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1–2. Genealogy of Ezra. 3–7. Arrival of Ezra in Jerusalem. 8–24. Artaxerxes' decree addressed to Ezra. 25–26. Ezra's prayer of thanksgiving. 27–48. List of those who arrived with Ezra. 49–60. Description of Ezra's journey to Jerusalem. 65–67. Question about marriages with foreigners. 68–70. The Sorrow of Ezra. 71–87. Ezra's prayers. 88–91. Oath of the people. 2 Ezra 8:1 After these events, during the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, came Ezra the son of Azariah, Zechriah, Hilkiah, Salem, 1. Ch. VIII presents a reproduction of 1Ed VII-X:5. - After these events, during the reign of Artaxerxes. For the time of Ezra's arrival, see note. to 1Ezd VII. Genealogy of Ezra in ch. VIII, as in 1 Escort VI, is incomplete. 2 Ezra 8:2 Sadduc, Ahit, Amaria, Uzziah, Memeroth, Zarei, Sahu, Bokka, Abishai, Phinehas, Eleazar, Aaron the high priest. 2 Ezra 8:3 This Ezra came from Babylon, being learned in the law of Moses, which was given from the Lord God of Israel, 2 Ezra 8:4 And the king showed him honor, for he found favor with him in all his requests. 2 Ezra 8:5 And some of the children of Israel came with him to Jerusalem, from the priests and Levites, the priests and the gatekeepers and the servants of the church, 2 Ezra 8:6 in the seventh year of the reign of Artaxerxes, in the fifth month of the same seventh year of reign; for they, leaving Babylon on the new moon of the first month, came to Jerusalem, according to the good fortune given to them by the Lord on their journey, on the new moon of the fifth. 2 Ezra 8:7 But Ezra took great care to omit nothing from the law of the Lord and commandments, so as to teach all Israel decrees and judgments. 7. Ezra took great care (πολλήν έπιστήμην περιείχεν), more precisely: “possessed much knowledge”, understanding (έπιστήμη). 2 Ezra 8:8 A written command also came from King Artaxerxes to Ezra, the priest and reader of the law of the Lord, as follows: 2 Ezra 8:9 King Artaxerxes Ezra, the priest and reader of the law of the Lord, rejoice. 9 . To the reader of the law. In 1Ezra VII.12 it is better: “teacher of the law.” 2 Ezra 8:10 Having considered humanely, I have commanded that those who are willing from the people of Judah and from the priests and Levites who are in our kingdom should go with you to Jerusalem. 2 Ezra 8:11 Therefore, whoever wishes, let them gather and go, as it was decided by me and my seven closest advisers; 2Ezra 8:12 let them see what is done in Judah and Jerusalem according to the law of the Lord, 2 Ezra 8:13 And they will bring to Jerusalem the gifts to the Lord of Israel, which I and my servants promised, and all the gold and silver that is found in the land of Babylon for the Lord to Jerusalem, together with the donations from the people for the church of the Lord their God that is in Jerusalem; 2Ezra 8:14 And gold and silver for oxen, rams, and lambs, and other things related thereto, 2Ezra 8:15 To offer sacrifices to the Lord on the altar of the Lord their God in Jerusalem. 2Ezra 8:16 And whatever you and your brothers want to do with this gold and silver, do it according to the will of your God. 2Ezra 8:17 And the sacred vessels of the Lord, which were given to you for your use in the church of your God in Jerusalem, you shall set before the Lord your God. 2Ezra 8:18 And whatever else you need for the needs of the church of your God, give it from the royal treasury. 2 Ezra 8:19 And so I, King Artaxerxes, commanded the treasurers of Syria and Phenicia, so that they would regularly give him everything that Ezra, the priest and reader of the law of the Most High God, demanded, even up to a hundred talents of silver, 2Ezra 8:20 also wheat up to a hundred cows, and wine up to a hundred measures. 2Ezra 8:21 And everything else according to the law of God must be offered carefully to the Most High God, so that there will be no wrath against the kingdom of the king and his sons. 2Ezra 8:22 And again I say to you, that there should be no tax or other tax on all the priests, and the Levites, and the sacred singers, and the doorkeepers, and the servants of the church, and the scribes of this church, and that no one should have authority to impose anything on them. 2 Ezra 8:23 But you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of God, appoint rulers and judges, so that throughout all Syria and Phenicia they judge all who know the law of your God, and teach those who do not know: 2Ezra 8:24 And all those who transgress the law of your God or the king's law, let them certainly be punished, whether by death or corporal punishment, fines or exile. 2 Ezra 8:25 Then said the learned Ezra, Blessed be the Lord God of my fathers, who hath put it in the heart of the king to glorify His house in Jerusalem. 25. The words then said by the scientist Ezra are not found in 1 Rides and in some manuscripts. 2Ezd VIII,25 (55, 108); in addition, handpicked 44, 58, 245 and Vulg. they do not have in the place in question the word scientist (γραμματεύς), which is generally not used by the writer of 2 Rides regarding Ezra. 2Ezra 8:26 and he honored me before the king and his counselors and all his officials and officials. 2Ezra 8:27 And I was encouraged by the help of the Lord my God, and gathered the men of Israel to go with me. 2 Ezra 8:28 And these are the leaders, according to their families and according to their eldership, who came out with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes: 2Ezra 8:29 Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershon; of the sons of Ithamar - Gamaliel; of the sons of David - Lattus, son of Sechenias; 29. Instead of the name Gamaliel in 1Ezra VIII.2 it reads Daniel: instead of Lattus - Hattum. Son of Sehenias: This son's name is missing. 2Ezra 8:30 Of the sons of Foros, Zechariah, and one hundred and fifty men were enrolled with him; 2Ezra 8:31 Of the sons of Taathmoab, Elijah the son of Zarei, and with him two hundred men; 31. Wed. 1Ezra VIII.4, where instead of those mentioned in Art. 31 names stand: Pahath-Moab, Eleghenai, Zerahiah. 2Ezra 8:32 Of the sons of Zathos, Secheniah the son of Ezil, and with him three hundred men; of the sons of Adin, Hovith the son of Jonathan, and with him two hundred and fifty men; 32. Wed. 1Ed VIII,5. Sehenia Shehania; Ezil Ehaziel; Hovif Eved; Jonathan Jonathan. The number of members named in Art. The 32 clans of Adin according to 1 Ezra VIII.6 were 50 (instead of 250, Art. 32). 2Ezra 8:33 Of the sons of Elam, Jeshiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy men; 33. Wed. 1Ed VIII,7. Elam Elam; Yeshiah Yeshaiah; Athaliah Aphalia. 2Ezra 8:34 Of the sons of Shephatiah, Zaraiah the son of Michael, and with him seventy men; 34. Wed. 1Ed VIII,8. Zaraiah Zebadiah. Instead of the number 70 in 1Ezd VIII.8 there is 80. 2Ezra 8:35 Of the sons of Joab—Abadiah the son of Ezil, and with him two hundred and twelve men; 35. Wed. 1Ed VIII,9. Avadia Ovadia; Yeziel Yechiel. Instead of the number 212 in 1Ezd VIII.9 - 218. 2Ezra 8:36 Of the sons of Beni, Asalemoth the son of Jehoshaphia, and with him an hundred and sixty men; 36. Wed. 1Ed VIII,10. Asalimoth Shelomith; Josaphi Joseph. 2Ezra 8:37 Of the sons of Babi, Zechariah the son of Bibi, and with him twenty-eight men; 37. Wed. 1Ezd VIII,11. Vaviy Bevay. 2Ezra 8:38 Of the sons of Astaf, John the son of Acatan, and with him one hundred and ten men; 38. Wed. 1Ezd VIII,12. Astaf Azgad; John Jochanan; Akatan Gakkatan. 2 Ezra 8:39 The last of the sons of Adonikam, and these are their names: Eliphala the son of Jehuel, and Shemei, and with them seventy men; 39. Wed. 1Ezd VIII,13. Eliphala Eliphelet; Jeuel Jeiel; Samei Shemaiah. Instead of 70 in 1Ezd VIII.13 the number is 60. 2 Ezra 8:40 Of the sons of Vagoi, Ufi the son of Istalkur, and with him seventy men. 40. Wed. 1Ezd VIII,14. Wagoy Bigwai; Ufiy Ufay. Instead of the words son of Istalkur in 1Ezra VIII.14 it reads “and Zabbud.” 2Ezra 8:41 And I gathered them together by the river called Pheran, and we stayed there three days, and I examined them. 41. And I gathered them by the river called Feran. In 1Ezra VIII.15, a tributary of the river is indicated as a meeting place for captives who were about to return to their homeland. Agaves. And Flavius, following generally 2 Rides, at this point retreats from it, noting that the gathering place was near the Euphrates (εις then πέραν τού Εύθράτου). 2Ezra 8:42 And finding none of the priests and Levites there, 2 Ezra 8:43 I sent to Eleazar, and Eduel, and Maasman, and Alnathan, and Mamei, and Shemea, and Joribon, Nathan, Hiennatan, Zechariah, and Mosollam, the rulers and the scholars, 43. Wed. 1Ezd VIII,16. Eleazar Eliezer; Iduil Ariel. Instead of the names of Maasman and Mamay in 1 Rides there is only Shemaiah. Alnafan Elpafan. Iorivon Iariv. There is no name Samea in 1 Ezd. Omitted in 2 Ezra VIII.43, mentioned in 1 Ezra Jojarib. 2Ezra 8:44 And he told them to go to Doddaeus, who was in charge in the region of Casiphia, 44. Wed. 1Ezd VIII.17. Doddey Iddo. 2Ezra 8:45 Commanding them to tell Doddaeus and his brothers and those who were in that region of Casiphia, that they should send us priests for the house of the Lord our God. 2Ezra 8:46 And they brought unto us by the mighty hand of the Lord our God men of knowledge from the sons of Mooli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, and Asebib, and his sons, and his brethren, which were eighteen men; 46. Wed. 1Ezd VIII.18. Mooli Mahlei. Instead of the name Asebive in 1 Ezra - Sherevia. 2Ezra 8:47 And Asebius, and Hanuiah, and Hoseah the brother of the sons of Hanunite, and their sons were twenty men; 47. Wed. 1Ezd VIII.19. Instead of three names (Ashebiah, Annuya and Osea), in 1 Ezra only Hashabiah and Ieshaiah are mentioned, who are called the sons of Merari, and not Hanunei. 2 Ezra 8:48 And of the servants of the church, whom David and the rulers gave to serve the Levites, two hundred and twenty ministers, with a list of all of them. 2Ezra 8:49 And I declared a fast there before the Lord our God, 2 Ezra 8:50 to ask God for a safe journey for us and our companions and our children and livestock, 2 Ezra 8:51 For I was ashamed to ask the king for foot and horse and guides for safety from our enemies; 2Ezra 8:52 For we told the king that the power of our Lord will be with those who seek Him in every good enterprise. 2Ezra 8:53 So we again prayed to the Lord our God about all this and received great mercy from Him. 2Ezra 8:54 And I separated from the leaders and priests twelve men, Eserebiya and Samiah, and with them ten men from their brethren. 54. Eserevius and Samius. According to 1Ezra VIII.24 – Sherevi and Hashavi. 2Ezra 8:55 And he hung with them the silver and the gold and the sacred vessels of the house of our Lord, which the king and his counselors and the nobles and all Israel had given as gifts. 2Ezra 8:56 And he weighed it and gave them six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and one hundred talents of silver vessels, and one hundred talents of gold, twenty gold vessels, and twelve fine copper vessels, shining like gold. 56. In 1Ezra VIII.27 it is added that the value of 20 golden vessels was equal to 1000 drachmas. According to 1Ezra VIII.27 there were not 12 vessels, but two. 2Ezra 8:57 And he said to them, “You are holy to the Lord, and these vessels are holy, and so are the gold and the silver, which was vowed to the Lord, the God of our fathers.” 2Ezra 8:58 Watch and take care of them until you deliver them to the chief priests and Levites and the leaders of Israel in Jerusalem, into the storehouses of the house of our God. 2Ezra 8:59 And the priests and Levites, having received the silver and the gold and the vessels for Jerusalem, brought them into the church of the Lord. 2Ezra 8:60 And we rose from the river Pheran on the twelfth day of the first month, and we went to Jerusalem under the mighty hand of the Lord over us, and He delivered us from the beginning of the journey from every enemy, and we came to Jerusalem. 2Ezra 8:61 And here, after three days, on the fourth day, the weighed silver and gold were delivered to the house of our Lord to Marmotha the son of Uriah the priest. 61. Marmof: according to 1 Ezd VIII, 31 – Meremof 2Ezra 8:62 And Eleazar the son of Phinehas was with him; also with him were Josabdos the son of Joshua, and Moeth the son of Savannah, the Levites; and they handed over everything in number and weight; and their whole weight is recorded at the same time. 62. Wed. 1Ezd VIII,32. Josavdos Jozabad. Instead of the words Moeth, son of Savannah in 1Ezra VIII.32 it is read “Noadiah, son of Vinnu.” 2 Ezra 8:63 Then those who came from captivity offered sacrifices to the God of Israel, twelve oxen for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-two lambs, twelve goats for salvation: all these were sacrificed to the Lord - 63. Seventy-two lambs. According to ancient it. 76, according to 1Ezd VIII, 35 – 77. Twenty goats for salvation, according to 1Ezra VIII.35 - “for sin.” 2 Ezra 8:64 And they conveyed the king's commandments to the king's rulers and rulers of Cole-Syria and Phoenicia, and they honored the people and the church of the Lord. 2Ezra 8:65 And when it was finished, the rulers came to me and said: 2 Ezra 8:66 The people of Israel and the rulers and the priests and the Levites were not separated from the foreign nations of the land and from their uncleanness, from the people of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Moabites, and the Egyptians, and the Edomites; 66. Compared to 1Ezd IXc. 66 the word “Ammonites” is omitted, but Edomites are named. 2 Ezra 8:67 For they entered into marriage with their daughters, both themselves and their sons, and the holy seed was mixed with the foreign nations of the earth, and their leaders and nobles became participants in this iniquity from the very beginning. 67. Conveying the thought of Art. 67, I. Flavius ​​softens it by pointing out that only τινές, “some”, violated the law. 2Ezra 8:68 As soon as I heard about this, I tore my clothes and sacred vestments, and tore the hair on my head and beard, and sat worried and sad. 2Ezra 8:69 And when I lamented about this iniquity, all who were moved by the word of the Lord God of Israel gathered to me, and I sat sad until the evening sacrifice. 2Ezra 8:70 Then, rising from my fast, with my clothes in tatters and the sacred vestments in tatters, I fell on my knees and, stretching out my hands to the Lord, I said: 2Ezra 8:71 Lord! I am ashamed and embarrassed before You, 2Ezra 8:72 For our sins have risen above our heads, and our foolishness has ascended to heaven; 72. For our sins have risen above our heads. Spr., ancient lat. handwritten 19, 103 the words quoted convey: “above the hairs of our heads,” that is, they became more numerous than the hairs of our heads. – And our follies (καί αί ᾿άγνιάι ήμών) – ‘άγνοια – sin of ignorance, and then crime, sin in general (cf. 1 Mac XIII.39, Tob III.3). 2Ezra 8:73 From the time of our fathers even unto this day we have been in great sin; 2 Ezra 8:74 And for the sins of us and of our fathers, we, with our brothers and our kings and our priests, were delivered over to foreign kings under the sword, into captivity and to be plundered with shame, to this day. 2Ezra 8:75 But now how great mercy has been shown to us from You, O Lord God, that You have left us a root and a name in the place of Your holiness, 75. Wed. 1Ezd IX:8. – You left us the root (cf. vv. 85, 86). A figurative expression that fits very well with the small number of returnees. 2Ezra 8:76 that the lamp opened for us in the house of the Lord our God, giving us food during our enslavement! And while we were in bondage, we were not abandoned by the Lord our God; 76. He gave us food during our enslavement. The thought does not correspond to the context and the original used by the writer (cf. 1 Ezra IX:8). 2Ezra 8:77 But He made us favored by the kings of Persia, so that they would give us food 2Ezra 8:78 And they glorified the church of our Lord, and that desolate Zion might be raised up, and that a building might be given to us in Judea and Jerusalem. 2Ezra 8:79 And now what shall we say, O Lord, having all this? We have transgressed Your commandments, which You gave by the hand of Your servants the prophets, saying: 2Ezra 8:80 The land into which you are entering to inherit it is defiled by the filthiness of the foreigners of the land, and they have filled it with their uncleanness. 80. Wed. Deuteronomy vii.1 ff. 2Ezra 8:81 And now do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons, and do not take their daughters to your sons. 2Ezra 8:82 And do not seek peace with them at all times, so that you may be strong and eat the good things of this land and leave it as an inheritance to your children forever. 2Ezra 8:83 And everything that happens to us happens because of our evil deeds and because of our great sins. You, Lord, have alleviated our sins 2Ezra 8:84 and gave us such a root; but we again turned to the transgression of Your law by mixing with the uncleanness of the nations of the earth. 2Ezra 8:85 Are you so angry with us that you destroy us and leave neither root, nor seed, nor our name? 2Ezra 8:86 You are true, O Lord God of Israel! for we have remained a root to this day. 2Ezra 8:87 But now we are before You in our iniquities; and in them it would not be right to stand before You. 2 Ezra 8:88 And when Ezra prayed and confessed and wept, prostrated on the ground in front of the church, a very large crowd gathered to him from Jerusalem: men, women and children; and there was great weeping among the people. 2 Ezra 8:89 And Jehoiachin the son of Joel, of the children of Israel, cried out, and said, Ezra! we have sinned before the Lord, we have taken foreign wives from the nations of the earth; and now all Israel is here: 89. And Jehoiachin the son of Joel, of the children of Israel, cried: In 1 Ezra 10:2 the following words are attributed to Shechaniah the son of Jehiel. In I. Flavius ​​it is called A χώνιος Ί εήλου. 2Ezra 8:90 Let us take an oath before the Lord to reject all our foreign wives and their children, as has been decided upon you and on all who obey the law of the Lord. 2Ezra 8:91 Get up and do it! for this is your work, and you and I will be able to do it. 2 Ezra 8:92 And Ezra stood up and charged the elders of the priests and Levites of all Israel to do this, and they swore.