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Ezra 5
Swete's Septuagint · Berean Standard Bible
Καὶ ἐπροφήτευσεν Ἁγγαῖος ὁ προφήτης καὶ Ζαχαρίας ὁ τοῦ Ἀδὼ προφητείαν ἐπὶ τοὺς Ἰουδαίους τοὺς ἐν Ἰούδᾳ καὶ Ἰερουσαλὴμ ἐν ὀνόματι θεοῦ Ἰσραὴλ ἐπʼ αὐτούς.
Later, the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them.
τότε ἀνέστησαν Ζοροβαβὲλ ὁ τοῦ Σαλαθιὴλ καὶ Ἰησοῦς ὁ υἱὸς Ἰωσεδὲκ καὶ ἤρξαντο οἰκοδομῆσαι τὸν οἶκον τοῦ θεοῦ τὸν ἐν Ἰερουσαλήμ, καὶ μετʼ αὐτῶν οἱ προφῆται τοῦ θεοῦ βοηθοῦντες αὐτοῖς.
Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak (note: Jozadak is a variant of Jehozadak; see 1 Chronicles 6:14.) rose up and began to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them, helping them.
ἐν αὐτῷ τῷ καιρῷ ἦλθεν ἐπ᾿ αὐτοὺς Θαναναὶ ἔπαρχος πέραν τοῦ ποταμοῦ καὶ Σαθαρβουζανὰ καὶ οἱ σύνδουλοι αὐτῶν, καὶ τοῖα εἶπαν αὐτοῖς Τίς ἔθηκεν ὑμῖν γνώμην τοῦ οἰκοδομῆσαι τὸν οἶκον καὶ τὴν χορηγίαν ταύτην καταρτίσασθαι;
At that time Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates (note: Aramaic the governor beyond the River; also in verse 6), Shethar-bozenai, and their associates went to the Jews and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”
τότε ταῦτα εἴποσαν αὐτοῖς Τίνα ἐστὶν τὰ ὀνόματα τῶν ἀνδρῶν τῶν οἰκοδομούντων τὴν πόλιν ταύτην; ⁵καὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐπὶ τὴν αἰχμάλωσιν Ἰούδα, καὶ οὐ κατήργησαν αὐτοὺς ἕως γνώμη τῷ Δαρείῳ ἀπενέχθη· καὶ τότε ἀπεστάλη τῷ φορολόγῳ ὑπὲρ τοῦ αὐτοῦ.
They also asked, “What are the names of the men who are constructing this building?”
διασάφησις ἐπιστολῆς ἧς ἀπέστειλεν Θανθανᾶς ἔπαρχος τοῦ πέραν καὶ Σαθαρβουζανὰ καὶ οἱ σύνδουλοι αὐτῶν Ἀφαρσακκαῖοι ἐν τῷ πέραν τοῦ ποταμοῦ Δαρείῳ τῷ βασιλεῖ·
This is the text of the letter that Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates, the officials in the region, sent to King Darius.
ῥῆσιν ἀπέστειλαν πρὸς αὐτόν, καὶ τάδε γέγραπται ἐν αὐτῷ Δαρείῳ τῷ βασιλεῖ εἰρήνη πᾶσα.
The report they sent him read as follows: To King Darius: All peace.
γνωστὸν ἔστω τῷ βασιλεῖ ὅτι ἐπορεύθημεν εἰς τὴν Ἰουδαίαν χώραν εἰς οἶκον τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ μεγάλου, καὶ αὐτὸς οἰκοδομεῖται λίθοις ἐκλεκτοῖς, καὶ ξύλα ἐντίθεται ἐν τοῖς τοίχοις. καὶ τὸ ἔργον ἐκεῖνο ἐπιδέξιον γίνεται καὶ εὐοδοῦται ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτῶν.
Let it be known to the king that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God. The people are rebuilding it with large stones and placing timbers in the walls. This work is being carried out diligently and is prospering in their hands.
τότε ἠρωτήσαμεν τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους ἐκείνους, καὶ οὕτως εἴπαμεν αὐτοῖς Τίς ἔθηκεν ὑμῖν γνώμην τοῦ οἰκοδομῆσαι τὴν χορηγίαν ταύτην καὶ καταρτίσασθαι;
So we questioned the elders and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”
καὶ τὰ ὀνόματα αὐτῶν ἡραοτήσαμεν αὐτοὺς γνωρίσαι σοι, ὥστε γράψαι τὰ ὀνόματα τῶν ἀνδρῶν αὐτῶν.
We also asked for their names, so that we could write down the names of their leaders for your information.
καὶ τοῦτο τὸ ῤῆμα ἀπεκρίθησαν ἡμῖν λέγοντες Ἡμεῖς ἐσμεν δοῦλοι τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ οἰκοδομοῦμεν τὸν οἶκον ὃς ἦν οἰκοδομημένος πρὸ τούτου ἔτη πολλά, καὶ βασιλεὺς τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ μέγας ᾠκοδόμησεν αὐτὸν καὶ κατηρτίσατο αὐτὸν αὐτοῖς.
And this is the answer they returned: “We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and completed.
ἀφʼ ὅτε δὲ παρώργισαν οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν τὸν θεὸν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, ἔδωκεν αὐτοὺς εἰς χεῖρας Ναβουχοδονοσὸρ βασιλέως Βαβυλῶνος, καὶ τὸν οἶκον ἔλυσεν τοῦτον, καὶ τὸν λαὸν ἀπῴκισεν εἰς Βαβυλῶνα.
But since our fathers angered the God of heaven, He delivered them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean who destroyed this temple and carried away the people to Babylon.
ἀλλ᾿ ἐν ἔτει πρώτῳ Κύρου τοῦ βασιλέως Κῦρος βασιλεὺς ἔθηκεν γνώμην τὸν οἶκον τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦτον οἰκοδομηθῆναι.
In the first year of his reign, however, Cyrus king of Babylon issued a decree to rebuild this house of God.
καὶ τὰ σκεύη τοῦ θεοῦ τὰ ἀργυρᾶ καὶ τὰ χρυσᾶ, ἃ Ναβουχοδονοσὸρ ἐξήνεγκεν ἀπὸ οἴκου τοῦ ἐν Ἰερουσαλὴμ καὶ ἀπήνεγκεν αὐτὰ εἰς ναὸν τοῦ βασιλέως, καὶ ἔδωκεν τῷ Βαγασὰρ τῷ θησαυροφύλακι τῷ ἐπὶ τοῦ θησαυροῦ,
He also removed from the temple (note: Or palace) of Babylon the gold and silver articles belonging to the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken and carried there from the temple in Jerusalem. King Cyrus gave these articles to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom he appointed governor
καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Πάντα τὰ σκεύη λάβε· πορεύου, θὲς αὐτὰ ἐν οἴκῳ τῷ ἐν Ἰερουσαλὴμ εἰς τὸν ἑαυτῶν τόπον.
and instructed, ‘Take these articles, put them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its original site.’
τότε Σαρβαγὰρ ἐκεῖνος ᾖλθεν καὶ ἔδωκεν θεμελίους τοῦ οἴκου τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ· καὶ ἀπὸ τότε ἕως τοῦ νῦν ᾠκοδομήθη, καὶ οὐκ ἐτελέσθη.
So this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of the house of God in Jerusalem, and from that time until now it has been under construction, but it has not yet been completed.”
καὶ νῦν εἰ ἐπὶ τὸν βασιλέα ἀγαθόν, ἐπισκεπήτω ἐν οἴκῳ τῆς γάζης τοῦ βασιλέως Βαβυλῶνος, ὅπως γνῷς ὅτι ἀπὸ βασιλέως Κύρου ἐγένετο γνώμη οἰκοδομῆσαι τὸν οἶκον τοῦ θεοῦ ἐκεῖνον τὸν ἐν Ἰερουσαλήμ· καὶ γνοὺς ὁ βασιλεὺς περὶ τούτου πεμψάτω πρὸς ἡμᾶς.
Now, therefore, if it pleases the king, let a search be made of the royal archives in Babylon to see if King Cyrus did indeed issue a decree to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. Then let the king send us his decision in this matter.