And whenוַthe seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִיmonthהַחֹדֶשׁcame,יִּגַּעand the sonsוּבְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwere in the cities,בֶּעָרִיםthe peopleהָעָםgatheredוַיֵּאָסְפוּas one manכְּאִישׁ אֶחָדto Jerusalem.אֶל יְרוּשָׁלִָם
AndוַJeshuaיֵשׁוּעַthe sonבֶּןof Jozadakיוֹצָדָקrose up,יָּקָםand his brothersוְאֶחָיוthe priests,הַכֹּהֲנִיםand Zerubbabelוּזְרֻבָּבֶלthe sonבֶּןof Shealtielשְׁאַלְתִּיאֵלand his brothers,וְאֶחָיוand they builtוַיִּבְנוּthe altarמִזְבַּחof the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלto offerלְהַעֲלוֹתburnt offeringsעֹלוֹתon it,עָלָיוas it is writtenכַּכָּתוּבin the lawבְּתוֹרַתof Mosesמֹשֶׁהthe manאִישׁof Elohim.הָאֱלֹהִים
And they setוַיָּכִינוּthe altarהַמִּזְבֵּחַon its bases,עַל מְכוֹנֹתָיוforכִּיterrorבְּאֵימָהwas on themעֲלֵיהֶםbecause of the peoplesמֵעַמֵּיof the lands;הָאֲרָצוֹתand they offeredוַיַּעֲלוּburnt offeringsעֹלוֹתon itעָלָיוto YHWH,לַיהוָהburnt offeringsעֹלוֹתfor the morningלַבֹּקֶרand for the evening.וְלָעָרֶב
And they celebratedוַיַּעֲשׂוּthe Feastחַגof Booths,הַסֻּכּוֹתas it is written,כַּכָּתוּבand the burnt offeringוְעֹלַתdayיוֹםby dayבְּיוֹםby number,בְּמִסְפָּרaccording to the rule,כְּמִשְׁפַּטwhat was dueדְּבַרeach dayיוֹםon its day;בְּיוֹמוֹ
and after thatוְאַחֲרֵי כֵןthe continualתָּמִידburnt offering,עֹלַתand those for the new moonsוְלֶחֳדָשִׁיםand for allוּלְכָלthe appointed timesמוֹעֲדֵיof YHWHיְהוָהthat were sanctified,הַמְקֻדָּשִׁיםand for everyoneוּלְכֹלwho freely offeredמִתְנַדֵּבa freewill offeringנְדָבָהto YHWH.לַיהוָה
Fromמִthe firstאֶחָדdayיּוֹםof the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִיmonthלַחֹדֶשׁthey beganהֵחֵלּוּto offerלְהַעֲלוֹתburnt offeringsעֹלוֹתto YHWH,לַיהוָהbut the templeוְהֵיכַלof YHWHיְהוָהhad notלֹאbeen founded.יֻסָּד
And they gaveוַיִּתְּנוּmoneyכֶסֶףto the stonecuttersלַחֹצְבִיםand to the craftsmen,וְלֶחָרָשִׁיםand foodוּמַאֲכָלand drinkוּמִשְׁתֶּהand oilוָשֶׁמֶןto the Sidoniansלַצִּדֹנִיםand to the Tyrians,וְלַצֹּרִיםto bringלְהָבִיאcedarאֲרָזִיםwoodעֲצֵיfromמִןLebanonהַלְּבָנוֹןtoאֶלthe seaיָםof Joppa,יָפוֹאaccording to the permissionכְּרִשְׁיוֹןof Cyrusכּוֹרֶשׁkingמֶלֶךְof Persiaפָּרַסfor them.עֲלֵיהֶם
And in the secondוּבַ הַשֵּׁנִיתyearשָּׁנָהof their comingלְבוֹאָםto the houseאֶל בֵּיתof Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםat Jerusalem,לִירוּשָׁלִַםin the secondבַּ הַשֵּׁנִיmonth,חֹדֶשׁZerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶלthe sonבֶּןof Shealtielשְׁאַלְתִּיאֵלand Jeshuaוְיֵשׁוּעַthe sonבֶּןof Jozadakיוֹצָדָקand the restוּשְׁאָרof their brothers,אֲחֵיהֶםthe priestsהַכֹּהֲנִיםand the Levites,וְהַלְוִיִּםand allוְכָלwho had comeהַבָּאִיםfrom the captivityמֵהַשְּׁבִיto Jerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִַםbegan;הֵחֵלּוּand they appointedוַיַּעֲמִידוּthe Levites,הַלְוִיִּםfrom twentyמִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִיםyears oldשָׁנָהand upward,וָמַעְלָהto directלְנַצֵּחַthe workעַל מְלֶאכֶתof the houseבֵּיתof YHWH.יְהוָה
AndוַJeshua,יֵשׁוּעַhis sonsבָּנָיוand his brothers,וְאֶחָיוKadmielקַדְמִיאֵלand his sons,וּבָנָיוthe sonsבְּנֵיof Judah,יְהוּדָהstood upיַּעֲמֹדas oneכְּאֶחָדto directלְנַצֵּחַthose doingעַל עֹשֵׂהthe workהַמְּלָאכָהin the houseבְּבֵיתof Elohim;הָאֱלֹהִיםthe sonsבְּנֵיof Henadad,חֵנָדָדtheir sonsבְּנֵיהֶםand their brothers,וַאֲחֵיהֶםthe Levites.הַלְוִיִּם
And whenוְthe buildersהַבֹּנִיםfoundedיִסְּדוּthe templeאֶת הֵיכַלof YHWH,יְהוָהthey setוַיַּעֲמִידוּthe priestsהַכֹּהֲנִיםin their vestmentsמְלֻבָּשִׁיםwith trumpets,בַּחֲצֹצְרוֹתand the Levites,וְהַלְוִיִּםthe sonsבְּנֵיof Asaph,אָסָףwith cymbals,בַּמְצִלְתַּיִםto praiseלְהַלֵּלYHWHאֶת יְהוָהunder the directionעַל יְדֵיof Davidדָּוִידkingמֶלֶךְof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
And they answered one anotherוַיַּעֲנוּpraisingבְּהַלֵּלand giving thanksוּבְהוֹדֹתto YHWH:לַיהוָה“Forכִּיhe is good,טוֹבforכִּיhis loyal loveחַסְדּוֹis foreverלְעוֹלָםover Israel.”עַל יִשְׂרָאֵלAnd allוְכָלthe peopleהָעָםshoutedהֵרִיעוּwith a great shout,תְרוּעָה גְדוֹלָהpraisingבְהַלֵּלYHWH,לַיהוָהbecauseעַלthe houseבֵּיתof YHWHיְהוָהhad been founded.הוּסַד
But manyוְרַבִּיםof the priestsמֵהַכֹּהֲנִיםand the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּםand the headsוְרָאשֵׁיof the fathers’ houses,הָאָבוֹתthe eldersהַזְּקֵנִיםwhoאֲשֶׁרhad seenרָאוּthe firstהָרִאשׁוֹןhouse,הַבַּיִתwhenבְּthisזֶהhouseהַבַּיִתwas foundedיָסְדוֹbefore their eyes,בְּעֵינֵיהֶםwere weepingבֹּכִיםwith a loudבְּ גָּדוֹלvoice,קוֹלand manyוְרַבִּיםwere raisingלְהָרִיםtheir voiceקוֹלwith shouting,בִּתְרוּעָהwith joy.בְשִׂמְחָה
Andוְthe peopleהָעָםdid notאֵיןdistinguishמַכִּירִיםthe soundקוֹלof the shoutתְּרוּעַתof joyהַשִּׂמְחָהfromלְthe soundקוֹלof the weepingבְּכִיof the people,הָעָםforכִּיthe peopleהָעָםwere shoutingמְרִיעִיםwith a great shout,תְּרוּעָה גְדוֹלָהand the soundוְהַקּוֹלwas heardנִשְׁמַעfar away.עַד לְמֵרָחוֹק