The Decree of Kawarash

Decree of Cyrus

Ezra 1:1–4

In his first year Kawarash king of Paras proclaims that the house of Yahawah be built again at Yarawashalam, and that his exiles go up.

Ezra 1:1–4

1 Now in the achad (one) shanah (year) of Kawarash (Cyrus) malak (king) of Paras (Persia), that the dabar (word / matter) of Yahawah () by the pah (mouth) of Yaramayah (Jeremiah) might be kalah (complete / finish), Yahawah () iwar (rouse / awaken) up the rawach (spirit / wind) of Kawarash (Cyrus) malak (king) of Paras (Persia), so that he ibar (pass over/through) a proclamation throughout all his malakawath (kingdom), and put it also in makathab (writing), amar (spoke),

2 “Thus amar (spoke) Kawarash (Cyrus) malak (king) of Paras (Persia), ‘Yahawah (), the Alahayam () of shamayam (Shamayam / Heavens), nathan (give) given me all the mamalakawath (kingdoms) of the aratz (Earth/land); and he paqad (visit) commanded me to banah (build) him a bayath (house) in Yarawashalam (Jerusalem), which is in Yahawadah (Judah).

3 Whoever there is among you of all his im (nation / people), may his Alahayam () be with him, and let him ilah (go up / offer) up to Yarawashalam (Jerusalem), which is in Yahawadah (Judah), and banah (build) the bayath (house) of Yahawah (), the Alahayam () of Yashar-Al (Israel) (he is Alahayam ()), which is in Yarawashalam (Jerusalem).

4 Whoever is shaar (left), in any maqawam (place) where he lives, let the anashay (men) of his maqawam (place) nashaa (lift) him with kasap (silver), with zahab (gold), with rakawash (wealth / property / goods / possessions), and with animals, besides the freewill nadabah (voluntary / freewill offering) for the bayath (house) of Alahayam () which is in Yarawashalam (Jerusalem).’”

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