Esdras 5
1 Alò pwofèt yo, pwofèt Agée avèk pwofèt Zacharie, fis a Iddo a, te pwofetize a Jwif ki te Juda avèk Jérusalem. Yo te pwofetize nan non Bondye Israël la.
The prophets Haggai and Zechariah, son of Iddo, gave messages to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem from the God of Israel, their ruler.
2 Konsa, Zorobabel fis a Schealthiel la avèk Josué te leve, e te kòmanse rebati lakay Bondye ki Jérusalem nan, ansanm ak pwofèt Bondye yo ki te avèk yo pou bay yo soutyen.
Then Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua, son of Jozadak, decided to start work on rebuilding God's Temple in Jerusalem. The prophets of God encouraged them and helped them.
3 Nan lè Thathnaï, gouvènè pwovens lòtbò Rivyè a e Schethar-Boznaï avèk kolèg parèy a yo, te vin kote yo, e te pale avèk yo konsa: “Se kilès ki te bay ou dekrè pou fin fè tanp sila a, e pou fin fè konstriksyon sila a?”
Almost immediately Tattenai, the governor of the province west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their fellow officials arrived and asked, “Who gave you permission to rebuild this Temple and finish it?”
4 Anplis, yo te mande non a mesye yo ki t ap fè batisman sila a.
Then they asked, “What are the names of the men who are working on this building?”
5 Men zye a Bondye pa yo te veye sou ansyen nan Jwif yo, e yo pa t fè yo sispann jiskaske yon rapò te sòti nan Darius, wa Perse la.
But their God was watching over the Jewish leaders, so that they were not prevented from working until a report could be sent to Darius and a written reply with instructions was received.
6 Kopi a lèt ke Thathnaï, gouvènè lòtbò rivyè a, e Schethar-Boznaï avèk kolèg Arpacschad yo ki te lòtbò rivyè a, ke yo te voye a Darius, wa a.
The following is a copy of the letter that Tattenai, the governor of the province west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their fellow officials, officials of the province, sent to King Darius.
7 Yo te voye bay li yon rapò, e ladann, te ekri sa: A Darius, wa a; lapè avèk ou!
The report they sent him read went like this: “To King Darius: Greetings.
8 Kite li rekonèt a wa a ke nou te ale nan pwovens a Juda a, vè kay a gran Bondye a, ki ap bati avèk wòch ki gwo, e travès yo ap poze nan mi li yo. Travay sila a ap avanse avèk gwo swen e ap byen reyisi nan men yo.
We wish to inform Your Majesty that we went to the province of Judah, to the Temple of the great God. It is being built with large stones, with timber beams being placed on the walls. This work is being done properly and is progressing well.
9 Konsa, nou te kesyonen ansyen sila yo epi te mande yo konsa: “Kilès ki te bay ou dekrè pou rebati tanp sa a, e fini avèk konstriksyon sa a?”
We questioned the leaders, asking them, ‘Who gave you permission to rebuild this Temple and finish it?’
10 Anplis, nou te mande yo non yo pou nou ta kab fè ou konnen e ke nou ta kapab ekri non a mesye ki te chèf an tèt yo.
We also asked for their names, so that we could write them down and let you know the names of their leaders.
11 Se konsa yo te reponn nou. Yo te di: “Nou se sèvitè a Bondye syèl la avèk tè a, e n ap rebati tanp ki te bati anpil ane pase yo, ke yon gran wa Israël te bati, e te fin acheve.
This is the answer they gave us. ‘We are servants of the God of heaven and earth. We are rebuilding the Temple built and completed many years ago by a great king of Israel.
12 Men akoz papa pa nou yo te pwovoke Bondye syèl la a lakòlè, Li te livre yo nan men Nebucadnetsar, wa Babylone nan, Kaldeyen ki te detwi tanp sila a, e te mennen fè sòti tout pèp la jis rive Babylone.
But our forefathers made the God of heaven angry, so he handed them over to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this Temple and deported the people to Babylon.
13 Sepandan, nan premye ane Cyrus la, wa Babylone nan, Wa Cyrus te pibliye yon dekrè pou rebati kay Bondye sila a.
However, Cyrus, king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, issued a decree to rebuild this Temple of God.
14 Anplis, zouti an ajan avèk lò lakay Bondye ke Nebucadnetsar te retire soti nan tanp Jérusalem nan pou te pote yo nan tanp Babylone nan. Menm sila yo, Cyrus te pran soti nan tanp Babylone nan, e yo te bay a yon nonm ki te rele Sheshbatsar, sila li te chwazi kon gouvènè a.
He even gave back the gold and silver items belonging to God's Temple, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the Temple in Jerusalem and placed in his temple in Babylon. King Cyrus gave them to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom he had appointed governor,
15 Li te di li: ‘Pran zouti sila yo, ale depoze yo nan tanp Jérusalem nan, e kite kay Bondye a vin rebati nan plas li.’
telling him, Take these items and place them in the Temple in Jerusalem. Rebuild God's Temple on its original site.
16 Epi Sheshbatsar sila a te vin poze fondasyon kay Bondye a Jérusalem. Epi depi lè sa a, jis rive koulye a, li te anba konstriksyon men li poko fini.
So Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of God's Temple in Jerusalem. It has been under construction since then, but hasn't yet been completed.’
17 Alò, si sa ta fè wa a kontan, kite yon rechèch fèt lakay trezorye wa a ki Babylone nan, ke si se konsa, yon dekrè te fèt pa Cyrus pou rebati kay Bondye sila a Jérusalem. Epi konsa, kite wa a voye bannou desizyon pa li sou ka sa a.”
So, if Your Majesty wishes, authorize a search to be made of the royal archives in Babylon to discover if there is a record that King Cyrus issued a decree to rebuild God's Temple in Jerusalem. Then please let us know Your Majesty's decision in this matter.”
