1 In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia -- to fulfil the word of Yahweh spoken through Jeremiah -Yahweh roused the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to issue a proclamation and to have it publicly displayed throughout his kingdom:
2 'Cyrus king of Persia says this, "Yahweh, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and has appointed me to build him a Temple in Jerusalem, in Judah.
3 Whoever among you belongs to the full tally of his people, may his God be with him! Let him go up to Jerusalem, in Judah, and build the Temple of Yahweh, God of Israel, who is the God in Jerusalem.
4 And let each survivor, wherever he lives, be helped by the people of his locality with silver, gold, equipment and riding beasts, as well as voluntary offerings for the Temple of God which is in Jerusalem." '
5 Then the heads of families of Judah and of Benjamin, the priests and the Levites, in fact all whose spirit had been roused by God, prepared to go and rebuild the Temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem;
6 and all their neighbours gave them every kind of help: silver, gold, equipment, riding beasts and valuable presents, in addition to their voluntary offerings.
7 Furthermore, King Cyrus handed over the articles belonging to the Temple of Yahweh which Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and put in the temple of his god.
8 Cyrus king of Persia handed them over to Mithredath the treasurer who checked them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah.
9 The inventory was as follows: thirty gold dishes; one thousand silver dishes, twenty-nine repaired;
10 thirty gold bowls; a thousand silver bowls, four hundred and ten damaged; one thousand other articles.
11 In all, five thousand four hundred articles of gold and silver. Sheshbazzar took all these with him when he led the exiles back from Babylon to Jerusalem.
Versículos relacionados com Ezra, 1:
Ezra 1 reports the restoration of the temple in Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity. The chapter describes as Cyrus, king of Persia, issued a decree allowing the Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple. The chapter also describes how Cyrus returned the sacred utensils of the temple that had been looted by the Babylonians.
2 Chronicles 36:23: "Thus says Cyrus, king of Persia: The Lord God of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and in charge of building me a house in Jerusalem, who is in Judah. Your people? The Lord your God be with Him, and go up. " This verse describes as Cyrus, as an instrument of God, allowed the Jews to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem.
Isaiah 44:28: "Who says of Cyrus, He is my pastor, and will fulfill all that pleases me, saying to Jerusalem, you will be built; and the temple: You shall be founded." This verse prophesies the restoration of Jerusalem and the reconstruction of the temple by King Ciro, who is called the pastor of God's people.
Esdras 6:14: "And the elders of the Jews were building and thriving, according to the prophecy of the prophet Haggai and of Zechariah, the son of Ido. They built and ended, by order of the God of Israel, and by order of Cyrus, and of Darius, and of Darius, , and from Artaxerxes, kings of Persia. " This verse highlights the importance of the prophecies of the Prophets Agee and Zechariah, who encouraged the Jews to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem.
Ageu 1:8: "I climbed to the mount, and brought wood, and build the house; and I will please me, and be glorified, says the Lord." This verse is a message from Haggai to the people of Judah, urging them to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem and promising God's approval if they do it.
Ageu 2:9: "The glory of this last house will be greater than that of the first, says the Lord of hosts, and in this place I will give peace, says the Lord of hosts." This verse prophesies that the glory of the rebuilt temple will be greater than that of the original temple and that God will grant peace to the people who worship him.
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