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 the prophets, Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem. They prophesied to them 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 God’s house which is at Jerusalem; and with them were the prophets of God, helping 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?

At the same time Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, came to them, with Shetharbozenai and their companions, and asked them, “Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this wall?”

4 Тогда сия рекоша им: кая суть имена мужей созидающих град сей?

They also asked for the names of the men who were making this 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 on the elders of the Jews, and they didn’t make them cease until the matter should come to Darius, and an answer should be returned by letter concerning it.

6 Изявление послания, еже посла Фафанай князь об он пол реки и Сафарвузанай и сослужителие их Афарсахее, иже бяху за рекою, Дарию царю:

The copy of the letter that Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, and Shetharbozenai, and his companions the Apharsachites who were beyond the River, sent to Darius the king follows.

7 словесы послаша к нему, и сия писана в нем: Дарию царю мир всяк:

They sent a letter to him, in which was written: To Darius the king, 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:

Be it known to the king that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God, which is being built with great stones and timber is laid in the walls. This work goes on with diligence and prospers in their hands.

9 тогда вопросихом старейшин тех и тако рекохом им: кто даде вам власть дом сей созидати и стены сия возставляти?

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

10 И о именех их вопросихом их, да возвестим тебе, яко да напишем тебе имена мужей, иже суть началницы их:

We asked them their names also, to inform you that we might write the names of the men who were at their head.

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:

Thus they returned us answer, saying, “We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth and are building the house that was built these many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and finished.

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 after our fathers had provoked the God of heaven to wrath, 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 но в лето первое Кира царя, Кир царь Вавилонский постави повеление, да дом Божий сей созиждется,

But in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king made a decree to build this house of God.

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,

The gold and silver vessels of God’s house, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem and brought into the temple of Babylon, those Cyrus the king also took out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered to one whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor.

15 и рече ему: вся сосуды сия возми и иди, и постави их в дому, иже есть во Иерусалиме, на место их:

He said to him, ‘Take these vessels, go, put them in the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let God’s house 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:

Then the same Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundations of God’s house which is in Jerusalem. Since that time even until now it has been being built, and yet it is not 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 therefore, if it seems good to the king, let a search be made in the king’s treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it is so that a decree was made by Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem; and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.”