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NOVA VULGATA	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Post haec autem in regno Arta xerxis regis Persarum, Esdras fi liusSaraiae filii Azariae filii Helciae	1 Now after these things in the reign of Artaxerxes king of the Persians, Esdras the son of Saraias, the son of Azarias, the son of Helcias,
2 filii Sellum filii Sadoc filii Achitob	2 The son of Sellum, the son of Sadoc, the son of Achitob,
3 filii Amariae filii Azariae filii Meraioth	3 The son of Amarias, the son of Azarias, the son of Maraioth,
4 filii Zaraiae filii Ozi filii Bocci	4 The son of Zarahias, the son of Ozi, the son of Bocci,
5 filii Abisue filii Phinees filii Eleazar filii Aaron summi sacerdotis,	5 The son of Abisue, the son of Phinees, the son of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest from the beginning.
6 ipseEsdras ascendit de Babylone et ipse scriba velox in lege Moysi, quam deditDominus, Deus Israel. Cumque manus Domini Dei eius esset super eum, dedit ei rexomnem petitionem eius.	6 This Esdras went up from Babylon, and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the Lord God had given to Israel: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the Lord his God upon him.
7 Et ascenderunt de filiis Israel et de filiis sacerdotumet de filiis Levitarum et de cantoribus et de ianitoribus et de oblatis inIerusalem, anno septimo Artaxerxis regis.	7 And there went up some of the children of Israel, and of the children of the priests, and of the children of the Levites, and of the singing men, and of the porters, and of the Nathinites to Jerusalem in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.
8 Venit in Ierusalem mense quinto,ipse est annus septimus regis.	8 And they came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, in the seventh year of the king.
9 In primo die mensis primi coepit ascendere de Babylone et in primo die mensisquinti venit in Ierusalem, iuxta manum Dei sui bonam super se.	9 For upon the first day of the first month he began to go up from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem according to the good hand of his God upon him.
10 Esdras enimapplicavit cor suum, ut investigaret et impleret legem Domini et faceret etdoceret in Israel praeceptum et iudicium.	10 For Esdras had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do and to teach in Israel the commandments and judgment.
11 Hoc est autem exemplar epistulae, quam dedit rex Artaxerxes Esdrae sacerdoti,scribae erudito in mandatis Domini et praeceptis eius in Israel.	11 And this is the copy of the letter of the edict, which king Artaxerxes gave to Esdras the priest, the scribe instructed in the words and commandments of the Lord, and his ceremonies in Israel.
12 “ Artaxerxes rex regum Esdrae sacerdoti, scribae legis Dei caeli, salutem.	12 Artaxerxes king of kings to Esdras the priest, the most learned scribe of the law of the God of heaven, greeting.
13 A me decretum est, ut cuicumque placuerit in regno meo de populo Israel et desacerdotibus eius et de Levitis ire in Ierusalem, tecum vadat.	13 It is decreed by me, that all they of the people of Israel, and of the priests and of the Levites in my realm, that are minded to go into Jerusalem, should go with thee.
14 A facie enimregis et septem consiliatorum eius missus es, ut visites Iudaeam et Ierusalemsecundum legem Dei tui, quae est in manu tua,	14 For thou art sent from before the king, and his seven counsellors, to visit Judea and Jerusalem according to the law of thy God, which is in thy hand.
15 et ut feras argentum et aurum,quod rex et consiliatores eius sponte obtulerunt Deo Israel, cuius in Ierusalemtabernaculum est.	15 And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose tabernacle is in Jerusalem.
16 Et omne argentum et aurum, quodcumque inveneris in universaprovincia Babylonis simul cum oblationibus sponte oblatis a populo et asacerdotibus pro domo Dei sui, quae est in Ierusalem,	16 And all the silver and gold that thou shalt find in all the province of Babylon, and that the people is willing to offer, and that the priests shall offer of their own accord to the house of their God, which is in Jerusalem,
17 igitur studiose eme dehac pecunia boves, arietes, agnos et oblationes et libamina eorum et offer easuper altare templi Dei vestri, quod est in Ierusalem.	17 Take freely, and buy diligently with this money, calves, rams, lambs, with the sacrifices and libations of them, and offer them upon the altar of the temple of your God, that is in Jerusalem.
18 Sed et, si quid tibiet fratribus tuis placuerit de reliquo argento et auro ut faciatis iuxtavoluntatem Dei vestri, facite.	18 And if it seem good to thee, and to thy brethren to do any thing with the rest of the silver and gold, do it according to the will of your God.
19 Vasa quoque, quae dantur tibi in ministerium domus Dei tui, trade inconspectu Dei in Ierusalem.	19 The vessels also, that are given thee for the sacrifice of the house of thy God, deliver thou in the sight of God in Jerusalem.
20 Sed et cetera, quibus opus fuerit in domum Deitui, quantumcumque necesse est ut expendas, dabitur ab aerario regis.	20 And whatsoever more there shall be need of for the house of thy God, how much soever thou shalt have occasion to spend, it shall be given out of the treasury, and the king's exchequer, and by me.
21 Et egoArtaxerxes rex statui atque decrevi omnibus custodibus arcae publicae, qui sunttrans flumen, ut quodcumque petierit a vobis Esdras sacerdos, scriba legis Deicaeli, absque mora detis	21 I Artaxerxes the king have ordered and decreed to all the keepers of the public chest, that are beyond the river, that whatsoever Esdras the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, you give it without delay,
22 usque ad argenti talenta centum et usque ad frumenticoros centum et usque ad vini batos centum et usque ad batos olei centum; salvero absque mensura.	22 Unto a hundred talents of silver, and unto a hundred cores of wheat, and unto a hundred bates of wine, and unto a hundred bates of oil, and salt without measure.
23 Omne, quod requirit Deus caeli, tribuatur diligenter indomo Dei caeli, ne forte irascatur contra regnum regis et filiorum eius.	23 All that belongeth to the rites of the God of heaven, let it be given diligently in the house of the God of heaven: lest his wrath should be enkindled against the realm of the king, and of his sons.
24 Vobis quoque notum facimus de universis sacerdotibus et Levitis et cantoribus etianitoribus, oblatis et ministris domus Dei huius, ut tributum et annonas etvectigal non habeatis potestatem imponendi super eos.	24 We give you also to understand concerning all the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nathinites, and ministers of the house of this God, that you have no authority to impose toll or tribute, or custom upon them.
25 Tu autem, Esdra, secundum sapientiam Dei tui, quae est in manu tua, constituepraesides et iudices, ut iudicent omni populo, qui est trans flumen, hisvidelicet, qui noverunt legem Dei tui; sed et imperitos docete.	25 And thou Esdras according to the wisdom of thy God, which is in thy hand, appoint judges and magistrates, that may judge all the people, that is beyond the river, that is, for them who know the law of thy God, yea and the ignorant teach ye freely.
26 Et omnis, quinon fecerit legem Dei tui et legem regis diligenter, iudicium erit de eo, sivein mortem sive in exsilium sive in damnum substantiae eius vel certe in carcerem”.	26 And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king diligently, judgment shall be executed upon him, either unto death, or unto banishment, or to the confiscation of goods, or at least to prison.
27 Benedictus Dominus, Deus patrum nostrorum, qui dedit hoc in corde regis, utglorificaret domum Domini, quae est in Ierusalem,	27 Blessed be the Lord the God of our fathers, who hath put this in the king's heart, to glorify the house of the Lord, which is in Jerusalem,
28 et in me inclinavitmisericordiam regis et consiliariorum eius et cunctorum principum eiuspotentium. Et ego confortatus manu Domini Dei mei, quae erat in me, congregavide Israel principes, qui ascenderent mecum.	28 And hath inclined his mercy toward me before the king and his counsellors, and all the mighty princes of the king: and I being strengthened by the hand of the Lord my God, which was upon me, gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.