Cyrus Lets the Jews Return Home
1 Years ago the Lord sent Jeremiah with a message about a promise for the people of Israel. Then in the first year that Cyrus was king of Persia, the Lord kept his promise by telling Cyrus to send this official message to all parts of his kingdom:
2-3 I am King Cyrus of Persia.
The Lord God of heaven, who is also the God of Israel, has made me the ruler of all nations on earth. And he has chosen me to build a temple for him in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. The Lord God will watch over and encourage any of his people who want to go back to Jerusalem and help build the temple.
4 Everyone else must provide what is needed. They must give money, supplies, and animals, as well as gifts for rebuilding God's temple.
5 Many people felt that the Lord God wanted them to help rebuild his temple, and they made plans to go to Jerusalem. Among them were priests, Levites, and leaders of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. 6 The others helped by giving silver articles, gold, personal possessions, cattle, and other valuable gifts, as well as offerings for the temple.
7 King Cyrus gave back the things that Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the Lord's temple in Jerusalem and had put in the temple of his own gods. 8 Cyrus placed Mithredath, his chief treasurer, in charge of these things. Mithredath counted them and gave a list to Sheshbazzar, the governor of Judah. 9-10 Included among them were: 30 large gold dishes; 1,000 large silver dishes; 29 other dishes; 30 gold bowls; 410 silver bowls; and 1,000 other articles.
11 Altogether, there were 5,400 gold and silver dishes, bowls, and other articles. Sheshbazzar took them with him when he and the others returned to Jerusalem from Babylonia.
1 Persijas ķēniņa Kīra valdīšanas pirmajā gadā, lai piepildītu ar Jeremijas muti teikto Tā Kunga vārdu, Tas Kungs pamudināja Persijas ķēniņa Kīra garu, ka viņš lika izziņot visā savā valstī šādu rīkojumu, ar īpašu rakstu noteikdams: 2 "Tā saka Persijas ķēniņš Kīrs: Tas Kungs, debesu Dievs, man ir devis visas zemes valstis, un Viņš man ir pavēlējis celt namu Viņam Jeruzālemē, Jūdas zemē. 3 Ikvienam, kas starp jums ir no Viņa tautas, lai viņa Dievs ir ar viņu un lai viņš atgriežas uz Jeruzālemi Jūdas zemē un ceļ Tā Kunga, Israēla Dieva, namu. Viņš ir tas Dievs, kas mīt Jeruzālemē, 4 un ikvienu, kas palicis dzīvs, lai viņa dzīves vietā turienes ļaudis pabalsta ar sudrabu un zeltu, ar mantām un lopiem līdz ar labprātīgām dāvanām Dieva namam Jeruzālemē." 5 Tad cēlās Jūdas un Benjamīna tēvu namu galvenie, arī priesteri un levīti, ikviens, kura garu Dievs bija modinājis, lai ietu un celtu Tā Kunga namu Jeruzālemē. 6 Un visi apkārtējie ļaudis stiprināja viņu rosību ar sudraba traukiem, ar zeltu, ar mantām, ar lopiem un ar dārgām dāvanām, pie tam visu to viņi ziedoja labprātīgi. 7 Ķēniņš Kīrs atdeva arī Tā Kunga nama traukus, kurus Nebukadnēcars bija aizvedis no Jeruzālemes un bija novietojis savu dievu namā. 8 Persijas ķēniņš Kīrs lika tos izsniegt mantziņa Mitredata uzraudzībā, kas tos pārskaitīja Jūdas zemes pārvaldnieka Šešbacara priekšā. 9 Un šāds bija to skaits: trīsdesmit zelta bļodas, tūkstotis sudraba bļodu, divdesmit deviņi kvēpināmie trauki, 10 trīsdesmit zelta kausi, četri simti desmit citi sudraba kausi, tūkstotis citādu trauku; 11 visu zelta un sudraba trauku kopā bija pieci tūkstoši un četri simti. Visus tos Šešbacars atveda, kad trimdinieki atgriezās no Bābeles uz Jeruzālemi.
