Ezra 7

KJV

1  Now after³¹⁰ these⁴²⁸ things,¹⁶⁹⁷ in the reign⁴⁴³⁸ of Artaxerxes⁷⁸³ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Persia,⁶⁵³⁹ Ezra⁵⁸³⁰ the son¹¹²¹ of Seraiah,⁸³⁰⁴ the son¹¹²¹ of Azariah,⁵⁸³⁸ the son¹¹²¹ of Hilkiah,²⁵¹⁸

2  The son¹¹²¹ of Shallum,⁷⁹⁶⁷ the son¹¹²¹ of Zadok,⁶⁶⁵⁹ the son¹¹²¹ of Ahitub,²⁸⁵

3  The son¹¹²¹ of Amariah,⁵⁶⁸ the son¹¹²¹ of Azariah,⁵⁸³⁸ the son¹¹²¹ of Meraioth,⁴⁸¹²

4  The son¹¹²¹ of Zerahiah,²²²⁸ the son¹¹²¹ of Uzzi,⁵⁸¹³ the son¹¹²¹ of Bukki,¹²³¹

5  The son¹¹²¹ of Abishua,⁵⁰ the son¹¹²¹ of Phinehas,⁶³⁷² the son¹¹²¹ of Eleazar,⁴⁹⁹ the son¹¹²¹ of Aaron¹⁷⁵ the chief⁷²¹⁸ priest:³⁵⁴⁸

6  This¹⁹³¹ Ezra⁵⁸³⁰ went up⁵⁹²⁷ from Babylon;^{4480 894} and he¹⁹³¹ was a ready⁴¹⁰⁶ scribe⁵⁶⁰⁸ in the law⁸⁴⁵¹ of Moses,⁴⁸⁷² which⁸³⁴ the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ God⁴³⁰ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ had given:⁵⁴¹⁴ and the king⁴⁴²⁸ granted⁵⁴¹⁴ him all³⁶⁰⁵ his request,¹²⁴⁶ according to the hand³⁰²⁷ of the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ his God⁴³⁰ upon⁵⁹²¹ him.

7  And there went up⁵⁹²⁷ some of the children^{4480 1121} of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ and of⁴⁴⁸⁰ the priests,³⁵⁴⁸ and the Levites,³⁸⁸¹ and the singers,⁷⁸⁹¹ and the porters,⁷⁷⁷⁸ and the Nethinims,⁵⁴¹¹ unto⁴¹³ Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ in the seventh⁷⁶⁵¹ year⁸¹⁴¹ of Artaxerxes⁷⁸³ the king.⁴⁴²⁸

8  And he came⁹³⁵ to Jerusalem³³⁸⁹ in the fifth²⁵⁴⁹ month,²³²⁰ which¹⁹³¹ was in the seventh⁷⁶³⁷ year⁸¹⁴¹ of the king.⁴⁴²⁸

9  For³⁵⁸⁸ upon the first²⁵⁹ day of the first⁷²²³ month²³²⁰ began³²⁴⁶ he¹⁹³¹ to go up⁴⁶⁰⁹ from Babylon,^{4480 894} and on the first²⁵⁹ day of the fifth²⁵⁴⁹ month²³²⁰ came⁹³⁵ he to⁴¹³ Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ according to the good²⁸⁹⁶ hand³⁰²⁷ of his God⁴³⁰ upon⁵⁹²¹ him.

10  For³⁵⁸⁸ Ezra⁵⁸³⁰ had prepared³⁵⁵⁹ his heart³⁸²⁴ to seek^{1875 853} the law⁸⁴⁵¹ of the LORD,³⁰⁶⁸ and to do⁶²¹³ it, and to teach³⁹²⁵ in Israel³⁴⁷⁸ statutes²⁷⁰⁶ and judgments.⁴⁹⁴¹

11  Now this²⁰⁸⁸ is the copy⁶⁵⁷² of the letter⁵⁴⁰⁶ that⁸³⁴ the king⁴⁴²⁸ Artaxerxes⁷⁸³ gave⁵⁴¹⁴ unto Ezra⁵⁸³⁰ the priest,³⁵⁴⁸ the scribe,⁵⁶⁰⁸ even a scribe⁵⁶⁰⁸ of the words¹⁶⁹⁷ of the commandments⁴⁶⁸⁷ of the LORD,³⁰⁶⁸ and of his statutes²⁷⁰⁶ to⁵⁹²¹ Israel.³⁴⁷⁸

12  Artaxerxes,⁷⁸³ king⁴⁴³⁰ of kings,⁴⁴³⁰ unto Ezra⁵⁸³¹ the priest,³⁵⁴⁹ a scribe⁵⁶¹³ of the law¹⁸⁸² of¹⁷⁶⁸ the God⁴²⁶ of heaven,⁸⁰⁶⁵ perfect¹⁵⁸⁵ peace, and at such a time.³⁷⁰⁶

13  I make⁷⁷⁶¹ a decree,²⁹⁴² that¹⁷⁶⁸ all³⁶⁰⁶ they of⁴⁴⁸¹ the people⁵⁹⁷² of Israel,³⁴⁷⁹ and of his priests³⁵⁴⁹ and Levites,³⁸⁷⁹ in my realm,⁴⁴³⁷ which are minded of their own freewill⁵⁰⁶⁹ to go up¹⁹⁴⁶ to Jerusalem,³³⁹⁰ go¹⁹⁴⁶ with⁵⁹⁷⁴ thee.

14  Forasmuch^{3606 6903 1768} as thou art sent⁷⁹⁷² of^{4481 6925} the king,⁴⁴³⁰ and of his seven⁷⁶⁵⁵ counselors,³²⁷² to inquire¹²⁴⁰ concerning⁵⁹²² Judah³⁰⁶¹ and Jerusalem,³³⁹⁰ according to the law¹⁸⁸² of thy God⁴²⁶ which¹⁷⁶⁸ is in thine hand;³⁰²⁸

15  And to carry²⁹⁸⁷ the silver³⁷⁰² and gold,¹⁷²² which¹⁷⁶⁸ the king⁴⁴³⁰ and his counselors³²⁷² have freely offered⁵⁰⁶⁹ unto the God⁴²⁶ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁹ whose¹⁷⁶⁸ habitation⁴⁹⁰⁷ is in Jerusalem,³³⁹⁰

16  And all³⁶⁰⁶ the silver³⁷⁰² and gold¹⁷²² that¹⁷⁶⁸ thou canst find⁷⁹¹² in all³⁶⁰⁶ the province⁴⁰⁸³ of Babylon,⁸⁹⁵ with⁵⁹⁷⁴ the freewill offering⁵⁰⁶⁹ of the people,⁵⁹⁷⁴ and of the priests,³⁵⁴⁹ offering willingly⁵⁰⁶⁹ for the house¹⁰⁰⁵ of their God⁴²⁶ which¹⁷⁶⁸ is in Jerusalem:³³⁹⁰

17  That^{3606 6903 1836} thou mayest buy⁷⁰⁶⁶ speedily⁶²⁹ with this¹⁸³⁶ money³⁷⁰² bullocks,⁸⁴⁵⁰ rams,¹⁷⁹⁸ lambs,⁵⁶³ with their meat offerings⁴⁵⁰⁴ and their drink offerings,⁵²⁶¹ and offer⁷¹²⁷ them¹⁹⁹⁴ upon⁵⁹²² the altar⁴⁰⁵⁶ of¹⁷⁶⁸ the house¹⁰⁰⁵ of your God⁴²⁶ which¹⁷⁶⁸ is in Jerusalem.³³⁹⁰

18  And whatsoever^{4101 1768} shall seem good³¹⁹¹ to⁵⁹²² thee, and to⁵⁹²² thy brethren,²⁵² to do⁵⁶⁴⁸ with the rest⁷⁶⁰⁶ of the silver³⁷⁰² and the gold,¹⁷²² that do⁵⁶⁴⁸ after the will⁷⁴⁷⁰ of your God.⁴²⁶

19  The vessels³⁹⁸⁴ also that¹⁷⁶⁸ are given³⁰⁵² thee for the service⁶⁴⁰² of the house¹⁰⁰⁵ of thy God,⁴²⁶ those deliver⁸⁰⁰⁰ thou before⁶⁹²⁵ the God⁴²⁶ of Jerusalem.³³⁹⁰

20  And whatsoever more⁷⁶⁰⁶ shall be needful²⁸¹⁹ for the house¹⁰⁰⁵ of thy God,⁴²⁶ which¹⁷⁶⁸ thou shalt have occasion⁵³⁰⁸ to bestow,⁵⁴¹⁵ bestow⁵⁴¹⁵ it out of⁴⁴⁸¹ the king's⁴⁴³⁰ treasure¹⁵⁹⁶ house.¹⁰⁰⁵

21  And I, even I⁵⁷⁶ Artaxerxes⁷⁸³ the king,⁴⁴³⁰ do make⁷⁷⁶¹ a decree²⁹⁴² to all³⁶⁰⁶ the treasurers¹⁴⁹⁰ which¹⁷⁶⁸ are beyond⁵⁶⁷⁵ the river,⁵¹⁰³ that¹⁷⁶⁸ whatsoever^{3606 1768} Ezra⁵⁸³¹ the priest,³⁵⁴⁹ the scribe⁵⁶¹³ of the law¹⁸⁸² of¹⁷⁶⁸ the God⁴²⁶ of heaven,⁸⁰⁶⁵ shall require⁷⁵⁹³ of you, it be done⁵⁶⁴⁸ speedily,⁶²⁹

22  Unto⁵⁷⁰⁵ a hundred³⁹⁶⁹ talents³⁶⁰⁴ of silver,³⁷⁰² and to⁵⁷⁰⁵ a hundred³⁹⁶⁹ measures³⁷³⁴ of wheat,²⁵⁹¹ and to⁵⁷⁰⁵ a hundred³⁹⁶⁹ baths¹³²⁵ of wine,²⁵⁶² and to⁵⁷⁰⁵ a hundred³⁹⁶⁹ baths¹³²⁵ of oil,⁴⁸⁸⁷ and salt⁴⁴¹⁶ without^{1768 3809} prescribing³⁷⁹² how much.

23  Whatsoever^{3606 1768} is commanded²⁹⁴¹ by⁴⁴⁸¹ the God⁴²⁶ of heaven,⁸⁰⁶⁵ let it be diligently¹⁴⁹ done⁵⁶⁴⁸ for the house¹⁰⁰⁵ of the God⁴²⁶ of heaven:⁸⁰⁶⁵ for¹⁷⁶⁸ why⁴¹⁰¹ should there be¹⁹³⁴ wrath⁷¹⁰⁹ against⁵⁹²² the realm⁴⁴³⁷ of the king⁴⁴³⁰ and his sons?¹¹²³

24  Also we certify³⁰⁴⁶ you, that¹⁷⁶⁸ touching any³⁶⁰⁶ of the priests³⁵⁴⁹ and Levites,³⁸⁷⁹ singers,²¹⁷¹ porters,⁸⁶⁵² Nethinims,⁵⁴¹² or ministers⁶³⁹⁹ of this¹⁸³⁶ house¹⁰⁰⁵ of God,⁴²⁶ it shall not³⁸⁰⁹ be lawful⁷⁹⁹⁰ to impose⁷⁴¹² toll,⁴⁰⁶¹ tribute,¹⁰⁹³ or custom,¹⁹⁸³ upon⁵⁹²² them.

25  And thou,⁶⁰⁷ Ezra,⁵⁸³¹ after the wisdom²⁴⁵² of thy God,⁴²⁶ that¹⁷⁶⁸ is in thine hand,³⁰²⁸ set⁴⁴⁸³ magistrates⁸²⁰⁰ and judges,¹⁷⁸² which¹⁷⁶⁸ may¹⁹³⁴ judge¹⁷⁸⁰ all³⁶⁰⁶ the people⁵⁹⁷² that¹⁷⁶⁸ are beyond⁵⁶⁷⁵ the river,⁵¹⁰³ all³⁶⁰⁶ such as know³⁰⁴⁶ the laws¹⁸⁸² of thy God;⁴²⁶ and teach³⁰⁴⁶ ye them that¹⁷⁶⁸ know³⁰⁴⁶ them not.³⁸⁰⁹

26  And whosoever^{3606 1768} will¹⁹³⁴ not³⁸⁰⁹ do⁵⁶⁴⁸ the law¹⁸⁸² of¹⁷⁶⁸ thy God,⁴²⁶ and the law¹⁸⁸² of¹⁷⁶⁸ the king,⁴⁴³⁰ let¹⁹³⁴ judgment¹⁷⁸⁰ be executed⁵⁶⁴⁸ speedily⁶²⁹ upon⁴⁴⁸¹ him, whether²⁰⁰⁶ it be unto death,⁴¹⁹³ or²⁰⁰⁶ to banishment,⁸³³² or²⁰⁰⁶ to confiscation⁶⁰⁶⁵ of goods,⁵²³² or to imprisonment.⁶¹³

27  Blessed¹²⁸⁸ be the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ God⁴³⁰ of our fathers,¹ which⁸³⁴ hath put⁵⁴¹⁴ such a thing as this²⁰⁶³ in the king's⁴⁴²⁸ heart,³⁸²⁰ to beautify^{6286 853} the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ which⁸³⁴ is in Jerusalem:³³⁸⁹

28  And hath extended⁵¹⁸⁶ mercy²⁶¹⁷ unto⁵⁹²¹ me before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the king,⁴⁴²⁸ and his counselors,³²⁸⁹ and before all³⁶⁰⁵ the king's⁴⁴²⁸ mighty¹³⁶⁸ princes.⁸²⁶⁹ And I⁵⁸⁹ was strengthened²³⁸⁸ as the hand³⁰²⁷ of the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ my God⁴³⁰ was upon⁵⁹²¹ me, and I gathered together⁶⁹⁰⁸ out of Israel^{4480 3478} chief men⁷²¹⁸ to go up⁵⁹²⁷ with⁵⁹⁷³ me.

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‎1 ‏וְאַחַר֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה בְּמַלְכ֖וּת אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣סְתְּא מֶֽלֶךְ־פָּרָ֑ס עֶזְרָא֙ בֶּן־שְׂרָיָ֔ה בֶּן־עֲזַרְיָ֖ה בֶּן־חִלְקִיָּֽה׃

‎2 ‏בֶּן־שַׁלּ֥וּם בֶּן־צָד֖וֹק בֶּן־אֲחִיטֽוּב׃

‎3 ‏בֶּן־אֲמַרְיָ֥ה בֶן־עֲזַרְיָ֖ה בֶּן־מְרָיֽוֹת׃

‎4 ‏בֶּן־זְרַֽחְיָ֥ה בֶן־עֻזִּ֖י בֶּן־בֻּקִּֽי׃

‎5 ‏בֶּן־אֲבִישׁ֗וּעַ בֶּן־פִּֽינְחָס֙ בֶּן־אֶלְעָזָ֔ר בֶּן־אַהֲרֹ֥ן הַכֹּהֵ֖ן הָרֹֽאשׁ׃

‎6 ‏ה֤וּא עֶזְרָא֙ עָלָ֣ה מִבָּבֶ֔ל וְהֽוּא־סֹפֵ֤ר מָהִיר֙ בְּתוֹרַ֣ת מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥ן יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּתֶּן־ל֣וֹ הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ כְּיַד־יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהָיו֙ עָלָ֔יו כֹּ֖ל בַּקָּשָׁתֽוֹ׃ פ

‎7 ‏וַיַּֽעֲל֣וּ מִבְּנֵֽי־יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל וּמִן־הַכֹּהֲנִ֨ים וְהַלְוִיִּ֜ם וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֧ים וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֛ים וְהַנְּתִינִ֖ים אֶל־יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם בִּשְׁנַת־שֶׁ֖בַע לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּא הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

‎8 ‏וַיָּבֹ֥א יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַחֲמִישִׁ֑י הִ֛יא שְׁנַ֥ת הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖ית לַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

‎9 ‏כִּ֗י בְּאֶחָד֙ לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָרִאשׁ֔וֹן ה֣וּא יְסֻ֔ד הַֽמַּעֲלָ֖ה מִבָּבֶ֑ל וּבְאֶחָ֞ד לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַחֲמִישִׁ֗י בָּ֚א אֶל־יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם כְּיַד־אֱלֹהָ֖יו הַטּוֹבָ֥ה עָלָֽיו׃

‎10 ‏כִּ֤י עֶזְרָא֙ הֵכִ֣ין לְבָב֔וֹ לִדְר֛וֹשׁ אֶת־תּוֹרַ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה וְלַעֲשֹׂ֑ת וּלְלַמֵּ֥ד בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל חֹ֥ק וּמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ ס

‎11 ‏וְזֶ֣ה׀ פַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶן הַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֗ן אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָתַן֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּא לְעֶזְרָ֥א הַכֹּהֵ֖ן הַסֹּפֵ֑ר סֹפֵ֞ר דִּבְרֵ֧י מִצְוֹת־יְהוָ֛ה וְחֻקָּ֖יו עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ

‎12 ‏אַ֨רְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּא מֶ֖לֶךְ מַלְכַיָּ֑א לְעֶזְרָ֣א כָ֠הֲנָא סָפַ֨ר דָּתָ֜א דִּֽי־אֱלָ֧הּ שְׁמַיָּ֛א גְּמִ֖יר וּכְעֶֽנֶת׃

‎13 ‏מִנִּי֮ שִׂ֣ים טְעֵם֒ דִּ֣י כָל־מִתְנַדַּ֣ב בְּמַלְכוּתִי֩ מִן־עַמָּ֨ה יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל וְכָהֲנ֣וֹהִי וְלֵוָיֵ֗א לִמְהָ֧ךְ לִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֛ם עִמָּ֖ךְ יְהָֽךְ׃

‎14 ‏כָּל־קֳבֵ֗ל דִּי֩ מִן־קֳדָ֨ם מַלְכָּ֜א וְשִׁבְעַ֤ת יָעֲטֹ֙הִי֙ שְׁלִ֔יחַ לְבַקָּרָ֥א עַל־יְה֖וּד וְלִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם בְּדָ֥ת אֱלָהָ֖ךְ דִּ֥י בִידָֽךְ׃

‎15 ‏וּלְהֵיבָלָ֖ה כְּסַ֣ף וּדְהַ֑ב דִּֽי־מַלְכָּ֣א וְיָעֲט֗וֹהִי הִתְנַדַּ֙בוּ֙ לֶאֱלָ֣הּ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל דִּ֥י בִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֖ם מִשְׁכְּנֵֽהּ׃

‎16 ‏וְכֹל֙ כְּסַ֣ף וּדְהַ֔ב דִּ֣י תְהַשְׁכַּ֔ח בְּכֹ֖ל מְדִינַ֣ת בָּבֶ֑ל עִם֩ הִתְנַדָּב֨וּת עַמָּ֤א וְכָֽהֲנַיָּא֙ מִֽתְנַדְּבִ֔ין לְבֵ֥ית אֱלָהֲהֹ֖ם דִּ֥י בִירוּשְׁלֶֽם׃

‎17 ‏כָּל־קֳבֵ֣ל דְּנָה֩ אָסְפַּ֨רְנָא תִקְנֵ֜א בְּכַסְפָּ֣א דְנָ֗ה תּוֹרִ֤ין׀ דִּכְרִין֙ אִמְּרִ֔ין וּמִנְחָתְה֖וֹן וְנִסְכֵּיה֑וֹן וּתְקָרֵ֣ב הִמּ֔וֹ עַֽל־מַדְבְּחָ֔ה דִּ֛י בֵּ֥ית אֱלָהֲכֹ֖ם דִּ֥י בִירוּשְׁלֶֽם׃

‎18 ‏וּמָ֣ה דִי֩ עליך עֲלָ֨ךְ^y וְעַל־אחיך אֶחָ֜ךְ^y יִיטַ֗ב³ בִּשְׁאָ֛ר כַּסְפָּ֥א וְדַהֲבָ֖ה לְמֶעְבַּ֑ד כִּרְע֥וּת אֱלָהֲכֹ֖ם תַּעַבְדֽוּן׃

‎19 ‏וּמָֽאנַיָּא֙ דִּֽי־מִתְיַהֲבִ֣ין לָ֔ךְ לְפָלְחָ֖ן בֵּ֣ית אֱלָהָ֑ךְ הַשְׁלֵ֕ם קֳדָ֖ם אֱלָ֥הּ יְרוּשְׁלֶֽם׃

‎20 ‏וּשְׁאָ֗ר חַשְׁחוּת֙ בֵּ֣ית אֱלָהָ֔ךְ דִּ֥י יִפֶּל־לָ֖ךְ לְמִנְתַּ֑ן תִּנְתֵּ֕ן מִן־בֵּ֖ית גִּנְזֵ֥י מַלְכָּֽא׃

‎21 ‏וּ֠מִנִּי אֲנָ֞ה אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֤סְתְּא מַלְכָּא֙ שִׂ֣ים טְעֵ֔ם לְכֹל֙ גִּזַּֽבְרַיָּ֔א דִּ֖י בַּעֲבַ֣ר נַהֲרָ֑ה דִּ֣י כָל־דִּ֣י יִ֠שְׁאֲלֶנְכוֹן עֶזְרָ֨א כָהֲנָ֜ה סָפַ֤ר דָּתָא֙ דִּֽי־אֱלָ֣הּ שְׁמַיָּ֔א אָסְפַּ֖רְנָא יִתְעֲבִֽד׃

‎22 ‏עַד־כְּסַף֮ כַּכְּרִ֣ין מְאָה֒ וְעַד־חִנְטִין֙ כֹּרִ֣ין מְאָ֔ה וְעַד־חֲמַר֙ בַּתִּ֣ין מְאָ֔ה וְעַד־בַּתִּ֥ין מְשַׁ֖ח מְאָ֑ה וּמְלַ֖ח דִּי־לָ֥א כְתָֽב׃

‎23 ‏כָּל־דִּ֗י מִן־טַ֙עַם֙ אֱלָ֣הּ שְׁמַיָּ֔א יִתְעֲבֵד֙ אַדְרַזְדָּ֔א לְבֵ֖ית אֱלָ֣הּ שְׁמַיָּ֑א דִּֽי־לְמָ֤ה לֶֽהֱוֵא֙ קְצַ֔ף עַל־מַלְכ֥וּת מַלְכָּ֖א וּבְנֽוֹהִי׃

‎24 ‏וּלְכֹ֣ם מְהוֹדְעִ֗ין דִּ֣י כָל־כָּהֲנַיָּ֣א וְ֠לֵוָיֵא זַמָּ֨רַיָּ֤א תָרָֽעַיָּא֙ נְתִ֣ינַיָּ֔א וּפָ֣לְחֵ֔י בֵּ֖ית אֱלָהָ֣א דְנָ֑ה מִנְדָּ֤ה בְלוֹ֙ וַהֲלָ֔ךְ לָ֥א שַׁלִּ֖יט לְמִרְמֵ֥א עֲלֵיהֹֽם׃

‎25 ‏וְאַ֣נְתְּ עֶזְרָ֗א כְּחָכְמַ֨ת אֱלָהָ֤ךְ דִּֽי־בִידָךְ֙ מֶ֣נִּי שָׁפְטִ֞ין וְדַיָּנִ֗ין דִּי־לֶהֱוֹ֤ן דאנין דָּאיְנִין֙ לְכָל־עַמָּה֙ דִּ֚י בַּעֲבַ֣ר נַהֲרָ֔ה לְכָל־יָדְעֵ֖י דָּתֵ֣י אֱלָהָ֑ךְ וְדִ֧י לָ֦א יָדַ֖ע תְּהוֹדְעֽוּן׃

‎26 ‏וְכָל־דִּי־לָא֩ לֶהֱוֵ֨א עָבֵ֜ד דָּתָ֣א דִֽי־אֱלָהָ֗ךְ וְדָתָא֙ דִּ֣י מַלְכָּ֔א אָסְפַּ֕רְנָא דִּינָ֕ה לֶהֱוֵ֥א מִתְעֲבֵ֖ד מִנֵּ֑הּ הֵ֤ן לְמוֹת֙ הֵ֣ן לשרשו לִשְׁרֹשִׁ֔י הֵן־לַעֲנָ֥שׁ נִכְסִ֖ין וְלֶאֱסוּרִֽין׃ פ

‎27 ‏בָּר֥וּךְ יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּ אֲשֶׁ֨ר נָתַ֤ן כָּזֹאת֙ בְּלֵ֣ב הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לְפָאֵ֕ר אֶת־בֵּ֥ית יְהוָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

‎28 ‏וְעָלַ֣י הִטָּה־חֶ֗סֶד לִפְנֵ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ וְיֽוֹעֲצָ֔יו וּלְכָל־שָׂרֵ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ הַגִּבֹּרִ֑ים וַאֲנִ֣י הִתְחַזַּ֗קְתִּי כְּיַד־יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהַי֙ עָלַ֔י וָאֶקְבְּצָ֧ה מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֛ל רָאשִׁ֖ים לַעֲל֥וֹת עִמִּֽי׃ פ

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1 Post hæc autem verba in regno Artaxerxis regis Persarum, Esdras filius Saraiæ, filii Azariæ, filii Helciæ,

2 filii Sellum, filii Sadoc, filii Achitob,

3 filii Amariæ, filii Azariæ, filii Maraioth,

4 filii Zarahiæ, filii Ozi, filii Bocci,

5 filii Abisue, filii Phinees, filii Eleazar, filii Aaron sacerdotis ab initio.

6 Ipse Esdras ascendit de Babylone, et ipse scriba velox in lege Moysi, quam Dominus Deus dedit Israël: et dedit ei rex secundum manum Domini Dei ejus super eum, omnem petitionem ejus.

7 Et ascenderunt de filiis Israël, et de filiis sacerdotum, et de filiis Levitarum, et de cantoribus, et de janitoribus, et de Nathinæis, in Jerusalem, anno septimo Artaxerxis regis.

8 Et venerunt in Jerusalem mense quinto, ipse est annus septimus regis.

9 Quia in primo die mensis primi cœpit ascendere de Babylone, et in primo die mensis quinti venit in Jerusalem, juxta manum Dei sui bonam super se.

10 Esdras enim paravit cor suum, ut investigaret legem Domini, et faceret et doceret in Israël præceptum et judicium.

11 Hoc est autem exemplar epistolæ edicti, quod dedit rex Artaxerxes Esdræ sacerdoti, scribæ erudito in sermonibus et præceptis Domini, et cæremoniis ejus in Israël.

12 Artaxerxes rex regum Esdræ sacerdoti scribæ legis Dei cæli doctissimo, salutem.

13 A me decretum est, ut cuicumque placuerit in regno meo de populo Israël, et de sacerdotibus ejus, et de Levitis, ire in Jerusalem, tecum vadat.

14 A facie enim regis, et septem consiliatorum ejus, missus es, ut visites Judæam et Jerusalem in lege Dei tui, quæ est in manu tua:

15 et ut feras argentum et aurum quod rex, et consiliatores ejus, sponte obtulerunt Deo Israël, cujus in Jerusalem tabernaculum est.

16 Et omne argentum et aurum quodcumque inveneris in universa provincia Babylonis, et populus offerre voluerit, et de sacerdotibus quæ sponte obtulerint domui Dei sui, quæ est in Jerusalem,

17 libere accipe, et studiose eme de hac pecunia vitulos, arietes, agnos, et sacrificia, et libamina eorum, et offer ea super altare templi Dei vestri, quod est in Jerusalem.

18 Sed et si quid tibi et fratribus tuis placuerit de reliquo argento et auro ut faciatis, juxta voluntatem Dei vestri facite.

19 Vasa quoque, quæ dantur tibi in ministerium domus Dei tui, trade in conspectu Dei in Jerusalem.

20 Sed et cetera, quibus opus fuerit in domum Dei tui, quantumcumque necesse est ut expendas, dabitur de thesauro, et de fisco regis,

21 et a me. Ego Artaxerxes rex, statui atque decrevi omnibus custodibus arcæ publicæ, qui sunt trans flumen, ut quodcumque petierit a vobis Esdras sacerdos, scriba legis Dei cæli, absque mora detis,

22 usque ad argenti talenta centum, et usque ad frumenti coros centum, et usque ad vini batos centum, et usque ad batos olei centum, sal vero absque mensura.

23 Omne quod ad ritum Dei cæli pertinet, tribuatur diligenter in domo Dei cæli: ne forte irascatur contra regnum regis, et filiorum ejus.

24 Vobis quoque notum facimus de universis sacerdotibus, et Levitis, et cantoribus, et janitoribus, Nathinæis, et ministris domus Dei hujus, ut vectigal, et tributum, et annonas non habeatis potestatem imponendi super eos.

25 Tu autem Esdra, secundum sapientiam Dei tui, quæ est in manu tua, constitue judices et præsides, ut judicent omni populo qui est trans flumen, his videlicet qui noverunt legem Dei tui: sed et imperitos docete libere.

26 Et omnis qui non fecerit legem Dei tui, et legem regis, diligenter, judicium erit de eo sive in mortem, sive in exilium, sive in condemnationem substantiæ ejus, vel certe in carcerem.

27 Benedictus Dominus Deus patrum nostrorum, qui dedit hoc in corde regis ut glorificaret domum Domini quæ est in Jerusalem,

28 et in me inclinavit misericordiam suam coram rege et consiliatoribus ejus, et universis principibus regis potentibus: et ego confortatus manu Domini Dei mei, quæ erat in me, congregavi de Israël principes qui ascenderent mecum.