1 I n the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, the words of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah came true. The Lord worked in the spirit of King Cyrus of Persia so that he made it known through all his nation, and also put it in writing, saying,

En el primer año de Ciro, rey de Persia, para que se cumpliese la palabra de Jehová por boca de Jeremías, movió Jehová el espíritu de Ciro, rey de Persia, el cual hizo pregonar de palabra y también por escrito por todo su reino, diciendo:

2 “ This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the nations of the earth. He has chosen me to build Him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

Así ha dicho Ciro, rey de Persia: Jehová el Dios de los cielos me ha dado todos los reinos de la tierra, y me ha mandado que le edifique casa en Jerusalén, que está en Judá.

3 W hoever there is among you of all His people, may his God be with him! Let him go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah, and build again the house of the Lord, the God of Israel. He is the God Who is in Jerusalem.

Quien de entre vosotros pertenezca a su pueblo, sea Dios con él, y suba a Jerusalén que está en Judá, y edifique la casa a Jehová, Dios de Israel, el Dios que habita en Jerusalén.

4 L et each one who is still alive, at whatever place he may live, be helped by the men of his place with silver and gold and with good things and cattle. Let the men also give a free-will gift for the house of God in Jerusalem.’”

Y a todo el que haya quedado, en cualquier lugar donde more, ayúdenle los hombres de su lugar con plata, oro, bienes y ganados, además de ofrendas voluntarias para la casa de Dios, la cual está en Jerusalén. El regreso a Jerusalén

5 T hen the leaders of the family groups of Judah and Benjamin and the religious leaders and Levites stood up, everyone in whose spirit the Lord had worked to go up and build the Lord’s house in Jerusalem again.

Entonces se levantaron los jefes de las casas paternas de Judá y de Benjamín, y los sacerdotes y levitas, todos aquellos cuyo espíritu despertó Dios para subir a edificar la casa de Jehová, que está en Jerusalén.

6 A ll those around them helped them with gifts of silver, gold, good things, cattle, and things worth much money, besides all that was given as a free-will gift.

Y todos sus vecinos les ayudaron con plata y oro, con bienes y ganado, y con cosas preciosas, además de todo lo que se ofreció voluntariamente.

7 K ing Cyrus brought out the objects of the house of the Lord, which Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and put in the house of his gods.

Y el rey Ciro mandó sacar los utensilios de la casa de Jehová, que Nabucodonosor había sacado de Jerusalén, y los había puesto en la casa de sus dioses.

8 K ing Cyrus of Persia had them brought out by Mithredath, the man who took care of the nation’s riches. And he numbered them as he handed them over to Sheshbazzar, the leader of Judah.

Los sacó, pues, Ciro, rey de Persia, por mano de Mitrídates tesorero, el cual los dio por cuenta a Sesbasar príncipe de Judá.

9 T his was their number: 30 gold dishes, 1, 000 silver dishes, 29 other dishes,

Y esta es la cuenta de ellos: treinta tazones de oro, mil tazones de plata, veintinueve cuchillos,

10 3 0 gold pots, 410 silver pots, and 1, 000 other objects.

treinta tazas de oro, otras cuatrocientas diez tazas de plata, y otros mil utensilios.

11 T here were 5, 400 objects of gold and silver in all. Sheshbazzar brought all of them back when the people who had been taken away went up from Babylon to Jerusalem.

Todos los utensilios de oro y de plata eran cinco mil cuatrocientos. Todos los hizo llevar Sesbasar con los que subieron del cautiverio de Babilonia a Jerusalén.