Ezra, 6

1. Then king Darius instructed, and they searched in the library of books that were deposited in Babylon.

1. Tada, po naredbi kralja Darija, uzeše tražiti u Babilonu, u spremištu gdje je bila pismohrana,

2. And there was found at Ecbatana, which is a fortified place in the province of Media, one volume, and this record was written in it:

2. i naðoše u Ekbatani, tvrðavi u medijskoj pokrajini, svitak s ovom poveljom: "Na spomen.

3. “In the first year of king Cyrus, Cyrus the king decreed that the house of God, which is in Jerusalem, shall be built in the place where they immolate victims, and that they should set the foundations so as to support a height of sixty cubits and a width of sixty cubits,

3. Prve godine kraljevanja Kira proglasio je kralj Kir: Dom Božji u Jeruzalemu. Dom neka se sagradi kao mjesto gdje æe se prinositi žrtve i gdje æe se donositi prinosi za paljenje. Neka bude visok šezdeset lakata i širok šezdeset lakata.

4. with three rows of rough stones, and so as to have rows of new timber, and that the expenses shall be given from the house of the king.

4. Tri reda neka budu od velikog kamenja, a jedan od drveta. Trošak æe se podmiriti iz kraljevskog dvora.

5. But also, let the gold and silver vessels of the temple of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple of Jerusalem, and which he carried away to Babylon, be restored and be carried back to the temple of Jerusalem, to their place, just as they had been placed in the temple of God.

5. Povrh toga, posuðe zlatno i srebrno iz Doma Božjeg koje Nabukodonozor bijaše uzeo iz svetišta u Jeruzalemu i prenio u Babilon neka se vrati i bude na svome mjestu u svetištu jeruzalemskom i neka se postavi u Domu Božjem."

6. Now therefore, let Tattenai, the governor of the region which is beyond the river, Shetharbozenai, and your counselors, the rulers who are beyond the river, withdraw far away from them,

6. "Sada, dakle, Tatnaju, satrape s onu stranu Rijeke, Šetar Boznaju i drugovi vaši poslanici s onu stranu Rijeke, udaljite se odatle!

7. and let this temple of God be released to the governor of the Jews and to their elders, so that they may build that house of God in its place.

7. Pustite neka taj Dom Božji grade upravitelji i starješine židovske. Dom Božji treba sagraditi na njegovu prvotnom mjestu.

8. Moreover, it has been instructed by me as to what ought to be done by those priests of the Jews, so that the house of God may be built, specifically, that from the king’s treasury, that is, from the tribute which is taken from the region beyond the river, the expenses shall be scrupulously given to those men, so that the work may not be impeded.

8. Evo mojih naredaba o vašem držanju prema starješinama judejskim kako bi se ponovo sagradio taj Dom Božji: od kraljevskog blaga - to jest od danka s onu stranu Rijeke - neka se plaæa onim ljudima brižljivo, bez prijekida,

9. But if it may be necessary, let also calves, and lambs, and young goats for holocausts to the God of heaven, with grain, salt, wine, and oil, according to the rite of the priests who are in Jerusalem, be given to them for each day, so that there may be no complaint in anything.

9. i što im bude trebalo za žrtve paljenice Bogu neba: junaca, ovnova i jaganjaca, i pšenice, soli, vina i ulja, neka im se redovito daje svakoga dana, prema uputama sveæenika u Jeruzalemu.

10. And let them offer oblations to the God of heaven, and let them pray for the life of the king and for the lives of his sons.

10. Neka prinose žrtve na ugodan miris Bogu neba, neka mole za život kralja i njegovih sinova.

11. Therefore, the decree has been set forth by me, so that, if there be any man who will change this order, a beam shall be taken from his own house, and it shall be set up, and he shall be nailed to it. Then his house shall be confiscated.

11. Nareðujem osim toga: tko god prekrši ovu naredbu, neka mu se izvadi greda iz kuæe pa neka na njoj bude pogubljen, a kuæa da mu zato postane bunište.

12. So then, may the God who has caused his name to live there destroy any kingdoms or people who would extend their hand to fight against or to destroy that house of God, which is in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have established the decree, which I wish to be fulfilled scrupulously.”

12. I Bog, koji je ondje nastanio svoje Ime, neka obori svakog kralja i narod koji bi se drznuo da prekrši moju naredbu i sruši Dom Božji u Jeruzalemu! Ja, Darije, izdao sam ovu zapovijed. Neka se toèno vrši!"

13. Therefore, Tattenai, the governor of the region beyond the river, and Shetharbozenai, and his counselors, in accord with what king Darius had instructed, diligently executed the same.

13. Tada Tatnaj, satrap s onu stranu Rijeke, Šetar Boznaj i njihovi drugovi uèiniše onako kako je zapovjedio kralj Darije.

14. Then the elders of the Jews were building and prospering, in accord with the prophecy of Haggai, the prophet, and Zechariah, the son of Iddo. And they built and constructed by the order of the God of Israel, and by the order of Cyrus and Darius, as well as Artaxerxes, the kings of the Persians.

14. A židovske su starješine nastavile uspješno graditi po nadahnuæu proroka Hagaja i Zaharije, sina Adonova. Dovršili su gradnju po naredbi Boga Izraelova i po naredbi Kira i Darija i Artakserksa, kralja perzijskoga.

15. And they completed this house of God on the third day of the month of Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of king Darius.

15. Hram je zavšen dvadeset i treæeg dana mjeseca Adara. Bilo je to šeste godine vladavine kralja Darija.

16. Then the sons of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the remainder of the sons of the transmigration celebrated the dedication of the house of God with gladness.

16. Izraelci - sveæenici, leviti i ostatak povratnika iz sužanjstva - radosno posvetiše taj Dom Božji.

17. And they offered, for the dedication of the house of God, one hundred calves, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and, as a sin offering for all of Israel, twelve he-goats from among the goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

17. Žrtvovaše za posveæenje Doma Božjega stotinu junaca, dvije stotine ovnova, èetiri stotine janjaca i, kao žrtvu za grijehe svega Izraela, dvanaest jaraca - prema broju plemena Izraelovih.

18. And they appointed the priests into their divisions, and the Levites into their turns, over the works of God in Jerusalem, just as it was written in the book of Moses.

18. Zatim postaviše sveæenike po njihovim redovima i levite po njihovim razredima za službu Domu Božjem u Jeruzalemu, kako je propisano u knjizi Mojsijevoj.

19. Then the sons of Israel of the transmigration kept the Passover, on the fourteenth day of the first month.

19. Povratnici iz sužanjstva slavili su Pashu èetrnaestog dana prvoga mjeseca.

20. For the priests and Levites had been purified as one. All were cleansed in order to immolate the Passover for all the sons of the transmigration, and for their brothers, the priests, and for themselves.

20. Svi su se leviti, kao jedan èovjek, oèistili: svi su bili èisti; žrtvovali su pashu za sve povratnike iz ropstva, za svoju braæu sveæenike i za sebe.

21. And the sons of Israel, who had been returned from the transmigration, and all those who had separated themselves from the defilement of the Gentiles of the earth to them, so that they might seek the Lord, the God of Israel, ate

21. Blagovali su pashu Izraelci koji su se vratili iz ropstva i svi oni koji su im se, prekinuvši s neèistoæom naroda zemlje, pridružili da traže Jahvu, Boga Izraelova.

22. and kept the solemnity of unleavened bread for seven days with joy. For the Lord had made them joyful, and he had converted the heart of the king of Assur to them, so that he would assist their hands in the work of the house of the Lord, the God of Israel.

22. I svetkovahu radosno Blagdan beskvasnih hljebova sedam dana: jer ih je Jahve ispunio radošæu i obratio prema njima srce asirskog kralja da ojaèa njihove ruke u radovima oko Doma Boga, Boga Izraelova.