Esela 5

1 balofede dunu aduna amo Ha: ga: iai amola Segalia (Idou egefe) da Isala: ili Gode amo Ea Dioba: le, Yu dunu Yuda soge amola Yelusaleme amo ganodini esalu, ilima muni sia: su.

Now Haggai, the prophet, and Zechariah, the son of Iddo, prophesying to the Jews who were in Judea and Jerusalem, prophesied in the name of the God of Israel.

2 Selubabele (Sia: ladiele egefe) amola Yosiua (Yehosada: ge egefe) da balofede dunu ela sia: nabaloba, elea da Debolo diasu Yelusaleme amo ganodini bu gagumusa: , bu hawa: hamosu mui. Amo balofede dunu aduna da ela fidi.

Then Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, rose up and began to build the temple of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them, assisting them.

3 Hedolodafa, Da: denai (Guma: dini Iufala: idisi eagene hina), Sidabosinai amola ela na: iyado ouligisu dunu da Yelusalemega misini, gasawane amane adole ba: i, “Dilia da nowa dunu ea sia: beba: le amo Debolo diasu gagusala: amola hahamosala: ?”

Then, at the same time, Tattenai, who was the governor beyond the river, and Shetharbozenai, and their counselors came to them. And they spoke in this way to them: “Who has given you counsel, so that you would build this house and repair its walls?”

4 Amola ilia da dunu Debolo diasu gagulalu amo dunu huluane ilia dio adole ba: i.

We responded to this by giving them the names of the men who were the founders of that building.

5 Be Gode da Yu ouligisu dunu noga: le ouligibiba: le, Besia eagene dunu ilia da Da: liase ema meloa dedene ianu amola ea adole iasu ba: beba: le fawane, Yu dunu ilia gagusu logo bu hedofamusa: dawa: i.

But the eye of their God was set over the elders of the Jews, and so they were unable to hinder them. And it was agreed that the matter should be referred to Darius, and then they would give a reply against that accusation.

6 Ilia da Da: liase ema dedene iasi amane,

A copy of the letter that Tattenai, the governor of the region beyond the river, and Shetharbozenai, and his counselors, the rulers who were beyond the river, sent to Darius the king.

7 “Hina bagade Da: liase! Di olofoiwane esalumu da defea.

The word that they sent him was written in this way: “To Darius, the king of all peace.

8 Ninia sia: nabima! Ninia da Yuda sogega asili, Yu dunu da Hina Bagade Gode Ea Debolo diasu amo gagulalebe ba: i. Ilia da igi bagade amola ifa amo dobea ganodini madelagi agoane gagulala. Ilia dawa: iwane amola noga: le hawa: hamonana.

Let it be known to the king, that we went to the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which they are building with rough stones, and with timber set into the walls. And this work is being built up diligently, and it increases by their hands.

9 Amalalu, ninia da dunu fi ouligisu dunu ilima nowa da ilima Debolo bu gaguma: ne amola hahamoma: ne ilima sia: bela: ? amane adole ba: i.

Therefore, we questioned those elders, and we spoke to them in this way: ‘Who has given authority to you, so that you would build this house and repair these walls?’

10 Amola ninia da dima amo hawa: hamosu dunu ilia ouligisu dunu dio olelemusa: , ninia da Yu dunu ilia ouligisu dio adole ba: i.

But we also required of them their names, so that we might report to you. And we have written down the names of their men, those who are leaders among them.

11 Ilia da ninima adole i, ‘Nini da Gode (Hebene amola osobo bagade amoma Hina Bagade) amo Ea hawa: hamosu dunu. Musa: hemonega, gasa bagade Isala: ili ouligisu da amo Debolo diasu gagui amola hahamoi. Ninia da amo diasu bu gagulala.

Then they responded a word to us in this manner, saying: ‘We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth. And we are building the temple that was constructed these many years before, and which a great king of Israel had built and constructed.

12 Be ninia aowalali dunu da wadela: le hamoiba: le, Hebene Gode da ougi galu. Amaiba: le, Gode da ea logo fodobeba: le, Ba: bilone hina bagade Nebiuga: denese (e da Ga: ledia: ne fi dunu) da ninia fi dunuma hasalasi. E da Debolo diasu wadela: lesi amola dunu huluane mugululi Ba: bilone sogega masa: ne mugululi asi.

But afterward, our fathers had provoked the God of heaven to wrath, so he delivered them into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, the Chaldean. And he destroyed this house, and he transferred its people to Babylon.

13 Amalalu, hina bagade Sailase da Ba: bilone ouligisu hou laloba, ode bisili amoga, e da Debolo diasu bu gaguma: ne sia: i.

Then, in the first year of Cyrus, the king of Babylon, king Cyrus issued a decree, so that this house of God would be built.

14 Musa: Nebiuga: denese da Yelusaleme Debolo amoga silifa ofodo amola gouli ofodo, amo lale, eno ogogole ‘gode’ liligi ea debolo Ba: bilone soge ganodini ligisi. Amo huluane, Sailase da Yu dunuma bu iasu. E da Sieseba: isa amo Yuda eagene hawa: hamomusa: ilegei amola amo liligi ema i.

And now the vessels of gold and silver from the temple of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple that was in Jerusalem, and which he had carried away to the temple of Babylon, king Cyrus brought out of the temple of Babylon, and they were given to one called Sheshbazzar, whom he also appointed as governor.

15 Sailase da ema e da amo liligi bu Yelusaleme Debolo diasu ganodini salima: ne amola Debolo ea musa: sogebi amoga bu gaguma: ne sia: i.

And he said to him: “Take these vessels, and go, and set them in the temple that is in Jerusalem. And let the house of God be built in its place.”

16 Amaiba: le, Sieseba: isa da misini, Debolo ea bai hamoi. Amalalu, ninia da Debolo diasu gagulalu, be wali gagui da hame dagoi.

And so this same Sheshbazzar then came and set the foundations of the temple of God in Jerusalem. And from that time, even until now, it is being built, and it is not yet completed.’

17 Defea! Hina bagade! Di da hanai galea, dia fidisu dunu da eagene ilia meloa dedei ganodini hogole ba: mu da defea. Sailase da amo Debolo diasu Yelusaleme amo ganodini bu gaguma: ne sia: bela: o hame sia: bela: , amo hogole ba: ma. Amasea, dia hanai amo ninima adoma,” Yu dunu ilia da amane sia: i.

Now then, if it seems good to the king, let him search in the king’s library, which is in Babylon, to see whether it was ordered by king Cyrus, that the house of God in Jerusalem should be built. And may the will of the king be sent to us about this matter.”