Ezra

The return from exile and the rebuilding of the temple

The first half of the post-exilic Ezra–Nehemiah narrative: the return of the Judean exiles under the Persian decree of Cyrus, the rebuilding of the Jerusalem temple, and the reforms led by the priest-scribe Ezra concerning intermarriage and Torah observance.

第1章

波斯王古列元年、耶和華爲要應驗藉耶利米口所說的話、就激動波斯王古列的心、使他下詔通告全國說、

Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that Yahweh’s word by Jeremiah’s mouth might be accomplished, Yahweh stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,

波斯王古列如此說、耶和華天上的神、已將天下萬國賜給我．又囑咐我在猶大的耶路撒冷、爲他建造殿宇。

“Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, ‘Yahweh, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he has commanded me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

在你們中間凡作他子民的、可以上猶大的耶路撒冷、在耶路撒冷重建耶和華以色列神的殿．（只有他是神）願神與這人同在。

Whoever there is among you of all his people, may his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of Yahweh, the God of Israel (he is God), which is in Jerusalem.

凡剩下的人、無論寄居何處、那地的人要用金銀財物牲畜幫助他．另外也要爲耶路撒冷神的殿、甘心獻上禮物。

Whoever is left, in any place where he lives, let the men of his place help him with silver, with gold, with goods, and with animals, besides the freewill offering for God’s house which is in Jerusalem.’”

於是猶大和便雅憫的族長、祭司利未人、就是一切被神激動他心的人、都起來要上耶路撒冷去建造耶和華的殿。

Then the heads of fathers’ households of Judah and Benjamin, the priests, and the Levites, all whose spirit God had stirred to go up rose up to build Yahweh’s house which is in Jerusalem.

他們四圍的人就拿銀器、金子、財物、牲畜、珍寶幫助他們．〈原文作堅固他們的手〉另外還有甘心獻的禮物。

All those who were around them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, with animals, and with precious things, besides all that was willingly offered.

古列王也將耶和華殿的器皿拿出來．這器皿是尼布甲尼撒從耶路撒冷掠來、放在自己神之廟中的。

Also Cyrus the king brought out the vessels of Yahweh’s house, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought out of Jerusalem, and had put in the house of his gods;

波斯王古列派庫官米提利達、將這器皿拿出來、按數交給猶大的首領設巴薩。

even those, Cyrus king of Persia brought out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and counted them out to Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.

器皿的數目記在下面．金盤三十個、銀盤一千個、刀二十九把、

This is the number of them: thirty platters of gold, one thousand platters of silver, twenty-nine knives,

金碗三十個、銀碗之次的四百一十個、別樣的器皿一千件．

thirty bowls of gold, four hundred ten silver bowls of a second sort, and one thousand other vessels.

金銀器皿、共有五千四百件．被擄的人從巴比倫上耶路撒冷的時候、設巴薩將這一切都帶上來。

All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand four hundred. Sheshbazzar brought all these up when the captives were brought up from Babylon to Jerusalem.

第2章

巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒、從前擄到巴比倫之猶大省的人、現在他們的子孫從被擄到之地、回耶路撒冷和猶大、各歸本城。

Now these are the children of the province, who went up out of the captivity of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to his city;

他們是同着所羅巴伯、耶書亞、尼希米、西萊雅、利來雅、末底改、必珊、米斯拔、比革瓦伊、利宏、巴拿、回來的。

who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:

以色列人民的數目記在下面．巴錄的子孫、二千一百七十二名．

The children of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two.

示法提雅的子孫、三百七十二名．

The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two.

亞拉的子孫、七百七十五名．

The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy-five.

巴哈摩押的後裔、就是耶書亞和約押的子孫、二千八百一十二名．

The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred twelve.

以攔的子孫、一千二百五十四名．

The children of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.

薩土的子孫、九百四十五名．

The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty-five.

薩改的子孫、七百六十名．

The children of Zaccai, seven hundred sixty.

巴尼的子孫、六百四十二名．

The children of Bani, six hundred forty-two.

比拜的子孫、六百二十三名．

The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty-three.

押甲的子孫、一千二百二十二名．

The children of Azgad, one thousand two hundred twenty-two.

亞多尼干的子孫、六百六十六名．

The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-six.

比革瓦伊的子孫、二千零五十六名．

The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty-six.

亞丁的子孫、四百五十四名．

The children of Adin, four hundred fifty-four.

亞特的後裔、就是希西家的子孫、九十八名．

The children of Ater, of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.

比賽的子孫、三百二十三名．

The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty-three.

約拉的子孫、一百一十二名．

The children of Jorah, one hundred twelve.

哈順的子孫、二百二十三名．

The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty-three.

吉罷珥人、九十五名．

The children of Gibbar, ninety-five.

伯利恆人、一百二十三名．

The children of Bethlehem, one hundred twenty-three.

尼陀法人、五十六名．

The men of Netophah, fifty-six.

亞拿突人、一百二十八名．

The men of Anathoth, one hundred twenty-eight.

亞斯瑪弗人、四十二名．

The children of Azmaveth, forty-two.

基列耶琳人、基非拉人、比錄人、共七百四十三名．

The children of Kiriath Arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty-three.

拉瑪人、迦巴人、共六百二十一名．

The children of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty-one.

默瑪人、一百二十二名．

The men of Michmas, one hundred twenty-two.

伯特利人、艾人、共二百二十三名．

The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty-three.

尼波人、五十二名．

The children of Nebo, fifty-two.

末必人、一百五十六名．

The children of Magbish, one hundred fifty-six.

別的以攔子孫、一千二百五十四名．

The children of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.

哈琳的子孫、三百二十名．

The children of Harim, three hundred twenty.

羅德人、哈第人、阿挪人、共七百二十五名．

The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-five.

耶利哥人、三百四十五名．

The children of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.

西拿人、三千六百三十名。

The children of Senaah, three thousand six hundred thirty.

祭司、耶書亞家耶大雅的子孫、九百七十三名．

The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.

音麥的子孫、一千零五十二名．

The children of Immer, one thousand fifty-two.

巴施戶珥的子孫、一千二百四十七名．

The children of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred forty-seven.

哈琳的子孫、一千零一十七名。

The children of Harim, one thousand seventeen.

利未人、何達威雅的後裔、就是耶書亞和甲篾的子孫、七十四名。

The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy-four.

歌唱的、亞薩的子孫、一百二十八名。

The singers: the children of Asaph, one hundred twenty-eight.

守門的、沙龍的子孫、亞特的子孫、達們的子孫、亞谷的子孫、哈底大的子孫、朔拜的子孫、共一百三十九名。

The children of the gatekeepers: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all one hundred thirty-nine.

尼提寧、〈就是殿役〉西哈的子孫、哈蘇巴的子孫、答巴俄的子孫、

The temple servants: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,

基綠的子孫、西亞的子孫、巴頓的子孫、

the children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Padon,

利巴拿的子孫、哈迦巴的子孫、亞谷的子孫、

the children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub,

哈甲的子孫、薩買的子孫、哈難的子孫、

the children of Hagab, the children of Shamlai, the children of Hanan,

吉德的子孫、迦哈的子孫、利亞雅的子孫、

the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,

利汛的子孫、尼哥大的子孫、迦散的子孫、

the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam,

烏撒的子孫、巴西亞的子孫、比賽的子孫、

the children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai,

押拿的子孫、米烏寧的子孫、尼普心的子孫、

the children of Asnah, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephisim,

巴卜的子孫、哈古巴的子孫、哈忽的子孫、

the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,

巴洗律的子孫、米希大的子孫、哈沙的子孫、

the children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,

巴柯的子孫、西西拉的子孫、答瑪的子孫、

the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah,

尼細亞的子孫、哈提法的子孫。

the children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.

所羅門僕人的後裔、就是瑣太的子孫、瑣斐列的子孫、比路大的子孫、

The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Hassophereth, the children of Peruda,

雅拉的子孫、達昆的子孫、吉德的子孫、

the children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,

示法提雅的子孫、哈替的子孫、玻黑列哈斯巴音的子孫、亞米的子孫．

the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth Hazzebaim, the children of Ami.

尼提寧和所羅門僕人的後裔、共三百九十二名。

All the temple servants, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety-two.

從特米拉、特哈薩、基綠、押但、音麥上來的、不能指明他們的宗族譜系、是以色列人不是．

These were those who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers’ houses, and their offspring, whether they were of Israel:

他們是第來雅的子孫、多比雅的子孫、尼哥大的子孫、共六百五十二名。

the children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty-two.

祭司中哈巴雅的子孫、哈哥斯的子孫、巴西萊的子孫、因爲他們的先祖娶了基列人巴西萊的女兒爲妻、所以起名叫巴西萊．

Of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Hakkoz, and the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name.

這三家的人、在族譜之中尋查自己的譜系、卻尋不着、因此算爲不潔、不准供祭司的職任．

These sought their place among those who were registered by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they deemed disqualified and removed from the priesthood.

省長對他們說、不可喫至聖的物、直到有用烏陵和土明決疑的祭司興起來。

The governor told them that they should not eat of the most holy things until a priest stood up to serve with Urim and with Thummim.

會衆共有四萬二千三百六十名。

The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty,

此外、還有他們的僕婢、七千三百三十七名．又有歌唱的男女二百名．

besides their male servants and their female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven; and they had two hundred singing men and singing women.

他們有馬七百三十六匹、騾子二百四十五匹、

Their horses were seven hundred thirty-six; their mules, two hundred forty-five;

駱駝四百三十五隻、驢六千七百二十匹。

their camels, four hundred thirty-five; their donkeys, six thousand seven hundred twenty.

有些族長、到了耶路撒冷耶和華殿的地方、便爲神的殿甘心獻上禮物、要重新建造。

Some of the heads of fathers’ households, when they came to Yahweh’s house which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for God’s house to set it up in its place.

他們量力捐入工程庫的金子、六萬一千達利克．銀子、五千彌拿．並祭司的禮服一百件。

They gave according to their ability into the treasury of the work sixty-one thousand darics of gold, and five thousand minas of silver, and one hundred priests’ garments.

於是祭司利未人、民中的一些人、歌唱的、守門的、尼提寧、並以色列衆人、各住在自己的城裏。

So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, lived in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.

第3章

到了七月、以色列人住在各城、那時他們如同一人、聚集在耶路撒冷。

When the seventh month had come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem.

約薩達的兒子耶書亞、和他的弟兄衆祭司、並撒拉鐵的兒子所羅巴伯、與他的弟兄、都起來建築以色列神的壇、要照神人摩西律法書上所寫的、在壇上獻燔祭。

Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak stood up with his brothers the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and his brothers, and built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.

他們在原有的根基上築壇、因懼怕鄰國的民．又在其上向耶和華早晚獻燔祭。

In spite of their fear because of the peoples of the surrounding lands, they set the altar on its base; and they offered burnt offerings on it to Yahweh, even burnt offerings morning and evening.

又照律法書上所寫的、守住棚節．按數照例、獻每日所當獻的燔祭。

They kept the feast of tents, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt offerings by number, according to the ordinance, as the duty of every day required;

其後獻常獻的燔祭、並在月朔與耶和華的一切聖節獻祭、又向耶和華獻各人的甘心祭。

and afterward the continual burnt offering, the offerings of the new moons, of all the set feasts of Yahweh that were consecrated, and of everyone who willingly offered a freewill offering to Yahweh.

從七月初一日起、他們就向耶和華獻燔祭．但耶和華殿的根基、尚未立定。

From the first day of the seventh month, they began to offer burnt offerings to Yahweh; but the foundation of Yahweh’s temple was not yet laid.

他們又將銀子給石匠、木匠、把糧食、酒、油、給西頓人、推羅人、使他們將香柏樹從利巴嫩運到海裏、浮海運到約帕、是照波斯王古列所允準的。

They also gave money to the masons, and to the carpenters. They also gave food, drink, and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea, to Joppa, according to the grant that they had from Cyrus King of Persia.

百姓到了耶路撒冷神殿的地方、第二年二月、撒拉鐵的兒子所羅巴伯、約薩達的兒子耶書亞、和其餘的弟兄、就是祭司、利未人、並一切被擄歸回耶路撒冷的人、都興工建造．又派利未人、從二十歲以外的、督理建造耶和華殿的工作。

Now in the second year of their coming to God’s house at Jerusalem, in the second month, Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the rest of their brothers the priests and the Levites, and all those who had come out of the captivity to Jerusalem, began the work and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to have the oversight of the work of Yahweh’s house.

於是猶大〈在二章四十節作何達威雅〉的後裔、就是耶書亞、和他的子孫與弟兄、甲篾和他的子孫、利未人希拿達的子孫與弟兄、都一同起來、督理那在神殿作工的人。

Then Jeshua stood with his sons and his brothers, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to have the oversight of the workmen in God’s house: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brothers the Levites.

匠人立耶和華殿根基的時候、祭司皆穿禮服吹號、亞薩的子孫利未人敲鈸、照以色列王大衞所定的例、都站着讚美耶和華。

When the builders laid the foundation of Yahweh’s temple, they set the priests in their clothing with trumpets, with the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise Yahweh, according to the directions of David king of Israel.

他們彼此唱和、讚美稱謝耶和華、說、他本爲善、他向以色列人永發慈愛．他們讚美耶和華的時候、衆民大聲呼喊、因耶和華殿的根基已經立定．

They sang to one another in praising and giving thanks to Yahweh, “For he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever toward Israel.” All the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised Yahweh, because the foundation of Yahweh’s house had been laid.

然而有許多祭司、利未人、族長、就是見過舊殿的老年人、現在親眼看見立這殿的根基、便大聲哭號．也有許多人大聲歡呼．

But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers’ households, the old men who had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice. Many also shouted aloud for joy,

甚至百姓不能分辨歡呼的聲音、和哭號的聲音、因爲衆人大聲呼喊、聲音聽到遠處。

so that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people; for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard far away.

第4章

猶大和便雅憫的敵人聽說、被擄歸回的人爲耶和華以色列的神建造殿宇、

Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building a temple to Yahweh, the God of Israel;

就去見所羅巴伯、和以色列的族長、對他們說、請容我們與你們一同建造、因爲我們尋求你們的神、與你們一樣．自從亞述王以撒哈頓帶我們上這地以來、我們常祭祀神。

they came near to Zerubbabel, and to the heads of fathers’ households, and said to them, “Let us build with you; for we seek your God, as you do; and we have been sacrificing to him since the days of Esar Haddon king of Assyria, who brought us up here.”

但所羅巴伯、耶書亞、和其餘以色列的族長、對他們說、我們建造神的殿與你們無干、我們自己爲耶和華以色列的神協力建造、是照波斯王古列所吩咐的。

But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of fathers’ households of Israel, said to them, “You have nothing to do with us in building a house to our God; but we ourselves together will build to Yahweh, the God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia has commanded us.”

那地的民、就在猶大人建造的時候、使他們的手發輭、擾亂他們。

Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building.

從波斯王古列年間、直到波斯王大利烏登基的時候、賄買謀士、要敗壞他們的謀算。

They hired counselors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.

在亞哈隨魯纔登基的時候、上本控告猶大和耶路撒冷的居民。

In the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.

亞達薛西年間、比施蘭、米特利達、他別、和他們的同黨、上本奏告波斯王亞達薛西．本章是用亞蘭文字、亞蘭方言。

In the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions, wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in Syrian, and delivered in the Syrian language.

省長利宏、書記伸帥、要控告耶路撒冷人、也上本奏告亞達薛西王。

Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king as follows,

省長利宏、書記伸帥、和同黨的底拿人、亞法薩提迦人、他毘拉人、亞法撒人、亞基衞人、巴比倫人、書珊迦人、底亥人、以攔人、

then Rehum the chancellor, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions, the Dinaites, and the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Shushanchites, the Dehaites, the Elamites,

和尊大的亞斯那巴所遷移、安置在撒瑪利亞城、並大河西一帶地方的人等．

and the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Osnappar brought over, and set in the city of Samaria, and in the rest of the country beyond the River, and so forth, wrote.

上奏亞達薛西王說、河西的臣民云云。

This is the copy of the letter that they sent: To King Artaxerxes, From your servants the men beyond the River.

王該知道、從王那裏上到我們這裏的猶大人、已經到耶路撒冷重建這反叛惡劣的城、築立根基、建造城牆。

Be it known to the king that the Jews who came up from you have come to us to Jerusalem. They are building the rebellious and bad city, and have finished the walls, and repaired the foundations.

如今王該知道、他們若建造這城、城牆完畢、就不再與王進貢、交課、納稅、終久王必受虧損．

Be it known now to the king that if this city is built and the walls finished, they will not pay tribute, custom, or toll, and in the end it will be hurtful to the kings.

我們旣食御鹽、不忍見王喫虧、因此奏告於王、

Now because we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not appropriate for us to see the king’s dishonor, therefore we have sent and informed the king,

請王考察先王的實錄、必在其上查知這城是反叛的城、與列王和各省有害、自古以來、其中常有悖逆的事、因此這城曾被拆毀。

that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers. You will see in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful to kings and provinces, and that they have started rebellions within it in the past. That is why this city was destroyed.

我們謹奏王知、這城若再建造、城牆完畢、河西之地王就無分了。

We inform the king that, if this city is built and the walls finished, then you will have no possession beyond the River.

那時王諭覆省長利宏、書記伸帥、和他們的同黨、就是住撒瑪利亞、並河西一帶地方的人、說、願你們平安云云。

Then the king sent an answer to Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions who live in Samaria, and in the rest of the country beyond the River: Peace.

你們所上的本、已經明讀在我面前。

The letter which you sent to us has been plainly read before me.

我已命人考查、得知此城古來果然背叛列王、其中常有反叛悖逆的事。

I decreed, and search has been made, and it was found that this city has made insurrection against kings in the past, and that rebellion and revolts have been made in it.

從前耶路撒冷也有大君王統管河西全地、人就給他們進貢、交課、納稅。

There have also been mighty kings over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all the country beyond the River; and tribute, custom, and toll, was paid to them.

現在你們要出告示命這些人停工、使這城不得建造、等我降旨．

Make a decree now to cause these men to cease, and that this city not be built, until a decree is made by me.

你們當謹愼、不可遲延、爲何容害加重、使王受虧損呢。

Be careful that you not be slack doing so. Why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?

亞達薛西王的上諭讀在利宏、和書記伸帥、並他們的同黨面前、他們就急忙往耶路撒冷去見猶大人、用勢力強迫他們停工。

Then when the copy of king Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went in haste to Jerusalem to the Jews, and made them to cease by force of arms.

於是在耶路撒冷神殿的工程就停止了、直停到波斯王大利烏第二年。

Then work stopped on God’s house which is at Jerusalem. It stopped until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.

第5章

那時先知哈該、和易多的孫子撒迦利亞、奉以色列神的名、向猶大和耶路撒冷的猶大人、說勸勉的話。

Now the prophets, Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem. They prophesied to them in the name of the God of Israel.

於是撒拉鐵的兒子所羅巴伯、和約薩達的兒子耶書亞、都起來動手建造耶路撒冷神的殿、有神的先知在那裏幫助他們。

Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak rose up and began to build God’s house which is at Jerusalem; and with them were the prophets of God, helping them.

當時河西的總督達乃、和示他波斯乃、並他們的同黨、來問說、誰降旨讓你們建造這殿、修成這牆呢。

At the same time Tattenai, the governor beyond the River came to them, with Shetharbozenai, and their companions, and asked them, “Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?”

我們便告訴他們建造這殿的人叫甚麼名字。

They also asked for the names of the men were who were making this building.

神的眼目看顧猶大的長老、以致總督等、沒有叫他們停工、直到這事奏告大利烏、得着他的回諭。

But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, and they did not make them cease, until the matter should come to Darius, and an answer should be returned by letter concerning it.

河西的總督達乃、和示他波斯乃、並他們的同黨、就是住河西的亞法薩迦人、上本奏告大利烏王．

The copy of the letter that Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, and Shetharbozenai, and his companions the Apharsachites, who were beyond the River, sent to Darius the king follows.

本上寫着說、願大利烏王諸事平安．

They sent a letter to him, in which was written: To Darius the king, all peace.

王該知道、我們往猶大省去、到了至大神的殿、這殿是用大石建造的、梁木插入牆內、工作甚速、他們手下亨通．

Be it known to the king that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God, which is built with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls. This work goes on with diligence and prospers in their hands.

我們就問那些長老說、誰降旨讓你們建造這殿、修成這牆呢。

Then we asked those elders, and said to them thus, “Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?”

又問他們的名字、要記錄他們首領的名字、奏告於王。

We asked them their names also, to inform you that we might write the names of the men who were at their head.

他們回答說、我們是天地之神的僕人、重建前多年所建造的殿、就是以色列的一位大君王建造修成的。

Thus they returned us answer, saying, “We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and are building the house that was built these many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and finished.

只因我們列祖惹天上的神發怒、神把他們交在迦勒底人巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒的手中、他就拆毀這殿、又將百姓擄到巴比倫。

But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven to wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon.

然而巴比倫王古列元年、他降旨允准建造神的這殿。

But in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king made a decree to build this house of God.

神殿中的金銀、器皿、就是尼布甲尼撒從耶路撒冷的殿中掠去帶到巴比倫廟裏的、古列王從巴比倫廟裏取出來、交給派爲省長的、名叫設巴薩．

The gold and silver vessels of God’s house, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought into the temple of Babylon, those Cyrus the king also took out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered to one whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor.

對他說、可以將這些器皿帶去、放在耶路撒冷的殿中、在原處建造神的殿。

He said to him, ‘Take these vessels, go, put them in the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let God’s house be built in its place.’

於是這設巴薩來建立耶路撒冷神殿的根基．這殿、從那時直到如今、尚未造成。

Then the same Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundations of God’s house which is in Jerusalem. Since that time even until now has it been in building, and yet it is not completed.

現在王若以爲美、請察巴比倫王的府庫、看古列王降旨、允准在耶路撒冷建造神的殿沒有．王的心意如何、請降旨曉諭我們。

Now therefore, if it seems good to the king, let a search be made in the king’s treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it is so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem; and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.”

第6章

於是大利烏王降旨、要尋察典籍庫內、就是在巴比倫藏寶物之處．

Then Darius the king made a decree, and the house of the archives, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon, was searched.

在瑪代省、亞馬他城的宮內、尋得一卷、其中記着說、

A scroll was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of Media, and in it this was written for a record:

古列王元年、他降旨論到耶路撒冷神的殿、要建造這殿爲獻祭之處、堅立殿的根基、殿高六十肘、寬六十肘．

In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king made a decree: Concerning God’s house at Jerusalem, let the house be built, the place where they offer sacrifices, and let its foundations be strongly laid; with its height sixty cubits, and its width sixty cubits;

用三層大石頭、一層新木頭、經費要出於王庫．

with three courses of great stones and a course of new timber. Let the expenses be given out of the king’s house.

並且神殿的金銀器皿、就是尼布甲尼撒從耶路撒冷的殿中掠到巴比倫的、要歸還帶到耶路撒冷的殿中、各按原處放在神的殿裏。

Also let the gold and silver vessels of God’s house, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought to Babylon, be restored and brought again to the temple which is at Jerusalem, everything to its place. You shall put them in God’s house.

現在河西的總督達乃、和示他波斯乃、並你們的同黨、就是住河西的亞法薩迦人、你們當遠離他們。

Now therefore, Tattenai, governor beyond the River, Shetharbozenai, and your companions the Apharsachites, who are beyond the River, you must stay far from there.

不要攔阻神殿的工作、任憑猶大人的省長、和猶大人的長老在原處建造神的這殿。

Leave the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in its place.

我又降旨、吩咐你們向猶大人的長老爲建造神的殿、當怎樣行、就是從河西的款項中、急速撥取貢銀作他們的經費、免得躭誤工作。

Moreover I make a decree what you shall do for these elders of the Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king’s goods, even of the tribute beyond the River, expenses must be given with all diligence to these men, that they not be hindered.

他們與天上的神獻燔祭所需用的公牛犢、公綿羊、綿羊羔、並所用的麥子、鹽、酒、油、都要照耶路撒冷祭司的話、每日供給他們、不得有誤．

That which they have need of, including young bulls, rams, and lambs, for burnt offerings to the God of heaven; also wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the word of the priests who are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail;

好叫他們獻馨香的祭給天上的神、又爲王、和王衆子的壽命祈禱。

that they may offer sacrifices of pleasant aroma to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.

我再降旨、無論誰更改這命令、必從他房屋中拆出一根梁來、把他舉起、懸在其上．又使他的房屋成爲糞堆。

I have also made a decree that whoever alters this message, let a beam be pulled out from his house, and let him be lifted up and fastened on it; and let his house be made a dunghill for this.

若有王和民伸手更改這命令、拆毀這殿、願那使耶路撒冷的殿作爲他名居所的神、將他們滅絕．我大利烏降這旨意、當速速遵行。

May the God who has caused his name to dwell there overthrow all kings and peoples who stretch out their hand to alter the same, to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree. Let it be done with all diligence.

於是河西總督達乃、和示他波斯乃、並他們的同黨、因大利烏王所發的命令、就急速遵行。

Then Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, Shetharbozenai, and their companions did accordingly with all diligence, because Darius the king had sent a decree.

猶大長老因先知哈該、和易多的孫子撒迦利亞所說勸勉的話、就建造這殿、凡事亨通．他們遵着以色列神的命令、和波斯王古列、大利烏、亞達薛西的旨意、建造完畢。

The elders of the Jews built and prospered, through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. They built and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the decree of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

大利烏王第六年、亞達月初三日、這殿修成了。

This house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.

以色列的祭司、和利未人、並其餘被擄歸回的人、都歡歡喜喜的行奉獻神殿的禮。

The children of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy.

行奉獻神殿的禮、就獻公牛一百隻、公綿羊二百隻、綿羊羔四百隻．又照以色列支派的數目、獻公山羊十二隻、爲以色列衆人作贖罪祭。

They offered at the dedication of this house of God one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

且派祭司、和利未人、按着班次在耶路撒冷事奉神、是照摩西律法書上所寫的。

They set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem, as it is written in the book of Moses.

正月十四日、被擄歸回的人守逾越節。

The children of the captivity kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.

原來祭司和利未人、一同自潔、無一人不潔淨．利未人爲被擄歸回的衆人和他們的弟兄衆祭司、並爲自己宰逾越節的羊羔。

Because the priests and the Levites had purified themselves together, all of them were pure. They killed the Passover for all the children of the captivity, for their brothers the priests, and for themselves.

從擄到之地歸回的以色列人、和一切除掉所染外邦人汚穢歸附他們、要尋求耶和華以色列神的人、都喫這羊羔。

The children of Israel who had returned out of the captivity, and all who had separated themselves to them from the filthiness of the nations of the land, to seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, ate,

歡歡喜喜的守除酵節七日、因爲耶和華使他們歡喜、又使亞述王的心轉向他們、堅固他們的手、作以色列神殿的工程。

and kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy; because Yahweh had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, to strengthen their hands in the work of God, the God of Israel’s house.

第7章

這事以後、波斯王亞達薛西年間、有個以斯拉、他是西萊雅的兒子、西萊雅是亞撒利雅的兒子、亞撒利雅是希勒家的兒子、

Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,

希勒家是沙龍的兒子、沙龍是撒督的兒子、撒督是亞希突的兒子、

the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,

亞希突是亞瑪利雅的兒子、亞瑪利雅是亞撒利雅的兒子、亞撒利雅是米拉約的兒子、

the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,

米拉約是西拉希雅的兒子、西拉希雅是烏西的兒子、烏西是布基的兒子、

the son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,

布基是亞比書的兒子、亞比書是非尼哈的兒子、非尼哈是以利亞撒的兒子、以利亞撒是大祭司亞倫的兒子。

the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest—

這以斯拉從巴比倫上來、他是敏捷的文士、通達耶和華以色列神所賜摩西的律法書．王允准他一切所求的、是因耶和華他神的手幫助他。

this Ezra went up from Babylon. He was a skilled scribe in the law of Moses, which Yahweh, the God of Israel, had given; and the king granted him all his request, according to Yahweh his God’s hand on him.

亞達薛西王第七年、以色列人、祭司、利未人、歌唱的、守門的、尼提寧、有上耶路撒冷的．

Some of the children of Israel, including some of the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants went up to Jerusalem in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.

王第七年五月、以斯拉到了耶路撒冷．

He came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king.

正月初一日、他從巴比倫起程．因他神施恩的手幫助他、五月初一日就到了耶路撒冷。

For on the first day of the first month he began to go up from Babylon; and on the first day of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God on him.

以斯拉定志考究遵行耶和華的律法、又將律例典章教訓以色列人。

For Ezra had set his heart to seek Yahweh’s law, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel.

祭司以斯拉是通達耶和華誡命、和賜以色列之律例的文士．亞達薛西王賜給他諭旨、上面寫着說、

Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, even the scribe of the words of Yahweh’s commandments, and of his statutes to Israel:

諸王之王亞達薛西、達於祭司以斯拉通達天上神律法大德的文士云云。

Artaxerxes, king of kings, To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the perfect God of heaven. Now

住在我國中的以色列人、祭司、利未人、凡甘心上耶路撒冷去的、我降旨准他們與你同去。

I make a decree, that all those of the people of Israel, and their priests and the Levites, in my realm, who intend of their own free will to go to Jerusalem, go with you.

王與七個謀士旣然差你去、照你手中神的律法書、察問猶大和耶路撒冷的景況．

Because you are sent by the king and his seven counselors, to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of your God which is in your hand,

又帶金銀、就是王和謀士甘心獻給住耶路撒冷、以色列神的、

and to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,

並帶你在巴比倫全省所得的金銀、和百姓、祭司樂意獻給耶路撒冷他們神殿的禮物。

and all the silver and gold that you will find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem;

所以你當用這金銀、急速買公牛、公綿羊、綿羊羔、和同獻的素祭奠祭之物、獻在耶路撒冷你們神殿的壇上。

therefore you shall with all diligence buy with this money bulls, rams, lambs, with their meal offerings and their drink offerings, and shall offer them on the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.

剩下的金銀、你和你的弟兄看着怎樣好、就怎樣用、總要遵着你們神的旨意。

Whatever seems good to you and to your brothers to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, do that according to the will of your God.

所交給你神殿中使用的器皿、你要交在耶路撒冷神面前。

The vessels that are given to you for the service of the house of your God, deliver before the God of Jerusalem.

你神殿裏、若再有需用的經費、你可以從王的府庫裏支取。

Whatever more will be needed for the house of your God, which you may have occasion to give, give it out of the king’s treasure house.

我亞達薛西王、又降旨與河西的一切庫官、說、通達天上神律法的文士祭司以斯拉、無論向你們要甚麼、你們要速速的備辦．

I, even I Artaxerxes the king, make a decree to all the treasurers who are beyond the River, that whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, requires of you, it shall be done with all diligence,

就是銀子直到一百他連得、麥子一百柯珥、酒一百罷特、油一百罷特、鹽不計其數、也要給他。

up to one hundred talents of silver, and to one hundred cors of wheat, and to one hundred baths of wine, and to one hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.

凡天上之神所吩咐的、當爲天上神的殿詳細辦理．爲何使忿怒臨到王、和王衆子的國呢。

Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be done exactly for the house of the God of heaven; for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?

我又曉諭你們、至於祭司、利未人、歌唱的、守門的、和尼提寧、並在神殿當差的人、不可叫他們進貢、交課、納稅。

Also we inform you that it shall not be lawful to impose tribute, custom, or toll, on any of the priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, temple servants, or laborers of this house of God.

以斯拉阿、要照着你神賜你的智慧、將所有明白你神律法的人立爲士師、審判官、治理河西的百姓、使他們教訓一切不明白神律法的人。

You, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God that is in your hand, appoint magistrates and judges, who may judge all the people who are beyond the River, who all know the laws of your God; and teach him who doesn’t know them.

凡不遵行你神律法、和王命令的人、就當速速定他的罪、或治死、或充軍、或抄家、或囚禁。

Whoever will not do the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgment be executed on him with all diligence, whether it is to death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.

以斯拉說、耶和華我們列祖的神是應當稱頌的、因他使王起這心意、修飾耶路撒冷耶和華的殿．

Blessed be Yahweh, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify Yahweh’s house which is in Jerusalem;

又在王和謀士、並大能的軍長面前施恩於我。因耶和華我神的手幫助我、我就得以堅強、從以色列中招聚首領、與我一同上來。

and has extended loving kindness to me before the king and his counselors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. I was strengthened according to Yahweh my God’s hand on me, and I gathered together chief men out of Israel to go up with me.

第8章

當亞達薛西王年間、同我從巴比倫上來的人、他們的族長、和他們的家譜、記在下面．

Now these are the heads of their fathers’ households, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king:

屬非尼哈的子孫有革順、屬以他瑪的子孫有但以理、屬大衞的子孫有哈突、

Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom. Of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel. Of the sons of David, Hattush.

屬巴錄的後裔、就是示迦尼的子孫、有撒迦利亞．同着他、按家譜計算、男丁一百五十人。

Of the sons of Shecaniah, of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah; and with him were listed by genealogy of the males one hundred fifty.

屬巴哈摩押的子孫有西拉希雅的兒子以利約乃．同着他有男丁二百。

Of the sons of Pahathmoab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah; and with him two hundred males.

屬示迦尼的子孫有雅哈悉的兒子．同着他有男丁三百。

Of the sons of Shecaniah, the son of Jahaziel; and with him three hundred males.

屬亞丁的子孫有約拿單的兒子以別．同着他有男丁五十。

Of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan; and with him fifty males.

屬以攔的子孫有亞他利雅的兒子耶篩亞．同着他有男丁七十。

Of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah; and with him seventy males.

屬示法提雅的子孫有米迦勒的兒子西巴第雅．同着他有男丁八十。

Of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael; and with him eighty males.

屬約押的子孫有耶歇的兒子俄巴底亞．同着他有男丁二百一十八。

Of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel; and with him two hundred eighteen males.

屬示羅密的子孫有約細斐的兒子．同着他有男丁一百六十。

Of the sons of Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah; and with him one hundred sixty males.

屬比拜的子孫有比拜的兒子撒迦利亞．同着他有男丁二十八。

Of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai; and with him twenty-eight males.

屬押甲的子孫有哈加坦的兒子約哈難．同着他有男丁一百一十。

Of the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan; and with him one hundred ten males.

屬亞多尼干的子孫、就是末尾的、他們的名字是以利法列、耶利、示瑪雅．同着他們有男丁六十。

Of the sons of Adonikam, who were the last; and these are their names: Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah; and with them sixty males.

屬比革瓦伊的子孫有烏太和撒布．同着他們有男丁七十。

Of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud; and with them seventy males.

我招聚這些人在流入亞哈瓦的河邊、我們在那裏住了三日、我查看百姓和祭司、見沒有利未人在那裏．

I gathered them together to the river that runs to Ahava; and there we encamped three days: and I looked around at the people the priests, and found there were none of the sons of Levi.

就召首領以利以謝、亞列、示瑪雅、以利拿單、雅立、以利拿單、拿單、撒迦利亞、米書蘭．又召教習約雅立、和以利拿單。

Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, for Elnathan, for Jarib, for Elnathan, for Nathan, for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib and for Elnathan, who were teachers.

我打發他們往迦西斐雅地方去、見那裏的首領易多、又告訴他們當向易多和他的弟兄尼提寧說甚麼話、叫他們爲我們神的殿帶使用的人來。

I sent them out to Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia; and I told them what they should tell Iddo, and his brothers the temple servants, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring to us ministers for the house of our God.

蒙我們神施恩的手幫助我們、他們在以色列的曾孫、利未的孫子、抹利的後裔中、帶一個通達人來．還有示利比、和他的衆子、與弟兄、共一十八人。

According to the good hand of our God on us they brought us a man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brothers, eighteen;

又有哈沙比雅．同着他有米拉利的子孫耶篩亞、並他的衆子、和弟兄、共二十人。

and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brothers and their sons, twenty;

從前大衞和衆首領、派尼提寧服事利未人、現在從這尼提寧中也帶了二百二十人來、都是按名指定的。

and of the temple servants, whom David and the princes had given for the service of the Levites, two hundred twenty temple servants. All of them were mentioned by name.

那時我在亞哈瓦河邊宣告禁食、爲要在我們神面前克苦己心、求他使我們和婦人孩子、並一切所有的、都得平坦的道路。

Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from him a straight way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our possessions.

我求王撥步兵馬兵、幫助我們抵擋路上的仇敵、本以爲羞恥、因我曾對王說、我們神施恩的手、必幫助一切尋求他的．但他的能力和忿怒、必攻擊一切離棄他的。

For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy on the way, because we had spoken to the king, saying, “The hand of our God is on all those who seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath is against all those who forsake him.”

所以我們禁食祈求我們的神、他就應允了我們。

So we fasted and begged our God for this: and he granted our request.

我分派祭司長十二人、就是示利比、哈沙比雅、和他們的弟兄十人．

Then I set apart twelve of the chiefs of the priests, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers with them,

將王、和謀士、軍長、並在那裏的以色列衆人、爲我們神殿所獻的金銀、和器皿、都秤了交給他們。

and weighed to them the silver, the gold, and the vessels, even the offering for the house of our God, which the king, his counselors, his princes, and all Israel there present, had offered.

我秤了交在他們手中的銀子、有六百五十他連得、銀器重一百他連得、金子一百他連得、

I weighed into their hand six hundred fifty talents of silver, one hundred talents of silver vessels; one hundred talents of gold,

金碗二十個、重一千達利克、上等光銅的器皿兩個、寶貴如金。

twenty bowls of gold weighing one thousand darics; and two vessels of fine bright brass, precious as gold.

我對他們說、你們歸耶和華爲聖、器皿也爲聖、金銀是甘心獻給耶和華你們列祖之神的．

I said to them, “You are holy to Yahweh, and the vessels are holy. The silver and the gold are a freewill offering to Yahweh, the God of your fathers.

你們當儆醒看守、直到你們在耶路撒冷耶和華殿的庫內、在祭司長和利未族長、並以色列的各族長面前過了秤。

Watch and keep them, until you weigh them before the chiefs of the priests and the Levites, and the princes of the fathers’ households of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the rooms of Yahweh’s house.”

於是祭司、利未人、按着分量接受金銀、和器皿、要帶到耶路撒冷我們神的殿裏。

So the priests and the Levites received the weight of the silver and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem to the house of our God.

正月十二日、我們從亞哈瓦河邊起行、要往耶路撒冷去．我們神的手保佑我們、救我們脫離仇敵、和路上埋伏之人的手。

Then we departed from the river Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and the bandit by the way.

我們到了耶路撒冷、在那裏住了三日。

We came to Jerusalem, and stayed there three days.

第四日、在我們神的殿裏、把金銀和器皿都秤了、交在祭司烏利亞的兒子米利末的手中．同着他有非尼哈的兒子以利亞撒、還有利未人耶書亞的兒子約撒拔、和賓內的兒子挪亞底。

On the fourth day the silver and the gold and the vessels were weighed in the house of our God into the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, the Levite;

當時都點了數目、按着分量寫在冊上。

everything by number and by weight; and all the weight was written at that time.

從擄到之地歸回的人、向以色列的神獻燔祭、就是爲以色列衆人獻公牛十二隻、公綿羊九十六隻、綿羊羔七十七隻．又獻公山羊十二隻作贖罪祭．這都是向耶和華焚獻的。

The children of the captivity, who had come out of exile, offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel, twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and twelve male goats for a sin offering. All this was a burnt offering to Yahweh.

他們將王的諭旨交給王所派的總督、與河西的省長、他們就幫助百姓、又供給神殿裏所需用的。

They delivered the king’s commissions to the king’s satraps, and to the governors beyond the River. So they supported the people and God’s house.

第9章

這事作完了、衆首領來見我、說、以色列民和祭司、並利未人、沒有離絕迦南人、赫人、比利洗人、耶布斯人、亞捫人、摩押人、埃及人、亞摩利人、仍效法這些國的民、行可憎的事。

Now when these things were done, the princes came near to me, saying, “The people of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, following their abominations, even those of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.

因他們爲自己和兒子、娶了這些外邦女子爲妻、以致聖潔的種類和這些國的民混雜．而且首領和官長、在這事上爲罪魁。

For they have taken of their daughters for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy offspring have mixed themselves with the peoples of the lands. Yes, the hand of the princes and rulers has been chief in this trespass.”

我一聽見這事、就撕裂衣服和外袍、拔了頭髮和鬍鬚、驚懼憂悶而坐。

When I heard this thing, I tore my garment and my robe, and pulled the hair out of my head and of my beard, and sat down confounded.

凡爲以色列神言語戰兢的、都因這被擄歸回之人所犯的罪、聚集到我這裏來．我就驚懼憂悶而坐、直到獻晚祭的時候。

Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel were assembled to me, because of their trespass of the captivity; and I sat confounded until the evening offering.

獻晚祭的時候我起來、心中愁苦、穿着撕裂的衣袍、雙膝跪下向耶和華我的神舉手、

At the evening offering I arose up from my humiliation, even with my garment and my robe torn; and I fell on my knees, and spread out my hands to Yahweh my God;

說、我的神阿、我抱愧蒙羞、不敢向我神仰面、因爲我們的罪孽滅頂、我們的罪惡滔天。

and I said, “My God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to you, my God; for our iniquities have increased over our head, and our guiltiness has grown up to the heavens.

從我們列祖直到今日、我們的罪惡甚重、因我們的罪孽、我們和君王、祭司、都交在外邦列王的手中、殺害、擄掠、搶奪、臉上蒙羞、正如今日的光景。

Since the days of our fathers we have been exceeding guilty to this day; and for our iniquities we, our kings, and our priests, have been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, to plunder, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.

現在耶和華我們的神暫且施恩與我們、給我們留些逃脫的人、使我們安穩如釘子釘在他的聖所、我們的神好光照我們的眼目、使我們在受轄制之中稍微復興。

Now for a little moment grace has been shown from Yahweh our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and revived us a little in our bondage.

我們是奴僕、然而在受轄制之中、我們的神仍沒有丟棄我們、在波斯王眼前向我們施恩、叫我們復興、能重建我們神的殿、修其毀壞之處、使我們在猶大和耶路撒冷有牆垣。

For we are bondservants; yet our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but has extended loving kindness to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to revive us, to set up the house of our God, and to repair its ruins, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.

我們的神阿、旣是如此、我們還有甚麼話可說呢．因爲我們已經離棄你的命令、

“Now, our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken your commandments,

就是你藉你僕人衆先知所吩咐的、說、你們要去得爲業之地是汚穢之地、因列國之民的汚穢、和可憎的事、叫全地從這邊直到那邊、滿了汚穢。

which you have commanded by your servants the prophets, saying, ‘The land, to which you go to possess it, is an unclean land through the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands, through their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their filthiness.

所以不可將你們的女兒嫁他們的兒子、也不可爲你們的兒子娶他們的女兒、永不可求他們的平安、和他們的利益、這樣你們就可以強盛、喫這地的美物、並遺留這地給你們的子孫永遠爲業。

Now therefore don’t give your daughters to their sons. Don’t take their daughters to your sons, nor seek their peace or their prosperity forever; that you may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children forever.’

神阿、我們因自己的惡行和大罪、遭遇了這一切的事、並且你刑罰我們輕於我們罪所當得的、又給我們留下這些人．

“After all that has come on us for our evil deeds, and for our great guilt, since you, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and have given us such a remnant,

我們豈可再違背你的命令、與這行可憎之事的民結親呢、若這樣行、你豈不向我們發怒、將我們滅絕、以致沒有一個剩下逃脫的人麼。

shall we again break your commandments, and join in affinity with the peoples that do these abominations? Wouldn’t you be angry with us until you had consumed us, so that there would be no remnant, nor any to escape?

耶和華以色列的神阿、因你是公義的、我們這剩下的人纔得逃脫、正如今日的光景．看哪、我們在你面前有罪惡、因此無人在你面前站立得住。

Yahweh, the God of Israel, you are righteous; for we are left a remnant that has escaped, as it is today. Behold, we are before you in our guiltiness; for no one can stand before you because of this.”

第10章

以斯拉禱告、認罪、哭泣、俯伏在神殿前的時候、有以色列中的男女孩童、聚集到以斯拉那裏、成了大會．衆民無不痛哭。

Now while Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before God’s house, there was gathered together to him out of Israel a very great assembly of men and women and children; for the people wept very bitterly.

屬以攔的子孫、耶歇的兒子示迦尼、對以斯拉說、我們在此地娶了外邦女子爲妻、干犯了我們的神、然而以色列人還有指望。

Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered Ezra, “We have trespassed against our God, and have married foreign women of the peoples of the land. Yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this thing.

現在當與我們的神立約、休這一切的妻、離絕他們所生的、照着我主和那因神命令戰兢之人所議定的、按律法而行。

Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and those who as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those who tremble at the commandment of our God. Let it be done according to the law.

你起來、這是你當辦的事、我們必幫助你、你當奮勉而行。

Arise; for the matter belongs to you, and we are with you. Be courageous, and do it.”

以斯拉便起來、使祭司長、和利未人、並以色列衆人起誓、說、必照這話去行．他們就起了誓。

Then Ezra arose, and made the chiefs of the priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they would do according to this word. So they swore.

以斯拉從神殿前起來、進入以利亞實的兒子約哈難的屋裏、到了那裏不喫飯、也不喝水．因爲被擄歸回之人所犯的罪、心裏悲傷。

Then Ezra rose up from before God’s house, and went into the room of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib. When he came there, he ate no bread, nor drank water; for he mourned because of their trespass of the captivity.

他們通告猶大和耶路撒冷被擄歸回的人、叫他們在耶路撒冷聚集．

They made a proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem to all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together to Jerusalem;

凡不遵首領和長老所議定三日之內不來的、就必抄他的家、使他離開被擄歸回之人的會。

and that whoever didn’t come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his possessions should be forfeited, and himself separated from the assembly of the captivity.

於是猶大和便雅憫衆人、三日之內都聚集在耶路撒冷．那日正是九月二十日、衆人都坐在神殿前的寬闊處．因這事、又因下大雨、就都戰兢。

Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together to Jerusalem within the three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the wide place in front of God’s house, trembling because of this matter, and because of the great rain.

祭司以斯拉站起來、對他們說、你們有罪了．因你們娶了外邦的女子爲妻、增添以色列人的罪惡。

Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, “You have trespassed, and have married foreign women, to increase the guilt of Israel.

現在當向耶和華你們列祖的神認罪、遵行他的旨意、離絕這些國的民、和外邦的女子。

Now therefore make confession to Yahweh, the God of your fathers, and do his pleasure; and separate yourselves from the peoples of the land, and from the foreign women.”

會衆都大聲回答說、我們必照着你的話行．

Then all the assembly answered with a loud voice, “As you have said concerning us, so must we do.

只是百姓衆多、又逢大雨的時令、我們不能站在外頭、這也不是一兩天辦完的事、因我們在這事上犯了大罪。

But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand outside. This is not a work of one day or two, for we have greatly transgressed in this matter.

不如爲全會衆派首領辦理．凡我們城邑中娶外邦女子爲妻的、當按所定的日期、同着本城的長老和士師而來、直到辦完這事．神的烈怒就轉離我們了。

Now let our princes be appointed for all the assembly, and let all those who are in our cities who have married foreign women come at appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and its judges, until the fierce wrath of our God is turned from us, until this matter is resolved.”

惟有亞撒黑的兒子約拿單、特瓦的兒子雅哈謝、阻擋〈或作總辦〉這事、並有米書蘭、和利未人沙比太幫助他們。

Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahzeiah the son of Tikvah stood up against this; and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.

被擄歸回的人如此而行。祭司以斯拉和些族長、按着宗族、都指名見派、在十月初一日、一同在座查辦這事。

The children of the captivity did so. Ezra the priest, with certain heads of fathers’ households, after their fathers’ houses, and all of them by their names, were set apart; and they sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.

到正月初一日、纔查清娶外邦女子的人數。

They finished with all the men who had married foreign women by the first day of the first month.

在祭司中查出娶外邦女子爲妻的、就是耶書亞的子孫約薩達的兒子、和他弟兄瑪西雅、以利以謝、雅立、基大利、

Among the sons of the priests there were found who had married foreign women: of the sons of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and his brothers, Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.

他們便應許必休他們的妻．他們因有罪、就獻羣中的一隻公綿羊贖罪。

They gave their hand that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their guilt.

音麥的子孫中、有哈拿尼、西巴第雅。

Of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.

哈琳的子孫中、有瑪西雅、以利雅、示瑪雅、耶歇、烏西雅。

Of the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.

巴施戶珥的子孫中、有以利約乃、瑪西雅、以實瑪利、拿坦業、約撒拔、以利亞撒。

Of the sons of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.

利未人中、有約撒拔、示每、基拉雅、基拉雅就是基利他．還有毘他希雅、猶大、以利以謝。

Of the Levites: Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah (also called Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

歌唱的人中、有以利亞實。守門的人中、有沙龍、提聯、烏利。

Of the singers: Eliashib. Of the gatekeepers: Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.

以色列人巴錄的子孫中、有拉米、耶西雅、瑪基雅、米雅民、以利亞撒、瑪基雅、比拿雅。

Of Israel: Of the sons of Parosh: Ramiah, and Izziah, and Malchijah, and Mijamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.

以攔的子孫中、有瑪他尼、撒迦利亞、耶歇、押底、耶利末、以利雅。

Of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah.

薩土的子孫中、有以利約乃、以利亞實、瑪他尼、耶利末、撒拔、亞西撒。

Of the sons of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.

比拜的子孫中、有約哈難、哈拿尼雅、薩拜、亞勒。

Of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.

巴尼的子孫中、有米書蘭、瑪鹿、亞大雅、雅述、示押、耶利末。

Of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, Jeremoth.

巴哈摩押的子孫中、有阿底拿、基拉、比拿雅、瑪西雅、瑪他尼、比撒列、賓內、瑪拿西。

Of the sons of Pahathmoab: Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.

哈琳的子孫中、有以利以謝、伊示雅、瑪基雅、示瑪雅、西緬、

Of the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

便雅憫、瑪鹿、示瑪利雅。

Benjamin, Malluch, Shemariah.

哈順的子孫中、有瑪特乃、瑪達他、撒拔、以利法列、耶利買、瑪拿西、示每。

Of the sons of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, Shimei.

巴尼的子孫中、有瑪玳、暗蘭、烏益、

Of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, and Uel,

比拿雅、比底雅、基祿、

Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi,

瓦尼雅、米利末、以利亞實、

Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,

瑪他尼、瑪特乃、雅掃、

Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu,

巴尼、賓內、示每、

and Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,

示利米雅、拿單、亞大雅、

and Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,

瑪拿底拜、沙賽、沙賴、

Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

亞薩利、示利米雅、示瑪利雅、

Azarel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,

沙龍、亞瑪利雅、約瑟。

Shallum, Amariah, Joseph.

尼波的子孫中、有耶利、瑪他提雅、撒拔、西比拿、雅玳、約珥、比拿雅。

Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Iddo, and Joel, Benaiah.

這些人都娶了外邦女子爲妻、其中也有生了兒女的。

All these had taken foreign wives; and some of them had wives by whom they had children.

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