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tunc Darius rex praecepit et recensuerunt in bibliothecalibrorum qui erant repositi in Babylone

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et inventum est in Ecbathanis quod est castrum in Madenaprovincia volumen unum talisque scriptus erat in eocommentarius

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anno primo Cyri regis Cyrus rex decrevit ut domus Dei quaeest in Hierusalem aedificaretur in loco ubi immolent hostias etut ponant fundamenta subportantia altitudinem cubitorumsexaginta et latitudinem cubitorum sexaginta

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ordines de lapidibus inpolitis tres et sic ordines de lignisnovis sumptus autem de domo regis dabuntur

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sed et vasa templi Dei aurea et argentea quae Nabuchodonosortulerat de templo Hierusalem et adtulerat ea in Babylonemreddantur et referantur in templo Hierusalem in locum suum quaeet posita sunt in templo Dei

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nunc ergo Tatannai dux regionis quae est trans FlumenStarbuzannai et consiliarii vestri Apharsacei qui estis transFlumen procul recedite ab illis

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et dimittite fieri templum Dei illud a duce Iudaeorum et asenioribus eorum domum Dei illam aedificent in loco suo

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sed et a me praeceptum est quid oporteat fieri a presbyterisIudaeorum illis ut aedificetur domus Dei scilicet ut de arcaregis id est de tributis quae dantur de regione trans Flumenstudiose sumptus dentur viris illis ne inpediatur opus

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quod si necesse fuerit et vitulos et agnos et hedos inholocaustum Deo caeli frumentum sal vinum et oleum secundumritum sacerdotum qui sunt in Hierusalem detur eis per diessingulos ne sit in aliquo querimonia

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et offerant oblationes Deo caeli orentque pro vita regis etfiliorum eius

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a me ergo positum est decretum ut omnis homo qui hancmutaverit iussionem tollatur lignum de domo ipsius et erigaturet configatur in eo domus autem eius publicetur

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Deus autem qui habitare fecit nomen suum ibi dissipet omniaregna et populum qui extenderit manum suam ut repugnet etdissipet domum Dei illam quae est in Hierusalem ego Dariusstatui decretum quod studiose impleri volo

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igitur Tatannai dux regionis trans Flumen et Starbuzannaiet consiliarii eius secundum quod praeceperat Darius rex sicdiligenter exsecuti sunt

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seniores autem Iudaeorum aedificabant et prosperabanturiuxta prophetiam Aggei prophetae et Zacchariae filii Addo etaedificaverunt et construxerunt iubente Deo Israhel et iubenteCyro et Dario et Artarxerse regibus Persarum

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et conpleverunt domum Dei istam usque ad diem tertiummensis adar qui est annus sextus regni Darii regis

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fecerunt autem filii Israhel sacerdotes et Levitae etreliqui filiorum transmigrationis dedicationem domus Dei ingaudio

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et obtulerunt in dedicationem domus Dei vitulos centumarietes ducentos agnos quadringentos hircos caprarum propeccato totius Israhel duodecim iuxta numerum tribuum Israhel

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et statuerunt sacerdotes in ordinibus suis et Levitas invicibus suis super opera Dei in Hierusalem sicut scriptum estin libro Mosi

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fecerunt autem filii transmigrationis pascha quartadecimadie mensis primi

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purificati enim fuerant sacerdotes et Levitae quasi unusomnes mundi ad immolandum pascha universis filiistransmigrationis et fratribus suis sacerdotibus et sibi

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et comederunt filii Israhel qui reversi fuerant detransmigratione et omnis qui se separaverat a coinquinationegentium terrae ad eos ut quaererent Dominum Deum Israhel

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et fecerunt sollemnitatem azymorum septem diebus inlaetitia quoniam laetificaverat eos Dominus et converterat corregis Assur ad eos ut adiuvaret manus eorum in opere domusDomini Dei Israhel

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Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.

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And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written:

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In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;

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With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king's house:

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And also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought unto Babylon, be restored, and brought again unto the temple which is at Jerusalem, every one to his place, and place them in the house of God.

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Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shetharboznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye far from thence:

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Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place.

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Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king's goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith expenses be given unto these men, that they be not hindered.

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And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail:

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That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.

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Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this.

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And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed.

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Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shetharboznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so they did speedily.

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And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

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And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.

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And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy.

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And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

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And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.

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And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month.

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For the priests and the Levites were purified together, all of them were pure, and killed the passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.

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And the children of Israel, which were come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the LORD God of Israel, did eat,

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And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

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