And when the seventh month was come, and the children of Yisra᾽el were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Yerushalayim.

And the seventh month [(Tishrei)] arrived, with the children of Israel in [their] cities, and the people gathered as one man to Jerusalem.

Then stood up Yeshua the son of Yożadaq, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbavel the son of She᾽alti᾽el, and his brethren, and they built the altar of the God of Yisra᾽el, to offer burnt offerings upon it, as it is written in the Tora of Moshe the man of God.

And Yeshua and his brother priests arose, and Zerubavel the son of She'altiel and his brothers, and they built the altar of the G-d of Israel to sacrifice burnt-offerings thereon, as prescribed in the Torah of Moses, the man of G-d.

And they set the altar upon its bases; for fear was upon them because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt offerings upon it to the Lord, burnt offerings morning and evening.

And they set the altar on its foundations [(to show that they had royal sanction)], for they were in fear of the peoples of the lands [(lest they libel them as rebels)]. And they sacrificed upon it burnt-offerings to the L-rd [(the continual burnt-offerings)] in the morning and in the evening.

And they kept the feast of booths, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt offerings by number, according to the prescribed form, as the duty of every day required;

And they observed the festival of Succoth as prescribed, and (they offered) the sacrifice of the day in its day, in (its) number, as prescribed, the thing [i.e., the sacrifice] of the day in its day.

and afterwards they offered the continual burnt offering, both of the new moons, and of all the sacred appointed seasons of the Lord, and on behalf of everyone who willingly offered a free will offering to the Lord.

And after that, (they offered) continual sacrifices [every day, morning and evening], and the offerings of the New Moon, and the sacrifices of all the (other) festivals, and (the sacrifices of) all those who would donate an offering to the L-rd.

From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to the Lord. But the foundation of the temple of the Lord was not yet laid.

From the first day of the seventh month they began to sacrifice burnt-offerings to the L-rd, though the foundation of the sanctuary had not yet been laid.

They gave money also to the masons, and to the carpenters; and food, and drink, and oil, to those of Żidon, and of Żor, to bring cedar trees from the Levanon to the sea of Yafo, according to the grant that they had from Koresh king of Paras.

And they gave money to the hewers and to the craftsmen and food and drink and oil to the Sidonians and the Tyrians to bring cedar wood from the Levanon to the sea of Yaffo by the permit granted them by Koresh king of Paras.

Now in the second year of their coming to the house of God at Yerushalayim, in the second month, began Zerubbavel the son of She᾽alti᾽el, and Yeshua the son of Yożadaq, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they who were come out of the captivity to Yerushalayim; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upwards, to superintend the work of the house of the Lord.

And in the second year of their coming to the house of G-d, to Jerusalem, in the second month [(Iyyar)], they began [(the building of the Temple)] — Zerubavel the son of She'altiel and Yeshua the son of Tzaddok and the rest of their brothers, the priests and the Levites and all who had come from the captivity to Jerusalem. And they set up the Levites, from twenty years and older, to officiate [(in song)] at the building of the house of the L-rd.

Then stood Yeshua with his sons and his brethren, Qadmi’el and his sons, the sons of Yehuda, together, to superintend the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Ḥenadad, with their sons and their brethren the Levites.

And Yeshua, his sons and his brothers, Kadmiel and his sons, (of) the sons of Judah, stood as one to officiate [(in song)] around the doers of the work in the house of G-d, (together with) the sons of Chenadad, (and) their sons and their brothers, the Levites.

And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaf with cymbals, to praise the Lord, according to the form prescribed by David king of Yisra᾽el.

And [(while they officiated in song)], the builders laid the foundation of the sanctuary of the L-rd. And they set up the priests, attired [in vestments of honor], with trumpets [(to blow, in their hands)], and the Levites, the sons of Asaf, with cymbals, to praise the L-rd through [the psalms of] David, king of Israel.

And they sang responsively in praising and giving thanks to the Lord; because he is good, for his steadfast love endures for ever towards Yisra᾽el. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.

And they responded [in song] with praise and thanksgiving to the L-rd: "For it is good [to give thanks to the L-rd], for His lovingkindness endures forever" over Israel. And all the [rest of] the people shouted a great shout in praise to the L-rd over the [laying of the] foundation of the house of the L-rd.

But many of the priests and Levites and the chiefs of the fathers’ houses, old men who had seen the first house; when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; but many shouted aloud for joy:

And many of the priests and the Levites and the heads of the fathers' [houses], the elders, who had seen the first Temple [in its glory] — when this Temple was founded before their eyes, wept with a great outcry. And many, [(who had not seen the first Temple,)] shouted for joy, to raise a cry [of joy at their deliverance from exile].

so that the people could not distinguish the sound of the shout of joy from the sound of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the sound was heard afar off.

And the people [(at a distance)] could not recognize the sound of the shout of joy [(as being one of joy)] in the face of the sound of the weeping of the people. For the people [who rejoiced] shouted a [sudden] great shout; but the sound [of the people who wept] was heard [(ever rising)] for a [great] distance.