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 Aggeus the prophet, and Zacharias the son of Addo, prophesied to the Jews that were in Judea and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel.

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 Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and Josue the son of Josedec, and began to build the temple of God in Jerusalem, and with them were the prophets of God helping 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?"

And at the same time came to them Thathanai, who was governor beyond the river, and Stharbuzanai, and their counsellors: and said thus to them: Who hath given you counsel to build this house, and to repair the walls thereof?

4 Mereka menanyakan juga nama semua orang yang membantu mendirikan Rumah TUHAN itu.

In answer to which we gave them the names of the men who were the promoters of that 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 ancients of the Jews, and they could not hinder them. And it was agreed that the matter should be referred to Darius, and then they should give satisfaction concerning that accusation.

6 Inilah laporan yang mereka kirimkan kepada Raja,

The copy of the letter that Thathanai governor of the country beyond the river, and Stharbuzanai, and his counsellors the Arphasachites, who dwelt beyond the river, sent to Darius the king.

7 "Ke hadapan Raja Darius. Semoga Baginda memerintah dengan sejahtera!

The letter which they sent him, 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 to the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which they are building with unpolished stones, and timber is laid in the walls: and this work is carried on diligently, and advanceth in their hands.

9 Kemudian kami tanyakan kepada para pemimpin bangsa itu, siapa yang telah memberi izin kepada mereka untuk membangun kembali Rumah Ibadat itu dan memperlengkapinya.

And we asked those ancients, and said to them thus: Who hath given you authority to build this house, and to repair these walls?

10 Kami tanyakan juga nama-nama mereka supaya dapat melaporkan kepada Baginda siapa saja yang mengepalai pekerjaan itu.

We asked also of them their names, that we might give thee notice: and we have written the names of the men that are the chief among 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 they answered us in these words, saying: We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are building a temple that was built these many years ago, and which a great king of Israel built and set up.

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 heaven to wrath, he delivered them into the hands of Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon the Chaldean: and he destroyed this house, and carried away the people to 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 the king of Babylon, king Cyrus set forth a decree, that this house of God should be built.

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 temple of God, which Nabuchodonosor had taken out of the temple, that was in Jerusalem, and had brought them to the temple of Babylon, king Cyrus brought out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered to one Sassabasar, whom also he appointed governor,

15 Raja menyuruh dia mengambil perkakas-perkakas itu dan mengembalikannya ke Rumah TUHAN di Yerusalem, serta membangun kembali Rumah itu.

And said to him: Take these vessels, and go, and put them in the temple that is in 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 this same Sassabasar, and laid the foundations of the temple of God in Jerusalem, and from that time until now it is in building, and is not yet finished.

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."

Now therefore if it seem good to the king, let him search in the king’s library, which is in Babylon, whether it hath been decreed by Cyrus the king, that the house of God in Jerusalem should be built, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.