Ezra 5

KJV

1  Then the prophets,⁵⁰²⁹ Haggai²²⁹² the prophet,⁵⁰²⁹ and Zechariah²¹⁴⁸ the son¹²⁴⁷ of Iddo,⁵⁷¹⁴ prophesied⁵⁰¹³ unto⁵⁹²² the Jews³⁰⁶² that¹⁷⁶⁸ were in Judah³⁰⁶¹ and Jerusalem³³⁹⁰ in the name⁸⁰³⁶ of the God⁴²⁶ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁹ even unto⁵⁹²² them.

2  Then¹¹⁶ rose up⁶⁹⁶⁶ Zerubbabel²²¹⁷ the son¹²⁴⁷ of Shealtiel,⁷⁵⁹⁸ and Jeshua³⁴⁴³ the son¹²⁴⁷ of Jozadak,³¹³⁶ and began⁸²⁷¹ to build¹¹²⁴ the house¹⁰⁰⁵ of God⁴²⁶ which¹⁷⁶⁸ is at Jerusalem:³³⁹⁰ and with⁵⁹⁷⁴ them were the prophets⁵⁰²⁹ of¹⁷⁶⁸ God⁴²⁶ helping⁵⁵⁸³ them.

3  At the same time²¹⁶⁶ came⁸⁵⁸ to⁵⁹²² them Tatnai,⁸⁶⁷⁴ governor⁶³⁴⁷ on this side⁵⁶⁷⁵ the river,⁵¹⁰³ and Shethar-boznai,⁸³⁷⁰ and their companions,³⁶⁷⁵ and said⁵⁶⁰ thus³⁶⁵² unto them, Who⁴⁴⁷⁹ hath commanded^{7761 2942} you to build¹¹²⁴ this¹⁸³⁶ house,¹⁰⁰⁵ and to make up³⁶³⁵ this¹⁸³⁶ wall?⁸⁴⁶

4  Then¹¹⁶ said⁵⁶⁰ we unto them after this manner,³⁶⁶⁰ What⁴⁴⁷⁹ are the names⁸⁰³⁶ of the men¹⁴⁰⁰ that¹⁷⁶⁸ make¹¹²⁴ this¹⁸³⁶ building?¹¹⁴⁷

5  But the eye⁵⁸⁷⁰ of their God⁴²⁶ was¹⁹³⁴ upon⁵⁹²² the elders⁷⁸⁶⁸ of the Jews,³⁰⁶² that they could not³⁸⁰⁹ cause them¹⁹⁹⁴ to cease,⁹⁸⁹ till⁵⁷⁰⁵ the matter²⁹⁴¹ came¹⁹⁴⁶ to Darius:¹⁸⁶⁸ and then¹¹⁶ they returned answer⁸⁴²¹ by letter⁵⁴⁰⁷ concerning⁵⁹²² this¹⁸³⁶ matter.

6  The copy⁶⁵⁷³ of the letter¹⁰⁴ that¹⁷⁶⁸ Tatnai,⁸⁶⁷⁴ governor⁶³⁴⁷ on this side⁵⁶⁷⁵ the river,⁵¹⁰³ and Shethar-boznai,⁸³⁷⁰ and his companions³⁶⁷⁵ the Apharsachites,⁶⁷¹ which¹⁷⁶⁸ were on this side⁵⁶⁷⁵ the river,⁵¹⁰³ sent⁷⁹⁷² unto⁵⁹²² Darius¹⁸⁶⁸ the king:⁴⁴³⁰

7  They sent⁷⁹⁷² a letter⁶⁶⁰⁰ unto⁵⁹²² him, wherein¹⁴⁵⁹ was written³⁷⁹⁰ thus;¹⁸³⁶ Unto Darius¹⁸⁶⁸ the king,⁴⁴³⁰ all³⁶⁰⁶ peace.⁸⁰⁰¹

8  Be¹⁹³⁴ it known³⁰⁴⁶ unto the king,⁴⁴³⁰ that¹⁷⁶⁸ we went²³⁶ into the province⁴⁰⁸³ of Judea,³⁰⁶¹ to the house¹⁰⁰⁵ of the great⁷²²⁹ God,⁴²⁶ which¹⁹³² is built¹¹²⁴ with great¹⁵⁶⁰ stones,⁶⁹ and timber⁶³⁶ is laid⁷⁷⁶¹ in the walls,³⁷⁹⁷ and this¹⁷⁹¹ work⁵⁶⁷³ goeth⁵⁶⁴⁸ fast on,⁶²⁹ and prospereth⁶⁷⁴⁴ in their hands.³⁰²⁸

9  Then¹¹⁶ asked⁷⁵⁹³ we those⁴⁷⁹ elders,⁷⁸⁶⁸ and said⁵⁶⁰ unto them thus,³⁶⁶⁰ Who⁴⁴⁷⁹ commanded^{7761 2942} you to build¹¹²⁴ this¹⁸³⁶ house,¹⁰⁰⁵ and to make up³⁶³⁵ these¹⁸³⁶ walls?⁸⁴⁶

10  We asked⁷⁵⁹³ their names⁸⁰³⁶ also,⁶³⁸ to certify³⁰⁴⁶ thee, that¹⁷⁶⁸ we might write³⁷⁹⁰ the names⁸⁰³⁶ of the men¹⁴⁰⁰ that¹⁷⁶⁸ were the chief⁷²¹⁷ of them.

11  And thus³⁶⁶⁰ they returned⁸⁴²¹ us answer,⁶⁶⁰⁰ saying,⁵⁶⁰ We⁵⁸⁶ are the servants⁵⁶⁴⁹ of¹⁷⁶⁸ the God⁴²⁶ of heaven⁸⁰⁶⁵ and earth,⁷⁷² and build¹¹²⁴ the house¹⁰⁰⁵ that¹⁷⁶⁸ was¹⁹³⁴ built¹¹²⁴ these¹⁸³⁶ many⁷⁶⁹⁰ years⁸¹⁴⁰ ago,^{4481 6928} which a great⁷²²⁹ king⁴⁴³⁰ of Israel³⁴⁷⁹ built¹¹²⁴ and set up.³⁶³⁵

12  But³⁸⁶¹ after⁴⁴⁸¹ that¹⁷⁶⁸ our fathers² had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath,^{7265 426 8065} he gave³⁰⁵² them¹⁹⁹⁴ into the hand³⁰²⁸ of Nebuchadnezzar⁵⁰²⁰ the king⁴⁴³⁰ of Babylon,⁸⁹⁵ the Chaldean,³⁶⁷⁹ who destroyed⁵⁶⁴² this¹⁸³⁶ house,¹⁰⁰⁵ and carried the people away^{1541 5972} into Babylon.⁸⁹⁵

13  But¹²⁹⁷ in the first²²⁹⁸ year⁸¹⁴⁰ of Cyrus³⁵⁶⁷ the king⁴⁴³⁰ of¹⁷⁶⁸ Babylon⁸⁹⁵ the same king⁴⁴³⁰ Cyrus³⁵⁶⁷ made⁷⁷⁶¹ a decree²⁹⁴² to build¹¹²⁴ this¹⁸³⁶ house¹⁰⁰⁵ of God.⁴²⁶

14  And the vessels³⁹⁸⁴ also⁶³⁸ of¹⁷⁶⁸ gold¹⁷²² and silver³⁷⁰² of¹⁷⁶⁸ the house¹⁰⁰⁵ of God,⁴²⁶ which¹⁷⁶⁸ Nebuchadnezzar⁵⁰²⁰ took⁵³¹² out of⁴⁴⁸¹ the temple¹⁹⁶⁵ that¹⁷⁶⁸ was in Jerusalem,³³⁹⁰ and brought²⁹⁸⁷ them¹⁹⁹⁴ into the temple¹⁹⁶⁵ of¹⁷⁶⁸ Babylon,⁸⁹⁵ those¹⁹⁹⁴ did Cyrus³⁵⁶⁷ the king⁴⁴³⁰ take⁵³¹² out of⁴⁴⁸¹ the temple¹⁹⁶⁵ of¹⁷⁶⁸ Babylon,⁸⁹⁵ and they were delivered³⁰⁵² unto one, whose name⁸⁰³⁶ was Sheshbazzar,⁸³⁴⁰ whom¹⁷⁶⁸ he had made⁷⁷⁶¹ governor;⁶³⁴⁷

15  And said⁵⁶⁰ unto him, Take⁵³⁷⁶ these⁴⁵⁹ vessels,³⁹⁸⁴ go,²³⁶ carry⁵¹⁸² them¹⁹⁹⁴ into the temple¹⁹⁶⁵ that¹⁷⁶⁸ is in Jerusalem,³³⁹⁰ and let the house¹⁰⁰⁵ of God⁴²⁶ be built¹¹²⁴ in⁵⁹²² his place.⁸⁷⁰

16  Then¹¹⁶ came⁸⁵⁸ the same¹⁷⁹¹ Sheshbazzar,⁸³⁴⁰ and laid³⁰⁵² the foundation⁷⁸⁷ of¹⁷⁶⁸ the house¹⁰⁰⁵ of God⁴²⁶ which¹⁷⁶⁸ is in Jerusalem:³³⁹⁰ and since⁴⁴⁸¹ that time¹¹⁶ even until⁵⁷⁰⁵ now³⁷⁰⁵ hath it been in building,¹¹²⁴ and yet it is not³⁸⁰⁹ finished.⁸⁰⁰⁰

17  Now³⁷⁰⁵ therefore, if²⁰⁰⁶ it seem good²⁸⁶⁹ to⁵⁹²² the king,⁴⁴³⁰ let there be search made¹²⁴⁰ in the king's⁴⁴³⁰ treasure¹⁵⁹⁶ house,¹⁰⁰⁵ which¹⁷⁶⁸ is there⁸⁵³⁶ at Babylon,⁸⁹⁵ whether²⁰⁰⁶ it be³⁸³ so, that¹⁷⁶⁸ a decree²⁹⁴² was made⁷⁷⁶¹ of⁴⁴⁸¹ Cyrus³⁵⁶⁷ the king⁴⁴³⁰ to build¹¹²⁴ this¹⁷⁹¹ house¹⁰⁰⁵ of God⁴²⁶ at Jerusalem,³³⁹⁰ and let the king⁴⁴³⁰ send⁷⁹⁷² his pleasure⁷⁴⁷⁰ to⁵⁹²² us concerning⁵⁹²² this matter.¹⁸³⁶

Tan

‎1 ‏וְהִתְנַבִּ֞י חַגַּ֣י נביאה נְבִיָּ֗א וּזְכַרְיָ֤ה בַר־עִדּוֹא֙ נביאיא נְבִיַּיָּ֔א עַל־יְה֣וּדָיֵ֔א דִּ֥י בִיה֖וּד וּבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם בְּשֻׁ֛ם אֱלָ֥הּ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עֲלֵיהֽוֹן׃ ס

‎2 ‏בֵּאדַ֡יִן קָ֠מוּ זְרֻבָּבֶ֤ל בַּר־שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל֙ וְיֵשׁ֣וּעַ בַּר־יֽוֹצָדָ֔ק וְשָׁרִ֣יו לְמִבְנֵ֔א בֵּ֥ית אֱלָהָ֖א דִּ֣י בִירֽוּשְׁלֶ֑ם וְעִמְּה֛וֹן נביאיא נְבִיַּיָּ֥א דִֽי־אֱלָהָ֖א מְסָעֲדִ֥ין לְהֽוֹן׃³ פ

‎3 ‏בֵּהּ־זִמְנָא֩ אֲתָ֨א עֲלֵיה֜וֹן תַּ֠תְּנַי פַּחַ֧ת עֲבַֽר־נַהֲרָ֛ה וּשְׁתַ֥ר בּוֹזְנַ֖י וּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹן וְכֵן֙ אָמְרִ֣ין לְהֹ֔ם מַן־שָׂ֨ם לְכֹ֜ם טְעֵ֗ם בַּיְתָ֤א דְנָה֙ לִבְּנֵ֔א וְאֻשַּׁרְנָ֥א דְנָ֖ה לְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃ ס

‎4 ‏אֱדַ֥יִן כְּנֵ֖מָא אֲמַ֣רְנָא לְּהֹ֑ם מַן־אִנּוּן֙ שְׁמָהָ֣ת גֻּבְרַיָּ֔א דִּֽי־דְנָ֥ה בִנְיָנָ֖א בָּנַֽיִן׃

‎5 ‏וְעֵ֣ין אֱלָהֲהֹ֗ם הֲוָת֙ עַל־שָׂבֵ֣י יְהוּדָיֵ֔א וְלָא־בַטִּ֣לוּ הִמּ֔וֹ עַד־טַעְמָ֖א לְדָרְיָ֣וֶשׁ יְהָ֑ךְ וֶאֱדַ֛יִן יְתִיב֥וּן נִשְׁתְּוָנָ֖א עַל־דְּנָֽה׃ פ

‎6 ‏פַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶן אִ֠גַּרְתָּא דִּֽי־שְׁלַ֞ח תַּתְּנַ֣י׀ פַּחַ֣ת עֲבַֽר־נַהֲרָ֗ה וּשְׁתַ֤ר בּוֹזְנַי֙ וּכְנָ֣וָתֵ֔הּ אֲפַ֨רְסְכָיֵ֔א דִּ֖י בַּעֲבַ֣ר נַהֲרָ֑ה עַל־דָּרְיָ֖וֶשׁ מַלְכָּֽא׃

‎7 ‏פִּתְגָמָ֖א שְׁלַ֣חוּ עֲל֑וֹהִי וְכִדְנָה֙ כְּתִ֣יב בְּגַוֵּ֔הּ לְדָרְיָ֥וֶשׁ מַלְכָּ֖א שְׁלָמָ֥א כֹֽלָּא׃ ס

‎8 ‏יְדִ֣יעַ׀ לֶהֱוֵ֣א לְמַלְכָּ֗א דִּֽי־אֲזַ֜לְנָא לִיה֤וּד מְדִֽינְתָּא֙ לְבֵית֙ אֱלָהָ֣א רַבָּ֔א וְה֤וּא מִתְבְּנֵא֙ אֶ֣בֶן גְּלָ֔ל וְאָ֖ע מִתְּשָׂ֣ם בְּכֻתְלַיָּ֑א וַעֲבִ֥ידְתָּא דָ֛ךְ אָסְפַּ֥רְנָא מִתְעַבְדָ֖א וּמַצְלַ֥ח בְּיֶדְהֹֽם׃ ס

‎9 ‏אֱדַ֗יִן שְׁאֵ֙לְנָא֙ לְשָׂבַיָּ֣א אִלֵּ֔ךְ כְּנֵ֖מָא אֲמַ֣רְנָא לְּהֹ֑ם³ מַן־שָׂ֨ם לְכֹ֜ם טְעֵ֗ם בַּיְתָ֤א דְנָה֙ לְמִבְנְיָ֔ה וְאֻשַּׁרְנָ֥א דְנָ֖ה לְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃

‎10 ‏וְאַ֧ף שְׁמָהָתְהֹ֛ם שְׁאֵ֥לְנָא לְּהֹ֖ם³ לְהוֹדָעוּתָ֑ךְ דִּ֛י נִכְתֻּ֥ב שֻׁם־גֻּבְרַיָּ֖א דִּ֥י בְרָאשֵׁיהֹֽם׃ ס

‎11 ‏וּכְנֵ֥מָא פִתְגָמָ֖א הֲתִיב֣וּנָא לְמֵמַ֑ר אֲנַ֣חְנָא הִמּ֡וֹ עַבְדוֹהִי֩ דִֽי־אֱלָ֨הּ שְׁמַיָּ֜א וְאַרְעָ֗א וּבָנַ֤יִן בַּיְתָא֙ דִּֽי־הֲוָ֨א בְנֵ֜ה מִקַּדְמַ֤ת דְּנָה֙ שְׁנִ֣ין שַׂגִּיאָ֔ן וּמֶ֤לֶךְ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ רַ֔ב בְּנָ֖הִי וְשַׁכְלְלֵֽהּ׃

‎12 ‏לָהֵ֗ן מִן־דִּ֨י הַרְגִּ֤זוּ אֲבָהֳתַ֙נָא֙ לֶאֱלָ֣הּ שְׁמַיָּ֔א יְהַ֣ב הִמּ֔וֹ בְּיַ֛ד נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל כסדיא כַּסְדָּאָ֑ה וּבַיְתָ֤ה דְנָה֙ סַתְרֵ֔הּ וְעַמָּ֖ה הַגְלִ֥י לְבָבֶֽל׃ ס

‎13 ‏בְּרַם֙ בִּשְׁנַ֣ת חֲדָ֔ה לְכ֥וֹרֶשׁ מַלְכָּ֖א דִּ֣י בָבֶ֑ל כּ֤וֹרֶשׁ מַלְכָּא֙ שָׂ֣ם טְעֵ֔ם בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֥א דְנָ֖ה לִבְּנֵֽא׃

‎14 ‏וְ֠אַף מָאנַיָּ֣א דִֽי־בֵית־אֱלָהָא֮ דִּ֣י דַהֲבָ֣ה וְכַסְפָּא֒ דִּ֣י נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗ר הַנְפֵּק֙ מִן־הֵֽיכְלָא֙ דִּ֣י בִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֔ם וְהֵיבֵ֣ל הִמּ֔וֹ לְהֵיכְלָ֖א דִּ֣י בָבֶ֑ל הַנְפֵּ֨ק הִמּ֜וֹ כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ מַלְכָּ֗א מִן־הֵֽיכְלָא֙ דִּ֣י בָבֶ֔ל וִיהִ֙יבוּ֙ לְשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֣ר שְׁמֵ֔הּ דִּ֥י פֶחָ֖ה שָׂמֵֽהּ׃

‎15 ‏וַאֲמַר־לֵ֓הּ׀ אלה אֵ֚ל מָֽאנַיָּ֔א שֵׂ֚א אֵֽזֶל־אֲחֵ֣ת הִמּ֔וֹ בְּהֵיכְלָ֖א דִּ֣י בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם וּבֵ֥ית אֱלָהָ֖א יִתְבְּנֵ֥א עַל־אַתְרֵֽהּ׃ ס

‎16 ‏אֱדַ֙יִן֙ שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֣ר דֵּ֔ךְ אֲתָ֗א יְהַ֧ב אֻשַּׁיָּ֛א דִּי־בֵ֥ית אֱלָהָ֖א דִּ֣י בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם וּמִן־אֱדַ֧יִן וְעַד־כְּעַ֛ן מִתְבְּנֵ֖א וְלָ֥א שְׁלִֽם׃

‎17 ‏וּכְעַ֞ן הֵ֧ן עַל־מַלְכָּ֣א טָ֗ב יִ֠תְבַּקַּר³ בְּבֵ֨ית גִּנְזַיָּ֜א דִּי־מַלְכָּ֣א תַמָּה֮ דִּ֣י בְּבָבֶל֒ הֵ֣ן אִיתַ֗י דִּֽי־מִן־כּ֤וֹרֶשׁ מַלְכָּא֙ שִׂ֣ים טְעֵ֔ם לְמִבְנֵ֛א בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֥א דֵ֖ךְ בִּירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם וּרְע֥וּת מַלְכָּ֛א עַל־דְּנָ֖ה יִשְׁלַ֥ח עֲלֶֽינָא׃ ס

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1 Prophetaverunt autem Aggæus propheta, et Zacharias filius Addo, prophetantes ad Judæos qui erant in Judæa et Jerusalem, in nomine Dei Israël.

2 Tunc surrexerunt Zorobabel filius Salathiel, et Josue filius Josedec, et cœperunt ædificare templum Dei in Jerusalem, et cum eis prophetæ Dei adjuvantes eos.

3 In ipso autem tempore venit ad eos Thathanai, qui erat dux trans flumen, et Stharbuzanai, et consiliarii eorum: sicque dixerunt eis: Quis dedit vobis consilium ut domum hanc ædificaretis, et muros ejus instauraretis?

4 Ad quod respondimus eis, quæ essent nomina hominum auctorum ædificationis illius.

5 Oculus autem Dei eorum factus est super senes Judæorum, et non potuerunt inhibere eos. Placuitque ut res ad Darium referretur, et tunc satisfacerent adversus accusationem illam.

6 Exemplar epistolæ, quam misit Thathanai dux regionis trans flumen, et Stharbuzanai, et consiliatores ejus Arphasachæi, qui erant trans flumen, ad Darium regem.

7 Sermo, quem miserant ei, sic scriptus erat: Dario regi pax omnis.

8 Notum sit regi, isse nos ad Judæam provinciam, ad domum Dei magni, quæ ædificatur lapide impolito, et ligna ponuntur in parietibus: opusque illud diligenter exstruitur, et crescit in manibus eorum.

9 Interrogavimus ergo senes illos, et ita diximus eis: Quis dedit vobis potestatem ut domum hanc ædificaretis, et muros hos instauraretis?

10 Sed et nomina eorum quæsivimus ab eis, ut nuntiaremus tibi: scripsimusque nomina eorum virorum, qui sunt principes in eis.

11 Hujuscemodi autem sermonem responderunt nobis dicentes: Nos sumus servi Dei cæli et terræ, et ædificamus templum, quod erat exstructum ante hos annos multos, quodque rex Israël magnus ædificaverat, et exstruxerat.

12 Postquam autem ad iracundiam provocaverunt patres nostri Deum cæli, tradidit eos in manus Nabuchodonosor regis Babylonis Chaldæi, domum quoque hanc destruxit, et populum ejus transtulit in Babylonem.

13 Anno autem primo Cyri regis Babylonis, Cyrus rex proposuit edictum ut domus Dei hæc ædificaretur.

14 Nam et vasa templi Dei aurea et argentea, quæ Nabuchodonosor tulerat de templo, quod erat in Jerusalem, et asportaverat ea in templum Babylonis, protulit Cyrus rex de templo Babylonis, et data sunt Sassabasar vocabulo, quem et principem constituit,

15 dixitque ei: Hæc vasa tolle, et vade, et pone ea in templo, quod est in Jerusalem, et domus Dei ædificetur in loco suo.

16 Tunc itaque Sassabasar ille venit et posuit fundamenta templi Dei in Jerusalem, et ex eo tempore usque nunc ædificatur, et necdum completum est.

17 Nunc ergo si videtur regi bonum, recenseat in bibliotheca regis, quæ est in Babylone, utrumnam a Cyro rege jussum fuerit ut ædificaretur domus Dei in Jerusalem, et voluntatem regis super hac re mittat ad nos.