H9010–א/–a

And they gave as offerings at the opening of this house of God a hundred oxen, two hundred sheep, four hundred lambs; and for a sin-offering for all Israel, twelve he-goats, being the number of the tribes of Israel.

אֱלָהָ֣א (א) ' “God”

And they put the priests in their divisions and the Levites in their order, for the worship of God at Jerusalem; as it is recorded in the book of Moses.

כָהֲנַיָּ֜א (א) ' “the”וְלֵוָיֵא֙ (א֙) ' “the”אֱלָהָ֖א (א) ' “God”

Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, scribe of the law of the God of heaven, all peace;

מַלְכַיָּ֑א (א) ' “kings”כָ֠הֲנָא (א) ' “the”דָּתָ֜א (א) ' “the”שְׁמַיָּ֛א (א) ' “the”

And now it is my order that all those of the people of Israel, and their priests and Levites in my kingdom, who are ready and have a desire to go to Jerusalem, are to go with you.

עַמָּ֨ה (ה) ' “the”וְלֵוָיֵ֗א (א) ' “the”

Because you are sent by the king and his seven wise men, to get knowledge about Judah and Jerusalem, as you are ordered by the law of your God which is in your hand;

מַלְכָּ֜א (א) ' “the”

And to take with you the silver and gold freely offered by the king and his wise men to the God of Israel, whose Temple is in Jerusalem,

מַלְכָּ֣א (א) ' “the”

As well as all the silver and gold which you get from the land of Babylon, together with the offering of the people and of the priests, freely given for the house of their God, which is in Jerusalem:

עַמָּ֤א (א) ' “the”וְכָֽהֲנַיָּא֙ (א֙) ' “the”

So with this money get with care oxen, sheep, and lambs, with their meal offerings and their drink offerings, to be offered on the altar of the house of your God, which is in Jerusalem.

בְּכַסְפָּ֣א (א) ' “the”מַדְבְּחָ֔ה (ה) ' “the”

And whatever seems right to you and to your brothers to do with the rest of the silver and gold, that do, as may be pleasing to your God.

כַּסְפָּ֥א (א) ' “the”וְדַהֲבָ֖ה (ה) ' “the”

And the vessels which have been given to you for the uses of the house of your God, you are to give to the God of Jerusalem.

וּמָֽאנַיָּא֙ (א֙) ' “the”

And whatever more is needed for the house of your God, and which you may have to give, take it from the king's store-house.

מַלְכָּֽא׃ (א) ' “the”

And I, even I, Artaxerxes the king, now give orders to all keepers of the king's money across the river, that whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, may have need of from you, is to be done with all care,

מַלְכָּא֙ (א֙) ' “the”גִּזַּֽבְרַיָּ֔א (א) ' “the”נַהֲרָ֑ה (ה) ' “the”כָהֲנָ֜ה (ה) ' “the”דָּתָא֙ (א֙) ' “the”שְׁמַיָּ֔א (א) ' “the”

Whatever is ordered by the God of heaven, let it be done completely for the house of the God of heaven; so that there may not be wrath against the kingdom of the king and his sons.

שְׁמַיָּ֔א (א) ' “the”שְׁמַיָּ֑א (א) ' “the”מַלְכָּ֖א (א) ' “the”

In addition, we make it clear to you, that it will be against the law to put any tax or payment in goods or forced payment on any of the priests or Levites, the music-makers, door-keepers, Nethinim, or any servants of this house of God.

כָּהֲנַיָּ֣א (א) ' “the”וְ֠לֵוָיֵא (א) ' “the”זַמָּ֨רַיָּ֤א (א) ' “the”תָרָֽעַיָּא֙ (א֙) ' “the”נְתִ֣ינַיָּ֔א (א) ' “the”אֱלָהָ֣א (א) ' “God”

And you, Ezra, by the wisdom of your God which is in you, are to put rulers and judges to have authority over all the people across the river who have knowledge of the laws of your God; and you are to give teaching to him who has no knowledge of them.

עַמָּה֙ (ה֙) ' “the”נַהֲרָ֔ה (ה) ' “the”

And if anyone does not keep the law of your God and the law of the king, take care that punishment is given to him, by death or by driving him from his country or by taking away his goods or by putting him in prison.

דָּתָ֣א (א) ' “the”וְדָתָא֙ (א֙) ' “the”מַלְכָּ֔א (א) ' “the”דִּינָ֕ה (ה) ' “judgment”

This is what you are to say to them: The gods who have not made the heavens and the earth will be cut off from the earth and from under the heavens.

אֱלָ֣הַיָּ֔א (א) ' “the”שְׁמַיָּ֥א (א) ' “the”וְאַרְקָ֖א (א) ' “the”מֵֽאַרְעָ֛א (א) ' “the”שְׁמַיָּ֖א (א) ' “the”

Then the Chaldaeans said to the king in the Aramaean language, O King, have life for ever: give your servants an account of your dream, and we will make clear to you the sense of it.

מַלְכָּא֙ (א֙) ' “O”חֶלְמָ֛א (א) ' “the”וּפִשְׁרָ֥א (א) ' “the”

The king made answer and said to the Chaldaeans, This is my decision: if you do not make clear to me the dream and the sense of it, you will be cut in bits and your houses made waste.

מַלְכָּא֙ (א֙) ' “the”מִלְּתָ֖א (א) ' “the”חֶלְמָ֣א (א) ' “the”

But if you make clear the dream and the sense of it, you will have from me offerings and rewards and great honour: so make clear to me the dream and the sense of it.

חֶלְמָ֤א (א) ' “the”חֶלְמָ֥א (א) ' “the”

A second time they said in answer, Let the king give his servants an account of his dream, and we will make clear the sense.

מַלְכָּ֕א (א) ' “O”חֶלְמָ֛א (א) ' “the”וּפִשְׁרָ֥ה (ה) ' “the”

The king made answer and said, I am certain that you are attempting to get more time, because you see that my decision is fixed;

מַלְכָּא֙ (א֙) ' “the”עִדָּנָ֖א (א) ' “time”מִלְּתָֽא׃ (א) ' “the”

That if you do not make my dream clear to me there is only one fate for you: for you have made ready false and evil words to say before me till the times are changed: so give me an account of the dream, and I will be certain that you are able to make the

חֶלְמָא֩ (א֩) ' “the”עִדָּנָ֖א (א) ' “the”חֶלְמָא֙ (א֙) ' “the”

Then the Chaldaeans said to the king in answer, There is not a man on earth able to make clear the king's business; for no king, however great his power, has ever made such a request to any wonder-worker or user of secret arts or Chaldaean.

מַלְכָּא֙ (א֙) ' “the”יַבֶּשְׁתָּ֔א (א) ' “the”מַלְכָּ֔א (א) ' “the”

The king's request is a very hard one, and there is no other who is able to make it clear to the king, but the gods, whose living-place is not with flesh.

וּמִלְּתָ֨א (א) ' “the”מַלְכָּ֤ה (ה) ' “the”מַלְכָּ֑א (א) ' “the”בִּשְׂרָ֖א (א) ' “flesh”