H9010–א/–a

And they offered at the dedication of this house of God a hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin-offering for all Israel, twelve he-goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

אֱלָהָ֣א (א) ' “God”

And 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.

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

'Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, and so forth. And now

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

I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and their priests and the Levites, in my realm, that are minded of their own free will to go with thee to Jerusalem, go.

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

Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king and his seven counsellors, to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thy hand;

מַלְכָּ֜א (א) ' “the”

and to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors have freely offered unto the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,

מַלְכָּ֣א (א) ' “the”

and all the silver and gold that thou shalt find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill-offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem;

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

therefore thou shalt with all diligence buy with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meal-offerings and their drink-offerings, and shalt offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.

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

And whatsoever shall seem good to thee and to thy brethren to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do ye after the will of your God.

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

And the vessels that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem.

וּמָֽאנַיָּא֙ (א֙) ' “the”

And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king's treasure-house.

מַלְכָּֽא׃ (א) ' “the”

And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers that are beyond the River, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done with all diligence,

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

Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be done exactly for the house of the God of heaven; for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?

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

Also we announce to you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, the singers, porters, Nethinim, or servants of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose tribute, impost, or toll, upon them.

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

And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God that is in thy hand, appoint magistrates and judges, who may judge all the people that are beyond the River, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye him that knoweth them not.

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

And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed upon him with all diligence, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.'

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

Thus shall ye say unto them: 'The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, these shall perish from the earth, and from under the heavens.'

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

Then spoke the Chaldeans to the king in Aramaic: 'O king, live for ever! tell thy servants the dream, and we will declare the interpretation.'

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

The king answered and said to the Chaldeans: 'The thing is certain with me; if ye make not known unto me the dream and the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.

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

But if ye declare the dream and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour; only declare unto me the dream and the interpretation thereof.'

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

They answered the second time and said: 'Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will declare the interpretation.'

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

The king answered and said: 'I know of a truth that ye would gain time, inasmuch as ye see the thing is certain with me,

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

that, if ye make not known unto me the dream, there is but one law for you; and ye have agreed together to speak before me lying and corrupt words, till the time be changed; only tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can declare unto me the interpr

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

The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said: 'There is not a man upon the earth that can declare the king's matter; forasmuch as no great and powerful king hath asked such a thing of any magician, or enchanter, or Chaldean.

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

And it is a hard thing that the king asketh, and there is none other that can declare it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.'

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