Ezra 1

Kōresh (Cyrus) king of Persia, stirred by YHWH to fulfill Yirmeyahu's prophecy, issues a decree allowing Yehudim to return to Yerushalayim and rebuild the Beit Hamikdash, returning the sacred vessels taken by Nəvūkadnetstsar.[1][2][4]

Interlinear Text

Verse 1
וּ/בִ/שְׁנַ֣ת 𐤅/𐤁/𐤔𐤍𐤕 uvishenat And in the year and in year-of and in year-of HC/R/Ncfsc אַחַ֗ת 𐤀𐤇𐤕 achat Eka (Bemba) first one one HAcfsa לְ/כ֨וֹרֶשׁ֙ 𐤋/𐤊𐤅𐤓𐤔 lekhoresh of Cyrus to Cyrus to Koresh HR/Np מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of king of HNcmsc פָּרַ֔ס 𐤐𐤓𐤎 paras of Persia Persia Paras HNp לִ/כְל֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤊𐤋𐤅𐤕 likhelot to fulfill to bring to completion to finish HR/Vqc דְּבַר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 devar Ndaba (Zulu) the word word of word of HNcmsc יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp מִ/פִּ֣י 𐤌/𐤐𐤉 mipi by the mouth from mouth of from mouth of HR/Ncmsc יִרְמְיָ֑ה 𐤉𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤄 yiremeyah of Jeremiah Yah Exalts Yiremeyah HNp הֵעִ֣יר 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 heir stirred up he roused he woke HVhp3ms יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker [·] HTo ר֨וּחַ֙ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha spirit breath of breath of HNcbsc כֹּ֣רֶשׁ 𐤊𐤓𐤔 koresh of Cyrus Cyrus Koresh HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe-2 king king of king of HNcmsc פָּרַ֔ס 𐤐𐤓𐤎 paras-2 of Persia Persia Paras HNp וַ/יַּֽעֲבֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤓 vayaaver and he made pass and he caused to cross and he caused to cross HC/Vhw3ms קוֹל֙ 𐤒𐤅𐤋 qol a voice sound of voice of HNcmsa בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal kila (Swahili) throughout all in the whole of in all HR/Ncmsc מַלְכוּת֔/וֹ 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅𐤕/𐤅 malekhuto his kingdom his kingship his kingdom HNcfsc/Sp3ms וְ/גַם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also and also and also HC/Ta בְּ/מִכְתָּ֖ב 𐤁/𐤌𐤊𐤕𐤁 bemikhetav in writing in a written document in a written document HR/Ncmsa לֵ/אמֹֽר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say to say HR/Vqc
Verse 2
כֹּ֣ה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus in this manner thus HD אָמַ֗ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said he said HVqp3ms כֹּ֚רֶשׁ 𐤊𐤓𐤔 koresh Cyrus Cyrus Koresh HNp מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of king of HNcmsc פָּרַ֔ס 𐤐𐤓𐤎 paras of Persia Persia Paras HNp כֹּ֚ל 𐤊𐤋 kol kila (Swahili) all the whole of all of HNcmsc מַמְלְכ֣וֹת 𐤌𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅𐤕 mamelekhot kingdoms kingly realms of kingdoms of HNcfpc הָ/אָ֔רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) of the earth the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa נָ֣תַן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 natan has given he gave he gave HVqp3ms לִ֔/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me to me HR/Sp1cs יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵ֣י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones of Elohim of HNcmpc הַ/שָּׁמָ֑יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim sama (Kongo) of heaven the lofty-heights the heavens HTd/Ncmpa וְ/הֽוּא 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehu and he and he and he HC/Pp3ms פָקַ֤ד 𐤐𐤒𐤃 faqad has appointed he attended to he attended to HVqp3ms עָלַ/י֙ 𐤏𐤋/𐤉 alay upon me upon me upon me HR/Sp1cs לִ/בְנֽוֹת 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕 livenot akha (Zulu) to build to build to build HR/Vqc ל֣/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo for him for him HR/Sp3ms בַ֔יִת 𐤁𐤉𐤕 vayit a house house house HNcmsa בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 birushalaim in Jerusalem in Yerushalem in Yerushalam HR/Np אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which that which HTr בִּֽ/יהוּדָֽה 𐤁/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 bihudah is in Judah in Yehudah (Praise-of-Yah) in Yehudah HR/Np
Verse 3
מִֽי 𐤌𐤉 mi who who? who HTi בָ/כֶ֣ם 𐤁/𐤊𐤌 vakhem among you among you HR/Sp2mp מִ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal kila (Swahili) of all from the entirety of from all HR/Ncmsc עַמּ֗/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 amo his people his gathered people his people HNcmsc/Sp3ms יְהִ֤י 𐤉𐤄𐤉 yehi be may he be may he be HVqj3ms אֱלֹהָי/ו֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤅 elohayv Mulimu (Lozi) his God his mighty-ones his Elohim HNcmpc/Sp3ms עִמּ֔/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 imo with him with him with him HR/Sp3ms וְ/יַ֕עַל 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋 veyaal Aleya (Bemba) and let him go up and let him ascend and let him go up HC/Vqj3ms לִ/ירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם 𐤋/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 lirushalaim to Jerusalem to Foundation-of-Wholeness to Yerushalam HR/Np אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which who HTr בִּ/יהוּדָ֑ה 𐤁/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 bihudah is in Judah in Yehudah (Praise-of-Yah) in Yehudah HR/Np וְ/יִ֗בֶן 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤍 veyiven akha (Zulu) and let him build and may he build and let him build HC/Vqj3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo בֵּ֤ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of house of HNcmsc יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵ֣י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones of Elohim of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp ה֥וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he he HPp3ms הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) the God the Mighty Ones the Elohim HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 who that-which who HTr בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָֽם 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 birushalaim is in Jerusalem in Yerushalem in Yerushalam HR/Np
Verse 4
וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal kila (Swahili) And whoever and whole of and everyone HC/Ncmsc הַ/נִּשְׁאָ֗ר 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤓 hanishear remains the one remaining the one who is left HTd/VNrmsa מִֽ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal kila (Swahili) of all from the entirety of from all HR/Ncmsc הַ/מְּקֹמוֹת֮ 𐤄/𐤌𐤒𐤌𐤅𐤕 hameqomot places the standing-places the places HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher where that-which where HTr ה֣וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he he HPp3ms גָֽר 𐤂𐤓 gar sojourns he sojourned he sojourned HVqrmsa שָׁם֒ 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place there HD יְנַשְּׂא֨וּ/הוּ֙ 𐤉𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤅/𐤄𐤅 yenaseuhu let them support him they will lift him up let them support him HVpi3mp/Sp3ms אַנְשֵׁ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey the men of men of men of HNcmpc מְקֹמ֔/וֹ 𐤌𐤒𐤌/𐤅 meqomo his place his standing-place his place HNcmsc/Sp3ms בְּ/כֶ֥סֶף 𐤁/𐤊𐤎𐤐 bekhesef with silver with silver with silver HR/Ncmsa וּ/בְ/זָהָ֖ב 𐤅/𐤁/𐤆𐤄𐤁 uvezahav dhahabu (Swahili) and with gold and with gold and with gold HC/R/Ncmsa וּ/בִ/רְכ֣וּשׁ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤓𐤊𐤅𐤔 uvirekhush and with goods and in gathered possessions and with goods HC/R/Ncmsa וּ/בִ/בְהֵמָ֑ה 𐤅/𐤁/𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄 uvivehemah and with livestock and with a beast and with livestock HC/R/Ncfsa עִם 𐤏𐤌 im besides if / whether with HR הַ֨/נְּדָבָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤍𐤃𐤁𐤄 hanedavah the freewill offering the voluntary offering the freewill offering HTd/Ncfsa לְ/בֵ֥ית 𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕 leveyt for the house of to a house of for the house of HR/Ncmsc הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) God the Mighty Ones Elohim HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which is that-which which is HTr בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָֽם 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 birushalaim in Jerusalem in Yerushalem in Yerushalam HR/Np
Verse 5
וַ/יָּק֜וּמוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤅𐤌𐤅 vayaqumu uku-ima (Bemba) Then rose up and they rose up and they rose up HC/Vqw3mp רָאשֵׁ֣י 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉 rashey the heads heads of heads of HNcmpc הָ/אָב֗וֹת 𐤄/𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕 haavot of the fathers the fathers the fathers HTd/Ncmpa לִֽ/יהוּדָה֙ 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 lihudah of Judah to Yah-is-praised to Yehudah HR/Np וּ/בִנְיָמִ֔ן 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤍 uvineyamin and Benjamin and Son-of-the-Right-Hand and Bineyamin HC/Np וְ/הַ/כֹּהֲנִ֖ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 vehakohanim and the priests and the officiating-priests and the priests HC/Td/Ncmpa וְ/הַ/לְוִיִּ֑ם 𐤅/𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 vehaleviyim and the Levites and the Levites and the Leviyim HC/Td/Ngmpa לְ/כֹ֨ל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhol kila (Swahili) with all to the entirety of to all HR/Ncmsa הֵעִ֤יר 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 heir had stirred up he roused he woke HVhp3ms הָ/אֱלֹהִים֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) God the Mighty Ones the Elohim HTd/Ncmpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo רוּח֔/וֹ 𐤓𐤅𐤇/𐤅 rucho whose spirit his animating breath his spirit HNcbsc/Sp3ms לַ/עֲל֣וֹת 𐤋/𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 laalot Aleya (Bemba) to go up to ascend to go up HR/Vqc לִ/בְנ֔וֹת 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕 livenot akha (Zulu) to build to build to build HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt the house house-of house of HNcmsc יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that which HTr בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָֽם 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 birushalaim in Jerusalem in Yerushalem in Yerushalam HR/Np
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