< Ezra 5 >
1 The prophets Haggai and Zechariah, son of Iddo, gave messages to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem from the God of Israel, their ruler.
Tada su proroci Hagaj i Zaharija, sin Adonov, počeli prorokovati Judejcima u Judeji i Jeruzalemu, u ime Boga Izraelova, koji je bio nad njima;
2 Then Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua, son of Jozadak, decided to start work on rebuilding God's Temple in Jerusalem. The prophets of God encouraged them and helped them.
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.
3 Almost immediately Tattenai, the governor of the province west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their fellow officials arrived and asked, “Who gave you permission to rebuild this Temple and finish it?”
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?
4 Then they asked, “What are the names of the men who are working on this building?”
Kako se zovu ljudi koji su sagradili ovu zgradu?”
5 But their God was watching over the Jewish leaders, so that they were not prevented from working until a report could be sent to Darius and a written reply with instructions was received.
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.
6 The following is a copy of the letter that Tattenai, the governor of the province west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their fellow officials, officials of the province, sent to King Darius.
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.
7 The report they sent him read went like this: “To King Darius: Greetings.
Oni su mu uputili izvješće ovog sadržaja: “Kralju Dariju svaki mir!
8 We wish to inform Your Majesty that we went to the province of Judah, to the Temple of the great God. It is being built with large stones, with timber beams being placed on the walls. This work is being done properly and is progressing well.
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.
9 We questioned the leaders, asking them, ‘Who gave you permission to rebuild this Temple and finish it?’
Zapitali smo njihove starješine i rekli smo im: 'Tko vam je dopustio da gradite ovaj hram i da podignete njegove zidove?'
10 We also asked for their names, so that we could write them down and let you know the names of their leaders.
Pitali smo ih i za njihova imena da bismo ti javili. Tako smo i zapisali imena onih koji zapovijedaju ljudstvu.
11 This is the answer they gave us. ‘We are servants of the God of heaven and earth. We are rebuilding the Temple built and completed many years ago by a great king of Israel.
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.
12 But our forefathers made the God of heaven angry, so he handed them over to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this Temple and deported the people to Babylon.
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.
13 However, Cyrus, king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, issued a decree to rebuild this Temple of God.
Ali prve godine Kira, kralja babilonskog, zapovjedio je kralj Kir da se ponovo sazida ovaj Dom Božji.
14 He even gave back the gold and silver items belonging to God's Temple, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the Temple in Jerusalem and placed in his temple in Babylon. King Cyrus gave them to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom he had appointed governor,
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,
15 telling him, Take these items and place them in the Temple in Jerusalem. Rebuild God's Temple on its original site.
i rekao mu je: 'Uzmi ovo posuđe, pođi i metni ga u svetište jeruzalemsko, i neka se Dom Božji zida na svome starom mjestu.'
16 So Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of God's Temple in Jerusalem. It has been under construction since then, but hasn't yet been completed.’
Taj je Šešbasar došao, dakle, i postavio temelje Doma Božjega u Jeruzalemu. I od tada pa do danas gradi se, i još nije dovršen.'
17 So, if Your Majesty wishes, authorize a search to be made of the royal archives in Babylon to discover if there is a record that King Cyrus issued a decree to rebuild God's Temple in Jerusalem. Then please let us know Your Majesty's decision in this matter.”
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.”