Ezra 1

And in the year first of Cyrus king of Persia to fulfill the word of YHWH by the mouth of Jeremiah stirred up YHWH the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia and he made pass a voice throughout all his kingdom and also in writing saying

1 וּ/בִ/שְׁנַ֣ת 𐤅/𐤁/𐤔𐤍𐤕 uvishenat And in the year HC/R/Ncfsc אַחַ֗ת 𐤀𐤇𐤕 achat Eka (Bemba) first HAcfsa לְ/כ֨וֹרֶשׁ֙ 𐤋/𐤊𐤅𐤓𐤔 lekhoresh of Cyrus HR/Np מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king HNcmsc פָּרַ֔ס 𐤐𐤓𐤎 paras of Persia HNp לִ/כְל֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤊𐤋𐤅𐤕 likhelot to fulfill HR/Vqc דְּבַר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 devar the word HNcmsc יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH HNp מִ/פִּ֣י 𐤌/𐤐𐤉 mipi by the mouth HR/Ncmsc יִרְמְיָ֑ה 𐤉𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤄 yiremeyah of Jeremiah HNp הֵעִ֣יר 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 heir stirred up HVhp3ms יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the HTo ר֨וּחַ֙ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha Roho (Swahili) spirit HNcbsc כֹּ֣רֶשׁ 𐤊𐤓𐤔 koresh of Cyrus HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe-2 king HNcmsc פָּרַ֔ס 𐤐𐤓𐤎 paras-2 of Persia HNp וַ/יַּֽעֲבֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤓 vayaaver and he made pass HC/Vhw3ms קוֹל֙ 𐤒𐤅𐤋 qol a voice HNcmsa בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal throughout all HR/Ncmsc מַלְכוּת֔/וֹ 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅𐤕/𐤅 malekhuto his kingdom HNcfsc/Sp3ms וְ/גַם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also HC/Ta בְּ/מִכְתָּ֖ב 𐤁/𐤌𐤊𐤕𐤁 bemikhetav in writing HR/Ncmsa לֵ/אמֹֽר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying HR/Vqc

Thus says Cyrus king of Persia all kingdoms of the earth has given to me YHWH God of heaven and he has appointed upon me to build for him a house in Jerusalem which is in Judah

2 כֹּ֣ה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus HD אָמַ֗ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says HVqp3ms כֹּ֚רֶשׁ 𐤊𐤓𐤔 koresh Cyrus HNp מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king HNcmsc פָּרַ֔ס 𐤐𐤓𐤎 paras of Persia HNp כֹּ֚ל 𐤊𐤋 kol all HNcmsc מַמְלְכ֣וֹת 𐤌𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅𐤕 mamelekhot kingdoms HNcfpc הָ/אָ֔רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets of the earth HTd/Ncbsa נָ֣תַן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 natan has given HVqp3ms לִ֔/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me HR/Sp1cs יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp אֱלֹהֵ֣י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God HNcmpc הַ/שָּׁמָ֑יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim of heaven HTd/Ncmpa וְ/הֽוּא 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehu and he HC/Pp3ms פָקַ֤ד 𐤐𐤒𐤃 faqad has appointed HVqp3ms עָלַ/י֙ 𐤏𐤋/𐤉 alay upon me HR/Sp1cs לִ/בְנֽוֹת 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕 livenot to build HR/Vqc ל֣/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo for him HR/Sp3ms בַ֔יִת 𐤁𐤉𐤕 vayit a house HNcmsa בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 birushalaim in Jerusalem HR/Np אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which HTr בִּֽ/יהוּדָֽה 𐤁/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 bihudah is in Judah HR/Np

who among you of all his people be his God with him and let him go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah and let him build [direct object marker] house YHWH God Israel he the God who is in Jerusalem

3 מִֽי 𐤌𐤉 mi who HTi בָ/כֶ֣ם 𐤁/𐤊𐤌 vakhem among you HR/Sp2mp מִ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal of all HR/Ncmsc עַמּ֗/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 amo his people HNcmsc/Sp3ms יְהִ֤י 𐤉𐤄𐤉 yehi be HVqj3ms אֱלֹהָי/ו֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤅 elohayv Mulimu (Lozi) his God HNcmpc/Sp3ms עִמּ֔/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 imo with him HR/Sp3ms וְ/יַ֕עַל 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋 veyaal and let him go up HC/Vqj3ms לִ/ירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם 𐤋/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 lirushalaim to Jerusalem HR/Np אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which HTr בִּ/יהוּדָ֑ה 𐤁/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 bihudah is in Judah HR/Np וְ/יִ֗בֶן 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤍 veyiven and let him build HC/Vqj3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo בֵּ֤ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house HNcmsc יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp אֱלֹהֵ֣י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel HNp ה֥וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he HPp3ms הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) the God HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 who HTr בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָֽם 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 birushalaim is in Jerusalem HR/Np

And whoever remains of all places where he sojourns there let them support him the men of his place with silver and with gold and with goods and with livestock besides the freewill offering for the house of God which is in Jerusalem

4 וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal And whoever HC/Ncmsc הַ/נִּשְׁאָ֗ר 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤓 hanishear remains HTd/VNrmsa מִֽ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal of all HR/Ncmsc הַ/מְּקֹמוֹת֮ 𐤄/𐤌𐤒𐤌𐤅𐤕 hameqomot places HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher where HTr ה֣וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he HPp3ms גָֽר 𐤂𐤓 gar sojourns HVqrmsa שָׁם֒ 𐤔𐤌 sham there HD יְנַשְּׂא֨וּ/הוּ֙ 𐤉𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤅/𐤄𐤅 yenaseuhu let them support him HVpi3mp/Sp3ms אַנְשֵׁ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey the men of HNcmpc מְקֹמ֔/וֹ 𐤌𐤒𐤌/𐤅 meqomo his place HNcmsc/Sp3ms בְּ/כֶ֥סֶף 𐤁/𐤊𐤎𐤐 bekhesef with silver HR/Ncmsa וּ/בְ/זָהָ֖ב 𐤅/𐤁/𐤆𐤄𐤁 uvezahav and with gold HC/R/Ncmsa וּ/בִ/רְכ֣וּשׁ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤓𐤊𐤅𐤔 uvirekhush and with goods HC/R/Ncmsa וּ/בִ/בְהֵמָ֑ה 𐤅/𐤁/𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄 uvivehemah and with livestock HC/R/Ncfsa עִם 𐤏𐤌 im besides HR הַ֨/נְּדָבָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤍𐤃𐤁𐤄 hanedavah the freewill offering HTd/Ncfsa לְ/בֵ֥ית 𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕 leveyt for the house of HR/Ncmsc הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) God HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which is HTr בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָֽם 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 birushalaim in Jerusalem HR/Np

Then rose up the heads of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin and the priests and the Levites with all had stirred up God [direct object marker] whose spirit to go up to build [direct object marker] the house of YHWH that in Jerusalem

5 וַ/יָּק֜וּמוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤅𐤌𐤅 vayaqumu Then rose up HC/Vqw3mp רָאשֵׁ֣י 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉 rashey the heads HNcmpc הָ/אָב֗וֹת 𐤄/𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕 haavot of the fathers HTd/Ncmpa לִֽ/יהוּדָה֙ 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 lihudah of Judah HR/Np וּ/בִנְיָמִ֔ן 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤍 uvineyamin and Benjamin HC/Np וְ/הַ/כֹּהֲנִ֖ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 vehakohanim and the priests HC/Td/Ncmpa וְ/הַ/לְוִיִּ֑ם 𐤅/𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 vehaleviyim and the Levites HC/Td/Ngmpa לְ/כֹ֨ל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhol with all HR/Ncmsa הֵעִ֤יר 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 heir had stirred up HVhp3ms הָ/אֱלֹהִים֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) God HTd/Ncmpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo רוּח֔/וֹ 𐤓𐤅𐤇/𐤅 rucho Roho (Swahili) whose spirit HNcbsc/Sp3ms לַ/עֲל֣וֹת 𐤋/𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 laalot to go up HR/Vqc לִ/בְנ֔וֹת 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕 livenot to build HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] HTo בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt the house HNcmsc יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH HNp אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that HTr בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָֽם 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 birushalaim in Jerusalem HR/Np

and all those around them strengthened their hands with articles of silver gold goods and livestock and with valuables besides upon all freely offered

6 וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all HC/Ncmsc סְבִיבֹֽתֵי/הֶם֙ 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤌 sevivoteyhem those around them HNcbpc/Sp3mp חִזְּק֣וּ 𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤅 chizequ strengthened HVpp3cp בִֽ/ידֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤁/𐤉𐤃𐤉/𐤄𐤌 videyhem their hands HR/Ncbdc/Sp3mp בִּ/כְלֵי 𐤁/𐤊𐤋𐤉 bikheley with articles HR/Ncmpc כֶ֧סֶף 𐤊𐤎𐤐 khesef of silver HNcmsa בַּ/זָּהָ֛ב 𐤁/𐤆𐤄𐤁 bazahav gold HRd/Ncmsa בָּ/רְכ֥וּשׁ 𐤁/𐤓𐤊𐤅𐤔 barekhush goods HRd/Ncmsa וּ/בַ/בְּהֵמָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤁/𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄 uvabehemah and livestock HC/Rd/Ncfsa וּ/בַ/מִּגְדָּנ֑וֹת 𐤅/𐤁/𐤌𐤂𐤃𐤍𐤅𐤕 uvamigedanot and with valuables HC/Rd/Ncfpa לְ/בַ֖ד 𐤋/𐤁𐤃 levad besides HR/Ncmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all HNcmsc הִתְנַדֵּֽב 𐤄𐤕𐤍𐤃𐤁 hitenadev freely offered HVtc

and the king Cyrus brought out [direct object marker] vessels of house of YHWH which had brought out Nebuchadnezzar from Jerusalem and had put them in house of his gods

7 וְ/הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 vehamelekhe and the king HC/Td/Ncmsa כּ֔וֹרֶשׁ 𐤊𐤅𐤓𐤔 koresh Cyrus HNp הוֹצִ֖יא 𐤄𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀 hotsi brought out HVhp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo כְּלֵ֣י 𐤊𐤋𐤉 keley vessels of HNcmpc בֵית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 veyt house HNcmsc יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH HNp אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which HTr הוֹצִ֤יא 𐤄𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀 hotsi-2 had brought out HVhp3ms נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּר֙ 𐤍𐤁𐤅𐤊𐤃𐤍𐤑𐤓 nevukhadenetsar Nebuchadnezzar HNp מִ/יר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם 𐤌/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 mirushalaim from Jerusalem HR/Np וַֽ/יִּתְּנֵ֖/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍/𐤌 vayitenem and had put them HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3mp בְּ/בֵ֥ית 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕 beveyt in house HR/Ncmsc אֱלֹהָֽי/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤅 elohayv Mulimu (Lozi) of his gods HNcmpc/Sp3ms

and brought them forth Cyrus king of Persia by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer and numbered them to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah

8 וַ/יּֽוֹצִיאֵ֗/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀/𐤌 vayotsiem and brought them forth HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3mp כּ֚וֹרֶשׁ 𐤊𐤅𐤓𐤔 koresh Cyrus HNp מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king HNcmsc פָּרַ֔ס 𐤐𐤓𐤎 paras of Persia HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al by HR יַ֖ד 𐤉𐤃 yad the hand of HNcbsc מִתְרְדָ֣ת 𐤌𐤕𐤓𐤃𐤕 miteredat Mithredath HNp הַ/גִּזְבָּ֑ר 𐤄/𐤂𐤆𐤁𐤓 hagizebar the treasurer HTd/Ncmsa וַֽ/יִּסְפְּרֵ/ם֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤎𐤐𐤓/𐤌 vayiseperem and numbered them HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3mp לְ/שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֔ר 𐤋/𐤔𐤔𐤁𐤑𐤓 lesheshebatsar to Sheshbazzar HR/Np הַ/נָּשִׂ֖יא 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤀 hanasi the prince HTd/Ncmsa לִ/יהוּדָֽה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 lihudah of Judah HR/Np

and these the number of them basins of gold thirty basins of silver a thousand duplicates nine and twenty

9 וְ/אֵ֖לֶּה 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤄 veeleh and these HC/Pdxcp מִסְפָּרָ֑/ם 𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤓/𐤌 miseparam the number of them HNcmsc/Sp3mp אֲגַרְטְלֵ֨י 𐤀𐤂𐤓𐤈𐤋𐤉 agareteley basins of HNcmpc זָהָ֜ב 𐤆𐤄𐤁 zahav gold HNcmsa שְׁלֹשִׁ֗ים 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 sheloshim thirty HAcbpa אֲגַרְטְלֵי 𐤀𐤂𐤓𐤈𐤋𐤉 agareteley-2 basins of HNcmpc כֶ֨סֶף֙ 𐤊𐤎𐤐 khesef silver HNcmsa אָ֔לֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 alef a thousand HAcbsa מַחֲלָפִ֖ים 𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 machalafim duplicates HNcmpa תִּשְׁעָ֥ה 𐤕𐤔𐤏𐤄 tisheah nine HAcmsa וְ/עֶשְׂרִֽים 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 veeserim and twenty HC/Acbpa

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

10 כְּפוֹרֵ֤י 𐤊𐤐𐤅𐤓𐤉 keforey gold bowls HNcmpc זָהָב֙ 𐤆𐤄𐤁 zahav gold HNcmsa שְׁלֹשִׁ֔ים 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 sheloshim thirty HAcbpa כְּפ֤וֹרֵי 𐤊𐤐𐤅𐤓𐤉 keforey-2 silver bowls HNcmpc כֶ֨סֶף֙ 𐤊𐤎𐤐 khesef silver HNcmsa מִשְׁנִ֔ים 𐤌𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 mishenim of a second sort HNcmpa אַרְבַּ֥ע 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏 areba four HAcfsa מֵא֖וֹת 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 meot hundred HAcbpa וַ/עֲשָׂרָ֑ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤄 vaasarah and ten HC/Acmsa כֵּלִ֥ים 𐤊𐤋𐤉𐤌 kelim vessels HNcmpa אֲחֵרִ֖ים 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤌 acherim other HAampa אָֽלֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 alef a thousand HAcbsa

all vessels of gold and of silver five thousand and four hundred all brought up Sheshbazzar with the going up of the exile from Babylon to Jerusalem

11 כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all HNcmsc כֵּלִים֙ 𐤊𐤋𐤉𐤌 kelim vessels HNcmpa לַ/זָּהָ֣ב 𐤋/𐤆𐤄𐤁 lazahav of gold HRd/Ncmsa וְ/לַ/כֶּ֔סֶף 𐤅/𐤋/𐤊𐤎𐤐 velakesef and of silver HC/Rd/Ncmsa חֲמֵ֥שֶׁת 𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤕 chameshet five HAcmsc אֲלָפִ֖ים 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 alafim thousand HAcbpa וְ/אַרְבַּ֣ע 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏 veareba and four HC/Acfsa מֵא֑וֹת 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 meot hundred HAcbpa הַ/כֹּ֞ל 𐤄/𐤊𐤋 hakol all HTd/Ncmsa הֶעֱלָ֣ה 𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤄 heelah brought up HVhp3ms שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֗ר 𐤔𐤔𐤁𐤑𐤓 sheshebatsar Sheshbazzar HNp עִ֚ם 𐤏𐤌 im with HR הֵעָל֣וֹת 𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 healot the going up HVNc הַ/גּוֹלָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤂𐤅𐤋𐤄 hagolah of the exile HTd/Ncfsa מִ/בָּבֶ֖ל 𐤌/𐤁𐤁𐤋 mibavel from Babylon HR/Np לִ/ירוּשָׁלִָֽם 𐤋/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 lirushalaim to Jerusalem HR/Np

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