Ezra 5
1 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
Now the prophets Haggai and Zechariah, the son of Iddo, were preaching to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel.
2 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
Then Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, got up and made a start at building the house of God at Jerusalem: and the prophets of God were with them, helping them.
3 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
At the same time, Tattenai, ruler of the land across the river, and Shethar-bozenai, and their men, came to them and said, Who gave you orders to go on building this house and this wall?
4 then thus to say to/for them who? they name man [the] that this building [the] to build
Then they said these words to them: What are the names of the men who are at work on this building?
5 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
But the eye of their God was on the chiefs of the Jews, and they did not make them give up working till the question had been put before Darius and an answer had come by letter about it.
6 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]
This is a copy of the letter which Tattenai, the ruler of the land across the river, and Shethar-bozenai and his friends the Apharsachites, living across the river, sent to Darius the king:
7 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]
They sent him a letter saying, To Darius the king, all peace:
8 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
This is to give the king word that we went into the land of Judah, to the house of the great God, which is made of great stones, and has its walls supported with wood, and the work is going on with industry, and they are doing it well.
9 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
Then we said to the men responsible, who gave you authority for the building of this house and these walls?
10 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
And we made request for their names, so that we might send you word, and give you the names of the men at the head of them.
11 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
And they made answer to us, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are building the house which was put up in times long past and was designed and made complete by a great king of Israel.
12 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
But when the God of heaven was moved to wrath by our fathers, he gave them up into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, the Chaldaean, who sent destruction on this house and took the people away into Babylon.
13 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
But in the first year of Cyrus, king of Babylon, Cyrus the king gave an order for the building of this house of God;
14 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
And the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the Temple which was in Jerusalem, and put into the house of his god in Babylon, these Cyrus the king took from the house of his god in Babylon, and gave to one named Sheshbazzar, whom he had made ruler;
15 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
And he said to him, Go, take these vessels, and put them in the Temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be put up again in its place.
16 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
Then this same Sheshbazzar came and put the house of God in Jerusalem on its bases: and from that time till now the building has been going on, but it is still not complete.
17 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
So now, if it seems good to the king, let search be made in the king's store-house at Babylon, to see if it is true that an order was given by Cyrus the king for the building of this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send us word of his pleasure in connection with this business.
