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 the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem; in the name of the God of Israel prophesied they unto them.

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 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, 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 came to them Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai, and their companions, and said thus unto them: 'Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this structure?'

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

'Then spoke we unto them after this manner, wrote they: What are the names of the men that build 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 upon the elders of the Jews, and they did not make them cease, till the matter should come to Darius, and then answer should be returned by letter concerning 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;

The copy of the letter that Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai, and his companions the Apharesachites, who were beyond the River, sent unto 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 a letter unto him, wherein was written thus: 'Unto 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.

Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth on with diligence and prospereth in their hands.

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

Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus: Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?

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

We asked them their names also, to announce to thee, that we might write the names of the men that were 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 thus they returned us answer, saying: We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and finished.

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 because that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven, He gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried 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 made a decree to build 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 also of the house of God, 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 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 unto him: Take these vessels, go, put them in the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded 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 came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundations of the house of God which is in Jerusalem; and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not completed.

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.

Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let search be made in the king's treasure-house there, which is at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.'