Ezra 5

1 Pagkatapos, si propetang Hagai at si Zacarias na anak ng propetang si Ido ay nagpropesiya sa mga Judio sa ngalan ng Diyos ng Israel sa loob ng Juda at Jerusalem.

Now the prophets Haggai and Zechariah, the son of Iddo, were preaching to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel.

2 Umakyat si Zerubabel na anak ni Sealtiel at Josue na anak ni Jozadak at sinimulang itayo ang tahanan ng Diyos sa Jerusalem kasama ang mga propeta na nanghikayat sa kanila.

Then Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, got up and made a start at building the house of God at Jerusalem: and the prophets of God were with them, helping them.

3 At dumating sina Tatenai na gobernador ng Lalawigan sa ibayo ng Ilog, Setar Bozenai, at ang kanilang mga kasamahan at sinabi sa kanila, “Sino ang nag-utos na itayo ninyo ang tahanang ito at ganap na tapusin ang mga pader na ito?”

At the same time, Tattenai, ruler of the land across the river, and Shethar-bozenai, and their men, came to them and said, Who gave you orders to go on building this house and this wall?

4 Sinabi pa nila, “Ano ang mga pangalan ng mga lalaking gumagawa sa gusaling ito?”

Then they said these words to them: What are the names of the men who are at work on this building?

5 Ngunit ang mata ng Diyos ay nasa mga nakatatanda ng mga Judio, at hindi sila pinigilan ng kanilang mga kalaway. Naghihintay sila ng isang liham na ipapadala ng hari at para sa isang utos na ibabalik sa kanila patungkol dito.

But the eye of their God was on the chiefs of the Jews, and they did not make them give up working till the question had been put before Darius and an answer had come by letter about it.

6 Ito ang liham nina Tatenai, Setar Bozenai, at ang kanilang mga kapwa opisyal kay haring Dario.

This is a copy of the letter which Tattenai, the ruler of the land across the river, and Shethar-bozenai and his friends the Apharsachites, living across the river, sent to Darius the king:

7 Nagpadala sila ng isang ulat, isinusulat ito kay haring Dario, “Sumainyo nawang lahat ang kapayapaan.

They sent him a letter saying, To Darius the king, all peace:

8 Malaman nawa ng hari na kami ay pumunta ng Juda sa tahanan ng dakilang Diyos. Ito ay itinatayo sa pamamagitan ng malalaking bato at ang mga trosong nakalapat sa mga pader. Ang gawaing ito ay ginagawa ng lubos at umuusad ng mabuti sa kanilang mga kamay.

This is to give the king word that we went into the land of Judah, to the house of the great God, which is made of great stones, and has its walls supported with wood, and the work is going on with industry, and they are doing it well.

9 Tinanong namin ang mga nakatatanda, 'Sino ang nagbigay sa inyo ng utos para itayo ang tahanang ito at ang mga pader na ito?'

Then we said to the men responsible, who gave you authority for the building of this house and these walls?

10 Tinanong pa namin ang kanilang mga pangalan nang sa gayon ay maaari mong malaman ang mga pangalan ng bawat taong nanguna sa kanila.

And we made request for their names, so that we might send you word, and give you the names of the men at the head of them.

11 Tumugon sila at sinabi, 'Kami ay mga lingkod ng nag-iisang Diyos ng langit at lupa, at muli naming itinatayo ang tahanang ito na itinayo ng dakilang hari ng Israel maraming taon na ang nakalilipas at binubuo namin ito.

And they made answer to us, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are building the house which was put up in times long past and was designed and made complete by a great king of Israel.

12 Gayunman, nang ginalit ng aming mga ninuno ang Diyos ng langit, ibinigay niya sila sa kamay ni Nebucadnezar na hari ng Babilonia, na siyang sumira ng bahay na ito at ipinatapon ang mga tao sa Babilonia.

But when the God of heaven was moved to wrath by our fathers, he gave them up into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, the Chaldaean, who sent destruction on this house and took the people away into Babylon.

13 Gayunpaman, sa unang taon nang si Ciro ay hari ng Babilonia, naglabas si Ciro ng isang utos na itayong muli ang tahanan ng Diyos.

But in the first year of Cyrus, king of Babylon, Cyrus the king gave an order for the building of this house of God;

14 Ibinalik din ni haring Ciro ang ginto at pilak na nabibilang sa tahanan ng Diyos na kinuha at dinala ni Nebucadnezar mula sa templo sa Jerusalem tungo sa templo sa Babilonia. Isinauli niya ang mga ito kay Sesbazar, na siyang iniluklok niyang gobernador.

And the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the Temple which was in Jerusalem, and put into the house of his god in Babylon, these Cyrus the king took from the house of his god in Babylon, and gave to one named Sheshbazzar, whom he had made ruler;

15 Sinabi niya sa kaniya, “Kunin mo ang mga kagamitang ito. Pumunta ka at ilagay ang mga ito sa templo sa Jerusalem. Nawa maitayong muli ang tahanan ng Diyos doon.”

And he said to him, Go, take these vessels, and put them in the Temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be put up again in its place.

16 At dumating itong si Sesbazar at inilagay ang pundasyon para sa tahanan ng Diyos sa Jerusalem; na ginagawa ngayon ngunit hindi pa tapos.

Then this same Sheshbazzar came and put the house of God in Jerusalem on its bases: and from that time till now the building has been going on, but it is still not complete.

17 Ngayon kung mainam ito para sa hari, masuri nawa ito sa tahanan ng mga talaan sa Babilonia kung may isang pasya doon mula kay Haring Ciro para itayo ang tahanang ito ng Diyos sa Jerusalem. Kung gayon, maaring ipadala ng hari ang kaniyang pasya sa amin.”

So now, if it seems good to the king, let search be made in the king's store-house at Babylon, to see if it is true that an order was given by Cyrus the king for the building of this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send us word of his pleasure in connection with this business.