Ezra 5
1 Now the prophets, Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem; in the name of the God of Israel [did they prophesy] to them.
Alò pwofèt yo, pwofèt Agée avèk pwofèt Zacharie, fis a Iddo a, te pwofetize a Jwif ki te Juda avèk Jérusalem. Yo te pwofetize nan non Bondye Israël la.
2 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, who helped them.
Konsa, Zorobabel fis a Schealthiel la avèk Josué te leve, e te kòmanse rebati lakay Bondye ki Jérusalem nan, ansanm ak pwofèt Bondye yo ki te avèk yo pou bay yo soutyen.
3 At that time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar-boznai, and their companions, and said thus to them: Who gave you orders to build this house and to complete this wall?
Nan lè Thathnaï, gouvènè pwovens lòtbò Rivyè a e Schethar-Boznaï avèk kolèg parèy a yo, te vin kote yo, e te pale avèk yo konsa: “Se kilès ki te bay ou dekrè pou fin fè tanp sila a, e pou fin fè konstriksyon sila a?”
4 And they said to them after this manner: What are the names of the men that build this building?
Anplis, yo te mande non a mesye yo ki t ap fè batisman sila a.
5 But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, and they did not make them cease till the matter came to Darius; and then they returned answer by letter concerning it.
Men zye a Bondye pa yo te veye sou ansyen nan Jwif yo, e yo pa t fè yo sispann jiskaske yon rapò te sòti nan Darius, wa Perse la.
6 The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar-boznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, who were on this side the river, sent to Darius the king.
Kopi a lèt ke Thathnaï, gouvènè lòtbò rivyè a, e Schethar-Boznaï avèk kolèg Arpacschad yo ki te lòtbò rivyè a, ke yo te voye a Darius, wa a.
7 They sent a report to him in which was written thus: To Darius the king, all peace!
Yo te voye bay li yon rapò, e ladann, te ekri sa: A Darius, wa a; lapè avèk ou!
8 Be it known to the king that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God, which is being built with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work is being carried on with diligence, and prospers in their hand.
Kite li rekonèt a wa a ke nou te ale nan pwovens a Juda a, vè kay a gran Bondye a, ki ap bati avèk wòch ki gwo, e travès yo ap poze nan mi li yo. Travay sila a ap avanse avèk gwo swen e ap byen reyisi nan men yo.
9 Then asked we those elders: thus we said to them, Who gave you orders to build this house and to complete this wall?
Konsa, nou te kesyonen ansyen sila yo epi te mande yo konsa: “Kilès ki te bay ou dekrè pou rebati tanp sa a, e fini avèk konstriksyon sa a?”
10 We asked their names also, to inform thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.
Anplis, nou te mande yo non yo pou nou ta kab fè ou konnen e ke nou ta kapab ekri non a mesye ki te chèf an tèt yo.
11 And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of the heavens and the earth, and build the house that was built these many years ago; and a great king of Israel built and completed it.
Se konsa yo te reponn nou. Yo te di: “Nou se sèvitè a Bondye syèl la avèk tè a, e n ap rebati tanp ki te bati anpil ane pase yo, ke yon gran wa Israël te bati, e te fin acheve.
12 But after that our fathers had provoked the God of the heavens to wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, and he destroyed this house, and carried the people away unto Babylon.
Men akoz papa pa nou yo te pwovoke Bondye syèl la a lakòlè, Li te livre yo nan men Nebucadnetsar, wa Babylone nan, Kaldeyen ki te detwi tanp sila a, e te mennen fè sòti tout pèp la jis rive Babylone.
13 But in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, king Cyrus gave orders to build this house of God.
Sepandan, nan premye ane Cyrus la, wa Babylone nan, Wa Cyrus te pibliye yon dekrè pou rebati kay Bondye sila a.
14 And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was at Jerusalem and brought into the temple of Babylon, those did king Cyrus take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered to one Sheshbazzar by name, whom he had appointed governor.
Anplis, zouti an ajan avèk lò lakay Bondye ke Nebucadnetsar te retire soti nan tanp Jérusalem nan pou te pote yo nan tanp Babylone nan. Menm sila yo, Cyrus te pran soti nan tanp Babylone nan, e yo te bay a yon nonm ki te rele Sheshbatsar, sila li te chwazi kon gouvènè a.
15 And he said to him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is at Jerusalem, and let the house of God be built in its place.
Li te di li: ‘Pran zouti sila yo, ale depoze yo nan tanp Jérusalem nan, e kite kay Bondye a vin rebati nan plas li.’
16 Then came the same Sheshbazzar, [and] laid the foundation of the house of God which is at Jerusalem; and since that time even until now has it been in building, and it is not completed.
Epi Sheshbatsar sila a te vin poze fondasyon kay Bondye a Jérusalem. Epi depi lè sa a, jis rive koulye a, li te anba konstriksyon men li poko fini.
17 And now, if it seem good to the king, let search be made in the king's treasure-house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that orders were given by king Cyrus to build this house of God at Jerusalem; and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.
Alò, si sa ta fè wa a kontan, kite yon rechèch fèt lakay trezorye wa a ki Babylone nan, ke si se konsa, yon dekrè te fèt pa Cyrus pou rebati kay Bondye sila a Jérusalem. Epi konsa, kite wa a voye bannou desizyon pa li sou ka sa a.”
