Ezra 5
1 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.
Los profetas Hageo y Zacarías, hijo de Iddo, profetizaron a los judíos que estaban en Judá y Jerusalén. Les profetizaron en nombre del Dios de Israel.
2 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.
Entonces Zorobabel, hijo de Salatiel, y Jesúa, hijo de Josadac, se levantaron y comenzaron a edificar la casa de Dios que está en Jerusalén; y con ellos estaban los profetas de Dios, ayudándoles.
3 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?”
Al mismo tiempo Tattenai, el gobernador del otro lado del río, se acercó a ellos, con Shetharbozenai y sus compañeros, y les preguntó: “¿Quién les dio un decreto para construir esta casa y terminar este muro?”
4 We responded to this by giving them the names of the men who were the founders of that building.
También preguntaron por los nombres de los hombres que estaban haciendo este edificio.
5 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.
Pero el ojo de su Dios estaba sobre los ancianos de los judíos, y no los hicieron cesar hasta que el asunto llegara a Darío y se les respondiera por carta al respecto.
6 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.
A continuación se presenta la copia de la carta que Tattenai, el gobernador del otro lado del río, y Shetharbozenai, y sus compañeros los afarsacianos que estaban al otro lado del río, enviaron al rey Darío.
7 The word that they sent him was written in this way: “To Darius, the king of all peace.
Le enviaron una carta en la que estaba escrito Al rey Darío, toda la paz.
8 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.
Sepa el rey que fuimos a la provincia de Judá, a la casa del gran Dios, que se está construyendo con grandes piedras y se colocan maderas en las paredes. Esta obra avanza con diligencia y prospera en sus manos.
9 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?’
Entonces preguntamos a esos ancianos y les dijimos así: “¿Quién os ha dado el decreto de construir esta casa y de terminar este muro?”
10 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.
Les preguntamos también sus nombres, para informarles de que podíamos escribir los nombres de los hombres que estaban a su cabeza.
11 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.
Ellos nos respondieron diciendo: “Nosotros somos los siervos del Dios del cielo y de la tierra y estamos construyendo la casa que se edificó hace tantos años, que un gran rey de Israel construyó y terminó.
12 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.
Pero después que nuestros padres provocaron la ira del Dios del cielo, él los entregó en manos de Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, el caldeo, quien destruyó esta casa y llevó al pueblo a Babilonia.
13 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.
Pero en el primer año de Ciro, rey de Babilonia, el rey Ciro hizo un decreto para construir esta casa de Dios.
14 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.
Los utensilios de oro y plata de la casa de Dios, que Nabucodonosor sacó del templo que estaba en Jerusalén y los llevó al templo de Babilonia, los sacó también el rey Ciro del templo de Babilonia, y fueron entregados a uno que se llamaba Sesbasar, a quien había nombrado gobernador.
15 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.”
Este le dijo: “Toma estos utensilios, ve y ponlos en el templo que está en Jerusalén, y que se construya la casa de Dios en su lugar”.
16 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.’
Entonces vino el mismo Sesbasar y puso los cimientos de la casa de Dios que está en Jerusalén. Desde entonces hasta ahora se ha estado construyendo, y aún no se ha terminado.
17 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.”
Ahora, pues, si al rey le parece bien, que se investigue en la casa del tesoro del rey, que está allí en Babilonia, si es cierto que el rey Ciro decretó la construcción de esta casa de Dios en Jerusalén; y que el rey nos envíe su beneplácito sobre este asunto.”
