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EL LIBRO DEL PUEBLO DE DIOS	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Entonces el profeta Ageo y el profeta Zacarías, hijo de Idó, comenzaron a profetizar a los judíos de Judea y de Jerusalén, en nombre del Dios de Israel que velaba sobre ellos.	1 Now Haggai, the prophet, and Zechariah, the son of Iddo, prophesying to the Jews who were in Judea and Jerusalem, prophesied in the name of the God of Israel.
2 Al oírlos, Zorobabel, hijo de Sealtiel, y Josué, hijo de Josadac, se decidieron a reanudar la construcción de la Casa de Dios que está en Jerusalén, acompañados por los profetas de Dios que los apoyaban.	2 Then Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, rose up and began to build the temple of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them, assisting them.
3 En ese mismo tiempo, Tatnai, gobernador de la región de este lado del Eufrates, Setar Boznai y sus colegas fueron a verlos y les preguntaron: «¿Quién les dio la orden de edificar esta Casa y de restaurar este Santuario?».	3 Then, at the same time, Tattenai, who was the governor beyond the river, and Shetharbozenai, and their counselors came to them. And they spoke in this way to them: “Who has given you counsel, so that you would build this house and repair its walls?”
4 Y añadieron: «¿Cómo se llaman los hombres que construyen este edificio?».	4 We responded to this by giving them the names of the men who were the founders of that building.
5 Pero Dios tenía puesta su mirada sobre los ancianos de los judíos, y no se los obligó a suspender los trabajos, hasta tanto se hiciera llegar un informe a Darío y se recibiera una respuesta oficial de este asunto.	5 But the eye of their God was set over the elders of the Jews, and so they were unable to hinder them. And it was agreed that the matter should be referred to Darius, and then they would give a reply against that accusation.
6 Esta es la copia de la carta de Tatnai, gobernador de la región de este lado del Eufrates, Setar Boznai, y sus colegas, los legados de la región de este lado del Eufrates, enviaron al rey Darío.	6 A copy of the letter that Tattenai, the governor of the region beyond the river, and Shetharbozenai, and his counselors, the rulers who were beyond the river, sent to Darius the king.
7 Ellos le enviaron un informe en estos términos: «Al rey Darío, pez.	7 The word that they sent him was written in this way: “To Darius, the king of all peace.
8 Sepa el rey que hemos ido a la provincia de Judá, a la Casa del gran Dios. Se la está reconstruyendo con bloques de piedra, y sus muros son revestidos de madera. El trabajo se hace con mucho empeño y adelanta rápidamente.	8 Let it be known to the king, that we went to the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which they are building with rough stones, and with timber set into the walls. And this work is being built up diligently, and it increases by their hands.
9 Hemos interrogado a los ancianos, diciéndoles: «¿Quién les dio la orden de edificar esta Casa y de restaurar este Santuario?».	9 Therefore, we questioned those elders, and we spoke to them in this way: ‘Who has given authority to you, so that you would build this house and repair these walls?’
10 Además, les hemos preguntado cómo se llamaban, para hacértelo saber, y hemos consignado por escrito los hombres de los que están al frente.	10 But we also required of them their names, so that we might report to you. And we have written down the names of their men, those who are leaders among them.
11 Ellos nos respondieron: «Nosotros somos los servidores del Dios del cielo y de la tierra, y estamos reconstruyendo la Casa que fue construida hace ya muchos años. Un gran rey de Israel comenzó a construirla y la concluyó.	11 Then they responded a word to us in this manner, saying: ‘We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth. And we are building the temple that was constructed these many years before, and which a great king of Israel had built and constructed.
12 Pero nuestros padres irritaron al Dios del cielo, y él los entregó en manos de Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, el caldeo, que destruyó esta Casa y deportó al pueblo a Babilonia.	12 But afterward, our fathers had provoked the God of heaven to wrath, so he delivered them into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, the Chaldean. And he destroyed this house, and he transferred its people to Babylon.
13 Sin embargo, Ciro, rey de Babilonia, en el primer año de su reinado, autorizó la reconstrucción de esta Casa de Dios.	13 Then, in the first year of Cyrus, the king of Babylon, king Cyrus issued a decree, so that this house of God would be built.
14 Además, el rey Ciro hizo retirar del templo de Babilonia los utensilios de oro y plata de la Casa de Dios, que Nabucodonosor había sacado del Templo de Jerusalén y llevado al de Babilonia. Luego esos utensilios fueron devueltos a un tal Sesbasar, al que el rey Ciro nombró comisionado.	14 And now the vessels of gold and silver from the temple of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple that was in Jerusalem, and which he had carried away to the temple of Babylon, king Cyrus brought out of the temple of Babylon, and they were given to one called Sheshbazzar, whom he also appointed as governor.
15 El les dijo: Toma estos utensilios, ve a depositarlos en el Templo de Jerusalén, y que la Casa de Dios sea reconstruida en el mismo sitio.	15 And he said to him: “Take these vessels, and go, and set them in the temple that is in Jerusalem. And let the house of God be built in its place.”
16 Entonces vino Sesbasar y puso los cimientos de la Casa de Dios que está en Jerusalén; desde ese momento hasta ahora se ha continuado la construcción, pero todavía no se ha terminado».	16 And so this same Sheshbazzar then came and set the foundations of the temple of God in Jerusalem. And from that time, even until now, it is being built, and it is not yet completed.’
17 Ahora, si al rey le parece conveniente, que se investigue en los archivos reales de Babilonia si es verdad que el rey Ciro dio la orden de reconstruir esta Casa de Dios en Jerusalén. Luego, que el rey nos envíe su decisión acerca de este asunto.	17 Now then, if it seems good to the king, let him search in the king’s library, which is in Babylon, to see whether it was ordered by king Cyrus, that the house of God in Jerusalem should be built. And may the will of the king be sent to us about this matter.”