Esdræ 5
1 Prophetaverunt autem Aggaeus Propheta, et Zacharias filius Addo prophetantes ad Iudaeos, qui erant in Iudaea et Ierusalem, in nomine Dei Israel.
Then were moved to prophesy, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah son of Iddo, the prophets, unto the Jews who were in Judaea and in Jerusalem, —in the name of the God of Israel, unto them.
2 Tunc surrexerunt Zorobabel filius Salathiel, et Iosue filius Iosedec, et coeperunt aedificare templum Dei in Ierusalem, et cum eis prophetae Dei adiuvantes eos.
Then arose—Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God, which was in Jerusalem, —and, with them, were the prophets of God, strengthening them.
3 In ipso autem tempore venit ad eos Thathanai, qui erat dux trans Flumen, et Stharbuzanai, et consiliarii eorum: sicque dixerunt eis: Quis dedit vobis consilium ut domum hanc aedificaretis, et muros eius instauraretis?
At that time, came unto them Tattenai pasha Beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai, and their associates, —and, thus, spake they unto them, Who hath issued unto you an edict, this house, to build, and, this wall, to complete?
4 Ad quod respondimus eis, quae essent nomina hominum auctorum aedificationis illius.
Then, after this manner, spake we unto them, —What are the names of these men, who, this building, do rear?
5 Oculus autem Dei eorum factus est super senes Iudaeorum, et non potuerunt inhibere eos. Placuitque ut res ad Darium referretur, et tunc satisfacerent adversus accusationem illam.
Nevertheless, the eye of their God, was upon the elders of Judah, and they did not forbid them, until the matter, unto Darius, should come, —and, then, answer be returned by letter, concerning this.
6 Exemplar epistolae, quam misit Thathanai dux regionis trans Flumen, et Stharbuzanai, et consiliatores eius Arphasachaei, qui erant trans Flumen, ad Darium regem.
A copy of the letter which Tattenai pasha Beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai, and his associates, the Apharsachites, who were Beyond the Rivet, sent unto Darius the king:
7 Sermo, quem miserant ei, sic scriptus erat: Dario regi pax omnis.
a message, sent they unto him, —and, thus, was it written therein, Unto Darius the king, all prosperity!
8 Notum sit regi, isse nos ad Iudaeam provinciam, ad domum Dei magni, quae aedificatur lapide impolito, et ligna ponuntur in parietibus: opusque illud diligenter extruitur, et crescit in manibus eorum.
Be it known unto the king, that we journeyed into the province of Judah, unto the house of the Great God, and, the same, is being built with large stones, and, timber, is being laid in the walls, —and, this work, with speed, is being done, and is prospering in their hands.
9 Interrogavimus ergo senes illos, et ita diximus eis: Quis dedit vobis potestatem ut domum hanc aedificaretis, et muros hos instauraretis?
Then asked we of these elders, thus, we said to them, —Who hath issued to you an edict, this house, to build, and, this wall, to complete?
10 Sed et nomina eorum quaesivimus ab eis, ut nunciaremus tibi: scripsimusque nomina eorum virorum, qui sunt principes in eis.
Yea, their names also, asked we of them, to certify thee, —that we might write the name, of the men who are at their head.
11 Huiuscemodi autem sermonem responderunt nobis, dicentes: Nos sumus servi Dei caeli et terrae, et aedificamus templum, quod erat extructum ante hos annos multos, quodque rex Israel magnus aedificaverat, et extruxerat.
And, thus, returned they, answer, to us saying, —We, are servants of the God of the heavens and the earth, and are building the house which was built these many years ago, which, a great king of Israel, built and completed.
12 Postquam autem ad iracundiam provocaverunt patres nostri Deum caeli, tradidit eos in manus Nabuchodonosor regis Babylonis Chaldaei, domum quoque hanc destruxit, et populum eius transtulit in Babylonem.
But, after that our fathers had provoked the God of the heavens to wrath, he delivered them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, —and, this house, he destroyed, and, the people, he exiled to Babylon.
13 Anno autem primo Cyri regis Babylonis, Cyrus rex proposuit edictum ut domus Dei aedificaretur.
Howbeit, in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king, issued an edict, this house of God, to build.
14 Nam et vasa templi Dei aurea et argentea, quae Nabuchodonosor tulerat de templo, quod erat in Ierusalem, et asportaverat ea in templum Babylonis, protulit Cyrus rex de templo Babylonis, et data sunt Sassabasar vocabulo, quem et principem constituit,
Moreover also, the utensils of the house of God, of gold and silver, which, Nebuchadnezzar, had brought forth out of the temple which was in Jerusalem, and had brought into the temple of Babylon, Cyrus the king, brought them forth, out of the temple of Babylon, —and they were delivered to one Sheshbazzar by name, whom he made, pasha;
15 dixitque ei: Haec vasa tolle, et vade, et pone ea in templo, quod est in Ierusalem, et domus Dei aedificetur in loco suo.
and said to him—These utensils, take, go carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, —and let, the house of God, be built in its place.
16 Tunc itaque Sassabasar ille venit et posuit fundamenta templi Dei in Ierusalem, et ex eo tempore usque nunc aedificatur, et necdum completum est.
Then, this Sheshbazzar, came, he laid the foundations of the house of God, which was in Jerusalem, —and, since then, even until now, it hath been in building, and is not finished.
17 Nunc ergo, si videtur regi bonum, recenseat in bibliotheca regis, quae est in Babylone, utrumnam a Cyro rege iussum fuerit ut aedificaretur domus Dei in Ierusalem, et voluntatem regis super hac re mittat ad nos.
Now, therefore, if, unto the king, it seem good, let search be made in the treasure-house of the king which is there, in Babylon, whether it be so, that, from Cyrus the king, issued an edict, to build this house of God, in Jerusalem, —and, the pleasure of the king concerning this, let him send unto us.
