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.
Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the Elohim of Israel, even unto them.
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 rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of Elohim which is at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of Elohim helping 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?”
At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar-boznai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?
4 Anplis, yo te mande non a mesye yo ki t ap fè batisman sila a.
Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make 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 the eye of their Elohim was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter.
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 copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar-boznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king:
7 Yo te voye bay li yon rapò, e ladann, te ekri sa: A Darius, wa a; lapè avèk ou!
They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace.
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.
Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great Elohim, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.
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?”
Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?
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 asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.
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.
And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the Elohim of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.
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 after that our fathers had provoked the Elohim of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon.
13 Sepandan, nan premye ane Cyrus la, wa Babylone nan, Wa Cyrus te pibliye yon dekrè pou rebati kay Bondye sila a.
But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of Elohim.
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.
And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of Elohim, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made 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.’
And said unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of Elohim be builded in his place.
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.
Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of Elohim which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not finished.
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.”
Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of Elohim at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.
