Esdras 5

1 Lè sa a, de pwofèt, Aje ak Zakari, pitit gason Ido a, tanmen bay mesaj ki soti nan Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, pou jwif ki rete nan peyi Jida ak lavil Jerizalèm yo.

Now the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem; in the name of the God of Israel they prophesied to them.

2 Lè Zowobabèl, pitit gason Chealtyèl la, ak Jozye, pitit gason Jeozadak la, tande mesaj yo, lamenm yo konmanse rebati tanp Bondye a lavil Jerizalèm. De pwofèt yo menm te kanpe la avèk moun yo, ap ankouraje yo.

Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build God's house which is at Jerusalem; and with them were the prophets of God, helping them.

3 Lè sa a, Tatenayi, gouvènè pwovens lòt bò larivyè Lefrat la, Cheta-Boznayi ak lòt anplwaye gouvènman parèy yo, moute lavil Jerizalèm, yo mande jwif yo: -Ki moun ki ban nou otorizasyon rebati tanp sa a pou nou mete lotèl ladan l'?

At the same time came to them Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, and Shetharbozenai, and their companions, and said thus to them, "Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?"

4 Apre sa, yo mande yo ankò: -Eske nou ka ban nou non tout moun k'ap travay sou chantye sa a?

Then they asked them, "What are the names of the men who are constructing this building?

5 Men Bondye t'ap veye chèf fanmi jwif yo pou anyen pa t' rive yo. Se konsa, chèf gouvènman yo pa t' rete travay la. Men, yo voye yon rapò bay wa Dariyis, epi yo tann repons li anvan yo pran okenn desizyon sou zafè sa a.

But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, and they did not make them cease, until the matter should come to Daryavesh, and then answer should be returned by letter concerning it.

6 Men kopi rapò Tatenayi, gouvènè pwovens lòt bò larivyè Lefrat la, Cheta-Boznayi ak kòlèg li yo ansanm ak tout otorite pwovens la te voye bay wa Dariyis.

The copy of the letter that Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, and Shetharbozenai, and his companions the Apharsachites, who were beyond the River, sent to Daryavesh the king;

7 Men sa yo te voye di l' nan rapò a: -Nou voye bonjou pou Wa Dariyis! Kè poze pou ou nan tou sa w'ap fè!

they sent a letter to him, in which was written thus: To Daryavesh the king, all peace.

8 Se devwa nou pou nou fè wa a konnen nou te ale nan pwovens Jida a, nou jwenn y'ap rebati tanp Bondye ki gen pouvwa a, avèk gwo blòk wòch, y'ap koupe gwo poto bwa pou mete nan mi yo. Moun yo pran san yo pou yo fè bon travay, travay la ap mache byen.

Be it known to the king, that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God, which is built with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls; and this work goes on with diligence and prospers in their hands.

9 Nou pale ak chèf fanmi yo, nou mande yo ki moun ki te ba yo otorizasyon bati tanp lan, ak otorizasyon mete lotèl ladan l'.

Then we asked those elders, and said to them thus, "Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?"

10 Nou te mande yo tou pou yo ban nou non yo pou n' te ka fè ou konnen ki chèf ki te alatèt moun sa yo.

We asked them their names also, to inform you that we might write the names of the men who were at their head.

11 Men sa yo reponn nou: Yo menm, se sèvitè Bondye ki kreye syèl la ak latè a yo ye. Y'ap rebati yon tanp yon gran wa peyi Izrayèl la te bati nan tan lontan kite pou yo.

Thus they returned us answer, saying, "We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and are building the house that was built these many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and finished.

12 Men, zansèt yo te fè Bondye nan syèl la fache ak yo, kifè Bondye lage yo nan men Nèbikadneza, moun peyi Kalde, ki te wa peyi Babilòn. Wa sa a te fè detwi tanp lan, epi li fè depòte tout pèp la lavil Babilòn.

But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven to wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon.

13 Koulye a, yo pretann di Siris, wa Babilòn lan, pa t' ankò fin gen ennan depi li t'ap gouvènen lè li ba yo otorizasyon pou yo rebati tanp Bondye a.

But in the first year of Koresh king of Babylon, Koresh the king made a decree to build this house of God.

14 Yo di ankò: Nèbikadneza te pran tout veso an lò ak an ajan ki te nan tanp Bondye a lavil Jerizalèm, li te fè pote yo lavil Babilòn mete nan tanp lavil sa a. Men, wa Siri a fè wete tout veso sa yo nan tanp Babilòn lan, li renmèt yo bay yon nonm yo te rele Chechbaza. Se nonm sa a li te mete chèf nan pwovens Jida a.

The gold and silver vessels also of God's house, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought into the temple of Babylon, those Koresh the king took out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered to one whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;

15 Wa a te di l': Pran veso sa yo, al pote yo tounen nan tanp ki lavil Jerizalèm lan, epi rebati tanp Bondye a sou menm anplasman kote l' te ye a.

and he said to him, 'Take these vessels, go, put them in the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let God's house be built in its place.'

16 Se konsa, Chechbaza sa a vini, li moute fondasyon tanp Bondye a lavil Jerizalèm. Depi lè sa a, travay la ap mache, men yo poko fini.

Then the same Sheshbazzar came, and laid the foundations of God's house which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now has it been in building, and yet it is not completed.

17 Koulye a menm, si wa a ta vle, li ta ka mande yo chache nan achiv wa yo lavil Babilòn, pou wè si tout bon vre, wa Siris te ba yo otorizasyon rebati tanp Bondye a lavil Jerizalèm. Apre sa, y'a fè nou konnen desizyon wa a sou zafè sa a.

Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let a search be made in the king's treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Koresh the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem; and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter."