عَزْرا 5

١ 1 فِي ذَلِكَ الْحِينِ تَنَبَّأَ النَّبِيَّانِ حَجَّي وَزَكَرِيَّا بْنُ عِدُّوَ لِلْيَهُودِ الْمُقِيمِينَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ وَيَهُوذَا بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ الْمُهَيْمِنِ عَلَيْهِمْ.

Now the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem; in the name of the God of Israel they prophesied to them.

٢ 2 فَقَامَ زَرُبَّابِلُ بْنُ شَأَلْتِيئِيلَ وَيَشُوعُ بْنُ يُوصَادُوقَ، وَشَرَعَا فِي اسْتِكْمَالِ بِنَاءِ هَيْكَلِ اللهِ الَّذِي فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، بِمَعُونَةِ نَبِيَّيِ اللهِ،

Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build God's house which is at Jerusalem; and with them were the prophets of God, helping them.

٣ 3 فَجَاءَهُمْ تَتْنَايُ وَالِي عَبْرِ النَّهْرِ وَشَتَرْبُوزْنَايُ وَرُفَقَاؤُهُمَا وَسَأَلُوهُمْ: «مَنْ أَمَرَكُمْ بِإِعَادَةِ بِنَاءِ هَذَا الْهَيْكَلِ وَاسْتِكْمَالِ السُّورِ؟»

At the same time came to them Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, and Shetharbozenai, and their companions, and said thus to them, "Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?"

٤ 4 ثُمَّ طَلَبُوا قَائِمَةً بِأَسْمَاءِ الرِّجَالِ الْمُسَاهِمِينَ فِي بِنَاءِ الْهَيْكَلِ.

Then they asked them, "What are the names of the men who are constructing this building?

٥ 5 وَلَكِنْ كَانَتْ عَيْنُ إِلَهِ قَادَةِ الْيَهُودِ تَرْعَاهُمْ، فَلَمْ يُوْقِفُوهُمْ عَنِ الْعَمَلِ حَتَّى يَتِمَّ رَفْعُ الأَمْرِ إِلَى دَارِيُوسَ وَيَتَلَقَّوْا رَدَّهُ عَلَيْهَا.

But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, and they did not make them cease, until the matter should come to Daryavesh, and then answer should be returned by letter concerning it.

٦ 6 وَهَذَا هُوَ نَصُّ الرِّسَالَةِ الَّتِي بَعَثَ بِها تَتْنَايُ وَالِي عَبْرِ النَّهْرِ وَشَتَرْبُوزْنَايُ وَرُفَقَاؤُهُمَا الأَفَرْسَكِيُّونَ الْمُقِيمُونَ فِي عَبْرِ النَّهْرِ إِلَى دَارِيُوسَ الْمَلِكِ.

The copy of the letter that Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, and Shetharbozenai, and his companions the Apharsachites, who were beyond the River, sent to Daryavesh the king;

٧ 7 وَقَدْ وَرَدَ فِي هَذِهِ الرِّسَالَةِ: «إِلَى الْمَلِكِ دَارِيُوسَ كُلُّ سَلامٍ.

they sent a letter to him, in which was written thus: To Daryavesh the king, all peace.

٨ 8 نَوَدُّ أَنْ نُحِيطَكُمْ عِلْماً بِأَنَّنَا ذَهَبْنَا إِلَى بِلادِ يَهُوذَا، حَيْثُ مَعْبَدُ الإِلَهِ الْعَظِيمِ، فَوَجَدْنَا الْهَيْكَلَ يُبْنَى بِحِجَارَةٍ عَظِيمَةٍ وَجُدْرَانَهُ تُدْعَمُ بِالْخَشَبِ، وَالْعَمَلَ يَسِيرُ بِأَقْصَى سُرْعَةٍ وَيَتِمُّ إِنْجَازُهُ عَلَى أَيْدِيهِمْ بِنَجَاحٍ بَاهِرٍ.

Be it known to the king, that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God, which is built with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls; and this work goes on with diligence and prospers in their hands.

٩ 9 وَقَدْ سَأَلْنَا هَؤُلاءِ الْقَادَةَ: مَنْ أَمَرَكُمْ بِإِعَادَةِ بِنَاءِ هَذَا الْبَيْتِ وَاسْتِكْمَالِ هَذِهِ الأَسْوَارِ؛

Then we asked those elders, and said to them thus, "Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?"

١٠ 10 وَطَلَبْنَا قَائِمَةً بِأَسْمَائِهِمْ، فَدَوَّنَّا أَسْمَاءَ قَادَتِهِمْ لِنُطْلِعَكَ عَلَيْهَا.

We asked them their names also, to inform you that we might write the names of the men who were at their head.

١١ 11 وَقَدْ أَجَابُونَا قَائِلِينَ: نَحْنُ عَبِيدُ إِلَهِ السَّمَاءِ وَالأَرْضِ، وَنُعِيدُ بِنَاءَ هَذَا الْهَيْكَلِ الَّذِي تَمَّ إِنْشَاؤُهُ مُنْذُ سِنيِنَ كَثِيرَةٍ عَلَى يَدِ مَلِكٍ إِسْرَائِيلِيٍّ عَظِيمٍ.

Thus they returned us answer, saying, "We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and are building the house that was built these many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and finished.

١٢ 12 وَلَكِنْ بَعْدَ أَنْ أَثَارَ آبَاؤُنَا غَضَبَ إِلَهِ السَّمَاءِ، أَسْلَمَهُمْ لِيَدِ نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرَ الْكِلْدَانِيِّ، الَّذِي هَدَمَ الْهَيْكَلَ وَسَبَى الشَّعْبَ إِلَى بَابِلَ.

But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven to wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon.

١٣ 13 غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ فِي السَّنَةِ الأُولَى لِتَوَلِّي كُورَشَ مُلْكَ بَابِلَ، أَصْدَرَ أَمْراً بِبِنَاءِ هَيْكَلِ اللهِ هَذَا،

But in the first year of Koresh king of Babylon, Koresh the king made a decree to build this house of God.

١٤ 14 وَأَمَرَ بِرَدِّ آنِيَتِهِ الذَّهَبِيَّةِ وَالْفِضِّيَّةِ الَّتِي غَنِمَهَا نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرُ مِنْ هَيْكَلِ أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَوَضَعَهَا فِي هَيْكَلِ بَابِلَ، فَأَخْرَجَهَا الْمَلِكُ كُورَشُ مِنْ هَيْكَلِ بَابِلَ وَسَلَّمَهَا لِوَاحِدٍ يُدْعَى شِيشْبَصَّرَ الَّذِي أَقَامَهُ وَالِياً.

The gold and silver vessels also of God's house, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought into the temple of Babylon, those Koresh the king took out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered to one whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;

١٥ 15 وَقَالَ لَهُ: خُذْ هَذِهِ الآنِيَةَ وَانْقُلْهَا إِلَى هَيْكَلِ أُورُشَلِيمَ وَأَعِدْ بِنَاءَهُ فِي نَفْسِ مَوْقِعِهِ.

and he said to him, 'Take these vessels, go, put them in the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let God's house be built in its place.'

١٦ 16 حِينَئِذٍ قَدِمَ شِيشْبَصَّرُ هَذَا وَأَرْسَى أَسَاسَ هَيْكَلِ اللهِ الَّذِي فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَمِنْ ذَلِكَ الوَقْتِ شَرَعَ الشَّعْبُ فِي بِنَاءِ الْهَيْكَلِ وَلَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَكْتَمِلْ بَعْدُ.

Then the same Sheshbazzar came, and laid the foundations of God's house which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now has it been in building, and yet it is not completed.

١٧ 17 فَالآنَ، إِنْ رَاقَ لَدَى الْمَلِكِ فَلْيَبْحَثْ فِي سِجِلّاتِ الْمَمْلَكَةِ فِي بَابِلَ، لِيَرَى إِنْ كَانَ حَقّاً قَدْ صَدَرَ مَرْسُومٌ مِنْ كُورَشَ الْمَلِكِ بِإِعَادَةِ بِنَاءِ هَيْكَلِ اللهِ هَذَا فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ. وَلْيَبْعَثْ لَنَا الْمَلِكُ بِمَا يَسْتَقِرُّ عَلَيْهِ رَأْيُهُ».

Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let a search be made in the king's treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Koresh the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem; and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter."