Ezra 3 – KJV & CCB

King James Version

Ezra 3:1-13

1And when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem. 2Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.3.2 Jeshua: also called, Joshua3.2 Zerubbabel: Gr. Zorobabel3.2 Shealtiel: Gr. Salathiel 3And they set the altar upon his bases; for fear was upon them because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD, even burnt offerings morning and evening. 4They kept also the feast of tabernacles, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt offerings by number, according to the custom, as the duty of every day required;3.4 as the duty…: Heb. the matter of the day in his day 5And afterward offered the continual burnt offering, both of the new moons, and of all the set feasts of the LORD that were consecrated, and of every one that willingly offered a freewill offering unto the LORD. 6From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer burnt offerings unto the LORD. But the foundation of the temple of the LORD was not yet laid.3.6 the foundation…: Heb. the temple of the LORD was not yet founded 7They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.3.7 carpenters: or, workmen

8¶ Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD. 9Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to set forward the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brethren the Levites.3.9 Judah: also called, Hodaviah3.9 together: Heb. as one 10And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Israel. 11And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid. 12But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy: 13So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)

以斯拉记 3:1-13

重建祭坛

1到了七月,以色列人已安居各城,他们万众一心地聚集在耶路撒冷2约萨达的儿子耶书亚及其他祭司、撒拉铁的儿子所罗巴伯及其亲属,一起重新筑造以色列上帝的祭坛,为要照上帝的仆人摩西在律法书上的记载在坛上献燔祭。 3他们虽然惧怕当地的居民,还是在原来的根基上重建祭坛,并早晚在上面向耶和华献燔祭。 4他们照律法书的记载守住棚节,每天按规定的数目献上燔祭。 5之后,他们献上日常的燔祭,并在朔日3:5 朔日”即每月初一。和耶和华所定的一切节期献祭,又向耶和华献上自愿献的祭。 6尽管耶和华殿的根基还没有立好,从七月一日起,他们就开始向耶和华献燔祭。 7他们付给石匠和木匠银子,并经波斯塞鲁士批准,供给泰尔人和西顿人食物、酒和油,换取他们把香柏木从黎巴嫩经海路运到约帕

开始重建圣殿

8在回到耶路撒冷上帝殿的第二年二月,撒拉铁的儿子所罗巴伯约萨达的儿子耶书亚及其祭司和利未亲族,以及所有从流亡之地回到耶路撒冷的人,开始重建耶和华的殿,并派二十岁以上的利未人做督工。 9何达威雅3:9 何达威雅”希伯来文是“犹大”,参考2:40的后裔,即耶书亚及其子孙和弟兄、甲篾及其子孙,与利未希拿达的子孙及其弟兄同心协力地监督在上帝殿里做工的人。

10工人立耶和华殿的根基时,祭司身穿礼服拿着号角,利未亚萨的子孙拿着钹各就各位,照以色列大卫所定的规矩赞美耶和华。 11他们彼此唱和,赞美、称谢耶和华,说:

“祂是美善的,

因为祂向以色列人永施慈爱!”

所有人都高声欢呼赞美耶和华,因为耶和华殿的根基已经立好。 12许多曾见过旧殿的年长的祭司、利未人和族长看见这殿的根基,不禁放声大哭,也有很多人高声欢呼。 13人们无法分辨是痛哭声还是欢呼声,因为众人都大声呼喊,声音传到远处。