Ezra 5

1 Te vaengah tonghma Haggai neh tonghma Iddo capa Zekhariah te tonghma rhoi. Amih rhoi tah a soah Israel Pathen ming a phuk thil Judah neh Jerusalem kah Yahudi tonghma rhoek ni.

and to prophesy Haggai (prophet [the] *Q(K)*) and Zechariah son Iddo (prophet [the] *Q(k)*) since Jew [the] that in/on/with Judah and in/on/with Jerusalem in/on/with name god Israel since them

2 Te vaengah Shaeltiel capa Zerubbabel neh Jozadak capa Jeshua te thoo tih Jerusalem kah Pathen im sak ham te a tong uh. Pathen tonghma rhoek khaw amih rhoi taengah om tih amih rhoi te a bom uh.

in/on/with then to stand: rise Zerubbabel son Shealtiel and Jeshua son Jozadak and to loose to/for to build house god [the] that in/on/with Jerusalem and with them (prophet [the] *Q(k)*) that god [the] to support to/for them

3 Te vaeng tue ah amih taengla sok paem boei Tattenai, Shetharboznai neh a hui rhoek te cet. Te phoeiah amih te, “He im sak ham neh he imbang coeng ham nangmih taengah saithainah aka pae te unim?

in/on/with her time [the] to come since them Tattenai governor beyond River [the] and Shethar-bozenai Shethar-bozenai and associate their and thus to say to/for them who? to set: make to/for you command house [the] this to/for to build and wall [the] this to/for to complete

4 He im aka sa hlang rhoek ming te amih taengah ka thui uh bal coeng,” a ti uh.

then thus to say to/for them who? they name man [the] that this building [the] to build

5 Tedae amih kah Pathen mik loh Yahudi a hamca rhoek a om thil dongah Darius taengla hlangcal pawk tih te ham te ca a mael hlan hil amih te paa sak pawh.

and eye god their to be since be gray Jew [the] and not to cease they till account [the] to/for Darius to go and then to return: reply document [the] since this

6 Sok paem boei Tattenai, Shetharboznai neh a hui rhoek, sok paem kah boei rhoek loh Darius manghai taengla ca tlaep te a pat.

copy letter [the] that to send Tattenai governor beyond River [the] and Shethar-bozenai Shethar-bozenai and associate her governors [the] that in/on/with beyond River [the] since Darius king [the]

7 Anih taengla ol a pat uh vaengah a khui ah he tlam he a daek. Darius manghai taengah ngaimongnah boeih om saeh.

edict [the] to send since him and like/as this to write in/on/with midst her to/for Darius king [the] peace [the] all [the]

8 Judah paeng kah boeilen Pathen im la ka caeh te manghai taengah mingpha saeh. Te te lung nu a sak uh tih thoh khuiah thing neh a pae. Imsak he tluem tluem a saii tih a kut dongah bi khaw song.

to know to be to/for king [the] that to go to/for Judah province [the] to/for house god [the] great [the] and he/she/it to build stone great and wood to set: put/give in/on/with wall [the] and service [the] this diligently to make and to prosper in/on/with hand their

9 A hamca rhoek te ka dawt tangloeng bal tih amih te, “He im sak ham neh imbang he coeng ham nangmih taengah saithainah aka pae te unim?” ka ti uh.

then to ask to/for be gray [the] these thus to say to/for them who? to set: make to/for you command house [the] this to/for to build and wall [the] this to/for to complete

10 Nang taengah mingpha sak ham amih te a ming khaw ka dawt uh. Amih lu soah hlang rhoek ming te khaw ka daek uh hamla.

and also name their to ask (to/for them *LA(bh)*) to/for to know you that to write name man [the] that in/on/with head their

11 Tedae ol te kaimih taengla ham mael uh tih amamih te, “Kaimih tah vaan neh diklai Pathen kah a tueihyoeih rhoek ni. Im a sak he hlamat kum a yet lamloh sak tangtae om coeng. Israel kah manghai boeilen loh a sak tih a coeng.

and thus edict [the] to return: reply us to/for to say we they servant/slave his that god heaven [the] and earth: planet [the] and to build house [the] that to be to build from previously this year greatly and king to/for Israel great to build him and to complete her

12 Tedae a pa rhoek loh vaan Pathen te a veet uh lamloh amih te Khalden kah Babylon manghai Nebukhadnezzar kut ah a paek. Te vaengah im he a khaih tih pilnam he Babylon la a khuen.

except from that to enrage father our to/for god heaven [the] to give they in/on/with hand Nebuchadnezzar king Babylon (Chaldean [the] *Q(k)*) and house [the] this to destroy her and people [the] to reveal to/for Babylon

13 Babylon manghai Cyrus kah kah kum ah tah manghai Cyrus loh Pathen im he sak hamla saithainah a paek.

nevertheless in/on/with year one to/for Cyrus king [the] that Babylon Cyrus king [the] to set: make command house god [the] this to/for to build

14 Pathen im kah hnopai pataeng sui neh cak khaw Jerusalem bawkim lamkah te, Nebukhadnezzar loh a loh tih Babylon kah bawkim la a khuen. Te te Cyrus manghai loh Babylon bawkim lamkah a loh. Te phoeiah a ming Sheshbazzar la a khue tih boei la a khueh taengah a paek uh.

and also utensil [the] that house god [the] that gold [the] and silver [the] that Nebuchadnezzar to go out from temple [the] that in/on/with Jerusalem and to bring they to/for temple [the] that Babylon to go out they Cyrus king [the] from temple [the] that Babylon and to give to/for Sheshbazzar name her that governor to set: appoint her

15 Te phoeiah anih te, “Hnopai he khuen lamtah cet laeh. Te Jerusalem kah bawkim ah khueh laeh. Pathen im khaw amah hmuen ah sa saeh,” a ti nah.

and to say to/for her (these *Q(K)*) utensil [the] to lift to go to descend they in/on/with temple [the] that in/on/with Jerusalem and house god [the] to build since place her

16 Sheshbazzar cet tangloeng tih Jerusalem kah Pathen im te khoengim a tloeng. Te lamlong tah tahae hil a sak uh dae coeng uh pawh.

then Sheshbazzar this to come to give foundation [the] that house god [the] that in/on/with Jerusalem and from then and till now to build and not be complete

17 Manghai ham khaw a ngaih coeng mak atah Babylon manghai kah cabu im kah te pahoi thoelh saeh. Jerusalem ah Pathen im sak hamla manghai Cyrus lamloh saithainah a paek te a om khaming. Te dongah manghai kah a ngaihnah mah kaimih taengla ham pat saeh.

and now if since king [the] fine to enquire in/on/with house treasure [the] that king [the] there that in/on/with Babylon if there is that from Cyrus king [the] to set: make command to/for to build house god [the] this in/on/with Jerusalem and pleasure king [the] since this to send since us