Ezra 5
1 Pada waktu itu dua orang nabi, yaitu Hagai dan Zakharia anak Ido, mulai berbicara atas nama Allah Israel kepada orang Yahudi yang tinggal di Yehuda dan di Yerusalem.
Now the prophets, Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem; in the name of the God of Israel [did they prophesy] to them.
2 Mendengar pesan kedua nabi itu, Zerubabel anak Sealtiel dan Yesua anak Yozadak segera mulai membangun kembali Rumah TUHAN di Yerusalem, dibantu oleh kedua nabi itu.
Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem; and with them were the prophets of God, who helped them.
3 Tetapi Tatnai, gubernur provinsi Efrat Barat, bersama dengan Syetar-Boznai dan rekan-rekan mereka segera datang ke Yerusalem dan bertanya kepada orang-orang Yahudi, "Siapa menyuruh kamu membangun dan memperlengkapi Rumah Ibadat ini?"
At that time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar-boznai, and their companions, and said thus to them: Who gave you orders to build this house and to complete this wall?
4 Mereka menanyakan juga nama semua orang yang membantu mendirikan Rumah TUHAN itu.
And they said to them after this manner: What are the names of the men that build this building?
5 Tetapi Allah memperhatikan dan melindungi pemimpin-pemimpin Yahudi itu, sehingga para pejabat Persia memutuskan untuk tidak mengambil tindakan sebelum mereka mengirim surat kepada Darius dan menerima jawabannya.
But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, and they did not make them cease till the matter came to Darius; and then they returned answer by letter concerning it.
6 Inilah laporan yang mereka kirimkan kepada Raja,
The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar-boznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, who were on this side the river, sent to Darius the king.
7 "Ke hadapan Raja Darius. Semoga Baginda memerintah dengan sejahtera!
They sent a report to him in which was written thus: To Darius the king, all peace!
8 Kiranya Baginda maklum, bahwa kami telah pergi ke provinsi Yehuda dan melihat bahwa Rumah TUHAN, Allah Yang Besar, sedang dibangun kembali dengan batu-batu besar dan tembok-tembok yang dilapisi kayu. Pekerjaan itu dilakukan dengan sangat teliti dan berjalan dengan lancar.
Be it known to the king that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God, which is being built with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work is being carried on with diligence, and prospers in their hand.
9 Kemudian kami tanyakan kepada para pemimpin bangsa itu, siapa yang telah memberi izin kepada mereka untuk membangun kembali Rumah Ibadat itu dan memperlengkapinya.
Then asked we those elders: thus we said to them, Who gave you orders to build this house and to complete this wall?
10 Kami tanyakan juga nama-nama mereka supaya dapat melaporkan kepada Baginda siapa saja yang mengepalai pekerjaan itu.
We asked their names also, to inform thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.
11 Mereka menjawab, 'Kami ini hamba Allah penguasa alam semesta. Kami sedang membangun kembali Rumah TUHAN yang didirikan dan diperlengkapi berpuluh-puluh tahun yang lalu oleh seorang raja Israel yang agung.
And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of the heavens and the earth, and build the house that was built these many years ago; and a great king of Israel built and completed it.
12 Tetapi karena para leluhur kami telah menimbulkan kemarahan Allah penguasa di surga, maka Ia menyerahkan mereka kepada kekuasaan Nebukadnezar, raja Babel dari keturunan Kasdim. Ia menghancurkan Rumah itu dan mengangkut bangsa kami ke Babel.
But after that our fathers had provoked the God of the heavens to wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, and he destroyed this house, and carried the people away unto Babylon.
13 Kemudian Kores menjadi raja Babel dan pada tahun pertama pemerintahannya, ia mengeluarkan perintah untuk membangun kembali Rumah TUHAN itu.
But in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, king Cyrus gave orders to build this house of God.
14 Bahkan dikembalikannya juga perkakas-perkakas emas dan perak yang dipakai dalam Rumah TUHAN dan yang diambil dari Yerusalem oleh Nebukadnezar lalu dimasukkan ke dalam kuil di Babel. Perkakas-perkakas itu diserahkan oleh Raja Kores kepada orang yang bernama Sesbazar, yang telah diangkatnya menjadi gubernur Yehuda.
And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was at Jerusalem and brought into the temple of Babylon, those did king Cyrus take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered to one Sheshbazzar by name, whom he had appointed governor.
15 Raja menyuruh dia mengambil perkakas-perkakas itu dan mengembalikannya ke Rumah TUHAN di Yerusalem, serta membangun kembali Rumah itu.
And he said to him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is at Jerusalem, and let the house of God be built in its place.
16 Lalu datanglah Sesbazar ke Yerusalem dan meletakkan pondasi Rumah TUHAN itu. Sejak waktu itu sampai sekarang pembangunan itu berjalan terus, tetapi belum juga selesai.'
Then came the same Sheshbazzar, [and] laid the foundation of the house of God which is at Jerusalem; and since that time even until now has it been in building, and it is not completed.
17 Jika Baginda mengizinkan, kami mengusulkan supaya diadakan penyelidikan di dalam arsip kerajaan di Babel. Dengan demikian dapat diketahui apakah benar ada perintah Raja Kores untuk membangun kembali Rumah TUHAN di Yerusalem ini. Kemudian kami mohon kabar tentang keputusan Baginda mengenai perkara itu."
And now, if it seem good to the king, let search be made in the king's treasure-house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that orders were given by king Cyrus to build this house of God at Jerusalem; and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.
