But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.
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Verse 3 is found in chapter 4 of Ezra. Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the other leaders respond that those who returned must build the temple themselves according to Cyrus’s decree. The refusal establishes clear boundaries around the responsibility of the restored community. Within the book, temple reconstruction is tied to the specific identity of the people who returned from exile and to their relationship with Israel’s institutions.
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Aber Serubabel und Jesua und die andern Obersten der Vaterhäuser in Israel antworteten ihnen: Es ziemt sich nicht, uns und euch, das Haus unsers Gottes zu bauen; sondern wir wollen allein bauen dem HERRN, dem Gott Israels, wie uns Kores, der König in Persien, geboten hat.
Y díjoles Zorobabel, y Jesuá, y los demás cabezas de los padres de Israel: No nos conviene edificar con vosotros casa a nuestro Dios, sino que nosotros solos la edificaremos a Jehová Dios de Israel, como nos mandó el rey Ciro, rey de Persia.
Mais Zorobabel, Josué, et les autres chefs des familles d'Israël, leur répondirent: Ce n'est pas à vous et à nous de bâtir la maison de notre Dieu; nous la bâtirons nous seuls à l'Eternel, le Dieu d'Israël, comme nous l'a ordonné le roi Cyrus, roi de Perse.
Ma Zorobabel, e Iesua, e gli altri capi delle famiglie paterne d’Israele, risposero loro: Ei non vi si conviene di edificar la Casa all’Iddio nostro con noi; ma noi congiuntamente edificheremo la Casa al Signore Iddio d’Israele, siccome Ciro, re di Persia, ci ha comandato.
Porém Zorobabel, e Jesuá, e os outros chefes dos pais de Israel lhes disseram: Não convém que nós e vós edifiquemos casa a nosso Deus; mas nós sozinhos a edificaremos ao SENHOR Deus de Israel, como nos ordenou o rei Ciro, rei da Pérsia.
但 所羅巴伯 、 耶書亞 和其餘 以色列 的族長對他們說:「我們建造上帝的殿與你們無關,因為我們要照 波斯 王 居魯士 所吩咐的,自己為耶和華- 以色列 的上帝協力建造。」
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