Ezra 5

1 And the prophets have prophesied (Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah son of Iddo) to the Jews who [are] in Judah and in Jerusalem, in the Name of the God of Israel—to them.

and to prophesy Haggai (prophet [the] *Q(K)*) and Zechariah son Iddo (prophet [the] *Q(k)*) since Jew [the] that in/on/with Judah and in/on/with Jerusalem in/on/with name god Israel since them

2 Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua son of Jozadak, have risen, and begun to build the house of God, that [is] in Jerusalem, and with them are the prophets of God supporting them.

in/on/with then to stand: rise Zerubbabel son Shealtiel and Jeshua son Jozadak and to loose to/for to build house god [the] that in/on/with Jerusalem and with them (prophet [the] *Q(k)*) that god [the] to support to/for them

3 At that time have come to them Tatnai, governor beyond the river, and Shethar-Boznai, and their companions, and thus they are saying to them, “Who has made for you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?”

in/on/with her time [the] to come since them Tattenai governor beyond River [the] and Shethar-bozenai Shethar-bozenai and associate their and thus to say to/for them who? to set: make to/for you command house [the] this to/for to build and wall [the] this to/for to complete

4 Then we have said thus to them, “What [are] the names of the men who are building this building?”

then thus to say to/for them who? they name man [the] that this building [the] to build

5 And the eye of their God has been on [the] elders of [the] Jews, and they have not caused them to cease until [the] matter goes to Darius, and then they send back a letter concerning this thing.

and eye god their to be since be gray Jew [the] and not to cease they till account [the] to/for Darius to go and then to return: reply document [the] since this

6 The copy of a letter that Tatnai, governor beyond the river, has sent, and Shethar-Boznai and his companions, the Apharsachites who [are] beyond the river, to Darius the king.

copy letter [the] that to send Tattenai governor beyond River [the] and Shethar-bozenai Shethar-bozenai and associate her governors [the] that in/on/with beyond River [the] since Darius king [the]

7 A letter they have sent to him, and thus is it written in it:

edict [the] to send since him and like/as this to write in/on/with midst her to/for Darius king [the] peace [the] all [the]

8 “To Darius the king, all peace! Be it known to the king that we have gone to the province of Judah, to the great house of God, and it is built [with] rolled stones, and wood is placed in the walls, and this work is done speedily, and prospering in their hand.

to know to be to/for king [the] that to go to/for Judah province [the] to/for house god [the] great [the] and he/she/it to build stone great and wood to set: put/give in/on/with wall [the] and service [the] this diligently to make and to prosper in/on/with hand their

9 Then we have asked of these elders, thus we have said to them, Who has made for you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?

then to ask to/for be gray [the] these thus to say to/for them who? to set: make to/for you command house [the] this to/for to build and wall [the] this to/for to complete

10 And also their names we have asked of them, to let you know, that we might write the names of the men who [are] at their head.

and also name their to ask (to/for them *LA(bh)*) to/for to know you that to write name man [the] that in/on/with head their

11 And thus they have returned us word, saying, We [are] servants of the God of the heavens and earth, and are building the house that was built many years before this, that a great king of Israel built and finished:

and thus edict [the] to return: reply us to/for to say we they servant/slave his that god heaven [the] and earth: planet [the] and to build house [the] that to be to build from previously this year greatly and king to/for Israel great to build him and to complete her

12 but after that our fathers made the God of the heavens angry, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon the Chaldean, and this house he destroyed, and the people he removed to Babylon;

except from that to enrage father our to/for god heaven [the] to give they in/on/with hand Nebuchadnezzar king Babylon (Chaldean [the] *Q(k)*) and house [the] this to destroy her and people [the] to reveal to/for Babylon

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

nevertheless in/on/with year one to/for Cyrus king [the] that Babylon Cyrus king [the] to set: make command house god [the] this to/for to build

14 and also, the vessels of the house of God, of gold and silver, that Nebuchadnezzar had taken forth out of the temple that [is] in Jerusalem, and brought them to the temple of Babylon, them has Cyrus the king brought forth out of the temple of Babylon, and they have been given to [one], Sheshbazzar [is] his name, whom he made governor,

and also utensil [the] that house god [the] that gold [the] and silver [the] that Nebuchadnezzar to go out from temple [the] that in/on/with Jerusalem and to bring they to/for temple [the] that Babylon to go out they Cyrus king [the] from temple [the] that Babylon and to give to/for Sheshbazzar name her that governor to set: appoint her

15 and said to him, Lift up these vessels, go, put them down in the temple that [is] in Jerusalem, and the house of God is built on its place.

and to say to/for her (these *Q(K)*) utensil [the] to lift to go to descend they in/on/with temple [the] that in/on/with Jerusalem and house god [the] to build since place her

16 Then this Sheshbazzar has come—he has laid the foundations of the house of God that [is] in Jerusalem, and from there even until now it has been building, and is not finished.

then Sheshbazzar this to come to give foundation [the] that house god [the] that in/on/with Jerusalem and from then and till now to build and not be complete

17 And now, if it is good to the king, let a search be made in the treasure-house of the king, that [is] there in Babylon, whether it be that there was a decree made by Cyrus the king to build this house of God in Jerusalem, and the will of the king concerning this thing he sends to us.”

and now if since king [the] fine to enquire in/on/with house treasure [the] that king [the] there that in/on/with Babylon if there is that from Cyrus king [the] to set: make command to/for to build house god [the] this in/on/with Jerusalem and pleasure king [the] since this to send since us