Esdra 7

NOVA VULGATA	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Post haec autem in regno Arta xerxis regis Persarum, Esdras fi liusSaraiae filii Azariae filii Helciae	1 After these events, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son ofHilkiah,
2 filii Sellum filii Sadoc filii Achitob	2 son of Shallum, son of Zadok, son of Ahitub,
3 filii Amariae filii Azariae filii Meraioth	3 son of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of Meraioth,
4 filii Zaraiae filii Ozi filii Bocci	4 son of Zerahiah, son of Uzzi, son of Bukki,
5 filii Abisue filii Phinees filii Eleazar filii Aaron summi sacerdotis,	5 son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of the chief priest Aaron-
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 Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a scribe versed in the Law of Moses, which Yahweh, God ofIsrael, had given. The king gave him everything that he asked for, since the hand of Yahweh his God was overhim.
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 A number of Israelites, priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers and temple slaves went up to Jerusalem inthe seventh year of the reign of King Artaxerxes.
8 Venit in Ierusalem mense quinto,ipse est annus septimus regis.	8 Ezra arrived in Jerusalem in the fifth month, in the seventh year of the king's reign;
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 he had ordered the departure from Babylon on the first day of the first month, and he arrived inJerusalem on the first day of the fifth month, since the kindly hand of his God was over him.
10 Esdras enimapplicavit cor suum, ut investigaret et impleret legem Domini et faceret etdoceret in Israel praeceptum et iudicium.	10 For Ezra had devoted himself to studying the Law of Yahweh so as to put into practice and teach itsstatutes and rulings.
11 Hoc est autem exemplar epistulae, quam dedit rex Artaxerxes Esdrae sacerdoti,scribae erudito in mandatis Domini et praeceptis eius in Israel.	11 This is the text of the document which King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra, the priest-scribe, a student ofmatters pertaining to Yahweh's commandments and statutes relating to Israel:
12 “ Artaxerxes rex regum Esdrae sacerdoti, scribae legis Dei caeli, salutem.	12 'Artaxerxes, king of kings, to the priest Ezra, Secretary of the Law of the God of heaven: greetings!
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 'Now here are my orders. Al members of the people of Israel in my kingdom, including their priests andLevites, who freely choose to go to Jerusalem, may go with you,
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 you are being sent by the king and his seven counsel ors to investigate how the Law of your God, inwhich you are expert, is being applied in Judah and Jerusalem,
15 et ut feras argentum et aurum,quod rex et consiliatores eius sponte obtulerunt Deo Israel, cuius in Ierusalemtabernaculum est.	15 and to transport the silver and gold which the king and his counsel ors have voluntarily offered to theGod of Israel who resides 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 as wel as all the silver and gold which you receive throughout the province of Babylon and thevoluntary offerings freely contributed by the people and the priests for the Temple of their God 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 'This money you wil punctiliously use for the purchase of bul s, rams, lambs and the materials for theoblations and libations which go with them, offering these on the altar of the Temple of your God in Jerusalem,
18 Sed et, si quid tibiet fratribus tuis placuerit de reliquo argento et auro ut faciatis iuxtavoluntatem Dei vestri, facite.	18 and using the remainder of the silver and gold in accordance with the wil of your God as you and yourbrothers may think fit.
19 Vasa quoque, quae dantur tibi in ministerium domus Dei tui, trade inconspectu Dei in Ierusalem.	19 'You wil deliver the articles which have been given you for the ministry of the Temple of your God, tothe God of Jerusalem,
20 Sed et cetera, quibus opus fuerit in domum Deitui, quantumcumque necesse est ut expendas, dabitur ab aerario regis.	20 and whatever else is needed and you are obliged to supply for the Temple of your God, you will supplyfrom the royal treasury.
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, King Artaxerxes, have issued the fol owing instruction to all the treasurers of Transeuphrates:Whatever the priest Ezra, Secretary of the Law of the God of heaven, may request of you is to be punctiliouslycomplied with:
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 up to one hundred talents of silver, one hundred kor of wheat, one hundred bat of wine, one hundred bat of oil, and unlimited salt.
23 Omne, quod requirit Deus caeli, tribuatur diligenter indomo Dei caeli, ne forte irascatur contra regnum regis et filiorum eius.	23 Whatever the God of heaven demands for the Temple of the God of heaven must be diligentlyprovided; why should retribution come on 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 You are further informed that it is against the law to impose tribute, tax or tol on any of the priests,Levites, singers, gatekeepers, temple slaves or other servants of this temple of God.
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 you, Ezra, by virtue of the wisdom of your God, which you possess, are to appoint magistratesand scribes to administer justice for the whole people of Transeuphrates, that is, for all who know the Law ofyour God; and you are to teach it to those who do not know it.
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 on anyone who wil not comply with the Law of your God and the Law of the king let sentence beswiftly executed, whether it be death, banishment, fine or imprisonment.'
27 Benedictus Dominus, Deus patrum nostrorum, qui dedit hoc in corde regis, utglorificaret domum Domini, quae est in Ierusalem,	27 Blessed be Yahweh, God of our ancestors, who moved the king's heart in this way to restore thebeauty of the Temple of Yahweh 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 won for me the faithful love of the king, his counsel ors and al the most powerful of the king's officials!Taking heart since the hand of Yahweh my God was over me, I assembled those Israelite heads of families whowere to go with me.