Ezra 5
1 Nígbà náà wòlíì Hagai àti wòlíì Sekariah, láti ìran Iddo, sọ àsọtẹ́lẹ̀ sí àwọn ará Júù ní Juda àti Jerusalẹmu ní orúkọ Ọlọ́run Israẹli tí ẹ̀mí rẹ̀ ń bẹ lára wọn.
The prophets Haggai and Zechariah, son of Iddo, gave messages to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem from the God of Israel, their ruler.
2 Nígbà náà Serubbabeli ọmọ Ṣealitieli àti Jeṣua ọmọ Josadaki gbáradì fún iṣẹ́ àti tún ilé Ọlọ́run ní Jerusalẹmu kọ́. Àwọn wòlíì Ọlọ́run sì wà pẹ̀lú wọn, tí wọ́n ń ràn wọ́n lọ́wọ́.
Then Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua, son of Jozadak, decided to start work on rebuilding God's Temple in Jerusalem. The prophets of God encouraged them and helped them.
3 Ní àkókò náà Tatenai, baálẹ̀ ti agbègbè Eufurate àti Ṣetar-bosnai àti àwọn ẹgbẹgbẹ́ wọn lọ sí ọ̀dọ̀ wọn. Wọ́n sì béèrè pé, “Ta ni ó fún un yín ní àṣẹ láti tún tẹmpili yìí kọ́ àti láti tún odi yìí mọ?”
Almost immediately Tattenai, the governor of the province west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their fellow officials arrived and asked, “Who gave you permission to rebuild this Temple and finish it?”
4 Wọ́n sì tún béèrè pé, “Kí ni orúkọ àwọn ọkùnrin tí ó ń kọ́ ilé yìí?”
Then they asked, “What are the names of the men who are working on this building?”
5 Ṣùgbọ́n ojú Ọlọ́run wọn wà lára àwọn àgbàgbà Júù, wọn kò sì dá wọn dúró títí ìròyìn yóò fi dè ọ̀dọ̀ Dariusi kí wọ́n sì gba èsì tí àkọsílẹ̀ láti ọ̀dọ̀ rẹ̀.
But their God was watching over the Jewish leaders, so that they were not prevented from working until a report could be sent to Darius and a written reply with instructions was received.
6 Èyí ni ẹ̀dà lẹ́tà tí Tatenai, olórí agbègbè Eufurate àti Ṣetar-bosnai àti àwọn ẹlẹgbẹ́ ẹ wọn. Àwọn olóyè ti agbègbè Eufurate, fi ránṣẹ́ sí ọba Dariusi.
The following is a copy of the letter that Tattenai, the governor of the province west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their fellow officials, officials of the province, sent to King Darius.
7 Ìròyìn tí wọ́n fi ránṣẹ́ sí i kà báyìí pé, Sí ọba Dariusi, Àlàáfíà fún un yín.
The report they sent him read went like this: “To King Darius: Greetings.
8 Kí ọba kí ó mọ̀ pé a lọ sí ẹ̀kún Juda, sí tẹmpili Ọlọ́run tí ó tóbi. Àwọn ènìyàn náà ń kọ́ ọ pẹ̀lú àwọn òkúta ńlá ńlá àti pẹ̀lú fífi àwọn igi sí ara ògiri. Wọ́n ṣe iṣẹ́ náà pẹ̀lú àìsimi, ó sì ń ní ìtẹ̀síwájú kíákíá lábẹ́ ìṣàkóso wọn.
We wish to inform Your Majesty that we went to the province of Judah, to the Temple of the great God. It is being built with large stones, with timber beams being placed on the walls. This work is being done properly and is progressing well.
9 A bi àwọn àgbàgbà, a sì fi ọ̀rọ̀ wá wọn lẹ́nu wò pé, “Ta ni ó fún un yín ní àṣẹ láti tún ilé Olúwa yìí kọ́ àti láti tún odi rẹ̀ mọ?”
We questioned the leaders, asking them, ‘Who gave you permission to rebuild this Temple and finish it?’
10 A sì tún béèrè orúkọ wọn pẹ̀lú, kí a lè kọ àwọn orúkọ àwọn olórí wọn sílẹ̀ kí ẹ ba à le mọ ọ́n.
We also asked for their names, so that we could write them down and let you know the names of their leaders.
11 Èyí ni ìdáhùn tí wọ́n fún wa: “Àwa ni ìránṣẹ́ Ọlọ́run ọ̀run àti ayé, àwa sì ń tún tẹmpili ilé Olúwa tí a ti kọ́ ní ọ̀pọ̀ ọdún sẹ́yìn kọ́, èyí tí ọba olókìkí kan ní Israẹli kọ́, tí ó sì parí i rẹ̀.
This is the answer they gave us. ‘We are servants of the God of heaven and earth. We are rebuilding the Temple built and completed many years ago by a great king of Israel.
12 Ṣùgbọ́n nítorí tí àwọn baba wa mú Ọlọ́run ọ̀run bínú, ó fi wọ́n lé Nebukadnessari ti Kaldea, ọba Babeli lọ́wọ́, ẹni tí ó run tẹmpili Olúwa yìí tí ó sì kó àwọn ènìyàn náà padà sí Babeli.
But our forefathers made the God of heaven angry, so he handed them over to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this Temple and deported the people to Babylon.
13 “Ṣùgbọ́n ní ọdún kìn-ín-ní ìjọba Kirusi ọba Babeli, ọba Kirusi pàṣẹ pé kí a tún ilé Ọlọ́run yìí kọ́.
However, Cyrus, king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, issued a decree to rebuild this Temple of God.
14 Òun tilẹ̀ kò jáde láti inú tẹmpili ní Babeli fàdákà àti ohun èlò wúrà ilé Ọlọ́run, èyí tí Nebukadnessari kó láti inú tẹmpili ní Jerusalẹmu wá sí inú tẹmpili ní Babeli. Ọba Kirusi kó wọn fún ọkùnrin kan tí orúkọ rẹ̀ a máa jẹ́ Ṣeṣbassari, ẹni tí ó ti yàn gẹ́gẹ́ bí i baálẹ̀,
He even gave back the gold and silver items belonging to God's Temple, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the Temple in Jerusalem and placed in his temple in Babylon. King Cyrus gave them to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom he had appointed governor,
15 ó sì sọ fún un pé, ‘Kó àwọn ohun èlò yìí kí o lọ, kí o sì kó wọn sí inú ilé Olúwa ní Jerusalẹmu, kí ẹ sì tún ilé Ọlọ́run kọ́ sí ipò o rẹ̀.’
telling him, Take these items and place them in the Temple in Jerusalem. Rebuild God's Temple on its original site.
16 “Nígbà náà ni Ṣeṣbassari náà wá, ó sí fi ìpìlẹ̀ ilé Ọlọ́run tí ó wá ní Jerusalẹmu lélẹ̀, láti ìgbà náà àní títí di ìsinsin yìí ni o ti n bẹ ní kíkọ́ ṣùgbọ́n, kò sí tí ì parí tán.”
So Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of God's Temple in Jerusalem. It has been under construction since then, but hasn't yet been completed.’
17 Nísinsin yìí tí ó bá tẹ́ ọba lọ́rùn, ẹ jẹ́ kí a ṣe ìwádìí nínú ìwé ìrántí ní ilé ìṣúra ọba ní Babeli láti rí bí ọba Kirusi fi àṣẹ lélẹ̀ lóòótọ́ láti tún ilé Ọlọ́run yìí kọ́ ní Jerusalẹmu. Nígbà náà jẹ́ kí ọba kó fi ìpinnu rẹ̀ lórí ọ̀rọ̀ yìí ránṣẹ́ sí wa.
So, if Your Majesty wishes, authorize a search to be made of the royal archives in Babylon to discover if there is a record that King Cyrus issued a decree to rebuild God's Temple in Jerusalem. Then please let us know Your Majesty's decision in this matter.”
