Ezra 5

1 Tada su proroci Hagaj i Zaharija, sin Adonov, počeli prorokovati Judejcima u Judeji i Jeruzalemu, u ime Boga Izraelova, koji je bio nad njima;

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

2 na to ustadoše Zerubabel, sin Šealtielov, i Ješua, sin Josadakov, i počeše zidati Dom Božji u Jeruzalemu: proroci su Božji bili s ljudima i bodrili ih.

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

3 U to vrijeme dođoše k njima Tatnaj, satrap s onu stranu Rijeke, Šetar Boznaj i drugovi njihovi poslanici i upitaše ih: “Tko vam je dopustio da gradite ovaj hram i da podižete ove zidove?

At the same time came to them Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai, and their companions, and said thus unto them: 'Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this structure?'

4 Kako se zovu ljudi koji su sagradili ovu zgradu?”

'Then spoke we unto them after this manner, wrote they: What are the names of the men that build this building?'

5 Ali je oko Božje bdjelo nad starješinama judejskim, te im nisu zabranili da rade dok obavijest nije otišla Dariju i stigao o tom pismeni odgovor.

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

6 Ovo je prijepis pisma koje su kralju Dariju poslali Tatnaj, satrap s one strane Rijeke, Šetar Boznaj i njihovi drugovi poslanici s one strane Eufrata.

The copy of the letter that Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai, and his companions the Apharesachites, who were beyond the River, sent unto Darius the king;

7 Oni su mu uputili izvješće ovog sadržaja: “Kralju Dariju svaki mir!

they sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus: 'Unto Darius the king, all peace.

8 Neka znade kralj da smo došli u pokrajinu Judeju k Domu Boga velikoga: grade ga od krupnog kamenja, drvetom oblažu zidove; posao se brižljivo izvodi i napreduje u njihovim rukama.

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

9 Zapitali smo njihove starješine i rekli smo im: 'Tko vam je dopustio da gradite ovaj hram i da podignete njegove zidove?'

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

10 Pitali smo ih i za njihova imena da bismo ti javili. Tako smo i zapisali imena onih koji zapovijedaju ljudstvu.

We asked them their names also, to announce to thee, that we might write the names of the men that were at the head of them.

11 A oni nam ovako odgovoriše: 'Mi smo sluge Boga neba i zemlje; gradimo Hram koji je bio sagrađen prije mnogo godina i koji je bio sagradio i podigao veliki kralj Izraela.

And thus they returned us answer, saying: We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and finished.

12 Ali kad su naši oci rasrdili Boga neba, on ih je predao u ruke Nabukodonozora Kaldejca, babilonskog kralja, koji je razorio ovaj Hram i odveo narod u sužanjstvo u Babilon.

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

13 Ali prve godine Kira, kralja babilonskog, zapovjedio je kralj Kir da se ponovo sazida ovaj Dom Božji.

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

14 Još i zlatno i srebrno posuđe Doma Božjega, koje Nabukodonozor bijaše odnio iz svetišta u Jeruzalemu i prenio ga u svetište babilonsko, uzeo je kralj Kir iz svetišta u Babilonu i predao čovjeku po imenu Šešbasaru, koga je postavio upraviteljem,

And the gold and silver vessels also of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;

15 i rekao mu je: 'Uzmi ovo posuđe, pođi i metni ga u svetište jeruzalemsko, i neka se Dom Božji zida na svome starom mjestu.'

and he said unto him: Take these vessels, go, put them in the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in its place.

16 Taj je Šešbasar došao, dakle, i postavio temelje Doma Božjega u Jeruzalemu. I od tada pa do danas gradi se, i još nije dovršen.'

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

17 Sada, dakle, ako kralj želi, neka se istraži u pismohrani kraljevoj u Babilonu je li zaista kralj Kir izdao zapovijed da se sagradi Dom Božji u Jeruzalemu. A kraljeva odluka o tome neka nam se saopći.”

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