Ezra 5
1 Aa le nitoky amo nte-Iehodà e Iehodà naho Ierosalaimeo amy zao o mpitokio; i Kagaý mpitoky naho i Zekarià, ana’ Idò, ie nitoky am’ iareo amy tahinan’ Añahare Israeley.
And the prophets have prophesied (Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah son of Iddo) to the Jews who [are] in Judah and in Jerusalem, in the Name of the God of Israel—to them.
2 Niongak’ amy zao t’i Zerobabele ana’ i Sealtiele naho Iesoà, ana’ Iotsadake niorotse namboatse i anjomban’ Añahare e Ierosalaimey; le nimpiam’ iareo nañimba, o mpitokin’ Añahareo,
Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua son of Jozadak, have risen, and begun to build the house of God, that [is] in Jerusalem, and with them are the prophets of God supporting them.
3 Pok’ eo amy zao t’i Tatenay, mpifehe alafe’ i Sakay añe naho i Setar-botsenay naho o rañe’eo, nanao ty hoe am’ iereo: Ia ty nanolo-dily anahareo handranjy o anjombao vaho ty hamonitse ty rafitse toy?
At that time have come to them Tatnai, governor beyond the river, and Shethar-Boznai, and their companions, and thus they are saying to them, “Who has made for you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?”
4 naho ia o tahina’ ondaty mamboatse ty anjomba toio?
Then we have said thus to them, “What [are] the names of the men who are building this building?”
5 Fa tamo mpiaolo’ o nte-Iehodaoo ty fihainon’ Añahare’ iareo, le tsy nazi’ iareo hitroatse, ampara’ te niheo amy Dareiavese i rahay vaho nimpoly am’ iereo an-taratasy ty vale’e.
And the eye of their God has been on [the] elders of [the] Jews, and they have not caused them to cease until [the] matter goes to Darius, and then they send back a letter concerning this thing.
6 Itoy ty taratasy hambañe amy nampihitrife’ i Tatenay mpifelek’ alafe’ i Sakay atoiy naho i Setar-botsenay vaho o rañe’e nte-Afaresake alafe’ i Sakay atoio amy Dareiavese mpanjaka;
The copy of a letter that Tatnai, governor beyond the river, has sent, and Shethar-Boznai and his companions, the Apharsachites who [are] beyond the river, to Darius the king.
7 zao ty nisokitse amy taratasy nahitrikey: Ry Dariavese mpanjaka, hene hanintsiñe!
A letter they have sent to him, and thus is it written in it:
8 Ampahafohinañe i mpanjakay te niheo mb’ an-tane’ Iehodà añe zahay, mb’amy anjomban’ Añahare jabahinakey mb’eo, ze amboareñe am-bato jabajaba naho bodan-katae amo rindri’eo, le ifanehafañe an-kahimbañañe i fitoloñañe zay vaho miraorao am-pità’ iareo.
“To Darius the king, all peace! Be it known to the king that we have gone to the province of Judah, to the great house of God, and it is built [with] rolled stones, and wood is placed in the walls, and this work is done speedily, and prospering in their hand.
9 Aa le nañontanea’ay o mpiaoloo, ami’ty hoe: Ia ty nanolo-dily anahareo handranjy ty anjomba toy naho ty hamonitse o kijolio?
Then we have asked of these elders, thus we have said to them, Who has made for you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?
10 Nañontanea’ay ka o tahina’ iareoo, ho taroñeñ’ ama’o, hanokira’ay ty tahina’ o mpiaolo’ iareoo.
And also their names we have asked of them, to let you know, that we might write the names of the men who [are] at their head.
11 Le ty hoe ty navale’ iareo anay: Mpitoron’ Andrianañaharen-dikerañey naho ty tane toy zahay, le amboare’ay ty anjomba nifonitse taoñe maro taolo añe toy, i namboare’ ty mpanjaka ra’elahi’ Israele vaho nihenefe’ey.
And thus they have returned us word, saying, We [are] servants of the God of the heavens and earth, and are building the house that was built many years before this, that a great king of Israel built and finished:
12 Fe nampaviñeren-droae’ay t’i Andrianañaharen-dindiñe añe, le natolo’e am-pità’ i Nebokadnetsare, mpanjaka’ i Bavele, i nte-Kasdy nandrotsake ty anjomba toy vaho nanese ondatio mb’e Bavele mb’eoy.
but after that our fathers made the God of the heavens angry, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon the Chaldean, and this house he destroyed, and the people he removed to Babylon;
13 F’ie amy taom-baloha’ i Korese, mpanjaka’ i Baveley, le tsine’ i Korese mpanjaka te hamboareñe ty anjomban’ Añahare toy.
but in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king made a decree to build this house of God,
14 Tovo’e: o fanake volamena naho volafoti’ i anjomban’ Añahare nakare’ i Nebokadnetsare boak’ añ’anjomba e Ierosalaime añe, ie nasese’e mb’ amy anjomba e Baveleio, le nakare’ i Korese boak’ amy anjomba’ i Baveley naho natolo’e amy atao Ses’ bazare nanoe’e mpifelekey;
and also, the vessels of the house of God, of gold and silver, that Nebuchadnezzar had taken forth out of the temple that [is] in Jerusalem, and brought them to the temple of Babylon, them has Cyrus the king brought forth out of the temple of Babylon, and they have been given to [one], Sheshbazzar [is] his name, whom he made governor,
15 naho nanao ty hoe ama’e: Rambeso o fanake retoañe le akia apoho añ’anjomba’e e Ierosalaime ao vaho amboaro amy toe’e eo ty anjomban’ Añahare.
and said to him, Lift up these vessels, go, put them down in the temple that [is] in Jerusalem, and the house of God is built on its place.
16 Totsake eo amy zao t’i Sesbazare, le naore’e o mananta’ i anjomban’ Añahare e Ierosalaime aoio; le sikal’ amy andro zay pake henaneo t’ie namboareñe, fe mboe tsy fonitse.
Then this Sheshbazzar has come—he has laid the foundations of the house of God that [is] in Jerusalem, and from there even until now it has been building, and is not finished.
17 Ie amy zao naho mete añ’arofo’ i mpanjakay, te ho tsikaraheñe añ’ anjombam-panontona’ i mpanjaka e Baveley ty hatò’ te teo ze o tsey nanoe’ i Korese mpanjaka, hamboareñe i anjomban’ Añahare e Ierosalaimey zao, le ehe te hirahe’ i mpanjakay ama’ay ty satrin’ arofo’e amy rahay.
And now, if it is good to the king, let a search be made in the treasure-house of the king, that [is] there in Babylon, whether it be that there was a decree made by Cyrus the king to build this house of God in Jerusalem, and the will of the king concerning this thing he sends to us.”
