullocks,⁸⁴⁵⁰ and rams,¹⁷⁹⁸ and lambs,⁵⁶³ for the burnt offerings⁵⁹²⁸ of the God⁴²⁶ of heaven,⁸⁰⁶⁵ wheat,²⁵⁹¹ salt,⁴⁴¹⁶ wine,²⁵⁶² and oil,⁴⁸⁸⁷ according to the appointment³⁹⁸³ of the priests³⁵⁴⁹ which¹⁷⁶⁸ are at Jerusalem,³³⁹⁰ let it be¹⁹³⁴ given³⁰⁵² them day³¹¹⁸ by day³¹¹⁸ without^{1768 3809} fail:⁷⁹⁶⁰

10  That¹⁷⁶⁸ they may¹⁹³⁴ offer⁷¹²⁷ sacrifices of sweet savors⁵²⁰⁸ unto the God⁴²⁶ of heaven,⁸⁰⁶⁵ and pray⁶⁷³⁹ for the life²⁴¹⁷ of the king,⁴⁴³⁰ and of his sons.¹¹²³

11  Also I have made⁷⁷⁶¹ a decree,²⁹⁴² that¹⁷⁶⁸ whosoever^{3606 606 1768} shall alter⁸¹³³ this¹⁸³⁶ word,⁶⁶⁰⁰ let timber⁶³⁶ be pulled down⁵²⁵⁶ from⁴⁴⁸¹ his house,¹⁰⁰⁵ and being set up,²²¹¹ let him be hanged⁴²²³ thereon;⁵⁹²² and let his house¹⁰⁰⁵ be made⁵⁶⁴⁸ a dunghill⁵¹²² for⁵⁹²² this.¹⁸³⁶

12  And the God⁴²⁶ that¹⁷⁶⁸ hath caused his name⁸⁰³⁶ to dwell⁷⁹³² there⁸⁵³⁶ destroy⁴⁰⁴⁹ all³⁶⁰⁶ kings⁴⁴³⁰ and people,⁵⁹⁷² that¹⁷⁶⁸ shall put⁷⁹⁷² to their hand³⁰²⁸ to alter⁸¹³³ and to destroy²²⁵⁵ this¹⁷⁹¹ house¹⁰⁰⁵ of God⁴²⁶ which¹⁷⁶⁸ is at Jerusalem.³³⁹⁰ I⁵⁷⁶ Darius¹⁸⁶⁸ have made⁷⁷⁶¹ a decree;²⁹⁴² let it be done⁵⁶⁴⁸ with speed.⁶²⁹

13  Then¹¹⁶ Tatnai,⁸⁶⁷⁴ governor⁶³⁴⁷ on this side⁵⁶⁷⁵ the river,⁵¹⁰³ Shethar-boznai,⁸³⁷⁰ and their companions,³⁶⁷⁵ according to⁶⁹⁰³ that which¹⁷⁶⁸ Darius¹⁸⁶⁸ the king⁴⁴³⁰ had sent,⁷⁹⁷² so³⁶⁶⁰ they did⁵⁶⁴⁸ speedily.⁶²⁹

14  And the elders⁷⁸⁶⁸ of the Jews³⁰⁶² built,¹¹²⁴ and they prospered⁶⁷⁴⁴ through the prophesying⁵⁰¹⁷ of Haggai²²⁹² the prophet⁵⁰²⁹ and Zechariah²¹⁴⁸ the son¹²⁴⁷ of Iddo.⁵⁷¹⁴ And they built,¹¹²⁴ and finished³⁶³⁵ it, according⁴⁴⁸¹ to the commandment²⁹⁴¹ of the God⁴²⁶ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁹ and according to⁴⁴⁸¹ the commandment²⁹⁴² of Cyrus,³⁵⁶⁷ and Darius,¹⁸⁶⁸ and Artaxerxes⁷⁸³ king⁴⁴³⁰ of Persia.⁶⁵⁴⁰

15  And this¹⁸³⁶ house¹⁰⁰⁵ was finished³³¹⁹ on⁵⁷⁰⁵ the third⁸⁵³² day³¹¹⁸ of the month³³⁹³ Adar,¹⁴⁴ which¹⁷⁶⁸ was in the sixth⁸³⁵³ year⁸¹⁴⁰ of the reign⁴⁴³⁷ of Darius¹⁸⁶⁸ the king.⁴⁴³⁰

16  And the children¹¹²³ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁹ the priests,³⁵⁴⁹ and the Levites,³⁸⁷⁹ and the rest⁷⁶⁰⁶ of the children¹¹²³ of the captivity,¹⁵⁴⁷ kept⁵⁶⁴⁸ the dedication²⁵⁹⁷ of this¹⁸³⁶ house¹⁰⁰⁵ of God⁴²⁶ with joy,²³⁰⁵

17  And offered⁷¹²⁷ at the dedication²⁵⁹⁷ of this¹⁸³⁶ house¹⁰⁰⁵ of God⁴²⁶ a hundred³⁹⁶⁹ bullocks,⁸⁴⁵⁰ two hundred³⁹⁶⁹ rams,¹⁷⁹⁸ four⁷⁰³ hundred³⁹⁶⁹ lambs;⁵⁶³ and for a sin offering²⁴⁰⁹ for⁵⁹²² all³⁶⁰⁶ Israel,³⁴⁷⁹ twelve^{8648 6236} he goats,^{6841 5796} according to the number⁴⁵¹⁰ of the tribes⁷⁶²⁵ of Israel.³⁴⁷⁹

18  And they set⁶⁹⁶⁶ the priests³⁵⁴⁹ in their divisions,⁶³⁹² and the Levites³⁸⁷⁹ in their courses,⁴²⁵⁵ for⁵⁹²² the service⁵⁶⁷³ of God,⁴²⁶ which¹⁷⁶⁸ is at Jerusalem;³³⁹⁰ as it is written³⁷⁹² in the book⁵⁶⁰⁹ of Moses.⁴⁸⁷³

19  And the children¹¹²¹ of the captivity¹⁴⁷³ kept^{6213 853} the passover⁶⁴⁵³ upon the fourteenth^{702 6240} day of the first⁷²²³ month.²³²⁰

20  For³⁵⁸⁸ the priests³⁵⁴⁸ and the Levites³⁸⁸¹ were purified²⁸⁹¹ together,²⁵⁹ all³⁶⁰⁵ of them were pure,²⁸⁸⁹ and killed⁷⁸¹⁹ the passover⁶⁴⁵³ for all³⁶⁰⁵ the children¹¹²¹ of the captivity,¹⁴⁷³ and for their brethren²⁵¹ the priests,³⁵⁴⁸ and for themselves.

21  And the children¹¹²¹ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ which were come again⁷⁷²⁵ out of captivity,^{4480 1473} and all³⁶⁰⁵ such as had separated themselves⁹¹⁴ unto⁴¹³ them from the filthiness^{4480 2932} of the heathen¹⁴⁷¹ of the land,⁷⁷⁶ to seek¹⁸⁷⁵ the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ God⁴³⁰ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ did eat,³⁹⁸

22  And kept⁶²¹³ the feast²²⁸² of unleavened bread⁴⁶⁸² seven⁷⁶⁵¹ days³¹¹⁷ with joy:⁸⁰⁵⁷ for³⁵⁸⁸ the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ had made them joyful,⁸⁰⁵⁵ and turned⁵⁴³⁷ the heart³⁸²⁰ of the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Assyria⁸⁰⁴ unto⁵⁹²¹ them, to strengthen²³⁸⁸ their hands³⁰²⁷ in the work⁴³⁹⁹ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of God,⁴³⁰ the God⁴³⁰ of Israel.³⁴⁷⁸

Tan

‎1 ‏בֵּאדַ֛יִן דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ מַלְכָּ֖א שָׂ֣ם טְעֵ֑ם וּבַקַּ֣רוּ׀ בְּבֵ֣ית סִפְרַיָּ֗א דִּ֧י גִנְזַיָּ֛א מְהַחֲתִ֥ין תַּמָּ֖ה בְּבָבֶֽל׃

‎2 ‏וְהִשְׁתְּכַ֣ח בְּאַחְמְתָ֗א בְּבִֽירְתָ֛א דִּ֛י בְּמָדַ֥י מְדִינְתָּ֖ה מְגִלָּ֣ה חֲדָ֑ה וְכֵן־כְּתִ֥יב בְּגַוַּ֖הּ דִּכְרוֹנָֽה׃ פ

‎3 ‏בִּשְׁנַ֨ת חֲדָ֜ה לְכ֣וֹרֶשׁ מַלְכָּ֗א כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ מַלְכָּא֮ שָׂ֣ם טְעֵם֒ בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֤א בִֽירוּשְׁלֶם֙ בַּיְתָ֣א יִתְבְּנֵ֔א אֲתַר֙ דִּֽי־דָבְחִ֣ין דִּבְחִ֔ין וְאֻשּׁ֖וֹהִי מְסֽוֹבְלִ֑ין רוּמֵהּ֙ אַמִּ֣ין שִׁתִּ֔ין פְּתָיֵ֖הּ אַמִּ֥ין שִׁתִּֽין׃

‎4 ‏נִדְבָּכִ֞ין דִּי־אֶ֤בֶן גְּלָל֙ תְּלָתָ֔א וְנִדְבָּ֖ךְ דִּי־אָ֣ע חֲדַ֑ת וְנִ֨פְקְתָ֔א מִן־בֵּ֥ית מַלְכָּ֖א תִּתְיְהִֽב׃

‎5 ‏וְ֠אַף מָאנֵ֣י בֵית־אֱלָהָא֮ דִּ֣י דַהֲבָ֣ה וְכַסְפָּא֒ דִּ֣י נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗ר הַנְפֵּ֛ק מִן־הֵיכְלָ֥א דִי־בִירוּשְׁלֶ֖ם וְהֵיבֵ֣ל לְבָבֶ֑ל יַהֲתִיב֗וּן וִ֠יהָךְ לְהֵיכְלָ֤א דִי־בִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙ לְאַתְרֵ֔הּ וְתַחֵ֖ת בְּבֵ֥ית אֱלָהָֽא׃ ס

‎6 ‏כְּעַ֡ן תַּ֠תְּנַי פַּחַ֨ת עֲבַֽר־נַהֲרָ֜ה שְׁתַ֤ר בּוֹזְנַי֙ וּכְנָוָ֣תְה֔וֹן³ אֲפַרְסְכָיֵ֔א דִּ֖י בַּעֲבַ֣ר נַהֲרָ֑ה רַחִיקִ֥ין הֲו֖וֹ מִן־תַּמָּֽה׃

‎7 ‏שְׁבֻ֕קוּ לַעֲבִידַ֖ת בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֣א דֵ֑ךְ פַּחַ֤ת יְהוּדָיֵא֙ וּלְשָׂבֵ֣י יְהוּדָיֵ֔א בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֥א דֵ֖ךְ יִבְנ֥וֹן עַל־אַתְרֵֽהּ׃

‎8 ‏וּמִנִּי֮ שִׂ֣ים טְעֵם֒ לְמָ֣א דִֽי־תַֽעַבְד֗וּן עִם־שָׂבֵ֤י יְהוּדָיֵא֙ אִלֵּ֔ךְ לְמִבְנֵ֖א בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֣א דֵ֑ךְ וּמִנִּכְסֵ֣י מַלְכָּ֗א דִּ֚י מִדַּת֙ עֲבַ֣ר נַהֲרָ֔ה אָסְפַּ֗רְנָא נִפְקְתָ֛א תֶּהֱוֵ֧א מִֽתְיַהֲבָ֛א לְגֻבְרַיָּ֥א אִלֵּ֖ךְ דִּי־לָ֥א לְבַטָּלָֽא׃

‎9 ‏וּמָ֣ה חַשְׁחָ֡ן וּבְנֵ֣י תוֹרִ֣ין וְדִכְרִ֣ין וְאִמְּרִ֣ין׀ לַעֲלָוָ֣ן׀ לֶאֱלָ֪הּ שְׁמַיָּ֟א חִנְטִ֞ין מְלַ֣ח׀ חֲמַ֣ר וּמְשַׁ֗ח כְּמֵאמַ֨ר כָּהֲנַיָּ֤א דִי־בִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙ לֶהֱוֵ֨א מִתְיְהֵ֥ב לְהֹ֛ם י֥וֹם׀ בְּי֖וֹם דִּי־לָ֥א שָׁלֽוּ׃

‎10 ‏דִּֽי־לֶהֱוֹ֧ן מְהַקְרְבִ֛ין נִיחוֹחִ֖ין לֶאֱלָ֣הּ שְׁמַיָּ֑א וּמְצַלַּ֕יִן לְחַיֵּ֥י מַלְכָּ֖א וּבְנֽוֹהִי׃

‎11 ‏וּמִנִּי֮ שִׂ֣ים טְעֵם֒ דִּ֣י כָל־אֱנָ֗שׁ דִּ֤י יְהַשְׁנֵא֙ פִּתְגָמָ֣א דְנָ֔ה יִתְנְסַ֥ח אָע֙ מִן־בַּיְתֵ֔הּ וּזְקִ֖יף יִתְמְחֵ֣א עֲלֹ֑הִי וּבַיְתֵ֛הּ נְוָל֥וּ יִתְעֲבֵ֖ד עַל־דְּנָֽה׃

‎12 ‏וֵֽאלָהָ֞א דִּ֣י שַׁכִּ֧ן שְׁמֵ֣הּ תַּמָּ֗ה יְמַגַּ֞ר כָּל־מֶ֤לֶךְ וְעַם֙ דִּ֣י׀ יִשְׁלַ֣ח יְדֵ֗הּ לְהַשְׁנָיָ֛ה לְחַבָּלָ֛ה בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֥א דֵ֖ךְ דִּ֣י בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם אֲנָ֤ה דָרְיָ֙וֶשׁ֙ שָׂ֣מֶת טְעֵ֔ם אָסְפַּ֖רְנָא יִתְעֲבִֽד׃ פ

‎13 ‏אֱ֠דַיִן תַּתְּנַ֞י פַּחַ֧ת עֲבַֽר־נַהֲרָ֛ה שְׁתַ֥ר בּוֹזְנַ֖י וּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹן לָקֳבֵ֗ל דִּֽי־שְׁלַ֞ח דָּרְיָ֧וֶשׁ מַלְכָּ֛א כְּנֵ֖מָא אָסְפַּ֥רְנָא עֲבַֽדוּ׃

‎14 ‏וְשָׂבֵ֤י יְהוּדָיֵא֙ בָּנַ֣יִן וּמַצְלְחִ֔ין בִּנְבוּאַת֙ חַגַּ֣י נביאה נְבִיָּ֔א וּזְכַרְיָ֖ה בַּר־עִדּ֑וֹא וּבְנ֣וֹ וְשַׁכְלִ֗לוּ מִן־טַ֙עַם֙ אֱלָ֣הּ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וּמִטְּעֵם֙ כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ וְדָרְיָ֔וֶשׁ וְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּא מֶ֥לֶךְ פָּרָֽס׃

‎15 ‏וְשֵׁיצִיא֙ בַּיְתָ֣ה דְנָ֔ה עַ֛ד י֥וֹם תְּלָתָ֖ה לִירַ֣ח אֲדָ֑ר דִּי־הִ֣יא שְׁנַת־שֵׁ֔ת לְמַלְכ֖וּת דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ מַלְכָּֽא׃ פ

‎16 ‏וַעֲבַ֣דוּ בְנֵֽי־יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל כָּהֲנַיָּ֨א וְלֵוָיֵ֜א וּשְׁאָ֣ר בְּנֵי־גָלוּתָ֗א חֲנֻכַּ֛ת בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֥א דְנָ֖ה בְּחֶדְוָֽה׃

‎17 ‏וְהַקְרִ֗בוּ לַחֲנֻכַּת֮ בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֣א דְנָה֒ תּוֹרִ֣ין מְאָ֔ה דִּכְרִ֣ין מָאתַ֔יִן אִמְּרִ֖ין אַרְבַּ֣ע מְאָ֑ה וּצְפִירֵ֨י עִזִּ֜ין לחטיא לְחַטָּאָ֤ה עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ תְּרֵֽי־עֲשַׂ֔ר לְמִנְיָ֖ן שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

‎18 ‏וַהֲקִ֨ימוּ כָהֲנַיָּ֜א בִּפְלֻגָּתְה֗וֹן וְלֵוָיֵא֙ בְּמַחְלְקָ֣תְה֔וֹן עַל־עֲבִידַ֥ת אֱלָהָ֖א דִּ֣י בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם כִּכְתָ֖ב סְפַ֥ר מֹשֶֽׁה׃ פ

‎19 ‏וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּ בְנֵי־הַגּוֹלָ֖ה אֶת־הַפָּ֑סַח בְּאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר לַחֹ֥דֶשׁ הָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃

‎20 ‏כִּ֣י הִֽטַּהֲר֞וּ הַכֹּהֲנִ֧ים וְהַלְוִיִּ֛ם כְּאֶחָ֖ד כֻּלָּ֣ם טְהוֹרִ֑ים וַיִּשְׁחֲט֤וּ הַפֶּ֙סַח֙ לְכָל־בְּנֵ֣י הַגּוֹלָ֔ה וְלַאֲחֵיהֶ֥ם הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים וְלָהֶֽם׃

‎21 ‏וַיֹּאכְל֣וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הַשָּׁבִים֙ מֵֽהַגּוֹלָ֔ה וְכֹ֗ל הַנִּבְדָּ֛ל מִטֻּמְאַ֥ת גּוֹיֵֽ־הָאָ֖רֶץ אֲלֵהֶ֑ם לִדְרֹ֕שׁ לַֽיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

‎22 ‏וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֧וּ חַג־מַצּ֛וֹת שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים בְּשִׂמְחָ֑ה כִּ֣י׀ שִׂמְּחָ֣ם יְהוָ֗ה וְֽהֵסֵ֞ב לֵ֤ב מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר֙ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם לְחַזֵּ֣ק יְדֵיהֶ֔ם בִּמְלֶ֥אכֶת בֵּית־הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ

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1 Tunc Darius rex præcepit: et recensuerunt in bibliotheca librorum, qui erant repositi in Babylone.

2 Et inventum est in Ecbatanis, quod est castrum in Medena provincia, volumen unum: talisque scriptus erat in eo commentarius:

3 Anno primo Cyri regis, Cyrus rex decrevit ut domus Dei ædificaretur, quæ est in Jerusalem, in loco ubi immolent hostias, et ut ponant fundamenta supportantia altitudinem cubitorum sexaginta, et latitudinem cubitorum sexaginta,

4 ordines de lapidibus impolitis tres, et sic ordines de lignis novis: sumptus autem de domo regis dabuntur.

5 Sed et vasa templi Dei aurea et argentea, quæ Nabuchodonosor tulerat de templo Jerusalem, et attulerat ea in Babylonem, reddantur, et referantur in templum in Jerusalem in locum suum, quæ et posita sunt in templo Dei.

6 Nunc ergo Thathanai dux regionis, quæ est trans flumen, Stharbuzanai, et consiliarii vestri Apharsachæi, qui estis trans flumen, procul recedite ab illis,

7 et dimittite fieri templum Dei illud a duce Judæorum, et a senioribus eorum, ut domum Dei illam ædificent in loco suo.

8 Sed et a me præceptum est quid oporteat fieri a presbyteris Judæorum illis ut ædificetur domus Dei, scilicet ut de arca regis, id est, de tributis quæ dantur de regione trans flumen, studiose sumptus dentur viris illis, ne impediatur opus.

9 Quod si necesse fuerit, et vitulos, et agnos, et hædos in holocaustum Deo cæli, frumentum, sal, vinum, et oleum, secundum ritum sacerdotum, qui sunt in Jerusalem, detur eis per singulos dies, ne sit in aliquo querimonia.

10 Et offerant oblationes Deo cæli, orentque pro vita regis, et filiorum ejus.

11 A me ergo positum est decretum: ut omnis homo qui hanc mutaverit jussionem, tollatur lignum de domum ipsius, et erigatur, et configatur in eo, domus autem ejus publicetur.

12 Deus autem, qui habitare fecit nomen suum ibi, dissipet omnia regna, et populum qui extenderit manum suam ut repugnet, et dissipet domum Dei illam, quæ est in Jerusalem. Ego Darius statui decretum, quod studiose impleri volo.

13 Igitur Thathanai dux regionis trans flumen, et Stharbuzanai, et consiliarii ejus, secundum quod præceperat Darius rex, sic diligenter executi sunt.

14 Seniores autem Judæorum ædificabant, et prosperabantur juxta prophetiam Aggæi prophetæ, et Zachariæ filii Addo: et ædificaverunt et construxerunt, jubente Deo Israël, et jubente Cyro, et Dario, et Artaxerxe regibus Persarum:

15 et compleverunt domum Dei istam, usque ad diem tertium mensis Adar, qui est annus sextus regni Darii regis.

16 Fecerunt autem filii Israël sacerdotes et Levitæ, et reliqui filiorum transmigrationis, dedicationem domus Dei in gaudio.

17 Et obtulerunt in dedicationem domus Dei, vitulos centum, arietes ducentos, agnos quadringentos, hircos caprarum pro peccato totius Israël duodecim, juxta numerum tribuum Israël.

18 Et statuerunt sacerdotes in ordinibus suis, et Levitas in vicibus suis, super opera Dei in Jerusalem, sicut scriptum est in libro Moysi.

19 Fecerunt autem filii Israël transmigrationis Pascha, quartadecima die mensis primi.

20 Purificati enim fuerant sacerdotes et Levitæ quasi unus: omnes mundi ad immolandum Pascha universis filiis transmigrationis, et fratribus suis sacerdotibus, et sibi.

21 Et comederunt filii Israël, qui reversi fuerant de transmigratione, et omnes qui se separaverant a coinquinatione gentium terræ ad eos, ut quærerent Dominum Deum Israël.

22 Et fecerunt solemnitatem azymorum septem diebus in lætitia, quoniam lætificaverat eos Dominus, et converterat cor regis Assur ad eos, ut adjuvaret manus eorum in opere domus Domini Dei Israël.