Ezra 5
1 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.
तब हाग्गै अगमवक्ता र इद्दोका छोरा जकरिया अगमवक्ताले इस्राएलका परमेश्वरको नाउँमा यहूदा र यरूशलेमका यहूदीहरूलाई अगमवाणी बोले ।
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, helping them.
शालतिएलका छोरा यरुबाबेल र योसादाकका छोरा येशूअ उठे, र आफ्ना सहयोगी अगमवक्ताहरूका साथमा मिलेर यरूशलेममा परमेश्वरको मन्दिर बनाउन सुरु गरे ।
3 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?'
तब यूफ्रेटिस नदीपारिको प्रान्तका गभर्नर तत्तनै, शत्तर-बोज्नै र तिनका सहयोगीहरू आए र तिनीहरूलाई सोधे, “यो मन्दिरको निर्माण गर्ने र पर्खालहरू सम्पन्न गर्ने आज्ञा तिमीहरूलाई कसले दियो?”
4 'Then spoke we unto them after this manner, wrote they: What are the names of the men that build this building?'
तिनीहरूले यसो पनि भने, “यो भवनलाई बनाउने मानिसका नाउँहरू के-के हुन्?”
5 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.
तर परमेश्वरको दृष्टि यहूदी धर्म-गुरुहरूमाथि थियो, र तिनीहरूका शत्रुहरूले तिनीहरूलाई रोक्न सकेनन् । राजाकहाँ एउटा चिट्ठी पठाउने र त्यसको जवाफमा एउटा आदेश आउने काम नहुन्जेलसम्म तिनीहरूलाई कसैले रोकेन ।
6 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;
यो यूफ्रेटिस नदीपारिको प्रान्तका राज्यपाल तत्तनै, शत्तर-बोज्नै र तिनीहरूका सहयोगीहरूले दारा राजालाई पठाएका चिट्ठीको प्रतिलिपी यही हो ।
7 they sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus: 'Unto Darius the king, all peace.
तिनीहरूले लेखेर दारा राजालाई पठाएको विवरण यही हो, “हजुरमा अपार शान्ति रहोस् ।
8 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.
हामी यहूदामा महान् परमेश्वरको मन्दिरमा गयौं भन्ने कुरा हजुरलाई जाहेर होस् । ठुला-ठुला ढुङ्गाहरूले यो निर्माण हुँदैछ र पर्खालमा काठहरू राखिंदैछन् । यो काम निकै राम्रोसँग गरिएको छ, र तिनीहरूका हातमा राम्ररी अगाडि बढिरहेको छ ।
9 Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus: Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?
हामीले धर्म-गुरुहरूलाई सोध्यौं, 'यो मन्दिर र यी पर्खालहरू बनाउन तिमीहरूलाई कसले आदेश दियो?'
10 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.
कस-कसले तिनीहरूलाई अगुवाइ गरेका रहेछन् भनी हजुरलाई थाहा होस् भनेर हामीले तिनीहरूका नाउँ पनि सोध्यौं ।
11 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.
तिनीहरूले जवाफ दिए र भने, 'हामी स्वर्ग र पृथ्वीका परमेश्वरका सेवकहरू हौं, र हामीले यस मन्दिरलाई पुनर्निर्माण गरिरहेका छौं जसलाई धेरै वर्ष पहिले इस्राएलका महान् राजाले निर्माण गरेका र पुरा गरेका थिए ।
12 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.
तापनि जब हाम्रा पुर्खाहरूले स्वर्गका परमेश्वरलाई रिस उठाए, तब उहाँले तिनीहरूलाई बेबिलोनका कल्दी राजा नबूकदनेसरको हातमा सुम्पनुभयो जसले यस मन्दिरलाई नष्ट पारे र मानिसहरूलाई बेबिलोनमा कैदमा लगे ।
13 But in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king made a decree to build this house of God.
तापनि कोरेस बेबिलोनका राजा बन्नुभएको पहिलो वर्षमा कोरेसले परमेश्वरको मन्दिर पुनर्निर्माण गर्ने आदेश जारी गर्नुभयो ।
14 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;
नबूकदनेसरले यरूशलेमको मन्दिरबाट बेबिलोनको मन्दिरमा लगेका परमेश्वरको मन्दिरका सुन र चाँदीका वस्तुहरू पनि राजा कोरेसले फिर्ता गरिदिए । आफूले गभर्नर बनाएका शेशबस्सरलाई उहाँले यी थोकहरू दिनुभयो ।
15 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.
राजाले तिनलाई भन्नुभयो, “यी थोकहरू लैजाऊ । जाऊ र ति यरूशलेमको मन्दिरमा राख । त्यहाँ परमेश्वरको मन्दिर पुनर्निमाण होस् ।”
16 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.
तब यिनै शेशबस्सर आए र यरूशलेममा परमेश्वरको मन्दिरको जग बसाले । अनि अहिले यो निर्माण हुँदैछ, तर अझै सकिएको छैन ।'
17 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.'
अब राजाको हजुरीमा असल लागेमा, राजा कोरेसले यरूशलेममा परमेश्वरको मन्दिर बनाउन आज्ञा दिनुभएको थियो कि थिएन भनी बेबिलोनको अभिलेख संग्रहमा अनुसन्धान होस् । त्यसपछि राजाबाट हामीलाई आफ्नो निर्णय पठाउने कष्ट होस् ।”
