1. അങ്ങനെ യിസ്രായേല്മക്കള് പട്ടണങ്ങളില് പാര്ത്തിരിക്കുമ്പോള് ഏഴാം മാസത്തില് ജനം ഒരുമനപ്പെട്ടു യെരൂശലേമില് വന്നു കൂടി.

1. ఏడవ నెలలో ఇశ్రాయేలీయులు తమ తమ పట్టణము లకు వచ్చిన తరువాత జనులు ఏకమనస్సు కలిగినవారై యెరూషలేములో కూడి,

2. യോസാദാക്കിന്റെ മകനായ യേശുവയും അവന്റെ സഹോദരന്മാരായ പുരോഹിതന്മാരും ശെയല്തീയേലിന്റെ മകനായ സെരുബ്ബാബേലും അവന്റെ സഹോദരന്മാരും എഴുന്നേറ്റു ദൈവപുരുഷനായ മോശെയുടെ ന്യായപ്രമാണത്തില് എഴുതിയിരിക്കുന്നതുപോലെ ഹോമയാഗങ്ങള് അര്പ്പിക്കേണ്ടതിന്നു യിസ്രായേലിന്റെ ദൈവത്തിന്റെ യാഗപീഠം പണിതു.
മത്തായി 1:12, ലൂക്കോസ് 3:27

2. యోజాదాకు కుమారుడైన యేషూవయును యాజకులైన అతని సంబంధులును షయల్తీయేలు కుమారుడైన జెరుబ్బాబెలును అతని సంబంధులును లేచి, దైవజనుడైన మోషే నియమించిన ధర్మశాస్త్రము నందు వ్రాయబడిన ప్రకారముగా దహనబలులు అర్పిం చుటకై ఇశ్రాయేలీయుల దేవుని బలిపీఠమును కట్టిరి.

3. അവര് ദേശത്തെ നിവാസികളെ പേടിച്ചിട്ടു യാഗപീഠത്തെ അതിന്റെ പണ്ടത്തെ നിലയില് പണിതു; അതിന്മേല് യഹോവേക്കു ഹോമയാഗങ്ങളെ, കാലത്തും വൈകുന്നേരത്തുമുള്ള ഹോമയാഗങ്ങളെത്തന്നേ അര്പ്പിച്ചു.

3. వారు దేశమందు కాపురస్థులైనవారికి భయపడుచు, ఆ బలిపీఠమును దాని పురాతన స్థలమున నిలిపి, దానిమీద ఉదయమునను అస్తమయమునను యెహోవాకు దహన బలులు అర్పించుచు వచ్చిరి

4. എഴുതിയിരിക്കുന്നതുപോലെ അവര് കൂടാരപ്പെരുനാള് ആചരിച്ചു; ഔരോ ദിവസത്തേക്കുള്ള നിയമപ്രകാരം അതതു ദിവസത്തിന്റെ ആവശ്യംപോലെ അവര് ഹോമയാഗം കഴിച്ചു.

4. మరియు గ్రంథమునుబట్టి వారు పర్ణశాలల పండుగను నడిపించి, ఏ దినమునకు నియ మింపబడిన లెక్కచొప్పున ఆ దినపు దహనబలిని విధి చొప్పున అర్పింపసాగిరి.

5. അതിന്റെശേഷം അവര് നിരന്തരഹോമയാഗങ്ങളും അമാവാസ്യകള്ക്കും യഹോവേക്കു വിശുദ്ധീകരിച്ചിരുന്ന ഉത്സവങ്ങള്ക്കു ഒക്കെയും യഹോവേക്കു ഔദാര്യദാനങ്ങള് കൊടുക്കുന്ന ഏവര്ക്കും ഉള്ള യാഗങ്ങളും അര്പ്പിച്ചു.

5. తరువాత నిత్యమైన దహనబలిని, అమావాస్యలకును యెహోవాయొక్క నియామకమైన పండుగలకును ప్రతిష్ఠితమైన దహనబలులను, ఒక్కొక్కడు తెచ్చిన స్వేచ్ఛార్పణలను అర్పించుచు వచ్చిరి.

6. ഏഴാം മാസം ഒന്നാം തിയ്യതിമുതല് അവര് യഹോവേക്കു ഹോമയാഗം കഴിപ്പാന് തുടങ്ങി; എന്നാല് യഹോവയുടെ മന്ദിരത്തിന്റെ അടിസ്ഥാനം അതുവരെ ഇട്ടിരുന്നില്ല.

6. ఏడవ నెల మొదటి దినమునుండి యెహోవాకు దహనబలులు అర్పింప మొదలుపెట్టిరి. అయితే యెహోవా మందిరము యొక్క పునాది అప్పటికి ఇంకను వేయబడలేదు.

7. അവര് കല്പണിക്കാര്ക്കും ആശാരികള്ക്കും ദ്രവ്യമായിട്ടും പാര്സിരാജാവായ കോരെശിന്റെ കല്പനപ്രകാരം ലെബാനോനില്നിന്നു ദേവദാരു കടല്വഴി യാഫോവിലേക്കു കൊണ്ടുവരേണ്ടതിന്നു സീദോന്യര്ക്കും സോര്യ്യര്ക്കും ഭക്ഷണവും പാനീയവും എണ്ണയും ആയിട്ടും കൂലി കൊടുത്തു.

7. మరియు వారు కాసెవారికిని వడ్రవారికిని ద్రవ్యము నిచ్చిరి. అదియుగాక పారసీక దేశపు రాజైన కోరెషు తమకు సెలవిచ్చినట్లు దేవదారు మ్రానులను లెబానోనునుండి సముద్రముమీద యొప్పేపట్టణమునకు తెప్పించుటకు సీదోనీయులకును తూరువారికిని భోజనపదార్థములను పానమును నూనెను ఇచ్చిరి.

8. അവര് യെരൂശലേമിലെ ദൈവാലയത്തിങ്കല് എത്തിയതിന്റെ രണ്ടാമാണ്ടു രണ്ടാം മാസം ശെയല്തീയേലിന്റെ മകനായ സെരുബ്ബാബേലും യോസാദാക്കിന്റെ മകനായ യേശുവയും അവരുടെ ശേഷം സഹോദരന്മാരും പുരോഹിതന്മാരും ലേവ്യരും പ്രവാസത്തില്നിന്നു യെരൂശലേമിലേക്കു വന്നവര് എല്ലാവരും കൂടി പണിതുടങ്ങി; ഇരുപതു വയസ്സുമുതല് മേലോട്ടു പ്രായമുള്ള ലേവ്യരെ യഹോവയുടെ ആലയത്തിന്റെ പണിനടത്തുവാന് നിയമിച്ചു.

8. యెరూషలేములోనుండు దేవునియొక్క మందిరమునకు వారు వచ్చిన రెండవ సంవత్సరము రెండవ నెలలో షయల్తీ యేలు కుమారుడైన జెరుబ్బాబెలును, యోజాదాకు కుమారు డైన యేషూవయును, చెరలోనుండి విడిపింపబడి యెరూష లేమునకు వచ్చినవారందరును పని ఆరంభించి, యిరువది సంవత్సరములు మొదలుకొని పై యీడుగల లేవీయులను యెహోవా మందిరముయొక్క పనికి నిర్ణయించిరి.

9. അങ്ങനെ യേശുവയും അവന്റെ പുത്രന്മാരും സഹോദരന്മാരും കദ്മീയേലും അവന്റെ പുത്രന്മാരും ഹോദവ്യാവിന്റെ പുത്രന്മാരും ഹെനാദാദിന്റെ പുത്രന്മാരും അവരുടെ പുത്രന്മാരും സഹോദരന്മാരുമായ ലേവ്യരും യഹോവയുടെ ആലയത്തില് വേലചെയ്യുന്നവരെ മേല്വിചാരണ ചെയ്വാന് ഒരുമനപ്പെട്ടുനിന്നു.

9. యేషూవయు అతని కుమారులును అతని సహోదరులును, కద్మీయేలును అతని కుమారులును, హోదవ్యా కుమారులును, హేనాదాదు కుమారులును, వారి కుమారులును, లేవీయు లైనవారి బంధువులును, దేవుని మందిరములో పనివారిచేత పనిచేయించుటకు నియమింపబడిరి.

10. പണിയുന്നവര് യഹോവയുടെ മന്ദിരത്തിന്നു അടിസ്ഥാനം ഇട്ടപ്പോള് യിസ്രായേല്രാജാവായ ദാവീദിന്റെ ചട്ടപ്രകാരം യഹോവേക്കു സ്തോത്രം ചെയ്യേണ്ടതിന്നു വിശുദ്ധവസ്ത്രം ധരിച്ച പുരോഹിതന്മാരെ കാഹളങ്ങളോടും ആസാഫ്യരായ ലേവ്യരെ കൈത്താളങ്ങളോടുംകൂടെ നിര്ത്തി.

10. శిల్పకారులు యెహోవా మందిరముయొక్క పునాదిని వేయుచుండగా ఇశ్రాయేలు రాజైన దావీదు నిర్ణయించిన విధిచొప్పున తమ వస్త్రములు ధరించుకొనినవారై యాజకులు బాకాలతోను, ఆసాపు వంశస్థులగు లేవీయులు చేయి తాళములతోను నిలువబడి యెహోవాను స్తోత్రము చేసిరి

11. അവര് യഹോവയെഅവന് നല്ലവന് ; യിസ്രായേലിനോടു അവന്റെ ദയ എന്നേക്കും ഉള്ളതു എന്നിങ്ങനെ വാഴ്ത്തി സ്തുതിച്ചുംകൊണ്ടു ഗാനപ്രതിഗാനം ചെയ്തു. അവര് യഹോവയെ സ്തുതിക്കുമ്പോള് യഹോവയുടെ ആലയത്തിന്റെ അടിസ്ഥാനം ഇട്ടതുകൊണ്ടു ജനമെല്ലാം അത്യുച്ചത്തില് ആര്ത്തുഘോഷിച്ചു.

11. వీరు వంతు చొప్పున కూడియెహోవా దయాళుడు, ఇశ్రాయేలీ యుల విషయమై ఆయన కృప నిరంతరము నిలుచునని పాడుచు యెహోవాను స్తుతించిరి. మరియు యెహోవా మందిరముయొక్క పునాది వేయబడుట చూచి, జనులంద రును గొప్ప శబ్దముతో యెహోవాకు స్తోత్రము చేసిరి.

12. എന്നാല് പുരോഹിതന്മാരിലും ലേവ്യരിലും പിതൃഭവനത്തലവന്മാരിലും മുമ്പിലത്തെ ആലയം കണ്ടിട്ടുള്ള വയോധികന്മാരായ അനേകര് ഈ ആലയത്തിന്റെ അടിസ്ഥാനം ഇട്ടു കണ്ടപ്പോള് ഉറക്കെ കരഞ്ഞുപോയി; മറ്റു പലരും സന്തോഷത്തോടെ ഉച്ചത്തില് ആര്ത്തു.

12. మునుపటి మందిరమును చూచిన యాజకులలోను లేవీయుల లోను కుటుంబ ప్రధానులలోను వృద్ధులైన అనేకులు, ఇప్పుడు వేయబడిన యీ మందిరముయొక్క పునాదిని చూచి గొప్ప శబ్దముతో ఏడ్చిరి. అయితే మరి అనేకులు సంతోషముచేత బహుగా అరచిరి.

13. അങ്ങനെ ജനത്തില് സന്തോഷഘോഷത്തിന്റെ ശബ്ദവും കരച്ചലിന്റെ ശബ്ദവും തമ്മില് തിരിച്ചറിവാന് കഴിയാതെയിരുന്നു; ജനം അത്യുച്ചത്തില് ഘോഷിച്ചതുകൊണ്ടു ഘോഷം ബഹുദൂരം കേട്ടു.

13. ఏది సంతోష శబ్దమో యేది దుఃఖశబ్దమో జనులు తెలిసికొనలేకపోయిరి. జనులు గొప్ప ధ్వని చేసినందున ఆ శబ్దము బహుదూరము వినబడెను.