拉7:1 这些事以后，波斯王亚达薛西在位的时候，有位以斯拉，是西莱雅的儿子，西莱雅是亚撒利雅的儿子，亚撒利雅是希勒家的儿子，
拉7:1 Now after these things, when Artaxerxes was king of Persia, Ezra, the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
拉7:2 希勒家是沙龙的儿子，沙龙是撒督的儿子，撒督是亚希突的儿子，
拉7:2 The son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,
拉7:3 亚希突是亚玛利雅的儿子，亚玛利雅是亚撒利雅的儿子，亚撒利雅是米拉约的儿子，
拉7:3 The son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,
拉7:4 米拉约是西拉希雅的儿子，西拉希雅是乌西的儿子，乌西是布基的儿子，
拉7:4 The son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,
拉7:5 布基是亚比书的儿子，亚比书是非尼哈的儿子，非尼哈是以利亚撒的儿子，以利亚撒是大祭司亚伦的儿子。
拉7:5 The son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest:
拉7:6 这位以斯拉是一位经学家，精通耶和华以色列的 神赐给摩西的律法；因为耶和华他 神的手帮助他，所以王赐他所求的一切，他就从巴比伦上来。
拉7:6 This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a scribe, expert in the law of Moses which the Lord, the God of Israel, had given: and the king, moved by the Lord his God, gave him whatever he made request for.
拉7:7 在亚达薛西王第七年，一些以色列人和一些祭司、利未人、歌唱的、守门的和作殿役的，和他一起上耶路撒冷去。
拉7:7 And some of the children of Israel went up, with some of the priests and the Levites and the music-makers and the door-keepers and the Nethinim, to Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.
拉7:8 王第七年五月来到耶路撒冷。
拉7:8 And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, in the seventh year of the king's rule.
拉7:9 正月初一，以斯拉开始从巴比伦上来；五月初一来到耶路撒冷，他 神施恩的手帮助他，
拉7:9 For, starting his journey from Babylon on the first day of the first month, he came to Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month, by the good help of his God.
拉7:10 因为以斯拉专心寻求研究耶和华的律法，并且遵行，在以色列中教导律例和典章。
拉7:10 For Ezra had given his mind to learning the law of the Lord and doing it, and to teaching his rules and decisions in Israel.
拉7:11 亚达薛西王颁发谕旨给以斯拉；以斯拉是一位祭司和经学家，精通耶和华的诫命和赐给以色列之律例；谕旨内容是这样：
拉7:11 Now this is a copy of the letter which King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra, the priest and the scribe, who put into writing the words of the orders of the Lord, and of his rules for Israel:
拉7:12 “诸王之王亚达薛西赐谕旨给以斯拉祭司，精通天上 神律法的经学家，愿你平安。
拉7:12 Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, scribe of the law of the God of heaven, all peace;
拉7:13 现在我下令：住在我国中的以色列人中，愿意上到耶路撒冷去的祭司和利未人，他们都可以与你同去。
拉7:13 And now it is my order that all those of the people of Israel, and their priests and Levites in my kingdom, who are ready and have a desire to go to Jerusalem, are to go with you.
拉7:14 你既然是王和他七位顾问所派去的，就要照着你手中 神的律法书，查察犹大和耶路撒冷的情况。
拉7:14 Because you are sent by the king and his seven wise men, to get knowledge about Judah and Jerusalem, as you are ordered by the law of your God which is in your hand;
拉7:15 你要把王和他顾问甘心献的金银带去，奉献给住在耶路撒冷之以色列的 神；
拉7:15 And to take with you the silver and gold freely offered by the king and his wise men to the God of Israel, whose Temple is in Jerusalem,
拉7:16 也要带着你在巴比伦全省所得的金银，连同人民和祭司甘心乐意献给在耶路撒冷 神的殿的礼物，
拉7:16 As well as all the silver and gold which you get from the land of Babylon, together with the offering of the people and of the priests, freely given for the house of their God, which is in Jerusalem:
拉7:17 使你可以用这些银子审慎地购买公牛、公绵羊、绵羊羔，以及与祭牲同献的素祭和奠祭，献在耶路撒冷你们 神的殿的祭坛上。
拉7:17 So with this money get with care oxen, sheep, and lambs, with their meal offerings and their drink offerings, to be offered on the altar of the house of your God, which is in Jerusalem.
拉7:18 剩余的金银，你和你的族人看怎么办好，就怎么用；只要照着你们 神的旨意去作就是了。
拉7:18 And whatever seems right to you and to your brothers to do with the rest of the silver and gold, that do, as may be pleasing to your God.
拉7:19 至于交给你为你 神殿中事奉用的器皿，你要放在耶路撒冷的 神面前。
拉7:19 And the vessels which have been given to you for the uses of the house of your God, you are to give to the God of Jerusalem.
拉7:20 如果你需要支付你 神的殿其余的费用，你可以从王的库房里支付。
拉7:20 And whatever more is needed for the house of your God, and which you may have to give, take it from the king's store-house.
拉7:21 我亚达薛西王下令给在河西那边所有的库官：无论以斯拉祭司，这位精通天上 神律法的经学家，向你们要求什么，你们都要审慎照办。
拉7:21 And I, even I, Artaxerxes the king, now give orders to all keepers of the king's money across the river, that whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, may have need of from you, is to be done with all care,
拉7:22 他可以要银子三千四百公斤，麦子一百公斤，酒二千二百公升，油二千二百公升，盐却不受限制。
拉7:22 Up to a hundred talents of silver, a hundred measures of grain, a hundred measures of wine, and a hundred measures of oil, and salt without measure.
拉7:23 天上的 神命令的，就要为天上 神的殿热心去作，免得忿怒临到王和王的子孙的国。
拉7:23 Whatever is ordered by the God of heaven, let it be done completely for the house of the God of heaven; so that there may not be wrath against the kingdom of the king and his sons.
拉7:24 我要你们知道，凡是祭司、利未人、歌唱的、守门的，作殿役的和在这 神的殿里作仆人的，都不可以向他们征收税款、贡物和粮食。
拉7:24 In addition, we make it clear to you, that it will be against the law to put any tax or payment in goods or forced payment on any of the priests or Levites, the music-makers, door-keepers, Nethinim, or any servants of this house of God.
拉7:25 至于你以斯拉，你要照着你手中 神的智慧书，委任法官和官吏，治理在河西那边所有明白你 神的律法的人民，那些不晓得律法的人，你要教导他们。
拉7:25 And you, Ezra, by the wisdom of your God which is in you, are to put rulers and judges to have authority over all the people across the river who have knowledge of the laws of your God; and you are to give teaching to him who has no knowledge of them.
拉7:26 不遵守你 神的律法和王的律法的，就要审慎地判决处分，或是处死、或是放逐、或是没收家产、或是囚禁。”
拉7:26 And if anyone does not keep the law of your God and the law of the king, take care that punishment is given to him, by death or by driving him from his country or by taking away his goods or by putting him in prison.
拉7:27 以斯拉说：“耶和华我们列祖的 神是应该称颂的，因为他把这样的意念放在君王的心里，使他修饰那在耶路撒冷的耶和华的殿；
拉7:27 Praise be to the Lord, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing into the heart of the king, to make fair the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem;
拉7:28 又使我在王和谋士，以及王手下有权势的领袖面前蒙恩。因为耶和华我 神的手帮助我，我就有勇气，召集以色列中一些首领，与我一同上来。”
拉7:28 And has given mercy to me before the king and his government and before all the king's great captains. And I was made strong by the hand of the Lord my God which was on me, and I got together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.