The Return to Jerusalem
1 And 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.
Hata ulipowadia mwezi wa saba, na wana wa Israeli walipokuwa katika miji yao, watu wakakusanyika pamoja huko Yerusalemu kama mtu mmoja.
2 Then 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.
Ndipo akasimama Yoshua, mwana wa Yosadaki, na ndugu zake makuhani, na Zerubabeli, mwana wa Shealtieli, na ndugu zake, nao wakaijenga madhabahu ya Mungu wa Israeli, ili kutoa sadaka za kuteketezwa juu yake, kama ilivyoandikwa katika torati ya Musa, mtu wa Mungu.
3 And 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.
Wakaiweka madhabahu juu ya msingi wake; maana hofu imewashika kwa sababu ya watu wa nchi; wakamtolea Bwana sadaka za kuteketezwa juu yake, sadaka za kuteketezwa za asubuhi na jioni.
4 They 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;
Wakaishika Sikukuu ya Vibanda, kama ilivyoandikwa, wakatoa sadaka za kuteketezwa za kila siku kwa hesabu yake, kama ilivyoagizwa, kama ilivyopasa kila siku;
5 and 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.
na baadaye sadaka ya kuteketezwa ya daima, na za mwandamo wa mwezi, na za sikukuu za Bwana, zilizoamriwa na kuwekwa wakfu, na za kila mtu aliyemtolea Bwana sadaka kwa hiari yake.
6 From 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.
Tangu siku ya kwanza ya mwezi wa saba walianza kumtolea Bwana sadaka za kuteketezwa, lakini msingi wa hekalu la Bwana ulikuwa haujawekwa bado.
7 They 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.
Tena waliwapa waashi na maseremala fedha; wakawapa watu wa Sidoni, na watu wa Tiro, chakula, na vinywaji, na mafuta, ili walete mierezi kutoka Lebanoni mpaka Yafa kwa njia ya bahari, kwa kadiri walivyopewa ruhusa na Koreshi, mfalme wa Uajemi.
Rebuilding the Temple
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.
Hata mwaka wa pili wa kufika kwao nyumbani kwa Mungu, huko Yerusalemu, mwezi wa pili, Zerubabeli, mwana wa Shealtieli, na Yoshua, mwana wa Yosadaki, na ndugu zao wengine, makuhani na Walawi, na watu wote, waliotoka katika uhamisho na kufika Yerusalemu, wakaanza; nao wakawaweka Walawi, hao wenye miaka ishirini na waliozidi, ili kuisimamia kazi ya nyumba ya Bwana.
9 Then 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.
Ndipo wakasimama Yeshua, na wanawe na ndugu zake, Kadmieli, na wanawe, wana wa Hodavia, pamoja, ili kuwasimamia hao wafanyao kazi katika nyumba ya Mungu; wana wa Henadadi, pamoja na wana wao, na ndugu zao, Walawi.
10 And 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.
Hata wajenzi walipouweka msingi wa hekalu la Bwana, wakawaweka makuhani, wamevaa mavazi yao, wenye baragumu, na Walawi, wana wa Asafu, wenye matoazi, ili wamhimidi Bwana, kama alivyoagiza Daudi, mfalme wa Israeli.
11 And 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.
Wakaimbiana, wakimhimidi Bwana, na kumshukuru, wakasema, Kwa kuwa ni mwema, kwa maana fadhili zake kwa Israeli ni za milele. Kisha watu wote wakapaza sauti zao, na kupiga kelele, walipomhimidi Bwana, kwa sababu msingi wa nyumba ya Bwana umekwisha kuwekwa.
12 But 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:
Bali makuhani wengi, na Walawi, na wakuu wa mbari za mababa, waliokuwa wameiona nyumba ya kwanza, wakati msingi wa nyumba hii ulipowekwa mbele ya macho yao, walilia kwa sauti kuu; na watu wengi walipiga kelele za furaha;
13 so 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.
hata watu wasiweze kupambanua kelele za furaha, na kelele za vilio vya watu; maana watu walipiga kelele kwa sauti kuu, na kelele zao zikasikilikana mbali sana.
