1 Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxesking of Persia, Ezrathe son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, 2 The son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub, 3 The son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth, 4 The son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki, 5 The son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaronthe chief priest: 6 This Ezrawent up from Babylon; and he wasa ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORDGod of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORDhis God upon him. 7 And there went up someof the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxesthe king. 8 And he came to Jerusalemin the fifth month, which wasin the seventh year of the king. 9 For upon the first dayof the first month began he to go up from Babylon, and on the first dayof the fifth month came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him.7.9 began…: Heb. was the foundation of the going up10 For Ezrahad prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.
11 Now this isthe copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxesgave unto Ezrathe priest, the scribe, evena scribe of the words of the commandments of the LORD, and of his statutes to Israel. 12 Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezrathe priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time.7.12 unto…: or, to Ezra the priest, a perfect scribe of the law of the God of heaven, peace, etc13 I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and ofhis priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with thee. 14 Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king, and of his seven counsellors, to enquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which isin thine hand;7.14 of the king: Chaldee, from before the king15 And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors have freely offered unto the God of Israel, whose habitation isin Jerusalem, 16 And all the silver and gold that thou canst 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 isin Jerusalem: 17 That thou mayest buy speedily with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meat offerings and their drink offerings, and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which isin Jerusalem. 18 And whatsoever shall seem good to thee, and to thy brethren, to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do after the will of your God. 19 The vessels also that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, thosedeliver thou before the God of Jerusalem. 20 And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow itout of the king’s treasure house. 21 And I, evenI Artaxerxesthe king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which arebeyond the river, that whatsoever Ezrathe priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily, 22 Unto an hundred talentsof silver, and to an hundred measures of wheat, and to an hundred bathsof wine, and to an hundred bathsof oil, and salt without prescribing how much.7.22 measures: Chaldee, cors23 Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for the house of the God of heaven: for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?7.23 Whatsoever…: Chaldee, Whatsoever is of the decree24 Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them. 25 And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that isin thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that arebeyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know themnot. 26 And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it beunto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.7.26 to banishment: Chaldee, to rooting out
27 Blessed bethe LORDGod of our fathers, which hath put such a thingas this in the king’s heart, to beautify the house of the LORDwhich isin Jerusalem: 28 And hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the LORDmy God wasupon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.
Lugar Bíblico
Região / Território
Persia
Hoje: Iran (Ancient Persia)
פָּרַסparas
Persia is the kingdom of Cyrus, the king who said that the Lord, the God of heaven, had given him all the kingdoms of the earth and the task of building a temple in Jerusalem (Ezra 1:2).
Ezra, a priest and scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, returned from Babylonia to Jerusalem, read the law to the people, and led them to separate from foreign women (Ezra 7:6).
Hilkiah was the high priest who found the Book of the Law in the house of the Lord during the reign of King Josiah and gave it to Shaphan the secretary (2 Kings 22:8).
Phinehas, a priest, son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron, turned back the wrath of the Lord from the people of Israel, for he was zealous among them (Numbers 25:11).
Aaron, brother of Moses, spoke for him before Pharaoh and was the first high priest of Israel, consecrated with his sons for the priesthood (Exodus 4:14).
Ezra, a priest and scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, returned from Babylonia to Jerusalem, read the law to the people, and led them to separate from foreign women (Ezra 7:6).
Babylonia is the land whose king, Nebuchadnezzar, took captives from Judah; the exiles returned from there to Jerusalem and Judah, each to their own town (Ezra 2:1).
Moses, a Levite raised by Pharaoh’s daughter, was called by God at the burning bush, brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt, and received the law on Mount Sinai (Exodus 3:4).
Jacob, son of Isaac, bought the birthright from Esau, wrestled with God at Penuel, and received the name Israel; his twelve sons gave rise to the tribes (Genesis 32:28).
Significado: “One who takes by the heel (supplanter)”
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Babylonia is the land whose king, Nebuchadnezzar, took captives from Judah; the exiles returned from there to Jerusalem and Judah, each to their own town (Ezra 2:1).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Ezra, a priest and scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, returned from Babylonia to Jerusalem, read the law to the people, and led them to separate from foreign women (Ezra 7:6).
Ezra, a priest and scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, returned from Babylonia to Jerusalem, read the law to the people, and led them to separate from foreign women (Ezra 7:6).
Ezra, a priest and scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, returned from Babylonia to Jerusalem, read the law to the people, and led them to separate from foreign women (Ezra 7:6).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Babylonia is the land whose king, Nebuchadnezzar, took captives from Judah; the exiles returned from there to Jerusalem and Judah, each to their own town (Ezra 2:1).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Ezra, a priest and scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, returned from Babylonia to Jerusalem, read the law to the people, and led them to separate from foreign women (Ezra 7:6).
Ezra, a priest and scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, returned from Babylonia to Jerusalem, read the law to the people, and led them to separate from foreign women (Ezra 7:6).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).