< Книга Ездры 5 >
1 Пророчествова же Аггей пророк и Захариа сын Аддов прорицание ко Иудеом, иже бяху во Иудеи и Иерусалиме, во имя Бога Израилева на них.
Now Haggai, the prophet, and Zechariah, the son of Iddo, prophesying to the Jews who were in Judea and Jerusalem, prophesied in the name of the God of Israel.
2 Тогда востаста Зоровавель сын Салафиилев и Иисус сын Иоседеков и начаста здати дом Божий, иже во Иерусалиме: и с нима пророцы Божии помогающе има.
Then Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, rose up and began to build the temple of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them, assisting them.
3 В то время прииде к ним Фафанай князь сущий за рекою и Сафарвузанай и сослужителие их, и сия рекоша им: кто даде вам власть созидати дом сей и стены сия возставляти?
Then, at the same time, Tattenai, who was the governor beyond the river, and Shetharbozenai, and their counselors came to them. And they spoke in this way to them: “Who has given you counsel, so that you would build this house and repair its walls?”
4 Тогда сия рекоша им: кая суть имена мужей созидающих град сей?
We responded to this by giving them the names of the men who were the founders of that building.
5 И очи Божии на пленение Иудино, и не возбраниша им, дондеже послание к Дарию отнесено, и тогда послася с писмоносцем о сем.
But the eye of their God was set over the elders of the Jews, and so they were unable to hinder them. And it was agreed that the matter should be referred to Darius, and then they would give a reply against that accusation.
6 Изявление послания, еже посла Фафанай князь об он пол реки и Сафарвузанай и сослужителие их Афарсахее, иже бяху за рекою, Дарию царю:
A copy of the letter that Tattenai, the governor of the region beyond the river, and Shetharbozenai, and his counselors, the rulers who were beyond the river, sent to Darius the king.
7 словесы послаша к нему, и сия писана в нем: Дарию царю мир всяк:
The word that they sent him was written in this way: “To Darius, the king of all peace.
8 ведомо да будет царю, яко ходихом во Иудейскую страну к дому Бога великаго, и той созидается камением избранным, и древа ставятся в стенах, дело же то со тщанием строится и благопоспешается в руках их:
Let it be known to the king, that we went to the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which they are building with rough stones, and with timber set into the walls. And this work is being built up diligently, and it increases by their hands.
9 тогда вопросихом старейшин тех и тако рекохом им: кто даде вам власть дом сей созидати и стены сия возставляти?
Therefore, we questioned those elders, and we spoke to them in this way: ‘Who has given authority to you, so that you would build this house and repair these walls?’
10 И о именех их вопросихом их, да возвестим тебе, яко да напишем тебе имена мужей, иже суть началницы их:
But we also required of them their names, so that we might report to you. And we have written down the names of their men, those who are leaders among them.
11 и сицева словеса отвещаша нам глаголюще: мы есмы раби Бога небесе и земли, и созидаем дом, иже бысть устроен прежде сего за лета многа, и царь Израилев великий созда его и соверши его им:
Then they responded a word to us in this manner, saying: ‘We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth. And we are building the temple that was constructed these many years before, and which a great king of Israel had built and constructed.
12 егда же прогневаша отцы наши Бога небеснаго, предаде их в руки Навуходоносора царя Вавилонскаго Халдеанина, и дом сей разори и люди преведе в Вавилон:
But afterward, our fathers had provoked the God of heaven to wrath, so he delivered them into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, the Chaldean. And he destroyed this house, and he transferred its people to Babylon.
13 но в лето первое Кира царя, Кир царь Вавилонский постави повеление, да дом Божий сей созиждется,
Then, in the first year of Cyrus, the king of Babylon, king Cyrus issued a decree, so that this house of God would be built.
14 и сосуды дому Божия златыя и сребряныя, яже Навуходоносор взя из дому, иже во Иерусалиме, и отнесе я в храм Вавилонский, изнесе тыя Кир царь от храма Вавилонскаго и даде их Саванасару хранителю, иже над сокровищем,
And now the vessels of gold and silver from the temple of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple that was in Jerusalem, and which he had carried away to the temple of Babylon, king Cyrus brought out of the temple of Babylon, and they were given to one called Sheshbazzar, whom he also appointed as governor.
15 и рече ему: вся сосуды сия возми и иди, и постави их в дому, иже есть во Иерусалиме, на место их:
And he said to him: “Take these vessels, and go, and set them in the temple that is in Jerusalem. And let the house of God be built in its place.”
16 тогда Саванасар той прииде и постави основание дому Божия во Иерусалиме, и от того времене даже доныне созидается, и еще не совершен есть:
And so this same Sheshbazzar then came and set the foundations of the temple of God in Jerusalem. And from that time, even until now, it is being built, and it is not yet completed.’
17 и ныне аще (видится) царю благо, да посмотрит в дому сокровища царя Вавилонскаго, да увеси, яко от царя Кира бысть повеление созидати дом Божий сей, иже во Иерусалиме, и уведав о сем царь да послет к нам.
Now then, if it seems good to the king, let him search in the king’s library, which is in Babylon, to see whether it was ordered by king Cyrus, that the house of God in Jerusalem should be built. And may the will of the king be sent to us about this matter.”