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[1] In the †first year of King Cyrus of the Persians, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremy might be accomplished, [2] the Lord stirred up the spirit of King Cyrus of the Persians, and he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also by writing, [3] saying, “Cyrus king of the Persians says: The Lord of Israel, the Most High Lord, has made me king of the whole world, [4] and commanded me to build him a house at Jerusalem that is in Judea. [5] If therefore there are any of you that are of his people, let the Lord, even his Lord, be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem that is in Judea, and build the house of the Lord of Israel. He is the Lord who dwells in Jerusalem. [6] Therefore, of those who dwell in various places, let those who are in his own place each help with gold, with silver, [7] with gifts, with horses, and cattle, beside the other things which have been added by vow for the temple of the Lord which is in Jerusalem. [8] Then the chief of the families of Judah and of the tribe of Benjamin stood up, with the priests, the Levites, and all whose spirit the Lord had stirred to go up, to build the house for the Lord which is in Jerusalem. [9] Those who lived around them helped them in all things with silver and gold, with horses and cattle, and with very many gifts that were vowed by a great number whose minds were so moved. [10] King Cyrus also brought out the holy vessels of the Lord, which Nabuchodonosor had carried away from Jerusalem and had stored in his temple of idols. [11] Now when King Cyrus of the Persians had brought them out, he delivered them to Mithradates his treasurer, [12] and by him they were delivered to ⓘSanabassar the governor of Judea. [13] This was the number of them: one thousand gold cups, one thousand silver cups, twenty-nine silver censers, thirty gold bowls, two thousand four hundred ten silver bowls, and one thousand other vessels. [14] So all the vessels of gold and of silver were brought up, even five thousand four hundred seventy-nine, [15] and were carried back by Sanabassar, together with the returning exiles, from Babylon to Jerusalem. [16] †In the time of King Artaxerxes of the Persians, Belemus, Mithradates, Tabellius, ⓘRathumus, Beeltethmus, and ⓘSamellius the scribe, with their other associates, dwelling in Samaria and other places, wrote to him against those who lived in Judea and Jerusalem the following letter: [17] “To King Artaxerxes our Lord, from your servants, Rathumus the recorder, Samellius the scribe, and the rest of their council, and the judges who are in Coelesyria and Phoenicia: [18] Let it now be known to our lord the king, that the Jews that have come up from you to us, having come to Jerusalem, are building that rebellious and wicked city, and are repairing its marketplaces and walls, and are laying the foundation of a temple. [19] Now if this city is built and its walls are finished, they will not only refuse to give tribute, but will even stand up against kings. [20] Since the things pertaining to the temple are now in hand, we think it appropriate not to neglect such a matter, [21] but to speak to our lord the king, to the intent that, if it is your pleasure, search may be made in the books of your ancestors. [22] You will find in the chronicles what is written concerning these things, and will understand that that city was rebellious, troubling both kings and cities, [23] and that the Jews were rebellious, and kept starting wars there in the past. For this cause, this city was laid waste. [24] Therefore now we do declare to you, O lord the king, that if this city is built again, and its walls set up again, you will from then on have no passage into Coelesyria and Phoenicia.” [25] Then the king wrote back again to Rathumus the recorder, Beeltethmus, Samellius the scribe, and to the rest of their associates who lived in Samaria, Syria, and Phoenicia, as follows: [26] “I have read the letter which you have sent to me. Therefore I commanded to make search, and it has been found that that city of old time has fought against kings, [27] and the men were given to rebellion and war in it, and that mighty and fierce kings were in Jerusalem, who reigned and exacted tribute in Coelesyria and Phoenicia. [28] Now therefore I have commanded to prevent those men from building the city, and heed to be taken that there be nothing done contrary to this order, [29] and that those wicked doings proceed no further to the annoyance of kings.” [30] Then King Artaxerxes, his letters being read, Rathumus, and Samellius the scribe, and the rest of their associates, went in haste to Jerusalem with cavalry and a multitude of people in battle array, and began to hinder the builders. So the building of the temple in Jerusalem ceased until the second year of the reign of King Darius of the Persians.

Footnotes

  1. † 2:1 ;
  2. ⓘ 2:12 Another reading is, Simanassar.
  3. † 2:16a
  4. ⓘ 2:16b Rehum,
  5. ⓘ 2:16c Shimshai.
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[1] Βασιλεύοντος G936 Κύρου Περσῶν ἔτους G2094 πρώτου G4413 εἰς G1519 συντέλειαν G4930 ῥήματος G4487 κυρίου G2962 ἐν G1722 στόματι G4750 Ιερεμιου G2408 ἤγειρεν G1453 κύριος G2962 τὸ G3588 πνεῦμα G4151 Κύρου βασιλέως G935 Περσῶν, καὶ G2532 ἐκήρυξεν G2784 ἐν G1722 ὅλῃ G3650 τῇ G3588 βασιλείᾳ G932 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ἅμα G260 διὰ G1223 γραπτῶν λέγων G3004 [2] Τάδε G3592 λέγει G3004 ὁ G3588 βασιλεὺς G935 Περσῶν Κῦρος Ἐμὲ G1691 ἀνέδειξεν G322 βασιλέα G935 τῆς G3588 οἰκουμένης G3625 ὁ G3588 κύριος G2962 τοῦ G3588 Ισραηλ, G2474 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 ὕψιστος, G5310 καὶ G2532 ἐσήμηνέν G4591 μοι G3427 οἰκοδομῆσαι G3618 αὐτῷ G846 οἶκον G3624 ἐν G1722 Ιερουσαλημ G2419 τῇ G3588 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 Ιουδαίᾳ. G2449 [3] Εἴ G1487 τίς G5100 ἐστιν G2076 οὖν G3767 ὑμῶν G5216 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 ἔθνους G1484 αὐτοῦ, G846 ἔστω G2077 ὁ G3588 κύριος G2962 αὐτοῦ G846 μετ’ G3326 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 ἀναβὰς G305 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 Ιερουσαλημ G2419 τὴν G3588 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 Ιουδαίᾳ G2449 οἰκοδομείτω G3618 τὸν G3588 οἶκον G3624 τοῦ G3588 κυρίου G2962 τοῦ G3588 Ισραηλ G2474 [οὗτος G3778 ὁ G3588 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 κατασκηνώσας G2681 ἐν G1722 Ιερουσαλημ]. G2419 [4] Ὅσοι G3745 οὖν G3767 κατὰ G2596 τόπους G5117 οἰκοῦσιν, G3611 βοηθείτωσαν G997 αὐτῷ G846 οἱ G3588 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 τόπῳ G5117 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐν G1722 χρυσίῳ G5553 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 ἀργυρίῳ G694 ἐν G1722 δόσεσιν G1394 μεθ’ G3326 ἵππων G2462 καὶ G2532 κτηνῶν G2934 σὺν G4862 τοῖς G3588 ἄλλοις G243 τοῖς G3588 κατ’ G2596 εὐχὰς G2171 προστεθειμένοις G4369 εἰς G1519 τὸ G3588 ἱερὸν G2413 τοῦ G3588 κυρίου G2962 τὸ G3588 ἐν G1722 Ιερουσαλημ. G2419 — [5] καὶ G2532 καταστάντες G2525 οἱ G3588 ἀρχίφυλοι τῶν G3588 πατριῶν G3965 τῆς G3588 Ιουδα καὶ G2532 Βενιαμιν G958 φυλῆς G5443 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 ἱερεῖς G2409 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 Λευῖται G3019 καὶ G2532 πάντων G3956 ὧν G3739 ἤγειρεν G1453 κύριος G2962 τὸ G3588 πνεῦμα G4151 ἀναβῆναι G305 οἰκοδομῆσαι G3618 οἶκον G3624 τῷ G3588 κυρίῳ G2962 τὸν G3588 ἐν G1722 Ιερουσαλημ, G2419 [6] καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 περικύκλῳ αὐτῶν G846 ἐβοήθησαν G997 ἐν G1722 πᾶσιν, G3956 ἀργυρίῳ G694 καὶ G2532 χρυσίῳ, G5553 ἵπποις G2462 καὶ G2532 κτήνεσιν G2934 καὶ G2532 εὐχαῖς G2171 ὡς G5613 πλείσταις G4118 πολλῶν, G4183 ὧν G3739 ὁ G3588 νοῦς G3563 ἠγέρθη. G1453 [7] Καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 βασιλεὺς G935 Κῦρος ἐξήνεγκεν G1627 τὰ G3588 ἱερὰ G2413 σκεύη G4632 τοῦ G3588 κυρίου, G2962 ἃ G3739 μετήγαγεν G3329 Ναβουχοδονοσορ ἐξ G1537 Ιερουσαλημ G2419 καὶ G2532 ἀπηρείσατο αὐτὰ G846 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 ἑαυτοῦ G1438 εἰδωλίῳ· G1493 [8] ἐξενέγκας G1627 δὲ G1161 αὐτὰ G846 Κῦρος ὁ G3588 βασιλεὺς G935 Περσῶν παρέδωκεν G3860 αὐτὰ G846 Μιθριδάτῃ τῷ G3588 ἑαυτοῦ G1438 γαζοφύλακι, διὰ G1223 δὲ G1161 τούτου G5127 παρεδόθησαν G3860 Σαναβασσάρῳ προστάτῃ τῆς G3588 Ιουδαίας. G2449 [9] Ὁ G3588 δὲ G1161 τούτων G5130 ἀριθμὸς G706 ἦν· G2258 σπονδεῖα χρυσᾶ G5552 χίλια, G5507 σπονδεῖα ἀργυρᾶ G693 χίλια, G5507 θυίσκαι ἀργυραῖ G693 εἴκοσι G1501 ἐννέα, G1767 [10] φιάλαι G5357 χρυσαῖ G5552 τριάκοντα, G5144 ἀργυραῖ G693 δισχίλιαι G1367 τετρακόσιαι G5071 δέκα G1176 καὶ G2532 ἄλλα G243 σκεύη G4632 χίλια. G5507 [11] Τὰ G3588 δὲ G1161 πάντα G3956 σκεύη G4632 διεκομίσθη, χρυσᾶ G5552 καὶ G2532 ἀργυρᾶ, G693 πεντακισχίλια G4000 τετρακόσια G5071 ἑξήκοντα G1835 ἐννέα, G1767 ἀνηνέχθη G399 δὲ G1161 ὑπὸ G5259 Σαναβασσάρου ἅμα G260 τοῖς G3588 ἐκ G1537 τῆς G3588 αἰχμαλωσίας G161 ἐκ G1537 Βαβυλῶνος G897 εἰς G1519 Ιεροσόλυμα. G2414 [12] Ἐν G1722 δὲ G1161 τοῖς G3588 ἐπὶ G1909 Ἀρταξέρξου τοῦ G3588 Περσῶν βασιλέως G935 χρόνοις G5550 κατέγραψεν αὐτῷ G846 κατὰ G2596 τῶν G3588 κατοικούντων G2730 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 Ιουδαίᾳ G2449 καὶ G2532 Ιερουσαλημ G2419 Βεσλεμος καὶ G2532 Μιθραδάτης καὶ G2532 Ταβελλιος καὶ G2532 Ραουμος καὶ G2532 Βεελτέεμος καὶ G2532 Σαμσαῖος ὁ G3588 γραμματεὺς G1122 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 λοιποὶ G3062 οἱ G3588 τούτοις G5125 συντασσόμενοι, G4929 οἰκοῦντες G3611 δὲ G1161 ἐν G1722 Σαμαρείᾳ G4540 καὶ G2532 τοῖς G3588 ἄλλοις G243 τόποις, G5117 τὴν G3588 ὑπογεγραμμένην ἐπιστολήν G1992 [13] Βασιλεῖ G935 Ἀρταξέρξῃ κυρίῳ G2962 οἱ G3588 παῖδές G3816 σου G4675 Ραουμος ὁ G3588 τὰ G3588 προσπίπτοντα G4363 καὶ G2532 Σαμσαῖος ὁ G3588 γραμματεὺς G1122 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 ἐπίλοιποι G1954 τῆς G3588 βουλῆς G1012 αὐτῶν G846 κριταὶ G2923 οἱ G3588 ἐν G1722 Κοίλῃ Συρίᾳ G4947 καὶ G2532 Φοινίκῃ· G5403 [14] καὶ G2532 νῦν G3568 γνωστὸν G1110 ἔστω G2077 τῷ G3588 κυρίῳ G2962 βασιλεῖ G935 διότι G1360 οἱ G3588 Ιουδαῖοι G2453 ἀναβάντες G305 παρ’ G3844 ὑμῶν G5216 πρὸς G4314 ἡμᾶς, G2248 ἐλθόντες G2064 εἰς G1519 Ιερουσαλημ, G2419 τὴν G3588 πόλιν G4172 τὴν G3588 ἀποστάτιν καὶ G2532 πονηρὰν οἰκοδομοῦσιν, G3618 τάς G3588 τε G5037 ἀγορὰς G58 αὐτῆς G846 καὶ G2532 τὰ G3588 τείχη G5038 θεραπεύουσιν G2323 καὶ G2532 ναὸν G3485 ὑποβάλλονται. G5260 [15] Ἐὰν G1437 οὖν G3767 ἡ G3588 πόλις G4172 αὕτη G3778 οἰκοδομηθῇ G3618 καὶ G2532 τὰ G3588 τείχη G5038 συντελεσθῇ, G4931 φορολογίαν οὐ G3756 μὴ G3361 ὑπομείνωσιν G5278 δοῦναι, G1325 ἀλλὰ G235 καὶ G2532 βασιλεῦσιν G935 ἀντιστήσονται. G436 [16] Καὶ G2532 ἐπεὶ G1893 ἐνεργεῖται G1754 τὰ G3588 κατὰ G2596 τὸν G3588 ναόν, G3485 καλῶς G2573 ἔχειν G2192 ὑπολαμβάνομεν G5274 μὴ G3361 ὑπεριδεῖν G5237 τὸ G3588 τοιοῦτο, G5108 ἀλλὰ G235 προσφωνῆσαι G4377 τῷ G3588 κυρίῳ G2962 βασιλεῖ, G935 ὅπως, G3704 ἂν G302 φαίνηταί G5316 σοι, G4671 ἐπισκεφθῇ G1980 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 πατέρων G3962 σου G4675 βιβλίοις· G975 [17] καὶ G2532 εὑρήσεις G2147 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 ὑπομνηματισμοῖς τὰ G3588 γεγραμμένα G1125 περὶ G4012 τούτων G5130 καὶ G2532 γνώσῃ G1097 ὅτι G3754 ἡ G3588 πόλις G4172 ἦν G2258 ἐκείνη G1565 ἀποστάτις καὶ G2532 βασιλεῖς G935 καὶ G2532 πόλεις G4172 ἐνοχλοῦσα G1776 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 Ιουδαῖοι G2453 ἀποστάται καὶ G2532 πολιορκίας συνιστάμενοι G4921 ἐν G1722 αὐτῇ G846 ἔτι G2089 ἐξ G1537 αἰῶνος, G165 δι’ G1223 ἣν G3739 αἰτίαν G156 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 πόλις G4172 αὕτη G3778 ἠρημώθη. G2049 [18] Νῦν G3568 οὖν G3767 ὑποδείκνυμέν G5263 σοι, G4671 κύριε G2962 βασιλεῦ, G935 διότι, G1360 ἐὰν G1437 ἡ G3588 πόλις G4172 αὕτη G3778 οἰκοδομηθῇ G3618 καὶ G2532 τὰ G3588 ταύτης G3778 τείχη G5038 ἀνασταθῇ, G450 κάθοδός σοι G4671 οὐκέτι G3765 ἔσται G2071 εἰς G1519 Κοίλην Συρίαν G4947 καὶ G2532 Φοινίκην. G5403 — [19] τότε G5119 ἀντέγραψεν ὁ G3588 βασιλεὺς G935 Ραούμῳ τῷ G3588 γράφοντι G1125 τὰ G3588 προσπίπτοντα G4363 καὶ G2532 Βεελτεέμῳ καὶ G2532 Σαμσαίῳ γραμματεῖ G1122 καὶ G2532 τοῖς G3588 λοιποῖς G3062 τοῖς G3588 συντασσομένοις G4929 καὶ G2532 οἰκοῦσιν G3611 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 Σαμαρείᾳ G4540 καὶ G2532 Συρίᾳ G4947 καὶ G2532 Φοινίκῃ G5403 τὰ G3588 ὑπογεγραμμένα [20] Ἀνέγνων G314 τὴν G3588 ἐπιστολήν, G1992 ἣν G3739 πεπόμφατε G3992 πρός G4314 με. G3165 [21] Ἐπέταξα G2004 οὖν G3767 ἐπισκέψασθαι, G1980 καὶ G2532 εὑρέθη G2147 ὅτι G3754 ἐστὶν G2076 ἡ G3588 πόλις G4172 ἐκείνη G1565 ἐξ G1537 αἰῶνος G165 βασιλεῦσιν G935 ἀντιπαρατάσσουσα καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 ἄνθρωποι G444 ἀποστάσεις καὶ G2532 πολέμους G4171 ἐν G1722 αὐτῇ G846 συντελοῦντες G4931 [22] καὶ G2532 βασιλεῖς G935 ἰσχυροὶ G2478 καὶ G2532 σκληροὶ G4642 ἦσαν G2258 ἐν G1722 Ιερουσαλημ G2419 κυριεύοντες G2961 καὶ G2532 φορολογοῦντες Κοίλην Συρίαν G4947 καὶ G2532 Φοινίκην. G5403 [23] Νῦν G3568 οὖν G3767 ἐπέταξα G2004 ἀποκωλῦσαι τοὺς G3588 ἀνθρώπους G444 ἐκείνους G1565 τοῦ G3588 οἰκοδομῆσαι G3618 τὴν G3588 πόλιν G4172 [24] καὶ G2532 προνοηθῆναι G4306 ὅπως G3704 μηθὲν G3367 παρὰ G3844 ταῦτα G5023 γένηται G1096 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 προβῇ G4260 ἐπὶ G1909 πλεῖον G4119 τὰ G3588 τῆς G3588 κακίας G2549 εἰς G1519 τὸ G3588 βασιλεῖς G935 ἐνοχλῆσαι. G1776 — [25] τότε G5119 ἀναγνωσθέντων G314 τῶν G3588 παρὰ G3844 τοῦ G3588 βασιλέως G935 Ἀρταξέρξου γραφέντων G1125 ὁ G3588 Ραουμος καὶ G2532 Σαμσαῖος ὁ G3588 γραμματεὺς G1122 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 τούτοις G5125 συντασσόμενοι G4929 ἀναζεύξαντες κατὰ G2596 σπουδὴν G4710 εἰς G1519 Ιερουσαλημ G2419 μεθ’ G3326 ἵππου G2462 καὶ G2532 ὄχλου G3793 παρατάξεως ἤρξαντο G757 κωλύειν G2967 τοὺς G3588 οἰκοδομοῦντας. G3618 [26] Καὶ G2532 ἤργει G691 ἡ G3588 οἰκοδομὴ G3619 τοῦ G3588 ἱεροῦ G2413 τοῦ G3588 ἐν G1722 Ιερουσαλημ G2419 μέχρι G3360 τοῦ G3588 δευτέρου G1208 ἔτους G2094 τῆς G3588 βασιλείας G932 Δαρείου τοῦ G3588 Περσῶν βασιλέως. G935
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