Ezra 5
1 Azɔ la, Nyagblɔɖilawo Hagai kple Zekaria, Ido ƒe dzidzimeviwo gblɔ nya ɖi na Yudatɔ siwo le Yuda kple Yerusalem, le Israel ƒe Mawu, ame si nɔ wo dzi ɖum la ƒe ŋkɔ me.
Forsothe Aggei, the prophete, and Zacharie, the prophete, the sone of Ado, prophesieden, prophesiynge in the name of God of Israel, to the Jewis that weren in Juda and Jerusalem.
2 Tete Zerubabel, Sealtiel ƒe vi kple Yesua, Yozadek ƒe vi, wogayi Mawu ƒe aƒe si le Yerusalem la gbugbɔtu ƒe dɔ dzi, eye Mawu ƒe Nyagblɔɖilawo nɔ wo gbɔ, nɔ kpekpem ɖe wo ŋu.
Thanne Zorobabel, the sone of Salatiel, and Josue, the sone of Josedech, risiden, and bigunnen to bilde the temple of God in Jerusalem; and with hem rysyden the prophetis of God, helpynge hem.
3 Le ɣe ma ɣi me la, Frat tɔsisi la godo nuto la me ƒe mɔmefia, Tatenai, Setar Bozenai kple wo ŋutimewo yi ɖabia wo be, “Ame kae ɖe mɔ na mi be miagbugbɔ gbedoxɔ sia kple xɔ sia ƒe gliwo aɖo?”
Forsothe in that tyme Tatannai, that was duyk biyende the flood, and Starbusannay, and the counselouris of hem, camen to hem, and seiden thus to hem, Who yaf counsel to you to bilde this hows, and to restore these wallis?
4 Wogabia wo be, “Ŋutsu siwo le teƒe sia tum la ƒe ŋkɔwo ɖe?”
To which thing we answeriden to hem, whiche weren the names of men, autours of that bildyng.
5 Ke Yehowa ƒe ŋku nɔ Yudatɔwo ƒe dumegãwo ta kpɔm, ale womete ŋu ɖo asi wo dzi o va se ɖe esime woaŋlɔ agbalẽ na Darius, eye wòaɖo eŋu hafi woanya afɔ si woaɖe.
Forsothe the iye of God of hem was maad on the elde men of Jewis, and thei myyten not forbede the Jewis; and it pleside that the thing schulde be teld to Darius, and thanne thei schulden make satisfaccioun ayens that accusyng.
6 Esia nye nu si Tatenai, Frat tɔsisi la godo ƒe mɔmefia kple Setar Bozenai kple wo ŋutimewo kpakple dɔnunɔla siwo le Frat tɔsisi la godo ŋlɔ ɖo ɖe Fia Darius.
This is the saumpler of the pistle, which Tathannai, duyk of the cuntrey biyende the flood, and Starbursannai, and hise counselouris, Arphasacei, that weren biyende the flood, senten to kyng Darius.
7 Agbalẽa me nyawo yi ale: Na: Fia Darius. Míedo gbe tɔxɛ na wò.
The word which thei senten to hym was writun thus; Al pees be to the kyng Darius.
8 Fia la nenyae be míegbugbɔ yi ɖe Yuda nuto la me, ɖe Mawu gã la ƒe gbedoxɔ me. Ameawo le xɔtudɔ la dzi kple kpe gãwo, eye wole ʋuƒoawo dem gliawo me. Wole dɔ la wɔm kple moveviɖoɖo, eye wòle afɔ tsɔm le woƒe kpɔkplɔ te.
Be it knowun to the kyng, that we yeden to the prouince of Judee, to the hows of greet God, which is bildid with stoon vnpolischid, and trees ben set in the wallis, and thilke werk is bildid diligently, and encreessith in the hondis of hem.
9 Míebia gbe woƒe dumegãwo be, “Ame kae ɖe mɔ na mi be miagbugbɔ gbedoxɔ sia kple xɔ sia ƒe gliwo aɖo?”
Therfor we axiden tho elde men, and thus we seiden to hem, Who yaf to you power to bilde this hows, and to restore these wallis?
10 Míebia woƒe ŋkɔwo hã ta ale be míaŋlɔ woƒe ŋgɔnɔlawo ƒe ŋkɔwo aɖo ɖe wò wòanɔ nyanya na wò.
But also we axiden of hem the names `of hem, that we schulden telle to thee; and we han write the names of men, whiche thei ben, that ben princes among hem.
11 Esiae nye ŋuɖoɖo si wona mí: “Dziƒo kple anyigba ƒe Mawu la ƒe dɔlawo míenye; míegbugbɔ le gbedoxɔ si wotu ƒe geɖewoe nye esi va yi la tum, gbedoxɔ si Israel ƒe fia xɔŋkɔ aɖe tu, wu enu,
Sotheli thei answeriden bi sich word, and seiden, We ben the seruauntis of God of heuene and of erthe; and we bilden the temple that was bildid bifor these many yeeris, and `which temple the greet kyng of Israel `hadde bildid, and maad.
12 gake esi mía fofowo do dziku na dziƒo Mawu la ta la, etsɔ wo de asi na Kaldeatɔ Nebukadnezar, Babilonia fia, ame si gbã gbedoxɔ sia, eye wòɖe aboyo ameawo ɖo ɖe Babilonia.
But aftir that oure fadris stiryden God of heuene and of erthe to wrathfulnesse, bothe he bitook hem in the hond of Nabugodonosor, Caldey, kyng of Babiloyne; and he distriede this hows, and translatide the puple therof in to Babiloyne.
13 “Ke hã la, le Babilonia fia, Sirus ƒe fiaɖuɖu ƒe ƒe gbãtɔ me la, Fia Sirus de se be woagbugbɔ Mawu ƒe aƒe sia atu.
Forsothe in the firste yeer of Cirus, king of Babiloyne, Cirus, the king of Babiloyne, settide forth `a comaundement, that the hows of God schulde be bildid.
14 Gawu la, ena wolɔ sikanu kple klosalonu siwo nɔ Mawu ƒe aƒe la me, esiwo Nebukadnezar lɔ le Yerusalem gbedoxɔ me tsɔ va kɔ ɖe Babilonia gbedoxɔ me la do goe. “Emegbe Fia Sirus tsɔ wo de asi na ŋutsu aɖe si woyɔna be Sesbazar, ame si wòɖo mɔmefiae la si,
For whi kyng Cirus brouyte forth `fro the temple of Babiloyne also the goldun and siluerne vessels of Goddis temple, whiche Nabugodonosor hadde take fro the temple, that was in Jerusalem, and hadde bore tho awei in to the temple of Babiloyne; and tho vessels weren youun to Sasabazar bi name, whom `he made also prince. And Cirus seide to hym, Take these vessels,
15 gblɔ de esi be, ‘Tsɔ nu siawo eye yi nàkɔ wo ɖe Yerusalem gbedoxɔ me. Gbugbɔ Mawu ƒe aƒe la tu ɖe teƒe si wònɔ tsã.’
and go, and sette tho in the temple, which is in Jerusalem; and the hows of God be bildid in `his place.
16 “Ale Sesbazar sia va ɖo Mawu ƒe aƒe la ƒe gbedoxɔ gɔme anyi ɖe Yerusalem, eya ta tso gbe ma gbe dzi va se ɖe fifia la, wole etutu dzi, eye womekpɔ wu enu haɖe o.”
Therfor thanne thilke Sasabazar cam, and settide the foundementis of Goddis temple in Jerusalem; and fro that tyme `til to now it is bildid, and is not yit fillid.
17 Azɔ la, ne edze fia la ŋu la, nena woatsa le Babilonia ƒe nyaŋlɔɖigbalẽwo me ne woakpɔe ɖa be vavãe fia Sirus de se aɖe nenema be woagbugbɔ Mawu ƒe aƒe si le Yerusalem la atu hã. Ekema fia la neɖo gbe ɖa tso eƒe nyametsotso ŋuti le nya sia me.
Now therfor if it `semeth good to the king, rikene he in the biblet of the kyng, which is in Babiloyne, whether it be comaundid of kyng Cyrus, that Goddis hows schulde be bildid in Jerusalem; and sende he to vs the wille of the kyng `on this thing.
