Esdras 5

1 Los profetas Hageo y Zacarías, hijo de Iddo, le enviaron mensajes a los judíos de Judá y Jerusalén de parte del Dios de Israel, su gobernante.

And he prophesied Haggai (prophet the *Q(K)*) and Zechariah [the] son of Iddo (prophets the *Q(k)*) to Jews the who [were] in Judah and in Jerusalem in [the] name of [the] God of Israel [who was] over them.

2 Entonces Zorobabel, hijo de Sealtiel, y Jesúa, hijo de Josadac, decidieron empezar a trabajar en la reconstrucción del Templo de Dios en Jerusalén. Los profetas de Dios los animaron y los ayudaron.

Then they arose Zerubbabel [the] son of Shealtiel and Jeshua [the] son of Jozadak and they began to build [the] house of God which [is] in Jerusalem and [were] with them (prophets the *Q(k)*) of God supporting them.

3 Casi inmediatamente llegaron Tatnai, el gobernador de la provincia al oeste del Éufrates, Setar-boznai, y sus colegas funcionarios y preguntaron: “¿Quién les dio permiso para reconstruir este Templo y terminarlo?”

At it time the he came to them Tattenai [the] governor of [the] region beyond river the and Shethar-Bozenai and associates their and as follows [they were] saying to them who? did he make for you a decree house the this to build and structure the this to finish.

4 Luego preguntaron: “¿Cuáles son los nombres de los hombres que están trabajando en este edificio?”

Then as follows we said to them what? [are] they [the] names of men the who this building the [are] building.

5 Pero su Dios velaba por los dirigentes judíos, de modo que no se les impidió trabajar hasta que se pudo enviar un informe a Darío y se recibió una respuesta escrita con instrucciones.

And [the] eye of God their it was on [the] elders of Jews the and not they made cease them until report the to Darius it will come and then they will send back letter the concerning this.

6 La siguiente es una copia de la carta que Tatnai, el gobernador de la provincia al oeste del Éufrates, Setar-boznai, y sus compañeros, funcionarios de la provincia, enviaron al rey Darío.

copy of Letter the which he sent Tattenai - [the] governor of [the] region beyond river the and Shethar-Bozenai and associates his officials the who [were] in [the] region beyond river the to Darius king the.

7 El informe que le enviaron decía lo siguiente “Al rey Darío: Saludos.

Word the they sent to him and according to this it was written in midst its to Darius king the peace the all.

8 Deseamos informar a Su Majestad que fuimos a la provincia de Judá, al Templo del gran Dios. Se está construyendo con grandes piedras, y se están colocando vigas de madera en las paredes. Esta obra se está realizando correctamente y avanza a buen ritmo.

Known - let it be to king the that we went to Judea province the to [the] house of God the great and it [is] being built stone of rolling and timber [is] being set in walls the and work the this diligently [is] being done and [is] prospering in hand their.

9 “Interrogamos a los dirigentes, preguntándoles: ‘¿Quién les dio permiso para reconstruir este Templo y terminarlo?’

Then we asked to elders the these as follows we said to them who? did he make for you a decree house the this to build and structure the this to finish.

10 También les pedimos sus nombres, para anotarlos y hacerles saber los nombres de sus dirigentes.

And also names their we asked (to them *LA(bh)*) to make known to you that we will write [the] name of men the who [are] at heads their.

11 “Esta es la respuesta que nos dieron: ‘Somos servidores del Dios del cielo y de la tierra. Estamos reconstruyendo el Templo construido y terminado hace muchos años por un gran rey de Israel.

And as follows word the they sent back to us to say we they [are] servants his of [the] God of heavens the and earth the and [we are] building house the which it was built from [the] former time of this years many and a king of Israel great he built it and he finished it.

12 Pero nuestros antepasados hicieron enojar al Dios del cielo, por lo cual los entregó a Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, el caldeo, quien destruyó este Templo y deportó al pueblo a Babilonia.

But from that they enraged fathers our [the] God of heavens the he gave them in [the] hand of Nebuchadnezzar [the] king of Babylon (Chaldean the *Q(k)*) and house the this he destroyed it and people the he took into exile to Babylon.

13 Sin embargo, Ciro, rey de Babilonia, en el primer año de su reinado, emitió un decreto para reconstruir este Templo de Dios.

Nevertheless in year one of Cyrus king the of Babylon Cyrus king the he made a decree [the] house of God this to build.

14 Incluso devolvió los objetos de oro y plata pertenecientes al Templo de Dios, que Nabucodonosor había tomado del Templo de Jerusalén y colocado en su templo de Babilonia. El rey Ciro se los entregó a un hombre llamado Sesbasar, a quien había nombrado gobernador,

And also vessels the of [the] house of God of gold and silver which Nebuchadnezzar he had brought out from temple the which [was] in Jerusalem and he carried them to temple the of Babylon he brought out them Cyrus king the from temple the of Babylon and they were given to Sheshbazzar name his whom governor he had made him.

15 diciéndole: Toma estos artículos y colócalos en el Templo de Jerusalén. Reconstruye el Templo de Dios en su sitio original.

And he said to him - (these *Q(K)*) vessels the take! go! deposit! them in temple the which [is] in Jerusalem and [the] house of God let it be built on place its.

16 Así que Sesbasar vino y puso los cimientos del Templo de Dios en Jerusalén. Desde entonces está en construcción, pero aún no se ha completado’.

Then Sheshbazzar this he came he laid foundations the of [the] house of God which [is] in Jerusalem and from then and until now [it is] being built and not [it is] finished.

17 “Por lo tanto, si Su Majestad lo desea, autorice que se haga una búsqueda en los archivos reales de Babilonia para descubrir si hay un registro de que el rey Ciro emitió un decreto para reconstruir el Templo de Dios en Jerusalén. Entonces, por favor, háganos saber la decisión de Su Majestad en este asunto”.

And now if to king the [it is] good let it be searched in [the] house of treasures the of king the there which [are] in Babylon whether there [is] that from Cyrus king the it was made [is] a decree to build [the] house of God this in Jerusalem and [the] will of king the concerning this let him send to us.