Ezra 5

1 Ary ny mpaminany, dia Hagay mpaminany sy Zakaria, zanak’ Ido, naminany tamin’ ny Jiosy tany Joda sy Jerosalema tamin’ ny anaran’ Andriamanitry ny Isiraely izay tao aminy.

Now the prophets Haggai and Zechariah, the son of Iddo, were preaching to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel.

2 Dia nitsangana Zerobabela, zanak’ i Sealtiela, sy Jesoa, zanak’ i Jozadaka, ka nanomboka nanao ny tranon’ Andriamanitra any Jerosalema indray; ary ireo mpaminanin’ Andriamanitra ireo dia teo aminy ka nanampy azy.

Then Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, got up and made a start at building the house of God at Jerusalem: and the prophets of God were with them, helping them.

3 Ary tamin’ izany andro izany ihany koa dia nankany amin’ ireo Tatenay, governoran’ ny etỳ an-dafin’ ny ony etỳ, sy Setara-bozenay mbamin’ ny namany; ka izao no nataony taminy: Iza no nandidy anareo hanao io trano io sy hahavita io manda io?

At the same time, Tattenai, ruler of the land across the river, and Shethar-bozenai, and their men, came to them and said, Who gave you orders to go on building this house and this wall?

4 Ary izao koa no nataonay taminy Iza avy no anaran’ izay lehilahy manao io trano io?

Then they said these words to them: What are the names of the men who are at work on this building?

5 Nefa ny mason’ Andriamaniny nitsinjo ny loholon’ ny Joda, ka tsy nahasakana azy ireo, mandra-pahatongan’ ny teny ho any amin’ i Dariosy sy ny nahazoany ny valiny ny amin’ izany raharaha izany.

But the eye of their God was on the chiefs of the Jews, and they did not make them give up working till the question had been put before Darius and an answer had come by letter about it.

6 Ny tenin’ ny taratasy izay nampitondrain’ i Tatenay, governoran’ ny etỳ an-dafin’ ny ony etỳ, sy Setara-bozenay ary ny Afarsekita namany, izay amin’ ny etỳ an-dafin’ ny ony etỳ; ho any amin’ i Dariosy mpanjaka;

This is a copy of the letter which Tattenai, the ruler of the land across the river, and Shethar-bozenai and his friends the Apharsachites, living across the river, sent to Darius the king:

7 eny, nampitondrainy ho any aminy ny taratasy izay nisy teny toy izao: Ho an’ i Dariosy mpanjaka anie ny fiadanana be.

They sent him a letter saying, To Darius the king, all peace:

8 Aoka ho fantatry ny mpanjaka fa nankany amin’ ny tany Joda izahay ho any an-tranon’ Andriamanitra lehibe, izay atao amin’ ny vato vaventy, sady misy hazo alatsaka amin’ ny rindrin-trano, ary mandroso tsara izany asa izany sady ambinina eo an-tànany.

This is to give the king word that we went into the land of Judah, to the house of the great God, which is made of great stones, and has its walls supported with wood, and the work is going on with industry, and they are doing it well.

9 Dia nanontany ireo loholona ireo izahay nanao hoe: Iza no nandidy anareo hanao io trano io sy hanangana io manda io?

Then we said to the men responsible, who gave you authority for the building of this house and these walls?

10 Nanontany ny anarany avy koa izahay mba hampahafantarinay anao sy hosoratanay ny anaran’ ny olona izay lohany;

And we made request for their names, so that we might send you word, and give you the names of the men at the head of them.

11 ka izao no teny navaliny anay: Izahay dia mpanompon’ Andriamanitry ny lanitra sy ny tany ka manamboatra ny trano izay efa vita ela, fa ny mpanjaka lehibe anankiray tamin’ ny Isiraely no nanao sy nahavita azy.

And they made answer to us, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are building the house which was put up in times long past and was designed and made complete by a great king of Israel.

12 Fa noho ny nampahatezeran’ ny razanay an’ Andriamanitry ny lanitra, dia natolony izy ho eo an-tànan’ i Nebokadnezara Kaldeana, mpanjakan’ i Babylona, izay efa nandrava io trano io ka nitondra ny olona ho babo tany Babylona.

But when the God of heaven was moved to wrath by our fathers, he gave them up into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, the Chaldaean, who sent destruction on this house and took the people away into Babylon.

13 Fa tamin’ ny taona voalohany nanjakan’ i Kyrosy, mpanjakan’ i Babylona, kosa dia nanao didy Kyrosy mpanjaka, mba hatao indray io tranon’ Andriamanitra io.

But in the first year of Cyrus, king of Babylon, Cyrus the king gave an order for the building of this house of God;

14 Ary ny fanaka volamena sy volafotsy momba ny tranon’ Andriamanitra, izay efa nalain’ i Nebokadnezara tao amin’ ny tempoly tany Jerosalema ka nentiny ho any amin’ ny tempoly any Babylona, dia nalain’ i Kyrosy mpanjaka tao amin’ ny tempoly any Babylona ka natolotra tamin’ ny anankiray atao hoe Sesbazara, izay efa notendreny ho governora;

And the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the Temple which was in Jerusalem, and put into the house of his god in Babylon, these Cyrus the king took from the house of his god in Babylon, and gave to one named Sheshbazzar, whom he had made ruler;

15 ary hoy izy taminy: Raiso ireo fanaka ireo, ka andeha, apetraho ao amin’ ny tempoly izay any Jerosalema; ary aoka ny tranon’ Andriamanitra hatsangana eo amin’ ilay efa niorenany ihany.

And he said to him, Go, take these vessels, and put them in the Temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be put up again in its place.

16 Dia avy Sesbazara ka nanao ny fanorenan’ ny tranon’ Andriamanitra any Jerosalema; ary hatramin’ izany andro izany ka mandraka ankehitriny dia efa natao ihany izy, saingy tsy mbola vita.

Then this same Sheshbazzar came and put the house of God in Jerusalem on its bases: and from that time till now the building has been going on, but it is still not complete.

17 Koa raha sitraky ny mpanjaka, aoka hizahana ny trano firaketan’ ny mpanjaka, izay any Babylona, na misy didy nataon’ i Kyrosy mpanjaka hanaovana io tranon’ Andriamanitra any Jerosalema io, na tsia; ary aoka ny sitrapon’ ny mpanjaka hambarany aminay ny amin’ izany zavatra izany.

So now, if it seems good to the king, let search be made in the king's store-house at Babylon, to see if it is true that an order was given by Cyrus the king for the building of this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send us word of his pleasure in connection with this business.