एज्रा 5
1 तब हाग्गै अगमवक्ता र इद्दोका छोरा जकरिया अगमवक्ताले इस्राएलका परमेश्वरको नाउँमा यहूदा र यरूशलेमका यहूदीहरूलाई अगमवाणी बोले ।
And Aggaeus the prophet, and Zacharias the [son] of Addo, prophesied a prophesy to the Jews in Juda and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, [even] to them.
2 शालतिएलका छोरा यरुबाबेल र योसादाकका छोरा येशूअ उठे, र आफ्ना सहयोगी अगमवक्ताहरूका साथमा मिलेर यरूशलेममा परमेश्वरको मन्दिर बनाउन सुरु गरे ।
Then rose up Zorobabel the [son] of Salathiel, and Jesus the son of Josedec, and began to build the house of God that was in Jerusalem: and with them [were] the prophets of God assisting them.
3 तब यूफ्रेटिस नदीपारिको प्रान्तका गभर्नर तत्तनै, शत्तर-बोज्नै र तिनका सहयोगीहरू आए र तिनीहरूलाई सोधे, “यो मन्दिरको निर्माण गर्ने र पर्खालहरू सम्पन्न गर्ने आज्ञा तिमीहरूलाई कसले दियो?”
At the same time came there upon them Thanthanai, the governor on this side the river, and Satharbuzanai, and their fellow-servants, and spoke thus to them, Who has ordained a decree for you to build this house, and to [provide] this preparation?
4 तिनीहरूले यसो पनि भने, “यो भवनलाई बनाउने मानिसका नाउँहरू के-के हुन्?”
Then they spoke thus to them, What are the names of the men that build this city?
5 तर परमेश्वरको दृष्टि यहूदी धर्म-गुरुहरूमाथि थियो, र तिनीहरूका शत्रुहरूले तिनीहरूलाई रोक्न सकेनन् । राजाकहाँ एउटा चिट्ठी पठाउने र त्यसको जवाफमा एउटा आदेश आउने काम नहुन्जेलसम्म तिनीहरूलाई कसैले रोकेन ।
But the eyes of God were upon the captivity of Juda, and they did not cause them to cease till the decree was brought to Darius; and then was sent by the tribute-gatherer concerning this
6 यो यूफ्रेटिस नदीपारिको प्रान्तका राज्यपाल तत्तनै, शत्तर-बोज्नै र तिनीहरूका सहयोगीहरूले दारा राजालाई पठाएका चिट्ठीको प्रतिलिपी यही हो ।
the copy of a letter, which Thanthanai, the governor of the part on this side the river, and Satharbuzanai, and their fellow-servants the Apharsachaeans who were on this side of the river, sent to king Darius.
7 तिनीहरूले लेखेर दारा राजालाई पठाएको विवरण यही हो, “हजुरमा अपार शान्ति रहोस् ।
They sent an account to him, and thus it was written in it: All peace to king Darius.
8 हामी यहूदामा महान् परमेश्वरको मन्दिरमा गयौं भन्ने कुरा हजुरलाई जाहेर होस् । ठुला-ठुला ढुङ्गाहरूले यो निर्माण हुँदैछ र पर्खालमा काठहरू राखिंदैछन् । यो काम निकै राम्रोसँग गरिएको छ, र तिनीहरूका हातमा राम्ररी अगाडि बढिरहेको छ ।
Be it known to the king, that we went into the land of Judea, to the house of the great God; and it is building with choice stones, and they are laying timbers in the walls, and that work is prospering, and goes on favorably in their hands.
9 हामीले धर्म-गुरुहरूलाई सोध्यौं, 'यो मन्दिर र यी पर्खालहरू बनाउन तिमीहरूलाई कसले आदेश दियो?'
Then we asked those elders, and thus we said to them, Who gave you the order to build this house, and to [provide] this preparation?
10 कस-कसले तिनीहरूलाई अगुवाइ गरेका रहेछन् भनी हजुरलाई थाहा होस् भनेर हामीले तिनीहरूका नाउँ पनि सोध्यौं ।
And we asked them their names, [in order] to declare [them] to thee, so as to write to thee the names of their leading men.
11 तिनीहरूले जवाफ दिए र भने, 'हामी स्वर्ग र पृथ्वीका परमेश्वरका सेवकहरू हौं, र हामीले यस मन्दिरलाई पुनर्निर्माण गरिरहेका छौं जसलाई धेरै वर्ष पहिले इस्राएलका महान् राजाले निर्माण गरेका र पुरा गरेका थिए ।
And they answered us thus, saying, We [are] the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we [are] building the house which had been built many years before this, and a great king of Israel built it, and established it for them.
12 तापनि जब हाम्रा पुर्खाहरूले स्वर्गका परमेश्वरलाई रिस उठाए, तब उहाँले तिनीहरूलाई बेबिलोनका कल्दी राजा नबूकदनेसरको हातमा सुम्पनुभयो जसले यस मन्दिरलाई नष्ट पारे र मानिसहरूलाई बेबिलोनमा कैदमा लगे ।
But after that our fathers provoked the God of heaven, he gave them into the hands of Nabuchodonosor the Chaldean, king of Babylon, and he destroyed this house, and carried the people captive to Babylon.
13 तापनि कोरेस बेबिलोनका राजा बन्नुभएको पहिलो वर्षमा कोरेसले परमेश्वरको मन्दिर पुनर्निर्माण गर्ने आदेश जारी गर्नुभयो ।
And in the first year of king Cyrus, Cyrus the king made a decree that this house of God should be built.
14 नबूकदनेसरले यरूशलेमको मन्दिरबाट बेबिलोनको मन्दिरमा लगेका परमेश्वरको मन्दिरका सुन र चाँदीका वस्तुहरू पनि राजा कोरेसले फिर्ता गरिदिए । आफूले गभर्नर बनाएका शेशबस्सरलाई उहाँले यी थोकहरू दिनुभयो ।
And the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nabuchodonosor brought out from the house that was in Jerusalem, and carried them into the temple of the king, them did king Cyrus bring out from the temple of the king, and gave them to Sabanasar the treasurer, who was over the treasurer;
15 राजाले तिनलाई भन्नुभयो, “यी थोकहरू लैजाऊ । जाऊ र ति यरूशलेमको मन्दिरमा राख । त्यहाँ परमेश्वरको मन्दिर पुनर्निमाण होस् ।”
and said to him, Take all the vessels, and go, put them in the house that is in Jerusalem in their place.
16 तब यिनै शेशबस्सर आए र यरूशलेममा परमेश्वरको मन्दिरको जग बसाले । अनि अहिले यो निर्माण हुँदैछ, तर अझै सकिएको छैन ।'
Then that Sabanazar came, and laid the foundations of the house of God in Jerusalem: and from that time even until now it has been building, and has not been finished.
17 अब राजाको हजुरीमा असल लागेमा, राजा कोरेसले यरूशलेममा परमेश्वरको मन्दिर बनाउन आज्ञा दिनुभएको थियो कि थिएन भनी बेबिलोनको अभिलेख संग्रहमा अनुसन्धान होस् । त्यसपछि राजाबाट हामीलाई आफ्नो निर्णय पठाउने कष्ट होस् ।”
And now, if it [seem] good to the king, lest search be made in the treasure-house of the king at Babylon, that thou mayest know [if it be] that a decree was made by king Cyrus to build that house of God that was in Jerusalem, and let the king send to us when he has learnt concerning this [matter].
