Bābeles trimdas beigas
(2L 36:22–23)1 Persijas ķēniņa Kīra pirmajā valdīšanas gadā, lai piepildītos Jeremijas teiktais Kunga vārds, Kungs mudināja Persijas ķēniņa Kīra garu, un tas lika izziņot visā savā valstī šādu rīkojumu, rakstiski un mutiski: 2 “Tā saka Persijas ķēniņš Kīrs: Kungs, debesu Dievs, man ir devis visas zemes valstis, un viņš man pavēlēja uzcelt viņam namu Jeruzālemē, Jūdā. 3 Ikviens, kas jūsu vidū ir no viņa tautas, lai dodas uz Jeruzālemi Jūdā, viņa Dievs būs ar viņu – lai ceļ namu Kungam, Israēla Dievam. Viņš ir Dievs, kas mīt Jeruzālemē! 4 Visus atlikušos, no visām vietām, kur tie patlaban dzīvo, lai turienes iemītnieki atbalsta ar sudrabu, zeltu, mantu, lopiem un labprātīgajiem upuriem Dieva namam Jeruzālemē.” 5 Tad cēlās Jūdas un Benjāmina tēvu namu galvenie, priesteri un levīti, ikviens, kura garu Kungs mudināja iet un celt namu Kungam Jeruzālemē. 6 Kaimiņi tos atbalstīja ar sudraba traukiem, zeltu, mantu, lopiem un dārglietām; tas viss tika ziedots.
7 Ķēniņš Kīrs atnesa Kunga nama traukus, kurus Nebūkadnecars bija atvedis no Jeruzālemes un novietojis savu dievu namā. 8 Persijas ķēniņš Kīrs tos nodeva mantzinim Mitredātam, kurš tos atdeva Jūdas augstmanim Šēšbacaram. 9 To skaits bija šāds: trīsdesmit zelta bļodu, tūkstotis sudraba bļodu, divdesmit deviņi naži, 10 trīsdesmit zelta kausu, četri simti desmit sudraba kausu un tūkstotis citu trauku.
11 Kopā bija pieci tūkstoši četri simti zelta un sudraba trauku. Tos visus Šēšbacars veda līdzi, kad viņi no Bābeles gūsta devās uz Jeruzālemi.
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.
