1 Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon. 2 And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written: 3 In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits; 4 With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king’s house: 5 And also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought unto Babylon, be restored, and brought again unto the temple which is at Jerusalem, every one to his place, and place them in the house of God. 6 Now therefore , Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-boznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye far from thence: 7 Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place. 8 Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king’s goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith expenses be given unto these men, that they be not hindered. 9 And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail: 10 That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons. 11 Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this. 12 And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed.
13 ¶ Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shethar-boznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so they did speedily. 14 And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it , according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. 15 And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
16 ¶ And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy, 17 And offered at the dedication of this house of God an 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. 18 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. 19 And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month. 20 For the priests and the Levites were purified together, all of them were pure, and killed the passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves. 21 And the children of Israel, which were come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the LORD God of Israel, did eat, 22 And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
6–BOB
Shoh Kurushning farmoni qidiriladi
1 Shundan soʻng shoh Doro , Bobilda saqlanadigan hujjatlar sinchiklab qarab chiqilsin, deb farmon berdi. 2 Nihoyat, Midiya viloyatining markazi Ekbatana shahridagi arxivdan bir oʻrama qogʻoz topildi. Unda quyidagilar yozilgan edi:
3 “Shoh Kurush oʻz hukmronligining birinchi yilida Xudoning Quddusdagi uyiga oid shunday farmon chiqardi: Xudoning uyi oldingi oʻrnida qayta qurilsin, toki odamlar u yerda qurbonliklar keltira oladigan boʻlishsin. Bu uyning balandligi oltmish tirsak , kengligi ham oltmish tirsak boʻlsin. 4 Devorlari yoʻnilgan tosh va yogʻochdan qurilsin, har uch qator toshning ustiga bir qator yogʻoch yotqizilsin. Xarajatlar shoh xazinasidan toʻlansin. 5 Bundan tashqari, Navuxadnazar Quddusdagi Maʼbaddan Bobilga olib kelgan Xudoning uyiga tegishli buyumlar ham Quddusga qaytarib olib borilsin. Hammasi Xudoning uyiga oldingiday joylashtirilsin.”
Shoh Doro Maʼbaddagi ishlarni davom ettirishni buyuradi
6 Shoh Doro shunday maktub joʻnatdi: “Furot daryosining gʻarbidagi viloyat hokimi Tattanay, Shatarboʻzanay va ularning sheriklari — viloyat amaldorlari! Sizlar nari turinglar! 7 Xudoning uyidagi ishlarga aralashmanglar. Yahudo hokimi va yahudiy oqsoqollari Xudoning uyini oldingi oʻrnida qaytadan quraverishsin. 8 Bundan tashqari, sizlar yahudiy oqsoqollariga Xudoning uyini qayta qurishda quyidagicha yordam berishingizni amr qilaman: ish uchun kerak boʻlgan hamma mablagʻni ularga kechiktirmay yetkazib turinglar. Mablagʻni Furot daryosining gʻarbidagi viloyatdan yigʻilgan oʻlpondan — shoh xazinasidan toʻlanglar. 9 Quddusdagi ruhoniylar Samoviy Xudoga har kuni kuydiriladigan nazrlarni keltira olishlari uchun ularni kerakli narsalar bilan taʼminlanglar. Ularga soʻraganini — buqa, qoʻchqor, qoʻzilarni, shuningdek, bugʻdoy, tuz, sharob va zaytun moyini beringlar. 10 Shunda ular Samoviy Xudoga maʼqul keladigan qurbonliklarni nazr qila oladigan boʻlishadi hamda meni va farzandlarimni duo qilib yurishadi. 11 Yana buyuraman: kim bu farmonimni oʻzgartirsa, oʻsha odamning uyidan xoda sugʻurib olinsin. Aybdor odam tik oʻrnatilgan xodaning uchiga qoqilsin. Qilgan jinoyati uchun uyi buzib tashlanib, goʻngtepaga aylantirilsin. 12 Bu farmonimni oʻzgartirishga uringan yoki Xudoning Quddusdagi uyini yoʻqotishga harakat qilgan har qanday shoh yoki xalqni Xudoning Oʻzi yoʻq qilsin. Zotan, Xudo ulugʻlanishi uchun Oʻziga Quddus shahrini tanlagan. Bu farmonni men, Doro, joriy qildim. Farmonim soʻzsiz bajarilsin.”
Maʼbad qurib bitkaziladi va Xudoga bagʻishlanadi
13 Shoh Doro yuborgan buyruqqa muvofiq, Furot daryosining gʻarbidagi viloyat hokimi Tattanay, Shatarboʻzanay va ularning sheriklari shohning farmonini soʻzsiz bajarishdi. 14 Shunday qilib, yahudiy oqsoqollari Xudoning uyini quraverdilar, ish bir maromda ilgarilab borardi. Xaggey va Iddo oʻgʻli Zakariyo paygʻambarlar esa bashoratlari bilan ularni ruhlantirib turdilar. Yahudiy oqsoqollari Isroil xalqining Xudosi amriga hamda Fors shohlari Kurush, Doro va Artaxshasning farmonlariga koʻra, qurilishni tamomladilar. 15 Adar oyining uchinchi kuni, shoh Doro hukmronligining oltinchi yilida Xudoning uyi qurilishi tugatildi.
16 Isroil xalqi — ruhoniylar, levilar va surgundan qaytgan boshqa odamlar shod–xurramlik bilan uyni Xudoga bagʻishladilar. 17 Ular Xudo uyining bagʻishlanishiga atab, 100 ta buqa, 200 ta qoʻchqor, 400 ta qoʻzini qurbonlik qildilar. Isroil qabilalarining soniga koʻra, butun Isroil xalqi uchun 12 ta takani gunoh qurbonligi qildilar. 18 Soʻng ruhoniy va levilarni guruhlarga boʻldilar, ularga Xudoning Quddusdagi uyida bajariladigan vazifalarni taqsimlab berdilar. Bularning hammasini Musoning kitobida yozilgan koʻrsatmalar boʻyicha qildilar.
Fisih ziyofati va Xamirturushsiz non bayrami
19 Surgundan qaytganlar keyingi yilning birinchi oyi oʻn toʻrtinchi kunida Fisih ziyofatini oʻtkazdilar. 20 Ruhoniylar va levilar oʻzlarini pokladilar. Hammalari pok boʻlganlaridan keyin, levilar surgundan qaytgan xalq uchun, ruhoniylar uchun va oʻzlari uchun Fisih qoʻzisini soʻydilar. 21 Surgundan qaytgan Isroil xalqi Fisih taomidan tanovul qildi. Yurtdagi boshqa odamlar ham yahudiylarga qoʻshilib, Fisih taomidan tanovul qildilar. Ular Isroil xalqining Xudosiga — Egamizga sajda qilish uchun qoʻshni xalqlarning butparastlik udumlaridan voz kechgan edilar. 22 Hammasi shod–xurramlik bilan yetti kun davomida Xamirturushsiz non bayramini birgalikda nishonladilar. Ular xursand edilar, chunki Egamiz ularni Ossuriya shohining iltifotiga sazovor qilgan edi. Ossuriya shohi ularga Isroil xalqi Xudosining uyini qayta qurishda yordam bergandi.
