Ezra 5
1 At that time two prophets gave messages from God to the Jews in Jerusalem and [other cities in] Judah. The prophets were Haggai and Zechariah, who was a descendant of Iddo. They spoke those messages representing God, whom the Israelis [worshiped/belonged to], the one who was their true king.
Ary ny mpaminany, dia Hagay mpaminany sy Zakaria, zanak’ Ido, naminany tamin’ ny Jiosy tany Joda sy Jerosalema tamin’ ny anaran’ Andriamanitry ny Isiraely izay tao aminy.
2 Then Zerubbabel and Shealtiel [led many other people] as they started [again] to rebuild the temple of God in Jerusalem. And God’s prophets [Haggai and Zechariah] were with them and helped them.
Dia nitsangana Zerobabela, zanak’ i Sealtiela, sy Jesoa, zanak’ i Jozadaka, ka nanomboka nanao ny tranon’ Andriamanitra any Jerosalema indray; ary ireo mpaminanin’ Andriamanitra ireo dia teo aminy ka nanampy azy.
3 Then Tattenai the governor of the province west of the [Euphrates] River and Shethar-Bozenai his assistant and [some of] their officials went to Jerusalem and said to the people, “Who has permitted you to rebuild this temple and put furnishings in it?”
Ary tamin’ izany andro izany ihany koa dia nankany amin’ ireo Tatenay, governoran’ ny etỳ an-dafin’ ny ony etỳ, sy Setara-bozenay mbamin’ ny namany; ka izao no nataony taminy: Iza no nandidy anareo hanao io trano io sy hahavita io manda io?
4 They also requested the people to tell them the names of the men who were working [at the temple]. [But the people refused].
Ary izao koa no nataonay taminy Iza avy no anaran’ izay lehilahy manao io trano io?
5 However, God was taking care of the Jewish leaders, so their enemies were not able to prevent the people from continuing [to rebuild the temple]. [They continued to work while their enemies] sent a report to King Darius, and asked him [what he wanted them to do] about it.
Nefa ny mason’ Andriamaniny nitsinjo ny loholon’ ny Joda, ka tsy nahasakana azy ireo, mandra-pahatongan’ ny teny ho any amin’ i Dariosy sy ny nahazoany ny valiny ny amin’ izany raharaha izany.
6 So Tattenai and Shethar-Bozenai and their officials sent a report to King Darius.
Ny tenin’ ny taratasy izay nampitondrain’ i Tatenay, governoran’ ny etỳ an-dafin’ ny ony etỳ, sy Setara-bozenay ary ny Afarsekita namany, izay amin’ ny etỳ an-dafin’ ny ony etỳ; ho any amin’ i Dariosy mpanjaka;
7 This is what they wrote: “King Darius, we hope that things are going well for you!
eny, nampitondrainy ho any aminy ny taratasy izay nisy teny toy izao: Ho an’ i Dariosy mpanjaka anie ny fiadanana be.
8 [“We want you to know that] we went to Judah Province, where the temple of the great God is being rebuilt. The people are building it with huge stones, and they are putting wooden beams in the walls. The work is being done very carefully, and they are progressing well.
Aoka ho fantatry ny mpanjaka fa nankany amin’ ny tany Joda izahay ho any an-tranon’ Andriamanitra lehibe, izay atao amin’ ny vato vaventy, sady misy hazo alatsaka amin’ ny rindrin-trano, ary mandroso tsara izany asa izany sady ambinina eo an-tànany.
9 “We asked the Jewish leaders, ‘Who has permitted you to rebuild this temple and put furnishings in it?’
Dia nanontany ireo loholona ireo izahay nanao hoe: Iza no nandidy anareo hanao io trano io sy hanangana io manda io?
10 And we requested them to tell us the names of their leaders, in order that we could tell you who they were.
Nanontany ny anarany avy koa izahay mba hampahafantarinay anao sy hosoratanay ny anaran’ ny olona izay lohany;
11 “But [instead of telling us their leaders’ names, ] what they said was, ‘We serve the God [who created] the heaven and the earth. Many years ago a great king [who ruled] us Israeli people [told our ancestors to] build a temple here, and now we are rebuilding it.
ka izao no teny navaliny anay: Izahay dia mpanompon’ Andriamanitry ny lanitra sy ny tany ka manamboatra ny trano izay efa vita ela, fa ny mpanjaka lehibe anankiray tamin’ ny Isiraely no nanao sy nahavita azy.
12 “'But God, [who rules] in heaven, allowed [the armies of] Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylonia, to destroy that temple, because our ancestors did things that caused God to become very angry. Nebuchadnezzar’s army took [many of] the [Israeli] people to Babylonia.
Fa noho ny nampahatezeran’ ny razanay an’ Andriamanitry ny lanitra, dia natolony izy ho eo an-tànan’ i Nebokadnezara Kaldeana, mpanjakan’ i Babylona, izay efa nandrava io trano io ka nitondra ny olona ho babo tany Babylona.
13 “'However, during the first year that Cyrus the King of Babylon started to rule, he decreed that the temple of God should be rebuilt.
Fa tamin’ ny taona voalohany nanjakan’ i Kyrosy, mpanjakan’ i Babylona, kosa dia nanao didy Kyrosy mpanjaka, mba hatao indray io tranon’ Andriamanitra io.
14 Cyrus returned [to the Jewish leaders] all the gold and silver cups that had been taken from the temple in Jerusalem and which had been put in the temple in Babylon. Those cups were given to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom King Cyrus had appointed to be the governor in Judah.
Ary ny fanaka volamena sy volafotsy momba ny tranon’ Andriamanitra, izay efa nalain’ i Nebokadnezara tao amin’ ny tempoly tany Jerosalema ka nentiny ho any amin’ ny tempoly any Babylona, dia nalain’ i Kyrosy mpanjaka tao amin’ ny tempoly any Babylona ka natolotra tamin’ ny anankiray atao hoe Sesbazara, izay efa notendreny ho governora;
15 “'The king instructed him to take the cups back to Jerusalem, to the place [from which they had previously been taken]. He also decreed that they should rebuild the temple at the place where it had been before. So Cyrus appointed Sheshbazzar to be the governor in Judah. He also sent all those things made of gold and silver, for Sheshbazzar to put in the new temple.
ary hoy izy taminy: Raiso ireo fanaka ireo, ka andeha, apetraho ao amin’ ny tempoly izay any Jerosalema; ary aoka ny tranon’ Andriamanitra hatsangana eo amin’ ilay efa niorenany ihany.
16 So Sheshbazzar did that. He came here to Jerusalem, and [supervised the men who] laid the foundation of the temple. And since that time, the people have been working on the temple, but it is not finished yet.’
Dia avy Sesbazara ka nanao ny fanorenan’ ny tranon’ Andriamanitra any Jerosalema; ary hatramin’ izany andro izany ka mandraka ankehitriny dia efa natao ihany izy, saingy tsy mbola vita.
17 “Therefore, your majesty, please order someone to search in the place in Babylon where the important records are kept, to find out whether [it is true that] King Cyrus decreed that God’s temple should be rebuilt in Jerusalem. Then you can tell us what you want us to do about this matter.”
Koa raha sitraky ny mpanjaka, aoka hizahana ny trano firaketan’ ny mpanjaka, izay any Babylona, na misy didy nataon’ i Kyrosy mpanjaka hanaovana io tranon’ Andriamanitra any Jerosalema io, na tsia; ary aoka ny sitrapon’ ny mpanjaka hambarany aminay ny amin’ izany zavatra izany.
