Ezra 6 Free Bible Version
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1 Thus King Darius ordered that a search be made of the archives that were housed in the treasury of Babylon.
1 ENTONCES el rey Darío dió mandamiento, y buscaron en la casa de los libros, donde guardaban los tesoros allí en Babilonia.
1 Then Darius the king made a decree, and the house of the archives, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon, was searched.
2 But it was actually in the fortress of Ecbatana, in the province of Media, that a scroll was found, recording the following:
2 Y fué hallado en Achmetta, en el palacio que está en la provincia de Media, un libro, dentro del cual estaba escrito así: Memoria:
2 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:
3 In the first year of King Cyrus, he issued a decree regarding God's Temple in Jerusalem: Let the Temple be rebuilt as a place where sacrifices are offered, and ensure it has strong foundations. Make it sixty cubits high and sixty cubits wide,
3 En el año primero del rey Ciro, el [mismo] rey Ciro dió mandamiento acerca de la casa de Dios que estaba en Jerusalem, que fuese la casa edificada para lugar en que sacrifiquen sacrificios, y que sus paredes fuesen cubiertas; su altura de sesenta codos, y de sesenta codos su anchura;
3 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;
4 with three layers of stone blocks and one of timber. Expenses are to be paid from the royal treasury.
4 Los órdenes, tres de piedra de mármol, y un orden de madera nueva: y que el gasto sea dado de la casa del rey.
4 with three courses of great stones and a course of new timber. Let the expenses be given out of the king’s house.
5 In addition, the gold and silver items of God's Temple, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the Temple in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon, must also be returned to the Temple in Jerusalem and placed there.
5 Y también los vasos de oro y de plata de la casa de Dios, que Nabucodonosor sacó del templo que estaba en Jerusalem y los pasó á Babilonia, sean devueltos y vayan al templo que está en Jerusalem, á su lugar, y sean puestos en la casa de Dios.
5 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.
6 These are my instructions to you, Tattenai, governor of the province west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and your fellow officials, and officials of the province: Stay far away from there!
6 Ahora pues, Tatnai, jefe del lado allá del río, Sethar-boznai, y sus compañeros los Apharsachêos que estáis á la otra parte del río, apartaos de ahí.
6 Now therefore, Tattenai, governor beyond the River, Shetharbozenai, and your companions the Apharsachites, who are beyond the River, you must stay far from there.
7 This work on God's Temple—leave it alone! Let the governor and leaders of the Jews continue with rebuilding this Temple of God on its original site.
7 Dejad la obra de la casa de este Dios al principal de los Judíos, y á sus ancianos, para que edifiquen la casa de este Dios en su lugar.
7 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.
8 Furthermore, this is my decree as to what you are to do for these Jewish leaders regarding the rebuilding of this Temple of God. The full expense involved is to be paid from royal income, the tribute of the province west of the Euphrates, so that the work will not be delayed.
8 Y por mí es dado mandamiento de lo que habéis de hacer con los ancianos de estos Judíos, para edificar la casa de este Dios: que de la hacienda del rey, que tiene del tributo de la parte allá del río, los gastos sean dados luego á aquellos varones, para que no cesen.
8 Moreover I make a decree regarding 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.
9 Provide whatever is needed by the priests in Jerusalem: young bulls, rams, and lambs for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, and wheat, salt, wine, and olive oil. Make sure to give them this each day without fail.
9 Y lo que fuere necesario, becerros y carneros y corderos, para holocaustos al Dios del cielo, trigo, sal, vino y aceite, conforme á lo que dijeren los sacerdotes que están en Jerusalem, déseles cada un día sin obstáculo alguno;
9 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,
10 In this way they can offer sacrifices that are acceptable to the God of heaven, and pray for the lives of the king and his sons.
10 Para que ofrezcan olores de holganza al Dios del cielo, y oren por la vida del rey y por sus hijos.
10 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.
11 Further I declare that if any man interferes with this decree, a beam is to be ripped from his house and set in the ground, and he is to be impaled on top of it. His own house shall be turned into a pile of rubble for disobeying this decree.
11 También es dado por mí mandamiento, que cualquiera que mudare este decreto, sea derribado un madero de su casa, y enhiesto, sea colgado en él: y su casa sea hecha muladar por esto.
11 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.
12 May God who chose the city of Jerusalem as the place where he would be honored, destroy any king or people who try to alter what I have said or who destroy this Temple. I, Darius, issue this decree. Let it be faithfully carried out.
12 Y el Dios que hizo habitar allí su nombre, destruya todo rey y pueblo que pusiere su mano para mudar ó destruir esta casa de Dios, la cual está en Jerusalem. Yo Darío puse el decreto: sea hecho prestamente.
12 May the God who has caused his name to dwell there overthrow all kings and peoples who stretch out their hand to alter this, to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree. Let it be done with all diligence.
13 Tattenai, the governor of the province west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their fellow officials faithfully carried out what King Darius had decreed.
13 Entonces Tatnai, gobernador del otro lado del río, y Sethar-boznai, y sus compañeros, hicieron prestamente según el rey Darío había enviado.
13 Then Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, Shetharbozenai, and their companions did accordingly with all diligence, because Darius the king had sent a decree.
14 As a result the Jewish leaders continued building, and they were encouraged by the messages from Haggai the prophet and Zechariah, son of Iddo. They completed building the Temple following the command of the God of Israel, and the decrees of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia.
14 Y los ancianos de los Judíos edificaban y prosperaban, conforme á la profecía de Haggeo profeta, y de Zacarías hijo de Iddo. Edificaron pues, y acabaron, por el mandamiento del Dios de Israel, y por el mandamiento de Ciro, y de Darío, y de Artajerjes rey de Persia.
14 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.
15 The Temple was completed on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.
15 Y esta casa fué acabada al tercer día del mes de Adar, que era el sexto año del reinado del rey Darío.
15 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.
16 Then the people of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the rest of those who had returned from exile, all joyfully celebrated the dedication of God's Temple.
16 Y los hijos de Israel, los sacerdotes y los Levitas, y los demás que habían venido de la trasportación, hicieron la dedicación de esta casa de Dios con gozo.
16 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.
17 To dedicate God's Temple they sacrificed one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and a sin offering for the whole of Israel comprising twelve male goats, one for each Israelite tribe.
17 Y ofrecieron en la dedicación de esta casa de Dios cien becerros, doscientos carneros, cuatrocientos corderos; y machos de cabrío en expiación por todo Israel, doce, conforme al número de las tribus de Israel.
17 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.
18 They organized the priests and Levites by their divisions to serve God in the Temple at Jerusalem, in accordance with the Book of Moses.
18 Y pusieron á los sacerdotes en sus clases, y á los Levitas en sus divisiones, sobre la obra de Dios que está en Jerusalem, conforme á lo escrito en el libro de Moisés.
18 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.
19 The exiles who had returned observed the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.
19 Y los de la transmigración hicieron la pascua á los catorce del mes primero.
19 The children of the captivity kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.
20 The priests and Levites had all purified themselves so that they were clean according to the ceremonial law. So they killed the Passover lamb for all the exiles who had returned, for their fellow priests, and for themselves.
20 Porque los sacerdotes y los Levitas se habían purificado á una; todos fueron limpios: y sacrificaron la pascua por todos los de la transmigración, y por sus hermanos los sacerdotes, y por sí mismos.
20 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.
21 The Passover was eaten by the people of Israel who had returned from exile, and by those who had joined them and had rejected the pagan practices of the peoples of the land in order to worship the Lord, the God of Israel.
21 Y comieron los hijos de Israel que habían vuelto de la transmigración, y todos los que se habían apartado á ellos de la inmundicia de las gentes de la tierra, para buscar á Jehová Dios de Israel.
21 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,
22 Then they observed the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days. Everyone throughout the land was so happy because the Lord had made the king of Assyria favorable to them, helping them to rebuild the Temple of God, the God of Israel.
22 Y celebraron la solemnidad de los panes ázimos siete días con regocijo, por cuanto Jehová los había alegrado, y convertido el corazón del rey de Asiria á ellos, para esforzar sus manos en la obra de la casa de Dios, del Dios de Israel.
22 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.
People & places in this chapter
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Darius
King of Persia who searched the archives, found Cyrus’s decree, ordered Tattenai to leave the work alone and funded it; the temple was finished in his sixth year.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 4:5; Ezra 5:6; Ezra 6:1
Haggai
Prophet who, with Zechariah, prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem and helped Zerubbabel and Jeshua as the temple was rebuilt. The word of the LORD came through him in the…
Cited in the guide: Ezra 5:1; Ezra 6:14; Haggai 1:1
Iddo
Named as the father of Berechiah and grandfather of the prophet Zechariah.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 5:1; Ezra 6:14; Zechariah 1:1
Shethar-bozenai
Associate of Tattenai who joined in questioning the Jews and writing to Darius.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 5:3; Ezra 5:6; Ezra 6:13
Tattenai
Persian governor who questioned the Jews about the rebuilding and wrote to Darius; Darius ordered him to leave the work alone, and he diligently complied.
Cited in the guide: Ezra 5:3; Ezra 5:6; Ezra 6:6
Zechariah
The prophet, son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, to whom the word of the LORD came in the eighth month of Darius's second year. Ezra 5:1 and 6:14 call him 'son of Iddo'; Zechariah…
Cited in the guide: Ezra 5:1; Ezra 6:14; Zechariah 1:1
Cross references (22)
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- 1 Ezra 5:17; Proverbs 25:2; Ezra 4:15; Jeremiah 36:2–4; Revelation 5:1
- 2 2 Kings 17:6
- 3 Revelation 21:16; 2 Chronicles 36:22; 1 Kings 6:2–3; 2 Chronicles 3:3–4; 2 Chronicles 2:6
- 4 1 Kings 6:36; Psalm 68:29; Psalm 72:10; Ezra 7:20–23; Isaiah 60:6–10
- 5 Ezra 5:14; Daniel 5:2; 2 Kings 25:14–15; 2 Chronicles 36:6–7; Jeremiah 27:16
- 6 Ezra 5:3; Proverbs 21:30; Romans 8:31; Acts 4:26–28; Ezra 5:6
- 7 Acts 5:38–39
- 8 Ezra 6:4; Ezra 7:15–22; Haggai 2:8; Ezra 4:20–21; Ezra 4:16
- 9 Psalm 50:9–13; Leviticus 1:10; Exodus 29:38–42; Leviticus 9:2; Leviticus 1:3–5
- 10 1 Timothy 2:1–2; Jeremiah 29:7; Ezra 7:23; Ephesians 5:2; Genesis 8:21
- 11 Daniel 3:29; Ezra 7:26; Daniel 2:5; Esther 5:4; 2 Kings 9:37
- 12 1 Kings 9:3; Deuteronomy 12:5; Deuteronomy 12:11; Exodus 20:24; Psalm 132:13–14
- 13 Ezra 4:9; Ezra 4:23; Ezra 5:6; Esther 6:11; Job 5:12–13
- 14 Ezra 7:1; Ezra 5:13; Ezra 4:24–5:2; Ezra 6:12–13; Ezra 1:1–4
- 15 Esther 3:7; Esther 9:21; Esther 3:13; Esther 9:19; Esther 9:1
- 16 2 Chronicles 7:5; 1 Kings 8:63; Philippians 4:4; Ezra 6:22; Psalm 122:1
- 17 Ezra 8:35; 2 Chronicles 29:21–23; Revelation 7:4–8; 2 Chronicles 29:31–35; 2 Chronicles 7:5
- 18 Numbers 3:6; 2 Chronicles 35:4–5; 1 Chronicles 24:1; Numbers 8:9–26; 1 Chronicles 23:1–26
- 19 Exodus 12:6–36; Joshua 5:10; 2 Chronicles 30:1–27
- 20 2 Chronicles 35:11; 2 Chronicles 29:34; Hebrews 7:27; 2 Chronicles 30:15–17; Exodus 12:21
- 21 Ezra 9:11; 2 Corinthians 7:1; Isaiah 52:11; Ezra 9:1; Exodus 12:47–49
- 22 2 Chronicles 30:21; Proverbs 21:1; Ezra 1:1; 2 Chronicles 35:17; Proverbs 16:7
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