ʻEsela 5

1 Pea koe ongo palōfita, ko Hakeai ko e palōfita, mo Sakalia ko e foha ʻo Ito, naʻa na lea ki he kakai Siu naʻe ʻi Siuta mo Selūsalema ʻi he huafa ʻoe ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻio, kiate kinautolu.

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 Pea naʻe tuʻu hake ʻa Selupepeli ko e foha ʻo Sialiteli, mo Sesua ko e foha ʻo Sosataki, pea kamata langa ʻae fale ʻoe ʻOtua ʻaia ʻoku ʻi Selūsalema; pea naʻe ʻiate kinautolu ʻae kau palōfita ʻoe ʻOtua ke tokoniʻi ʻakinautolu.

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 Pea naʻe haʻu kiate kinautolu ʻi he kuonga ko ia ʻa Tatinei, ko e pule ʻi he potu kauvai ni ʻoe vaitafe, mo Sita-Posinei, mo hona ngaahi kaumeʻa, ʻonau lea pehē kiate kinautolu, “Ko hai kuo ne fekau ʻakimoutolu ke langa ʻae fale ni, pea ke fakamaʻopoʻopo ʻae ʻā maka ni?”

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 Pea naʻa mau tala kiate kinautolu ʻo pehē ni, “Ko e hā ʻae hingoa ʻae kau tangata, ʻoku fai ʻae langa fale ni?

Then they spoke thus to them, What are the names of the men that build this city?

5 Ka ko e fofonga ʻo honau ʻOtua naʻe ʻi he kau mātuʻa ʻoe kakai Siu, ko ia naʻe ʻikai te nau faʻa fai ke taʻofi, kaeʻoua ke hoko atu ia kia Talaiasi: pea naʻa nau toki ʻave hono tali tohi ki he meʻa ni.

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 “Ko hono hiki eni ʻoe tohi ʻaia naʻe fai mo ʻatu kia Talaiasi ko e tuʻi, ʻe Tatinei ko e pule ʻi he potu kauvai ni ʻoe vaitafe, mo Sita-Posinei, mo hono kaumeʻa ko e kau ʻAfasatikai, ʻaia naʻe ʻi he potu kauvai ni ʻoe vaitafe.

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 “Naʻa nau ʻave ʻae tohi kiate ia, ʻaia naʻe tohi ʻi ai ʻo pehē; Ke ʻia Talaiasi ko e tuʻi ʻae fiemālie lahi.

They sent an account to him, and thus it was written in it: All peace to king Darius.

8 “Ke ʻilo ʻe he tuʻi, naʻa mau ʻalu ki he fonua ko Siuta, ki he fale ʻoe ʻOtua lahi, ʻaia ʻoku langa ʻaki ʻae ngaahi maka lalahi, pea kuo ʻai ʻae ngaahi ʻakau ʻi he ngaahi ʻā maka, pea ʻoku fai fakavave ʻae ngāue ni, pea ʻoku monūʻia ia ʻi honau nima.

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 “Pea naʻa mau fehuʻi ai ki he kau mātuʻa ko ia, ʻo mau pehē kiate kinautolu, Ko hai naʻa ne fekau kiate kimoutolu ke langa ʻae fale ni, pea ke fakamaʻopoʻopo ʻae ngaahi ʻā maka ni?

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 Pea naʻa mau fehuʻi ki honau hingoa foki, koeʻuhi ke fakapapau kiate koe, pea ke mau tohi ʻae hingoa ʻoe kau tangata ʻoku tuʻukimuʻa ʻiate kinautolu.

And we asked them their names, [in order] to declare [them] to you, so as to write to you the names of their leading men.

11 Pea naʻa nau tali mai, ʻo pehē, ‘Ko e kau tamaioʻeiki ʻakimautolu ʻoe ʻOtua ʻoe langi mo māmani, pea ʻoku mau langa ʻae fale ʻaia naʻe langa ʻi he taʻu lahi kuo hili, ʻaia naʻe langa ʻe he tuʻi lahi ʻo ʻIsileli pea fokotuʻu.

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 Kae hili ʻae fakatupu ʻe heʻemau ngaahi tamai ʻae houhau lahi ʻoe ʻOtua ʻoe langi, naʻa ne tuku ʻakinautolu ki he nima ʻo Nepukanesa ko e tuʻi ʻo Papilone, ko e tangata Kalitia, ʻaia naʻa ne maumauʻi ʻae fale ni, pea ne fetuku ʻae kakai ki he mamaʻo ki Papilone.

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 Ka ʻi he ʻuluaki taʻu ʻo Kolesi ko e tuʻi ʻo Papilone ko e tuʻi ko ia ko Kolesi naʻa ne fai ʻae fono ke langa ʻae fale ni ʻoe ʻOtua.

And in the first year of king Cyrus, Cyrus the king made a decree that this house of God should be built.

14 Pea ko e ngaahi ipu koula foki mo e siliva ʻoe fale ʻoe ʻOtua, ʻaia naʻe toʻo ʻo ʻave ʻe Nepukanesa mei he faletapu ʻaia naʻe ʻi Selūsalema, pea ʻomi ki he faletapu ʻo Papilone, naʻe toʻo ia ʻe Kolesi ko e tuʻi mei he faletapu ʻo Papilone, pea naʻe tuku ia ki he nima ʻoe tokotaha ko hono hingoa ko Sesipasa, ʻaia naʻa ne fakanofo ko e pule.

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 ‌ʻO ne pehē kiate ia, Toʻo ʻae ngaahi nāunau ni, pea ʻalu, ʻo fetuku ia ki he faletapu ʻaia ʻoku ʻi Selūsalema, pea tuku ke langa ʻae fale ʻoe ʻOtua ʻi hono potu.

and said to him, Take all the vessels, and go, put them in the house that is in Jerusalem in their place.

16 Pea naʻe haʻu ai ʻae Sesipasa ko ia, pea ne ʻai hono tuʻunga ʻoe fale ʻo Sihova ʻaia ʻoku ʻi Selūsalema: pea talu ʻae kuonga ko ia ʻo fai mai kuo langa ia, ka ʻoku teʻeki ai ʻosi ia.’

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 “Pea ko eni, kapau ʻoku matalelei ki he tuʻi, tuku ke kumi ʻi he fale koloa ʻoe tuʻi, ʻaia ʻoku ʻi Papilone, pe kuo pehē pe, [pe ʻikai], pe naʻe fai ha fono ʻo Kolesi ke langa ʻae fale ni ʻoe ʻOtua ʻi Selūsalema, pea ke fekau ʻe he tuʻi ʻaia ʻoku lelei hono loto ki ai ʻi he meʻa ni.”

And now, if it [seem] good to the king, lest search be made in the treasure-house of the king at Babylon, that you may 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 learned concerning this [matter].