Ezra 1

Kōresh (Cyrus) king of Persia, stirred by YHWH to fulfill Yirmeyahu's prophecy, issues a decree allowing Yehudim to return to Yerushalayim and rebuild the Beit Hamikdash, returning the sacred vessels taken by Nəvūkadnetstsar.[1][2][4]

Interlinear Text

Verse 1
וּ/בִ/שְׁנַ֣ת 𐤅/𐤁/𐤔𐤍𐤕 uvishenat And in the year and in year-of HC/R/Ncfsc אַחַ֗ת 𐤀𐤇𐤕 achat Eka (Bemba) first one HAcfsa לְ/כ֨וֹרֶשׁ֙ 𐤋/𐤊𐤅𐤓𐤔 lekhoresh of Cyrus to Cyrus to Koresh HR/Np מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of HNcmsc פָּרַ֔ס 𐤐𐤓𐤎 paras of Persia Persia Paras HNp לִ/כְל֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤊𐤋𐤅𐤕 likhelot to fulfill to bring to completion HR/Vqc דְּבַר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 devar the word word of HNcmsc יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp מִ/פִּ֣י 𐤌/𐤐𐤉 mipi by the mouth from mouth of HR/Ncmsc יִרְמְיָ֑ה 𐤉𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤄 yiremeyah of Jeremiah Yah Exalts Yiremeyah HNp הֵעִ֣יר 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 heir stirred up he roused HVhp3ms יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker HTo ר֨וּחַ֙ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha Roho (Swahili) spirit breath of HNcbsc כֹּ֣רֶשׁ 𐤊𐤓𐤔 koresh of Cyrus Cyrus Koresh HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe-2 king king of HNcmsc פָּרַ֔ס 𐤐𐤓𐤎 paras-2 of Persia Persia Paras HNp וַ/יַּֽעֲבֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤓 vayaaver and he made pass and he caused to cross HC/Vhw3ms קוֹל֙ 𐤒𐤅𐤋 qol a voice sound of HNcmsa בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal throughout all in the whole of HR/Ncmsc מַלְכוּת֔/וֹ 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅𐤕/𐤅 malekhuto his kingdom his kingship HNcfsc/Sp3ms וְ/גַם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also and also HC/Ta בְּ/מִכְתָּ֖ב 𐤁/𐤌𐤊𐤕𐤁 bemikhetav in writing in a written document HR/Ncmsa לֵ/אמֹֽר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc
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מִֽי 𐤌𐤉 mi who who? HTi בָ/כֶ֣ם 𐤁/𐤊𐤌 vakhem among you HR/Sp2mp מִ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal of all from the entirety of HR/Ncmsc עַמּ֗/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 amo his people his gathered people HNcmsc/Sp3ms יְהִ֤י 𐤉𐤄𐤉 yehi be may he be HVqj3ms אֱלֹהָי/ו֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤅 elohayv Mulimu (Lozi) his God his mighty-ones HNcmpc/Sp3ms עִמּ֔/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 imo with him with him HR/Sp3ms וְ/יַ֕עַל 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋 veyaal and let him go up and let him ascend HC/Vqj3ms לִ/ירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם 𐤋/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 lirushalaim to Jerusalem to Foundation-of-Wholeness to Yerushalam HR/Np אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr בִּ/יהוּדָ֑ה 𐤁/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 bihudah is in Judah in Yehudah (Praise-of-Yah) in Yehudah HR/Np וְ/יִ֗בֶן 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤍 veyiven and let him build and may he build HC/Vqj3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo בֵּ֤ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of HNcmsc יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵ֣י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp ה֥וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he HPp3ms הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) the God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 who that-which HTr בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָֽם 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 birushalaim is in Jerusalem in Yerushalem in Yerushalam HR/Np
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וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal And whoever and whole of HC/Ncmsc הַ/נִּשְׁאָ֗ר 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤓 hanishear remains the one remaining HTd/VNrmsa מִֽ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal of all from the entirety of HR/Ncmsc הַ/מְּקֹמוֹת֮ 𐤄/𐤌𐤒𐤌𐤅𐤕 hameqomot places the standing-places HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher where that-which HTr ה֣וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he HPp3ms גָֽר 𐤂𐤓 gar sojourns he sojourned HVqrmsa שָׁם֒ 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place HD יְנַשְּׂא֨וּ/הוּ֙ 𐤉𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤅/𐤄𐤅 yenaseuhu let them support him they will lift him up HVpi3mp/Sp3ms אַנְשֵׁ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey the men of men of HNcmpc מְקֹמ֔/וֹ 𐤌𐤒𐤌/𐤅 meqomo his place his standing-place HNcmsc/Sp3ms בְּ/כֶ֥סֶף 𐤁/𐤊𐤎𐤐 bekhesef with silver with silver HR/Ncmsa וּ/בְ/זָהָ֖ב 𐤅/𐤁/𐤆𐤄𐤁 uvezahav and with gold and with gold HC/R/Ncmsa וּ/בִ/רְכ֣וּשׁ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤓𐤊𐤅𐤔 uvirekhush and with goods and in gathered possessions HC/R/Ncmsa וּ/בִ/בְהֵמָ֑ה 𐤅/𐤁/𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄 uvivehemah and with livestock and with a beast HC/R/Ncfsa עִם 𐤏𐤌 im besides if / whether HR הַ֨/נְּדָבָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤍𐤃𐤁𐤄 hanedavah the freewill offering the voluntary offering HTd/Ncfsa לְ/בֵ֥ית 𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕 leveyt for the house of to a house of HR/Ncmsc הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which is that-which HTr בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָֽם 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 birushalaim in Jerusalem in Yerushalem in Yerushalam HR/Np
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וַ/יָּק֜וּמוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤅𐤌𐤅 vayaqumu Then rose up and they rose up HC/Vqw3mp רָאשֵׁ֣י 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉 rashey the heads heads of HNcmpc הָ/אָב֗וֹת 𐤄/𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕 haavot of the fathers the fathers HTd/Ncmpa לִֽ/יהוּדָה֙ 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 lihudah of Judah to Yah-is-praised to Yehudah HR/Np וּ/בִנְיָמִ֔ן 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤍 uvineyamin and Benjamin and Son-of-the-Right-Hand and Bineyamin HC/Np וְ/הַ/כֹּהֲנִ֖ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 vehakohanim and the priests and the officiating-priests HC/Td/Ncmpa וְ/הַ/לְוִיִּ֑ם 𐤅/𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 vehaleviyim and the Levites and the Levites and the Leviyim HC/Td/Ngmpa לְ/כֹ֨ל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhol with all to the entirety of HR/Ncmsa הֵעִ֤יר 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 heir had stirred up he roused HVhp3ms הָ/אֱלֹהִים֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo רוּח֔/וֹ 𐤓𐤅𐤇/𐤅 rucho Roho (Swahili) whose spirit his animating breath HNcbsc/Sp3ms לַ/עֲל֣וֹת 𐤋/𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 laalot to go up to ascend HR/Vqc לִ/בְנ֔וֹת 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕 livenot to build to build HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt the house house-of HNcmsc יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָֽם 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 birushalaim in Jerusalem in Yerushalem in Yerushalam HR/Np
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