Cyrus Commands the Jews to Return
1 In the first year that Cyrus of Persia was emperor, the Lord made what he had said through the prophet Jeremiah come true. He prompted Cyrus to issue the following command and send it out in writing to be read aloud everywhere in his empire:
2 “This is the command of Cyrus, Emperor of Persia. The Lord, the God of Heaven, has made me ruler over the whole world and has given me the responsibility of building a temple for him in Jerusalem in Judah. 3 May God be with all of you who are his people. You are to go to Jerusalem and rebuild the Temple of the Lord, the God of Israel, the God who is worshiped in Jerusalem. 4 If any of his people in exile need help to return, their neighbors are to give them this help. They are to provide them with silver and gold, supplies and pack animals, as well as offerings to present in the Temple of God in Jerusalem.”
5 Then the heads of the clans of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, the priests and Levites, and everyone else whose heart God had moved got ready to go and rebuild the Lord's Temple in Jerusalem. 6 All their neighbors helped them by giving them many things: silver utensils, gold, supplies, pack animals, other valuables, and offerings for the Temple.
7 Emperor Cyrus gave them back the bowls and cups that King Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the Temple in Jerusalem and had put in the temple of his gods. 8 He handed them over to Mithredath, chief of the royal treasury, who made an inventory of them for Sheshbazzar, the governor of Judah, 9-10 as follows:
gold bowls for offerings 30silver bowls for offerings 1,000other bowls 29small gold bowls 30small silver bowls 410other utensils 1,000
11 In all there were 5,400 gold and silver bowls and other articles which Sheshbazzar took with him when he and the other exiles went from Babylon to Jerusalem.
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.
