1 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, 2 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. 3 Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem. 4 And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside the freewill offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem.
5 ¶ Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem. 6 And all they that were about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside all that was willingly offered.
7 ¶ Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of the LORD, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem, and had put them in the house of his gods; 8 Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah. 9 And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives, 10 Thirty basons of gold, silver basons of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels a thousand. 11 All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand and four hundred. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up with them of the captivity that were brought up from Babylon unto 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.
