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.
Y profetizó Aggeo profeta, y Zacarías, hijo de Addo, profetas, a los Judíos que estaban en Judea y en Jerusalem, en nombre del Dios de Israel, a ellos.
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.
Entonces se levantaron Zorobabel, hijo de Salatiel, y Jesuá, hijo de Josedec, y comenzaron a edificar la casa de Dios, que estaba en Jerusalem: y con ellos los profetas de Dios, que les ayudaban.
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?”
En aquel tiempo vino a ellos Tatanai capitán de la otra parte del río, y Star-buzanai, y sus compañeros, y dijéronles así: ¿Quién os dio mandamiento para edificar esta casa, y fundar estos muros?
4 They also requested the people to tell them the names of the men who were working [at the temple]. [But the people refused].
Entonces, como diremos, les dijimos: ¿Cuáles son los nombres de los varones que edifican este edificio?
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.
Mas los ojos de su Dios fueron sobre los ancianos de los Judíos, y no les hicieron cesar hasta que la causa viniese a Darío: y entonces respondieron por carta sobre esto.
6 So Tattenai and Shethar-Bozenai and their officials sent a report to King Darius.
Traslado de la carta que envió Tatanai capitán de la otra parte del río, y Star-buzanai, y sus compañeros los Arfasaqueos, que estaban de la otra parte del río, al rey Darío:
7 This is what they wrote: “King Darius, we hope that things are going well for you!
Enviáronle respuesta, y de esta manera era escrito dentro de ella: Al rey Darío toda paz.
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.
Sea notorio al rey que fuimos a la provincia de Judea a la casa del Dios grande, la cual se edifica de piedra de mármol, y los maderos son puestos en las paredes, y la obra se hace a priesa, y prospera en sus manos.
9 “We asked the Jewish leaders, ‘Who has permitted you to rebuild this temple and put furnishings in it?’
Entonces preguntámos a los ancianos, diciéndoles así: ¿Quién os dio mandamiento para edificar esta casa, y para fundar estos muros?
10 And we requested them to tell us the names of their leaders, in order that we could tell you who they were.
Y también les preguntámos sus nombres para hacértelo saber, para escribir los nombres de los varones que estaban por sus cabezas.
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.
Y nos respondieron así, diciendo: Nosotros somos siervos del Dios del cielo y de la tierra, y reedificamos la casa que ha sido edificada antes muchos años ha, que el gran rey de Israel edificó y fundó.
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.
Mas después que nuestros padres ensañaron al Dios de los cielos, él los entregó en mano de Nabucodonosor rey de Babilonia, Caldeo, el cual destruyó esta casa, e hizo traspasar el pueblo en Babilonia.
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.
Empero el primer año de Ciro rey de Babilonia, el rey Ciro dio mandamiento para que esta casa de Dios fuese edificada.
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.
Y también los vasos de oro y de plata de la casa de Dios, que Nabucodonosor había sacado del templo que estaba en Jerusalem, y los había metido en el templo de Babilonia, el rey Ciro los sacó del templo de Babilonia, y fueron entregados a Sasabasar, al cual había puesto por capitán.
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.
Y le dijo: Toma estos vasos, vé, y pónlos en el templo que está en Jerusalem, y la casa de Dios sea edificada en su lugar.
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.’
Entonces este Sasabasar vino, y puso los fundamentos de la casa de Dios que estaba en Jerusalem, y desde entonces hasta ahora se edifica, y aun no es acabada.
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.”
Y ahora, si al rey parece bien, búsquese en la casa de los tesoros del rey que está allí en Babilonia, si es así que por el rey Ciro haya sido dado mandamiento para edificar esta casa de Dios que está en Jerusalem: y envíenos sobre esto la voluntad del rey.
